2022-2023年江西省九江市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)

2022-2023年江西省九江市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Theracialandethnicintermixinginthiscountryissometimesgradualandsometimesacceleratedinhistory.

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2.

Accordingtothepassage,theonlyform.ofInternethoaxesise-mailhoax.

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3.

Ifyourchildrenarecuriousabouttheircountry,youshould______.

4.

AfterSamWaltondiedin1992,oneofhissonstookoverWal-Martanditwasthengreatlyexpanded.

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5.

LyubomirskydesignedaSubjectiveHappinessScalebecauseshebelieveditwaseachperson's______thatcanfaithfullyrecordtheirownhappiness.

6.

Oneofthegreatdrawbacksofcellularnetworksisitsexpensiveimplementingcost.

7.

Whatisn'tsaidaboutthecasewithPCBs?

A.AnaccumulationofPCBsinthehumanbodyisthedirectreasonofthecancerandotherseveredisorders.

B.PCBscan'tbedisintegratedusingconventionalwaste-treatmentways.

C.PCBsaredegradedbynaturalprocessesveryslowly.

D.PCBshavebeenfoundinhighcontentsinthefattytissuesoffish.

8.

Wecanlearnfromthetextthatmanynewlymarriedpeople______payforwhattheyneed.

9.TheStockExchange

WhoNeedsthestockExchange

Everybodydoes.Nineoutoftenoftheadultpopulationofthiscountrysaveorinvestinoneform.oranother.TheStockExchangeprovidesawayinwhichthismoneycanbeputtowork.

Ifyouarebuyingacar,atelevision,orawashingmachine,youmaypayforitoutofyoursavings,orborrowfromabankorhire-purchasecompany.Ifyouarebuyingahouse,youmaygetamortgagefromabuildingsociety.

Abusinessneedingnewmachinery,ornewpremises,hassimilaroptions.Someofthecostscanbemetfromprofitskeptinthebusiness,inotherwords,paidforoutofsavings,butasacompanygrows,thisbecomesincreasinglydifficult.

Fromyourpointofviewasasaver,youmaybesavingupforsomethingdefinite,suchasadownpaymentonacarorhouse,orsimplyinordertohavemoneyavailable,shouldsomeunforeseenemergencyarise.

Eitherway,youwillnotbepreparedtoentrustyoursavingstoacompanyseekingcashforexpansionunlessyoucanbesureyouwillbeabletogetitoutagain.Ifthecompanyhasmeantimeinvestedyourmoneyinlaunchinganewproduct,itwillnotbeablesimplytohanditback.Norcanitusefullyhandoverabitofthefactoryroof,ortwoorthreetonsofsoap,toredeemtheinvestment.

Howthencantheseconflictingrequirementsbemet?

TheansweristhroughtheStockExchange.Whenthesaverneedshismoneyback,hedoesnothavetogotothecompanywithwhomheoriginallyplacedit.Instead,hesellshissharestosomeothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthismoney.

Largecompaniesneedawayto;tapthesavingsofthepublicatlarge.

Anoil-fieldintheNorthSeacancosthundredsofmillionsofpoundstobringintoproduction.Notuntiltheoilisflowingcanitcontributetotheprofitsofthecompanythatdiscoveredit.

Thesameproblem,onasmallerscale,facespracticallyeverycompanytryingtodevelopnewproductsandcreatenewjobs.

Therecanbelittleprospectofraising,thesortofsumsneededfromfriendsandacquaintances,andwhilebanksmaybewillingtoprovideshort-termfinance,theyaregenerallyreluctanttoprovidemoneyonapermanentbasisforlong-termprojects.

Socompaniesturntothepublic,invitingpeopletolendthemmoney,ortakeashareinthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureprofits.ThistheydobyissuingstocksandsharesinthebusinessthroughtheStockExchange.Bysodoingtheycanmobilizethesavingsofindividualsandinstitutions,bothintheU.K.andoverseas.

Manyoftheservicesneededbothbyindustryandeachofusareprovidedbygovernmentorourlocalauthorities.Withouthospitals,roads,electricity,railways,thiscountrycouldnotfunction.Allthese,requirecontinuousexpenditureonnewequipmentanddevelopmentiftheyaretoserveusproperly,requiringmoremoneythanisraisedthroughratesandtaxesalone.

Thegovernment,localauthorities,andnationalizedindustriesthereforefrequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinancemajorcapitalspending,andthey,too,cometotheStockExchange.

Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthiscountrywhosejoborwhosestandardoflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment.Inonewayoranother,thisnewmoneymustcomefromthesavingsofthiscountry.TheStockExchangeexiststoprovideachannelthroughwhichthesesavingscanreachthosewhoneedfinance.

WhoAretheSavers?

ManyattemptshavebeenmadetofindouthowmanysaversthereareintheUnitedKingdomandRepublicofIreland.Itisdifficulttobesure,becauseonepersonmayhaveasavingsbankaccount,anotherabankdepositbook,anotherab

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10.

Whichofthefollowingstudentsismentionedtobeacrammer?

A.Cindy,fromLafayette,Pennsylvania.

B.Sarah,fromScarsdale,NewYork.

C.Roberta,fromPrinceton,NewJersey.

D.Christina,fromCambridge,Massachusetts.

11.Luckypeopleusecounter-factualthinkingto______.

A.encourageotherstobehappier

B.movetheirmisfortunetoothers

C.weakentheimpactofmisfortune

D.helpunluckypeopledealwithmisfortune

12.

In2003,extremeheatwavescausedmorethan20,000and1,500deathsin______respectively.

13.SharingEconomicLossesthroughInsurance

Eachminuteofthedayornight,everyonefacesapossiblefinancialloss.Ahomemaybedestroyedbyfire,damagedbylightning,orleveledbyatornado.Personalbelongingsmaybestolen.Acarmaybedamagedinanaccident,oritmaycauseinjurytopeopleandproperty.Incomemaybelostastheresultofthe.death,disability,orunemploymentofafamilywageearner.Thechancethatalossofthiskindmayoccuriscalledaneconomicrisk.

Savingsprovideonewaytotakecareoffinanciallosses.Butsavingsarenottheanswertolargelosses.Thebestwaytoguardagainstlargefinanciallossesisthroughinsurance.

InsuranceIsaplanforsharingRisksandLosses

TedMatherandfourofhisfriendshavearockgroupcalledQuint.Eachmemberofthegroupownsavaluableinstrument.Ted'sbassalonecost＄900.Ifaninstrumentwerestolenordamaged,itwouldbeaseriousfinanciallossforitsowner.

Suppose,however,thatthemembersofthegroupagreetoshareanylossesthatoccur.Forexample,ifTed'sbassisstolen,eachmemberofthegroupwouldcontribute＄180toreplaceit.Inotherwords,theywouldsharetheloss.Thisistheprincipleofinsurance.Personsfacingthesamerisksharethelossesthatamongthem.

Fromaninsurancestandpoint,however,aninformalagreementlikethatmadebyQuintwouldnotprovidemuchprotection.Why?Thereasonisthatalltheinstrumentsmightbestolenordamagedatthesametime.ThegrouprehearsesintheMathers'garageandsometimesleavestheirinstrumentstherebetweenrehearsals.Theyalsotraveltogetherinavanwhentheyperform.Supposethatathiefbrokeintothegarageandstolealltheinstruments.Whatifthegaragecaughtfire?Whatifallinstrumentsweredamagedinanaccidentonthewaytoorfromaconcert?Eachmemberofthegroupwouldhavetopayone-fifthofthetotalloss.Forsomemembers,thismightbemorethantheamountoftheirownactualloss.

Thepurposeofinsuranceistoprovideprotectionagainstfinanciallossatareasonablecost.Thisispossibleonlywhenthecostofinsuranceissharedbymanypeoplewhofaceasimilarrisk.Butnotallofthemarelikelytohaveactuallossesatthesametime.

YouBuyInsurancefromInsuranceCompanies

Almost4,800companiesintheUnitedStatesareinthebusinessofprovidinginsuranceprotection.Thesebusinessesarecalledinsurancecompanies.Becausemostinsurancecompaniesoperateonabigscale,theyprovideawayforlargenumbersofpeopletosharetheirlosses.

Whenyoubuyinsurance,youenterintoawrittenagreementwiththeinsurancecompany.Thisagreementiscalledapolicy.Thepersonwhobuysinsuranceisthepolicyholder.Accordingtotheagreement,theinsurancecompanypromisestopaythepolicyholderifcertaintypesoflossesoccur.Thepolicystatesexactlywhatlossesthecompanywillpayfor.Forthisprotection,thepolicyholdersmakeregularpaymentstotheinsurancecompany.Eachpaymentiscalledapremium.Thepremiumspaidbyallpolicyholdersareusedtopaythosewhohavelosses.Inthisway,alossthatmightresultingreatfinancialhardshipforonepersonorhouseholdissharedbymanypeople.Becauseonlyaportionofthoseinsuredwillactuallyhavelosses,premiumsaresmallcomparedtotheamountofprotectionprovided.

ManyKindsofRisksCanBeInsured

Insurancecanprovideprotectionagainstalmostanykindofloss.Singersmayinsuretheirvoices.Photographersmayinsuretheirnegatives.Theownerofahomefreezermayinsureagainstfoodlossincaseofapowerfailure.Abusinessownercaninsurehisorherplaceofbusiness.Abusinessownercanalsoinsureagainstalossofprofitsduringashutdownfollowingafireor

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14.

WhatdoestheauthorwanttoillustratebymentioningaCEOandajanitor?

A.Ajanitormayhavetoworkharderforsuccess.

B.Writingskillsaresimilarlyimportantforthem.

C.ACEOneedsabetterwritingskillthanajanitor.

D.Theirabilitieshavenothingtodowiththeirjobs.

15.

Now,theforeignteachergetsnolessthan5,500yuanpermonthfora12hourworkweekplusalltheotherbenefitsbecausetheauthorityhasrealizedthatthefirstofferwastoolow.

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16.

Accordingtothewriter,mostofthecultureshockhappenswhenhe______.

A.wentintotheclassroomafterwork

B.leftclassandwentbacktowork

C.participatedinagroupproject

D.tookinacollegesportsevent

17.

Afterninemonths,individualtemperamentsbecame______asthebabies□schedulesbecameestablished.

18.

Thebestwaytofinancenewspace-planesandspacestationsis______.

19.

Whetheraprofileissupportivetoasearchwithoutwarrantdependsontheoffice'sabilitytodescribespecific______.

20.

Foranexam,thecrammeralwayschoosetowaituntil______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(44)

22.(21)

A.Itbillsthecustomeronceamonth.

B.It'sakindofATMcards.

C.It'sakindofcreditcards.

D.Ittakesoutthemoneyfromthecustomer'sbankaccount.

23.

【B7】

24.聽力原文：ThereisoneforeignproducttheJapanesearebuyingfasterthanothersanditspopularityhascausedanuneasyfeelingamongmanyJapanese.

Thatproductisforeignwords.Gairaigo--wordsthatcomefromoutside--havebeenpanoftheJapaneselanguageforcenturies.MostlyborrowedfromEnglishandChinese,thesetermsareoftenchangedintoformsnolongerunderstoodbynativespeakers.

Butinthelastfewyearsthetrickleofforeignwordshasbecomeaflood,andpeoplefeartheincreasinguseofforeignwordsismakingithardfortheJapanesetounderstandeachotherandcouldleadtomanypeopleforgettingthegoodqualitiesoftraditionalJapanese.

"ThepopularityofforeignwordsispartoftheJapaneseinterestinanythingnew,"saysuniversitylecturerandwriterTakashiSaito."Byusingaforeignwordyoucanmakeasubjectseemnew,whichmakesiteasierforthemediatopickup."

"ExpertsoftenstudyabroadanduseEnglishtermswhentheyspeakwithpeopleintheirownfields.Thosetermsarethenincludedingovernmentwhitepapers,"saidMuturoKai,presidentoftheNationalLanguageResearchInstitute."Foreignwordsfindtheirwayeasilyintoannouncementsmadetoaxegeneralpublic,whentheyshouldreallybeexplainedinJapanese."

Againsttheflowofnewwords,manyJapaneseareturningbacktothestudyoftheirownlanguage.Saito'sJapanesetoBeReadAloudisoneofmanylanguagebooksthatarenowflyingoffbooksellers'shelves.

"Wewereexpectingtosellthebookstoyoungpeople,"saidthewriter,"butitturnsouttheyaremorepopularwiththeoldergeneration,whoseemuneasyaboutthefutureofJapanese."

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A.Foreignwordsarebestsuitedforannouncements.

B.Theideasexpressedinforeignwordssoundnew.

C.Foreignwordsmakenewsubjectseasiertounderstand.

D.Theuseofforeignwordsmakesthemediamorepopular.

25.(40)

26.(24)

A.Becausetheservicescostthemmoretime.

B.Becausetheservicesarenotasfriendlyasabankclerk.

C.Becausetheyarenotsurehowtousetheservices.

D.Becausetheclerksdon'tofferhelpforthem.

27.SectionA

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

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A.It'sanunwisedecision.

B.Individualprojectsaremuchbetter.

C.Thedecisionwilldefinitelyberejected.

D.Manypeopletrytoloseweightnowadays.

28.(28)

A.Therichpeople.

B.Thelocalgovernment.

C.Thebuscompany.

D.Thelocalgovernmentandtheparents.

29.(42)

30.聽力原文：W:Hello,Robert,Alicehere.

M:Hello,Alice,howareyou?

W:Fine,thanks.Look,I'vejustgottheprospectusforthisyear'seveningclasses.Yousaidyouwerehopingtocomeagain,soIthoughtitwouldbeniceifwecouldgotooneortwoclassestogether.

M:Oh,that'sagoodidea.Istheprogramthesameaslastyear?

W:Moreorless.Thereareacoupleofnewclasses.

M:Whichclassesareyouthinkingofjoining?

W:Well,there'spotteryonaMondayeveningfrom7:30to9:30and!thoughtImightgotothefolkguitarclassonTuesdayandSpanishconversationonThursday.

M:Youusuallygoto"keep-fit",don'tyou?

W:Yes,that'sonWednesday,butyou'renotinterestedinthat,areyou?

M:Notreally.Havetheygota"carmaintenance"classthisyear?

W:Yes,that'sonaMondayevening,7:30to9:30.

M:I'dratherliketogotothat.

W:Well,youcan'tdocarmaintenanceandpottery.

M:WhenistheSpanishconversationclass?

W:Thursday,7:30to9:30.

M:IthinkI'lldocarmaintenanceandSpanishconversationthen.

W:Well,look,I'vegotaspareenrolmentform.andI'mgoingtothecollegethisevening.ShallIputyoudownforthosetwoclasses?

M:Oh,couldyoureally?

W:Ofcourse,noproblem.

M:AndI'llseeyouattheweekendsoIcanpayyouthen.

W:Fine.Bye.

M:Bye.

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A.Totalkabouttheeveningclasswiththeman.

B.Toseewhatclassthemanwillattend

C.Toattendoneortwoeveningclassestogetherwiththeman.

D.Tofindwhatclassesthemanisinterestedin.

31.

【B3】

32.SectionC

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

Aprojectlikelytoevolvein.thenearorintermediatefutureisspacetourism,apurely【B1】______activitythatwouldnothavetorelyonunpredictablegovernmentdecisions.Itwould【B2】______putspaceoperationsonamuchmoresolid,dependablefootingandwouldenormously【B3】______man'sspaceactivity.Whilesomepeopleseespacetourismasa【B4】______multibillion-dollarbusiness,difficulttechnicalproblemsremaintobe【B5】______

First,amannedreusablerocketliketheVentureStarmustbebuilt.Then,asecondseriousproblemmustbe【B6】______:eventoday'smost-advancedspacerocketsareableto【B7】______onlyabout2.5%oftheirlaunchweightintoorbit--aratiothathashardlychangedinthelast40years.Thisfactisaresultofthe【B8】______ofmaterialcharacteristicsandchemicalpowersources,and【B9】______.

Todaythepriceofatickettospacewouldhavetobeatleast＄50000.Itisquestionable【B10】______.However,spacetourismmaybecomemoreattractiveoncespacefacilitiesarebuilt【B11】______.

【B1】

33.聽力原文：W:Thisisourrock-bottomprice,Mr.Li.Wecan'tmakeanyfurtherconcessions.

M:Ifthat'sthecase,there'snotmuchpointinfurtherdiscussion.Wemightaswellcancelthewholedeal.

Q:Whatarethemanandthewomandoing?

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A.Theyareattendingaconcert

B.Theyarenegotiatingaboutaprice.

C.Theyareplanningtogoforadate.

D.Theyarebuyingsomethingfortheirfirm.

34.

【B2】

35.(38)

36.聽力原文：M:Theglarewassointensethatevenmysunglassesdidn'thelp.

W:Look,ifyoutakeRoute27inthelateafternoon,you'redrivingstraightintothesun!I'dconsideranalternative.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

(19)

A.Takeashorterroute.

B.Buynewsunglasses.

C.Driveonadifferentroad.

D.ConsidertakingRoute27.

37.(15)

A.Theteamwondespitepoorplay.

B.Theteamhastoplayatleastonegame.

C.Atleastthefootballteamplayedwell.

D.Theteamshouldhavewonthegame.

38.聽力原文：W:Juliahadthehighestgradeintheclassonthecalculustest.ThatwasthemostdifficulttestIhadevertaken.

M:Forheritwasprobablyeasy.

Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutJulia?

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A.She'stired.

B.She'sgenerous.

C.She'srich.

D.She'sintelligent.

39.SectionC

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

Ifitwereonlynecessarytodecidewhethertoteachelementarysciencetoeveryoneontheamass【B1】______ortofindthegiftedfewandtakethemasfarastheycango,ourtaskwouldbefairly【B2】______Thepublicschoolsystem,however,hasnotsuchchoice,forthejobsmustbe【B3】______onatthesametime.Becausewe【B4】______soheavilyuponscienceandtechnologyforourprogress,wemustproduce【B5】______inmanyfields.Becauseweliveinademocraticnation,whose【B6】______makethepoliciesforthenation,largenumbersofusmustbe【B7】______tounderstand,tosupport,andwhennecessary,tojudgetheworkofexperts.Thepublicschoolmusteducatebothproducersandusersof【B8】______services.

Ineducation,thereshouldbe【B9】______.Suchbalanceisdefeatedbytoomuchemphasisonanyonefield.Thisquestionofbalanceinvolves【B10】______.

Similarly,wemusthaveabalancebetweencurrentandclassicalknowledge.Thisbalanceisalsoveryimportant.【B11】______,theseshouldnotbeallowedtoturnourattentionawayfromthesound,establishesmaterialsthatform.thebasisofcoursesforbeginners.

【B1】

40.【B7】

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

【C8】

42.

Aftersomeanalysisandcomparisonwork,scientistsbecamesurethatSkhulshellscouldbeover______.

43.(58)

44.(60)

45.

WhydomanycompaniesstillhesitatetousetheWebtoexpanditsmarketthoughtheWebhasprovedtobemorethanafashiontoday?

46.

Rememberingaddressbelongsto______.

A.short-termmemory

B.long-termmemory

C.bothAandB

D.neitherAorB

47.SectionB

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

HiddenvalleylooksalotlikethedozensofothercampsthatdotthewoodsofcentralMaine.There'salake,somesoccerfieldsandhorses.Butthecampersmakethedifference.They'reallAmericanparentswhohaveadoptedkidsfromChina.They'reatHiddenValleytofindbridgesfromtheirchildren'soldworldstothenew.DianaBeckerofMontville,Maine,watchesher3-year-olddaughterMikadancetoaChineseversionof"Twinkle,TwinkleLittleStar.""HersoulisChinese,"shesays,"butreallyshe'sgrowingupAmerican."

HiddenValleyandahandfulofother"culturecamps"servingfamilieswithchildrenfromoverseasreflectthehugeriseinthenumberofforeignadoptions,from7,093in1990to15,774lastyear.Aftercuttingthroughwhatcanbemilesofredtape,parentsoftencomehometofindanewdilemma."Atfirstyouthink,'Ineedachild',"saysSandyLachter,whowithherhusband,Steve,adoptedAmelia,5,fromChinain1995."Thenyouthink,'Whatdoesthechildneed?'"

Theculturecampsgivefamiliesaplacetofindanswerstothosekindsofquestions.Mostgrewoutoflocalsupportgroups.Whileparentsaddressweightyissueslikehowtoraisekidsinamixed-racefamily,theirchildrenjusthavefuntogethersuchasridinghorsesandsingingChinesesongs."Myphilosophyofcampingisthattheycouldbedoinganything,aslongastheyseeotherChinesekidswithwhiteparents,"saysthedirector,PeterKassen.

Thecampisacontinuationoflanguageanddanceclassesmanyofthekidsattendduringtheyear."Whenwerentedoutatheaterfor'Mulan',itwaspacked,"saysStephenChenofBoston.ClassesinChineselanguage,artandcalligraphy(書法)aretaughtbyexperts,likeRenneLuoftheGreaterBostonChineseCulturalCenter."Ourmissionistopreservetheheritage,"Lusays.

Kidswhoareveterancamperssaytheexperiencehelpsthemunderstandtheircomplexheritage.Sixteen-year-oldAlexwasborninIndiaandadoptedbyKathyandDavidBritonofBoulder,Colo.,whenhewas7."IwentthroughastagewhereIhatedIndia,hatedeverythingaboutit,"hesays."Youjustcouldn'tmentionIndiatome."ButaftersixsessionsattheEastIndiaColoradoHeritageCamp,hehopestotraveltoIndiaafterhegraduatesfromhighschoolnextyear.

Campcanbealearningexperienceforthewholefamily.WhitneyNing,23,acounselorforfouryears,saystheKoreaHeritageCamphelpedherbecomeclosertoherparents."Theywerehesitantatfirst,"shesays,"butwhentheysawhowmuchitmeanttome,theybecameverysupportive."Sometimesthemostdirectroutearoundtheworldisacrossacampfire.

WhatattractsAmericanparentstoHiddenValley?

A.Adoptedchildrenholdgatheringhere.

B.Ithelpschildrenadapttothenewculturewell.

C.Ithelpsparentstoexchangetheirideas.

D.Thefamiliescomeforrelaxation.

48.

InmostofAsianbeliefsystems,thereisanessentialpartof______.

49.

Fromthethirdparagraph,wecaninferthatDr.Panglossis______.

A.oneofLeibnitz'sfollowers

B.afictionalfigureinVoltaire'sbook

C.thepennameofLeibnitz

D.Voltaire'senemy

50.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thewarningagainst"passivedrinking".

B.Differentattitudestowardssmokinganddrinking.

C.TheglobalwaronalcoholabuselaunchedbyWHO.

D.Similaritiesanddifferencesbetweensmokinganddrinking.

51.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.citizensintheUnitedStatesarenowmoreinformedaboutpoliticalissuesbecauseoftelevisioncoverage

B.citizensintheUnitedStatesprefertoseepoliticiansontelevisioninsteadofinperson

C.politicsintheUnitedStateshasbecomesubstantiallymorecontroversialsincetheintroductionoftelevision

D.politicsintheUnitedStateshasbeensignificantlychangedbytelevision

52.Attheendoflastweek,BodegaAurrera,aMexicansubsidiaryoftheworld'sbiggestretailer,Wal-Mart,openedanewstoreinthevillageofSanJuanTeotihuacan,justnorthofMexicoCity.Normally,suchaneventwouldcauselittlestir.Wal-MartisalreadyMexico'sbiggestretailertoo.Anditsshopsseemtobeverywellwelcomedbyitsmillionsofbargain-hungrycustomers.Butthisparticularopeningwas,infact,theculminationofmonthsofprotests,legalactionsandhungerstrikesbythosedeterminedtostopit.

Thereasonisthelocation.Just2.5km(1.6miles)awayistheancientcityofTeotihuacan,probablyMexico'smostfamousarchaeologicalsite.Amongstotherattractions,itboaststhethird-largest(byvolume)pyramidintheworld.FormanyMexicans,theancientsite,abandonedbyitsmysteriousinhabitantscenturiesbeforetheSpanishconquerorsarrived,remainstheultimatesymbolofMexicanidentityandnationhood.ThousandstroopuptothetopofthePyramidoftheSuntocelebratethesummersolstice(夏至).

Tothem,theideaofhavingaWal-Martnextdoorisunbearable.InthewordsofHomeroAridjis,awriterandoneoftheleadingopponents,"itislikedrivingthestakeofglobalizationintotheheartofoldMexico."Thecontroversyisonlythelatestinastringofprotesters'attemptstosaveMexicanculturefromwhattheyseeasacreepingmenace.TheywonafamousvictorybyblockingaMcDonald'srestaurantfromopeninginthemainsquareoftheprettysoutherncolonialtownofOaxaca.

Butthistimetheywereonmuchthinnerground.Forastart,Wal-Martwentthroughalltheappropriateregulatoryrules,evengettingpermissionfromtheParis-basedInternationalCouncilonMonumentsandSites,whichjudgedthatthestorewouldcausenoharmtothenearbyruins.Asmallstoneplatform.wasindeedfoundduringconstructionofthenewcarpark,butwaspreserved.

Justasimportantly,theclaimthatthenewstorespoilsthefamousviewfromthetopofthePyramidoftheSunisclearlyincorrect,asanyonewhocarestogettothetopcantestify.TheproblemisnotsomuchinseeingtheWal-Martasintakingpainstodistinguishitfromthe30-oddotheruglybuildingsthatlitterthesurroundingcountryside.

Tothediehards(頑固分子),theissuecountsmorethantheview.Butneithermatteredmuchtothehundredsoflocalswhoqueuedupfortheopening,delightedtobefreedofthesmallandexpensivelocalshops.Despitealegalcasepending(懸而未決的)againstWal-Martandlocalofficials,broughtbyanirritatedlocalleft-wingpolitician,thisisonebattlethattheAmericanretailerhasprobablywon.

Whatisthecentralideaofthisarticle?

A.Wal-Martwouldcausefiercecompetitionwithlocalstores.

B.Astheworld'sbiggestretailer,Wal-MartattractstheMexicancustomerswithsuperbservice.

C.StoresareforbiddentoopenaroundthePyramidoftheSun.

D.TheopeningofWal-MartmusescontroversyinMe