2022年江西省上饒市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)

2022年江西省上饒市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Alternativesentencingisconsideredonlygoodforyoungoffenders.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

SportsandEducation

SportsAreaKindofEducation

Formanyyoungpeopleinmypartoftheworld(suburbanAmerica),thefirstbrushwithorganizedathleticscomesonaSaturdaymorninginearlyspring.Theweatherisgettingwarmerandtheschoolyear'sendisimminent,andmoms,sensingtheapproachofsummervacationandtoomuchfreetime,pileusintothebacksofminivansanddriveustoourtown'slocalsportsandrecreationcenter.Inmyhometown,EggHarborTownship,NewJersey,kidsconvergeeachyearontheEHTYouthOrganizationBuilding,acinderblockshackinthemiddleofahandfulofbaseballandfootballfields.Therelinesarewaitedin,formsfilledout,birthcertificatesexaminedandphotocopied,healthinsurancewaiversfurnishedandsigned.Attheendofthemorning,kidsaresignedupforlittle-leaguebaseballandaninstantsummerscheduleofactivitieshasbeencreated.Thenit'stimetogotoBurgerKing.

Forparentsseekingproductivewaystooccupytheirchildren'stime,summersportsleaguesofferaconvenientandtime-testedoutletforoverabundantenergy.Inmycasethatmeantbaseball.America'spastime:nineweeksofpitchedfastballsandsoreelbows,groundersupthemiddle,diggingitouttofirstbase,shaggingfliesintheoutfieldandswattingmosquitoesintheinfield.Then,aftersixinnings,backtoBurgerKing.

Acoupleofweeksafterthesignupsatthecinderblockshack,wekidswouldberoundedupintoteamsandcoachedinthefundamentalsofpitching,catching,hitting,andrunningbases.We'dbesuppliedwithcolor-codedjerseysandmeshbaseballcaps,andthenwewouldplayaseason'sworthofgamesagainstoneanother.Playoffswouldbeheldandchampionscrowned.Attheendoftheseasonanall-starteamoftheleague'sbestplayerswouldbeassembledtoplayagainstthebestteamsfromneighboringtowns.

Backandforthacrosstilecountrythissystemrepeatsitselffromtowntotownandsporttosportwithlittlevariation.Someleagueshavestoriedpasts:baseball'sLittleLeagueorfootball'sPopWarnerLeague.Somearenewer.IncitiesitisoftenthePolicemen'sBenevolentAssociationortheYMCAthatassumesthesponsorshiprole.Always,though,thereistheunderlyingideathatorganizedsportisavaluableandproductiveuseofayoungperson'stime.Sports,inshort,areakindofeducation,teachingimportantlifeskillsthatcan'tbelearnedinschool.

Ideasabouttheeducationalvalueofsportsvarywidely.Forsome,sportsfosterthesocialdevelopmentofyoungpeople,teachingkidshowtointeractwiththeirpeersoutsidetheclassroom.Sportsteachkidswhatitmeanstocompete—howtocopewithlosing,howtorespondgracefullytosuccess.Sportsareaboutteamwork,howtoworktogethertowardacommongoal.Sometimesthey'reaboutdevelopingasenseofself-esteem.Sometimesthey'resimplyaboutfindingahealthywaytotirehyperactivekidsoutsothey'llsitstillinclassorgettobedatareasonablehour.Somebolderadvocatesclaimthattheirgamesbuildcharacter.

Giventheprevailingeducationalundercurrent,it'snosurprisethatmanykids'secondbrushwithorganizedathleticstak

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

Calcium-richfood______itssupplementsbecauseitalsoprovidesothernutrientslikevitaminDandotherminerals.

4.

Creativejusticeisappliedto______.

5.

Naturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsisextractedby___________.

6.

Evaluationofdepressioncanbeconductedonlywhensuchdepressionisnotattackingthepatient.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

Mostmigrantstothecitiescanbeassumedtohavebetteredthemselvesincomparisonto______.

8.

Withthehelpofthegovernmentandtheworldandtheirownefforts,womenofthePeruvianAndeswillsoonbeabletogobackhome.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

MarkTwainwasnotasuccessful______,buthewasanoutstandingwriter.

10.

AccordingtotheWHO,increasesinmalaria,water-bornediseaseandmalnutritioncouldthreaten______.

11.

AccordingtoDr.PeterDiot,______couldbepowerfulenoughtopreventHIVtransmission.

12.

TopeoplelivingintheArctic,themeltingofsomeglaciersmaypermitnewopportunitiesfor______.

13.(11)

14.

Oneoftheadvantagesofapeace-keepinglieisaimedatavoidingtroubleorargument.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

ThestatisticreleasedbytheAlliancetoSaveEnergyin2004showedthathybriddriversspentmuchlessmoneyonfuelthanSUVdrivers.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.Tograbtheinterviewer'sattention,itisnecessarytoedittimeandtimeagainandmakearesumethatis______.

17.It'ssaferforyoutofishoutandholdthecardinhandbefore______.

18.

AccordingtoaWorldBankofficial,therewillbe______inthenearfuture.

19.Intheirlatesttestsresearchersareinvestigatingpeople'sdecisionsinthefieldsof______withchoiceblindness.

20.

BuildingtheIceHoteleachwintertakes10,000tonsofriverice,plus30,000tonsofsnow.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.【B7】

22.

【B9】

23.SectionC

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

聽(tīng)力原文：Withtherecentrapidadvancesininformationtechnologies,educationalresearchersateverylevelandineverydisciplinehavedevelopednewmethods,tools,andenvironmentsforinstruction.AstheInternet,e-mallandmultimediahavealreadybecomepartsofmostcollegestudents'livesnowadays;applyingthesenewinformationtechnologiestoengineeringandscienceinstructionisagreatchallengeforteachersandresearchers.Althoughtheeffectivenessandimpactofnewinformationtechnologiesoneducationusenotyetwellcomprehendedanddocumentedthepromisesandvisionstheyholdforimprovingeducationareexciting.Forexample,computer-mediatednetworksprovidedistanceeducationwithanewmediumforbringingteachersstudentsandlearningmaterialsindifferentlocationstogether.Studentsathomeandinworkplacescanhaveaccesstolearningmaterialatanytime.Individualstudentscancommunicatewiththeirteachersandtalkwithouttherelativenervousnessofhavingtomeetatspecificplacesandtimes.Studentscanworkonlearningmaterialsattheirownpaceanddiscussthemwithotherpeoplewhentheyhavequestions.Inotherwords,theycanlearnindividuallybutnotalone;theyarephysicallyseparatedbutstudytogetherthroughcomputernetworks.

Withtherecentrapidadvancesininformationtechnologies,(36)______researchersateverylevelandinevery(37)______havedevelopednewmethods,tools,and(38)______forinstruction.AstheInternet,e-mailandmultimediahavealreadybecomepartsofmostcollegestudentslivesnowadays;(39)______thesenewinformationtechnologiestoengineeringandscienceinstructionisagreat(40)______forteachersandresearchers.Althoughtheeffectivenessand(41)______ofnewinformationtechnologiesoneducationarenotyetwell(42)______anddocumentedthepromisesand(43)______theyholdforimprovingeducationareexcitingForexample,(44)____________.Studentsathomeandinworkplacescanhaveaccesstolearningmaterialatanytime.(45)____________.Studentscanworkonlearningmaterialsattheirownpaceanddiscussthemwithotherpeoplewhentheyhavequestions.Inotherwords,(46)____________.

24.(29)

A.Thelackofarealform.ofgovernmentstructure.

B.ThecreativenessofEskimos.

C.Theexcitementofalegalsystemwithstrictlaws.

D.Thestrongjudicialpowersofaheadman.

25.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Willthelightrainpreventthescheduledflightfromtakingoffontime?

W:Ofcourse,exceptwhenitlightningsrainsandsnowshard.Sodon'tworryaboutthat.Theflightwilldepartonschedule.

Q:Whatweatherwillnotaffectthedepartureoftheflight?

(13)

A.Lightrain.B.Heavyrain.C.Lightning.D.Heavysnow

26.(17)

A.Shedoesn'tfollowtheteacher.

B.Shehasbeengiventoomuchwork.

C.Shehasnointerestatthebeginning.

D.Sheisn'tusedtoEnglishteaching.

27.(32)

A.20.B.21.C.22.D.23.

28.(16)

A.Themanshoulddowithoutbuyinganewbicycle.

B.She'llgladtohelpthemandecidewhichbicycletobuy.

C.Themanshouldnotbesoparticularaboutchoosingabicycle.

D.She'squiteconcernedabouttheman'smeansoftransportation.

29.(26)

A.OneofCalvinKlein'sbusinesspartners.

B.OneofthechainstoresofCalvinKleininAsia.

C.ThesoleagentofCalvinKleininJapan.

D.AtrademissiontoSouth-EastAsia.

30.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Hi,John.

M:Oh!Hi,Laura.Whatareyoudoinghere?

W:Uh.I'musuallyhereonweekends.It'smydad'sshop.Soyouarelookingforabike?

M:Yeah.Nowthattheweatheriswarmingup,IthoughtIgetsomeexerciseinsteadoftakingthebusallthetime.

W:Well,youcametotherightplace.Doyouknowwhatyouwouldlike?

M:Well,Idon'twantaraceroratouringbikeoranything.MostlyI'lljustbeusingittogetmebackandforthfromwork.

W:Howfaristhat?

M:Aboutfourmiles.

W:Aretherealotofhillsontheway?

M:SomeIguess.ButmaybeIshouldtellyouatthefrontthatIonlygot150dollars.CanIgetanythingdecentforthat?

W:Well,youarenotgoingtogetanythingtopoftheline.Butwedohaveafewtrade-insinthebackthatareingoodcondition.

M:Thatsoundsgood.

W:Andyouareright.Forthekindofrideyouaregoingtobedoing,themostimportantthingiscomfort.Youwanttomakesureit'stherightheightforyou.FollowmeandI'llshowyouwhatwe'vegot.

(20)

A.Sheisspendingtheweekends.

B.Shesellsbikesforherdad.

C.Shelooksforabike.

D.Shegetssomeexercisewithabike.

31.(38)

32.聽(tīng)力原文：M:(22)Today,weinviteMs.Linly-nfromInternationalLaborOrganization.Ifonelooksinthisreport,Isupposeoneshouldbesurprisedbytheconclusions.Buthaven'twehearditallbefore?

W:Forsomewomen,therehasbeendefiniteprogress.Somewomenhavebreachedtheglassceiling-theyhaveenteredpreviouslymale-dominatedoccupations,(23)butforthemajoritytheincreaseinthenumberofopportunitiesofemploymenthavenotbeenmatchedbyimprovementsinthequalityoftheworkingconditions,inremunerationthatthey'rereceiving.

M:What...what...let'sexplainsomethingtotheindustrialonthedevelopingcountrieswhenwelookattheindustrialonG7andLODCcountries,what'stheplightthere?

W:Wetakethetotalworkloadwhichincludesbothpaidandunpaidworkthenthedifferencesarenotsogreat.Forinstance,ifwetaketheUnitedStates,theninfact,menworkfor59hoursaweek,womenwork56hours.(24)Butwetakejustunpaidworkwhichwillbelikepreparingfood,takingcareofchildrenandotherhouse-work,thenwomendotwothirdsofallunpaidworkascomparedtoonethirddonebymen.

M:Indevelopingcountries,isn'tthatarealproblemthatofverylowpayforwomenintheworkforce?

W:(25)Notjustaquestionofverylowpay,butalsoaquestionofawomanneedingtoincreasinglyworktoenablepoorfamiliestosurvive,andalsotheverymuchlongerhourstheywork.Forinstance,inmanydevelopingcountries,inAfrica,forinstance,womenwork31to42hoursinunpaidworkascomparedto5to15hoursdonebymen.

(23)

A.AreporterandtheheadoftheLabor'sunion.

B.AcorrespondentandtheheadofWHO.

C.BothstaffmembersoftheInternationalLaborOrganization.

D.ThecorrespondentandMs.LinlynfromInternationalLaborOrganization.

33.【B2】

34.(21)

A.Enteringalargecompanywithoutapplication,

B.Programminghumanfeelingsintomachines.

C.Decidingone'sbestpartnerthroughinternet.

D.Matchinguppeoplewithquestionnaires.

35.SectionA

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

聽(tīng)力原文：W:Didyousayyouweredrivingtothetownthismorning?

M:Yes,Ihadtogetacheckcashedtopaymysupermarketbill.

Q:Whatdidthemandointhetown?'

(12)

A.BuysomethingintheBillsupermarket.

B.Getmoneytopayhisbill.

C.Checktoseewhetherhecanpayincash.

D.Getacheckforthewoman.

36.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Icantellbyjustlookingatyourfacethatyouhadagoodtimeattheconcert.

M:Absolutely.Andjudgingfromtheamountofapplause,everybodyappreciatedit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(19)

A.Hedoesn'twanttobejudgedbythewoman.

B.He'sgladthatthewomancantellhowhefeels.

C.Theaudienceallseemedtoenjoytheconcert.

D.Morepeoplewenttotheconcertthanexpected.

37.

【B5】

38.【B4】

39.

【B7】

40.聽(tīng)力原文：It'scommonknowledgethatmusiccanhaveapowerfuleffectonouremotions.Infact,sincethe1930s,musictherapistshavereliedonmusictocalmpatientsandhelpcontrolpain.Nowpsychologistsareconfirmingthatmusiccanalsohelprelievedepressionandimproveconcentration.Forinstance,inarecentstudy,50surgeonsweregivensomehigh-stressedmathproblemstosolve.Theyweredividedintothreegroups:oneworkedinsilence,andinanother,thesurgeonslistenedtomusicoftheirchoiceonheadphones;thethirdgrouplistenedtoclassicalmusicchosenbytheresearchers.Theresultsofthestudymaysurpriseyou.Thedoctorswhogottochoosetheirownmusicexperiencedlessstressandscoredbetterthantheothers.OnepossibleexplanationisthatlisteningtothemusicyoulikestimulatesAlfawavesinthebrain,increasesheartrateandexpandsbreathing.Thathelpstoreducestressandsharpenconcentration.Otherresearchsuggestsasecondrelationshipbetweenmusicandthebrain:Byexaminingthebloodofstudentsaftertheylistenedtoavarietyofclassicalmusicselections,researchersfoundthatsomestudentsshowedalargeincreaseinendorphin,anaturalpainreliever.Thissupportswhatmusictherapistshaveknownforyears;Musiccanhelprevitalizeorcalmthepatient.

(33)

A.Traininggiventomusictherapists.

B.Howmusicpreventsdisease.

C.Studiesonthebenefitsofmusic.

D.Howmusicianscreatemusic.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.Inrecentyearsthepotentialofinformationtechnologytoenhanceteachingandlearninghasbeendemonstratedinvirtuallyeverydiscipline(學(xué)科).Atthesametime,mostfacultyhavebecomecomfortableusingwordprocessingprograms,e-mail,andtheWorldWideWeb,andawiderrangeofuser-friendlysoftwarehasbecomeavailable.The1998NationalSurveyofDesktopComputingandInformationTechnologyinHigherEducationrevealedthatthepercentageofcollegeclassesusingtechnologycontinuestoincrease,with44.4percentusinge-mailand36percentusingpresentationhandouts.

Thesefairlycommonusesoftechnologyinthehighereducationclassroom,however,stilldonotcapitalizeontherealpoweroftechnologytomakeavailablereal-worldsituations,aidvisualization,facilitatecollaborativeactivityamongstudents,supportanalysisandsynthesisofinformation,simulatecomplexenvironments,andprovidecontinualfeedback.These"deeper"usesoftechnologyrequireconceptualizingtheteachingandlearningprocessinadifferentwayandenvisioningnewinstructionalapproachesthatmightassiststudentsinattainingcoursegoals.

Educationalresearchrevealsthatnewknowledgegrowsoutoftheprocessofrelatingnewideastowhatwealreadyknowandexploringtheinterrelationshipsamongideas;newknowledgeisnottransmittedbutiscreatedbythelearner.Also,knowledgeisconstructedbylearnersastheyattempttomakesenseoutoftheirexperiencesandtesttheirownunderstandingagainstthatofothers,notablythoseofteachersormoreadvancedpeers.Technologycanenhancelearningbyfosteringtheactiveprocessingandapplicationofnewideasandbyprovidingopportunitiesforstudentstoengageindialogueaboutideaswiththeirpeersoutsideofclasstime.

SubsequentresearchatWesternMichiganUniversityalsohighlightedtheimportanceofthesefactors.Facultymembersonthatcampusweresurveyedtoidentifyfactorsthatmightinfluencetheuseofnewinstructionaltechnologies.Themostimportantfactoridentifiedwastheneedtobecertainthattechnologywouldenhancestudentlearning.Otherimportantsocialfactorswerecompatibility(兼容性)withthedisciplines,advantagesovertraditionalinstruction,increasedstudentinterest,informationonmaterialsinthediscipline,compatibilitywithexistingcoursematerials,andsupportfromhigheradministration,chairpersons,anddeans.Facultywerealsoaskedtoratetheimportanceofvariousincentivestousetechnology.Notsurprisingly,releasedtime,studentandclericalsupport,andstipendswereimportantincentives.Inaddition,however,facultynotedtheimportanceofknowingthattheireffortswouldcontributetopromotionandtenure(任期)andwouldberecognizedbytheuniversitycommunity.

Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthat______.

A.only44.4%facultyarecomfortableusingwordprocessingprogramsande-mail

B.36%facultyarecomfortableusingdesktopcomputingandinformationtechnology

C.mostfacultyarefamiliarwithinformationtechnologyandtheuseofitisontherise

D.technologyinhighereducationhaspenetratedintoeverydiscipline

42.

WhatspiritwasencouragedinthereopenedGMplant?

43.Theword"relegate"(Line5,Para.3)mostprobablymeans"______".

A.delegateB.invigorateC.reduceD.undermine

44.

Somepeopleopposethebuildingofflatsbecause______.

A.thelivingexpensesforeachindividualfamilyarehigher

B.itinvolveshighercostcomparedwiththebuildingofhouses

C.theybelievepeopleliketoliveinhouseswithgardens

D.thedisposalofrubbishremainsaproblemforthoselivinginflats

45.Whatdoestheword"dermatologist"(Line2,Para.2)mean?

A.Apersonwhoseworkisfilling,cleaningandtakingoutteeth.

B.Apersonwhoseworkisstudyingmentaldiseases.

C.Apersonwhoseworkishealingeyediseases.

D.Apersonwhoseworkiscuringskindiseases.

46.

【C7】

47.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Agreatdealofattentionisbeingpaidtodaytothesocalleddigitaldividethedivisionoftheworldintotheinfo(information)richandtheinfopoor.MywifeandIlecturedaboutthisloomingdangertwentyyearsago.Whatwaslessvisiblethen,however,werethenew,positiveforcesthatworkagainstthedigitaldivide.Therearereasonstobeoptimistic.Therearetechnologicalreasonstohopethedigitaldividewillnarrow~AstheInternetbecomesmoreandmorecommercialized,itisintheinterestofbusinesstouniversalizeaccess—afterall,themorepeopleonline,themorepotentialcustomersthereare.Moreandmoregovernments,afraidtheircountrieswillbeleftbehind,wanttospreadInternetaccess.Withinthenextdecadeortwo,onetotwobillionpeopleontheplanetwillbenettedtogether.Asaresult,Inowbelievethedigitaldividewillnarrowratherthanwidenintheyearsahead.AndthatisverygoodnewsbecausetheInternetmaywellbethemostpowerfultoolforcombatingworldpovertythatwe'veeverhad.Ofcourse,theuseoftheInternetisn'ttheonlywaytodefeatpoverty.Butithasenormouspotential.

Totakeadvantageofthistool,someimpoverishedcountriesWillhavetogetovertheiroutdatedanti-colonialprejudiceswithrespecttoforeigninvestment.CountriesthatstillthinkforeigninvestmentisaninvasionoftheirsovereigntymightwellstudythehistoryofinfrastructureintheUnitedStates.TheEnglish,theGermans,theDutchandtheFrenchwereinvestinginBritain'sformercolony.Theyfinancedthem.ImmigrantAmericansbuiltthem.Guesswhoownsthemnow?TheAmericans.IbelievethesamethingwouldbetrueinplaceslikeBraziloranywhereelseforthatmatter.ThemoreforeigncapitalyouhavehelpingyoubuildyourThirdWaveinfrastructure,whichtodayisanelectronicinfrastructure,thebetteroffyou'regoingtobe.Thatdoesn'tmeanlyingdownandbecomingfooled,orlettingforeigncorporationsrununcontrolled.ButitdoesmeanrecognizinghowimportanttheycanbeinbuildingtheenergyandtelecominfrastructuresneededtotakefulladvantageoftheInternet.

Whatshouldwedoforthedigitaldivision,accordingtotheauthor?

48.

Inseekingaresponseifhedoesnothaveareadyone,thechildobservesamodelandtriestoachieve______.

49.

Wecanlearnfromtheparagraphthat______.

A.pushinginformationontheWebisessentialtoInternetcommerce

B.interactivity,hospitalityandsecurityareimportanttoonlinecustomers

C.leadingcompaniesbegantotaketheonlineplungedecadesago

D.settingupshopsinsiliconisindependentofthecostofcomputingpower

50.SectionB

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

Researchershaverecentlyfoundaconnectionbetweendiseasesandstressfulsituations.Totestthistheory,psychologistsaretryingtofindalinkbetweenthebrainandtheimmunesystem.

Ourbodiesarelikelytogetvariousdiseasesanditdependsonhowwellourimmunesystemworks.Biologistsusedtothinkthattheimmunesystemwasaseparate,independentpartofourbodies.Recently,however,theyhavefoundthatourbraincanaffectourimmunesystem.Thisdiscoveryindicatesthattheremaybeaconnectionbetweenemotionalfactors,suchasstressordepression,andillness.

Althoughmanydoctorsinthepastsuspectedaconnectionbetweenemotionalfactoranddisease,theyhadnoproof.Scientistshaveonlyrecentlydiscoveredhowthebrainandtheimmunesystemfunction.Beforethis,noonecouldseealinkbetweenthem.Asaresult,medicalscienceneverseriouslyconsideredtheideathatpsychologicalfactorscouldcausedisease.

Severalrecentstudiesshowedaconnectionbetweenstressandillness.Forexample,researcherswenttoanAmericanmilitaryschooltostudythestudents.Theyfoundthatthesickstudentstherehadalotofacademicpressureandwantedtoachieve,buttheywerenotverygoodstudents.Inasimilarstudy,researchersstudiedagroupofstudentnursesandfoundthatthenurseswhodevelopedcoldsoresweretheoneswhodescribedthemselvesasgenerallyunhappypeople.

Inadditiontotheseresults,whichsupporttheirtheory,researchersarealsolookingforproofthatstresscandamagetheimmunesystem.Researchersstudiedrecentlybereavedpeople,i.e.,peoplewhoselovedoneshavejustdied,becausetheyaremorelikelytobecomeillordie.Byexaminingtheimmunesystemofrecentlybereavedpeople,theresearchersmadeanimportantdiscovery.Theyexaminedsomewhitebloodcellswhichareanimportantpartoftheimmunesystem.Theywerenotfunctioningproperly.Thefactthattheywerenotworkingcorrectindicatesthatseverepsychologicalstress,suchasalovedone'sdeath,maydamageanimportantpartofourimmunesystem.

Thereisstillnopositiveproofofaconnectionbetweentheimmunesystemandpsychologicalfactors.Researchersalsosaythattheresultsofthestudiesonbereavedpeoplecouldhaveadifferentexplanation.Forexample,bereavedpeopleoftensleepandeatlessthannormal,ormaydrinkalcoholortakemedication.Thesefactorscanalsoaffecttheimmunesystem.Moreresearchisneededtoclearlyestablishtheconnectionbetweentheimmunesystemandpsychologicalfactors.

Thestudyonthemilitaryschoolstudentsindicatedthat______.

A.lifeintheschoolwasverystressful

B.diseasecouldbecausedbypsychologicalfactors

C.thegoodstudentswerelikelytofallill

D.stressoftenmadestudentsunhappy

51.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

OnepertinentquestioninthewakeoftheearthquakenearAceh(亞齊省)andthetsunami(海嘯)itgeneratedishowmuchnoticeofanapproachingwavecanbegiventovulnerablepeoplewithouttheriskofcrying"wolf"toooften.Earthquakesthemselvesareunpredictable,andlikelytoremainso.Butdetectingthemwhentheyhappenisaroutinetechnology.Thatwasnottheprobleminthiscase,whichwasobservedbymonitoringstationsallovertheworld.Unfortunatelyfortheforecasters,althoughanypowerfulsubmarineearthquakebringstheriskofadangeroustsunami,notallsuchearthquakesactuallyresultinabigwave,andfalsealarmscostmoneyandbreedcynicism.

Ontopofthat,most"tsunamigenic"earthquakes,whicharecausedwhentheprocessesofplatetectonicsforceheavy,oceaniccrustalrockbelowlighter,continentalrocktocreateadeeptrenchatthebottomofthesea,occurinthePacific,whichisalmostsurroundedbysuchtrenches.IntheIndianOcean,deeptrenchesareconfinedtothesoutherncoastofIndonesia,andtsunamisarerare.Sincemostofthecountriesaffectedbythistsunamiarepoor,ormiddleincomeatbest,andmonitoringcostsmoney,thismightsuggestthatafatalisticapproachtothequestionisreasonable.But