大學(xué)英語六級考試模擬題2

大學(xué)英語六級考試

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COLLEGEENGLISHTEST

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PartIWriting(30minutes)

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havingthetraitofoptimism.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomore

than200words.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe

bestanswerfromtheJourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)BecausesheworksasaHRofficeratabigcompany.

B)Becausesheisaveryrenownedexpertinresumewriting.

C)Becauseshehasknownthemanasafriendsforyears.

D)Becauseshehasjustundergonetheprocessoffindingajob.

2.A)Findingoutyourfavoritelifestyle.

B)Decidingonyourfavoriteposition.

C)Quittingyourpreviousjobfirstwithouthesitation.

D)Stayingongoodtermswithyourformeremployer.

3.A)Puttheresumethroughtheelectronicscreening.

B)Checktherecordsoftheapplicant'ssocialmediaaccount.

C)Haveaphoneconversationwiththeapplicant.

D)Evaluatethegrammarottheresumeconcerned.

4.A)BecausetheyareindispensableingaininginstantfriendshipwithHRofficers.

B)Becausetheyarehelpfultoidentifywhethertheintervieweeisateamplayer.

C)Becausetheybenefitthefurtherdevelopmentofanapplicant'stechnicalskills.

D)Becausetheyoutweighhardskillsforanapplicanttosecureanidealposition.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Becausepeoplelovedthetechnologiescreatedbythosecompanies.

B)Becausepeoplegotusedtoonlineplatformssetupbythosecompanies.

C)Becausetechcompaniescreatedalargenumberofjobopportunities.

D)Becausetechcompaniescaredmuchabouttheiremployees'wellbeing.

6.A)Becausetechcompaniestakeadvantageoftheirdatainsomesecretways.

B)Becausetechcompaniescollecttheirpersonalinfbwithoutconsultingthem.

C)Becauselechcompaniessurrendertheirpersonalinfoniialiontoihegovernineiil.

D)Becausetechcompaniesusetheirdatatokeeptrackoftheirdailyactivities.

7.A)Malicioushacking.

B)Offensivename-calling.

C)Onlinefraud.

D)Instantmessaging.

8.A)Thepromotionstandards.

B)Paternalleavepolicies.

C)Thehiringpractices.

D)Workplacedressingcodes.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Sanitizepassengers5belongings.

B)Weighpassengers,luggage.

C)Eliminatepotentialthreats.

D)Preparedeliciousmeals.

10.A)Becausesuchpersonscouldbeofgreathelpwithemergencies.

B)Becausesuchpersonsmightposeathreattoflightsecurity.

C)Becausesuchpersonswouldbegivenmorefoodthanlessstrongpassengers.

D)Becausesuchpersonsmaybechargedmorefortheirticketduetotheirweight.

11.A)Becausetheyintendtowarnpassengersofthedimlight.

B)Becausetheypreferpeopletointeractwithoneanother.

C)Becausetheywanttolocatepeoplewhomighthelpinanemergency.

D)Becausetheydesiretoaskforadviceonchoosingadesirablebook.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Theyaregluedtosocialmediainsteadofcartoons.

B)Theydothingsinadifferentwayfromtheoldergenerations.

C)Theyhavestereotypesagainstpeoplewhoareolderthanthem.

D)Theyhavelittleinterestinmaintainingtraditions.

13.A)Theydislikedcerealwhentheywerekidsbecauseitissweet.

B)TheychooseFrenchtoastastheirbreakfastforconvenience.

C)Theytakebreakfastasaninconveniencefbrtheirfast-pacedlife.

D)Theyarereluctanttocleanuptheirhomeinthemorning.

14.A)Theydon'tbelievemarriageisnecessaryforthem.

B)Theyhaveveryhighstandardsfortheirfuturepartners.

C)Theyaretooshytospeakoutthosemarriagevows.

D)Theyaretoobusytotaketimefbrtheirsociallife.

15.A)Adropincarbonemissionsintotheenvironment.

B)Afallinthefrequencyoftrafficcongestions.

C)Aweakdesiretopurchaseaprivatecar.

D)Agravepainfortheirlongcommutes.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythree

orfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions16to19arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)It'saplaceforphotographerstoshowofftheirskillstoothers.

B)It'sachannelfbradmiringothers,lifejealously.

C)It'sasitetorpeopletokillthetimeconveniently.

D)Ifsaplatformforpresentingperfectmomentsofpeople'slife.

17.A)lbmakeyourselfmuchbetterbylearningfromothers.

B)Tolimityourtimeforusingsocialmedia.

C)Toreachoutandmakemorefriendsintherealworld.

D)Tolearncomputerskillsfromwebfriends.

18.A)Toconvertthemintosupporters.

B)Toignoretheirthoughtsoropinions.

C)Toloveandrespecttheminstead.

D)Toaskthemforadviceonimprovements.

19.A)Toturntoexperiencedfriendsforhelp.

B)Tofocusyourthoughtsontopprioritiesinlife.

C)lbworkonworriesihalyoucanhandle.

D)Totakeworriesorstressinlifeforgranted.

Questions20to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

20.A)Becausetheyhaveabadexperiencewithridinganelevator.

B)Becausetheyareextremelysensitivetothesoundsofelevators.

C)Becausetheyhaveapsychologicalresistancetoelevators.

D)Becausetheyhatetheconveniencebroughtbyanelevator.

21.A)Herbookaboutherscaringexperienceatwork.

B)Herbraveryinsavingpassengersinanelevatorcrash.

C)Herfrighteningfallduringanelevatoraccident.

D)HerlegendaryencounterwiththethenAmericanpresident.

22.A)Lyingdownflatonyourback.

B)Pressingbuttonsofeachfloor.

C)Jumpingupanddownnon-stop.

D)Callingthefirefightersintime.

Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Gaspingforairwhenwalkingfast.

B)Havingdiabetesorhypertension.

C)Havingasubsequentheartattack.

D)Gettingsliminotherbodyparts.

24.A)Becauseitmayhaveassociationwithheartattacks.

B)Becauseitmightcauseveryslightharmtomentalhealth.

C)Becauseitcouldleaduptoobesityamongmiddle-agedmales.

D)Becauseitcanresultinvariousrespiratorydiseases.

25.A)Runningfor30minuteseveryday.

B)Doingspotexerciseslikesit-ups.

C)Havingawell-balanceddiet.

D)ConsultingexpertsatWHO.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthe

passage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each

choiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynot

useanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

What'sthebestcountryintheworldtoraiseachild?Ifawell-developedpubliceducation

systemtopsyourlist,you'dlikelyconsidertheUnitedStates——ittookthetopspotineducation

inthisyear'sBestCountriesReport.Butifyoufactorinsuch26assafety,gender

equality,greenliving,familyfriendlylawsandhumanrights,you'dlookelsewhere.TheUS

cameinatnumber18forbestcountrytoraiseachild,27bymanycountries.

TopmarkswenttoDenmark,SwedenandNorway,atypicaltrend.'Thesecountriestend

tohave28paternalleaveandmaternalleave,offerfreepreschoolandhavegood29

publiceducationsystems,“saidDeidreMcPhillips,thereporteditor.uOneareawheretheUS

30behindquiteabitisinsafety.Inthatattribute,theUSactuallyranks32,31far

downthelist.Sothatreallyimpactsitsratingsforraisingkids,ofcourse.^^

TheUS32betterthanlastyearbutstillbehinditsoriginalnumberfourrankingon

allattributesin2016.Itscoredfirstininfluenceandpower,butslippeddismally(令人懊悔地)

inakeyarea:Justasthe2020presidentialelectioncycleheatsup,theworld'smostpowerful

countryhita33lowof16outofa100-pointscalein“trust.”“UnitedStatesisnolonger

trustworthy.It9s50%lesstrustworthythanitwaswhenwefirststartedasurveybackin2016,“

saidMcPhillips.

Andonakeyattribute,genderequality,theUScameinatnumber15,waybehindthe

Scandinaviancountries,Canada,AustraliaandNewZealand.4tGenderequalitytendstohavea

strong34withmanyofthepositiveattributesthatcountrycanhave,“McPhillipssaid.

“Wewouldconsiderthisa35ofwhatmakesabestcountrybecausesomanyofthetop

countriesrankhighlyinthisattribute.^^

A)beatenI)falls

B)overallJ)stricken

C)qualitiesK)generous

D)elementaryL)pretty

E)performedM)imbalance

F)recordN)pessimistically

G)correlationO)driver

H)personalities

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe

paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraph

morethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsby

markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

WormsmayHoldtheSecrettoLongerLife

[A]Itmightserveasalightofhopefbrhumanbeings.Atthesametime,it'salittlesurprisingif

youknowourfuturewellbeingisconnectedtolittleinsects.Accordingtoareport,research

intotheremarkableregenerative（再生的）powersofwormsandtheinsightstheycangive

intobattlingdiseasescouldhelphumanslivelongerandhealthierlives.Humanshavelong

dreamedoffindingthesecrettoeternalyouth,butdespitethebenefitsofbetterliving

conditionsandmodernmedicine.timestilldoesmuchdamagetoourbodies.

[BlWhilepeopletodaylivelongerthaneverbefore,age-relateddiseasessuchasdementia（癡呆

癥）andothersimilarconditionsrobpeopleofthechanceoflivinghealthylivesintooldage.

Butresearchershaveasecretweaponinthebattlewiththeageingprocess—thehumble

worm.Flatwormshavetheabilitytoregrowlargepartsoftheirbodiesafterlosingthem.

Roundworms,meanwhile,mayholdthesecrettocounteractingneurodegenerative（不中經(jīng)退化

性的）illnesseslikeAlzheimer'sdiseaseandconditionssuchasmusculardystrophy（月兒肉萎

縮癥）.

[C]Scientistsseethesecreaturesasarichsourceofpotentialcluesabouttheageingprocessand

howwetoomightregeneratetissues.InaprojectcalledMacModel,researchersareusingthe

flatwormMacrostomumlignano,whichisnormallyfoundlivinginthetidalsandsofthe

AdriaticSea,toinvestigateageingmechanisms.Previousresearchobservedthattheanimals

hadaremarkableabilitytoregenerate,andthatthewormstendedtolivefbrlongerafter

repeatedamputation（截月支），suggestingthatsomethingabouttheregenerationprocessalso

rejuvenatedthem.

[D]ProfessorEugeneBerezikov,principalinvestigatorforMacModelandastemcellresearcher

attheUniversityofGroningenintheNetherlands,andhisteam,triedtoinvestigatefurtherby

cuttingtheworms'headstoinduceregeneration.Theirfindings,however,appearedto

contradicttheearlierresearch-aftermultipleamputations,flatwormshaddecreasedsurvival

comparedtointactworms.Buttherewasanothermajordifferencewiththeearlier

findings-bothwormsthatunderwentamputationsandthosethatdidnottendedtolive

longerthanthemedian200-daylifespanseeninthepreviousresearch.

[EJManyofProf.Berezikov'swormswerestillaliveafterawhopping740days,includingabout

70%ofthenormalworms.Thisiscompletelydifferentfromthetendencyforsmall

organismstobeshorter-lived,explainsProf.Berezikov."Macrostomumisverysmall,about1

millimetre,soforittoliveformorethantwoyearsmakesitalong-lifeworm/hesaid.Often,

acreatureofthissizewouldbeexpectedtolivejustafewweeks.

[F]Prof.Berezikovspeculatesthatthesewormsmaybenaturallylong-livedandparasitesmay

havecontaminatedthewormsusedinearlierresearch.Whentheywereamputated,theworms

mayhavelivedlongerinthepreviousresearchnolbecausellieygrowtobeyoungagain,but

becausethecuttingeliminatedtheirunwantedguests.

[G]Toprobedeeper,Prof.Berezikovandhiscolleaguesresearchedintotheworm'sgenesand

nowbelievetheyhavefoundapossibleexplanationforitslongevity—severalgenesthatwere

moreactiveinolderworms.Thesegenes,whicharealsofoundinhumans,areinvolvedin

variousprocessesresponsibleforacell'swellbeing,andsomearealreadyknowntobenefit

lifespanwhenextremelyactiveinmiceandthewormCaenorhabditiselegans.

[H]"Thisisaverygoodexampleofwherewestartedwithonethingandendedupwith

somethingcompletelydifferent/saidProf.Berezikov.'Wefoundsomethingevenmore

remarkable,wethinkthattheanimalisalong-livedwormwithnaturalmechanismstooffset

ageing/

[IJTheresultsmayalsobeeasiertotranslateintopotentialtreatmentsforhumansthanifthe

researchershadfoundthattheextendedlifespanwasindeedrelatedtoregeneration.Fornow,

theresearchersbehindMacModelarestillattemptingtodiscoverhowthesegenesleadto

longerlifeintheworms,beforetheycanbeusedtoaidthedevelopmentoftreatmentsto

extendhumanlife.

[J]TheMacModelresearchershavealsoproducedahigh-qualityannotatedgenomesequencefor

M.lignano,alongwithothergeneticmodificationtoolsthatProf.Berezikovbelieveshave

createdapowerfulmodelforfurtherstudiesintostemcellsandageing.Hewarned,however,

thatitcouldtakeadecadebeforethesecanbeusedfbrapplicationsinhumans.First,theteam

hopestotestthegenestheyidentifiedinM.lignanoinmodelspeciesmorerelevantto

humans,suchastheshort-livedfishNothobranchiusfurzeri(killifish)andmice.

[K]Butwormsdonotjusthavethepowertopotentiallyextendhumanlife,theymayalsohold

lessonsabouthowtoimproveitsquality.AresearchprojectcalledREPROWORMisusing

wormstolookatreprogrammingcellstoregeneratebrainandnervetissuesinanattemptto

treatconditionslikeAlzheimer'sdiseaseandmusculardystrophy.Theresearchersbehindthe

projectareusingtheroundworm,C.elegansspecies,whichhasasimilarnumberofgenesto

humans-about20,000—morethanhalfofwhichhavehumanequivalents.

[L]Dr.BarisTursun,principalinvestigatorforREPROWORMandaresearcherattheMax

DelbriickCenterinBerlin,Germany,andhisteam,checkedall20,000oftheworm'sgenes.

Theiraimwastoidentifyspecificgenesthatmayhavearoleinblockingcellsfrombeing

reprogrammed.Theyhopedthatturningoffthesegenescouldthenallowcellstobe

convertedintoothercelltypesneededtorepairdamagedtissues,suchasstemcells.

[MJTheanalysisidentifiedabout160genesthatseemtoplayaroleinblockingcellfate

reprogramming.Subsequenttestsofanumberoftheseinatypeofhumancellknownas

fibroblastsshowedthatsomeofthesegeneshavearoleasabarrierforreprogrammingcells

inbothpeopleandC.elegans.Theresearchersarenowplanningtotestmoreoftheblocking

genestheyidentifiedinC.eleganstoseeiftheytoocouldbeappliedtohumancells.As

thingsstandnow,there'salongwaytogofortherelatedscientists.

[N]Buttherearesafetyconcernsthatwillneedtobefurtherinvestigated,asitisstillunknown

howwellcellsthalhavebeenreprograrniiiedinthiswaywillbehaveuncetheyare

transplantedbackintohumans,saidDr.Tursun.Theymightcopythemselvesuncontrollably

toformtumours（腫瘤）,fbrexample.Ifso,that'llbeagreatdisasterforthehumanrace,

insteadofabenefitforushumanbeings.

[O]4Ithinkitwilltakequiteacoupleofyearsbeforewecanapproachit,'addedDr.Tursun.But

hesaiditwasreallyexcitingtoseehowfindingsinthesetinycreaturescanbeextendedto

humancells.*Inasense,itistheconceptofusingthismightylittlewormasastrategyto

workinalivingorganismanddoalotwithgeneticstofindmechanisms,principlesand

conceptsthatwecanalsoreallyapplytohumancells/heexplained.

36.ProfessorEugeneBerezikovassumesparasitescausedflatwormstoliveashorterlifethan

theyarenaturallyexpectedinpreviousresearch.

37.ProfessorEugeneBerezikovandhisteamfoundthatflatworms,afteramputations,lived

muchshorterthannormalwormsandlivedlongerthanwhathadbeenfoundinthe

previousresearch.

38.AccordingtoBarisTursun,thereisapossibilitythatreprogrammedroundwormcellsmay

havenegativeconsequencesiftransplantedbackintohumans.

39.ProfessorEugeneBerezikovlocatessomegenesinhiswormswhichmayberesponsible

fbrthelonglifehiswormsmanagedtolive.

40.Dr.BarisTursunandhisfellowscientistsareworkinghardtosingleoutsomespecific

genesintheroundwormwithaviewtopreventingthemfrombeingreprogrammed.

41.ProfessorEugeneBerezikovwaspleasedtohavepossiblydiscoveredanewpathfor

gettingaccesstothenaturalmechanismintheflatwormtostoptheageingprocess.

42.ThoughProfessorEugeneBerezikovhasdevisedapowerfulmodelfordetailedstudiesinto

stemcellsandageing,thereisstillalongwaytogobeforetheseresultscouldbeappliedin

humans.

43.Besideshavingthepowertoextendlife,wormsarebelievedtoshedlightonthe

regenerationmechanismofcertaincells,possiblyleadingtoeffectivetreatmentsfor

illnesseslikeAlzheimer'sdisease.

44.McModelscientistsareworkingpersistentlytoworkouthowsomegenesintheworms

contributetotheirlongerlifesothattheresultscouldbeusedtoextendhumanlife.

45.IntheMacModelproject,scientistsareexperimentingwithflatwormslivingintheAdriatic

Seatodiscovercluesabouttheageingprocessandtheregenerationprocessamongthis

kindofworms.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions

orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmark,thecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AmajorityofU.S.adultssaytheyaretakingatleastsomespecificactionintheirdaily

livestoprotecttheenvironment,thoughDemocratsandRepublicansremainatideological

oddsoverthecausesofclimatechangeandtheeffectsofpoliciestoaddressit,accordingtoa

recentsurvey.

ThesefindingscomeamidtheTrumpadministration'sintentiontoofficiallywithdraw

fromthe2016Parisclimateaccordandongoingeffortstorollbackdomesticenvironmental

protectionregulations,includingrelaxinglimitsonmethane(甲烷)andcarbonemissions.

Accordingtothesurvey,abouttwo-thirdsofU.S.adultssaythefederalgovernmentis

doingtoolittletoreducetheeffectsofclimatechange,andsimilarsharessaythesameabout

governmenteffortstoprotectairandwaterquality—findingsthatareconsistentwithresults

froma2018survey.

WhilethereisstrongconsensusamongDemocratsontheneedtormoregovernment

effortstoreducetheeffectsofclimatechange,Republicanviewsaredividedalongideological,

generationalandgenderlines.AmajorityofmoderateorliberalRepublicanssaythefederal

governmentisdoingtoolittletoreducetheeffectsofclimatechange.Incontrast,onlyabout

one-quarterofconservativeRepublicanssaythesame,whileabouthalfthinkthegovernment

isdoingabouttherightamountandanother26%sayitisdoingtoomuch.

Viewsaboutgovernmenteffortstoprotecttheenvironmentinareassuchaswaterorair

qualityshowsimilardifferencesamongRepublicansbyideology,generationandgender.

Overall,aboutthree-quartersofAmericansagreethatthemoreimportantenergypriority

shouldbedevelopingalternativeenergysourcessuchaswindandsolarpowerandhydrogen

technologyratherthanincreasingU.S.productionoffossilfuels.

Asfortheimpactofclimatechange,amajorityofAmericanstodaysaythatclimate

changeisaffectingtheirlocalcommunity.LargesharesofAmericansnationwidewhoreport

atleastsomelocalimpactofclimatechangecitelongperiodsofunusuallyhotweatheras

occurringwheretheylive.Othermajoreffectsofclimatechange,however,tendtovaryby

region.

ThoselivinginWesternstatesstandoutasparticularlylikelytoreportincreasing

frequencyofwildfiresordroughts/watershortagesaslocaleffectsofclimatechange.For

example,thosewhoseeclimateeffectslocallyinPacificandMountainstatessaymore

frequentwildfiresareamajoreffectofclimatechangeintheirarea(83%and78%,

respectively),comparedwith52%ofthoseintheSouth,46%intheNortheastand40%inthe

Midwestwhosaythesame.

Proximitytocoastlinealsomakesadifference,thesurveyshows.Respondentsliving

within25milesofacoastlineanywhereintheU.S.aremodestlymoreinclinedtosaythat

climatechangeishavingatleastsomeeffectintheircommunity;67%ofthisgroupsaysthis,

comparedwith60%ofthoselivingbetween25and300milesinlandand59%ofthoseliving

300milesinlandormore.

46.What'smentionedofthe2016Parisclimateaccord?

A)Itoffersaspectrumofpossiblecausesofclimatechange.

B)TheAmericangovernmentisabouttostopsupportingit.

C)AmajorityofU.S.adultswouldliketoactinlinewithit.

D)Itstipulatedthateveryoneshouldprotecttheenvironment.

47.HowdoRepublicansconsiderthegovemmenfsroleinfightingclimatechange?

A)Theyhavedividedopinionsonthegovernment'srole.

B)Theywanttoseethegovernmenttoputinmoreefforts.

C)Theyexpectthegovernmenttorelaxlimitsoncarbonemissions.

D)Theybelievethegovernmenthasmadeenoughefforts.

48.FormostAmericanadults,what'sexpectedofthegovernmenttodotoprotectthe

environment?

A)Towipeoutideologicaldifferencesbetweenthetwopoliticalparties.

B)Toputmoreeffortsinimprovingwaterqualityinurbanareas.

C)Totryeverymeanstodevelopenvironment-friendlyenergysources.

D)Torollbackdomesticenvironmentalprotectionregulations.

49.WhatdothemajorityofAmericanssayabouttheimpactofclimatechange?

A)Theytrytobeenvironmentallyfriendlyintheirdailylife.

B)Theyexperienceanincreasingnumberofextraordinarilyhotdays.

C)Theywitnessalotmoredroughtsthantheirgrandparentsdidbefore.

D)Theygiveprioritytotheuseofalternativeenergysources.

50.WhatmightbetheimpactofclimatechangeonpeoplelivinginWesternstates?

A)Severefloods.

B)Thespreadofinfectiousdiseases.

C)Watershortages.

D)Therisingofsealevel.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Incaseyouhaven'tnoticed,there'sanon-stopassaultonmasculinityinAmerica.Asa

matteroffact,this''masculinityisbad"mentalityisdrivenbyfailed“men"andmore

importantly,liberalfeminists.Thesewomenwantmentobeeasily-controlled,cowardpetdogs

andthentheywonderwhytheykeepgettingboredwithmaleswhoaresupposedlyeverything

theywant.

However,inthemeantime,goodwomenwhohaven'tturnedintobitter,hyper-sensitive,

man-hatingwitchesendupwonderingwhereallthe"real"menhavegoneandwhyt