2022-2023年河南省駐馬店市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

2022-2023年河南省駐馬店市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

ValMacDonaldpointsoutthatbabyboomers______.

A.aremorewillingtotalktotheirparents

B.oftentakeadvantageoftheirparentsfinancially

C.seldomthinkofsendingtheirparentsaway

D.arelikelytoforcetheirparentstoaccepttheirviews

2.

It'sthemonitoringfunctionthatmakesthehostprocessorfinallysolveadisputeaboutatransaction.

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3.

Insomemovieswherealiensarecreatedastheenemyofhuman,theyareusuallymonster-likecreatures.

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4.

MaskTwainearnedalargesumofmoneybycollectingandsellingcocoa.

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5.

IntheUnitedStates,thefuelingstationsofferingforfillingnaturalgashavereachedto______.

A.1,300B.500C.1,500D.2,500

6.

WhenyouclickonalistingontheeBayWebsite,yourcomputerfirstcommunicatesto______.

A.searchservers

B.Webservers

C.applicationservers

D.storageservers

7.Married,WithMoney

Youfightoverfinances,right?Here'showtokeepthecashandthepassion.

BrianGreenbergisacollegefinancialplanner,butonarecentmorninghefeltmorelikeamarriagecounselor.Thecouplesittinginhisoffice,nearCherryHill,NewJersey,wasseekingadviceaboutapplyingforfinancialaidfortheman'ssonfromapreviousmarriage."Whentheywalkedin,"Geenbergrecalls,"Icouldfeelthehostility."

Theincomefromthewife'sbusiness,whichshehadstartedbeforetheymarried,wasmodest,butitwasjustenoughtolimittheamountofaidthesoncouldreceive.Thehusbandwantedhertoincorporatetoreducetheirincome,therebyallowingthesontoqualifyformoreaid.Shedidn'twanttogothroughthecomplicatedincorporationprocess,butfeltpressuredbyherhusband."Hewassaying,'I'mentitledtodowhatIwantbecauseI'mmakingthemoneythatpaysthebills,'"recallsGreenberg."Thatkindofthinkingunderminesarelationship."

Muchofthistypeofanimosity(仇恨)canbeavoidedifonlycoupleswouldtalkaboutmoneybeforetheygetmarried,saysMaryClaireAllvine,acertifiedfinancialplannerinChicagoandAtlantaandco-authorofThe7MostImportantMoneyDecisionsYou'llEverMake.Withoutthistalk,it'sunlikelythatcoupleshaveanactualplanfortheirlivestogether.

StudieshaveshownthatdisagreementsovermoneyaretheNo.1causeoffrictioninamarriage.Andforsome,they'retheNo.1reasonfordivorce.

Sowhycansomecouplesweatherfinancialupsanddownswhileotherssplitoverahouseholdbudget?Thekeytosuccessistofindthecommonground—thesharedvaluesabouthow,aspartners,youwanttoliveyourJivestogether.Herearesometipsforexecutingamoneyplanwithoutlosingthepassion.

Thinkbigandputitinbuckets.Aftercoupleshavepaidtheirfixedexpenses,theyoftenfindthemselvesdisagreeingoverhowtospendwhat'sleft-payoffthecreditcardsorgetthatHDTVoneofthemhasbeencraving.

Toavoidsuchclashes,talkaboutyourdreams.Allvine'sresearchsayscoupleswhodon'tgetboggeddownwithday-to-daybudgetingdetailsareusuallythemostsuccessfulwiththeirmoney."Youcan'tsaytothespender,Okay,youcanonlyspend$50amonth.It'slikeputtingpeopleonadietwheretheycanlastforawhilebutthentheyjustbingeandeataloafofbread.Thespenderwillsay,"I'llcutback.Andthentheystartcuttingouttheextracupofcoffee.Butit'srarelythecoffeethatputsthemindebt.It’sthehometheycan'taffordortheeartheyshouldn'tbedriving."

Allvinerecommendssortingyourbigdreams-startingabusiness,owningahome,savingforavacation-intocategories,orbuckets."Whenyounamethebucket,youknowwhatthatmoneyisfor,andyouwon'tuseitforanythingelse.That'showcouplesgettotheirgoals-theypaythemselvesfirstforthebigthings."

Everyoneneedstheprenuptial(結(jié)婚前的)talk.Astoday'scouplesmarrylater,orremarry,theyfacebigchallengescombiningresources.Onespousemaybringchildrenfromapreviousmarriage;anothermightbecaringforelderlyparents.Thenew-thinksays,richornot,youmayneedaprenuptialagreement."Itmakessensetothinkthingsthroughearlyon,"saysMellodyHobson,presidentofArielCapitalManagementinChicago.

ButCarrieSchwab-Pomerantz,co-author,withherfather,CharlesSchwab,ofItPaystoTalk,hasadifferenttake:"Noteveryoneneedstosignaprenuptialdocument-buteveryoneshouldhavetheprenuptialconversation."

Thepoint,saysSchwab-Pomerantz,istogetanideaofeachother'smoneypersonality."Ifsomeonehasalotofdebt,thatcanreflectsomepersonalityissuesthathisorherpartnerneedstoknowabout.Howyoudealwithmoneyisareflection

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8.

Librariesaregettingbiggerandthiscanbedangerousforprogramminglanguages.

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9.

Thequestionaboutsatisfactionwithpayandbenefitsisnotincludedinthe12questionsbecauseifsimportanttoallemployees,whether______ornot.

10.

Unemploymentmeansalotoftime,especiallyforthosehard-chargingexecutiveswhoarenotusedtohavinganyfreetime.

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11.

ThestatisticreleasedbytheAlliancetoSaveEnergyin2004showedthathybriddriversspentmuchlessmoneyonfuelthanSUVdrivers.

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12.

AccordingtoEuropeanconcepts,aFrencharchitectdesignedamodemIndiancity,named______.

13.

Apolicemancanlegallygiveathoroughsearchtoacarbyaskingforthecaroccupant's______.

14.

NikehasanewtelevisionadvertisementshowingthatanathletewithHIV______.

15.

Peoplewithsnoringproblemscangettreatedthroughdifferentsurgeryprocedures,suchasUPPP,LAUP,Somnoplastyand______.

16.Amongdevelopedcountries,______spendsthegreatestshareofGDPonthepublicbroadcasting.

A.USgovernment

B.Britishgovernment

C.Germangovernment

D.Frenchgovernment

17.

Thebiggestsinglelossofplaneshappenedin______.

18.ClimateChange

Scientistspredictincreasingdroughts,floodsandextremeweatherandsaythereisgrowingevidencethathumanactivitiesaretoblame.

WhatIsClimateChange?

Theplanet'sclimateisconstantlychanging.Theglobalaveragetemperatureiscurrentlyintheregionof15℃.Geologicalandotherevidencesuggeststhat,inthepast,thisaveragemayhavebeenashighas27℃andaslowas7℃.

Butscientistsareconcernedthatthenaturalfluctuation(波動(dòng))hasbeenovertakenbyarapidhuman-inducedwarmingthathasseriousimplicationsforthestabilityoftheclimateonwhichmuchlifeontheplanetdepends.

WhatIsthe"GreenhouseEffect"?

ThegreenhouseeffectreferstotheroleplayedbygaseswhicheffectivelytrapenergyfromtheSunintheEarth'satmosphere.Withoutthem,theplanetwouldbetoocoldtosustainlifeasweknowit.

Themostimportantofthesegasesinthenaturalgreenhouseeffectiswatervapor,butconcentrationsofthatarechanginglittleanditplaysalmostnoroleinmodernhuman-inducedgreenhousewarming.

Othergreenhousegasesincludecarbondioxide,methane(甲烷)andnitrous(含氮的)oxide,whicharcreleasedbymodernindustry,agricultureandtheburningoffossilfuels.Theirconcentrationintheatmosphereisincreasing-theconcentrationofcarbondioxidehasrisenbymorethan30%since1800.

ThemajorityofclimatescientistsacceptthetheorythatanincreaseinthesegaseswillcauseariseintheEarth'stemperature.

WhatIstheEvidenceofWarming?

Temperaturerecordsgobacktothelate19thcenturyandshowthattheglobalaveragetemperatureincreasedbyabout0.6℃inthe20thcentury.

Sealevelshaverisen10～20cm-thoughttobecausedmainlybytheexpansionofwarmingoceans.

MostglaciersintemperateregionsoftheworldandalongtheAntarcticPeninsulaareinretreat,andrecordsshowArcticsea-icehasthinnedby40%inrecentdecadesinsummerandautumn.

Thereareanomalies(異常)however-partsoftheAntarcticappeartobegettingcolder,andtherearediscrepanciesbetweentrendsinsurfacetemperaturesandthoseinthetroposphere(對(duì)流層)(thelowerportionoftheatmosphere).

HowMuchWillTemperaturesRise?

Ifnothingisdonetoreduceemissions,currentclimatemodelspredictaglobaltemperatureincreaseof1.4～5.8℃by2100.

Evenifwecutgreenhousegasemissionsdramaticallynow,scientistssaytheeffectswouldcontinuebecausepartsoftheclimatesystem,particularlylargebodiesofwaterandice,cantakehundredsofyearstorespondtochangesintemperature.Italsotakesgreenhousegasesintheatmospheredecadestobreakdown.

Itispossiblethatwehavealreadyirrevocably(不可撤回地)committedtheGreenlandicesheettomelting,whichwouldcauseanestimated7mriseinsealevel.TherearealsoindicationsthatthewestAntarcticicesheetmayhavebeguntomelt,thoughscientistscautionfurtherresearchisnecessary.

HowWilltheWeatherChange?

Globally,wecanexpectmoreextremeweatherevents,withheatwavesbecominghotterandmorefrequent.Scientistspredictmorerainfalloverall,butsaytheriskofdroughtininlandareasduringhotsummerswillincrease.Morefloodingisexpectedfromstormsandrisingsealevels.

Thereare,however,likelytobeverystrongregionalvariationsinthesepatterns,andthesearedifficulttopredict.

WhatWilltheEffectsBe?

Thepotentialimpactishuge,withpredictedfreshwatershortages,sweepingchangesinfoodproductionconditions,andincreasesindeathsfromfloods,storms,heatwavesanddroughts.Poorercountries,whichareleastequippedtodealwithrapidchange,willsuffermost.

Plantandanimalex

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Theeverydayactivitiesofanofficespaceareusuallynotfixedandactuallyquiteflexible.

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20.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestions,on,AnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheEastIndiaCompany

TheconceptofcorporationswasfirstestablishedunderancientRomanlaw.Butitwasn'tuntilEnglandemergedfromtheMiddleAgesthatitcreatedwhatwerecognizeasthemoderncorporatestructure.ItallbeganonDec.31,1600,whenQueenElizabethIgrantedachartertotheBritishEastIndiaCorporation,namingthecorporation"TheGovernorandCompanyofMerchantsofLondon,tradingwiththeEastIndies".ThecorporationconductedbusinessintheEastIndies(landthatwenowconsiderIndiaandtheMiddleEast)attheorderofthequeen.

TheEastIndiaCompanyestablishedafewmajorprecedentsformoderncorporations.Butitalsoshapedtheworldincountlessotherways.WithboththefinancialandmilitarysupportoftheCrown,theEICservedasaninstrumentofimperialism(帝國(guó)主義)forEngland.Thecompanyhaditsownprivatearmyandraisedsoldiersintheareasitconquered.Itsexpansionismspurredseveralwarsthatproducedatleasttwosovereignnations.Amongitsmanyclaimstofame(andnotoriety),theEICindirectlybuiltYaleUniversity,helpedcreatetwonationsandwastheworld's1o~rgestdrug-dealingoperationinthe18thcentury.

Thecompanywasruthless(無(wú)情的)initsquestforprofits.ParliamentevencalledtheEICtyrannical(殘暴的).However,withouttheEIC,Englandmayhaveneverdevelopedintothenationitistoday.

TheCreationoftheEastIndiaCompany

WhentheBritishEastIndiaCompany(EIC)wasformedin1600,therewerealreadyotherEastIndiaCompaniesoperatingonbehalfofFrance,theNetherlands,SpainandPortugal.ThankstothenavalroutethatexplorerVascodaGamadiscovered,richesfromtheOrientwerepouringintoEurope.Withothernationsimportingfortunesingoodsandplunder,QueenElizabethdecidedEnglandshouldgetsome,too.SoshegrantedthecharterfortheEastIndiaCompany.

Thechartersheissuedcreatedthefirstofficialjoint-stockcorporation.Ajoint-stockcorporationiscomposedofinvestorswhoaregrantedsharesinacompany.InreturnfortheirinitialInvestments,shareholdersaregivendividends,orpercentages,ofthecompany'sprofitsbasedonthenumberofsharestheinvestorholds.

SharesanddividendswerenotnewConceptsin.England.TwentyyearspriortotheEIC'scharter,QueenElizabethwasalreadyamajorstakeholderInSirFrancisDrake'sship,theGoldenHind.Althoughit'snotcertainhowmuchshemadefromDrake'svoyagestotheNewWorld,thecaptainhimselfmadea5000percentreturnonhisinitialinvestment.

Soajoint-stockcorporationliketheoneQueenElizabethformedintheEastIndiaCompanywasn'tmuchofafinancialleap.Butitwasthefirstofitskind,andfollowingtheestablishmentoftheEIC,itsDutch,Frenchandothercompetitorsfollowedsuit.ButgrantingchartertotheEICwasn'ttheonlypartoftheprototypeformoderncorporationsthatQueenElizabethdevised.

Underthesupportofherroyalauthority,ElizabethalsolimitedtheliabilityoftheEIC'sinvestors-includinghers.Thismadethecompanytheworld'sfirstlimitedliabilitycorporation(abbreviatedasLLCintheUnitedStatesandLheUnitedKingdom).UnderanLLC,theinvestorsinacorporationaregrantedprotectionfromlosinganymoremoneythantheirinitialinvestmentsintheventure.Ifthecompanygoesunder,theinvestorsonlylosetheamo

A.fromearlyseventeenthcentury

B.fromtheMiddleAges

C.underancientRomanlaw

D.fromtheendingoftheindustrialrevolution

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(35)

A.BecausetheycametotheUnitedStatesfromtheNetherlands.

B.BecausetheyspokeDutch.

C.BecauseDeutschsoundedlikeDutch.

D.BecauseDeutschwasthefullspellingofDutch.

22.(22)

A.Nancyshouldcalltheneighborstocomplain.

B.Nancyshouldintroduceherchildrentotheneighbors.

C.Nancyshouldasktheneighbor'ssontobabyish.

D.Nancyshouldbringtheneighborsagift.

23.聽力原文：M:Weren'tyougoingtocheckwiththeemploymentagencytoseeiftheyhaveanyleadsforjobsthissummer.

W:Yeah.Thanksforremindingme.TheymightassumeI'mnotinterestedifIdon'tgetbacktothemfastenough.Youknow,moreandmorepeoplearecompetingforfewerandfewerjobs.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

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A.Phonetheemploymentagencyassoonaspossible.

B.Lookingharderforemployment.

C.Nothingsincesheisnotinterested.

D.Studyinginthissummerinstead.

24.

【B6】

25.聽力原文：M:Finally,theweekendishere.Iwillgoforapicnic,sodoyouknowtomorrow'sweather?

W:Nowitis7:32andhereistheweatherforecast.Strongwindblewtoday.Andtomorrowitwillbecolder.Ifitgetscoldenough,therecouldbeheavysnownextweek.

Q:Whatistheweatherforecastfortomorrow?

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A.Itwillbesunny.

B.Itwillbeverycold.

C.Itwillbewindy.

D.Itwillberainy.

26.SectionC

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

I'msurealmosteveryoneofyoulookedatyourwatchorataclockbeforeyoucametoclasstoday.Watchesand【B1】______seemasmuchapartofourlifeasbreathingoreating.Andyet,didyouknowthatwatchesandclockswere【B2】______intheUnitedStatesuntilthe1850's?

Inthelate1700's,peopledidn'tknowthe【B3】timeunlesstheywerenearaclock.Those【B4】clocksinthesquaresofEuropeantownswerebuiltforthe【B5】______afterall,mostcitizenssimplycouldn't【B6】______apersonaltimepiece.Wellintothe1800'sinEuropeandtheUnitedStates—themain【B7】______ofawatch,which,bytheway,wasoftenona【B8】______chain,wastoshowothershowwealthyyouwere.【B9】___________________BythentherapidpaceofindustrializationintheUnitedStatesmeantthatmeasuringtimehadbecomeessential.Howcouldthefactoryworkergettoworkontimeunlessheorsheknewexactlywhattimeitwas?【B10】_____________________Andsinceindustrializationmadepossiblethemanufactureoflargequantitiesofgoods,watchesbecamefairlyinexpensive.【B11】_________________Beingontimehadenteredthelanguage—andlife—ofeverycitizen.

【B1】

27.(36)

A.AftertheWorldWarIcametoitsend.

B.AfterThisSideofParadisewaspublished.

C.AftertheGreatGatsbywaspublished.

D.AfterTenderIstheNightwaspublished.

28.聽力原文：Ahouseisthemostexpensivethingmostpeoplewilleverbuy.Veryfewpeoplehaveenoughmoneyoftheirowntobuyahome,sotheyhavetoborrowmoneyfromabank.Borrowingmoneyfromabanktobuyahouseiscalledtakingamortgage.Thehankusuallylendsmoneyorgivesamortgagefor25years.Thismeansthatthepersonwhoborrowshas25yearstopaybackthemoney.Thebanklendsthismoneywithinterest,andtheborrowermakesequalmonthlypaymentstothehankuntilhehaspaidthemortgage.Housesaresoexpensivethatmanypeoplenowadayshavetoborrowasmuchas$50,000.Inotherwords,theywillhavea$50,000mortgage.

Howcanyougetamortgage?Whenyoufindahouseyoulike,yougotoabank,sometimesitisnecessarytogotoafewbanks,beforeapplyingforamortgageatonce.Thebankwillinvestigateyourfinancialhistoryanddecideiftheythinkyouaxeagoodrisk.Theywillwanttoknowwhatkindofjobyouhave.Inaddition,thebankswillrequireadownpayment.Dependingonwhichstateyoulivein,thebankmayrequireasmuchas30%ofthepriceofthehouseasadownpayment.Thebankwillthenlendyoutherestofthemoneytobuythehouse.Manypeopleareneverabletobuyahousebecausetheycannotsaveenoughmoneyforthedownpayment.

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A.Itmeanstorentahousefor25years.

B.Itmeanstobuyanoldhouseatalowprice.

C.Itmeanstoborrowmoneyfromabanktobuyahouse.

D.Itmeanstoborrowmoneyfromafriendtobuyahouse.

29.(26)

A.Sheisinthethirdgrade.

B.Sheisinthesecondgrade.

C.Sheisinthekindergarten.

D.Sheisstillathome.

30.(18)

A.ShelikesThomasHardy'snovelTessofthed'Urbervilles.

B.ShethinksthenovelTessofthed'Urbervillesisarecreationalbook.

C.ShebelievesthenovelTessofthed'Urbervillesistoodepressing.

D.ShewouldratherreadTessofthed'Urbervillesthanrecreationalbooks.

31.(15)

A.Aretirementparty.

B.Afacultyreception.

C.Aclassreunion.

D.Abirthdayparty.

32.

【B9】

33.

【B10】

34.(28)

A.Moneypaidtoabankbeforethemortgageisgiven.

B.Moneyborrowedfromabankasamortgage.

C.Monthlypaymentstobankasthemortgage.

D.Interestchargedbyabankonthemortgage.

35.(45)

36.(29)

A.Theywillrunoutofcoffee.

B.Theywillsuccessfullycompetewithgourmetcoffeesellers.

C.Theywillintroducenewregularbrandsofcoffee.

D.Theywilllosesomecoffeebusiness.

37.(31)

A.Individualstates.

B.Taxesofcitizens.

C.Federalgovernment.

D.Parents.

38.(34)

A.Shewonthefirstplace.

B.Shewonthesecondplace.

C.Shewonthethirdplace.

D.Shewonnomedalsatall.

39.聽力原文：M:Thefacultyalreadyknowsthatattendingtheseminarsisarequirementforcompletingtheprogram.WhydoIneedtosignforit?

W:Itjustworksthatway.Theyjustwanttomakesurenothingisofftrack.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Themanforgottosignfortheseminar.

B.Thesigningisjustareassurance.

C.Theseminarwasactuallycancelled.

D.Thewomanlikestheseminarverymuch.

40.聽力原文：M:Let'sgoswimmingoveratthestudentcenter.

W:I'dliketo,butIhaveapaperdueonFriday,andIhaven'tevenstartedityet.

M:Justanhour.I'vegotatesttomorrow,soIwon'tbeabletostayverylong.

W:Ineedtheexercise,butljustcan'tsparethetime.

M:Okay.HowaboutdinnerattheGrill?Youhavetoeatsometime,andit'srightbythelibrary.I'llgoovertherewithyouafterdinner,andyoucalldoyourresearchwhileIstudyformytest.

W:Well.

M:Comeon.You'llprobablywanttostaylate,andyoushouldn'twalkhomeafterdark.I'llstayuntilyou'rereadytogo.

W:Thatwouldbenice,but...

M:Look,wereallywouldn'tbewastinganytime.We'djustbedoingeverythingweneedtodo,butwe'dbedoingittogether.Ijustwanttospendtimewithyou.

W:Me,too.Okay.Ineedtogohomefirst,thenI'llmeetyouattheGrillaboutsix.Isthatallright?

M:That'sgreat.We'llgeteverythingdone.You'llsee.

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A.Theman'stest.

B.Thewoman'sresearchpaper.

C.Goswimmingoveratthestudentcenter.

D.Plansfortheevening.

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

Itcanbeinferredthatifarocketmissesitstarget,itkeepsontravelingthroughspaceuntil______.

A.itreachesthe"blackhole"

B.itiscaughtinthegravitationalfieldofanotherplanet

C.itrunsoutoffuel

D.itexplodes

42.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Kidsareinfewerdangersthangrown-upsinMexicoCity.

B.TheauthorisanativeMexican.

C.Theauthor'shusbandisapediatrician.

D.TheMexicanhistoryandcultureappealtotheauthor.

43.Thejobinterviewisthemomentoftruthinjobhunting.Inadditiontohowtheinterviewerseesyourqualificationsandpersonalqualities,muchwilldependonhowtheyevaluateyourinterviewperformanceingeneral.Therefore,itishelpfultoconsideritaperformanceoragamewhosegoalistoselltheinterviewerontheideathatyouarethebestpersonforthejob.

Mostpeopletakeapassiveapproachtointerview,answeringwhateverquestionstheyareaskedtothebestoftheirability.Abetterapproachistotakecontrolandgivetheinterviewerwhatyouwanttogive,notnecessarilywhattheyaretryingtofindout;inspireconfidence—togivetheinterviewereveryreasontobelievethatyoucanhandlethejobforwhichyouarebeingconsideredandlittlereasontobelieveyoucan't.Youdothiswithmorethantheanswersyouprovide.Confidenceisalsoinspiredbythewayyoulook,theenthusiasm,confidence,personalabilityandambitionyoushowordon'tshow.

Themainreasonmostcandidatesdonotgetthejobisthattheydon'tinspireconfidence.Theyloseoutnotbecausetheydon'thavethequalificationstodothejobbutbecausetheirconfidenceintheirabilitytodothejobdidn'tcomethroughintheinterview.Theydidn'tsellthemselveswellenough.Themasonmostdon'tisbecausetheyarenervousandfeelgreatpressuretoperform.Manypeoplefeellikefailuresandbecomeevenmoreanxiousiftheydon'tgetanofferaftereachinterview.Thisisunrealistic.Mostpeoplewhogetinterviewedgetturneddown.

Forgetaboutwhetheryouoregoingtogetthejob.Justconcentrateontheinterviewanddoasmanyasyoucan.Interviewingisaskillthatislearnedwithpracticejustlikeanysportorperformance.Mentallygoingoverwhatworkedandwhatdidn'twillimproveyourperformance.Preparationisthekey.Practiceansweringquestionsandsoundingconfident.Justlikeanactorrehearses,youarerehearsingyourroleasajobcandidate.Itwillgiveyoutheconfidencetotakecontrolwhenitisyourturn"onstage".Whenyouhandletheinterviewwithconfidence,thejobwilltakecareofitself.Asinsports,confidencecomesfromknowingyouareprepared.Nevergotoanyinterview,withoutdoingasmuchresearchaspossibleaboutthecompany,institution,etc.SurveysintheU.S.showthatlackoffamiliaritywiththecompanywillhurtyourchancesinasmanyas75%oftheinterviews.

Theessentialfactorforthesuccessinajobinterviewis______.

A.whetheryoucaninspiretheconfidenceoftheinterviewersinchoosingyou

B.whetheryoucananswerallquestionstothebestofyourability

C.whetheryouhavetherighteducationandqualifications

D.whetheryoucanlettheinterviewersfindoutaboutyou

44.SectionB

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

TheChineseof3500yearsagobelievedthattheearthwasachariot,andthesky,acurvedcanopystretchedaboveit.Thecanopywasninelayersthick,anditslopedslightlytothenorthwest,asacataclysmhadbrokenoneofitssupportingcolumns.Thisgentleslopeexplainedthemovementofthestarsfromeasttowest.

AccordingtotheseancientChinesebeliefs,thesunspentthenightonearthandascendedtotheskyeachmorningfromtheluminousvalleyoftheeastbyclimbingthebranchesofanimmenselytallsacredtree.TotheChinesepeople,thesunwastheincarnationofgoodness,beauty,andtruth.Inpopularimagination,thesunwasrepresentedasacockthatlittlebylittleassumedhumanform.Hisbattleswiththedragons,whichwaspersonifiedevilintheirbeliefs,accountedforthemomentarydisappearancesofthesunthatmennowcalleclipses.ManyoftheChinesepeopleworshipedthesun,butinthevastandcomplicatedorganizationoftheChinesegods,thesunwasofonlysecondaryimportance.

Alongwiththeseunsophisticatedbeliefsaboutthesun,theChineseevolvedascienceofastronomybaseduponobservation,thoughessentiallyreligious-whichenabledthemtopredicteclipsesofthesunandthemovementsofthestars.Suchpredictionswerebasedoncalculationsmadebyusingagnomon—anobjectwhoseshadowcouldbeusedasameasure,aswithasundial(日晷儀)orsimplershadowpointers.Moreover,withthenakedeye,theChineseobservedsunspots,aphenomenonnotthenknowntotheircontemporaries.

TheancientChinesebelievedthattheearth______.

A.wasachariot

B.slopedtothenorthwest

C.wassupportedbycolumns

D.hadninelayers

45.

Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.

A.MedicalPractice

B.CleverAdvertising

C.Self-Medication

D.Self-Treatment

46.(54)

47.

Accordingtotheauthor,dyingpatientsshouldbetruthfully______.

48.

WelearnfromthepassagethatthedifferenceinpaybetweenthelowestpaidandtheaverageworkerinAmericais______thanthatinotherindustrializedcountries.

49.

Thephrase"gettingwinded"(Para.5)isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.fallingover

B.beingoutofbreath

C.spra