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2010年12月英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試預(yù)測(cè)試題及答案四

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:

SalaryorInterest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.如今的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生面臨的職業(yè)選擇：興趣重要還是工資重要

2.你的觀點(diǎn)

3.結(jié)論

SalaryorInterest

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswer

thequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-4,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

AprilFools'Special:History'sHoaxes

HappyAprilFools'Day.Tomarktheoccasion,NationalGeographicNewshascompileda

listofsomeofthemorememorablehoaxesinrecenthistory.Theyarethelies,darned（可恨的）

lies,andwhoppers（彌天大謊）thathavebeenperpetratedonthegullible（易受騙的）and

unsuspectingtofulfillthatage-olddesireheldbysometoputthejokeonothers.

InternetHoaxes

TheInternethasgivenbirthtoaproliferation（增殖）ofhoaxes.E-mailinboxesarebombarded

onanalmostdailybasiswithmessageswarningofterriblecomputervirusesthatcauseusersto

deletebenign（良性）chunksofdatafromtheirharddrives,orofcreditcardscamsthatenticethe

naivetogivealltheirpersonalinformation,includingpasswordsandbankaccountdetails,to

identitythieves.Othere-mailsgiverisetowry（歪曲的）chuckles,whichiswherethislistbegins.

BanDihydrogenMonoxide（一氧化二氫）

CityofficialsinAlisoViejo,California,weresoconcernedaboutthedangersofdihydrogen

monoxidethattheyscheduledavotelastmonthonwhethertobanfbam（泡沫）cupsfrom

city-sponsoredeventsaftertheylearnedthechemicalwasusedinfbam-cupproduction.

Officialscalledoffthevoteafterlearningthatdihydrogenmonoxideisthescientifictermfor

water.

"It'sembarrassing,'1citymanagerDavidJ.NormantoldtheAssociatedPress."Wehada

paralegal彳聿見j助手）whodidbadresearch."

Indeed,theparalegalhadfallenvictimtoanofficial-lookingWebsitetoutingthedangersof

dihydrogenmonoxide.Ane-mailoriginallyauthoredin1990byEricLechner,thenagraduate

studentattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,claimedthatdihydrogenmonoxide"isusedas

anindustrialsolventandcoolant,andisusedintheproductionofStyrofoam（聚苯乙烯泡沫塑

料”,

Otherdangerspranksters（愛開玩笑的人）associatedwiththechemicalincludedaccelerated

corrosionandrusting,severebums,anddeathfrominhalation.

Versionsofthee-mailcontinuetocirculatetoday,andseveralWebsites,includingthatofthe

CoalitiontoBanDHMO,warn,tongue-in-cheek,ofwater'sdangers.

AlabamaChangesValueofPi

TheApril1998newsletterputoutbyNewMexicansfbrscienceandReasoncontainsan

articletitled"AlabamaLegislatureLaysSiegetoPi".ItwaspennedbyAprilHolidayofthe

AssocimatedPress（sic）andtoldthestoryofhowtheAlabamastatelegislaturevotedtochange

thevalueofthemathematicalconstantPifrom3.14159totheroundnumberof3.

Theersatz（假的）newsstorywaswrittenbyLosAlamosNationalLaboratoryphysicistMark

Bosloughtoparody（滑稽地模仿legislativeandschoolboardattacksontheteachingofevolution

inNewMexico.

AtBoslough'ssuggestion,DaveThomas,thepresidentofNewMexicansforscienceand

Reason,postedthearticleinitsentiretytotheInternetnewsgroupTalk.OriginsonApril1.（The

newsgrouphostsalivelydebateoncreationvs.evolution.）LaterthateveningThomasposteda

fullconfessiontothehoax.Hethoughthehadputallrumorstobed.

ButtoThomas*ssurprise,however,severalnewsgroupreadersforwardedthearticletofriends

andposteditonothernewsgroups.

WhenThomascheckedinonthestoryafewweekslater,hewassurprisedtolearnthatithad

spreadlikewildfire.Thetelltalesignsofthearticle'ssatiricalintent,suchastheApril1dateand

misspelled"AssocimatedPress1'dateline,hadbeenreplacedordeleted.

Alabamalegislatorswerebombardedwithcallsprotestingthelaw.Thelegislatorsexplained

thatthenewswasahoax.Therewasnotandneverhadbeensuchalaw.

TVandNewspaperHoaxes

BeforetheadventoftheInternet,andeventoday,traditionalmediaoutletssuchas

newspapers,radio,andtelevision,havesometimeshoaxedtheiraudiences.Thedeceptionsrunthe

gamutfrompurportednaturaldisasterstowishfulnews.

SwissSpaghetti（意大利式細(xì)面條）Harvest

AlexBoese,curatoroftheMuseumofHoaxes,aregularlyupdatedWebsitethatalso

appearedinbookforminNovember2002,saidoneofhisfavoritehoaxesremainsoneperpetrated

bytheBritishBroadcastingCompany.

OnApril1,1957,theBBCairedareportonthetelevisionnewsshowPanoramaaboutthe

bumperspaghettiharvestinsouthernSwitzerland.

ViewerswatchedSwissfarmerspullpastaoffspaghettitreesastheshow'sanchor,Richard

Dimbleby,attributedthebountifulharvesttothemildwinterandthedisappearanceofthe

spaghettiweevil.

Thebroadcasterdetailedtheinsandoutsofthelifeofthespaghettifarmerandanticipated

questionsabouthowspaghettigrowsontrees.Thousandsofpeoplebelievedthereportandcalled

theBBCtoinquireaboutgrowingtheirownspaghettitrees,towhichtheBBCreplied,"Placea

sprigofspaghettiinatinoftomatosauceandhopeforthebest."

"ItwasagreatsatiricaleffectaboutBritishsociety,"Boesesaid."Britishsocietyreallywas

likethatatthattime.TheBritishhaveatendencytobeabitinsulated（絕緣的）anddonotknow

thatmuchabouttherestofEurope."

TacoLibertyBell

OnApril1,1996,readersinfivemajorU.S.citiesopenedtheirnewspaperstolearnfroma

fullpageannouncementthattheTacoBellCorporationhadpurchasedtheLibertyBellfromthe

U.S.government.Theannouncementreportedthatthecompanywasrelocatingthehistoricbell

fromPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,toIrvine,California.Themove,thecorporationsaidinthe

advertisement,waspartofan"efforttohelpthenationaldebt".

Hundredsofothernewspapersandtelevisionshowsranstoriesrelatedtothepressreleaseon

thematterputoutbyTacoBell'spublicrelationsfirm,PainePR.Outragedcitizenscalledthe

LibertyBellNationalHistoricParkinPhiladelphiatoexpresstheirdisgust.Afewhourslaterthe

publicrelationsfirmreleasedanotherpressannouncementstatingthatthestuntwasahoax.

WhiteHousepresssecretaryMikeMcCurrygotintotheactwhenheremarkedthatthe

governmentwouldalsobe“sellingtheLincolnMemorialtoFordMotorCompanyandrenamingit

theLincoln-MercuryMemorial".

CropCircles

Strange,circularformationsbegantoappearinthefieldsofsouthernEnglandinthe

mid-1970s,bringingbusloadsofcuriousonlookers,mediarepresentatives,andbelieversinthe

paranormalouttothecountrysideforalook.

Asometimesvitriolic（諷刺的）debateontheiroriginshassinceensued（品艮著發(fā)生），andthe

curiousformationshavespreadaroundtheworld,becomingmoreandmoreelaborateastheyears

goby.

Somepeopleconsiderthecropformationstobethegreatestworksofmodernarttoemerge

fromthe20thcentury,whileothersareconvincedtheyaresignsofextraterrestrial

communicationsorlandingsitesofUFOs.

Thedebaterageseventoday,althoughin1991DougBowerandDaveChorley,twoelderly

menfromWiltshireCounty,cameforwardandclaimedresponsibilityforthecropcirclesthat

appearedthereoverthepreceding20years.Thepairmadethecirclesbypushingdownnearlyripe

cropswithawoodenplanksuspendedfromarope.

MoonLanding-aHoax?

EversinceNASAsentastronautstothemoonbetween1969and1972,skepticshave

questionedwhethertheApollomissionswererealorsimplyaploytoone-up（領(lǐng)先）theSoviet

UnionduringtheColdWar.ThedebateresurfacedandreachedcrescendolevelsinFebruary2001,

whenFortelevisionairedaprogramcalledConspiracyTheory:DidWeLandontheMoon?

GuestsontheshowarguedthatNASAdidnothavethetechnologytolandonthemoon.

Anxioustowinthespacerace,NASAactedouttheApolloprograminmoviestudios,theysaid.

Theconspiracytheoristspointedoutthatthepicturestransmittedfromthemoondonotinclude

starsandthattheflagtheAmericansplantedonthemooniswaving,eventhoughthereisthough

tobenobreezeonthemoon.

NASAquicklyrefutedtheseclaimsinaseriesofpressreleases,statingthatanyphotographer

wouldknowitisdifficulttocapturesomethingverybrightandverydimonthesamepieceoffilm.

Sincethephotographerswantedtocapturetheastronautsstridingacrossthelunarsurfaceintheir

sunlitspacesuits,thebackgroundstarsweretoofainttosee.

Asfortheflag,NASAsaidthattheastronautswereturningitbackandforthtogetinfirmly

plantedinthelunarsoil,whichmadeitwave.

1.Somepeoplehavetheage-olddesiretoputthejokeonothers.

2.Accordingtothepassage,theonlyformofInternethoaxesise-mailhoax.

3.Dihydrogenmonoxideisaverydangerouschemical,whichisoftenusedasanindustrial

solvent.

4.Dihydrogenmonoxidecanacceleratecorrosionandrusting,andcauseseverbumsand

evendeathfrominhalation.

5.ThereasonwhytheersatznewsthatAlabamachangedthevalueofPispreadwildlywas

thatforwardedthearticletofriendsandposteditonothernewsgroups.

6.Traditionalmediaoutletssuchasmaystillhoaxtheiraudiencesnowadays.

7.AccordingtoBoese,manypeoplebelievedthereportofSwissspaghettiharvestbecause

theBritishdidnotknow.

8.Accordingtoahoaxannouncement,theTacoBellCorporationboughtheLibertyBelland

movedittoIrvinetohelp.

9.Thecropcircleswerethoughttobethegreatestworksofmodernart,thesignsof

orlandingsitesofUFOs.

10.SomepeoplethoughtthatNASAactedouttheApolloprograminmoviestudiospartially

becausethepicturestransmittedfromthemoondonotinclude.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Wildducksandothermigratory(遷移的)birdscouldbeimportantcarriersofdeadlybirdflu,

researcherssay.Evenso,theinfectious-diseaseexpertssaythereisnosolidbasisforkillingwild

birdstoprotectpoultryandminimizetheriskofhumaninfection.

TheEuropeanteaminvestigatingtheglobalspreadoftheH5N1strainofavianinfluenza(禽

流感)sayscertainduckspeciesmaybeinfectingwildbirdpopulations.Geeseandwadingbirds

arealsopossiblevectors(帶菌者)ofthevirus,theteamsays.

Theteam'sstudywasledbyBjornOlsenofUmeaUniversityinSweden.OlsenrunsEurope's

largestwild-birdflumonitoringprogram.

Studieshaveshownthatinfluenzavirusesinlakewater,generallypassedviabirdffeces(糞),

canstayinfectiousforupto30days.Themigrationorfeedingbehaviorofdabblingduckscouldat

leastpartiallyexplainthespreadoftheH5N1strainofbirdflu,theresearchersadd.

Thisgroupofduckspeciesincludesmallards,teal,pintails,andothersthatfeedatornearthe

surface,wherevirusesinwateraremostlikelytobepickedup.Perhapsasaresult,dabblershave

thehighestknownratesofavianinfluenzainfection,thestudysays.Forinstance,nearly13

percentofmallardstestedpositiveforbirdflu.OtherspeciestestedincludetheAmericanblack

duck(18.1percent),blue-wingedteal(11.5percent),andnorthernpintail(11.2percent).

However,birdfluvirusesappeartoexistinducksinalow-pathogenicform,meaning

infectiondoesn'tusuallyleadtosevereillnessanddeath.

"Dabblingducksareforsuretheprimehostsforlowpathogenicviruses,"saidstudy

co-authorRonFouchier,avirologistattheErasmusMedicalCenterinRotterdam,Netherlands.

"Buithebigquestionis,howmuchofourknowledgeaboutthesevirusescanwetranslateto

high-pathogenicvirusessuchastheH5N1strainofbirdflu?"

Inpoultryavianvirusescanmutate(變異)intomorevirulentinfluenzastrains,including

H5N1.Ifthismutatedvirusthenfindsitswaybackintowildpopulations,thebirdscouldthen

spreadthediseasethroughmigration.

SomescientistshavearguedthatwildbirdsinfectedwithHN51wouldbetooilltomigrate.

Swans,forinstance,appeartobeparticularlyvulnerabletothestrain."Swansapparentlydrop

deadquiteeasily,buttheyareunlikelytobethevectorbecausetheyarenotgoingtoflyveryfarif

theyaredead,"Fouchiersaid.

Butthestudyteamsaysthatsomebirdsthathavebeenpurposelyinfectedforthesakeof

researchshowthatwildbirdscansurviveH5N1."ForsomereasonH5N1hasadaptedsoitno

longerkillsdabblingducks,1'Fouchiersaid.Thismeanstheducksmaybeabletospreadthevirus

overawidearea.

Thestudyteamsaysmigratorygeesemayalsobevectors,becausetheyoftengrazeinhuge

flocks,apracticethatcouldencouragetransmission.

Migratingducks,theresearchersadd,"couldprovideanintercontinentalbridge"forbirdflu

toNorthAmerica,whichhasnotyethadanyknowncasesofH5N1.

47.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmaybethepossiblecarriersofbirdflu?

48.Themainsourcesofinfluenzavirusesinlakewaterare,whichmaystay

infectiousforupto30days.

49.Bysaying"birdfluvirusesappeartoexistinducksinalow-pathogenicform11(Para.6),

theauthorsuggeststhatinfection.

50.Onwhatconditioncanthebirdsspreadtheinfluenzathroughmigration?

51.Accordingtothestudyteam,isapracticethatcanencouragetransmissionof

thebirdflu.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Foraboutthreecenturieswehavebeendoingscience,tryingscienceout,usingsciencefor

theconstructionofwhatwecallmoderncivilization.Everydispensableitemofcontemporary

technology,fromcanallockstodialtelephonestopenicillin,waspiecedtogetherfromtheanalysis

ofdataprovidedbyoneoranotherseriesofscientificexperiments.Threehundredyearsseemsa

longtimefortestinganewapproachtohumaninter-living,longenoughtosetbackforcritical

appraisalofthescientificmethod,maybeevenlongenoughtovoteonwhethertogoonwithitor

not.Thereisanargument.

Voiceshavebeenraisedinprotestsincethebeginning,risinginpitchandviolenceinthe

nineteenthcenturyduringtheearlystagesoftheindustrialrevolution,summoningurgentcrowds

intothestreetsontheissueofnuclearenergy."Giveitback,'1saysomeofthevoices,nItdoesn't

reallywork,we'vetrieditanditdoesn'twork.Gobackthreehundredyearsandstartagainon

somethingelselesschancyfortheraceofman.*'

Theprinciplediscoveriesinthiscentury,takingallinall,aretheglimpsesofthedepthofour

ignoranceofnature.Thingsthatusedtoseemclearandrational,andmattersofabsolute

certainty-Newtonianmechanics,forexample-haveslippedthroughourfingers;andweareleft

withanewsetofgiganticpuzzles,cosmicuncertainties,andambiguities.Someofthelawsof

physicsareamendedeveryfewyears;somearecanceledoutright;someundergorevisedversions

oflegislativeintentasiftheywereactsofCongress.

Justthirtyyearsagowecallitabiologicalrevolutionwhenthefantasticgeometryofthe

DNAmoleculewasexposedtopublicviewandthelinearlanguageofgeneticswasdecoded.Fora

while,thingsseemedsimpleandclear:thecellwasaneatlittlemachine,amechanicaldevice

readyfortakingtopiecesandreassembling,likeatinywatch.Butjustinthelastfewyearsithas

becomealmostunbelievablycomplex,filledwithstrangepartswhosefunctionsarebeyondtoday's

imagining.

Itisnotjustthatthereismoretodo,thereiseverythingtodo.Whatliesahead,orwhatcan

lieaheadiftheeffortsinbasicresearcharecontinued,ismuchmorethantheconquestofhuman

diseaseortheimprovementofagriculturaltechnologyorthecultivationofnutrientsinthesea.As

welearnmoreaboutfundamentalprocessesoflivingthingsingeneralwewilllearnmoreabout

ourselves.

52.WhatCANNOTbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?

[A]Scientificexperimentsinthepastthreehundredyearshaveproducedmanyvaluable

items.

[B]Forthreehundredyearstherehavebeenpeopleholdingahostileattitudetowardscience.

[C]Moderncivilizationdependsonsciencesomansupportsscientificprogressunanimously.

[D]Somepeoplethinkthreehundredyearsisnotlongenoughtosetbackforcriticalappraisal

ofscientificmethod.

53.Theprinciplediscoveryinthiscenturyshows.

[AJmanhasoverthrownNewton*slawsofphysics

[B]manhassolvedanewsetofgiganticpuzzles

[C]manhaslostmanyscientificdiscoveries

[D]manhasgivenupsomeoftheonceacceptedtheories

54.Nowscientistshavefoundinthepastfewyears.

[A]theexposureofDNAtothepublicisunnecessary

[B]thetinycellinDNAisaneatlittlemachine

[C]manknowsnothingaboutDNA

[D]manhasmuchtolearnaboutDNA

55.Thewriter*smainpurposeinwritingthepassageistosaythat.

|A|scienceisjustatitsbeginning

[B]sciencehasgreatlyimprovedman'slife

[CJsciencehasmadeprofoundprogress

[D]sciencehasdonetoolittletohumanbeings

56.Thewriter'sattitudetowardsscienceis.

[A]critical[B]approving[C]neutral[D]regretful

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Hereamidthesteelandconcretecanyons,greengrassgrows.Ahawthorntree（山楂樹）

standsinnewsoil,andfreshlydugplantsbendinthewind.

ButChicagoCityHallhereseemsanunlikelyspotforagardenofanyvariety——especially

20,000squarefeetofgardens—onitsroof.

Asoneofahandfulofsimilarprojectsaroundthecountry,thegardenispartofa$1.5million

demonstrationprojectedbythecitytoreduceits“urbanheatislands",saidWilliamAbolt,the

commissioneroftheDepartmentofEnvironment.

Heatislands-darksurfacesinthecity,likerooftops-soakupheat.Theretentioncanbakea

building,makingitstubborntocooling.

TheroofofCityHall,a90-year-oldgraystonelandmarkonLaSalleStreetintheheartof

downtown,hasbeenknowntoreachtemperaturesubstantiallyhotterthantheactualtemperature

onthestreetbelow.

Thegardenwillprovidegreeneryandshade."Andthat/*saidthecityofficials,nwillsavethe

citydollarsonthoseblisteringsummerdays."Theprojectsavingsfromcoolingisabout$4,000a

yearonanewroofwhoselifespanisabout50percentlongerthanthatofatraditionalroof.

Thesprawlingopen-airrooftopgardenisbeingcarefullybuiltonamulti-tieredbedofspecial

soil,polystyrene,egg-carton-shapedconesand“waterproofmembrane"malltokeeptherooffrom

leaking,orcavingunderthenormalcombinedweightofsoil,rainandplantlife.

Thedesigncallsforsoildepthsof4inchesto18inches.Whenthelastplantsandseedlings

areburiedandthelastbitofcompostislaid,thegardenwillhavecircularbrickstepping-stones

windinguptohills.

“TheprimaryfocusofwhatwewanttodowastoestablishthislaboratoryonthetopofCity

Halltogetpeopleinvolvedandunderstandingtheirimpactontheenvironmentandhowthelittle

thingscanmakeanimpactonthequalityoflife",Mr.Aboltsaid,addingthattheplantsalsohelp

tocleartheair.

Rooftopgardens,inplaceswhereconcretejungleshaveerasedplantsandtrees,arenotnew,

noteveninChicago.Armsofgreenerydanglingoverterracesorsproutingfromrooftops,common

inEurope,arebecomingmoresointheUnitedStatesaspeoplebecomeincreasinglyconscious

abouttheenvironment.

RichardM.Daley,whourgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttolookintotheprojectafter

noticingrooftopgardensinHamburg,Germanyafewyearsago,haspraisedthegardenasthefirst

ofitskindonapublicbuildinginthecountry.

Itwillholdthousandsofplantsinmorethan150species-wildonionandbutterflyweed,

sky-blueasterandbuffalograss-toprovidedataonwhatspeciesadaptbest.Smallplantsrequiring

shallowsoildepthswerechieflyselected.

57.Therooftopgardenproject.

[A]iscommonandpopularinthecountry

[B]isademonstrationprojectandcoststhecitygovernment1.5milliondollars

[C]willmaketheordinarycoolingdownofthecityinsummerunnecessary

[D]aimsatgettingpeopleinvolvedandunderstandingtheirimpactontheenvironment

58.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCityHall?

[A|Itwasbuiltninetyyearsagoandisthemostoutstandingfeatureinthecenterofthecity.

[BJItisoriginallypropertobuildagardenonthetopoftheCityHall.

[C]Thetemperatureonitstopisalittlebitlowerthanthatonthestreetbelow.

[D]ItisthefirstbuildinginAmericatohaveagardenonit.

59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

[AJEveryyear,Chicagospendsabout$4,000oncoolingthecity.

|B|ThedesignofthegardenontheCityHallspeciallytakesintoconsiderationtheweight

theroofcanstand.

[C]TheMayorurgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttolookintorooftopgardensinHamburg

andbuildsimilaronesinAmerica.

[D]Heatislandsmainlyrefertothosedark-coloredrooftopswhichreceiveandretainheat

andwillnoteasilyreleasetheheat.

60.WhyshouldtherooftopgardenbebuiltonthetopofCityHallotherthanonanyother

buildings?

[A]BecausetheCityHallislarge.

[B]Becausethemayorhadurgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttodoso.

[ClBecauseitcanmakepeopleunderstandtheirimpactonenvironmentbetterthrougha

publicbuilding.

|D|BecausetheexpertsjustwanttomaketheCityHallaconvenientlaboratory.

61.Theword"substantially"（Line2,Para.5）mostlikelymeans.

[A]alittlebit[B]infact[C]materially[D]considerably

PartVITranslation（5minutes）

72.Itturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromthatcompany（對(duì)我來

說是發(fā)生在我身上的最棒的事情）.

73.Itisnecessarythat（馬上把他送到醫(yī)院）.

74.Makealisteachdayofallthatyouaregratefulfor,（這樣

你就能每天都注意到從別人那里得到了什么）.

75.Hissilencesuggestedthat（他贊成我的決定，并決定執(zhí)行

那個(gè)計(jì)劃）.

76.Onlywithcombinedefforts,（我們才能期望我們的國(guó)家

有新的面貌）.

PartIWriting

SalaryorInterest

Upongraduation,virtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemofchoosingtheir

careers.Itistrulyatoughchoice.Students'opinionsdiffergreatlyonthisissue.Someholdthat

priorityshouldbegiventotheirinterestinthejob,butotherstaketheattitudethatsalaryisthe

mostcriticalfactorinfluencingtheircareerchoices.

Asformyself,Ipreferthelatterview.Awell-paidjobexertsatremendousfascinationona

greatnumberofpeople,withnoexceptiontome.Althoughitmightbeimpossibletomeasurethe

valueofone,sjobintermsofmoney,salarycountsmostwhenIchoosemyfuturecareer.Inmy

view,ourcareerchoiceslargelydependonhowandwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Icomefrom

apoorurbanfamilyandmyparentsareboth1aid-offworkers.Inordertofinancemytuition,they

havebeenworkinghardoverthepastfouryears.Astheonlysoninmyfamily,Ihavetoshoulder

theburdenofsupportingmyfamily.

Inshort,salaryisthefirstconsiderationinmychoiceofcareer.

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

1.Y根據(jù)題干中的信息詞age-olddesire定位到原文第一段，可知美國(guó)圍家地理新聞?wù)?/p>

理了近期歷史上讓人印象深刻的惡作劇，這些謊言欺騙的是那些易受騙的、輕易信任他人的

人，用以滿足有些人想要捉弄他人的想法，故該句表述正確。

2.NG根據(jù)題干中的信息詞Internethoaxes定位到第一個(gè)小標(biāo)題，可知互聯(lián)網(wǎng)促進(jìn)了惡

作劇的增多，該部分接著介紹了通過電子郵件騙人的把戲，但并沒有表明電子郵件惡作劇是

惟一的網(wǎng)絡(luò)惡作劇形式。

3.N根據(jù)題干中的信息詞Dihydrogenmonoxide定位到第二個(gè)小標(biāo)題，由該標(biāo)題下的第

二段可知，所謂的一氧化二氫其實(shí)就是Hr20,也就是水。而關(guān)于水被用做工業(yè)溶劑的說法

是嚇唬人的，故該句表述錯(cuò)誤。

4.N根據(jù)題干中的信息詞Dihydrogenmonoxide定位到第二個(gè)小標(biāo)題，再由corrosionand

rusting定位到該標(biāo)題下的倒數(shù)第二段，可知愛開玩笑的人還將加速腐蝕和生銹、嚴(yán)重?zé)齻?/p>

吸入致死等其他危險(xiǎn)和一氧化二氫聯(lián)系起來，結(jié)合前文提到的氧化二氫就是水可知，這些

不過是哄弄人的說法，故該句表述錯(cuò)誤。

5.severalnewsgroupreaders?根據(jù)題干中的信息詞AlabamachangedthevalueofPi定位

到第三個(gè)小標(biāo)題，再由forwardedthearticle定位到該標(biāo)題下第四段，可知有些新聞讀者將文

章發(fā)給朋友，還將其登在其他新聞版塊中。再結(jié)合上下文可知，正是這些新聞讀者的做法導(dǎo)

致了那條虛假新聞的大肆傳播。

6.newspapers,radio,andtelevision.,根據(jù)題干中的信息詞traditionalmediaoutlets定位

到第四個(gè)小標(biāo)題，可知在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)出現(xiàn)之前，甚至是現(xiàn)在，報(bào)紙、廣播和電視這類傳統(tǒng)媒體有

時(shí)也會(huì)捉弄公眾，由此可得答案。

7.muchabouttherestofEurope(,根據(jù)題干中的信息詞Swissspaghettiharvest定位到第五

個(gè)小標(biāo)題，該部分最后一段提到，Boese表示，英國(guó)人不太了解歐洲其他國(guó)家。再結(jié)合上文

可知，這正是許多英國(guó)人相信瑞士的意大利面條大豐收的原因。

8.thenationaldebto根據(jù)題干中的信息詞TacoBellCorporation和LibertyBell定位到第

六個(gè)小標(biāo)題，再由Irvine定位到該標(biāo)題下的第一段，可知一項(xiàng)公告報(bào)道TacoBell公司買下

了自由鐘，并要將其挪到加利福尼亞的歐文市，該公司表示移動(dòng)該鐘是為了幫助緩解國(guó)家債

務(wù)，由此可得答案。

9.extraterrestrialcommunications。根據(jù)題干中的信息詞cropcircles定位到倒數(shù)第二個(gè)小

標(biāo)題，再由UFOs定位到該標(biāo)題下的倒數(shù)第二段，可知有些人認(rèn)為麥田圈是現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)最偉大

的作品，也有人確信那是外太空通信的跡象或不明飛行物的著陸地。

10.stars。根據(jù)題干中的信息詞Apolloprogram和picturestransmittedfromthemoon定位

到最后一個(gè)小標(biāo)題下的第二段，可知有人認(rèn)為阿波羅計(jì)劃是在攝影棚里拍攝出來的，他們指

出，從月球傳回的畫面上并沒有星星，這應(yīng)該就是他們懷疑登月真實(shí)性的部分原因。

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)

SectionA

47.Wildducksandothermigratorybirds./Ducks,geeseandwadingbirds.

文章開頭指出，野鴨以及其他遷徙鳥類可能是致命性禽流感的重要攜帶者，由此可得答

案;第二段又提到，鴨子可能在傳染野鳥，而鵝和涉水鳥也可能是病毒的攜帶者，由此也可

得答案。

48.birdfeces

根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞lakewater和30days定位到第四段，可知研究表明，湖水中的流

感病毒一般是通過鳥糞傳播的，這些病毒的傳染性可長(zhǎng)達(dá)30天。

49.doesn'tusuallyleadtosevereillnessanddeath

定位到第六段可知，作者提到birdfluvirusesappeartoexistinducksinalow-pathogenic

form是想表明，傳染通常不會(huì)導(dǎo)致嚴(yán)重的疾病和死亡。

50.Themutatedvirusfindsitswaybackintowildpopulations.

根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞spread和throughmigration定位到倒數(shù)第五段，可知在家禽體內(nèi)，

禽病毒可能變異為像H5NL?樣毒性更強(qiáng)的流感病毒，如果此類變異病毒被野鳥感染，這些

鳥就