2022-2023年江西省宜春市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題一卷(含答案)

2022-2023年江西省宜春市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題一卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20題)1.WhyShouldWeWorryAboutWhatWeShouldn't?

Itwouldbealoteasiertoenjoyyourlifeifthereweren'tsomanythingstryingtokillyoueveryday.Theproblemsstartevenbeforeyou'refullyawake.There'sthefalloutofbedthatkills600Americanseachyear.There'stheearly-morningheartattack,whichis40%morecommonthanthosethatstrikelaterintheday.There'sthefatalplungedownthestairs,thebiteofsausagethatgetslodgedinyourthroat,thetumbleontheslipperysidewalkasyouleavethehouse,thehigh-speedautomotivepinballgamethatisyourdailycommute.

Otherdangersstalkyoualldaylong.Willacabbie'sbrakesfailwhenyou'reinthecrosswalk?Willyouhaveaviolentreactiontobadfood?Andwhatabouttherisksyoucarrywithyouallyourlife?Thefatherandgrandfatherwhodiedofcoronariesintheir50sprobablypassedthesamecardiacweaknessontoyou.Thetendencytotakechancesonthehighwaythathastwicelandedyouintrafficcourtcouldjustaseasilylandyouinthemorgue.

Shadowedbyperilasweare,youwouldthinkwe'dgetprettygoodatdistinguishingtheriskslikeliesttodousinfromtheonesthatarestatisticallongshots.Butyouwouldbewrong.Weagonizeoveravianflu,whichtodatehaskilledpreciselynooneintheU.S.,buthavetobecajoledintogettingvaccinatedforthecommonflu,whichcontributestothedeathsof36,000Americanseachyear.Wewringourhandsoverthemadcowpathogenthatmightbe(butalmostcertainlyisn't)inourhamburgerandworryfarlessaboutthecholesterolthatcontributestotheheartdiseasethatkills700,000ofusannually.

Weprideourselvesonbeingtheonlyspeciesthatunderstandstheconceptofrisk,yetwehaveaconfoundinghabitofworryingaboutmerepossibilitieswhileignoringprobabilities,buildingbarricadesagainstperceiveddangerswhileleavingourselvesexposedtorealones.SixMuslimstravelingfromareligiousconferencewerethrownoffaplanelastweekinMinneapolis,Minn.,evenasunscreenedcargocontinuestostreamintoportsonbothcoasts.ShoppersstilllookaskanceatabagofspinachforfearofE.colibacteriawhilefillingtheircartswithfat-soddenFrenchfriesandsalt-crustednachos.Weputfiltersonfaucets,installairionizersinourhomesandlatherourselveswithantibacterialsoap."Weusedtomeasurecontaminantsdowntothepartspermillion,"saysDanMcGinn,aformerCapitolHillstaffmemberandnowaprivateriskconsultant."Nowit'spartsperbillion."

Atthesametime,20%ofalladultsstillsmoke;nearly20%ofdriversandmorethan30%ofbackseatpassengersdon'tuseseatbelts;two-thirdsofusareoverweightorobese.Wedashacrossthestreetagainstthelightandbuildourhomesinhurricane-proneareasandwhenthey'redemolishedbyastorm,werebuildinthesamespot.Sensiblecalculationofreal-worldrisksisamultidimensionalmathproblemthatsometimesseemsentirelybeyondus.Andwhileitmaybetreethatit'ssomethingwe'llneverdoexceptionallywell,it'salmostcertainlysomethingwecanlearntodobetter.

Partoftheproblemwehavewithevaluatingrisk,scientistssay,isthatwe'removingthroughthemodemworldwithwhatis,inmanyrespects,aprehistoricbrain.Wemaythinkwe'vegrownaccustomedtolivinginapredator-freeenvironmentinwhichmostofthedangersofthewildhavebeendrivenawayorfencedoff,butourcentralnervoussystem--evolvingataglacialpace--hasn'tgotthemessage.

Toprobetherisk-assessmentmechanismsofthehumanmind,JosephLeDoux,aprofessorofneuroscienceatNewYorkUniversityandtheauthorofTheEmotionalBrain,studiesfearpathwaysinlaboratoryanimals.Heexplainsthatthejumpiestpartofthebrain--ofmouseandman--istheamygdala,aprimitive,almond-shapedclumpoftissuethats

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Intheeyesofanadult,sportsinhighschoolareactually,______ratherthansimpleextensionsoftheclassroom.

3.

Forthewriter,thebiggestobstacleduringthewholeprocessofattendingcollegewas______.

A.justgettingstarted

B.resistancefrompeopleatwork

C.topasstheAmericanCollegeTest

D.cultureshockexperiencedincollege

4.

InJapaneseorganizationscoordinationandintegrationarevaluedmuch.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

Tofindoutifyouhaveafevercausedbyillness,waituntilyou______foranhourorsobeforeusingathermometer.

6.

TheUnitedStatesspendmuchmoremoneyonprogramstopreventdiseasesthanon______.

7.TheaimofKentucky'sBereaCollegeaboutgreencampusistoreduceitsenergyconsumption45percentbelow2000levelsby______.

8.AccordingtoAnnieStevens,manynewlyrecruitedmanagersfailinanewjobbecausetheycannotgetalongwiththeircoworkers.

9.

Theresultsofcensushavealwaysbeenthecompromiseofcertaingroupsofinterest.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Sneezingwillintensifythesymptomofinflammatoryheadachesbecauseitwillenlarge______.

11.HowmuchcornplantedintheU.S.lastyearwasgeneticallymodified?

A.Morethanhalf.

B.65millionacres.

C.Onethird.

D.Threequarters.

12.

Manyfishesareabletoaltertheircolorationonlytocamouflagethemselves.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

EnvironmentalistsholdtheviewthatgrowingGMcropsaffect______.

14.AccordingtotheUSDA,______tendtobereducedinorganicfoodproduction.

15.

ByusingbarcodesdevelopedByWal-Mart,manufacturesenjoyedmoresaysoverretailers.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Therearetwodifferenthybridmodes:oneiscalled______andtheotherseries.

17.

AccordingtoBoese,manypeoplebelievedthereportofSwissspaghettiharvestbecausetheBritishdidnotknow______.

18.

WhatcanyoulearnaboutFarringdonRoad?

A.It'stothecastofLondon.

B.It'sstreetofbookstores.

C.It'sacenterforsecond-handbooks.

D.It'swhereworthlessbooksaresold.

19.

ThegeniusmentionedhereissomeonenotonlywithahighIQbutalso______.

A.hasdonesomethingofgreatinfluence

B.startedhis/hercareeratayoungage

C.haseccentricbehavior

D.hasoddappearance

20.

Lifeinsuranceisuselessforsomeonewhoissingle.

A.YB.NC.NG

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

A.Thewomanagreetobuyanewcarforhim.

B.Themanwillbepromotedsoon.

C.Thewomandoesnotagreetobuyanewcarforhim.

D.Thewomandoesnotwanttobuyanewcarforhimnow.

22.(44)

23.(25)

A.Hewillprobablyoverchargeher.

B.Heisoneofherneighbors.

C.Heonlyworksonnewcars.

D.Hehasfixedhercarbefore.

24.

【B5】

25.聽力原文：Everyoneenjoystheseaside.Beachesareidealplacesforgames,sunbathingandswimming.(29)Awarmsun,acleanseaandasandyshorearemostpeople'sideaoftheperfectholidaysettingButBeyondthesesunny,warm,shallowshorelinesliethecolddepthsofthesea.Herebelowthesurface,wherethesun'sraysandlightquicklyfadeaway,isaplaceashostiletomenastheblackdepthsofspace.Every33feetBelowthesurfacethepressureoneveryinchofthehumanbodyincreasesbyIatmosphere.(30)Downto33feetthebody,ssubjectedtothesamepressureweendureintheupperworldwithoutevennoticingit--14.7poundstothesquareinch.At600feetdownintheseathepressureexertedbythatgreatvolumeofwaterisover280poundspersquareinch.Thewonderfulthingisthatthehumanbodycansurvivesuchpressurewithoutilleffects.Butpressureisnottheonlyproblem.Thereisalsothecoldandthedarkness.Asyouhavejustheard,thesun'sraysonlyreachashortwaydownintothesea.Thewatertemperaturefallsandthelightdintstocompleteblacknessasyougolowerdown.

Theseaisnotanemptyspace--itisfulloflife,someformsofwhicharedangeroustomen.(31)Ofcoursetheeastproblemofallisbreathing.Everybreathofairyoutakemustbepumpedtoyoufromaboveorcarriedwithyouintanks.Youmustbeextremelycarefulwhenyoucomeupagainfromthedepthsinordertoavoidthepainfulandoftendeadlydiseaseknownas"thebends".Whenadiveronlybreathescompressedair,nitrogenbuildsupinhisbloodstream.

(30)

A.Awarmsun.

B.Acleansea.

C.Adeliciousmealofseafood.

D.Asandybeach.

26.

【B3】

27.(19)

A.Nextyear.

B.Soon.

C.Whenshefinisheswriting.

D.Afterhevisitsher.

28.(31)

A.HowmanynativespeakersithadinShakespeare'stime.

B.Thenumberofpeoplewithanadequateworkingknowledgeofit.

C.Thesituationswhereacommonlanguageisneeded.

D.Thepurposesforpeopletolearnasecondlanguage.

29.聽力原文：AContinentalPacificRailroadgoodstrainderailedonTuesdayabout40milesnorthofSacramento.Theexactcauseisstillbeinginvestigated,butauthoritiessayitwasnoaccident.Theheadengineersaideverythingwasfine;thensuddenly,everythingwasn't.

Ofthegoodstrain's86cars,22wentoffthetracks.Fortunately,thisincidentdidnotinvolveanydeaths,humanorotherwise.(29)Theheadengineerwastreatedforabrokenwristatanearbyhospital.Hewastheonlyinjured.

TrainsthroughoutCaliforniafrequentlycarrydangerousgoods,suchaschemicals.Whenthesetrainsderail,authoritiesimmediatelyevacuatenearbycommunitiesbecauseofthedangerofexplosionsorofharmfulfumes.(30)However,thistraincarriedonlylumber,newautomobiles,andcattledestinedforslaughter.

Afterthederailment,lumberwasscatteredoneithersideofthetracks.About20automobilesweredamaged.Thebiggestproblem,however,wasthecattle.About300ofthemwerestandingonornearthetracks,wanderingintothenearbywoods,orstandingonthenearbyhighway.Trafficonthetwo-lanehighwaywasbackedupforalmostamileineachdirection.

ACaliforniaHighwayPatrolspokesmansaidthattheyknewwhowasresponsibleforthis.(31)ThetrainwasdamagedbyagroupcalledTofuforYou.Theylefttheirpamphletsalloverthecrimescene.They"liberate"animalsthatareontheirwaytotheslaughterhouse.TheythinkAmericansshouldeattofuinsteadofmeat,buttheireffortwasinvain.Allthesecowswerekilledandbecameburgersthreedayslater.

(30)

A.86wereinjured,22dead.

B.22wereinjured,86dead.

C.Noonewasinjuredordead.

D.Onlytheheadengineerwasinjured.

30.

【B6】

31.(34)

A.Bone.B.Hardwood.C.Stone.D.Metals.

32.(14)

A.SheshouldnottalktoBillanymore.

B.SheshouldtakeBill'sremarksseriously.

C.SheshouldtellBillnottothinknegatively.

D.SheshouldpaylittleattentiontowhatBillsays.

33.(28)

A.Itpublishesbooksonlyforchildren.

B.Itpublishesbooksaboutpeople'spets.

C.Itletstheyoungreadersmakeupstoriesbyusingitscomputers.

D.Itmakestheyoungreadersthechiefcharactersinthestories.

34.(22)

A.SheshareddifferentbeliefswithDennis.

B.Dennislovedherverymuch.

C.HernameisSarah.

D.Sheisold-fashioned.

35.(24)

A.Morebuffaloaresurvivingthewinter.

B.Fewerbuffaloaredyingofdisease.

C.Morebuffaloarebeingborn.

D.Fewerbuffaloarebeingkilledbyhunters.

36.聽力原文：Businessandpublicorganizationsspendtensofmillionsofdollarseachyearondevelopmentprogramstoimprovetheirmanagers'interpersonalskills.You'dthink,therefore,thattherewouldbelittledebateoverwhethersuchskillscanbeeffectivelytaught.Buttherearediverseopinionsonthisquestion.

Ononesidearethosewhoviewinterpersonalskillsasessentiallypersonalitytraitsthataredeep-rootedandnotinclinedtochange.Justassomepeoplearenaturallyquiet,whileothersareoutgoing,theanti-trainingsidearguesthatsomepeoplecanworkwellwithotherswhilemanycannot.Thatis,it'satalentyoueitherhaveoryoudon't.Theybelievethatnoamountoftrainingislikelytoconvertindividualswithhighlyoffensiveinterpersonalstylesinto"people-oriented'types.

Theskillsadvocateshaveanincreasingbodyofexperimentalresearchtosupporttheircase.Forinstance,thereisevidencethattrainingprogramsfocusingonthehumanrelationsproblemsofleadership,supervision,attitudestowardemployees,communication,andself-awarenessproducesomeimprovementinmanagerialperformance.

Nothingintheresearchsuggeststhatskillstrainingcanmagicallytransform.theinterpersonallyincompetentintohighlyeffectiveleaders.Butthatshouldnotbethetestofwhetherinterpersonalskillscanbetaught.Theevidencestronglydemonstratesthattheseskillscanbelearned.Althoughpeopledifferintheirbaselineabilities,theresearchshowsthattrainingcanresultinimprovedskillsformostpeople.

(33)

A.Humanrelations.

B.Personality.

C.Interpersonalskillstraining.

D.Interpersonalcompetence.

37.

【B2】

38.【B10】

39.(35)

A.Allsoftwarepackagesaremadebythesamesoftwarecompany.

B.Theusersarefamiliarwithallkindsofsoftwarepackages.

C.Therearesomestandardstowhichallsoftwarewritersadhere.

D.Thereisacommitteewhichexaminesallsoftwarepackages.

40.聽力原文：W:IreallywanttoknowwhyNancyisalwayssohostiletowardme.

M:Didyoueverthinkofjustcomingrightoutandaskingher?

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkthewomanshoulddo?

(14)

A.BehostiletoNancy.

B.AskNancytocomeout.

C.TalktoNancyherself.

D.WriteNancyaletter.

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

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

Everyonceinawhilethereasonsfordiscouragementaboutthehumanprospectpileupsohighthatitbecomesdifficulttoseethewayahead,anditisthenagreatblessingtohaveoneconspicuousandundeniablegoodthingtothinkaboutourselves,somethingsolidenoughtostepontoandlookbeyondthepile.

Languageisoftenusefulforthis,andmusic.Aparticularpainting,ifyouhavetherightreceptors(感受器),canlightthespiritsandholdthemhighenoughtoseeawholefuturefortherace.Thesoundoflaughterinthedistanceinthedarkcanbeamarvelousencouragement.Buttheseareuncertainstimuli,readytoworkonlyifyouhappentoreceivethem,whichtakesabitofluck.

Ihavebeenreadingmagazinestoriesaboutthetechnologyofliedetectionlately,anditoccurstomethatthismaybethethingI'vebeenlookingfor,anencouragementsupportedbygenuine,hardscientificdata.ItispromisingenoughthatI'vedecidedtotakeasgivenwhatthearticlessay,uncritically,andtolooknofurther.

AsIunderstandit,ahumanbeingcannottellalie,evenasmallone,withoutsettingoffakindofsmokealarmsomewheredeepinadarkrecessofthebrain,resultinginthesuddendischargeofnerveimpulses,orthesuddenoutpouringofneurohormones(神經(jīng)激素)ofsomesort,orboth.Theoutcome,recordedbythelie-detectordeviceissimilartotheresponsestovariouskindsofstress.

Lying,thenisstressful,evenwhenwedoitforprotection,orrelief,orescape,orprofit,orjustforthepurepleasureoflyingandgettingawaywithit.Itisastrain,distressingenoughtocausetheemissionofsignalstoandfromthecentralnervoussystemwarningthatsomethinghasgonewrong.Itis,inapurephysiologicalsense,anunnaturalact.

NowIregardthisasapieceofextraordinarilygoodnews,meaning,thatwearecompelledtobeamoralspeciesatleastinthelimitedsensethatwearebiologicallydesignedtobetruthfultoeachother.

Itseemsapettythingtohavethisinformation,butperhapsittellsustolookagain,andlookdeeper.Weareindeedasocialspecies,moredependentoneachotherthanthecelebratedsocialinsects.Wecannomoreliveasolitarylifethancanabee.Weareobliged,asaspecies,torelyoneachother.Trustisafundamentalrequirementforourkindofexistenceandwithoutitallourlinkageswouldbegintosnaploose.

Itisenough,quiteenough,toknowthatwecannoteventellaplainuntruth,betrayatrust,withoutscaringsomepartofourownbrains.

Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorimpliesthat______.

A.therearealotofobstaclesonthewayaheadofhumanbeings

B.humanbeingsaresurroundedbypilesofrubbish

C.weareconvincedthatmenarebornevil

D.man'sfutureisseentobebetteradvantagedfromhisgoodnature

42.AccordingtoAniruddhPatel,languageisusuallyunderconsiderationwhen______.

A.musiciansexplainthecomplexmeaningbehindthemusic

B.therapiststrytotreatpatientswhosufferfromstroke

C.peopleresearchtheconnectionbetweenmusicandthebrain

D.researchersstudythefunctionsofdifferentpartsofthebrain

43.

Mostpeoplethinkthattheeurowill______.

A.causepricedifferentials

B.allowpeopletobuyitemsinaninexpensivecountry

C.forcepricesoftheSameitemtobecomesimilaroridentical

D.allowtheretailerstomakelargeprofit

44.

Inthelasttwoparagraphs,what"advantage"referstois______.

A.westoremoreobjectsthanfaces

B.werememberobjectslongerthanfaces

C.westoremorefacesthanobjects

D.werememberfaceslongerthanobjects

45.

WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Anxietyissupposedtoheavoided.

B.Whatleadstoanxietycanheambiguous.

C.Anxietydisorderhasanegativeimpact.

D.Anxietyisoneofthehealth-careissues.

46.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Insuchachanging,complexsocietyformerlysimplesolutionstoinformationalneedsbecomecomplicated.Manyoflife'sproblemswhichweresolvedbyaskingfamilymembers,friendsorcolleaguesarebeyondthecapabilityoftheextendedfamilytoresolve.Wheretoturnforexpertinformationandhowtodeterminewhichexpertadvicetoacceptarequestionsfacingmanypeopletoday.

Inadditiontothis,thereisthegrowingmobilityofpeoplesinceWorldWar11.Asfamiliesmoveawayfromtheirstablecommunity,theirfriendsofmanyyears,theirextendedfamilyrelationships,theinformalflowofinformationiscutoff,andwithittheconfidencethatinformationwillbeavailablewhenneededandwillbetrustworthyandreliable.Thealmostunconsciousflowofinformationaboutthesimplestaspectsoflivingcanbecutoff.Thus,thingsoncelearnedsubconsciouslythroughthecasualcommunicationsoftheextendedfamilymustbeconsciouslylearned.

Addingtosocietalchangestodayisanenormousstockpile(儲(chǔ)備)ofinformation.Theindividualnowhasmoreinformationavailablethananygeneration,andthetaskoffindingthatonepieceofinformationrelevanttohisorherspecificproblemiscomplicated,time-consumingandsometimesevenoverwhelming.

Coupledwiththegrowingquantityofinformationisthedevelopmentoftechnologieswhichenablethestorageanddeliveryofmoreinformationwithgreaterspeedtomorelocationsthanhaseverbeenpossiblebefore.Computertechnologymakesitpossibletostorevastamountsofdatainmachine-readablefiles,andtoprogramcomputerstolocatespecificinformation.Telecommunicationsdevelopmentsenablethesendingofmessagesviatelevision,radio,andveryshortly,electronicmailtobombard(轟擊)peoplewithmultitudesofmessages.Satelliteshaveextendedthepowerofcommunicationstoreporteventsattheinstantofoccurrence.Expertisecanbesharedworldwidethroughteleconferencing,andproblemsindisputecanbesettledwithouttheparticipantsleavingtheirhomesand/orjobstotraveltoadistantconferencesite.Technologyhasfacilitatedthesharingofinformationandthestorageanddeliveryofinformation,thusmakingmoreinformationavailabletomorepeople.

Inthisworldofchangeandcomplexity,theneedforinformationisofgreatestimportance.

Thosepeoplewhohaveaccurate,reliableup-to-dateinformationtosolvetheday-to-dayproblems,thecriticalproblemsoftheirbusiness,socialandfamilylife,willsurviveandsucceed."Knowledgeispower"maywellbethetruestsayingandaccesstoinformationmaybethemostcriticalrequirementofallpeople.

Whatarethequestionsfacingmanypeoplenowadayswhentheyhaveinformationalneeds?

47.

WhatdoweknowfromthethreereportsissuedbytheJusticePolicyInstitute?

A.Theseteenagersarepotentialcriminalsinthefuture.

B.Theauthoritieshavebeenoverreactingtothesebehaviors.

C.Theseteenagersdeservethepunishment.

D.Theremustbesomethingmentallywrongwiththeseteenagers.

48.SectionB

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

Inthelasthalfofthenineteenthcentury"capital"and"labour"wereenlargingandperfectingtheirrivalorganizationsonmodernlines.Anoldfirmwasreplacedbyalimitedliabilitycompanywithabureaucracy(官撩主義)ofsalariedmanagers.Thechangemetthetechnicalrequirementsofthenewagebyengagingalargeprofessionalelementandpreventedthedeclineinefficiencythatsocommonlyspoiledthefortunesoffamilyfirmsinthesecondandthirdgenerationaftertheenergeticfounders.Itwasmoreoverastepawayfromindividualinitiative,towardscollectivismandmunicipalandstate-ownedbusiness.Therailwaycompanies,thoughstillprivatebusinessmanagedforthebenefitofshareholders,wereveryunlikeoldfamilybusiness.Atthesametimethegreatmunicipalities(大城市)wentintobusinesstosupplylighting,tramsandotherservicestothetaxpayers.

Thegrowthofthelimitedliabilitycompanyandmunicipalbusinesshadimportantconsequences.Suchlarge,impersonalmanipulationofcapitalandindustrygreatlyincreasedthenumbersandimportanceofshareholdersasaclass,anelementinnationalliferepresentingirresponsiblewealthdetachedfromthelandandthedutiesofthelandowners,andalmostequallydetachedfromtheresponsiblemanagementofbusiness.Allthroughthenineteenthcentury,America,Africa,India,AustraliaandpartsofEuropewerebeingdevelopedbyBritishcapital,andBritishshareholderswerethusenrichedbytheworld'smovementtowardsindustrialization.TownslikeBournemouthandEastbornespranguptohouselarge."Confinable"classeswhohadretiredontheirincomes,andwhohadnorelationtotherestofthecommunityexceptthatdrawingdividendsandoccasionallyattendingashareholders'meetingtodictatetheirorderstothemanagement.Ontheotherhand"shareholding"meantleisureandfreedomwhichwasusedbymanyofthelaterVictoriansforthehighestpurposeofagreatcivilization.

The"shareholders"assuchhadnoknowledgeofthelives,thoughtsorneedsoftheworkmenemployedbythecompanyinwhichheheldshares,andhisinfluenceontherelationsofcapitalandlaborwasnotgood.Thepaidmanageractingforthecompanywasinmoredirectrelationwiththemenandtheirdemands,butevenhehadseldomthatfamiliarpersonalknowledgeoftheworkmenwhichtheemployerhadoftenhadunderthemorepatriarchalsystemoftheoldfamilybusinessnowpassingaway.Indeedthemeresizeofoperationsandthenumbersofworkmeninvolvedrenderedsuchpersonalrelationsimpossible.Fortunately,however,theincreasingpowerandorganizationofthetradeunions,atleastinallskilledtrades,enabledtheworkmentomeetonequaltermsthemanagersofthecompanieswhoemployedthem.Thecrueldisciplineofthestrikeandlockouttaughtthetwopartiestorespecteachother'sstrengthandunderstandthevalueoffairnegotiation.

It'strueofthefamilyfirmsthat______.

A.they'werespoiledbytheyoungergenerations

B.theycouldsupplyadequateservicestothetaxpayers

C.theylackedefficiency

D.theylackedindividualinitiative

49.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethathigh-qualitycollegeeducationcallsfor______.

A.puttingacademicworkinthepropercontext

B.acommitmenttostudentsandeffectiveteaching

C.thepracticeofputtinglearningtoproductiveends

D.dedicationtoresearchinfrontierareasofknowledge

50.

Theauthorarguesthatourbodieshavestoppedevolvingbecause______.

A.lifehasbeenimprovedbytechnologicaladvance

B.thenumberoffemalebabieshasbeendeclining

C.thedifferencebetweenwealthandpovertyisdisappearing

D.ourspecieshasreachedthehigheststageofevolution

51.

Stressis______.

A.alwaysharmfultoyou

B.adiseaseinyourlife

C.anexampleofhumanexperience

D.anormalstateforeveryone

52.

Whatconditionsareneededforshrubstobecomeestablished?

A.Fernsmusttakeroot.

B.Thegroundmustbecoveredwithgrass.

C.Moresoilmustaccumulate.

D.Smallerplantsmustdieout.

53.WhichofthefollowingideasmightprobablybepreferredbyMalcolmMuggeridge?

A.Literaturewillbecomedominantinpresentingwarstories.

B.Peopleshouldhavetheirownideasofwhatisrightandwhatiswrong.

C.TVimagesarepreoccupyingbecausetheyexpressreality.

D.TVprogramsoftenaimtoassaultthetraditionalstandardsandmoresofsociety.

54.

Thekindofsearchenginesthecustomersneedistheonethatcan______.

A.produceexhaustivepreciseinformationaboutthesale

B.offerbroadandgeneralshoppingguidance

C.findtheproductyouwantorsuggestanalternative

D.endupwithalotmoregoodchoicesforyoutomake

55.

Mostpeopleturnonthetechnologyafteralongandfiringdayinordertoavoid______.

56.

【C5】

57.

【C8】

58.Inthepassage,"bandwagonappeal"refersto______.

A.amassconsensusamongyoungpeople

B.auniversalwayofthinking

C.thepursuitofamoralcodeofbehavior

D.thedesiretosupportapopularcourseofaction

59.

By"soft"knowledgeitismeantthattheargumentforculture'simpactonsocietyis______.

A.soundB.unapproachableC.groundlessD.naive

60.StaggeringtasksconfrontedthepeopleoftheUnitedStates,NorthandSouth,whentheCivilWarended.Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiersflorabothsideshastobedemobilized,readjustedtocivilianlife,andreabsorbedbythedevastatedeconomy.Civilgovernmentalsohadtobeputbackonapeacetimebasisandinterferencefromthemilitaryhadtobestopped.

ThedesperateplightoftheSouthhaseclipsedthefactthatreconstructionhadtobeundertakenalsointheNorth,thoughlesssp