2022-2023年貴州省畢節(jié)地區(qū)大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級

2022-2023年貴州省畢節(jié)地區(qū)大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20題)1.Topreventsmallcasesoffraud,Ms.Coenenadvicesemployerstotellemployeeswhatbehavioursareunacceptedwitha______.

2.

Whenthewritervisitedthevillageoftheoldestprojecttheweathertherewascold.

A.NB.YC.NG

3.

TheStateofRondoniaandParaStatebelongtothewestAmazon.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

Ifrhymeisusedinthetaglineandthebrandnameismentioned,makesurethatthenameis______.

5.

Roboticsisatechnology______.

6.

Brandmanager'sresponsibilitiesareto______andanalysemarketresearchandcontactwithkeyopinionleaders.

7.

PizzaHut'smarketsharehasslowlybecomesmallbecauseof______since1996.

A.intensecompetitionfromtheirrivals

B.depression

C.nodiversification

D.nothavingcompetitiveadvantages

8.

Wheninsectssleep,theymaybecomeinactivenomatterwhetheritisinthedayoratnight.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

The5-paragraphessayisregardedbytheauthoras______.

A.inadequatewriting

B.asimplemodelofwriting

C.themostconvenientwayofwriting

D.themostbasicwritingskill

10.

Thereasonforgovernmentstoimposetoilsfortheuseofcarsisthat______.

11.

Itis______thatmakestheconnectionbetweensibsimportantandstrong.

12.

Inthecaseofnegotiatingdivorce,anegotiatorisaskedtoconform.totheprincipleof______.

13.

ThesuccessofexpandingforeignmarketshasinfluencedthedomesticculturalenvironmentofU.S.aswellasthecountriesthathaveopenedtheirmediamarket.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.Duringtherecordingsession,singersareencouragedbyRubintosingina______way.

15.

Beforetheambulancearrives,thepatientsufferingfromchestpainisadvisedto______.

16.

IntheUnitedStatesinfluenzaisoneofthetenprinciplecausesofdeath.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Whenusingpublictransportation,thevisitorsaresuggested______.becauseinthiswaytheymayknowlessaboutthelocalculture.

18.

______oftenresultsfromworkingforanorganization.

19.

Cigarettesmanufacturerswereeagerto'quittelevisionandradioadvertisingbecausethecostofadvertisingwasgettingmuchhigher.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

______hasthehighestnumberofilliteratepeople.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B6】

22.聽力原文：Haveyoualwayswantedtoinvest,butdidn'tknowwheretogetstarted?Herearethreebasicguidelinestosmartinvesting,foryourfuture.

Numberoneistohavecleargoals.Decidehowmanyyearsyouwillinvestfor,andwhatyourneedswillbeinthefuture.

Numbertwoistounderstandtherangeofpossibilities.You'llwantadiversifiedportfolio:onewithamixofstocks,mutualfunds,bonds,andcash.It'sajungleoutthere.Eachoftheseproductshasdifferentrisksassociatedwiththemandalsodifferentpotentialrewards.Understandthembeforeyoubuy,sotherewon'tbeanybigsurpriseslater.

Finally,numberthreeistohaverealisticexpectations.AsourfriendLeonardodaVincisaidintheyear1500."Hewhowishestoberichinadaywillbehangedinayear."

Overthepastseveralyears.NewYorkstockshaveaveraged30%annualreturns,butdon'tcountonthiscontinuing.Whileit'struethatsincetheyear1900.stockshaveaveragedan11%annualreturn.It'saroller-coasterridewithmanyminusyearsaswell.soyouhavetostayinforthelongterm—youhavetoweatherthestorm—andnotbetoogreedy.

(30)

A.Todevelopasavingsplan.

B.Tosetupabankaccount.

C.Tosetclearinvestinggoals.

D.Toworkoutthebudget.

23.聽力原文：M:There'ssomethingdifferentaboutPanla.butIcall'tputmyfingeronit.

W:Iheardthatshehadhadcosmeticsurgery.WanttobetshehadaHosejob?

Q:WhatprobablyhappenedtoPaula?

(13)

A.Shelostafinger.

B.Someonehitherinthenose.

C.Shebecameasurgicalnurse.

D.Shehadanoperationonhernose.

24.(24)

A.ShewenttoSafariPark.

B.ShewenttoOxford.

C.Shewatchedthesunrise.

D.ShewenttoStonehenge.

25.

【B3】

26.(34)

A.Becausetheyaretoosmalltounderstandtherules.

B.Becausetheyareabsent-minded.

C.Becausetheyhavesolittletimeforit.

D.Becausetheyarenotinterestedinit.

27.

【B7】

28.

【B2】

29.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:Myclassmatesarelookingforwardtothissummer.Theyallwanttogohome.Theyhavebeenverybusywiththeirstudythissemester.

W:Iunderstand.Perhapstheyarecountingthedays.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman'sclassmates?

(12)

A.Theyarecountingthenumberofthevacationdays.

B.Theyaregoingovertheiraccounts.

C.Theyareanxiousaboutgoingbacktoschool.

D.Theyareexcitingaboutgoinghome.

30.(35)

A.Bonestructure.

B.Smellability.

C.Birthmode.

D.Recoverabilityagainstdisease.

31.(22)

A.Hewassurelyunderhugepressure.

B.Thecafeteriawasnotoneofhisgreatestachievements.

C.Hedidalmostnothingsignificant.

D.Hewasthegreatestleaderofthestudents'union.

32.聽力原文：AnenvironmentalgroupcalledtheFoodCommissionisunhappyanddisappointedbecauseofthesaleofbottledwaterfromJapan.Thewater,angrilyarguedinpublic,hastraveled10,000"foodmiles"beforeitreachesWesterncustomers."TransportingwaterhalfwayacrosstheworldissurelytheextremelystupiduseoffuelwhenthereisplentyofwaterintheUK."ItisalsoworriedthatwearewastingourfuelbybuyingpramsfromIndonesia(7,000foodmiles)andcarrotsfromSouthAfrica(5,900foodmiles).

Countingthenumberofmilestraveledbyaproductisastrangewayoftryingtotellthetruesituationoftheenvironmentaldamagedonebyanindustry.Mostfoodistransportedaroundtheworldoncontainershipsthatareextremelyenergyefficient.Itshouldbenotedthatatonofbuttertransported25milesinatrucktoafarmers'marketdoesnotnecessarilyuselessfuelonitsjourneythanasimilarproducttransportedhundredsofmilesbysea.Besides,theideaof"miles"ignorestheamountoffuelusedintheproduction.ItispossibletocutdownyourfoodmilesbybuyingtomatoesgrowninBritainratherthanthosegrowninGhana;thedifferenceisthattheBritishoneswillhavebeenraisedinheatedgreenhousesandtheGhanaianonesintheopensun.

Whattheideaof"foodmiles"doesprovide,however,isthechancetocutoutThirdWorldCountriesfromFirstWorldfoodmarkets.Thenumberofmilestraveledbyourfoodshould,asIseeit,beregardedasasignofthesuccessoftheglobaltradesystem,notasignofdamagetotheenvironment.

26．WhyistheFoodCommissionangry?

27.Whatdoesthephrase"foodmiles"meanaccordingtothepassage?

28.WhatdoesthespeakertrytoexplainbycomparingtomatoesraisedinBritainandinGhana?

29.Whoismostprobablygivingthistalk?

(33)

A.Itfindssomeimportedgoodscauseenvironmentaldamage.

B.UKwastesalotofmoneyimportingfoodproducts.

C.Itthinkspeoplewasteenergybuyingfoodfromothercountries.

D.Growingcertainvegetablescausesenvironmentaldamage.

33.

【B8】

34.聽力原文：M：Ifoundthatoneofmyschoolmatesusesdrugs.HowcanIhelphim,Mom?

W：Stayawayfromhim,son.Neverthinkthatyoucantalkhimoutofthehabitifheisaddicted.Butperhapsyoucantalktoyourteacheraboutthematter.

Q：What'sthewoman'sadvicetoherson?

(14)

A.Stopthinkingaboutthematter.

B.Talkthedruguseroutofthehabit.

C.Bemorefriendlytohisschoolmate.

D.Keephisdistancefromdrugaddicts.

35.(28)

A.Theymayhavetofollowcertainhousingroles.

B.Adepositmayberequiredtorantanapartment.

C.On-campusapartmentsarelimited.

D.Theyhavetodevotealltheirtimetotheacademics.

36.聽力原文：M:Whatdoyouthinkofthefinalexam?

W:Iwasexpectingittobeeasy,butattheendofthefirsthour,Iwasstillonthefirstpage,Ibarelyhadtimetogettothelastquestion.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(17)

A.Theexamwasdifficultforthewoman.

B.Thetestconsistedofonepage.

C.Thewomanfoundtheexameasy.

D.Thewomancompletedtheexaminonehour.

37.(47)

38.【B6】

39.

【B11】

40.SectionC

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

聽力原文：Givingbirthtoachildwasalife-or-deathstruggleforthemotherandbabyaslateastheearlyhalfofthiscentury;anestimatesurveyrevealedamortalityrateamongmothersashighas15perthousandandinfantmortalityashighas200perthousandatthattime.Midwiferywaspracticedbythemother-in-law,themotherherself,ormorepopular,byanelderlywomaninthevillagewhopracticedmoresuperstitiousmeansthanusefulaidtothemother.

BythetimeofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,somesixtyyearsago,abasicmaternityandchildhygienefacilityhadbeenestablishedinChina.Thestatisticsfor1950revealthattherewere126maternityand/orchildhygienehospitalsorinstitutions,54midwiferyschoolsand45,910trainedmidwives.

Whileeffortsweremadetotrainmoremedicalworkers,traditionalmidwiveswerealsotrainedinthenewmidwiferymethod.Whentheygraduated,theywereabletodeliverababysafelyinthecaseofnormalbirths,andtodiagnoseadifficultlaborinitsearlystages.

Thankstothepopularizationofthenewmethod,childbedfeverandinfantiletetanusrateswitnessedasignificantdecline.However,difficultlabor,post-natalhemorrhageandprematuredeliverywerethreateningwomen'slives.Topreventthis,theChinesegovernmentstartedtoestablishandperfectagrassrootshealthcasesystemforpregnantwomen.

Givingbirthtoachildwasalife-or-deathstruggleforthemotherandbabyaslateastheearlyhalfofthiscentury;anestimatesurveyrevealeda(36)______rateamongmothersashighas15perthousandandinfantmortalityashighas200perthousandatthattime.Midwiferywaspracticedbythemother-in-law,themotherherself,ormore(37)______,byanelderlywomaninthevillagewhopracticedmore(38)______meansthanusefulaidtothemother.

Bythetimeofthe(39)______ofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,somesixtyyearsago,abasicmaternityandchildhygiene(40)______hadbeenestablishedinChina.Thestatisticsfor1950(41)______thattherewere126maternityand/orchildhygienehospitalsor(42)______,54midwiferyschoolsand45,910trained(43)______.

Whileeffortsweremadetotrainmoremedicalworkers,traditionalmidwiveswerealsotrainedinthenewmidwiferymethod.(44)____________.

(45)____________.However,difficultlabor,post-natalhemorrhageandprematuredeliverywerethreateningwomen'slives.(46)____________.

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

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

Revengeisoneofthosethingsthateveryoneenjoys.Peopledon'tliketotalkaboutit,though.Justthesame,thereisnothingmoresatisfyingormorerewardingthanrevenge.Thepurposeisnottoharmyourvictimsbuttoletthemknowthatyouareupsetaboutsomethingthattheyaredoingtoyou.Carefulplottingcanprovideyouwithrelieffrombothersomecoworkers,gossipingfriends,ornaggingfamilymembers.

Coworkerswhomakecommentsaboutthefactthatyouarealwaysfifteenminuteslateforworkcanbetakencareofverysimply.Allyouhavetodoisgetupextraearlyoneday.Beforethesuncomesup,drivetoeachcoworker'shouse.Reachunderthehoodofyourcoworker'scaranddisconnectthecenterwirethatleadstothedistributorcap,thecarwillbeunharmed,butitwillnotstart,andyourfriendsatworkwillallbelateforworkonthesameday.Ifyou'relucky,yourbossmightnoticethatyouaretheonlyonethereandwillgiveyouaraise.

Gossipingfriendsatschoolarealsoperfecttargetsforasimpleactofrevenge.A.waytotrapeithermaleorfemalefriendsistoleavephonymessagesontheirlockers.Ifthefriendthatyouwanttogetismale,leaveamessagethatacertaingirlwouldlikehimtostopbyherhouselaterthatday.Withanyluck,herboyfriendwillbethere.Thegirlwon'tknowwhat'sgoingon,andthevictimwillbesoembarrassedthatheprobablywon'tleavehishomeforamonth.

WhenMomandDadandyoursistersandbrothersreallybegintoannoyyou,harmlessrevengemaybejustthewaytomakethemquietdownforawhile.Thedinnertableisalikelyplace.Justbeforethemealbegins,throwahandfulofraisinsintothefood.Waitaboutfiveminutesand,aftereveryonebasbeguntoeat,coveryourmouthwithyourhandandbegintomakeoddnoises.Whentheyaskyouwhatthematteris,pointtoaraisinandyell,"Bugs!"They'lldumptheirfoodinthedisposal,jumpintothecar,andheadforMcDonald's.Thatnight,you'llhaveyourfirstquiet,peacefulmealinalongtime.

Awellplannedrevengedoesnothavetohurtanyone.Theobjectissimplytoletotherpeopleknowthattheyarqbeginningtobotheryou.

Wecaninferfromthepassage______.

A.howtoavoidnaggingfamilymembers

B.howtosilencegossipingfriends

C.howtomakeaharmlessrevenge

D.howtodealwithbothersomecoworkers

42.

【C6】

43.Researchersinthefieldofpsychologyhavefoundthatoneofthebestwaystomakeanimportantdecision,suchaschoosingauniversitytoattendorabusinesstoinvestin,involvestheutilizationofadecisionworksheet.Psychologistswhostudyoptimizationcomparetheactualdecisionsmadebypeopletotheoreticalidealdecisionstoseehowsimilartheyare.Proponentsoftheworksheetprocedurebelievethatitwillyieldoptimal,thatis,thebestdecisions.Althoughthereareseveralvariationsontheexactformatthatworksheetscantake,theyareallsimilarintheiressentialaspects.Worksheetsrequiredefiningtheprobleminaclearandconcisewayandthenlistingallpossiblesolutionstotheproblem.Next,thepertinentconsiderationsthatwillbeaffectedbyeachdecisionarelisted,andtherelativeimportanceofeachconsiderationorconsequenceisdetermined.Eachconsiderationisassignedanumericalvaluetoreflectitsrelativeimportance.Adecisionismathematicallycalculatedbyaddingthesevaluestogether.Thealternativewiththehighestnumberofpointsemergesasthebestdecision.

Sincemostimportantproblemsaremultifaceted,thereareseveralalternativestochoosefrom,eachwithuniqueadvantagesanddisadvantages.Oneofthebenefitsofapencilandpaperdecision-makingprocedureisthatitpermitspeopletodealwithmorevariablesthantheirmindscangenerallycomprehendandremember.Ontheaverage,peoplecankeepaboutsevenideasintheirmindsatonce.Aworksheetcanbeespeciallyusefulwhenthedecisioninvolvesalargenumberofvariableswithcomplexrelationships.Arealisticexampleformanycollegestudentsisthequestion"WhatsillIdoaftergraduation?"Agraduatemightseekapositionthatoffersspecializedtraining,pursueanadvanceddegree,ortravelabroadforayear.

Adecision-makingworksheetbeginswithasuccinctstatementoftheproblemthatwillalsohelptonarrowit.Itisimportanttobeclearaboutthedistinctionbetweenlongrangeandimmediategoalsbecauselong-rangegoalsofteninvolveadifferentdecisionthanshortrangeones.Focusingonlong-rangegoals,agraduatingstudentmightrevisethequestionaboveto"WhatwillIdoaftergraduationthatwillleadtosuccessfulcareer?"

Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Amethodtoassistinmakingcomplexdecisions.

B.Acomparisonofactualdecisionsandidealdecisions.

C.Researchonhowpeoplemakedecisions.

D.Differencesbetweenlong-rangeandshort-rangedecisionmaking.

44.

Whatdoes"schoolperformance"（1stinPara.）mean?

A.Students'heschool.

B.Academicperformance.

C.Artshowintheschool.

D.Eventsofaschool.

45.

TheGeneralElectricCapital______.

A.isdividedintofiveproduct-relatedsegmentsnow

B.providedmorethan1/3ofGE'srevenuelastyear

C.isgoingtobebrokenintomorebusinesses

D.nowhassmallerunitsthanallotherbusinessesinGE

46.SectionB

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

Beforediscussingtheeffectofdeflationandinflationonthedistributionofincome,itwillbeusefultodefinetheseterms.Byinflationwemeanatimeofgenerallyrisingpricesofgoodsandfactorsofproduction,suchaswagesandrents.Bydeflationwemeanatimewhenmostpricesandcostsarefalling.Neitherininflationnorindeflationdopricesallmoveinthesamedirectionorinexactlythesameproportion.Asaresultofchangesinrelativepricesandintotalspending,thetwoprocessesofinflationanddeflationcausedefiniteandcharacteristicchangesinthedistributionofincomeamongeconomicclasses.

Unforeseeninflationtendstofavordebtorsandprofitreceiversattheexpenseofcreditorsandfixed-incomereceivers.Suppose,forexample,youlend＄1,000todayandmepaidbackoneyearfromnow.Ifinthemeantimepriceshavedoubled,thenyourdebtorwillbepayingbackonlyonehalfasmuchrealpurchasingpowerasyougavehimOrconsideranAmericanwhowasearningafixedrateof6%yearlyonamortgagepriortoWorldWarⅡ.After1939hefoundthat,asaresultofinflationcausedbyWorldWarⅡ,hewasnotevenholdinghisownasfarasrealpurchasingpowerofthedollarwasconcerned.Ontheotherband,onewhoinvestsinrealestate,incommonstocks,orincommoditiesmakesagreatprofitdiningtimesofunforeseeninflation,whenthevolumeofbusinesssalesincreasesgreatly,asdoprices,betweenthetimethatbusinesspersonsbuyandselltheirmerchandise,fixedoroverheadcostsremainthesame;othercostsrise,butnotsorapidlyasprices.Forallthesereasons,profitsincrease--oftenfasterthanthecostofliving.

Intimesofdeflation,thesituationisreversedCreditorsandfixed-incomereceiverstendtogainattheexpenseofdebtorsandprofitreceivers.Ifpricesfallbetweenthetimethatacreditorlendsmoneyandisrepaid,thenhegetsbackmorepurchasingpowerthanhelent.Betweenthetimethatamerchantbuysandsellsgoods,hewillhavetotakealoss.Theschoolteacherwhokeepshisjobsandwhosepayisnotcut,however,findsthathisrealincomehasincreased.Likewise,ahoarderwhoearnsnointerestonthemoneyshekeepshiddenfindstherealvalueofherwealthincreasingeverydayaspricesfall.Ifpricesfallattherateof10%ayear,sheisbeingrewardedforherantisocialactofhoardingata10%rateofinterestinrealterms,whilethebusinesspersonwhogivessomeoneajobmayfindthathecan'tevengetbackhisoutlay,muchlessearnaprofit.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Deflationmeansthatpricesallarefalling.

B.Fixed-incomereceiverscanbenefitmuchfrominflation.

C.Inflationoccursmuchmoretitandeflation.

D.Evenininflation,pricesofsomegoodsmaybefalling

47.

【C9】

48.(59)

49.Bysaying"Newspaperslike...theirowndoom"(Line3,Para.1),theauthorindicatesthatnewspapers______.

A.neglectedthesignofcrisis

B.failedtogetstatesubsidies

C.wereinadesperatesituation

D.werenotcharitablecorporations

50.

Theresultoftherearchforaneasilydigestiblefatturnedouttobe______.

A.commerciallyuseless

B.justasanticipated

C.somewhatcontroversial

D.quiteunexpected

51.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatstudents'attitudetowardscampuscommercialsisthattheythink______.

A.theissueismoreaboutfreedom.

B.itismoreconflictingthancommon.

C.educationbecomesabillboard.

D.thattheymustinvestigatemore.

52.

Fromthepassage,weknowFrankUloydWright______.

A.istheteacherofUtzon

B.hadgoodeffectontheUtzon'sarchitectcareer

C.wasoppositetotherectilinear"internationalstyle"ofitstime

D.forcedUtzontoleaveAustralia

53.

Wherecanman'selementarynumbersensealsobefoundaccordingtotheauthor?

54.Whatconclusionofthestudyisworthyofnoticeaccordingtothepassage?

A.Childrentendnottoreadthecurriculumbooksinsummer.

B.Poorstudentsgetthelowestscoresinthereadingtest.

C.Childrengivenchoiceinbooksimprovetheirreading.

D.Teachers'summerreadingassignmentfailstoworkonchildren.

55.

ThewritercitesJaschaHeifetz'sexamplemainlybecause______.

A.heisaskillfulviolinist

B.hequitstheconcertstageathispeak

C.heendseveryshowgracefully

D.heisadornedbyhisaudience

56.

Mr.Smithborrows＄500nowandpaysfilemoneyhacknextyearwhenpriceshavedoubled,thenhowmuchwillhebepayingbackintermsofrealpurchasingpowermeasuredbythemoneyvalueofthisyear?.

A.＄500.B.＄250.C.＄1000.D.＄750

57.Robot.Itisawordthatseemsverymodem.Awordthatcreatesastrongmentalpicture.Apictureofsomethingthatlooksandactslikeahuman.Robotsarenothuman,ofcourse.Theyaremachines.

Thewordrobotmadrobotsthemselvesarelessthan100yearsold.Buthumanshavebeendreamingofrealandimaginarycopiesofthemselvesforthousandsofyears.Earlypeoplemadelittlehumanstatuesoutofclay.Andtheycutwoodandstonetolooklikehumans.

Whatisthefutureofrobots?Thegoalofscientistsistocreateatruehumanlikerobot.Someexpertshavedescribedthisrobotofthefutureasonethatcanactindependentlywiththephysicalworldthroughitsownsensesandactions.Humanshavetheabilitytosee,hear,speakandsolveproblems.Engineershavebuiltrobotsthathaveoneortwooftheseabilities.Butittakesanumberofbigexpensivecomputerstomaketherobotswork.

Thebiggestproblemincreatingahumanlikerobotiscopyinghumanintelligence.Thewaythehumanmindworksisalmostimpossibletocopy.Asimplecomputercansolvemathematicalproblemsfarbeyondtheabilityofeventhesmartesthumanmind.Butthehumanmindisbetterthanathousandsupercomputersatspeaking,hearingandproblemsolving.SevenAmericanandJapanesecompaniesareworkingtodevelopthesensesofsightandtouchforrobots.Thedevelopmentofthesesenseswillmakerobotsmuchmoreuseful.

However,themostimportanthumanability—themostdifficulttocopy—isproblemsolving.Anintelligentrobotmustbeabletochangethewayitactswhenitfacesanunexpectedsituation.Humansdoitallthetime.Computersmustdoitforrobots.Thismeanscomputersmusthaveahugebaseofinformationaboutmanythings.Theymustbeabletofindquicklytheneededinformationintheirsystems.Andtheymustmakechoicesabouthowtoact.Sofar,thisisbeyondtheabilityofcomputers.

Accordingtothepassage,howeverintelligentarobotmaybe,it______.

A.actsasanordinaryanimal

B.isnothingbutamachine

C.isviewedasamodernmyth

D.isregardedasahumanbeing

58.

ThemajorreasonforOxfordUniversity'slackoffundingisthat______.

A.theideaofbuildingofabusinessschoolhasbeenrejectedbytheteachers

B.thegovernmentisreluctanttoletitchargethestudentshightuitionfees

C.ithastopaysufficientsalariestoattracttopteachers

D.thegovernmentcan'taffordthehighresearchsubsidies

59.

WithmorepeopleontheWeb,______.

A.newsurfingsoftwareneedstobedeveloped

B.telephonewillbecomemorewidelyused

C.theInternetwillbecomemorewidelyused

D.theInternetwillbecomeastatussymboltoevaluatepeople

60.

WhydoestheauthorassertthatallthingsAmericanarefascinatingtoforeigners?

A.BecausetheyhavegainedmuchpublicitythroughtheAmericanmedia

B.Becausetheyrepresenttheworld'slatestfashions

C.Becausetheyembodythemostsophisticatedtechnology

D.Becausetheyareavailableatalltouristdestinations

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5題)61.【S5】

62.

【S6】

63.

【S4】

64.

【S7】

65.Largeanimalsthatinhabitthedeserthaveevolvedanumberofadaptations

forreducingtheeffectsofextremeheat.Oneadaptationistobelightin

color,toreflectotherthanabsorbthesun'srays.Desertmammalsalsodepart【S1】______

fromthenormalmammalianpracticeofmaintainingacontinuousbody【S2】______

temperature.Insteadoftryingtokeepdownthebodytemperaturedeepinsidethe

body,andwhichwouldinvolvetheexpenditureofwaterandenergy,desert【S3】______

mammalsallowtheirtemperaturestorisetowhatwouldnormallybefever

height,andthetemperatureashighas46degreesCelsiushavebeenmeasured【S4】______

inGrant'sgazelles.Theoverheatedbodythencoolsdownduringthecold

desertnight,andindeedthetemperaturemayfallusuallylowbydawn,as

lowas34degreesCelsiusinthecamel.Thisistheadvantagesincetheheatof【S5】______

thefirstfewhoursofdaylightisabsorbedinwarmingupthebody,andan

excessivebuildupofheatdoesbeginuntilwellintotheday.【S6】______

Anotherstrategyforlargedesertanimalsistotoleratethelossofbody

watertoaplacethatwouldbefatalfornonadaptedanimals.Thecamelcan【S7】______

loseupto30%ofitsbodyweightaswaterwithoutharmtoitself,when【S8】______

humanbeingsdieafterlosingonly12%to13%oftheirbodyweight.An

equallyimportantadaptationistheabilitytoreplenish(補(bǔ)充)thiswaterloss

foronedrink.Thetoleranceofwaterisofobviousadvantageindesert,as【S9】______

animalsdonothavetoremainnearawaterholebutcanobtainfoodbygrazedin【S10】______

sparseandfar-firingpastures.

【S1】

五、6.Translation(5題)66.Itisgenerallynotadvisable___________(一個(gè)女人在懷孕第28周時(shí)乘飛機(jī)旅行).