2022-2023年廣東省揭陽(yáng)市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)

2022-2023年廣東省揭陽(yáng)市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

AccordingtoDr.Salim,whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A.Somepeoplewhogotvaccinatedkepthealthy.

B.Anumberofeffectivevaccinesweredevelopedjustonthehypothesis.

C.Thehypothesisforvaccineshasneverworkedwelluntilnow.

D.ThewhitebloodcellsaretherootcauseofHIVinfection.

2.

UserswithIADoftenfinditdifficulttogetalongintheirwork.

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3.EightTipsforEatingWell

Ahealthybalanceddietcontainsavarietyoftyposoffood,includinglotsoffruit,vegetablesandstarchy(淀粉類)foodssuchaswholemealbreadandwholegraincereals;someprotein-richfoodssuchasmeat,fish,eggsandlentils;andsomedairyfoods.

1.Baseyourmealsonstarchyfoods

Starchyfoodssuchasbread,cereals,rice,pastaandpotatoesareareallyimportantpartofahealthydiet.Trytochoosewholegrainvarietiesofstarchyfoodswheneveryoucan.

Starchyfoodsshouldmakeupaboutathirdofthefoodweeat.Theyareagoodsourceofenergyandthemainsourceofarangeofnutrientsinourdiet.Aswellasstarch,thesefoodscontainfiber,calcium,ironandBvitamins.

Mostofusshouldeatmorestarchyfoods—trytoincludeatleastonestarchyfoodwitheachofyourmainmeals.Soyoucouldstartthedaywithawholegrainbreakfastcereal,haveasandwichforlunch,andpotatoes,pastaorricewithyoureveningmeal.

Wholegrainfoodscontainmorefiberandothernutrientsthanwhiteorrefinedstarchyfoods.Wealsodigestwholegrainfoodsmoreslowlysotheycanhelpmakeusfeelfullforlonger.

2.Eatlotsoffruitandvegetable

Mostpeopleknowweshouldbeeatingmorefruitandvegetable.Butmostofusstillaren'teatingenough.

Trytoeatatleast5portionsofavarietyoffruitandvegetableeveryday.Itmightbeeasierthanyouthink.Tryaddingupyourportionsduringthemealsthroughouttheday.Youcanchoosefromfresh,frozen,tinned,driedorjuiced,butrememberpotatoescountasastarchyfood,notasportionsoffruitandvegetable.

3.Eatmorefish

Mostofusshouldbeeatingmorefish—includingaportionofoilyfisheachweek.It'sanexcellentsourceofproteinandcontainsmanyvitaminsandminerals.

Aimforatleasttwoportionsoffishaweek,includingaportionofoilyfish.Youcanchoosefromfresh,frozenorcanned—butrememberthatcannedandsmokedfishcanbehighinsalt.

Whatareoilyfish?

Somefisharecalledoilyfishbecausetheyarerichincertaintypesoffats,calledomega3fattyacids,whichcanhelpkeepourheartshealthy.

Howmuchoilyfish?

Althoughmostofusshouldbeeatingmoreoilyfish,womenwhomighthaveababyonedayshouldhaveamaximumof2portionsofoilyfishaweek(aportionisabout140g).And4istherecommendedmaximumnumberofportionsforotheradults.

Anyonewhoregularlyeatsalotoffishshouldtryandchooseaswideavarietyaspossible.

4.Cutdownonsaturated(飽和的)fatandsugar

Fats

Tostayhealthyweneedsomefatinourdiets.Whatisimportantisthekindoffatweareeating.Therearetwomaintypesoffat:

-saturatedfat—havingtoomuchcanincreasetheamountofcholesterol(膽固醇)intheblood,whichincreasesthechanceofdevelopingheartdisease

-unsaturatedfat—havingunsaturatedfatinsteadofsaturatedfatlowersbloodcholesterol

Trytocutdownonfoodthatishighinsaturatedfatandhavefoodsthatarerichinunsaturatedfatinstead,suchasvegetableoils,oilyfish,avocados,nutsandseeds.

Foodshighinsaturatedfatare:meatpies,sausages,meatwithvisiblewhitefat,hardcheese,butterandlard,pastry,cakesandbiscuits,cream,souredcreamandcremefraiche,coconutoil,coconutcreamorpalmoil.

Forahealthychoice,usejustasmallamountofvegetableoilorareduced-fatspreadinsteadofbutter,lardorghee.Andwhenyouarehavingmeat,trytochooseleancutsandcutoffanyvisiblefat.

Sugar

Mostpeopleareeatingtoomuchsugar.Weshouldallbe

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4.AccordingtoDr.Joseph,journalinghelpsunemployedpeople______.

A.haveanobjectivecommentonthemselves

B.healfromthehurtfeelingscausedbythelayoff

C.haveaninsightonthesituationofthejobmarket

D.becomeignorantofothers'opinionsonthem

5.

Thepassagemanlyrefutesthewrongideasabouttheeconomicinteractionbetweenrichandpoorcountries.

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6.

Tocalculatethecaloriesexpendingtodigestthefood,youcanmultiplythenumberofcaloriesyoueatby______.

7.

Urbanozoneisprimarilycausedby__________________,whichareproducedbyfossilfuels.

8.ArtificialIntelligence

I'msurethatHansMoravecisatleastassaneasIam,buthecertainlybroughttomindtheclassicmadscientistaswesatinhisfifth-floorofficeatCarnegie-MellonUniversityonadarkandstormynight.Itwasnearlymidnight,andhemixedforeachofusabowlofchocolatemilkandCheerios,withslicesofbananapiledontop.

Then,withbanana-slicingknifeinhand,Moravec,theseniorresearchscientistatCarnegieMellon'sMobileRobotLaboratory,outlinedformehowhecouldcreatearoboticimmortalityforEveryman,adeathlessuniverseinwhichlifewouldgoonforever.Bycreatingcomputercopiesofourmindsandtransferring,ordownloading,thisprogramintoroboticbodies,Moravecexplained,humanscouldsurviveforcenturies.

"Youareinanoperatingroom.Arobotbrainsurgeonisinattendance...Yourskullbutnotyourbrainisanesthetized(麻醉).Youarefullyconscious.Thesurgeonopensyourbraincaseandpeersinside."ThisishowMoravecdescribedtheprocessinapaperhewrotecalled"RobotsThatRove".Theroboticsurgeon'sattentionisdirectedatasmallclumpofaboutonehundredneuronssomewherenearthesurface.Usinghigh-resolution3-Dnuclear-magnetic-resonanceholography,phased-arrayradioencephalography,andultrasonicradar,thesurgeondeterminesthethree-dimensionalstructureandchemicalmakeupofthatneuralclump.Itwritesaprogramthatmodelsthebehavior.oftheclumpandstartsitrunningonasmallportionofthecomputersittingnexttoyou.

Thatcomputersittingnexttoyouintheoperatingroomwouldineffectbeyournewbrain.Aseachareaofyourbrainwasanalyzedandsimulated,theaccuracyofthesimulationwouldbetestedasyoupressedabuttontoshiftbetweentheareaofthebrainjustcopiedandthesimulation.Whenyoucouldn'ttellthedifferencebetweentheoriginalandthecopy,thesurgeonwouldtransferthesimulationofyourbrainintothenew,computerizedoneandrepeattheprocessonthenextareaofyourbiologicalbrain.

"Thoughyouhavenotlostconsciousnessorevenyourtrainofthought,yourmind--somewouldsaysoul--hasbeenremovedfromthebrainandtransferredtoamachine,"Moravecsaid,"Inafinalstepyouroldbodyisdisconnected.Thecomputerisinstalledinashinynewone,inthestyle,color,andmaterialofyourchoice."

AswesataroundMoravec'sofficeIaskedwhatwouldbecomeoftheoriginalhumanbodyafterthedownloading."Youjustdon'tbotherwakingitupagainifthecopyingwentsuccessfully."hesaid."It'ssomessy.Humanshavegotsomanyproblemsthatyoumightjustwanttoleaveitretired.Youdon'ttakeyourJunkercaroutifyou'vegotanewone."

Moravec'sideaistheultimateinlifeinsurance.Onceonecopyofthebrain'scontentshasbeenmade,itwillbeeasytomakemultiplebackupcopies,andthesecouldbestashedinhidingplacesaroundtheworld,allowingyoutoembarkonanysortofadventurewithouthavingtoworryaboutagingordeath.Asdecadespassintocenturiesyoucouldtraveltheglobeandthenthesolarsystemandbeyond--alwayskeepinganeyeoutforthelatestinroboticbodiesintowhichyoucouldtransferyourcomputermind.

Iflivingforeverweren'tenough,youcouldliveforeverseveraltimesoverbyactivatingsomeofyourbackupcopiesandsendingdifferentversionsofyourselfouttoseetheworld."Youcouldhaveparallelexperiencesandmergethememorieslater,"Moravecexplained.

IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedmystayatCarnegie-Mellon,Iwasintriguedbyhowmanyresearchersseemedtobelievedownloadingwouldcometopass.Theonlypointofdisagreementwaswhen--certainlyabigconsiderationtothoseofusstillknockingaroundinmortalbodies.AlthoughsomeoftheresearchersIspokewithatCarnegie-Mellon,

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9.

AccordingtoAnnieStevens,manynewlyrecruitedmanagersfailinanewjobbecausetheycannotgetalongwiththeircoworkers.

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10.

Theblack/whitetrickcanprovidepeoplewithmorethantwochoicesfortheirargument.

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11.

ThecombinationwiththeFlyingTigersprovidedFedExExpresswithmoredestinationcountries,afleet,worldwidefacilitiesandTiger'sspecialknowledgein______.

12.PassageOne

June15,2005

DearSir,

Yourshipmentoftwelvethousand"Smart"watcheswasreceivedbyourcompanythismorning.However,wewishtomakeanumberofcomplaintsconcerningtheseriousdelayindeliveryandyourfailuretocarryoutourinstructionswithredactors.

Latedeliveryofthegoodshascausedustodisappointseveralofourmostvaluedcustomers.Thesecondcomplaintconcernsthemismatchincolorbetweenthewatchesweorderedandthosedelivered.

Asaresultoftheaboveproblems,therefore,wefeelthatthemostsuitablecourseofactionistoreturntoyouunpaidanyofthegoodsconsideredunsatisfactory.Welookforwardtoyourpromptreply.

Yourssincerely,

MarksSwift

ManagingDirector,

Johnson&SonsLtd

PassageTwo

TherearewarmtropicalregionsallovertheglobebutonlytheIndiansoftheSouthAmericanrainforestshaveformedthehabitofsleepingintheopenair.LongbeforetheymadepainfulacquaintancewithEuropeans,theyhadinventedsomethingthatwasuniqueonearth:thehammock.

Nobodyreallyknowswhofirsthadthebrightideaofmakingsleepingintheairthesymbolofuntroubledrest.TheIndiansseethehammockasa"girlofheaven",somethinggiventothemaverylongtimeago.

InittheIndianspassawayhotnoonhours,nappingorchatting.Swingingittoandfrocreatesacoolingbreathofairandkeepsawayinsects.Theyworkandplayinhammocks,arebornanddiethere.

Hunglikeasuspensionbridgebetweenheavenandearth,ahammockisdrywhilethesoilisdampandissafefrommostwildanimals.

Hammockshavetheadvantageoverbedsinthattheyareeasytotransportandtakeupverylittlespacewhentheyhavebeenrolledup.Indiansnevergoonajourneywithouttheirhammocks,noteventotheirplantations.

PassageThree

Aspricesandbuildingcostskeeprising,the"do-it-yourself'(DIY)trendintheU.S.continuestogrow.

"Weneededfurnitureforourlivingroom,"saysJohnRoss,"andwejustdidn'thaveenoughmoneytobuyit.Sowedecidedtotrymakingafewtablesandchairs."Johngotmarriedsixmonthsago,andlikemanyyoungpeoplethesedays,theyarestragglingtomakeahomeatalimewhenthecostoflivingisveryhigh.TheRossestooka2-weekcoursefor＄280atanightschool.Nowtheybuildalltheirfurnitureandmakerepairsaroundthehouse.

JimHatfieldhasthreeboysandhiswifedied.Hewasafull-timejobathomeaswellasinashoemakingfactory.Lastmonth,hereceivedacarrepairbillfor＄420."Iwasdeeplyupsetaboutit.NowI'vefinishedacarrepaircourse,Ishouldbeabletofixthecarb

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13.

Calcium-richfood______itssupplementsbecauseitalsoprovidesothernutrientslikevitaminDandotherminerals.

14.Amongdevelopedcountries,______spendsthegreatestshareofGDPonthepublicbroadcasting.

A.USgovernment

B.Britishgovernment

C.Germangovernment

D.Frenchgovernment

15.

Somemightarguethatasaresultofalimitedvocabularyandrestrictedrangeoffunctions,thereisnorealcommunication.

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16.

FreudreturnedtoViennain1886andbeganworkasadoctorin______.

17.

IfWaldoWilcoxshootsthemountainlionwithoutkillingit,hewillmakemuchmoneybysellingittoazoo.

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18.

Overfishing,pollution,andalterationoftheenvironmentare______tothefinitefishesresouce.

19.Inancienttimes.athletesWhoshowexcellentskillsinsportscouldbeentitledto______.

20.

Accordingtothepassage,Mr.KayeaskedforsickleavefalselyforawrestlingmatchinDecemberandFebruary.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(31)

A.Thejobmustnotruinyourtalents.

B.Thejobmustbeabletoshapeyourpersonality.

C.Thejobmustsetapatternoflife.

D.Thejobmustsuityourinterest.

22.(24)

A.Hemanagedthesalesdepartment.

B.HegaveseminarsontheInternet.

C.Heworkedasacustodian.

D.Hedesignedsoftware.

23.聽(tīng)力原文：Pursesnatchingisanincreasingcommoncrime.Thereareestimated50to100pursesnatchingseachmonthintheNewYorkCitysubways.Oneofthefavoredtechniquesistostandbetweentwosubwaycarsand,asthetrainstartspullingoutofthestation,reachoutandpullfreeawoman'spurse.

Recently,acrimeanalysisofficerfortheNewYorkPoliceDepartmentfoundthatpursestealinginManhattan'stoprestaurantswasup5percentoverthepreviousyear.Whenawomanputsherpurseonavacantchairatatableoratherfeetbesideherchair,sheisinvitingapursesnatchertotakeit.Pursesnatchersoftenworkinpairs.Whenatargetinarestaurantissighted,oneofthemwillcreatesomekindofdisturbancetogainthevictim'sattention.Whilethewomanislookingawayfromhertable,theactualsnatcherwillliftthepurse.Apopulartechniqueisforthethief,manorwoman,tocarryanumbrellawiththecurvedhandledown.Theumbrellahandlesuddenlyhooksthebagandinaninstantitisonthethief'swristorunderthecoatoverhisarmifheisaman,andonitswayoutoftherestaurant.Policeadvisethatwomeninrestaurantskeeptheirpurseseitherontheirlapsoronthefloorbetweentheirlegs.

Otherpursesnatcherswhooperateintheatersarecalled"seattippers",victimizingwomenwhoputtheirpursesdownonanadjacentemptyseat.Yetothersspecializeinsnatchingpursesfromladies'rooms.Whenawomanisinatoiletstall,herpurseshouldneverbeplacedonthefloororhungonthecoathookonthedoor.

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A.OfficialsfromtheNewYorkPoliceDepartment.

B.OfficialsfromtheNewYorkfederalgovernment.

C.OfficialsfromtheNewYorklocalgovernment.

D.Americansworkinginsubwayandrestaurants.

24.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Lotsofpeopleenjoydancingintheball.Whynotgodancingwithme?Ithinkit'sthemostinterestingthingintheworld.

M：Believeitornot,thatisthelastthingI'deverwanttodo.

Q：Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Hebelievesdancingisenjoyable.

B.Hedefinitelydoesnotlikedancing.

C.Headmiresthosewhodance.

D.Hewon'tdanceuntilhehasdonehiswork.

25.

【B2】

26.

【B5】

27.(35)

A.Headache.B.Fear.C.Depression.D.Homesickness.

28.(26)

A.Hewaschasedbyanumberofracingcars.

B.Hewasstoppedandfinedbyapoliceman.

C.HehadlosthiswaythroughLondonstreets.

D.HehadtodrivethroughthebusystreetsinLondon.

29.【B10】

30.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Carlearnedalotofmoneyoverthesummervacationasaconsultanttothatcompany.

W:Idon'tdoubtit.Whatsurprisesmeisthathe'sstillworkingtherenowthatclassesareabouttostartagain.

Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutCarl?

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A.Shedoubtshemakesmuchmoneynow.

B.She'ssurprisedthathechosethatcompany.

C.Shedoesn'tknowwhenher.classesstarted.

D.Shewonderswhyhe'skepthisjob.

31.聽(tīng)力原文：W:TheInternationalStudents'AssociationishavingapartySaturdaynight.Canyoucome?

M:IwishIcould,butIworkatthehospitalonweekends.

Q:Whycan'tthemangototheparty?

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A.Shesawanailintheman'stire.

B.Themanshouldn'tdriveonthetire.

C.Themanmaynotneedanewtire.

D.Shealsoneedsairinhertires.

32.

【B3】

33.【B6】

34.SectionA

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

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A.Inheroffice.B.Inherhandbag.C.Inhercar.D.Athome.

35.

【B10】

36.(17)

A.Shedoesn'tfollowtheteacher.

B.Shehasbeengiventoomuchwork.

C.Shehasnointerestatthebeginning.

D.Sheisn'tusedtoEnglishteaching.

37.聽(tīng)力原文：W:IheardintheUnitedStatesadvertisersarenotallowedtoshowyoungpeoplesmokingcigarettes,neitherareadstargetedatyouthallowed.

M:Butadvertiserskeepfindingwaysaroundthelaw.Someyearsagoonecigaretteadshowedadeersmoking.Butitwasdressedinauniversitysweater.Obviouslytheadistryingtoattractyoungpeople.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Advertiserstrytofindthelawtosupportthem.

B.Advertisersuseddeerinadstoshowthecigaretteisevenlikedbydeer.

C.Theuniversitysweaterisanotherwayofadvertising.

D.Advertisersthinkofwaystoavoidbreakingthelaweventhoughtheiractsareillegaltosomeextent.

38.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Whatamorning!Mytrainusuallytakesforty—fiveminutes，buttodayittookmeoveranhourtogettocampus:

M:Isawsignsinthestationthatconstructionwouldbegoingonforthenextthreemonths．

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

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A.Trainservicewillreturntonormalinafewdays.

B.Thewomanwillnevertaketrainstocampusagain.

C.Thewomanwasill-informedandtookthewrongtrain.

D.Delaysintrainservicewillcontinueforsometime.

39.

【B9】

40.SectionC

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

It'ssaidveryfewchildrensurvivedcancerbeforethe1970s.【B1】______treatmentsnowshowhopsoflong-termsurvivalforalmosteightypercentofyoungcancerpatients.Yetthechemicaldrugsandradiation【B2】______tocuretheircancerscancauseotherproblemslater.

Anewlyreportedstudy【B3】______morethan12,000grown-upswho【B4】______childhoodcancers.Theiraverageageatthetimeofthestudywastwenty-eight.

Theresearchersfoundthatsixty-twopercentofthecancersurvivorshadatleastone【B5】______healthproblem.Andtheywereeighttimesaslikelyastheirsistersorbrothersto【B6】______life-threateningconditions,becausechemicaldrugscandamagebonegrowthduringanimportantperiodof【B7】______andradiationforsomecancerscan【B8】______theriskofothercancerslater.

Survivorsofbonecancers,andcancersofthecentralnervoussystemwereathighestriskforhealthproblemsasadults.【B9】______.

Doctorssaynewercancertreatmentsarealittlesaferbutnotmuch.Still,【B10】______

Accordingtotheauthorofthestudy,doctorsshouldwatchcloselyforproblemsaschildhoodcancersurvivorsgetolder,Hesays【B11】______.Andhesaysitisespeciallyimportantforsurvivorstoeatright,exerciseandnotsmoke.

【B1】

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.Apersoncanbegoodatcriticalthinking,meaningthatthepersoncanhavetheappropriatedispositionsandbeadeptatthecognitiveprocesses,whilestillnotbeingagood(inthemoralsense)criticalthinker.Forexample,apersoncanbeadeptatdevelopingargumentsandthen,unethically,usethisskilltomisleadandexploitagullible(易受騙的)person,perpetrate(作惡)afraud,ordeliberatelyconfuseandconfound(挫敗),andfrustrateaproject.

Theexpertswerefacedwithaninterestingproblem.Some,aminority,wouldprefertothinkthatcriticalthinking,byitsverynature,isinconsistentwiththekindsofunethicalanddeliberatelycounterproductiveexamplesgiven.Theyfindithardtoimagineapersonwhowasgoodatcriticalthinkingnotalsobeinggoodinthebroaderpersonalandsocialsense.Inotherwords,ifapersonwere"really"a"goodcriticalthinker"intheproceduralsenseandifthepersonhadalltheappropriatedispositions,thenthepersonsimplywouldnotdothosekindsofexploitiveandaggravatingthings.

Thelargemajority,however,holdtheoppositejudgment.Theyarefirmintheviewthatgoodcriticalthinkinghasnothingtodowithanygivensetofethicalvaluesorsocialmores.Themajorityofexpertsmaintainthatcriticalthinkingconceivedofaswehavedescribeditabove,is,regrettably,notinconsistentwithitsunethicaluse.Atool,anapproachtosituations,thesecangoeitherway,ethicallyspeaking,dependingonthecharacter,integrity,andprinciplesofthepersonswhopossessthem.So,inthefinalanalysisthemajorityofexpertsmaintainedthat"itisaninappropriateuseofthetermtodenythatsomeoneisengagedincriticalthinkingonthegroundsthatonedisapprovesethicallyofwhatthepersonisdoing.Whatcriticalthinkingmeans,whyitisofvalue,andtheethicsofitsusearebestregardedasthreedistinctconcerns.

RichardPauldescribestwobeneficialdispositionsthatareencouraged(butnotguaranteed)bycriticalthinkingeducation:

"Fair-mindedthinkerstakeintoaccounttheinterestsofeveryoneaffectedbytheproblemandproposedsolutions.Theyaremorecommittedtofindingthebestsolutionthantogettingtheirway."Andacriticalthinker"hasconfidencethat,inthelongnm,one'sownhigherinterestsandthoseofhumankindatlargewillbebestservedbygivingthefreestplaytoreason,despitethedeep-seatedobstaclesinthenativecharacterofthehumanmindandinsocietyasweknowit."

Yes,reasonisuseful,itisnobleanddesirable,itshouldbehighlyvaluedandcarefullydeveloped.Butweshouldkeepthingsinperspective,regardingwhatreasoncanaccomplish.ProbablymostofuswillagreewithPaul(aboutthevalueofcriticalthinking)butalsowiththemajorityofexperts(thatbecomingskilledatcriticalthinkingdoesnotguaranteethatthispowerfultoolwillalwaysbeusedforthebenefitofothers).

Apersonwhoisgoodatcriticalthinkingis______.

A.agoodcriticalthinker

B.skilledatprojects

C.goodatarguments

D.unlikelytodeceivepeople

42.Indepartmentstoresandclosetsallovertheworld,theyarewaiting.Theiroutwardappearanceseemsratherappealingbecausetheycomeinavarietyofstyles,textures,andcolors.Buttheyareultimatelythebiggestdeceptionthatexistsinthefashionindustrytoday.Whatarethey?Theyarehighheels--awoman'senemy(whethersheknowsitornot).Highheelshoesarethedownfallofmodernsociety.Fashionmythshaveledwomentobelievethattheyaremorebeautifulorsophisticatedforwearingheels,butinreality,heelssucceedinposingshort-aswellaslong-termhardships.Womenshouldfightthehighheelindustrybyrefusingtowearorpurchasehighheelshoesinordertosavetheworldfromunnecessaryphysicalandpsychologicalsuffering.

Fromthesakeoffairness,itmustbenotedthatthereisapositivesidetohighheels.First,heelsareexcellentforaerating(使通氣awns.AnyonewhohaseverwornheelsongrassknowswhatIamtalkingabout.Asimpletriparoundtheyardinapairofthosebabieseliminatesallneedtocallforalawncarespecialist,andprovidestheperfect-sizedholestogiveanylawnoxygenwithoutallthosemessychunksofdirtlyingaround.Second,heelsarequitefunctionalfordefenseagainstoncomingenemies,whocaneasilybescaredawaybythreateningthemwithapairofthesesharp,deadlyfashionaccessories.

Regardlessofsuchpracticalusesforheels,thefactremainsthatwearinghighheelsisharmfultoone'sphysicalhealth.Talktoanypodiatrist,andyouwillhearthatthemajorityoftheirbusinesscomesfromhigh-heel-wearingwomen.Highheelsareknowntocauseproblemssuchasdeformedfeetandtomtoenails.Theriskofseverebackproblemsandtwistedorbrokenanklesisthreetimeshigherforaflatshoewearer.Wearingheelsalsocreatesthethreatofgettingaheelcaughtinasidewalkcrackorasewer-grate(陰溝柵)andbeingthrowntotheground--possiblybreakinganose,back,orneck.Andofcourse,afterwearingheelsforaday,anywomanknowsshecanlookforwardtoanightofpainasshetriestocomfortherswollen,achingfeet.

Whatmakeswomenblindtothedeceptivenatureofhighheels?

A.Themulti-functionaluseofhighheels.

B.Theirattempttoshowofftheirstatus.

C.Therichvarietyofhighheelstyles.

D.Theirwishtoimprovetheirappearance.

43.

AccordingtoLisaJackson,whichstatementisnottrueaboutthebenefitsoftheproposal?

A.Itisbeneficialtoourhealthtoreduceemissions.

B.Ittriggersnewtechnologyfordevelopingeconomy.

C.Itwillneverputaburdenonthebusinessagain.

D.Itprotectsourenvironmenttohaveabetterfuture.

44.

InParagraph2,whatissaidaboutbooks______.

A.isnotinanysenseacontradiction

B.appearstobesomewhatcontradictory

C.suggeststhatFrenchparentslikeEnglishchildren'sbooks

D.suggeststhatFrenchparentsfindthesebookseducational

45.

AccordingtoBrendanBarber,what'stheinfluenceofflexibleworkinghoursoncompanies?

A.Itwillmakethingsworse,especiallyduringrecession.

B.Itwillsolvethecompanies'problemsduringrecession.

C.Itwillmakeemployeesmoreefficientatwork.

D.Itwillmakeeverybodyfeelmorecomfortable.

46.

Accordingtotheauthor,thefortunesofHerakleionandEasternCanopusdeclinedin______.

47.

WhatdoesthereportfromNRCindicate?

A.Theearthwillbecomewarmer.

B.ItissomewhatsuspiciousofMichaelMann'sassertion.

C.Theearthreachesthehighesttemperatureinthehistory.

D.Theproxymeasurementsarereliable.

48.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Policefiredteargasandarrestedmorethan5,000passivelyresistingprotestorsFridayinan