2022-2023年江蘇省連云港市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

2022-2023年江蘇省連云港市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Atthepeakoftheirstrength,menintheir20ssometimesalsoneedtotakeupcardiovascularprogramswhichcanmaintaintheirheartandlunghealth.

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2.

Brand-nameproductsarepromotedmorefrequently.

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3.

Fuller'sfamilydwellingwasnotfullyproducedmainlybecausetherewere______.

4.Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVRN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

UsingMnemonicsinVocabularyTests

AnIndianman,MahaveerJain,spent10monthsmemorizingeverywordoftheOxfordAdvancedLearnersDictionary's1,500pagesincludingthesequenceandpagenumberofeachentry.Theman'steacher,RoyChowdhury,claimsthatmostpeoplecanimprovetheirmemoriesthroughspecifictechniques.HighschoolstudentsonlyneedtolearnafractionoftheamountmemorizedbyJain,soasimilartechniqueshouldalsoimprovetheirtestscores.

ClassVocabularyRequirements

TheJapaneseMinistryofEducationLower&UpperSecondarySchoolCourseofStudyforForeignLanguagesgivesarecommendationforavocabularyofupto900wordsforJuniorHighSchoolstudents,andupto1,800wordsforSeniorHighSchoolstudents.

SeniorHighSchoolteachersarerecommendedtoteachvocabulary"suitablefortheachievementoftheobjectives"ofthegivencourseofstudy.Studentsparticipatinginreadingorwritingcoursesmaybeaskedtolearnwordsinexcessoftherecommendationinordertosatisfytheneedsofthecourse.Therefore,vocabularytaughtforspecificobjectivesmaynotbere-encounteredagainoncetheobjectivesofthecurrentstudyareachieved.Suchdemandsofnewlexicalinputleadstoverylittlerecyclingfromlessontolesson.

VocabularyTesting

IftheJapaneseMinistry'svocabularyquotasareaveragedoutover3years,studentswouldneedtolearn8and16newwordsforjuniorandseniorhighschoolsrespectivelyineveryweekoftuition.Thestandardwaytosatisfythisrequirementisviaregularclasstests.Vocabularylistsareexpectedtobelearntupto1weekafterbeingreceivedandareoftenderivedfromunstructuredlists.ThemajorityoftestsarebasedonlyonstudentknowledgeandrecallwhichisineffectiveforassessingactualEnglishabilityandfutureneeds.

Studentsareexplicitlytoldthetestwordsinadvanceandknowwhentheywillbetested.Consequently,evenweakerstudentsareabletocrammostofthewordsintoshorttermmemoryupuntiltheexamstarts.Studentsmaybeseencrammingasthelessonbeginsandformalgreetingsareconducted.Isthisreallyeffectiveforstudentsandteachers?Arethestudentsgoingtorememberenoughofthesewordswhentheygettouniversityentranceexams?

WorkbyEbbinghaushighlightedthatnonsensesyllableswerelostfrommemoryinhis"forgettingcurve"study.Themajorityofthe"words"werelostwithinashorttimeandafter1weekonly25%remained.Formanylow-levelstudents,Englishlearninginvolvesmanynonsensewordsandsyllables,sowouldtheirmemorydegradeinthesameway?Andifso,canstudytechniques,likemnemonics,aidinlearningandreducingthememorydegradation?

Mnemonics

Mnemonicsinforeignlanguageacquisitionappearstohavefallenoutoffavourwithcurrentinterestsinresearch.Theuseofmnemonics(memoryimprovementtechniques)inlanguagelearningreceivedsomeinterestinresearchover20yearsagobutitisnotamodemart.OnetechniquetakenfromitsoriginatorsisknownastheRomanRoomwhilsttheword"Mnemonic"itselfderivesfromtheancientGreekmnemonikosandisrelatedtotheGoddessof

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5.

Thesuccessofapartysometimesdependson______.

A.howmuchfunpeoplearehaving

B.whetheritisloudornot

C.whetherpartiesprovideanexcellentenvironment

D.whetherpeopleareingoodmoodsandspirits

6.

IfmoreofGoogle'sprocessesandplansareinspectedpreciously,thiscanenhanceits______.

7.Originalusagereferstoriversthat______.

A.aremultichanneledinflow

B.haveclearbanks

C.includebanklesschannels

D.existforonlyashorttimeinflow

8.

Thetrendoflibrarypolicyisclearlytowardtheidealofmakingallinformation_____________toallpeople.

9.

Ifwecanjoinbillionsofcomputercircuitstogetherlikebillionsofbraincellswhichworktogether,thenthecomputercanreceive______.

10.

SinceNancyWoods'sparentsmovedintotheTorontonursinghometheybecamehealthier______.physically,buthadnewproblemswith______.

11.THEBLENDINGOFTHEUNITEDSTATES

Foryears,JorgeDelPinal'sjobasassistantchiefoftheCensusBureau'sPopulationDivisionwastofitpeopleintoneat,distinctracialandethnicboxes:white,black,Hispanic,AsianorNativeAmerican.AsthesonofanAnglomotherandaHispanicfather,however,heknewallalongthatthetaskwasnotalwayspossible.

Forthe2000decennialcensus,thatwillnolongerbethecase.Forthefirsttime,thecensusforms'willallowpeopletocheckoffasmanyracesasapply.Asaresult,theCensusBureaushouldobtainabetterpictureoftheextentofintermarriageintheUnitedStates.

Intheabsenceofsuchadirectmethod,afewyearsago,veterandemographerBarryEdmonstonusedsophisticatedmathematicalmodelingtechniquestocalculatehowintermarriageischangingthefaceoftheUnitedStatesaspartofanimmigrationstudyhedirectedfortheNationalResearchCounciIoftheAmericanAcademyofSciences.HisresearchwassummarizedinareportentitledTheNewAmericans:Economic,DemographicandFiscalEffectsofImmigration.ButastheCanadian-born,whitehusbandofsociologistSharonLee,aChinese-American,Edmonstoreallyneededno'computertounderstandthetransformationunderwayinthissociety.Heandhisfamilyareliving,breathingparticipants.

ThefaceofAmericaischangingliterally.AsformerPresidentClintonhassaid,"within30or40years,whentherewillbenosingleraceinthemajorityintheUnitedStates,wehadbestbereadyforit."Forhispart,Clintonispreparingforthattimebytalkingaboutracialtoleranceandthevirtuesofmulticulturalism.Othersaredebatingimmigrationpolicy.AlmostalldiscussionfocusesonthepotentialdivisivenessinherentinanationthatisnolongerapredominantlywhitecountrywithamostlyEuropeanancestry.

Butafootbehindthescenesisanothertrendthat,ifhandledcarefully,couldbringthecountryclosertogetherratherthandriveitapart.Thisquietdemographiccounter-revolutionisadramaticupsurgeinintermarriage.

Edmonston'sstudyprojectedthatby2050,21percentoftheU.S.populationwillbeofmixedracialorethnicancestry,upfromanestimateofsevenpercenttoday.Amongthird-generationHispanicandAsianAmericans,exogamy-marriageoutsideone'sethnicgrouportribeisatleast50percent,heandothersestimate.ExogamyremainsmuchlessprevalentamongAfricanAmericans,butithasincreasedenormously,fromabout1,5percentinthe1960sto8to10percenttoday.

Suchaprofounddemographicshiftcouldtakeplacewhilenoonewaswatchingbecause,officially,noonewaswatching.Federalagenciestraditionallycollectedracialdatausingaformula—oneperson,oneracesimilartothetime-honoredvotingprinciple.Thus,theCensusBureaucouldestimatethatoncensusformsnomorethantwopercentofthepopulationwouldclaimtobemultiracial.Intheabsenceofamorestraightforwardcount,noonecouldknowforsurewhatthedemographicsare.

That'sabouttochange.Afterthe2000census,theU.S.Governmentshouldhaveabetteridea.In1997,theOfficeofManagementandBudget,whichoverseesfederalstatisticalpractices,approvedadirectiveallowingpeopletocheckasmanyracialboxesastheybelieveapplytothem.Theshiftwasacompromisebetweenthedemandsofsomeinterestgroupsthatwantedtheadditionofa"multiracial"box,andthosethatobjectedtoanychange,fearingdilutionoftheirnumbers.

Meanwhile,intheabsenceofOfficialnumbers,withtheheightenedtensionsurroundingracialissues,andwiththemutualsuspicionthatexistsamongcompetingracialandethnicinterestgroups,there'slittleagreementonwhatintermarriagewillmeanforU.S.societyinthefuture.

Melt

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12.

AtthenightofMonday,Decemberfifth,atthemeetingsthroughoutthecountry,blacksinMontgomeryagreedtorefusetogetoncitybusesuntilthecitybusesremovedtheir______.

13.Whenyouarestressfulbecauseofthefeelingthat"there'ssomuchtodo,andnotenoughtime",youshould______.

A.askotherstohelpyou

B.allowyourselfamental"get-away"

C.makealistofeverythingyouhavetodo

D.dothetasksaccordingtoyourhobby

14.

Largelybecauseofverylowbirthrate,___________offarmlandinItalyhasalreadybeenabandoned.

15.

AlargesumofmoneymustbespentonLyubomirsky'sresearchbecauseitneedstotracealotofpeople______.

16.

Todayadoptionadvocatesthinkbirthcultureplaysanimportantroleinraisingchildrenfromadifferentrace.

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17.

AccordingtoMs.Lynch,oneofthemostcommonwaysthatboysturndowngirlsisby______.

A.runningaway

B.followingothergirls

C.ignorance

D.tellingthetruthtothegirls

18.

Bothdadspaidtheirbills______,yetonepaidhisbillsfirstwhiletheotherpaidhisbillslast.

19.

Theemphasisofthisadvertisementison______.

20.

TomSchroederis______.

A.goodatdefendingthoseidentitytheftvictims

B.indifferenttoByrd'scase

C.worriedaboutByrd

D.willingtohelpByrd

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(32)

A.Hewasabravesoldier.

B.Hetookwarphotographs.

C.Hepaintedportraits.

D.Hedesignedaportablecamera.

22.

【B2】

23.【B3】

24.

【B6】

25.(19)

A.Hehasn'tdecidedonatopicforhiscomposition.

B.HehasfallenbehindothersinEnglishclass.

C.Hehash'tmadeuphismindastowhattowriteabout.

D.Thebookheborrowedwillheduetomorrow.

26.(41)

27.(26)

A.Itwasgonecompletely.

B.Itstayedwhereitwasbeforetheearthquake.

C.Itmovedtoanotherplaceandcollapsedtotally.

D.Itkeptstandingtherethoughmoved.

28.

【B4】

29.聽力原文：W:Well,youcleaneduptherefrigeratorthistime.Youmusthavebeenveryhungry.

M:AllIdidwasfixasnack.Thereweren'tmanyleft-oversfromyesterday.

Q:Whatdidthemandoaccordingtotheconversation?

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A.Ateallthefood.

B.Cleanedthekitchen.

C.Fixedtherefrigerator.

D.Boughtsomegroceries.

30.(18)

A.Themanalsowantstogetaticketforthestateballet.

B.Themanissellingtheticketforthestateballet.

C.Theman'ssisterwillgotoseethestateballet.

D.Theman'ssisterwillgivethetickettothewoman.

31.(15)

A.Shehashalffinishedfillingouttheform.

B.Shedoesn'tremembertofillouttheform.

C.Sheisgladthatthemanmighthelpher.

D.Shefeelsfrustratedaboutfillingouttheform.

32.聽力原文：W:I'mgoingovertoseeacarsomeonehasforsale.Withallyourexperienceasamechanic,I'dappreciateyouropinion.

M:Thatwastwentyyearsago.Carshavechangedsomuch.I'mnotsurehowmuchhelpImightbe,butsureI'llcomealongfortheride.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

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A.Hemighthelpthewomanmuch.

B.Thewomanshouldn'tbuyausedcar.

C.Hedoesn'tknowalotaboutnewcars.

D.Thewomanisabettermechanicthanheis.

33.聽力原文：M:AreyougoingtopickuptheticketsforthemovieSaturday?

W:IfIgetachance.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Shemaynotbeabletoaffordthetickets.

B.She'llasksomeoneelsetogetthetickets.

C.She'lldefinitelygetthetickets.

D.She'llgettheticketsifshecan.

34.

【B8】

35.

【B11】

36.(34)

A.AwarbetweenBritainandtheUnitedStates.

B.AsmallbattlebetweentheAmericanandtheBritishtroops.

C.TalksbetweenGeneralScottandtheBritishGovernor.

D.AmeetingofGriffinandCulter.

37.【B8】

38.聽力原文：W:Hi,Sam,IhatetobotheryoubutIwonderifIcouldhaveawordwithyou?

M:Soundssoserious.What'sup?

W:Well,thelandlordjustinformedmethathe'sgoingtoincreaseourrentbytwohundred.I'mwonderinghowyoufeelaboutit.

M:HowdoIfeelaboutit?Noway!Intherentalagreement,itsayshewillhavetogiveusanoticethreemonthsinadvanceifhewantstoincreasetherent.

W:Yeah,that'sright!It'sgottabethreemonthslater.Well,Ithinkherealizeshisrentalfeeisbelowthemarketrateandhemustbefeelingabitrippedoffwhenhecouldbechargingacouplehundredextra.Whatdoyouthink,Sam?Shouldweagreetotheraiseorfindsomewhereelse?

M:Goodquestion.I'mnotsureeither.Thelocationwe'reatnowisquiteconvenient,closetothegroceryandnearthesubway.It'llbehardtofindanotherlocationlikethisone.

W:Iwonderwhetherhe'llallowroomfornegotiation,perhapsahundreddollarsinsteadoftwo.Maybehemightbemorewillingtogiveabitifwespeaktohimrightaway.

M:Well,heseemstobeaniceguytotalkto.Butwhatifherefuses?Wouldyougofortwothen?

W:Well,IguessIwould,sinceit'llbehardtofindsuchaconvenientlocation.Besides,it'sclosetomyschoolandIcansleepalittlelaterinthemornings.

M:Ha!Ifiguredthat'swhatyou'dbeconcernedabout.Well,Ihavetogiveitsomeseriousthought.I'mnotsureIcanaffordtocoughupanextrahundredamonthjusttomakesureicansleepinanextra15minutes.

W:Didn'tyougetyourloanrecently?That'llcoverwhatyouneed.Besides,ifyoucouldjuststopspendingsomuchoncafeteriasnacksyou'dhavelotsofmoneytospare.

M:Yeah,butI'mthinkingofgettinganewlaptop.

W:Well,Itellyou,therearen'talotofapartmentsthatarecheaper,evenwiththisnewincrease.

M:Iknow,sowhendoeshewantustocomebackonthis?

W:Hetoldmetolethimknowthisweekend.

M:Sure,bythenIshouldbeabletomakeupmymind.

23．WhatisthemainProblemthatthespeakershave?

24.Whatarethetwochoicesthattheyface?

25.Whatistheadvantageofstayingintheapartmentaccordingtothewoman?

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A.Wheretheyshouldmove.

B.Howtonegotiatewiththelandlord.

C.Howtofighttheincrease.

D.Whethertoacceptanincreaseinrentormove.

39.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Theearthisgettingwarmer.Peopleburncoal,oilandgasandthisproducescarbondioxide,methaneandnitrousoxide.Thesegases,called"greenhouseoxide",stoptheheatofthesunfromleavingtheearth'supperatmosphereandthismakestheearthwarmer,aprocesscalled"globalwarming".

Afewweeksagoagroupofscientistsproducedareportaboutglobalwarmingandthenaturalworld.Theywantedtofindoutifglobalwarmingwasdangerousforplantsandanimals.Thescientistswereshockedbywhattheyfound.Theysaythatduringthenext50yearsabout25%oflandanimalsandplantswillbecomeextinct.Morethan1millionplantandanimalspecieswillbecomeextinctby2050.

Thescientistsstudiedsomeregionsoftheworldwithaveryrichbiology.TheseregionswereEurope,Australia,CentralandSouthAmerica,andSouthAfrica.Theirstudiesshowedthatspecieslivinginmountainousareashadabetterchanceofsurvivalbecausetheycouldmoveuphilltogetcooler.Inflatareas,suchasdeserts,plantsandanimalswouldhavetomoveverylongdistancestogetcooler,sotheyareingreaterdangerofextinction.

Globalwarmingisgettingworse.Manycountries,particularlytheUSAandtheEuropeancountries,arecontinuingtoproducegreenhousegases.Wewillnotknowthetrueresultsofthisfor25yearsbutifpeoplecontinuetoburnoil,coalandgasatthesamerateastoday,about30%ofalllifeformswillbecomeextinctby2050.

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A.Theypollutetheatmosphericenvironment.

B.Theyproducedangerousgases.

C.Theystopthesun'sheatreachingtheearth.

D.Theycauseglobalwarming.

40.聽力原文：M:Frankisalwayscomplainingabouthisjob.

W:Maybeifyoutriedwaitingontables,you'dseewhatit'slike.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(15)

A.ThemanwouldunderstandifhehadFrank'sjob.

B.Frankcouldhelphimgetajobonanairplane.

C.Waitingontablesisanenjoyablejob.

D.Sheistiredofwaitingforhimthere.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.Inthehistoryofartspatronage(資助，贊助),entrepreneurs-turned-connoisseurs(藝術(shù)品鑒賞家，行家)areayoungdevelopment.Theworld'sgreatestmuseumstheLouvre,Hermitage,Pradobeganaslavishcivilization-is-powerstatementsbymonarchsandemperors;privateindividualsdidnotemergeassignificantmuseumpatronsbeforethe19thcentury.Untilagenerationago.thosewantingtoleavetheirmarkinbricksusuallydidsoinaroomoftheirowninastatemuseum:theDuveenGalleriesatTateBritain,theAbbyAldrichRockefellerGalleryatNewYork'sMuseumofModernArt.Butinthepast15years,thathaschanged:worldwide,collectorsseekimmortalityinglassandsteel,throughamuseumoftheirown,designedbyanarchitectoftheirchoosing.

Thesearenotlatter-dayHenryTatesorPavelTretyakovs,democraticvisionarieswhopaidforbuildingsanddonatedcorecollectionstokick-startevolvingnational,state-runinstitutions.Museumbuildersofthe1990sand2000s,bycontrast,areproductsoflatecapitalism,dedicatedtomorepersonalprojects,withanindividualisticflavor.TheyrepresentthelegacyofThatcher-Reaganwordsofchoice,privatephilanthropy(慈善機構(gòu)),me-generationcelebrity.

Together,theseandscoresmorebringdiversityandflattenoldgeographicalhierarchies.InIstanbul,collectorSakipSabanci'smuseum,foundedin2002,isthefirstevertoshowwesternmodernisminTurkey.ThankstoDominiquedeMenil,thegreatestcollectionofpaintingsbyCyTwombly,wholivesinItaly,isonpermanentshowinHouston,Texas,inagallerydesignedin1995byRenzoPiano.In1996thelatecollectoranddealerHeinzBerggmenlaunchedhisMuseumBerggrueninBerlin,givingGermanyitsonlyPicassocollection.

Isallforthebestinthebestofallpossibleworlds?Certainly,moreprivatemuseumsmeanmoreartondisplayformorepeopletosee.Today'scollectorsarereluctanttobequeath(遺贈)toestablishedmuseums,wherespaceshortagesmeanworksmaygostraightintostoreroomsandstaythere.Bycontrast,adedicatedmuseummaintainstheintegrityofacollection,keepingtogetheroutstandinggroupsofworks,assembledwithpersonalflair,inbuildingsdesignedtoenhancethem.RenzoPiano'slight,see-through1997constructionforErnstBeyeler'scherry-pickedmodernistpaintingsinBaselistheshiningEuropeanexample.Forcontemporarywork,privatecollectorshaveparticularadvantages:freeofstatebureaucracy,theycanrespondquicklytothefastpace,andshowworkinwaysthataretooradicalfortraditionalmuseums.

HowdidtheLouvre,Hermitage,andPradomuseumsoriginateaccordingtothepassage?

A.Donationsoftherichestcollectors.

B.Patronageofprivateindividuals.

C.Collectionsofconnoisseurs.

D.Encouragementsandapprovalbyrulers.

42.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.

A.BuildingBridgesovertheCulturalRivers

B.MultinationalTrainingforBusinessmen

C.LearningDifferentThinkingPatterns

D.CommunicationProblemsandComplaints

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Tomorrow'scruiseshipwillsailthroughtheair,notthewater

ThisisnotaBlimp.It'sasortofflyingQueenMary2thatcouldchangethewayyouthinkaboutairtravel.It'stheAeroscraft,andwhenit'scompleted,itwillferrypamperedpassengersacrosscontinentsandoceansastheystrollleisurelyabouttheone-acrecabinorrelaxintheirwell-appointedstaterooms.

Unlikeitsdirigibleancestors,theAeroscraftisnotlighterthanair.Its14millioncubicfeetofheliumhoistonlytwothirdsofthecraft'sweight.Therigidandsurprisinglyaerodynamicbody—drivenbyhugerearwardpropellers—generatesenoughadditionallifttokeepthebehemoth(龐然大物)andits400-tonpayloadaloftwhilecruising.Duringtakeoffandlanding,sixturbofan(渦輪風(fēng)扇發(fā)動機)jetenginespushtheshipuporeaseitsdescent.

Thistwo-football-fields-longconceptairshipisthebrainchildofIgorPasternak,whoseprivately-fundedCaliforniafirm,WorldwideAerosCorporation,isintheearlystagesofdevelopingaprototypeandexpectstohaveonecompletedby2010.

Pasternaksaysseveralcruiseshipcompanieshaveexpressedinterestintheproject,andforgoodreason:Thecraftwouldhavearangeofseveralthousandmilesand,withanestimatedtopspeedof174mph,couldtraversethecontinentalU.S.inabout18hours.Duringtheflight,passengerswouldpeeratnationallandmarksjust8,000feelbelowor,iftheyweren'tcaptivatedbytheview,thecavernousinteriorwouldeasilyaccommodatesuchamenitiesasluxurystaterooms,restaurants,evenacasino.

Tominimizenoise,theaft-mountedpropellerswillheelectric,poweredbyarenewablesourcesuchashydrogenfuelcells.Asophisticatedbuoyancy-managementsystemwillservethesamepurposeastrimonanairplane,allowingforpreciseadjustmentsinflightdynamicstocompensateforoutsideconditionsandpassengermovement.Theautomatedsystemwilldrawoutsideairintocompartmentsthroughouttheshipandcompressittomanageonboardweight.

Thecompanyenvisionsacargo-carryingversionthatcoulddeliverastore'sworthofmerchandisefromacentralizeddistributioncenterstraighttoaWalMartparkinglotor,becausethehelium-filledcraftwillfloat,ayear'sworthofsuppliestoanoffshoreoilrig."Youcanlandonthesnow,youcanlandonthewater,"Pasternaksays."It'sanewvisionofwhatcanbedoneintheair."

TheAeroscraftisnotaBlimpbecauseitismuchlargerthanthelatterthough______.

44.

TheFDAbannedtheuseofantibioticfromfood-producinganimalsbecausepublichealthexpertswereconcernedabout______.

45.

Scorpionsinjectedwithprostaglandinsmovetohotareasto______.

A.engageingreateractivity

B.seekoutamore-ironenvironment

C.demonstratethattheyareill

D.developafeverandflightbacterialinfections

46.

Whatfoundbelowthewaterscouldshowthatthecitieswereoncethedestinationsforreligiouspilgrims?

47.

WhydopeoplesayTwitterwasthebestoption?

A.Becausethecomputerwasdifficulttogetatthelocationoftheprotest.

B.Becausetheydidn'thavethepasswordtoaccesstothecomputeronthespot.

C.BecausepeopleusingTwitterwillbringfoodandsuppliestothem.

D.BecauseTwitterisanessentialpartintheorganization.

48.Thelossofhousingandstockmarketwealthaffected______most.

49.IncomparingFrenchandEnglisheducation,theauthorindicatesthat______.

A.themaindifferencesareinthechildren

B.theFrenchchildneedsfarmoretraining

C.agreatdealcanbelearntbybothcountries

D.differencesshouldnotbelookedforonlyinthemethods

50.WhatdoesSolomonmeaninthelastparagraph?

A.Theconnectionbetweenwatervaporandglobalwarmingisnotveryclearyet.

B.Water,vaporisnotlikelytoexertinfluenceoverglobalwarminginthefuture.

C.Thewarmingofthetropicsplaysaveryimportantroleinglobalwarming.

D.Globalwarmingprovestohavenothingtodowiththewarmingoftheocean.

51.Foraboutthreecenturieswehavebeendoingscience,tryingscienceout,usingsciencefortheconstructionofwhatwecallmoderncivilization.Everydispensableitemofcontemporarytechnology,fromcanallockstodialtelephonestopenicillin,waspiecedtogetherfromtheanalysisofdataprovidedbyoneoranotherseriesofscientificexperiments.Threehundredyearsseemsalongtimefortestinganewapproachtohumaninteraction,longenoughtosettlebackforcriticalappraisalofthescientificmethod,maybeevenlongenoughtovoteonwhethertogoonwithitornot.Thereisanargument.

Voiceshavebeenraisedinprotestsincethebeginning,risinginpitchandviolenceinthenineteenthcenturyduringtheearlystagesoftheindustrialrevolution,summoningurgentcrowdsintothestreetsanydayontheissueofnuclearenergy.Theprincipaldiscoveriesinthiscentury,allinall,aretheglimpsesofthedepthofourignoranceaboutnature.Thingsthatusedtoseemclearandrational,mattersofabsolutecertainty—Newtonianmechanics,forexample—haveslippedthroughourfingers,andweareleftwithanewsetofgiganticpuzzles,cosmicuncertainties,ambiguities;someofthelawsofphysicsareamendedeveryfewyears,somearecanceledoutright,someundergorevisedversionsoflegislativeintentasiftheywereactsofCongress.

JustthirtyyearsagowecallitabiologicalrevolutionwhenthefantasticgeometryoftheDNAmoleculewasexposedtopublicviewandthelinearlanguageofgeneticswasdecoded.Forawhile,thingsseemedsimpleandclear,thecellwasaneatlittlemachine,amechanicaldevicereadyfortakingtopiecesandreassembling,likeatinywatch.Butjustinthelastfewyearsithasbecomealmostunbelievablycomplex,filledwithstrangepartswhosefunctionsarebeyondtoday'simagining.

Itisnotjustthatthereismoretodo;thereiseverythingtodo.Whatliesahead,orwhatcanlieaheadiftheeffortsinbasicresearcharecontinued,ismuchmorethantheconquestofhumandiseaseortheimprovementofagriculturaltechnologyorthecultivationofnutrientsinthesea.Aswelearnmoreaboutfundamentalprocessesoflivingthingsingeneralwewilllearnmoreaboutourselves.

WhatCAN'Tbeinferredfromthe1stparagraph?

A.Scientificexperimentsinthepastthreehundredyearshaveproducedmanyvaluableitems.

B.Forthreehundredyearstherehavebeenpeopleholdinghostileattitudetowards