2021年山東省濟(jì)南市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

2021年山東省濟(jì)南市大學(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、l.Writing（10題）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledCollegeStudent'sJob-Hunting.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.近年來(lái)出現(xiàn)大學(xué)生就業(yè)難的現(xiàn)象。

2.產(chǎn)生這一現(xiàn)象的原因（如大學(xué)生追求目標(biāo)過(guò)高，專業(yè)不對(duì)口等。）

3.如何解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題（改變就業(yè)觀念，大學(xué)生在培訓(xùn)等）。

CollegeStudent'sJob-Hunting

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicHowtoKeepPsychologicallyHealthy?Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.心理問(wèn)題往往是導(dǎo)致疾病的誘因；

2.分析人們產(chǎn)生心理問(wèn)題的原因（可從失業(yè)、壓力過(guò)重、缺少支持、缺

乏人際關(guān)系等方面加以分析）；

3.你認(rèn)為人們?nèi)绾伪３中睦斫】怠?/p>

HowtoKeepPsychologicallyHealthy?

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic"AFewRemarksonCompetition".Yourcompositionshouldbenoless

than150wordsandbaseonetheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow.

1?競(jìng)爭(zhēng)是存在于當(dāng)今社會(huì)的普遍現(xiàn)象；

2.競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的好處；

3.競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的同時(shí)不要忘記合作。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:CellPhonesinChina.Youshouldwritenofewerthan150words

andyoushouldbaseyourcompositiononthetablebelow.Remembertowrite

clearly,

手

億

機(jī)3.15

.2.69億一"

使2.066億一"?

用15億

量0□526億*~

20012002200320042005年份

1.上圖所示為我國(guó)人民近幾年使用手機(jī)的情況，請(qǐng)描述其變化

2.說(shuō)明發(fā)生這些變化的原因

3.這種現(xiàn)象帶來(lái)的結(jié)果

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicHowtoSucceedinaJobinterview.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.Interviewisveryimportanttostudents.

2.Howtosucceedinajobinterview?

a)Beverywellprepared.

b)Mustpaymuchattentiontoyourappearance.

HowtoSucceedinaJobInterview

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledBeijingOlympicsVolunteersinMyEyes.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.奧運(yùn)志愿者所需具備的素質(zhì)

2.為什么參加奧運(yùn)志愿者活動(dòng)

3.志愿者工作需要付出，但值得一做

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

志愿者：volunteer(n./v.)

申請(qǐng)：applyfor,application(n.)

招募：recruit(v.),recruitment(n.)

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofAnEye-witnessAccountofaTrafficAccident.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

假設(shè)你在某日某時(shí)某地目擊一起車禍，就此寫一份見(jiàn)證書。見(jiàn)證書須包

括以下幾點(diǎn)：

1.車禍發(fā)生的時(shí)間及地點(diǎn)

2.你所見(jiàn)到的車禍情況

3.你對(duì)車禍原因的分析

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingontheevaluationofteachers'performancedonebythestudents.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowin

Chinese.

1.不少大學(xué)讓學(xué)生參與任課老師教學(xué)情況的測(cè)評(píng)

2.對(duì)此改革措施校方、教師、學(xué)生的看法不一

3.學(xué)生測(cè)評(píng)教師的益處以及可能產(chǎn)生的問(wèn)題

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledMyViewpointOnWide-spreadSMS(ShortMessageService).You,

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven,below:

1.現(xiàn)在越來(lái)越多的年輕人把手機(jī)短信作為交流的主要渠道

2.使用手機(jī)雉的利與弊

3.我的觀點(diǎn)

MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS

10.假設(shè)你是李明，假期即將到來(lái)，你打算做一次為期三周的旅行，希

望找個(gè)外國(guó)朋友作為游伴(Travel-mate)。擬一^t'尋游伴的啟事，交代清

楚日程安排、費(fèi)用分擔(dān)情況、對(duì)對(duì)方的要求等，并說(shuō)明對(duì)方和你一起出

游的好處。

Travel-mateWanted

二、2.ReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（10題）

11.EntertainmentinLondon

BuyingBooks

Londonersaregreatreaders.Theybuyvastnumbersofnewspapersand

magazinesandevenofbooksespeciallypaperbacks,whicharestill

comparativelycheapinspiteofever-increasingrisesinthecostsofprinting.

Theystillcontinuetobuy"proper"books,too,printedongoodpaperand

boundbetweenhardcovers.

TherearemanystreetsinLondoncontainingshopswhichspecializeinbook-

selling.PerhapsthebestknownoftheseisCharingCrossRoadinthevery

heartofLondon.Herebookshopsofallsortsandsizesaretobefound,from

thecelebratedonewhichboastsofbeing"thebiggestbookshopintheworld"

tothetiny,dustylittleplaceswhichseemtohavebeenleftoverfromDickens'

time.Someoftheseshopsstock,orwillobtain,anykindsofbooks,butmany

ofthemspecializeinsecond-handbooks,inartbooks,inforeignbooks,in

booksorphilosophy,politicoranyotherofthevarioussubjectsaboutwhich

booksmaybewritten.Oneshopinthisareaspecializessolelyinbooksabout

ballet!

AlthoughitmaybethemostconvenientplaceforLondonerstobuybooks,

CharingCrossRoadisnotthecheapest.Forthereallycheapsecond-hand

volumes,thecollectormustventureoffthebusyandcrowdedroads,to

FarringdonRoad,forexample,intheEastCentraldistrictofLondon.Here

thereisnothingsograndasbookshops.Instead,thebooksellerscomealong

eachmorningandtipouttheirsacksofbooksontobarrows（推車）whichline

thegutters（貧民區(qū)）.Andthecollectors,someprofessionalandsomeamateur,

whohavebeenwaitingforthem,pouncetowardsthesellers.Inplaceslike

thisonecanstill,occasionally,pickupforafewpenceanoldvolumethat

maybeworthmanypounds.

BothCharingCrossRoadandFarringdonRoadarewell-knownplacesofthe

bookbuyer.YetalloverLondontherearebookshops,inplacesnotsowell

known,wherethebooksareequallyvariedandexciting.Itisinthe

sympatheticatmosphereofsuchshopsthattheloyalbookbuyerfeelsmostat

home.Intheseshops,eventhelife-longbook-browserisfrequentlyrewarded

bytheaccidentaldiscoveryofpreviouslyunknowndelights.Onecould,in

fact,easilyspendalifetimeexploringLondon'sbookshops.Therearemany

lesspleasantwaysofspendingtime!

GoingtotheTheatre

Londonisveryrichintheatres:thereareoverfortyintheWestEndalone-

morethanenoughtoensurethattherewillalwaysbeatleasttwoorthree

showsrunningtosuiteverykindtaste,whetherseriousorlighthearted.

Someofthemarespecialisttheatres.TheRoyalOperaHouse,CoventGarden,

wherethegreatoperasingersoftheworldcanbeheard,isthehomeofopera

andtheRoyalBallet.TheLondonColiseumnowhousestheEnglishNational

OperaCompany,whichencouragesEnglishsingersinparticularandperforms

mostoperasinEnglishatpopularprices.

Sometheatresconcentrateontheclassicsandseriousdrama,someonlight

comedy,someonmusicals.Mosttheatreshaveapersonalityoftheirown,

fromtheold,suchastheTheatreRoyal(alsocalledthe"Haymarket")inthe

Haymarket,tothemoremodernsuchastherecentlyopenedBaibicancentre

inthecity.TheNationalTheatrehasthreeseparatetheatresinitsnewbuilding

byWaterlooBridge.AtthenewBarbicancentretheRoyalShakespeare

CompanyhastheirLondonhome-theirothercentreisatStratfor-on-Avon.

MostoftheoldLondontheatresareconcentratedinaverysmallarea,within

astone'sthrowofthePiccadillyandLeicesterSquaretubestations.Asthe

eveningperformancesnormallybegineitheratseven-thirtyoreightp.m.,

thereisakindofminorrush-hourbetweenseven-fifteenandeighto'clockin

thisdistrict.Peoplestreamoutofthenearbytubestations,thepavementsare

crowded,andtaxisandprivatecars

A.Newspapers.B.Magazines.C.Paperbacks.D.Hardbacks.

12.

Inordertogathermuchmoredata,Wal-Martpreferredtobarcodes.

13.TheInternetandmediacompanieshaverealizedtheimplicitvaluations

ofsocialnetworking,buthaven'tmadeitaworkingrevenuemodel.

14.

OneofthemostdisturbingtruthsaboutTVisthatitmakesreadingbooks

ceasetobeinoursociety.

A.themostpopularrecreation

B.theonlymethodofacquiringliteracy

C.theprimarywayofgettinginformation

D.thefinancialresources

15.

TheChineseExclusionActcametoanend.

A.bytheCaliforniagovernorthen

B.afteramassivebloodshed

C.duringWWII

D.in1965

16.TheWebLifestyle

Ifyouaskedpeopletodaywhytheyusedthetelephonetocommunicatewith

theirfriendsorwhytheyturnedtothetelevisionforentertainment,theywould

lookatyouasifyouwerecrazy.Wedon'tthinka-boutatelephoneora

televisionoracarasbeingoddities.Thesethingshavebecomesuchan

integralpartoflifethattheyarenolongernoticed,letaloneremarkedupon.

Inthesameway,withinadecadenoonewillnoticetheWeb.Itwilljustbe

thereanintegralpartoflife.ItwillbeareflextoturntotheWebforshopping,

education,entertainmentandcommunication,justasitisnaturaltodaytopick

upthetelephonetotalktosomeone.

ThereisincredibleinterestintheWeb.Yetitisstillinitsinfancy.The

technologyandthespeedofresponseareabouttoleapforward.Thiswill

movemoreandmorepeopletotheWebaspartoftheireverydaylives.

Eventually,everyone'sbusinesscardwillhaveanelectronic,tailaddress.

Everylawyer,everydoctorandevery,business-fromlargetosmall—will

beconnected.

IntheUnitedStateselections,peoplenowturntotheInternettoseereal-time

results.ThePathfindermissiontoMarsandtheproblemswiththeMirspace

stationdrewmillionsofpeopletotheVIkbformoreup-to-datedetailthan

wereavailableelsewhere.

Achangelikethisisoftengenerational.Olderpeoplehavetolearnsomething

newoutsidetheireveiydayexperiences,whilekidswhogrowupwithanew

technologysimplytreatitasgiven.Collegecampusesinparticularare

providingtheingredientstogeneratethecriticalmassforaWeb-readyculture.

TodayintheUnitedStates,thereareover22millionadultsusingtheWeb,

abouthalfofwhomaccesstheInternetatleastonceaday.Meanwhile,the

varietyofactivitiesontheWebisbroadeningatanamazingrate.Thereis

almostnotopicforwhichyoucannotfindfairlyinterestingmaterialonthe

Web.Manyofthesesitesaregettingexcellenttrafficflow.Wanttobuyadog?

Orsellashare?Ororderacar?UsetheInternet.Wherearewegoingtoget

thetimetolivewiththeWeb?Insomeinstances,peoplewillactuallysave

timebecausetheWebwillmakedoingthingsmoreefficientthaninthepast.

Beingabletogetinformationaboutamajorpurchase,forexample.Orfinding

outhowmuchyourusedcarisworth.Orwhatisyourcheapestwayofgetting

toFlorida.ThatisveryeasytofindontheWeb,eventoday.Inotherinstances,

peoplewilltradethetimetheynowspendreadingthepaper,orwatching

television,forinformationorentertainmenttheywillfindonthecomputer

screen.Americans,particularlyyoungones,willspendlesstimeinfrontofa

televisionscreen,moreontheWeb.

OnegreatbenefitoftheWebisthatitallowsustomoveinformationonline

thatnowresidesinpaperform.SeveralstatesinAmericaareusingtheWeb

inaprofoundway.Youcanapplyforvariouspermitsorsubmitapplications

forbusinesslicenses.Somestatesareputtinguplistingsofjobs-notjuststate

governmentjobs,butallthejobsavailableinthestate.Ibelieve,overtime,

thatalltheinformationthatgovernmentsprint,andallthosepaperformsthey

nowhave,willbemovedontotheInternet.Electroniccommercenotchesup

month-by-monthtoo.Itisdifficulttomeasure,becausealotofelectronic

commerceinvolvesexistingbuyersandsellerswhoaresimplymovingpaper-

basedtransactionstotheWeb.Thatisnotnewbusiness.Microsoft,for

example,purchasesmillionsofdollarsofPCsonlineinsteadofbypaper.

How-ever,thatisnotafundamentalchange;ithasjustimprovedthe

efficiencyofanexistingprocess.Thebiggestimpacthasoccurredwhere

electroniccommercematchesbuyersandsellerswhowouldnotpreviously

havefoundeachother.Whenyougotoabooksiteandfindanobscurebook

thatyouneverwoul

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17.Super-kidsandSuperProblems

一ByDavidElkind

Notsolongago,mostparentswantedtheirkidstobelikeeverybodyelse.

Theywereoftenasupsetifachildwereprecocious（早熟的）astheywereif

thechildwereslow.Precocitywaslookeduponasbeingbadforthechild's

psychologicalhealth.Theassumptionwas"earlyripe,earlyrot."

Nowthathaschanged.Formanyparentstodaythereisnosuchthingasgoing

toofast,andtheirmajorconcernisthattheirchildstayaheadofthepack（一

群伙伴）.Farfrompresumingthatprecocityhasbadeffectspsychologically,

theybelievethatbeingabovethenormbringsmanybenefits.Theassumption'

is"earlyripe,earlyrich!"

Themajorconsequenceofthisnewparentingpsychologyisthatmany

contemporaryparentsareputtingtremendouspressureonchildrentoperform,

atever-earlierages.Afirst-gradeteachertoldmethatanangrymother

screamedatherbecauseshehadgiventhewoman'ssona"Satisfactory."

"HowisheevergoingtogetintoM.LT.ifyougivehima'Satisfactory?

themotherwailed.

Manyparentsnowenrolltheirchildinprestigiousnurseryschoolsassoonas

thepregnancyisconfirmed.Andoncethechildisoldenough,theycoachthe

childforthescreeninginterview."Whentheycounteverythinginsight,"one

nurseryschooldirectorsaid,"youknowtheyhavebeendrilledbeforethe

interview."Parentsbelievethatonlyifthechildgetsintothisorthat

prestigiousnurseryschoolwillheorsheeverhaveachanceatgettinginto

Harvard,Yale,orStanford.Forthesamereason,ourelementaryschoolsare

suddenlyfilledwithyoungstersinenrichedandacceleratedprograms.

Itisnotjustinacademicstudythatchildrenarebeingpushedharderatever-

earlierages.Someparentsstarttheirpreschoolchildreninsportssuchas

tennisandswimminginhopesthattheywillbecomeOlympicathletes.A

youngmanwhoattendedoneofmychilddevelopmentlecturesstoppedby

afterwardtoaskmeaquestion.Heworksasatennisinstructoratanexclusive

resorthotelinFloridaandwantedtoknowhowtomotivatehisstudents.

WhenIaskedhowoldtheywerehetoldmethattheyrangedinagefromthree

tofiveyears!

Thepressuretomakeordinarychildrenexceptionalhasbecomealmostan

epidemicinsports.Ihadhighhopesforsoccer,whichcanbeplayedbyall

makesandmodelsofchildren,big,small,andinbetween.Butinmoststates

soccerhasbecomeascompetitiveandselectiveasbaseball,football,and

hockey.Thestarmentalityprevails,andthelesstalentedyoungstersimply

doesn'tgettoparticipate.Playisoutandcompetitionisin.

Thepressureforexceptionalityisequallypowerfulatthesecondarylevel.

Highschoolstudentsarepressurednotonlytogetgoodgradesbuttogetinto

asmanyadvanced-placementclassesaspossible.Aroundthecountryprivate

tutoringcentersaresproutinguplikedandelions（蒲公英）inthespring,

offeringlessonsineverythingfrombeginningreadingtotakingcollege

entranceexams.Otherparentsurgetheirchildrentostartdatingatanearly

agesothattheywillhavegoodinterpersonalskillsandabetterchancetowin

themosteligiblemates.

Clearly,thereisnothingwrongwithwantingchildrentodotheirbest.Itisnot

thenormal,healthydesireofparentstohavesuccessfulchildrenthatisthe

problem,buttheexcessivepressuresomeparentsareputtingonchildren.

Whythispushforexcellence?Sinceparentstodayarehavingfewerchildren

theirchancesofhaving"achildtobeproudofarelowerthanwhenfamilies

werelarger.Thecostofchildrearinghasalsoincrease

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18.

Thispassagediscussessomeofthewehaveinstoreforus.

19.

Thereasonwhyweshouldbeeatingmorefishisthat.

2O.TheStockExchange

WhoNeedsthestockExchange

Everybodydoes.Nineoutoftenoftheadultpopulationofthiscountrysave

orinvestinoneform,oranother.TheStockExchangeprovidesawayin

whichthismoneycanbeputtowork.

Ifyouarebuyingacar,atelevision,orawashingmachine,youmaypayfor

itoutofyoursavings,orborrowfromabankorhire-purchasecompany.If

youarebuyingahouse,youmaygetamortgagefromabuildingsociety.

Abusinessneedingnewmachinery,ornewpremises,hassimilaroptions.

Someofthecostscanbemetfromprofitskeptinthebusiness,inotherwords,

paidforoutofsavings,butasacompanygrows,thisbecomesincreasingly

difficult.

Fromyourpointofviewasasaver,youmaybesavingupforsomething

definite,suchasadownpaymentonacarorhouse,orsimplyinordertohave

moneyavailable,shouldsomeunforeseenemergencyarise.

Eitherway,youwillnotbepreparedtoentrustyoursavingstoacompany

seekingcashforexpansionunlessyoucanbesureyouwillbeabletogetit

outagain.Ifthecompanyhasmeantimeinvestedyourmoneyinlaunchinga

newproduct,itwillnotbeablesimplytohanditback.Norcanitusefully

handoverabitofthefactoryroof,ortwoorthreetonsofsoap,toredeemthe

investment.

Howthencantheseconflictingrequirementsbemet?

TheansweristhroughtheStockExchange.Whenthesaverneedshismoney

back,hedoesnothavetogotothecompanywithwhomheoriginallyplaced

it.Instead,hesellshissharestosomeothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthis

money.

Largecompaniesneedawayto;tapthesavingsofthepublicatlarge.

Anoil-fieldintheNorthSeacancosthundredsofmillionsofpoundstobring

intoproduction.Notuntiltheoilisflowingcanitcontributetotheprofitsof

thecompanythatdiscoveredit.

Thesameproblem,onasmallerscale,facespracticallyeverycompanytrying

todevelopnewproductsandcreatenewjobs.

Therecanbelittleprospectofraising,thesortofsumsneededfromfriends

andacquaintances,andwhilebanksmaybewillingtoprovideshort-term

finance,theyaregenerallyreluctanttoprovidemoneyonapermanentbasis

forlong-termprojects.

Socompaniesturntothepublic,invitingpeopletolendthemmoney,ortake

ashareinthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureprofits.Thistheydo

byissuingstocksandsharesinthebusinessthroughtheStockExchange.By

sodoingtheycanmobilizethesavingsofindividualsandinstitutions,bothin

theU.K.andoverseas.

Manyoftheservicesneededbothbyindustryandeachofusareprovidedby

governmentorourlocalauthorities.Withouthospitals,roads,electricity,

railways,thiscountrycouldnotfunction.Allthese,requirecontinuous

expenditureonnewequipmentanddevelopmentiftheyaretoserveus

properly,requiringmoremoneythanisraisedthroughratesandtaxesalone.

Thegovernment,localauthorities,andnationalizedindustriestherefore

frequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinancemajorcapitalspending,andthey,

too,cometotheStockExchange.

Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthiscountrywhosejoborwhosestandard

oflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoney

tofinancenewdevelopment.Inonewayoranother,thisnewmoneymust

comefromthesavingsofthiscountry.TheStockExchangeexiststoprovide

achannelthroughwhichthesesavingscanreachthosewhoneedfinance.

WhoAretheSavers?

Manyattemptshavebeenmadetofindouthowmanysaversthereareinthe

UnitedKingdomandRepublicofIreland.Itisdifficulttobesure,because

onepersonmayhaveasavingsbankaccount,anotherabankdepositbook,

anotherab

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三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.(35)

A.Becausehethinksitisatotallysharedexperience.

B.Becausehethinksitisconsideredasthemostdangerous.

C.Becausehethinksitdoesgreatharmtohumanrelationship.

D.Becausehethinksitmayleadtothelossofhissportsteam.

22.聽力原文:M:Goodmorning!I'dliketomakeadeposittomysavings

account,butI'veforgottentobringmyidentitycard.

W:Itdoesn'tmatter,sir.Remembertobringthisreceiptwithyouthenext

timeyoucomein,alongwithyouridentitycard.

Q:Wheredidtheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

(13)

A.Thewoman'sMP4isbroken.

B.Theman'sMP4hasbeenstolen.

C.TheMP4isnotunderwarranty.

D.TheyhavenotelephonenumberoftheMP4'safterservice.

23.聽力原文：M:Lucy,couldyoudescribewhatyouweredoingatthe

moment?

W:WellIwasstillsleepingat6o'clock.Thentherewasthishorriblesoundad

thefloorwasjustbouncingandrollinglikewaves,allatthesametime.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

(13)

A.Asnowstorm.

B.Anearthquake.

C.Atrafficaccident.

D.Ahurricane.

24.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

聽力原文：W:Pardonme,Mr.Brown,wherearethesevitaminslocated?

M:Youneedaprescriptionforthose.Ifyouhaveone,Icanfillitforyouright

away.

Q:WhoisMr.Brown?

(12)

A.Apharmacist.B.Asalesman.C.Alibrarian.D.Adoctor.

25.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：Between1815and1915,morethan30millionimmigrants

arrivedintheUnitedStates.Thesewerepeoplefromothercountrieswho

cametomaketheUnitedStatestheirhome.

Immigrantscameformanyreasons.Someweredrivenawayfromhomeby

hardshipssuchashunger,poverty,overpopulation,orpoliticalandreligious

troubles.SomewereattractedtotheUnitedStatesbythepromiseofabetter

life.Theyhadheardstoriesaboutcheapland,highwages,andevenabout

streetspavedwithgold.Somecamebecauseofthepromiseofgreater

freedominthisnewnation.

Thereweretwoperiodswhenimmigrantscameingreaternumbersthanusual.

Between1815and1860,largenumbersofpeoplecamefromnorthernEurope.

ThelargestgroupswereIrishandGermans.SomeAsians,mostlyChinese,

alsocameduringthistime.

MostIrishimmigrantslandedinNorthernportcitiessuchasBoston,New

York,andPhiladelphia.Theydidnothaveenoughmoneytobuyfarms.Most

settledinthepoorestareasofthesecities.Irishpeoplegottheworstjobsand

lowestpay.

Thegoldrushof1849broughtmanyChinesetoCalifornia.In1850alone,

25000youngChinesearrivedinCalifornia.TheChineseworkedinthegold

mines.Theyhelpedbuildthefirstrailroadtocrossthenation,whichwas

finishedin1869.

Thesecondgreatwaveofimmigrantscamemostlyfromeasternandsouthern

Europebetween1890and1910.GiantfactoriesandbusinessesintheUnited

Statesneededmoreandmoreworkers.After1900,asmanyas15000people

wouldarriveinoneday.

LifeintheUnitedStateswasverydifficultforalmostallthenewimmigrants.

Andyet,manyfoundsomeoftheirdreamscomingtrue.

（27），

A.Topursueabetterlife.

B.Toseekforfreedom.

C.Tosearchforgold.

D.Todobusiness.

26.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

聽力原文.Scotlandisauniqueplace.Ithassomeofthemostbeautiful

citiesinEurope,alivingevidenceofasplendidandproudpast.

Itspeople'sancientlovetothehardlandandtheirstruggleagainstnatureare

enclosedwithinthewallsoftheAngusFolkMuseum.Youareabletogeta

feelofthetypicalruralatmosphereoftimespastfromtheeveryday

handicraftsdisplayedinthismuseum.

PerhapsthemostupliftingmomentforScottishautonomyistheone

experiencedinsidethisancientabbey（修道院）ofArbroath,where,in1320,

theDeclarationofIndependencewascelebrated,attheinstigation（煽動(dòng)）of

KingRoberttheBruce.Hecarriedouttheplanforautonomydrawnupbythe

greatpopularheroWilliamWallace,towhomcinemahasdedicatedthe

wonderfulfilmBraveheart,thewinneroffiveOscars.

TheGlamisCastleisoftenrememberedforbeingtheresidenceofKing

MacbethandQueenElizabethinherchildhood.Amongthemostregular

guestsherearetheinevitableghosts,whicharenourishedbyancientpopular

beliefs.Thesehavebeenhandeddownoverthecenturiesbyapeopleinclined

tolivewithmystery,withtheforcesofthesupernatural.

ThetrueflagofScotland,tartan,isrecognizablefromthebrightlycolored

plaidpatternswhichareusedtodistinguishthevariousclans.Overthelast

fewdecadesthisfabrichasmadeacomebackandispartofthedailylifeof

thiscountry.

ThetypicalScottishgarment,thekilt,issociallynecessarywhentheScots

playtheGreatHighlandbagpipes,especiallywhentheymarchinparades.

Bagpipesanddancingopenthecompetitionsoflocalsportingevents,which

arecalledHighlandGatherings.Thegamesinvolveaspiritthathasmoreto

dowithbruteforcethanwithathletics.

Scotlandisauniqueplace.IthassomeofthemostbeautifulcitiesinEurope,

alivingevidenceofasplendidandproudpast.

Itspeople'sancientlovetothehardlandandtheirstruggleagainstnatureare

[36]withinthewallsoftheAngusFolkMuseum.Youareabletogetafeel

ofthe[37]ruralatmosphereoftimespastfromtheeveryday[38]displayed

inthismuseum.

Perhapsthemost[39]momentforScottishautonomyistheone[40]inside

thisancientabbey（修道院）ofArbroath,where,in1320,theDeclarationof

Independencewas[41],attheinstigation（煽動(dòng)）ofKingRoberttheBruce.

Hecarriedouttheplanforautonomydrawnupbythegreatpopularhero

WilliamWallace,towhomcinemahas[42]thewonderfulfilmBraveheart,

thewinneroffiveOscars.

TheGlamisCastleisoftenrememberedforbeingthe[43]ofKingMacbeth

andQueenElizabethinherchildhood.Amongthemostregularguestshere

aretheinevitableghosts,whicharenourishedbyancientpopularbeliefs.[44].

ThetrueflagofScotland,tartan,isrecognizablefromthebrightlycolored

plaidpatternswhichareusedtodistinguishthevariousclans.[45].

ThetypicalScottishgarment,thekilt,issociallynecessarywhentheScots

playtheGreatHighlandbagpipes,especiallywhentheymarchinparades.

Bagpipesanddancingopenthecompetitionsoflocalsportingevents,which

arecalledHighlandGatherings.[46].

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27.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.