2021年黑龍江省雞西市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

2021年黑龍江省雞西市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)

英語六級(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,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay,

entitledPlayingTruant.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow:

1.現(xiàn)有大學(xué)里逃課現(xiàn)象很嚴(yán)重

2.你認(rèn)為產(chǎn)生這種現(xiàn)象的原因是什么

3.怎么才能杜絕這一現(xiàn)象

PlayingTruant

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledOncelebrityWorkingasProductsSpokesperson.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.名人代言現(xiàn)象普遍

2.名人代言存在一些問題

3.你的看法

OnCelebrityWorkingasProducts*Spokesperson

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledACoverLetter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.你是如何得知招生信息的

2.自我推薦并說明選擇該校的理由

3.希望得到該校的回復(fù)

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicProtectOurInternet.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinese

below:

1.網(wǎng)絡(luò)是人們獲取信息必不可少的工具

2.但是，在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上也出現(xiàn)了一些不和諧的因素，如垃圾信息、黃色網(wǎng)站、

虛假新聞、網(wǎng)絡(luò)炒作等

3.如何采取措施制止和消除這些現(xiàn)象

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealetterto

yourcousinTom.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourletteron

thesituationgivenbelow:

Tom剛剛考上大學(xué)，不適應(yīng)大學(xué)的學(xué)習(xí)和生活，為此，他寫信給你（大

三學(xué)生）向你請(qǐng)教。你回信給他向他講你的大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)和生活經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic2008OlympicsandI.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbase

yourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.北京2008年奧運(yùn)會(huì)的重大意義

2.你能為北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)做些什么

3.展望北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)的前景

2008OlympicsandI

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:IsCitytheOnlyWorkingPlaceforCollegeGraduates?You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前，大學(xué)畢業(yè)生仍把城市作為就業(yè)的第一選擇

2.造成這和現(xiàn)象的原因

3.其實(shí)，家村和落后地區(qū)對(duì)于大學(xué)生的發(fā)展更有優(yōu)勢(shì)

IsCitytheOnlyWorkingPlaceforCollegeGraduates?

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicToCurbExpenditure.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.現(xiàn)在很多大學(xué)生消費(fèi)水平普遍提高

2.有人認(rèn)為社會(huì)整體生活水平提高了，大學(xué)生花錢多一些無可厚非

3.你的看法

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledShouldOneExpectaRewardWhenDoingaGoodDeed?Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人做好事期望得到回報(bào)；

2.有人認(rèn)為應(yīng)該像雷鋒那樣做事不圖回報(bào)；

3.我的觀點(diǎn)。

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

WriteanEnglishDiary.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

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

11.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).For

questions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

HappyEarthDay

TheGoodNews

Here'sthegoodnews:ourairiscleaner,ourlakesarepurer,ourforestsare

healthier,endangeredspeciesarerecovering,toxicemissionsaxedown,and

acidrainhasdiminisheddramatically.Andyet,ifyou'velookedata

newspaperorwatchedtheeveningnewslately,youmightthinkour

environmentisundersiege（圍攻）.Mediacoverageoftheenvironmentis

heavyondoomsday,butthetruthisnotatallbleak:nearlyallenvironmental

trendsintheUnitedStatesarepositiveandhavebeenforyears-ifnotdecades.

Eco-legislation,greenorganizations,corporatecooperationandnew

inventionshaveallquietlysteeredourenvironmentinapositivedirection.We

can'taffordtobecomplacent（自滿的），though-especiallywhenitcomesto

greenhousegases,sinceglobalwarmingistheonehugeproblemwehaven't

reallytackled.Butalmosteverymeasuretakenbygovernmentagenciesend

grass-rootseffortstoimprovetheenvironmenthasshownencouraging

results-usuallyfasterthanexpectedandatalowercost.Nowthafsgoodnews.

Scientistsandenvironmentaliststhinkthateventheworrisomefactofglobal

warmingcanbeameliorated（改善）.Thereisastrongscientificconsensus

thattheglobalwarmingthreatrequiresaction,butifcurrentenvironmental

trendspersistandthereductionofmostpollutantscontinuestobe

accomplishedfasterendmorecheaplythanexpected,wemaybeableto

controlandreducegreenhousegasesinbothaffordableandpracticalways.

ConsidersomeoftheenvironmentalimprovementstheUnitedStateshas

witnessedoverthelastthreedecades.

ImprovedAirQuality

Takeanice,bigcleansingbreath.AccordingtotheEnvironmentalProtection

Agency,emissionsoftheprimarysmog-causingchemicalsfromcarsand

truckshavedeclined54percentsince1970,eventhoughthenumberof

registeredcarsandtruckshasmorethandoubled,from108,407,000to

230,428,000,andtheyarenowdrivenoneandahalftimesasfarannually.

Keepbreathing,becausethefineparticulateslinkedtorespiratorydisease,

includingthosesometimesseenassoot（煤煙），aredownbyaboutone-third

since1979（thoughfewercitiesweresurveyedbackthen）.Thelevelofcarbon

monoxide,adangerousodorlessgas,isdown53percentsince1970.And

emissionsofsulfurdioxide,oftenthemajorculpritbehindacidrain,aredown

49percentsince1970,despitethefactthattheUnitedStatesnowbumsfar

morecoal,themainsourceofthispollutant.

Theseimprovementshavetranslatedintobetterairqualityformillionsof

Americans.Between1976and1990,theLosAngelesareaaveragedsome

150daysperyearinviolationoffederalsmogstandards;in2004,thatfigure

droppedtojust27violationdays,thefewesteverforthatcity.

And,incaseyouarewondering,federalstandardshavebecomestricter,not

weaker,duringthisperiod.Ofcourse,thereismoretobedone-27smogdays

inLosAngelesarestill27toomany,andAtlanta,Houstonandothercities

continuetoexperienceair-pollutionproblems.Butoverall,air-qualitytrends

arestronglypositive.Now,exhale.

BetterWaterQuality

Otherenvironmentaltrendsareequallyencouraging.Waterqualityhas

improved,too,andratesofwaterbornediseasearealsoindecline.It'shardto

believe,butjustagenerationago,factoriesandmunicipalplantsactually

dischargeduntreatedwaste

A.Globalwarming.

B.Acidrain.

C.Toxicemission.

0.Environment.

12.PassageOne

Englishisoneofthemostimportantlanguagesoftheworldtodayspokenby

morethan300,000,000people,enditisthesecondwidelyusedmodem

language.OnlyChineseisspokenbymorepeople.

LinguistsclassifyEnglishasaGermaniclanguage.Itsclosestlinguistic

"relatives'*areFrisian,Dutch,Flemish,andLowGerman.Moredistant

relativesincludeSwedish,Danish,Norwegian,Icelandic,andModemHigh

German.Itsmostdistant"relatives0includeothermembersoftheIndo-

EuropeanlanguagefamilyofwhichtheGermaniclanguagesareapart.

TheEnglishlanguageaswecurrentlyknowitistheresultofapproximately

1500yearsofdevelopment.Interestingly,theoriginsofmodernEnglishare

notinEnglanditself,butinsouthernDenmarkandnorthernGermany,since

thelanguagewhicheventuallydevelopedintomodernEnglishwasbrought

bypeoplecalledtheAngles,Saxons,andJuteswhentheyinvadedtheBritish

IslesinthefifthCentury.TheCelticlanguagespokenbytheearliest

inhabitantsofEnglandweredisplacedandtheCeltic-speakingpeoplewere

drivenbytheinvadersintowhatwenowknowasWales,Scotland,endIreland.

Celticlanguagesarestillspokeninpartsofthesecountries.

LinguistsdividethedevelopmentofEnglishhim3periods;OldEnglish,

MiddleEnglish,andModemEnglish.TheModemEnglishperiodisthen

furtherdividedintoEarlyModemEnglishendLateModemEnglish.TheOld

Englishperiodspannedapproximately500years—fromaround450toaround

1100.TheMiddleperiodlastedroughly400years—fromabout1100until

around1500.TheModemEnglishperiodbeganaround1500,withEarly

ModemEnglishlastinguntilapproximately1750endLateModemEnglish

fromthentothepresent

ThevocabularyofModernEnglishisprobablymoreextensivethenthatof

mayotherlanguagesintheworld.Ithasbeenestimatedthatthetotalnumber

ofModemEnglishwordsisover1,000,000,ifoneincludesslangendrecent

technicalandscientificterms.

ThegreatnumberofwordsintheModemEnglishlexiconislargelydueto

thefactthatEnglishhasbeenalwaysanword-borrowing"language.Inthe

OldEnglishperiod,therewereborrowingsfromLatin,Greek,Danish,and,

toasmallextent,Celticlanguages.IntheMiddleEnglishperiod,therewere

furtherborrowingsfromDanish,andalso-toalargedegree—fromNorman

French.IntheModernEnglishperiod,therehavebeenmoreborrowingsfrom

Latin,Greek,andalargenumberofEuropeanandotherlanguages.Allinall,

Englishhasuadopted"wordsfrommorethan50otherlanguages.

PassageTwo

Averyimportantworldproblem,ifnotthemostseriousofallthegreatworld

problemswhichaffectusatthemoment,istheincreasingnumberofpeople

whoactuallyinhabitthisplanet.Thelimitedamountoflandandland

resourceswillsoonbeunabletosupportthehugepopulationifitcontinuesto

growatthepresentrate.

Inanearlysurveyconductedin1888,abillionandahalfinhabitedtheearth.

Now,thepopulationexceedsfivebillionandgrowingfast-bythestaggering

figureof90millionin1988alone.Thismeansthattheworldmust

accommodateanewpopulationroughlyequaltothatoftheUnitedStatesand

Canadaeverythreeyears!Eventhoughtherateofgrowthhasbeguntoslow

down,mostexpertsbelievethepopulationsizewillstillpasseightbillion

duringthenext50years.

Ifweexaminetheamountoflandavailableforthisever-increasingpopulation,

webegintoseetheproblem.Ifeveryoneontheplanethadanequalshareof

land,wewouldeachhaveabout50,000squaremeters.Thisfigureseemsto

bequiteencouraginguntilweexaminethetypeoflandwewouldhave.Not

alllandisusefultohumansasitcannotproducefood.Wecancutoutabout

onefifthofitbecauseitispermanentlycoveredby

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13.

Calorieswillnotstopimmediatelywhenyourexerciseisover.

14.

MarkTwainearnedalargesumofmoneybycollectingandsellingcocoa.

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15.Madagascar

Thereareatleast8millionuniquespeciesoflifeontheplanet,ifnetfarmore,

andyoucouldbeforgivenforbelievingthatallofthemcanbefoundin

Andasibe.WalkingthroughthisrainforestinMadagascarislikesteppinginto

thelibraryoflife.SunlightseepsthroughthesilkyfringesoftheRavenea

louvelii,anendangeredpalm（棕桐樹）found,likesomuchelseonthis

Africanisland,nowhereelse.

MadagascarwhichseparatedfromIndia80millionto100millionyearsago

beforeeventuallysettlingoffthesoutheasterncoastofAfrica,isinmanyways

anEarthapart.AllthattimeingeographicisolationmadeMadagascara

Darwinianplayground,itsanimalsandplantsevolvingintoformsutterly

original.Some90%oftheisland'splantsandabout70%ofitsanimalsarc

endemic,meaningthattheyarcfoundonlyinMadagascar.Butwhatmakes

lifeontheislanduniquealsomakesituniquelyvuhnerable,whichmeansif

welosetheseanimalsonMadagascar,they'regoneforever.

Thatlossseemslikelierthaneverbecausetheanimalsareunderthreatas

neverbefore.Oncelushlyforested,Madagascarhasseenmorethan80%of

itsoriginalvegetationcutdownorburnedsincehumansarrivedatleast1500

yearsago,fragmentinghabitatsandleavinganimalseffectivelyhomeless.

Uncheckedhuntingwipedoutanumberoflargespecies,andtodaymining,

loggingandenergyexplorationthreatenthosethatremain.Ithasanareathe

sizeofNewJerseyinMadagascarthatisstillunderforest,andallthis

incrediblediversityiscrammedintoit.

Madagascarisaconservationhotspotatermforaregionthatisvery

biodiverseandparticularlythreatened—andwhilethatmakestheisland

special,itishardlyalone.Conservationistsestimatethatextinctions

worldwideareoccuningatapacethatisupto1000timesasgreatashistory's

backgroundratebeforehumanbeingsbeganscattering.Worse,thatdie-off

couldbeaccelerating.

PriceofExtinction

Therehavebeenfiveextinctionwavesintheplanet'shistory-includingthe

Permian（二疊紀(jì)的）extinction250millionyearsago,whenanestimated70%

ofallterrestrialanimalsand96%ofallmarinecreaturesvanished,and,most

recently,theCretaceous（白堊名己的）event65million）,earsago,whichended

thereignofthedinosaurs.Thoughscientistshavedirectlyassessedthe

viabilityoffewerthan3%oftheworld'sdescribedspecies,thesamplepolling

ofanimalpopulationssofarsuggeststhatwemayhaveenteredwhatwillbe

theplanet'ssixthgreatextinctionwave.Andthistimethecauseisn'tan

unsteadyplanetorvolcanoes.Itsus.

Throughourgrowingnumbers,ourthirstfornaturalresourcesand,mostof

all,climatechange—which,byonereckoning,couldhelpcarryoff20%to

30%ofallspeciesbeforetheendofthecentury-we'reshapinganEarththat

willbebiologicallyexhausted.A2008assessmentbythe:InternationalUnion

forConservationofNaturefoundthatnearly1in4mammalsworldwidewere

atriskforextinction,includingendangeredspecies.Overfishingand

acidificationoftheoceansarethreateningmarinespeciesasdiverseasthe

corals.

Scaryforconservationists,yes.butthequestionarises:Whyshoulditmatter

totherestofus?Afterall,nearlyallthespeciesthatwereeveraliveinthe

pastaregonetoday.Evolutiondemandsextinction.Whenwe'reusingtheterm

extinctiontotalkaboutthefateoftheUSautoindustry,doesitreallymatter

ifwelosespeciesliketheYangtzeRiverdolphinandthegoldentoad,allof

whichhaveeffectivelydisappearedinrecentyears?Whatdocsthelossofa

fewspeciesamongmillionsmatter?

Foronething,we'reanimalstoo,dependentonthisplanetlikeeveryother

form,oflife.Themorespecieslivinginanecosystem,thehealthierandmore

productiveitis,whichmattersforus—arecentstudybytheWorldWildlife

Fund(WWF)e

A.Atleast8millionuniquespeciesoflife.

B.Morethan8millionuniquespeciesoflife.

C.Alibraryoflifeontheplanet.

D.Akindofpalmwhichcanbefoundnowhere.

16.

Intuningsystem,theFederalCommunicationsCommissionhaddistributed

partsofspectrumto12televisionchannelswhichwerebrokeninto

twogroupstoavoidinterferencewithexistingsei*vicesatdiebeginning.

17.

ThepracticeatImperialCollege,Londonprovesthatsomescientists*fearsof

focusingtoomuchcommunicationare.

18.Natural-gasVehicles

KermittheFrogoncesaid,"It'snotthateasybein'green."Althoughhewasn't

referringtocars,hisobservationseemsparticularlyappropriatefortheauto

industrytoday:Designing,developingandmarketing“green"carshasnot

beenaneasytask,whichiswhygasoline-poweredvehiclesstillrulethemad

andfossilfuelsstillaccountforalmost75percentoftheword'senergy

consumption.Asgasolinesoarandconcernoverharmfulemissionmounts,

however,carsthatrunonalternatefuelsourceswillbecomeincreasingly

important.Anatural-gasvehicle,orNGV,istheperfectexampleofsuchacar

—it'sfuel-efficient,environmentallyfriendlyandoffersarelativelylowcost

ofownership.

NaturalGasBasics

Theword"gas"isaconfusingtermbecauseitisusedto'describemany

differentsubstancesthataresimilarbutnotexactlythesame.Forexample,

the“gas"youputinyourcarisgasoline,onecomponentofcrudeoil,or

petroleum.Petroleumisadark,stickyliquidmixtureofcompoundsformed

undergroundbythedecayofancientmarineanimals.

Naturalgasalsocomesfromthedecayofancientorganisms,butitnaturally

takesagaseousform,insteadofaliquidfrom.Naturalgascommonlyoccurs

inassociationwithcrudeoil.Itisderivedfrombothlandplantsandaquatic(水

生的）organicmatterandformsaboveorbelowoildeposits.Itisoften

dissolvedincrudeoilatthehighpressuresexistinginareservoir.Thereare

alsoreservoirsofnaturalgas,knownasnon-associatedgas,thatcontainonly

gasandnooil.

Naturalgasconsistsprimarilyofmethane（沼氣）andotherhydrocarbongases.

Hydrocarbonsareorganiccompoundscomposedonlyoftheelementscarbon

andhydrogen.Thehydrocarbonsinnaturalgasarecalledsaturated

hydrocarbonsbecausetheycontain1hydrogenandcarbonboundtogetherby

singlebonds.

Likegasoline,naturalgasiscombustible（易燃的），whichmeansitcanbe

usedinacombustionenginelikegasoline.Butcarsthatcouldburnnatural

gasdidn'tappearonthesceneuntilthe1930s.

FromFieldtoFord

Weextractnaturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsbydrillingwellsinto

theearth.Amodernwell,equippedwithdiamond-studdeddrillbits,candrill

todepthsapproaching25,000feet.

Throughoutthe19thcentury,theuseofnaturalgasremainedlocalized

becausetherewasnowaytotransportlargequantitiesofgasoverlong

distances.In1890,theinventionofaleakproofpipelinecouplingmadeit

possibletotransportgasmilesfromthesource.Improvementsinpipeline

technologycontinuedoverthenexttwodecadesuntillong-distancegas

transmissionbecamepractical.From1927to1931,laborersconstructedmore

than10majornaturalgastransmissionsystemsintheUnitedStates,making

naturalgasaviableenergysourceformanyapplications.Theoilshortagesof

thelate1960sandearly1970sbroughtrenewedinterestinnaturalgasasa

fuelsource,especiallyforautomobiles.

Today,ownersofnatural-gasvehiclescanfilluptheircarsatoneof1,300

fuelingstationslocatedintheUnitedStates.Hondaalsooffersapersonal

naturalgaspumptopeoplewhopurchaseitsnatural-gas-poweredCivic.The

pumpusesahome'sexistingnaturalgaslinesandcanbeinstalledfor$500

to$1,500.

Natural-gasVehicleDesign

Natural-gasvehiclesusethesamebasicprinciplesasgasoline-powered

vehicles.Inotherwords,thefuel（naturalgasinthiscase）ismixedwithair

inthecylinderofafour-storkeengineandthenignitedbyasparkplugto

moveapiston（活塞）upanddown.Althoughtherearesomedifferences

betweennaturalgasandgasolineintermsofflamabilityandignition

temperaturesNGVsthemselvesoperateonthesamefundamentalconceptsas

gasoline-poweredvehicles.

Still,somemodificationsarerequired

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19.

FinallyWilcox'spropertywasdeededtothestate,whichwasmorepossibly

thananindividualtopreserve.

20.

GermanyandJapanarethetwopioneersintheresearchesandexperimentsof

maglevtrains.

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三、3.ListeningComprehension(10

21.

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22.[B7]

23.(34)

A.In1585.B.In1584.C.In1583.D.In1586.

24.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：Astronomersarestilllearningaboutsunspotsandabouttheir

effectsonus,butbelievethatthespotsonthesun,whichwerefirstobserved

throughatelescopebyGalileoin1610,areelectricalinnature.

Sunspotsvaryinsizefromwhatappeartobesmallspecksonthesun'ssurface,

toatleast90,000mileslong,and200,000milesinlength,andarevisibleon

mostcleardays.

Whensunspotsreleasetheirelectricalenergy,theyshootbeamsofnegatively

chargedelectronsintospace,someofwhichescapeintotheEarth's

atmosphere.Theseelectronscreateelectricaleffects,suchastheaurora

borealis,orNorthernLights.causethedisruptionofradiotransmissions,and

increasetheamountofozoneintheupperatmosphere.Theadditionalozone

mayabsorbmorethantheusualamountofthesun'sheat,whichinturnmay

affectourweather.

Thesunspotcycle,isarecurring11-yearperiodoverwhichthenumberof

sunspotsfluctuatesandcorrespondstothenumberofsunflares.Anincrease

inthenumberofsunflaresleadstoanincreaseinthenumberofsunspots,and

adecreaseinthenumberofsunflaresleadstoadecreaseinthenumberof

sunspots,

Recordsofsunspotshaveonlybeenkeptforthelast100yearsorso,leaving

astronomerswithlittletobacktheirresearchandmuchyettodiscoverabout

thisphenomenon.

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A.TheywerecreatedbyGalileoin1610.

B.Theyareelectricalinnature.

C.Theyarecreatedbynature.

D.Theyarethereforalmostthousandsofyears.

25.聽力原文：PeoplefellinlovewithElizabethTaylorin1944,whenshe

starredinNationalVelvet-thestoryofVelvetBrown,ayounggirlwhowins

firstplaceinafamoushorserace.Atfirst,theproducersofthemovietold

TaylorthatshewastoosmalltoplaythepartofVelvet.However,theywaited

forherforafewmonthsassheexercisedandtrainedandaddedthreeinches

toherheightinfourmonths!HeractinginNationalVelvetisstillconsidered

lobebestbyachildactress.

ElizabethTaylorwasborninLondonin1932.Herparents,bothAmericans,

hadmovedthereforbusinessreasons.WhenWorldWarIIstarted,theTaylor

movedtoBeverlyHills,California,andthereElizabethstartedactingin

movies.Afterhersuccessasachildstar,Taylorhadnotroublemovinginto

adultrolesandwontwiceforBestActress:Butterfield8(1960)andWho*s

AfraidofVirginiaWolf?(1966).

Taylor'sfameandpopularitygaveheralotofpowerwiththemovieindustry,

soshewasabletodemandveryhighpayforhermovies.In1963,shereceived

$1millionforherpartinCleopatra-thehighestpayreceivedbyanystarup

tothattime.

ElizabethTaylorisalegendofourtime.LikeVelvetBrowninNationalVelvet,

shebasbeenlucky,shehasbeauty,fameandwealth.Butsheisalsoahard

worker.Taylorseldomactsinmoviesanymore.Instead,sheputshertime

andeffortsintoherbusinesses,andintohelpingothers—severalyearsago,

shefoundedanorganizationthathasraisedmorethan$40millionforresearch

andeducation.

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A.Becausetheythoughtshewastooyoung.

B.Becausetheythoughtshewassmallinsize.

C.Becausetheythoughtshedidnotplaywellenough.

0.Becausetheythoughtshedidnotshowmuchinterest.

26.聽力原文：Goodmorningeveryone.MynameisCraigStone,and1*11be

yourguidefbrtoday*stourofKyoto.First,Iwanttogoovertheitineraryof

thetour,soeveryonecanenjoythetripwithoutbeingworriedaboutbeingleft

behindalongtheway.Ofcourse,noonehasgottenlostsofar.

Firstofall,we'llbeleavingat9:15outsidethemaintrainstationexit.Besure

toboardthebusby9:00sharp.

We'llbevisitingsomeofthemostfamoushistoricalspotsinKyoto.Ourfirst

stopwillbeattheGoldenPavilion,atempleconstructedin1397.Wellbe

leavingthereat10:30.You'llhaveaboutforty-fiveminutestostrollaround

thetempleanditsgardens.

OurnextdestinationwillbeRyoanjiTemple.That'salwaysadifficultoneto

pronounce.Thistempleisfamousfbritsbeautifulrockgarden.We'lldepart

fromthetempleat11:45.

Next,we'llhavelunchfrom12:00to12:45.

Intheafternoon,wellbemakingabriefstopatHeianJinguShrine,which

wasconstructedin1895tocommemoratethe1,100thanniversaryofthe

foundingofthecityofKyoto.

Afterthat,wellheaddowntownandstopinGion.Manypeopleaskedme

aboutdifferenttraditionalshoppingareas,andthisisaplacewedon'twantto

miss.You'llhaveaboutanhourtolookaround,andPmsureyou'llenjoythe

atmosphereoftheentirearea—theshops,thehomes,andtherestaurants.

We*llbeleavingGlenat2:30.

Finally,wellvisitNijojoCastle,whichwastheresidenceofthefirst

TokngawaShogun.You'llhaveaboutanhourtotourthecastle,andwe'llmeet

atthebusat4:00.

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A.At9:00.B.At9:15.C.At9:50.D.At9:30.

27.聽力原文：Igrewupinasmalltown.Myfatherraisedchickensandran

aconstructioncompany.Iwasbarely10yearsoldwhenmydadgavemethe

responsibilityoffeedingthechickensandcleaningupthetable.Hebelieved

itwasimportantfbrmetohavethosejobstolearnresponsibility.Then,when

Iwas22,IfoundajobinNashvilleatacountrymusicclubcalled*"The

NashvillePalace".Iwasheddishesandcookedfrom4:00p.m.to9:00pm.

andthenwentonstageandsanguntil2:00inthemorning.Itwasn'tlong

beforeIbecameknownasTheSingingCook.Ihadbeenrejectedsomany

timesbyrecordcompaniesthatitwashardnottobediscouraged.Onenight,

awomanexecutivefromacompanynamedWarnerBrothersRecordscame

tohearmesing.Whentheshowwasover,wesatdownandtalked,andafter

sheleft,Isaidtomyselfitwasjustonemorerejection.Afewweekslater,my

managerreceivedaphonecall——WarnerBrotherswantedtosignmetoa

recorddeal.Soonafter,IreleasedmyfirstrecordinJune,1986.Itsoldover

2millioncopies.MybesteffortshadgoneintoeveryjobIeverheld.Itwas

thesenseofresponsibilitythatmademefeellikeaman.KnowingthatIhad

donemybestfilledmewithpride.Istillfeelthatwaytoday,eventhoughI

havebecomeawell-knownsinger.

(33)

A.Becausehewasacookatacountry-musicclub.

B.Becauseheperformedforguestswhileheworkedasacook.

C.Becauseheoftensangwhilecooking.

□.Becausehelikedsingingbetterthancooking.

28.(29)

A.Topayarefundabledeposit.

B.Toprovidetheirownfurnishings.

C.Tosignahousingcontract.

D.Tocookbythemselves.

29.

[B6]

30.(31)

A.Whentheecologicalbalanceoftheriverislost.

B.Whenpeopleconsumemorefishthantheyusedto.

C.Whcnlargenumbersofalgae,fishandbirdsarckilled.

D.Whentheproductionofmarinepetroleumisincreased.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)

31.Thepurposeofthetransgenicengineeringresearchisto

A.getpigsoflargersizeinashortertime

B.makesowsproducemoremilk

C.makecowsproducemoremilk

D.makepigsgrowmoreleanmeat

32.Severalstudiesrevealthatduringsummervacations,.

A.parentsareeagertochoosebooksfbrtheirchildren

B.slideenjoysgreaterpopularityamongpoorchildren

C.manyschoolschoosetoclosethelibrarytosavemoney

0.children'sreadingskillsdeclinewithoutbookreading

33.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthorimply?

A.Inscience,itis