2022-2023年河南省新鄉(xiāng)市大學英語6級大學英語六級真題一卷(含答案)

2022-2023年河南省新鄉(xiāng)市大學英語6級大學英語六級真題一卷(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

In2002thenumberofindustrialrobotswasthreetimesoverthatofdomesticandservicerobots.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Ababybeginstolaughandbecomesacomparativelysophisticatedcreaturewhenheisattheageof______.

3.

BesidesSanFrancisco,______isalsoFrechtling'sfavoritecitytovisit.

4.

InLatinAmerica,solidbusinessopportunitiesusuallyresultfrom______.

5.

TheBibletellspeoplehowJesuswasbetrayed,accusedandcondemnedtodeath.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.HowtoLovetheWorldAsItIs?

Itstruckmerecentlythatalotofpeoplethinktheyknowwhat'swrongwiththisworld,anditalsostruckmethatthey'reallwrong.

Seriously-almosteverypoliticalandreligiousgroup,everyopinionatedperson,everypublicationwithanopinion,hassaidatonetimeoranotherwhattheythinkiswrongwiththisworld.

Sowhat'sreallywrongwiththeworld,inmyopinion?

Notathing.

ThePrevailingWorld-view

Itseemstobeaprevailingworld-viewthattheworldismessedup,thattherearejustafewthingswrongwithit,andifwecouldonlygetthosethingstochange,theworldwouldbegreat.Ifwecouldjusteducatepeopleandgetthemtorealizewhat'swrongwiththisworld,thingscouldchange.

Thistypeofviewoftheworld-andlikeIsaid,Ithinkit'stheprevailingview-stemsfromanidealthatmanypeoplehaveintheirheadsofwhattheworldshouldbelike.Theymightnotrealizetheyhavethatideal,butit'sthere.AndtheworldwillneverreachthisPlatonicideal,becauseit'sjustthisimageofperfectionthatdoesnotmatchreality.Realityandthisidealareincompatible.

SoWhat'sWrongwithThat?

Nothing'swrongwiththat,actually.That'showmostpeopleare,andIdon'tthinkIcanchangethat,norwouldIwantto.Ithoughtitwouldbeaninterestingdiscussion,though,becauseIthinkthisdiscrepancybetweenwhatpeoplethinktheworldshouldbeandwhattheworldreallyiscancauseunhappiness.

Ifyouwanttheworldtobecompletelyvegetarianandkindtoanimals,anditisn'tandwon'tbeintheforeseeablefuture,youwillmostlikelybeunhappy.Ifyouwanttheworldtogobacktohowitwasduringyourchildhood,orduringyourparents'generation,anditisn'tlikelytodoso,you'renotgoingtobehappy.

Thesameistrueofanyofourideals.It'sverypossiblethattherealityofthepeopleinyourlifedon'tmeettheseideals.Thatmightcauseyoutobeunhappywiththem.

Whenrealitydoesn'tmeetideals-anditrarelydoes-webecomeunhappy.

SoWhat'stheAlternative?

I'mnotproposingthatyou,oranyoneelse,changeyourworld-view.Ifyou,oranyoneelse,arehappywiththatworld-view,don'tchangeit.

Butthereisanalternative,andI'mnotsayingit'sbetter.It'stheworld-viewItrytohave:insteadofhavinganideal,stoplookingforperfection.Accepttheworldasitis,andloveitforwhatitis.Acceptpeopleastheyare,andlovethem.

Whatwouldbetheresultofthisalternativeworld-view?Well,Ithinkyou'dbehappier,ifonlybecauseyoudidn'tseetheworldasafundamentallyflawedorevilplace,andbegantoseethegoodintheworld.This,however,isopentoindividualinterpretation,andyourownexperienceislikelytobedifferentthanmine.

Doesthismeanthatweshouldgiveupontryingtomakepositivechangesintheworld?Shouldwestoptryingtomaketheworldabetterplace?No!Don'teverstoptryingtodogoodthings!Eveniftheworldisalreadyagoodplace,wecanalwaysfindhappinessandsatisfactionintryingtodogood,intryingtomakepeople'slivesbetter.

Butwhataboutalltheevilandsufferingintheworld?Shouldweacceptandlovethataswell?That'sthetoughestpart,Ithink.It'shardtoacceptthatpeoplearedyingofdiseasesandfamineandwarandmurderandabuse,andperhapsimpossibletolovethataspectoftheworld.Youdon'thavetoloveit,butithelpstotrytoreallyunderstandit.Whydoesthishappen?Whatarethedeeperreasons?Attheheartofthedeepestreasonsishumanity-weareallflawedcreaturesinsomeway,andthat'swhatmakesushumanandbeautiful.

&nb

A.Theworldisinamess.

B.Humansdon'tknowwhat'swrongwiththeworld.

C.Theworldispromising.

D.Humanscan'tgetadjustedtothechangingworld.

7.

Thebasicprinciplesappliedtonatural-gasvehiclesarequitedifferentfromthoseappliedtogasoline-poweredvehicles.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

Peoplewithsocialanxietydisorderhavea______ofbeingwatchedandjudgedbyothersandofdoingthingsthatwillembarrassthem.

9.

Theyhadverydifferentpointsofviewabout______,whichwassoextremethatIgrewcuriousandintrigued.

10.

Withoutthehostprocessor,acardholdercannotwithdrawmoneyfromanATM.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

______isveryimportanttotheabsorptionoftherainfall.

12.

SometimeswhentheyputtheircreditcardnumbersontheInternettopayfortheitem,theirnumbersmightbe______.

13.

Whenasharedresourceisinshortsupply,organismscompete,andthosethat______survive.

14.Whentalkingaboutrunning,theauthorsuggeststhatpeoplewhohadsomediseases______.

A.giveuprunning

B.runatalowerpace

C.runattheirwill

D.seekmedicaladvice

15.

Arecipeisnotconsideredtangibleitemif______.

A.itisdeliveredlaterthanthecontractedtime

B.itneverarrivesatyourplace

C.itisdeliveredtothebuyerthroughe-mail

D.itcostslessthanthemarketprice

16.

Ofallpeoplearoundtheworld,competitivenessisprizedhighestby______.

17.

"Man"paralleledtheLatinword"homo"'whichmeans______.

18.

Yourdivorceapplicationcanbeacceptedifyoumakeitinhalfayearafteryoufindanyadulteryofyourspouse.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

______cancerisnotamongthecancersthatcanbeprotectedagainstbydietshighinvegetablesandfruits.

20.

WhatdoestheauthorwanttoillustratebymentioningaCEOandajanitor?

A.Ajanitormayhavetoworkharderforsuccess.

B.Writingskillsaresimilarlyimportantforthem.

C.ACEOneedsabetterwritingskillthanajanitor.

D.Theirabilitieshavenothingtodowiththeirjobs.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(34)

A.Yellowandwhite.

B.Whiteandcream.

C.Redandgolden.

D.Creamandyellow.

22.聽力原文：Onewaythatscientistslearnaboutmanisbyanimals,suchasmice,ratsandmonkeys.Thescientistsinthislaboratoryareexperimentingonmice.Theyarestudyingtherelationshipbetweendietandhealth.Atthistimeoveronehundredexperimentsaregoingoninthislaboratory.

Inthisexperiment,thescientistsarestudyingtherelationshipbetweentheamountoffoodthemiceeatandtheirhealth.Themiceareinthreegroups.Allthreegroupsarereceivingthesamehealthydiet.Buttheamountoffoodthateachgroupisreceivingisdifferent.Thefirstgroupiseatingonecupoffoodeachday,thesecondiseatingtwocups,andthethirdgroupofmiceiseatingthreecups.

Afterthreeyears,thehealthiestgroupistheonethatisonlyeatingonecupoffoodeachday.Themiceinthisgrouparethinnerthannormalmice.Buttheyaremoreactive.Alsotheyarelivinglonger.Miceusuallylivefortwoyears.Mostofthemiceinthisgrouparestillaliveafterthreeyears.Thesecondgroupofmiceisnormalweight.Theyarehealthy,too.Theyaxeactive,butnotasactiveasthethinnermice.Buttheyareonlylivingabouttwo.years.Thelastgroupofmicespendsmostofthedayeatingorsleeping.Theyarenotveryactive.Thesemicearelivinglongerthanthescientiststhought:aboutayearandahalf.Buttheyarenothealthy.Theexperimentisstillgoingon.Thescientistshopetofinishtheirstudiesintwoyears.32．Accordingtothepassage，whatanimalsareoftenusedbyscientiststolearnaboutman?

(33)

A.Mice.B.Rats.C.Monkeys.D.A,BandC

23.聽力原文：W:Ican'tmakeupmymindwhethertoaskLarryorBilltopaintthehouse.

M:Whatdifferencedoesitmake?They'rebothexcellentpainters.AndIthinkwejustneedtocheckwhoisavailablethedayaftertomorrow.

Q:WhatcanbeinferredaboutLarryandBill?

(15)

A.Theyarequitedifferentinpaintingskills.

B.Neitherofthemisgoodathouse-painting.

C.Theyareequallygoodathouse-painting.

D.Bothofthemwillpaintthehousethedayaftertomorrow.

24.聽力原文：M:I'mlongingtohearaboutyourtourofAmerica,Jenny.Youmustbeterriblyexcited.

W:Oh,Iam.I'veneverbeentoAmericabefore,soI'mreallylookingforwardtoit.Ithoughtitwouldbebettertogoonamoreorganizedholiday.

M:Whatdoyoumeanby"organized"?

W:Well,everythingisarrangedbyatouroperator.Youknow,youaretakenaroundandshownwheretogoandwhattodo.Iwouldprobablymisshalfofthesightotherwise.

M:Mm,whereareyougoinganyway?

W:Orlando,incentralFlorida.Here,letmeshowyouthebrochure.

M:Itlooksprettypacked.Doyoureallyhavetimetodoallthesethings?

W:Oh,yes.It'sallplanned.Let'ssee.Dayone,wearriveinOrlando.Andafterwe'vesettledinourhotel,wehavetheafternoonfree.Iguesswecouldhavealookaroundanddowhatwelike.Then,daytwo,wegototheDisneyWorld.

M:YoumeanMickeyMouseandallthat?

W:Yes,it'sakindofgiganticfunfairwithalltheDisneycharactersandthere'salsotheEpcotCenter,uh,asortofcityofthefuturewithallthelatestdevelopments.

M:Let'sseewhatyoudoondaythree.Oh,itseemstobefree.

W:Yes,that'sright.AndthenonthenextdaywegototheKennedySpaceCenter.Thatshouldbeinteresting.

M:Iwonderhowmuchtheyletyousee.That'swhereNASAis,isn'tit?

W:Well,youshouldn'tthinkyou'dbeabletoseethelatestspacecraft,butyoumightbeallowedtoglimpsesomeMissionControl,andperhapshowtheyreceivemessagesfromasatellite.Anyway,Ibetyou'llknowalotmoreaboutthespacethanyoueverknewbefore.

M:Now,what'snext?Oh,yes,dayfive.Circusworld.Thatsoundsfun.Ilovegoingtothecircus.

W:SodoI.Anddaysix,wecomehome.Justaswell,I'llbebrokebythen.

M:Isupposeyou'vebeensavingupforagesforthisholiday.

W:Well,Ididthinkofputtinginsomeextrahoursatwork,butthemoneywasn'treallyworthitaftertax,anditwouldhavemeantIdidn'tgethomeuntillate.DadofferedtolendmesomemoneybutIknowhereallyneedsithimself.Intheend,Iwenttoseemybankmanager.Hewasterriblynice,sohereIam,allbookedupandreadytogo.

(23)

A.She'llvisitalargefunfair.

B.She'llseecircusdisplays.

C.She'llvisitafilmstudio.

D.She'llseeatechnology-advancedcity.

25.聽力原文：M：Thesolarsystemissobigthatevenlightwouldtakeabouttwelvehourstotravelacrossit.

W：SofarasIknow，it'snocomparisonwiththegreatbear.

Q：Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

(16)

A.Thesolarsystemisabitsmallerthanthegreatbear.

B.Thesolarsystemisbiggerthanthegreatbear.

C.Thesolarsystemismuchsmallerthanthegreatbear.

D.Thesolarsystemisasbigasthegreatbear.

26.(25)

A.BecauseheisusingtheCitibankcard.

B.Becausehelivesinthe5-zonearea.

C.BecausehecangetafreecupofcoffeeanddoughnutsattheDerbyshireBuilding.

D.Becauseitisaflatrateandhecommutesalongdistance.

27.

【B10】

28.(31)

A.Thedistancethemerchandisehadtobetransported.

B.Thenumberofinsurancecompaniesavailableatthetime.

C.Theriskinvolvedintransportingthegoods.

D.Thetypeofshipsusedtotransportthegoods.

29.

【B6】

30.(21)

A.Hersisterlivesthere.

B.Sheattendedcollegethere.

C.Shelivesthirtyminutesfromthere.

D.Shevisitedtherelastyear.

31.(39)

32.(22)

A.TocontinuehischatWiththeSouthAmericans.

B.ToreadthematerialshegotfromtheNet.

C.Tosearchformorerelevantinformation.

D.Tohaveaface-to-facetalkwiththewoman.

33.聽力原文：W:Hello!

M:Goodevening.IsthatMrs.Philips?

W:Yes,itis.

M:Well,Mrs.Phillips.Thisevening,(19)I'mcallingtoofferyouaspecialdiscounton...

W:Ah,no,letmeguess.YouwanttosellasubscriptiontothenewspaperoragreatdealontheairfaretoHawaii,right?Or,youwanttooffermeanunbelievablebargainondancelessons?

M:No,no,actually...Mrs.Philips.Oh,sorry.Thatwasthelastguy.Uh,(20)wewanttoofferyouafreemembershiptooursportsclubdowntownattheintroductorypriceof$39.95...

W:Thirty-nineninety-five?Ithoughtyousaidfree!Uh,listen,I'mnotinterested.

M:Well,itincludesunlimitedaccesstoallourfacilities,includingthegym,weightroom,tenniscourts,andswimmingpool.

W:Again,I'mnotinterested.IhavemyownfitnessprogramIdoaroundthehouseanyway.

M:Well,thisisaonce-in-a-lifetimedeal.Inaddition,thelocationofthesportsclubisnearyourhouse.Thatwillbeconvenientforyou.

W:LikeIsaid,I'llpassthistime.(21)Andpleaseputmeonyour"don'tcall"list.

M:Okay.It'lltakebetweenfourandsixmonthsbeforeyournamewillberemovedfromourdatabase.Youmightbecalledbyanotherrepresentativeduringthattime.

W:Ah,man.Ah,great.

M:Haveaniceevening,Mrs.Philips.

(20)

A.Heispromotingthesalesofsomethingbytelephone.

B.Heistalkingwiththewomanonhowtostayhealthy.

C.Heisdiscussingwiththewomanonhowtostayfit.

D.Heistalkingwiththewomanaboutafitnessprogram.

34.(36)

A.In4or5years.

B.Inoneyear.

C.In3or4years.

D.In36weeks.

35.聽力原文：W:Goodmorning.ThisisMsReedinMr.Farnsworth'soffice.I'dliketoconfirmaflightforMr.Farnsworth.It'sflight420toSydneyonApril17that3:20p.m.ThenameisRogerFarnsworth.

M:Certainly,MsReed.Holdonasecond.That'scorrect.Youreservediton10th,didn'tyou?

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

(16)

A.MsReedisgoingtoSydneyonApril17th.

B.Mr.FarnsworthisgoingtoSydneyonflight430.

C.Theflightleavesat3:20p.m.

D.Theyaretalkingattheticketoffice.

36.(13)

A.HethinksDavidisnotreliable.

B.He'swillingtotrustDavid.

C.HehastoldhisdoubtstoDavid.

D.HethinksDavidwillbenefitfromthisexperience.

37.(29)

A.Meat,fishandfruits.

B.Differentinsects,wildfruitsandroots.

C.Seal,boar,whalemeatandfish.

D.Differentanimalsandvegetables.

38.聽力原文：Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual'sintelligence.Thefirstisthesortofbrainheisbornwith.Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,somebeingmorecapablethanothers.Butnomatterhowgoodabrainhehastobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligenceunlesshehasopportunitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhathappenstotheindividual—thesortofenvironmentinwhichheisreared.Ifanindividualishandicappedenvironmentally,itislikelythathisbrainwillfailtodevelopandhewillneverattainthelevelofintelligenceofwhichheiscapable.

Theimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividual'sintelligencecanbedemonstratedbythecasehistoryoftheidenticaltwins,PeterandMark.Beingidentical,thetwinshadidenticalbrainsatbirth,andtheirgrowthprocesseswerethesame.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparentsdied,andtheywereplacedinseparatefosterhomes.Peterwasrearedbyparentsoflowintelligenceinanisolatedcommunitywithpooreducationalopportunities.Markwasrearedinthehomeofwell-to-doparentswhohadbeentocollege.Hewasreadtoasachild,senttogoodschools,andgiveneveryopportunitytobestimulatedintellectually.Thisenvironmentaldifferencecontinueduntilthetwinswereintheirlateteens,whentheyweregiventeststomeasuretheirintelligence.Mark'sI.Q.was125,twenty-fivepointshigherthantheaverageandfullyfortypointshigherthanhisidenticalbrother.Givenequalopportunities,thetwins,havingidenticalbrains,wouldhavetestedatroughlythesamelevel.

(30)

A.Humanbrainsdifferfrompersontoperson.

B.Thebrainapersonisbornwithisvitalindetermininghisintelligence.

C.Environmentiscrucialinfosteringaperson'sintelligence.

D.Personshavingidenticalbrainsaredoomedtohaveidenticalintelligence.

39.

【B5】

40.【B6】

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

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

"Ifanythingisimportantitisthefuture.Thepastisgone,andthepresentexistsonlyasafleetingmoment.Everythingthatwethinkanddofromthismomentoncanonlyaffectthefuture,anditisinthefuturethatweshallspendtherestofourlives."Historyisimportant.Ithasmanylessonstoteachandfailuretoheedthemisoneoftheeasiestwaystomakemistakesinthefuture.Historyalsocarrieswithitmanyexperiencesbothpersonalandsocietalthatinfluenceattitudestothepresentandthe-future.Inmanysituationstheseattitudes,whicharede-rivedfromthepast,determineourapproachtothefuture.Tocreatechangewemayneedtobreakawayfromthisdominationbythepastandthinkanew.Thisisoftendifficult,butifwearetosolvemanyoftheworld'sproblems,itisnecessary.

Onewaytoassistthismaybetoexaminethewaymwhichwerefertodifferentperiodsoftime.TheEnglishlanguageisnotaloneinusingthewords"past","present"and"future",eachsuggestingthesingular.Therewasonepast-historyratherthanhistories;thereisonepresent,notaseriesofpresents;andtherewillbeonefuture.If,however,weaccepttheexistenceofeffectivehumanchoice,theremustbethepotentialfordifferentfuturestooccur.Easyasitistoexplain,whenweareusedtothinkingaboutthepastandthepresent,itcanbestilldifficulttoacceptthatfuturesaremultiple.Itseemstomakethefuturedifferent.

Butisitasdifferentasallthat?ConsidertheexperienceofanEnglishmaninBoston,Massachusetts.SomeoftheeventsthattookplaceinandaroundBostoninthelate18thcenturyareprobablyfamiliartomostEnglishschoolchildren,butseeingthemfromanAmericanperspectivecaststheminanewlight.TheBritishversionofhistorygenerallyregardsthe"Brits"asthegoodguys,fightingbravelyforright.Followingthe"FreedomTrail"throughBostonposessomeinterestingquestions.TheAmericanviewisdifferent.We,theBrits,werethebaddies!

Althoughthepasthashappenedandleftevidenceandmemories,difficultiesremain.Theinterpretationoftheeventscanbeverydifferentwhenviewedfromdifferentperspectives.Which,ifany,isright?Someofthemostintractablepoliticalproblemsoftoday,suchasthoseinNorthernIreland,theMiddleEastandtheformerYugoslavia,originateinverydifferentperspectivesonhistory.Perhapsthemaincontributionthatfuturistscanmaketotheresolutionoftheseconflictsistoemphasizetheexistenceof,andtheneedtounderstandhistories,intheplural:that,althoughtheremaystrictlyhavebeenonepast,differenthumanperceptionseffectivelycreatemultiplepaststhatareoftenincompatible.Onlybyrecognizingthesignificanceofthesepastscanthevaryingpresentsbeunderstood,withaviewtoachievingafuturethatwillgosomewaytowardsmeetingtheconflictingpreferences.

Inwhatwayishistoryimportanttous?

A.ItleavesusalegacytobeValuedatthepresentandinthefuture.

B.Wecanseepastinfluenceineverythingwethinkanddoatthismoment.

C.Manyofourattitudesdevelopedfromthepastwillaffectthepresentandthefuture.

D.Historydeterminesthefuturecourseofacountry.

42.WhatdowelearnaboutJapanfromthepassage?

A.Itnowbelongstothewesternhemisphere.

B.ItseconomicsituationperhapsgoesevenworsethantheUS.

C.Itsfinancialsystemscollapsedasotherwesterncountriesdid.

D.ItseconomywillrecoversoonerthanotherAsiancountries.

43.

Theauthorusestheexampleofamonkeytoarguethatrobotsare______.

A.expectedtocopyhumanbrainininternalstructure

B.abletoperceiveabnormalitiesimmediately

C.farlessablethanhumanbraininfocusingonrelevantinformation

D.bestusedinacontrolledenvironment

44.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

High-speedtrainsareoftenthefastestwaytotravelbetweencitycentersinEurope,beatingshort-haulflightsforjourneysofupto550kilometers.Atspeedsofupto320kilometersanhour,thetraincertainlytakesthestrain;comparedtoairports,high-speedtrainstationsarestress-freecitadels(要塞)ofpeace.

Trainsalsoscorewellonthatshiftingequationofcomfort,convenienceandcost:Onshort-haulflights,flyingtimecanbeaslittleas20percentoftotaljourneytime.Whatcountsmostwithmiltravelisthequalityofuninterruptedtimefromthemomentyouboardtothetimeyouarrive:atrainstation's10-minuteaveragecheck-intimeforbusinesstravelersincludesgoingthroughsecurity.Takethelap-topanddoapileofworkinpeace.Astudyshowsthatbusinesstravelersarewillingtotraveluptofourhoursonahigh-speedtrainbecauseof"increasedproductivity"comparedwithairlinetravel,whilethelimitforleisuretravelersistripsofuptosixhours.

Railteam,similartoanairlinealliancesuchasOneworldorStarAlliance,aimstoofferseamlesshigh-speedtraintravelacrossEurope.If,foranyreason,atravelermissesaconnectionbecauseofalate-runningtrain,Railteamwillensurethathecantakethenextavailabletrain,irrespectiveofwhattypeofticketheholds.Frequentbusinesstravelershaveaccesstoloungesinover30trainstations.

Theservice'sdouble-deckertrainisaversionofthemodifiedV150TGVtrain(namedfortravelingat150meterspersecond)whichbroketheworldrailspeedrecordonApril3th,2007,bytravelingat575kilometersanhouronaspecialsectionoftrackbetweenParisandStrasbourg-fasterthansomelightairplanes.

TGVEsttrainscomewithspaciousandrecliningseats,adjustablelightingandspecial"family"areasinsecondclass;first-classpassengershavetheuseofmeetingspacesforuptothreepeople,Wi-Fi(無線局域網(wǎng)絡)connectivityandindividualelectricaloutletsthatmakeitconvenienttoworka-longtheway.

Whilehigh-speedtrainschallengeairlinesonshortroutes,therearesynergies(協(xié)同配合)betweenthetwokindsoftransport.Air-raillinkstohigh-speedrailstationscanbefoundatmajorairportssuchasthoseinParis,Amsterdam,FrankfurtandBrussels.

Forjourneysofupto550kilometers,planesareinferiorto______.

45.

Toachievethedesiredresult,humorousstoriesshouldbedelivered______.

A.ascasuallyaspossible

B.asawkwardlyaspossible

C.inwell-wordedlanguage

D.inexaggeratedstatements

46.

TheFDAbannedtheuseofantibioticfromfood-producinganimalsbecausepublichealthexpertswereconcernedabout______.

47.

Whataresomerichonesdoingwhilemanytechcompaniesaretighteningtheirbeltoverthepastyear?

48.

ItCANNOTbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.thedepartmentknowslittlerespectingthescienceofglobalwarming

B.thedepartmentisinthepassivepositioninsomecases

C.somesocialgroupsplaysignificantrolesinprotectingenvironment

D.thedepartmentisreluctanttolinkheat-trappinggaseswithdecliningpolarbear

49.Forjourneysofupto550kilometers,planesareinferiorto______.

50.WhenJuliusCaesarmadehistriumphalentranceintoRomein45BC,hecelebratedbygivingafeastatwhichthousandsofguestsategorged(狼吞虎咽)poultry,seafoodandgame.Similarcelebrationsfeaturingexcessiveconsumptionofanimalfleshhavemarkedhumanvictories-inwar,sport,politicsandcommerce-sinceourspecieslearnedtocontrolfire.Throughoutthedevelopingworldtoday,oneofthefirstthingspeopledoastheyclimboutofpovertyistoshiftfromtheirpeasantdietofmainlygrainsandbeanstoonethatisrichinporkorbeef.Since1950,percapitaconsumptionofmeataroundtheglobehasmoredoubled.

Meat,itseems,isnotjustfoodbutrewardaswell.Butinthecomingcentury,thatwillchange.Muchaswehaveawakenedtothefulleconomicandsocialcostsofcigarettes,wewillfindwecannolongersubsidize(補助)orignorethecostsofmass-producingcattle,poultry,,pigs,sheepandfishtofeedourgrowingpopulation.Thesecostsincludehugelyinefficientuseoffreshwaterandland,heavypollutionfromlivestockfeces,risingratesofheartdiseaseandotherdegenerativeillness,andspreadingdestructionoftheforestsonwhichmuchofourplanet'slifedepends.

First,considertheimpactonsuppliesoffreshwater.Toproducelkgoffeedlotbeefrequires7kgoffeedgrain,whichtakes1000kgofwatertogrow.Passuponehamburger,andyou'llsaveasmuchaswaterasyousavebytaking40showerswithalow-nownozzle(噴嘴).YetintheU.S.,70%ofallthewheat,cornandothergrainproducedgotofeedingherdsoflivestock.Aroundtheworld,asmorewaterisdivertedtoraisingpigsandchickensinsteadofproducingcrops'fordirectconsumption,millionsofwellsaregoingdry,India,China,NorthAfricaandtheU.S.areallrunningfreshwaterdeficits,pumpingmorefromtheir.aquifers(蓄水層)thanraincanreplenish.Aspopulationsinwaterscarceregionscontinuetoexpand,governmentswillinevitablyacttocutthesedeficitsbyshiningwatertogrowfood,notfeed.Thenewpolicieswillraisethepriceofmeattolevelsunaffordableforanybuttherich.

Thatprospectwilldoubtlesslyprovokeproteststhatdirectconsumptionofgraincan'tprovidethesameproteinthatmeatprovides.Indeed,itcan't.Butnutritionistswillattestthatmostpeopleintherichestcountriesdon'tneednearlyasmuchproteinaswearecurrentlygettingfrommeat,andthereareplentyofvegetablesources--includingthegrainsnowwastedonfeed--thatcanprovidetheproteinweneed.

Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicby______.

A.justifyinganassumption

B.givinganexample

C.makingacomparison

D.explainingaphenomenon

51.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheeffectofAspirin?

A.Itcanpreventtheriskofheartattacksandstrokes.

B.Itcandriveawayoccasionalachesandpains.

C.Itcanpreventinsomnia.

D.It