2022年廣東省廣州市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2022年廣東省廣州市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Aswearestillignorantofmillionsofuniquelifeformsintherainforest,deforestationcanbecomparedtothedestructionof______.

2.

Dr.PeterDiotbelievesthatitmaybeeffectivetouseARVsto______.

3.Thedisadvantageoftoday'ssocialnetworksisthattotheoutsideweb,theyarenot______.

4.

Thedistributionofwaterresourceisaffectedbygeographical}weatherandotherconditionsinChina.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

AccordingtoAristotle,knowledgeacquisitionsshouldbepriortoathletictrainingsincebothdevelopmentcouldnothappen_______.

6.HowAmerica'sMostSuccessfulExecutivesAccomplishSoMuchinSoLittleTime

Theyheadthenation'sbiggest,fastest-growingcompanies.They'rethemoversandshakersandpolicymakers.Howdoesthe"super-executive"managetodoitall-andstillfindtimeforapersonallife?Atopproductivityexpertrevealstheanswer.

WASHINGTOND.C.(SPECIAL)—It'sthebusinessepidemicofthe90s:Toomuchtodo,toolittletime.

Downsizingandlayoffshavedecimatedtheranksofmanyorganizations.Yetthosewhoretainedtheirjobsarenowsaddledwithmoreresponsibilities,sothey'rebusierthanever.Iftherapidlyescalatingsymptomsofstress,fatigueandburnoutareanyindication,manyofthese"lucky"survivorsarekillingthemselves-sometimesliterally.

Paradoxicallyenough,however,someoftheworld'smostsuccessfulCEOs—justthefolksyou'dexpecttosufferthemostfromchronicoverload-leadverydifferentlives.

ConsiderJohnC.Malone,presidentofTCL,America'slargestcableTVcompany.Despitehisenormouspowerandwealth,Maloneworksonlyfivehoursaday-andgoeshomeforlunch,toboot.

WhenwildlysuccessfulDisneyCEOMichaelEisnermakesacommitmenttohischildren,hesimplyrefusestoworklate.

AndwhenStevenSpielbergdecidedtoteamupwithhistwohigh-poweredpals,DavidGeffenandJeffreyKatzenherg,tolaunchthemega—studioDreamWorksSKG,heagreedtotheventureonlywhenhewassurethatthepartnershipwouldallowhimtospendampletimewithhisfamily.

Allofthesepeoplehaveenormousresponsibilities.Yettheysomehowfindtimeforleisure,family,hobbies,andotherpersonalpursuits.Inshort,theyenjoylife.Howdotheydoit?

TheProductivityCoach

StephenWinstonknowstheanswer."Thesehighachievershavemasteredtechniquesthatsimplifytheirlivesandmaketheirworkmoreefficient,"shesays.

AccordingtoWinston,theyreserveseriousworkfor"primetimes"whentheirenergylevelisatitspeak.Theymulti-plytheirtimewithminimumeffortbyusingastrategycalled"leveraging"

"Anyonecanlearnthesemethods,"claimsWinston."Theycanhelppeoplegetmoredonefaster,leavingplentyoffreetimeforotherthings."

StephenWinstonwasperhapsthefirstprofessionalorganizer.Equippedwithaninsider'sknowledgeofthecorporateworld,shebeganteachingoverburdenedbusinesspeoplehowtomaketheirworkmorerewarding.HerpopularbooksGettingOrganizedandTheOrganizedExecutivehavetogethersoldmorethanonemillioncopies.

Today,WinstonisAmerica'stopauthorityonsharpeningorganizationalskills,successfultimemanagement,andpersonalproductivity.She'saconsultanttomajorcorporations-rangingfromAmericanExpresstoXerox-whocollects$1,500adayforheradvice.Herclientsseemtoloveher.

Successstory

Taketheadagencyvice-presidentwhohadtroublegettingassignmentsdone.Winstonshowedherhow(andwhere)toblockoutperiodsofprivatetimetoaccomplishcreativeworkundisturbed.

Notonlywasherproblemsolved,butshortlyafterwardshewasnamedseniorvice-president.SheattributesthesurprisepromotiontothechangeinherworkhabitsthatWinstonengineered.

Expandingtheday

HerclientsaregratefulforWinston'shelp.Butsheoftenheardcommentslike,"IwishIhadyouaroundallthetime,"Shealsothoughtaboutthemanypeoplewhomightbenefitfromherexpertise,butwhoarenotinapositiontohireher.

Oneday,shehituponthesolution:

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

Therearetwodifferenthybridmodes:oneiscalled______andtheotherseries.

8.

DictatingfiscalpoliciesisthejobofbothcongressandtheFederalReserveSystem.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

Intheauthor'sopinion,theoptionsuggestedbyhimwillhavea(n)______significanceinsolvingthenuclearissuesoftheworld.

10.

Theproblemseitherwiththedispensermechanismorwiththebillscanleadto______.

11.

Accordingtotheauthor,achildwith______isanexceptionalchildbyitself.

12.

Fastfood,Disney,andpopmusicwillchangetheworldinthesamewayasPlatoandShakespearehave.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Theverbalgymnastlikesusingcomplexsentencesandmouth-fillingphrasesjustasmakinga______.

14.

Crammerscanimprovetheirgradesbyaddinginformal______beforetheoverwhelmingpressureison.

15.

Intheauthor'sopinion,asocialliecanavoidcausingpeople______.

16.MoreandmoreJapaneseshopkeepersencourageusingelectroniccashby______.

17.

Theyneededtoinvestin______iftheownersofall-electriccarswantedtoreducetimetocharge.

18.

Riceisone.ofthemajorGMcropscontaininggeneswhichhelptoeitherresistinsectortolerateweed-killingherbicides.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.Onceapersonistooweakorlosestheabilitytodothings,alivingwillisareliabledocumentforrequired______.

20.Studiesofhuman'seatingfishwithPCBshavefoundthat______.

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

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

OnehundredandthirteenmillionAmericanshaveatleastonebank(36)______creditcard.Theygivetheirowners(37)______creditinstores,restaurants,andhotels,athome,acrossthecountry,andeven(38)______andtheymakemany'bankingservices(39)______aswell.Moreandmoreofthesecreditcardscanbereadautomatically,makingitpossibleto(40)______ordepositmoneyinscatteredlocations,whetherornotthelocalbranchbankisopen.Formanyofusthe"cashlesssociety"isnotonthe(41)______—it'salreadyhere.

Whilecomputersofferthese(42)______toconsumers,theyhavemanyadvantagesforsellerstoo.Electroniccashregisterscandomuchmorethansimplyringupsales.Theycankeepawiderangeofrecords,includingwhosoldwhat,when,andtowhom.Thisinformationallowsbusinessmentokeeptrackoftheirlistofgoodsbyshowingwhichitemsarebeingsoldandhowfasttheyaremoving.Decisionsto(43)______orreturngoodstosupplierscanthenbemade.Atthesametime,(44)____________.Andtheyalsoidentifypreferredcustomersforpromotionalcampaigns.Computersarereliedonbymanufacturersforsimilarreasons.(45)____________.Computerskeeptrackofgoodsinstock,ofrawmaterialsonhand,andevenoftheproductionprocessitself.(46)____________.

22.SectionC

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

Forsomeeducators,thereisnothingwrongwithfunandgames.AgroupcalledtheEducationArcaderecentlyhelda(36)______inLosAngelestodiscussthefutureofeducationalgames,anditbringstogether(37)______gamedesigners,publishers,teachersandpolicymakers.

TheEducationArcade(38)______attheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,nearBoston.Professors(39)______withtheMicrosoftCompanytocreatewhattheycalledtheGames-to-TeachProject.Thegroupbegantoexplore(40)______tousetechnologyinteachingandlearning.Theyworkedwithgamedesignerstodevelopideasabouthowmathematicsandsciencecould(41)______withgameplaying.

Thegrouprecently(42)______thata"GamesforLearning"statementwillbeplacedonsomeproducts.Thegoalistohelppeoplefindgamesthatare(43)______butwillalsoteach.

TheEntertainmentSoftwareAssociationsays(44)____________.SalesofsuchgamesintheUnitedStatesgreweightpercentlastyear,toseven-thousand-milliondollars.

Expertssaydevelopingasuccessfulcomputergamecantakemillionsofdollarsandyearsofwork.(45)____________.

Still,companieshavebeencreatingsystemslikehand-heldeducationaldevicesmadebyLeapfrog.(46)____________.Forexample,M.I.T.isdevelopingagamesothatplayerswillgettoexperiencetheAmericanRevolutiononline.

23.(22)

A.Payforthelostbooks.

B.Reconfirmwiththelibrarythatthebookswerereturned.

C.Checktoseeifthebooksarestillatherhome.

D.ChecktoseeifthebooksareatHenzer'splace.

24.聽(tīng)力原文：M:WhydidJacksuddenlydecidetoquithisjob?

W:Hesaidhewouldn'tbreakhisbackworkingforsuchlowpay.

M:Isee.

WhydidJackchangehisjob?

(18)

A.Becausehehurthimselfdininghiswork.

B.Becausehewasnotsatisfiedwithhispay.

C.Becausehewantedtoworkharder.

D.Becausehefoundthejobtoohard.

25.

【B2】

26.(34)

A.Thosedreaminterpretationsarebasedonpsychologicalthesis.

B.Wecanfindnothingreliableinthoseinterpretations.

C.Somedreaminterpretationshavescientificsupport.

D.Mostoftheinterpretationsofdreamsarenotverybelievable.

27.

【B7】

28.(28)

A.TospeakEnglish.

B.ToreadtechnicalbooksinEnglish.

C.TolistentoEnglishprogramsonradio.

D.ToreadEnglishliterature.

29.SectionB

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

聽(tīng)力原文：Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventure—thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains,exploredunknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewholookforanimmediatepleasurefromadangerousactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.

Bungeelumpingisconsideredtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplaceabout200metersabovethegroundwithanelasticropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometersanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itissaidthat2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasdangerousasbungeejumpingincludejumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighrocks.

Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,people'sliveswereconstantlyunderdanger.Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival

Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkinrelativelysafeconditions;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistolookfordangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.

(27)

A.Itismoredangerous.

B.Itismucheasiertodo.

C.Itishardtofindaproperplaceforit.

D.Ittakesmuchshortertimetogetpleasure.

30.(31)

A.Becausetheycamewithanotesaying"Gettingbetter".

B.Becausetheywerecheapflowers.

C.Becausetheycamewithanotesaying"Deepestsympathy".

D.Noneoftheabove.

31.

【B11】

32.(18)

A.Theairportisclosedduetobadweather.

B.Theflightisfollowingitsregularschedule.

C.Theplanewillreturntoitspointofdeparture.

D.Anearlierclosureaffectedtheairport'sschedule.

33.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Theweatheristerriblyhot.Shallwegotothebeachforthevacationforthecomingholiday?

M:Oh,why?Therearesomanymuseums,artgalleriesandrestaurantsinWashington,I'dbehappytherenomatterwhattheweatherislike.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(19)

A.Hedislikesmuseumsandgalleries.

B.Hedoesnotcareaboutthehotweather.

C.Goingtothebeachisthebestchoice.

D.Hedoesn'twanttogotoWashington.

34.SectionB

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

聽(tīng)力原文：GeorgeScottandTimMacDonalstoppedinfrontofthewindowofHill'sfurniturestore.Severalpaintingswerehangingtherealongwiththesignwhichsaid"ModernArtContest"."PrizesfortheTenBestEntries"."FamousArtCritictoJudgetheContest.""Doyoucallthatart?"askedGeorge,pointingtoapicturemadeoflargered,blueandyellowpatchesofpaintwithafewblacklinesscatteredhereandthere.

"Ican'teventellwhatitissupposedtobe."TimMacDonalchewedtheinsideofhislipashegazedattilepainting."Myfathersaysthesamethingaboutmodemart,butmymumsaysmodernartshowshowtheartistfeelsaboutsomethingorhowheseesit.""Well,thisguymusthavebeenfeelingterrible.Maybehewasmadandjustthrewthepaintatthepaper.Itissureamess,MylittlesisterSussiecouldpaintabetterpicturethanthis.”Timnoddedabsent-mindedlyasthetwoboysmovedon.Suddenlyhestopped."Say,I'vegotagreatidea.Comeon.Let'sgoovertoyourhouseandtalktoyoursister."

(27)

A.Thereisanofficefurnitureshow.

B.Thereisapaintingexhibition.

C.Thereisamodernartcontest.

D.Thereisanoff-seasonsale.

35.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Weseemtobehavingthisconversationoverandoveragain.

W:You'reright.

M:Look,Iknowhowyoufeelaboutmysmoking.Youdon'thavetotellmeeveryday.

W:I'msorry.Iworryaboutyou.

M:Iknow.Butworkandschoolhavemesostressedout.MaybeI'llbeabletoquitafterIgraduate.

W:Let'sbehonest.There'salwaysgoingtobeareason.Afteryougraduate,it'sgongtobehardtofindajob,thentherewillbethestressfromjuststartingajobthen.

M:Okay,Igetyourpoint.It'sjustsohard.Youdon'treallyunderstandbecauseyouneversmoke.

W:Youneedsomehelp.Whydon'tyougotoadoctor?

M:Youmeanapsychiatrist.

W:No,Idon't.Imeanageneralpractitioner.Maybeyoucangetapatch,orsomepillswell,Idon'tknow,somethingtohelpyouwiththewithdrawal.Becausethat'swhatitis.

M:Really,IbelieveIcanquitonmyown.ButI'llthinkaboutit.Iwill.

W:Allright.Iwon'tmentionitforaweek.ThenIwanttoknowyourdecision.Becauseifyoudon'tgetsomehelp,Ineedtorethinkourplans.

M:Youmeanyou'dbreakourengagementoverthis?Ican'tbelieveit!

W:Idon'tknow.Iloveyou,butI'mnotsureIcouldaccepteverythingthatgoesalongwiththesmoking.

(23)

A.Theman'sgraduation.

B.Thecouple'sengagement.

C.Theman'ssmoking.

D.Theman'sstress.

36.(32)

A.Allsharkshaveteethtocutprey.

B.Itissurethatsharksliketoattackhumans.

C.Thelargesttypesofsharksareknowntobeaggressive.

D.Tigersharkisoneofthosethathavetheworstrecords.

37.(36)

A.TheroleofChinainthespreadofthenationalflag.

B.Thesecondancestorofthenationalflag.

C.TheuseofmodernflagsinEurope.

D.Theimportanceofmodernflags.

38.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Doyoulikethedress?

M:Iloveit.

W:Idesigneditmyself.

M:It'sbeautiful.

W:Areyouready?We'resupposedtobetherebeforetheguestsarrive.

M:Iknow.Iknow.Helpmewiththistie,willyou?Honey,I'mscaredtodeath.

W:Butthisiswhatyou'vebeenworkingforalltheseyears,youreallydeserveit.

M:No,no.Iworkedtoputtogetherabookofphotographs.Thisisshowbusiness.

W:Well,it'sallpartofthesamejob.Justrelaxandenjoyit.

M:You'reright.Iearnedthis,andI'mgoingtoenjoyit.Justaminute,assoonasIrecoverfrommynervousbreak-down.

W:Whataxeyouafraidof?

M:Everything.Acriticwastherethismorning.Heprobablyhatesmywork.IhavetosigncopiesofmybookforalotofpeopleInevermetbefore.Oh,mynewshoeshurtmyfeet...

W:You'regoingtobeagreatsuccess.Areyouready?

M:AssoonasIgetthesebuttonson.

W:Letmehelp.MomandDadarealreadyontheirwaydowntothegallery.There!Youlookveryattractive.

M:Thankyou.Well,IsupposeI'verunoutofexcuses.

W:Mm-hmm.Let'sgo...

M:Oh,oneminute.Beforewegotothegallery,IjustwanttotellyouthatInevercouldhavedonethisbookwithoutyourhelpandyourlove.Iappreciateit.

W:Thanks.Now,nomoreputtingoff,ok?Let'sgo.

(23)

A.Colleagues.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Motherandson.

D.Classmates.

39.(20)

A.Basketballandvolleyball.

B.Swimmingandtennis.

C.Fittingtrainingandswimming.

D.Weight-liftingandtennis.

40.(29)

A.It'ssimilartoplayingnotesonapiano.

B.Itrequiresanight'ssleep.

C.It'ssimilartothewayacomputerstoresinformation.

D.Itrequitesnosleep.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.Whyaresomanypeopleunhappyintheirjobs?Therearetwoprimaryreasons.First,somepeopleareconvincedthatearningalivingiswastingtimethattheycouldspendenjoyingthemselvesoruncoveringtheirtruetalents.

Ifthisisthecasewithyou,recallyourlastlongvacation.Wasittwoweeksofcompleteenjoyment?Morelikelyitwasaweekandahalfoffuninthesun,withanotherhalfaweekof"Boy,Ican'twaittogetbacktowork."Ifyoudidn'tfeelsuchvacationblues,thenimaginetakingaleaveofabsence.Youcoulduseittoworkonanovel,enrollinclassesorjustsitaroundwatchingTV.Attheendofthreemonths,inalllikelihood,yourself-esteemwouldbeatanall-timelow.Whileallworkandnoplayisnotgood,allplayandnoWorkisdisastrous.Weneedtofeelweareaccomplishingsomething.Wealsoneedsomeform.oforderinourlives.

Thesecondandperhapsmoreprevalentreasonforpeoplenottoliketheirworkisthattheyfeeltrapped.Onceyou'vebeenatacompanyforfiveyearsandhaveaspouse,amortgageandachild,youoftenfeelyouhaveverylittlechoiceaboutjumpingshipifthingsaren'tturningoutasyou'dplanned.Asteadypaycheckcanbethebiggestmanacleofall.Peopleresenthavingtodosomethingbecausetheyhavenootherchoice.

Ifyoufindyourselfresentingyourjobbecauseyoucan'taffordtoquit,itmaybetimetopreparewhatonecareercounselorhumorouslycallsa"cyanidecapsule."Herecallsspymoviesinwhichthesecretagenthassuchacapsulehiddensomewhereonhisbody.Ifhe'scapturedandtorturedunbearably,hehasanoption.Andhavinganoptiongiveshimthestrengthtoholdonalittlelongerinthehopethatthesituationmaychange.

Ratherthancyanide,youroptiontakestheform.ofanup-to-dateresume.Youmightalsotakeaweeklyglancethroughthehelp-wantedsection,andmakesomevisitstoindustryfunctionswherelow-keynetworkingcantakeplace.You'renotgivinguponyourcurrentjob.Rather,youareprovidingyourselfwithanoption.Ifthingsgetunbearableatwork,youcouldjumpship.Beinginthispositioncandowondersforyourattitude.Itallowsyoutoenjoyyourworksince,inreality,youarethereonlybecauseyouwanttobe.

Atthecoreofadoptingapositiveattitudetoyourworkplaceis,aboveall,assumingresponsibilityforyourownsituation.Mostpeoplefeelcontrolledbytheirenvironment,buttheyreallyaren't.Theyhavetolearntomanagethatenvironmentsotheycangetfromitwhattheyneed.

Thefirstmainreasonformanypeople'sunhappinessintheirjobsrisesfromtheirconvictionthat______.

A.workingislikekillingtheirtruetalents

B.workingatajobisjustwastingtheirtime

C.workingisnottheenjoymenttheyareafter

D.workingistheleastenjoyablewayofspendingtime

42.

Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Thefeasibilityandirrationalityofprotectingmedicalprivacy.

B.Thegovernment'sappealtoprotectionofmedicalinformation.

C.Patientsshouldenjoymorerightstotheirmedicalrecords.

D.Doctorsandinsurers'complaintabouttheproposal.

43.

AccordingtoDr.Rascool,theeffectivesolutiontotheunfavorableforecastis______.

A.toreducethecarbondioxidecontentoftheatmosphere

B.todecreasethecollectionsofaerosolsintheair

C.tosubstitutefavorablefuelforthepresenttype

D.toadoptsomeeffectivemeasurestodestroytheaerosollayer

44.

Whatcausedthedecliningofassetpricesandrisingofsavingrates?

45.

Whyarenewspapersconsideredasanimportantmediumaccordingtothepassage?

46.

Alcoholismwillcausethefollowingproblemsexcept______.

A.badhealth

B.trafficaccidents

C.poorjobperformance

D.socialorder

47.

Fromparagraphtwo,wecaninferthat______.

A.BushforcedtheNationalRenewableEnergyLaboratorytolayoffworkers

B.Bushvisitedthelab(NRELbeforethelaid-offof32workers

C.the32workersmightbereemployedafterBush'svisit

D.Bushcarried$5millioncashtotheNRELwhenhevisitedthere

48.WhatisNOTthecausefortheimminentwaterwar?

A.Lackofwaterresources.

B.Lackofrainfall.

C.Inefficientuseofwater.

D.Waterhasreplacedoil.

49.

Theword"superfluous"(Para.3)mostprobablymeans______.

A.indispensableB.availableC.surplusD.supplementary

50.

Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatpublicservices______.

A.havebenefitedmanypeople

B.arethefocusofpublicattention

C.areaninappropriatesubjectforhumor

D.haveoftenbeenthelaughingstock

51.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.BritaincanbecompetitivetoUSintheareaofinformationtechnology.

B.Britainhasalreadytakentheadvantagesofrunningengineeringmanagement.

C.AswithmanyotherEuropeancountries,Britainhasmadeuseofcomputer-aidedsystems.

D.E-commercehasofferedopportunitiestoEuropeancountriestoeliminatethecompetitivenessgapwithalltherivals.

52.

TheauthorinthepassageusesthefollowingdevicesinhiswritingEXCEPT______.

A.questionsB.narrativeC.analogyD.comment

53.

Whatconclusioncanwegetfromthepassage?

A.WhatDrRobertsfoundisabigbeattoperfumeindustry.

B.Whatmakesadifferenceisthatscentmakeswearersmoreconfident.

C.Lynxisreallyeffectiveinmakingmenlookcharming.

D.Womenareattractedbythesmelltheyappreciatemore.

54.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

FormanyyearsGarryKasparov,aworldchesschampion,saidthatacomputerwouldneverbeathim.InMay1997hehadtoeathiswords.DeepBlue,aninventionofIBM,didjustthat.

Thisdemonstratedprocessingpowerratherthanintelligence.Computersaregenerallygoodatsolvingspecificproblems,notspecificallygoodatsolvinggeneralones.

ThomasSerreandhiscolleaguesattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhavebuiltacomputerprocessingsystemthattriestoworkinthisgeneralway.Amongthetasksthatcomputersarebadatisrecognisingbroadcategoriesofimages.Tellonetosearchforsomethingspecific,suchasarectangle,anditcansucceedindoingthetask.Askittofind"animals"amongphotographsofdragonflies(蜻蜓),treesandmonkeys,anditfails.

That,atleast,washowitusedtobe.ButasDr.Serredescribes,hiscomputerhandlesthisproblemratherwell.Inarecenttestitevendidalittlebetterthanhumans.

Giventhebriefestofglancesatapicture,mostpeoplebelievetheyhavenothadtimetorecogniseanythinginitatall.Askthemwhethertheysawananimalandtheyconsiderthemselvestobemakingafutileguess.Yetthoseguessesarerightmuchmoreoftenthantheyarewrong.Thatisbecausethebraincancarryoutimmediatevisualprocessingevenwhenitdoesnothavetimeforanycognitiveanswer.

ThatisthepurposeofDr.Serre'scomputer.Hisprojectisnothinglessthananattempttoreverse-engineertherelevantpartofthebrain.Thatpartistheventral(腹面的,腹部的)visualpathway.Anatomy(解剖學(xué))showsthatitisorganisedintonumerousareas.Experimentsonmonkeysgivestronghintsabouthowitworks.

Dr.Serreconsideredhiscomputer'sprocessingunitsanalogoustonervecells,andheorganisedthemintoareas,justastheyareinrealbrains.Thenheletthemachinelearninmuchthesamewaythatbabiesdo.Theresultwasamodelthatcloselyimitatestheventralvisualpathway.

Asystemlikethishasobviousapplications.Butitalsobringsmoresubtlebenefits.Basedonhowbrainswork,itmaygiveinsightsintowhathappenswhentheygowrong.Realneuroscientistsrelyonlesions(thatis,damagedareasofabrain)tohelpthemunderstandwhatisgoingoninbrainsbyseeingwhathappensinresponsetoparticularsortsofdamage.Dr.Serrehastherefore"lessoned"hiscomputersysteminsimilarways.

Whatdoesitmeanby"hehadtoeathiswords"(Para.1)?

55.

Howshouldbook-sellersdo?

A.Theyshouldbothsufferforalongtimeandsatisfycustomers'wishes.

B.Theyshouldbothendureandindulgeforalongtime.

C.Theyshouldbebothtenderandlenient.

D.Theyshouldbebothpatientandkind.

56.Themainconcernofthepassageiswith______.

A.citycongestion

B.cityplanning

C.decentralization

D.landvaluesincities

57.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Imagineaworldinwhichtherewassuddenlynoemotionaworldinwhichhumanbeingscouldfeelnoloveorhappine