2021-2022年四川省內(nèi)江市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級測試卷(含答案)

2021-2022年四川省內(nèi)江市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級測試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Generallyspeaking,therearetwodestructivetsunamiseveryyeararoundtheworld.

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2.Morethan2,300universitiesinover100countrieshaveintroducedChinesecoursestotheircurricula,andyoungoverseasnationalsflocktoChinaeachyeartolearnChinese.In2004,thenumberofinternationalstudentsinChinawas400,000,withanannualincreaseof20percentinthepastfiveyears,accordingtotheChineseMinistryofEducation.

TheRiseofChina'sEconomy

MonsieurLabelandhiswife,bothrespectedarchitectslivinginParis'SixthQuarter,haveenrolledtheirdaughterinanearbyschoolwhereChineseclassesstartatkindergarten.MonsieurLabelsaysofChina:"Iandmycolleagueswitnessedthecountry'samazingdevelopmentwhenweattendedarecentseminarinShenzhen.IbelievethatChinaistheeconomicsuperpowerofthefuture.MywifeandIspeakFrench,EnglishandSpanish,butmydaughtershouldalsolearnChinesebecauseitwillbeusefultoherwhenshegrowsup."

SinceChinesecourseswereaddedtothecurriculaof132Frenchjuniorandseniorhighschoolstheirenrollmenthasdoubled.ThatattheOrientalLanguageandCultureCollege,oneofFrance'slargestChinese-teachingcolleges,hasskyrocketedinrecentyears,accordingtoXuDan,deanoftheChineseDepartment.SheconfirmsthatChineseandJapanesearenowthetwomoststudiedAsianlanguages.

FrenchjuniorstudentBeldaistotallyfluentinChinese."I'mlearningChinesebecauseIwanttobeaninternationallawyerinChina,"heexplains.

YoungFrenchentrepreneurPatricPeniaestablishedhisBeiyanConsultancyCompanyinParis,anditnowworkstogetherwithChinaCentralTelevisioninintroducingFrenchtraditionsandculturetoChineseaudiences.PattiealsocooperatedwithBeijing'sUniversityofFinanceandEconomicsandCentralUniversityofFinanceandEconomicsinlaunchingathree-weekcrashcourseinChineseinBeijing.In2005,heinitiatedthe"Chinesepeopleandbusinessmanagement"trainingcourseinParis,whichconsistsofseminarstohelpFrenchbusinessmenunderstandhowChinesebusinessoperates.

GermanyhasalsocaughtontothebenefitsofChineselanguagelearning,andhasaddedChinesetoitshighschoolgraduationexams.ManyinternationalcorporationsalsoholdintroductoryChinesecoursesforemployee'sassignedworkinChina."Englishisn'tenough,"saysHerrGerck,presidentofSiemensChina,"WeneedtoequipourstaffwiththeabilitytodealwithChinesemerchantsintheirownlanguage."

InBritain,aChineseteachingprogramthatwillform.partofthenationalcurriculumhasbeenformulatedandapprovedbytheDepartmentofEducationandSkills.IntheU.S.,ChineseispartoftheAdvancePlacementProgramforAmericanhighschoolstudents.Thismeansthatstudentscantakecollege-levelChineseinthesamewayastheylearnFrench,SpanishandGermanandgaincreditsiftheygetgoodtestresults.Morethan2,500primaryandhighschoolsnowofferAPcoursesintheChineselanguage.

CulturalEchoes

Chinesecharacters,alongwiththeConfucianphilosophy,havealwayshadprofoundinfluenceonHanculturalcirclesinAsia,andafterabriefhiatus,ChineselanguageteachingisindemandoncemoreintheROK,Singapore,JapanandVietnam.

"SingaporeansrushedtolearnEnglishinthe1970s,whenitwasbelievedtobethemostusefullanguageforthefuture.Now,inthe21stcentury,alackofChinese-speakingskillsisseenasadisadvantage,"saysoneSingaporeanstudent,whorecentlygraduatedfromBeijingUniversitywithaBAininternationalrelations.

TheGermanambassadortotheROKoncetoldviceministerofEducationZhangXinsheng:"Nowadays,highschoolteachersofGermanandFrenchmustalsolearnChinesei

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3.

Howoldarethosebabieswithoutautismwhentheystarttosaysinglewords?

A.By6or8months.

B.By12months.

C.By16months.

D.By24months.

4.ForpeoplewhoplantodependonUIforaperiodoftime,theyshouldperiodicallyinform.theunemploymentofficeabout______.

5.

Patriciathoughtmore______shouldbeexertedonthosewhogettheirmarriagebrokendown.

6.

DennisandIlah'sincomeisatmid-levelinthesociety.

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7.

InThailand,themostpopularsecondlanguagenowadaysisChinese.

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8.

Intheyearswheninflationoutpaceswageincrease,manyfamiliesintheU.S.hardlygetby.

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9.

Theonlyproblemthestudentsarefacingatgraduationisthedismaljobmarket.

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10.

TheInductrackⅡdesigncanproduceaverystrongmagneticfieldevenwhenthetrainrunsmoreslowlyby______.

11.TheicetonguegrowingoutfromtheGreenlandcoastusedtorejectsaltbackintothewater,making______heavierandhelpingittosink.

12.

Clinicaldepressionisaseriousillnessthatyou.______onyourown.

13.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Toanalyzethecurrentsituationinthejobmarket.

B.Togivesuggestionstothoselaidoffinthecrisis.

C.Togivetipsonjoblandingintheeconomicdecline.

D.Toofferadviceonhowtoavoidbeinglaidoff.

14.

InthecaseofLAMWsdisastrousaccident,itcanapply______toensurethevehiclelandingsafely.

15.

Thequestionaboutsatisfactionwithpayandbenefitsisnotincludedinthe12questionsbecauseit'simportanttoallemployees,whether______ornot.

16.

TheInternetisgreatlychangingcustomerbehavior,includingtheirshoppingmode.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Accordingtothepassage,thekeyto"findtimetoread"is______.

18.

ThecontributionsmadebyChinesetoAmericahadgainedmuch______.

19.

AfterSamWaltondiedin1992,oneofhissonstookoverWal-Martanditwasthengreatlyexpanded.

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20.

Inamarketsystem,no_________________includingthegovernmentisabletocontroltheeconomy.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B4】

22.(35)

A.Wecanfindquiteafewwaystoavoidstress.

B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople'shealth.

C.It'seasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.

D.Differentpeoplecanbeardifferentamountofstress.

23.(16)

A.Ellinwood.B.Reuter.C.Hardin.D.Thewoman.

24.SectionC

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

NinetypercentofAmericansknowthatmostoftheircompatriotsareoverweight,butjust40percentbelievethemselvestobetoofat.Government【B1】______showthatmorethan60percentoftheU.S.populationisoverweight,andhalfisobese,meaningtheyareatserious【B2】______ofhealtheffectsfromtheirweight.ButthePewResearchCentertelephonesurveyofmorethan2,000adultsfindsthatmanypeople【B3】______howtalltheyareandunderestimatehowmuchtheyweigh—andthusdonotratethemselvesasoverweight,evenwhentheyare.ThesurveyfindsthatmostAmericans,includingthosewhosaytheyareoverweight,agreethatpersonalbehavior—ratherthan【B4】______dispositionormarketingbyfoodcompanies—isthemainreasonpeopleareoverweight.In【B5】______,thepublicsaysthatafailuretogetenoughexerciseisthemostimportantreason,followedbya【B6】______ofwillpoweraboutwhattoeat.Abouthalfthepublicalsosaysthatthekindsoffoodsmarketedatrestaurantsand【B7】______storesareaveryimportantcause,and【B8】______athirdsaysthesameabouttheeffectofgeneticsandheredity.Andatleastsomepeopleappeartohavegivenupondietingtocontroltheirweight.【B9】______,and52percentsaytheyhavedietedatsomepointintheirlives.Inapolltaken15yearsago,【B10】______.Thosesurveyedagreethatmaintainingahealthyweightisimportant.【B11】______.

【B1】

25.聽力原文：M:Ididn'tseeyouincreativewritingclasstoday.Whathappened?

W:Oh,justadentistappointment.That'sall.Say,didwegetanewassignmentfornextweek?

M:Yeah.Areallyinterestingone,actually.We'resupposedtowriteashortstorythathassomesortoflimitationor,constraintsimposedonit.

W:Whatdoyoumean?Likerhyminginapoem?

M:Well,that'ssomewhattheidea.Butwhatwewritehastobeaprose,asprosepoetry.Justtomakerhymeinapoemistooeasy,Iguess.IthinkProf.Smithreallywantsustochallengeourselves,toputourcreativitytothetest.

W:Well,didshegiveanyhintsaboutwhat'sonhermind'?

M:Notreally,butImayhaveanidea,thekindofthingwhatshe'slookingfor.IjustfinishedareallystrangebookbysomeFrenchguy.Hewroteawholebookwithoutevenusingasingleletter"e".

W:Awholebookwithoutasingle"e"?.How'sthatpossible?But,waitaminute.Ididn'tknowyoucanreadFrench.

M:Ican't.IreadtheEnglishtranslation.Butgetthis.There'snotone"e"inthateither.

W:Noway.Thinkofthewordsyoucouldn'tuse.

M:Iknow,butthattranslatormanagesit.Igotthebookathomeifyouwanttocheckoutforyourself.what'sreallyamazingtomeisthatleavingaletter"e"inEnglishisgonnainvolveacompletedifferentgroupofwordsandendsinFrench

W:Sometimeyouhavetoshowmethatbook.ButrightnowIbettergetgoingthewritingfornextweek.Ialreadyhaveacoupleofideasthankstoyou.AndIthinkIjustmightbeabletoworkonittosomethinginteresting.

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A.Bemuseshewentshopping.

B.Becauseshewentonadate.

C.Becauseshewenttoseethedoctor.

D.Becauseshehadabusinessappointment.

26.(17)

A.Thefurnitureistooheavytomoveintotheroom.

B.Shethoughtthefurniturewouldbemoreexpensive.

C.Shedoesn'trememberhowmuchthefurniturecost.

D.Sheisstillthinkingaboutthefurnitureboughtasabargain.

27.聽力原文：About25millionchildrenindevelopingcountrieshavenohomes.Sotheyliveoncitystreets.Another75millionchildrenliveathomebutworkonthestreets.UnitedNationsChildren'sFundsaysmostofthesechildrendonotreceiveeducationorhealthcare.Theprivateorganizationknownas"ChildHopeU.S.A."istryingtodosomethingtohelpthesechildren.Thegrouphasmanygoals.ChildHopeU.S.A.wantstohaltthespreadofAIDSandtheuseofillegaldrugsamongchildren.Itwantstoprotectyounggirlsfrombeingmistreatedsexually.Itwantstoteachchildrenhowtoprotectthemselves,howtosurviveconditionsonthestreetsandhowtofeelgoodaboutthem.ChildHopeU.S.A.istryingtoestablisheducationalprogramsforthechildren.Itisworkingwithlocalgroupstogettheirhelpinprotectingtherightsofstreetchildren.And,itistryingtomakeinternationaldevelopmentgroupsmoreinformedaboutstreetchildren.Somechildrenbeginlivingonthestreetswhentheyarefiveyearsoldoryounger.Four-year-oldscanbefoundsellinggoodsonthestreetcomerorbeggingforfoodandmoney.Someofthesechildrenhavelosttheirfamiliesbecauseofwarsornaturaldisasters,suchasearthquakesandfloods.Somearehelpingtheirfamiliesearnenoughmoneytosurvive.StudiesshowthatmorethanonemillionchildrenliveandworkonthestreetsinthePhilippines.SevenmillionchildrenliveonthestreetsinBrazil.About250thousandchildrenliveonthestreetsinMexico.AbouttenmillionMexicanchildrenworkonthestreets.ChildHopeU.S.A.workscloselywithinternationalchildren'sgroups,governmentagenciesandothernationalandlocalgroups.IthasofficesinBrazil,Guatemala,thePhilippines,Britain,CanadaandtheUnitedStates.ChildHopeU,S.A.alsoworkstoimprovechildlaborlaws.In1992,Pakistanapprovednewlawstocontrolchildlabor.Thelawsmakeitillegalforcompaniestolendmoneytofamiliesandletchildrenrepaytheloanbyworkinginfactories.Yet,abouteightmillionchildrenstillareworkinginPakistantorepayloans.Wewilltalkmoreabouttheproblemsofchildrenindevelopingcountriesnextweek.

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A.25million.B.100million.C.50million.D.75million.

28.SectionC

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

Tobereallyhappyandrealsafe,oneoughttohaveatleasttwoorthreehobbies,andtheymustallbereal.Itisnouse(36)______lateinlifetosay:"Iwilltakean(37)______inthisorthat."Amanmayacquiregreat(38)______oftopicsunconnectedwithhisdailywork,andyetgethardlyany(39)______orrelief.Itisnousewhatyoulike;youhavegottolikewhatyoudo.Broadlyspeaking,humanbeingsmaybe(40)______intothreeclasses:thosewhotoiledtodeath,thosewhoare(41)______todeath,andthosewhoareboredtodeath.Itisnouseinvitingthe(42)______ortheprofessionalorbusinessman,whohasbeen(43)______orworryingaboutseriousthingsforfivedays,toworkorworryabouttriflingthingsattheweekend.

Itmayalsobesaidthatrational,industrious,usefulhumanbeingsaredividedintotwoclasses:(44)____________.Ofthesetheformerarethemajority.Thelonghoursintheofficeorthefactorybringwiththemastheirreward,notonlythemeansofsustenance,butakeenappetiteforpleasureeveninitssimplestandmostmodestform.(45)____________.Forthemtheworkinghoursareneverenough.Eachdayisaholiday,andordinaryholidays,whentheycome,arejustlikeenforcedinterruptionsinanabsorbingvacation.(46)____________.

29.【B3】

30.(25)

A.He'slateforsocialoccasionsbutnotforwork.

B.He'saquietpersonbutlikestomakegrandentrances.

C.Heexpectsotherstobeontimebutisusuallylatehimself.

D.Helosespayforbeinglateforworkbutdoesn'tmindit.

31.(26)

A.Theservicethecinemasandtheatresoffered.

B.Theticketfaresthestudentscouldafford.

C.Thevarietyofseatprices.

D.Thetypesofperformance.

32.(13)

A.Themanwassorrytomissthe,footballgame.

B.Themanattendedtheconcert,butdidn'tlikeit.

C.Themanwassorrythathedidn'tattendtheconcert.

D.Themanismoreinterestedinfootballthaninclassicalmusic.

33.聽力原文：M:Hello,willyoupleasesendsomeoneuptomyapartment.Thehotwaterisrunning,andIcan'tturnitoff.

W:There'snooneintheofficerightnow.I'llsendsomeoneupassoonasIcan.

Q:Whydidthemanwantsomeonetocomeuptohisapartment?

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A.Heneededanelectrician.

B.Thewaterwasrunning.

C.Hehadnohotwater.

D.Therewasnoheat.

34.(31)

A.Itcanbebuiltupbyeducation.

B.Itstaysthesamethroughoutone'slife.

C.Itcanbepredictedatbirth.

D.Itisfully-developedduringone'schildhood.

35.聽力原文：TheworldwideorganizationoftheRedCrossstemsfromtheideaofHenryDunant,aSwissbanker.In1838,attheageof10,Dunantwastakenbyhisfathergovisitaprison.Therehesawprisonerschainedtogetherexercisingintheyardandbreakingstonesalongtheroad.Thisexperienceleftadeepimpressiononhimandmadehimdeterminedtodosomethingforconvictsandslavesandforallwhowereoppressedanddeprivedoftheirliberty.OnJune24,1859,whileonhiswayfromGenevatoFrance,DunantwitnessedthebafflebetweentheFrenchandAustrianarmies.Itwasoneofthefiercestbattlesofthe19thcentury.Shockedbythelackofmedicalsuppliesandattentiongiventothewounded,Dunantdecidedavolunteerservicehadtobeorganized.Hegatheredtogetheranumberofwomenwhotendedthehundredsofwoundedsoldiersofallnationalitiesandhelpedthesurgeonsasbesttheycould.Afterthatbattle,Dunantwasdeterminedtoform.abodyofpeoplewhowouldrallytogetherintimesofwarandattendtotheneedsofthewoundedanddying.Dunatheldthatasufferinghumanbeingshouldbehelpedforhisownsakewithoutregardtorace,ManyEuropeanstatessupportedhimandonAugust22,1864,thefirstGenevaConventionreligionorpoliticalbeliefs.wassigned.Thislaiddownthatonceasoldieriswounded,heandeveryonewhocomestohishelpceasetobeanenemy.Asymbolbywhichthereliefworkerscouldberecognizedwasdevised.AsatributetoSwitzerland,thesymbolwastheSwissflagreversed,thatis,aredcrossonawhiteground.SotheRedCrosswasborn.

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A.Avisittoaprison.

B.Theinfluenceofhisfather.

C.Atalkwithsomemiserableslaves.

D.HisexperienceinthewarbetweenFranceandAustria.

36.(32)

A.OfftheBigIsland.

B.NearChallis.

C.InCoalinga.

D.Offthesoutherncoast.

37.(47)

38.

【B5】

39.聽力原文：W:Lookatthelowpricesonthecomfortablesofa.Don'tyouthinkthatit'safantasticbuy?

M:Yes,butqualityismoreimportantthanprice.Let'slookelsewherebeforemakingthefinaldecision.

Q:Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthesofa?

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A.Shethinksitisofinferiorquality.

B.Shethinksitisoverpriced.

C.Shethinksitisabargain.

D.Shethinksitcanbepurchasedacheaperpriceelsewhere.

40.

【B2】

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.Theauthorstates"politiciansassertbutdonotargue"attheendofParagraph3inordertosuggestthatpoliticians______.

A.makeclaimswithoutprovidingreasonsfortheclaims

B.takestrongerpositionsonissuesthaninthepast

C.enjoyexplainingtheissuestobroadcasters

D.dislikehavingtoexplaintheirownpositionsonissuestocitizens

42.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthestandard90dbisNOTtrue?

A.Itsuitseveryone.

B.Itcanprotectonly90percentoftheworkingforce.

C.Itrequires16quiethoursofresteachdayfortheearstorecover.

D.Itcanhardlybeappliedinreality.

43.

【C2】

44.SectionB

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

Mostofusaretaughttopayattentiontowhatissaid--thewords.Wordsdoprovideuswithsomeinformation,butmeaningsarederivedfromsomanyothersourcesthatitwouldhinderoureffectivenessasapartnertoarelationshiptorelytooheavilyonwordsalone.Wordsareusedtodescribeonlyasmallpartofthemanyideasweassociatewithanygivenmessage.Sometimeswecangaininsightintosomeofthoseassociationsifwelistenformorethanwords.Wedon'talwayssaywhatwemeanormeanwhatwesay.Sometimesourwordsdon'tmeananythingexcept"I'mlettingoffsomesteam.Idon'treallywantyoutopaycloseattentiontowhatI'msaying.JustpayattentiontowhatI'mfeeling."Mostlywemeanseveralthingsatonce.Aparsonwantingtopurchaseahousesaystothecurrentowner,"ThisstephastobefixedbeforeI'llbuy."Theownersays,"It'sbeenlikethatforyears."Actually,thestephasn'tbeenlikethatforyears,buttheunspokenmessageis:"Idon'twanttofixit.Weputupwithit.Whycan'tyou?"Thesearchforamoreexpansiveviewofmeaningcanbedevelopedofexaminingamessageintermsofwhosaidit,whenitoccurred,therelatedconditionsorsituation,andhowitwassaid.

Whenamessageoccurscanalsorevealassociatedmeaning.Letusassumetwocouplesdoexactlythesameamountofkissingandarguing.Butonecouplealwayskissesafteranargumentandtheothercouplealwaysarguesalterakiss.Theorderingofthebehaviorsmaymeanagreatdealmorethanthefrequencyofthebehavior.Afiend'sunusuallydocile(溫順的)behavior.mayonlybeunderstoodbynotingthatitwasprecededbysituationsthatrequiredanabnormalamountofassertiveness.Someresponsesmaybedirectlylinkedtoadevelopingpatternofresponsesanddefylogic.Forexample,aparsonwhosays"No!"toaseriesofchargeslike"You'redumb!""You'relazy!"and"You'redishonest!"mayalsosay"No!"andtrytojustifyhisorherresponseifthenextstatementis"Andyou'regoodlooking."

Wewoulddowelltolistenforhowmessagesarepresented.Thewords:"It'ssurelynicetohaveyoubymyside."canbesaidwithemphasisandexcitementorritualistically.Thephrasecanbesaidonceorrepeatedseveraltimes.Andthemeaningsweassociatewiththephrasewillchangeaccordingly.Sometimesifwesaysomethinginfrequentlyitassumesmoreimportance;sometimesthemorewesaysomethingthelessimportanceitassumes.

Effectivecommunicationisrenderedpossiblebetweentwoconversingpartnersif______.

A.theyuseproperwordstocarrytheirideas

B.theybothspeaktrulyoftheirownfeelings

C.theytrytounderstandeachother'sideasbeyondwords

D.theyarecapableofassociatingmeaningwiththeirwords

45.

Whichstatementbestdescribestheauthor'sfeelingsaboutthewar?

A.Itwaseverrealforhim,thoughhemightnotactivelyinvolved.

B.Itwasrealforhimbecausehewasasoldieratthattime.

C.Itwasveryunrealtohim.

D.Thewarwasverydisruptivetothepeopleathome.

46.

Accordingtothepassage,testingteamattheUniversityofIowaisthefirstto______.

A.developamethodtotesthearingbywayofthebrain

B.determinetheextentofbraindamageinhearing-impairedpersons

C.observethereactionofthebraintoalaboratory-controllednoise

D.studyallthepartsofbrain-waveresponsesatthesametime

47.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.HechehasgainedbothTonyandEmmyAwardnominations.

B.HechehasgottenanOscarAwardforBestSupportingActress.

C.Heche'sBroadwaydebutprovedexceptionallysuccessful.

D.Heche'sautobiographysoldwell.

48.

Thereductionoflow-renthousingprojectsinBelgiumhasresultedin______.

A.animprovementinhousingquality

B.analarmingincreaseofhomelesspeople

C.anincreaseinhousepurchases

D.achangeinthegovernment'spolicy

49.

What'sthedifferencebetweenthe"others-centered"andthe"self-centered"?

50.SectionB

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

NewsthatpoliceinLeedsarelookingforanAmericanintheirsearchforthemanwhomurderedoneoftheircolleaguesonBoxingDayfitswiththewaythatguncrimehaschangedoverthepastdecade.ThepatternofoffencesinvolvinggunslooksmoreandmorelikethatinAmerica:random,carelessshootingshavereplacedthecarefully-plannedbankrobberiesofold.

Improvementsintechnologysuchastrackingdevices,hiddencamerashavehardenedbanks,vansandothertraditionallylucrative(有利的)targetssomuchthatpullingonamaskscarcelyseemsworthwhile.Thisyear,EnglandandWalessawjust250bankandbuildingsocietyrobberies-downfrom1400in2001.Thesedays,mostarmedrobberiestakeplaceonthestreetandinshops.Inthisnewenvironment,oldtoolsandtechniquesareoflittleuse.Sawn-off(鋸短了的)shotgunsarehandyforrobbingbanks,mostlyforreasonsofpresentation:theymakeaterrificnoisewhenfiredattheceilingorfloor,andaremenacingenoughtoprojectathreatthroughbulletproofglass.Theyarelessusefulforrobbingtoday's"soft"targets,though,sotheyhavemostlybeendiscarded.Sawn-offshotgunswereusedinjust201robberieslastyear-athirdthefigureofadecadeago-whilealmost3841jobsweredonewithhandguns.

RogerMatthews,professorofcriminology(犯罪學(xué))atMiddlesexUniversity,saysthatarmedrobberyisbecomingAmericanized,bothinthesensethatBritainismovingtowardslate-nightconveniencestorerobberies,andalsointhesensethatanyonecandoit.Theriseofunskilledrobbery-criminalswithgunsandnopreviousexperience-isbadnewsforshopworkers,whoarelesswelltrainedindealingwithgunsthanarebanktellers;itisalsobadforthepolice,whotendtofindill-thought-outcrimeshardertosolvethanplannedones.

Forthemostpart,olddogsdisdainthenewtricks.OfficersintheFlyingSquad-thearmoftheLondonMetropolitanPolicethatdealswitharmedrobbery-saythatprofessionalrobbertendtofollowdefinedtracks.Bettingshopspecialistswillrarelyrobpostoffices.

Withtheirchosentargetsnowoutofreach,mostofthemenwhoterrifiedBritain'scitiesinthe1980shavesimplyleftthebusiness.Butnotallhavegoneclean.TorepeatWillieSutton,alegendaryAmericanrobber,peopleusedtoholdupbanksbecausethat'swherethemoneywas.Thesedaysitisintheinternationaldrugstrade,sotheygaveuprobbing.Thistradeiswheremanyoftheold-timershavegone.

WhichofthefollowingisarightdescriptionofthegunmurderonBoxingDay?

A.Itisawell-organizeddeliberaterobbery.

B.Itisacarelessshootingwithoutanyplanning.

C.Itisaguncrimecarriedoutintraditionalway.

D.Itisaguncrimeinvolvingveryadvancedguns.

51.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthetheoreticalfoundationoficeboxshouldbethat______.

52.

【C6】

53.

WhichstatementisTRUEaboutpopulationincrease?

A.Theremightbeanincreaseof2.2billionpersonsfrom1975totheyear2000.

B.About50,000babiesarebornannuallyatpresent.

C.Between8000B.C.andthepresent,thepopulationincreaseisabout80,000,000personseachyear.

D.Thepopulationincreasedfasterbetween8000B.C.and1650thanbetween1650andthepresent.

54.Imadeapledgetomyselfonthewaydowntothevacationbeachcottage.FortwoweeksIwouldtrytobealovinghusbandandfather.Totallyloving.Noifs,andsorbuts.

TheideahadcometomeasIlistenedtoatalkonmycarradio.ThespeakerwasquotingaBiblical(圣經(jīng)的)passageabouthusbandsbeingthoughtfuloftheirwives.Thenhewentontosay,"Loveisanactofwill.Apersoncanchoosetolove."Tomyself,IhadtoadmitthatIhadbeenaselfishhusband.Well,fortwoweeksthatwouldchange.

Anditdid.RightfromthemomentIkissedEvelynatthedoorandsaid,"Thatnewyellowsweaterlooksgreatonyou.

"Oh,Tom,younoticed,"shes