2021-2022年浙江省衢州市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2021-2022年浙江省衢州市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Investigatorsdon't______howmanyphytochemicalsexistandhowtheywork.

2.

TheUnitedStatesintendedtounitetheArabworldtocontroltheoilandstrategiczonesintheMiddleEast.

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3.

Thecropcircleswerethoughttobethegreatestworksofmodemart,thesignsof______orlandingsitesofUFOs.

4.

InFreud'stheory,anxietycanberemoved______.

5.

Thistextismainlyakindof______forabusinesspublication.

6.

Mostofthelibrariesarefreetopeople.

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7.

Intheir20sand30s,menshouldconsidergettinginvolvedinvarioussportsforbodyflexibility.

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8.Easter

EasteristhemostimportantfestivalintheChristiancalendar.ItisthecommemorationofJesus'deathandhisrisingfromthedead,alsoknownastheresurrection.ItcomesattheendofLent.TheweekleadinguptoitiscalledHolyWeek.PalmSundayisthefirstdayofHolyWeekandcelebratesJesus'arrivalinJerusalemridingonadonkey.Crowdsofpeoplecameoutofthecitytogreethim,throwingdownpalmbranchesontheroad.Manychurchesgiveoutsmallcrossesmadefrompalmleaves,asareminderofJesus'entranceintoJerusalemandhisdeathonthecross.OnThursdayChristiansrememberwhenJesusatethePassovermealwithhisdisciples,breakingbreadanddrinkingwine,whichisnowknownastheLastSupper.Sincethenthismealhasbeensymbolicallyre-enactedbymanyChristiansasawayofdrawingclosertoGod.ThisiscalledtheEucharist,whichmeans'thanksgiving'.ItisareminderthatJesussacrificedhislifeformankind.

TheBibletellsusthat,laterthatnight,JesuswasbetrayedbyJudasIscariot.Afterhisarrest,JesuswasbroughtbeforetheJewishhighpriestswhofoundhimguiltyofblasphemybecausehecalledhimselftheSonofGod.TheyhandedhimovertotheRomangovernor,PontiusPilate.AswasthecustomatthetimeoftheFeastofPassover,Pilategavethecrowdsthechoiceastowhichofthetwoprisonersshouldbefreed:Jesus,orBarrabas,anotoriouscriminal.Ironically,thesamecrowdwhohadwelcomedJesuswithpalmbranchesafewdaysearliernowchoseBarrabastobereleased,andPilatecondemnedJesustodeathbycrucifixion.OnGoodFriday,manychurcheshold3hourservicesmeditatingontheeventsleadinguptoChrist'sdeath:hisinterrogation,flogging,themockingbytheRomansoldiers,andhisjourneywiththecrosstoGolgotha,theplaceofhisdeath.Finallyhewasshippednakedandnailedtothecross,wherehehunginagonyforthreehours,jeeredatbythecrowds,beforehedied.Thisisthedaywhenpeopletraditionallyeathotcrossbuns,becausethecrossonthebunisareminderofthecrossJesusdiedon,andareminderoftheChristianbeliefthatJesusdiedtosaveusall.

EasterSundaymarksJesus'resurrection.TheBibletellsusthatMaryMagdalenewenttothetomb,followedlaterbysomeofJesus'disciples.TheydiscoveredJesus'bodyhadgoneandthatthetombwasempty.JesusthenappearedtoMaryandmanyofhisdisciples,speakingwiththemonseparateoccasionsduringthefollowingfortydays.Asheleftthemforthelasttime,JesuspromisedtosendtheHolySpiritsothediscipleswouldknowGodwouldneverleavethem.Hethenascendedintoheaven.TheChurchcelebratesthisonAscensionDay.

WhydoweeatEastereggsatEaster?

ForChristians,Eastereggssymbolizenewlife.Theybelievethat,throughhisresurrection,Jesusdefeateddeathandsinandofferspeoplethepromiseofeternallifeiftheyfollowhisteachings.ThisiswhythereisatraditionforChristianstobebaptizedatEaster,whichcelebratesnewlifeinGod.However,thefestivalofEasterstretchesbacktopre-Christiantimes,too.Itgetsitsnameandsomesymbols,includingtheEasterBunny,fromthePaganSpringEquinoxfestival,whichisacelebrationofspringandalsoofnewlife.

WherearetheaccountsofEasterintheBible?

TheaccountoftheEasterstorycanbereadinMark,Chapters14to16,orLuke,Chapters22to24,andelementsofitcanbefoundintheothergospelstoo.ManyoftheeventsintheEasterstoryareforetoldintheOldTestamentinIsaiahchapter53.

WhydoesthedateofEasterchangefromyeartoyear?

ThedateofEasterSundayvariesfromyeartoyearbecauseitisbasedonthelunarcalendar,ItiscelebratedonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoon,onorafterMarch21st.

Dorabbitslayegg

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9.

Thecontributortothepensionschemeswillcollecttheirpensionaccordingto______.

10.

Thedebateover______policiespromptedanumberofapplicantstotryschoolslikeYaleorStanford.

11.WhatdidTimYoungsuggestdotoemployeesembarrassingco-workersbygivingtoomuchpersonalinformation?

A.Sackingthemonthespotfordoingso.

B.Forbiddingsensitivetopicsintheoffice.

C.Tryingtoredirecttheirattentiontowork.

D.Limitingtheirtimespentwithco-workers.

12.

Concerningthefutureofthehydrogeneconomy,themostobviousstepwewilltakeis______.

13.Comparingtheresultsofhouseholdsurveys,wecanconcludethatpeoplewithdifferentlevelsofincomehavedifferent______.

14.

Intheyearswheninflationoutpaceswageincrease,manyfamiliesintheU.S.hardlygetby.

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15.

Asmallpopulationmayundergogeometric,orexponentialgrowthwhenintroducedintoafavorableenvironment.

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16.Luckypeopleusecounter-factualthinkingto______.

A.encourageotherstobehappier

B.movetheirmisfortunetoothers

C.weakentheimpactofmisfortune

D.helpunluckypeopledealwithmisfortune

17.

Dihydrogenmonoxidecanacceleratecorrosionandrusting,andcauseseverburnsandevendeathfrominhalation.

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18.

Parentsknowtheirchildrenbest,buttheymaystillhaveproblems______.

19.BesurenottousebirthdatesoryourphonenumbersasyourPINbecausethey______.

20.CrossCulturalConflictResolutioninTeams

Teammembersworkinincreasinglydiverseenvironments:intermsofage,gender,language,andnationality.Beyondthesediffereces,therearealsodeeperculturaldifferecesthewayconflictisapproached.

Theuseofteamsrepresentsandimportantchangeinthewaywework.Thetheoryisthatthroughtheinterdependencyofthepartsgreaterprodctiviryisachievedbythewhole.Experiencehasbeenlesskind.Onereasonthatteamsfailtomeetperformanceexpectationsistheirparalysisthroughunresolvedconflict.

TeamsDynamics

Overtimesuccessfulteamsdevelopculturallydistinctpathwaystocommunicate,Problemsolving,makedecisions,andresolveconflict.Mostliteratureonteamssuggeststhattheyrealizehighperformancelevelsbypassingthroughfourdistinctdevelopmentphases:'forming''storming','norming'and'performing'.

Thedevelopmentofteamnormsdoesnottakeplaceinavacuum,butisembeddedinthewidersocial,politicalandeconomiccontextoftheday.Anotherrealityisthatteammemberstonothaveaccesstothesamepower.Sourcesofpowerdiffer,asdoexpectationsabouthowandwhenitwillbeused.Itissuggestedthatasuccessfulteamwill:

becomfotabledealingwithconflict

becommittedtoresolvingdisputesclosetothesource

resolvedisputesbasedoninterestsbeforefightsandpuwer

learnfromexperiencewithconflicts.

Thistiesinwithresearchontheeffectsofinterpersonalconflictinteams.Ateammember'scommitmenttoteamandtheteammissiondecreasesifconflictgoesunresolved,butcanincreaseifconflictiswell-managedandresolved.Ifunhealthyconflictgoesunresolvedfortoolong,teammembersarelikelytoquitortosearchforalternatives.

DefiningCulture

Socialanthropology,astheacademicfieldresponsibleforthestudyofculture,hasyettosettleonadifinitionofculture.However,forourpracticalpurposes,cultureisdefinedasthesharedsetofvalued,beliefs,norms,attitudes,behaviors,andsocialstructuresthatdefinerealityandguideeverydayinteractions.

Thisdefinitionimpliesthatcultureisanattributeofagroup,andalsocontemplatesthefactthattheremanybeasmuchvariationwithinthegroupasbetweendiferentgroups.Weoftenassociateculturewithanationalgroup,however,cultureincludesethnicgroups,clans,tribesandorganizations.Teamswithinorganizationsalsohavebeliefs,attitudesandbehaviorsthatconstituteuniquecultures.

Althoughtherearemanysimilaritiesbetweencultures,itisimportantnottominimizerealdifferencesthattoexist.

Ausefultoolforconsideringtheculturesofdifferentgroupsinthebellcurve.Themajorityofagroupculturewillconfirmtoadominantsetofbeliefs,attitudesandbehaviors,buttherewillbemembersoftheculturalgroupthatdifferinsignificantwaysfromthenorm.

IndividualisticandCollectivistDimensionsofaCulture

Animportantdimensionofcultureistheextenttowhichmembersidentifywiththegroup(inthiscasetheteam)ratherthatthemselvesasindividuals.Individualisticculturesplaceahighvalueon"autonomy,Initiative,creativity,andauthoriyindecisionmaking."Individualintereststrumpgroupinterests,andanygroupcommitmentisafunctionofaperceivedself-benefit.Collectivistcultures,ontheotherhand,valuethegroupabovetheindividual.Groupconformityandcommitmentismaintainedattheexpenseofpersonalinterests.Harmony,gettingalongandmaintaining'face'areseenascrucial.

ThedominantcultureintheUSA,Canada,WesternEurope,Australia,andNewZealandisindividualistic,whilecollectivismpredominatestherestoftheworld.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B10】

22.(19)

A.ProfessorSmithdoesn'tholdseminarsordiscussionsinhislectures.

B.StudentssometimesfallasleepinProfessorSmith'slectures.

C.ProfessorSmith'slecturesarealwayswellattended.

D.ThefrontseatsareveryhardtogetinEnglishlectures.

23.(13)

A.Theclinic.

B.Thebank.

C.Thepolicestation.

D.Thepostoffice.

24.SectionC

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

听力原文：Anotherculturalaspectofnonverbalcommunicationisonethatyoumightnotthinkabout:space.Everypersonperceiveshimselftohaveasortofinvisibleshieldsurroundinghisphysicalbody.Whensomeonecomestooclose,hefeelsuncomfortable.Whenhebumpsintosomeone,hefeelsobligedtoapologize.Butthesizeofaperson's"comfortzone"dependsonhisculturalethnicorigin.Forexample,incasualconversation,manyAmericansstandaboutfourfeetapart.Inotherwords,theyliketokeepeachother"atarm'slength",peopleinLatinorArabcultures,incontrast,standveryclosetoeachother,andtoucheachotheroften.IfsomeonefromoneofthreeculturesstandstooclosetoanAmericanwhileinconversation,theAmericanmayfeeluncomfortableandbackaway.

WhenAmericansaretalking,theyexpectotherstorespondtowhattheyaresaying.ToAmericans,politeconversationalistsempathizebydisplayingexpressionsofexcitementordisgust,shockorsadness.Peoplewitha"pokerface",whoseemotionsarehiddenbyanindifferentexpression,arelookeduponwithsuspicion.

Americansalsoindicatetheirattentivenessinaconversationbyraisingtheireyebrows,nodding,smilingpolitelyandmaintaininggoodeyecontact.Whereassomeculturesviewdirecteyecontactasimpoliteorthreatening,Americansseeitasasignofgenuinenessandhonesty.

Ifapersondoesn'tlookyouintheeye,Americansmightsay,youshouldquestionhismotives—orassumethathedoesn'tlikeyou.Yetwithalltheconcernforeyecontact,Americansstillconsiderstaring--especiallyatstrangers--toberude.

Anotherculturalaspectofnonverbalcommunicationisonethatyoumightnotthinkabout:space.Everyperson【B1】______himselftohaveasortofinvisible【B2】______surroundinghisphysicalbody.Whensomeonecomestooclose,hefeelsuncomfortable.Whenhebumpsintosomeone,hefeels【B3】______toapologize.Butthesizeofaperson's"comfortzone"dependsonhisculturalethnic【B4】______.Forexample,in【B5】______conversation,manyAmericansstandaboutfourfeetapart.Inotherwords,theyliketokeepeachother"atarm's【B6】______",peopleinLatinorArabcultures,incontrast,standveryclosetoeachother,andtoucheachotheroften.IfsomeonefromoneofthoseculturesstandstooclosetoanAmericanwhileinconversation,theAmericanmayfeeluncomfortableandbackaway.

WhenAmericansaxetalking,theyexpectothersto【B7】______towhattheyaresaying.ToAmericans,politeconversationalistsempathizebydisplayingexpressionsofexcitementor【B8】______,shockorsadness.【B9】___________________________.

Americansalsoindicatetheirattentivenessinaconversationbyraisingtheireyebrows,nodding,smilingpolitelyandmaintaininggoodeyecontact.【B10】_________________________.

Ifapersondoesn'tlookyouintheeye,Americansmightsay,youshouldquestionhismotives--orassumethathedoesn'tlikeyou.【B11】__________________________________.

【B1】

25.(31)

A.Industry.

B.Health.

C.Thefutureofourchildren.

D.Cleanair.

26.听力原文：W:Thedresscost$108.ButIonlyhave$70.

M:Ihave$60.Wouldyouliketoborrowit?

Q:Howmuchmoneywillbeleftiftheybuythatdress?

(19)

A.$108.B.$40.C.$22,D.$70.

27.【B3】

28.听力原文：M:Parisissucharomanticplace.IhopeDadcantakeyoutheretospendyourweddinganniversary.

W:ThedayyourDadtakesmetoParisisthedaypigsfly.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(13)

A.Parisisnotromanticenough.

B.They'dtaketheirpigstoParis.

C.TheywillgotoParisbyplane.

D.It'simpossiblethattheywillgotoParis.

29.(32)

A.Forbidchildrentohavepets.

B.StopbuyingpetsfromAfrica.

C.Fightagainstmorenewdiseases.

D.Easilygetinfectedbydiseasesfromdogs.

30.

【B7】

31.(25)

A.Hehasafeelingofinsecurity.

B.Heismissinghisfamily.

C.Helacksself-confidence.

D.Hefeelsill.

32.

【B4】

33.(35)

A.ItislocatedontheGulfofMexico.

B.Ithasawarmclimate.

C.Itdidn'thaveanylawsduringpiratedays.

D.ItwasundertheruleofSpain.

34.(21)

A.Thecompanywillcompensatethecustomer.

B.Thecompanywillrefundthecustomer'smoney.

C.Thecompanywillreplaceit.

D.Thecompanywilldonothingaboutit.

35.听力原文：M:Hi,Mary.Haven'tseenyouforages.Howareyoudoingonyournewjob?

W:Notsowell.Ifeellikeafishoutofwaterdoingthatjob．

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(19)

A.Shelikesthejoboffeedingfish.

B.Shefindshernewjobinteresting.

C.She'snotingoodhealth.

D.Shefeelsunfitforhernewjob.

36.听力原文：W:ProfessorMarnes,IwonderifyoucanfillmeinonyourlecturelastFriday.Ihadtoattendascholarshipawardceremony.

M:Ohwell,congratulations.Ihopeyouwererewardedhandsomely!

W:Well,everybithelps.So,aboutyourlecture,Iunderstandyouweretalkingaboutextinctions.

M:Yes.Well,thecruxofmytalkwasjustthatwetendtothinkofextinctionasadramaticevent,butmostspeciesdieoutoverquiteaperiodoftime.

W:Whydotheydieoff?Ithoughttheywerecontinuouslyimprovingthemselves.Naturalselection,Ithinkyouoncementioned.

M:Ah,butyouseewhilethereisnaturalCompetitionbetweenthespecies,whatdetermineswhichspeciessurviveislargelybychance.

W:Idon'tgetit.Whydospeciesbothercompeting?

M:Well,thereareshort-termadvantages.Butmanyspeciesalsoarehelpedbyothers.Forexample,thecommonhouseflyandcockroachesmighthavediedoffyearsagoifnotforhumans.

W:Butyou'renotsayingthathumansaresosuccessfulmerelybecauseofchance?

M:Toacertainextent,humanswereinitiallyluckyenoughtohavetherightweatherconditionsandalackofpredators,butnow,ofcourse,wesurvivebyingenuity!

W:gowemayneverbecomeextinct.

M:No,becausewemaybeinacrashcoursetoextinctionbyourcontinuousexploitationoftheenvironment.Wearearelativelyyoungspeciesandourtimeishotyetoverdue.

W:Butthereare6billionofus!

M:Yesandthere'remanymorehousefliestoo!Eachwiththecapacitytospreadonediseasefromonepersontoanotherinafastperiodoftime.

(20)

A.Sheiswritingacompetitivepaperforascholarship.

B.Sheisdoingapaper.

C.Shemissedthelecture.

D.Sheisplanningtoattendthescholarshipawardceremony.

37.(47)

38.(26)

A.Doubtful.B.Negative.C.Positive.D.Favorable.

39.

【B9】

40.听力原文：W:Hello,Iboughtthislaptopcomputeralittleoveramonthago,andIamhavingsomedifficultywithit.

M:Whatseemstobetheproblem?

W:Thescreenisflashing.It'sreallyirritating.Iwouldliketoreturnitandgetmymoneyback.

M:I'msorry.Ourstorehasaverystrictreturnpolicy.Al~ermorethanamonth,wearenotabletorefundyourmoney.

W:Well,Ijustboughtitandit'salreadybroken.Ididn'tdoanythingunusualtoit.Ididn'tdropitoranything.Ithinkithassomekindofmanufacturingdefect.

M:Yourcomputerhasaoneyearwarranty.Youcouldshipthecomputerbacktothecompanyandtheywillreplaceit.

W:Can'tIjustexchangethecomputerhere?

M:Iamafraidthat'snotpossibleafteramonth.

W:CanIpleasetalktothemanager?

M:Themanager?Iamafraidhe'snotin.Wereallycan'treturnyourmoney,but...Iwouldgiveyouanotherone,butwenolongercarrythatmodel.Wecan,however,offeryouastorecredit.Youcanuseittobuyanothercomputeroranythingelsewecarryhereinthestore.

W:Thatwouldbefine.Thankyouverymuchforyourhelp.

M:Noproblem.

(20)

A.TheCPUisbroken.

B.Thescreenisflashing.

C.Itdoesn'twork.

D.Itdroppedtothefloor.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.

Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe______.

A.UseHumorEffectively

B.DifferentHumorStrategies

C.AddHumortoSpeech

D.VariousKindsofHumor

42.Whyaresomanypeopleunhappyintheirjobs?Herearetwoprimaryreasons.First,somepeopleareconvincedthatearningalivingiswastingtimethattheycouldspendenjoyingthemselvesoruncoveringtheirtruetalents.

Ifthisistheeasewithyou,recallyourlastlongvacation.Wasittwoweeksofcompleteenjoyment7Morelikelyitwasaweekandahalfoffuninthesun,withanotherhalfaweekof"Boy,Ican'twaittogetbacktowork."Ifyoudidn'tfeelsuchVacationblues,thenimaginetakingaleaveofabsence.Youcoulduseittoworkonanovel,enrollinclassesorjustsitaroundwatchingTV.Attheendofthreemonths,inalllikelihood,yourselfesteemwouldbeatanalltimelow.Whileallworkandnoplayarenotgood,allplayandnoworkisdisastrous.Weneedtofeelweareaccomplishingsomething.Wealsoneedsomeform.oforderinourlives.

Thesecondandperhapsmoreprevalentreasonforpeoplenottoliketheirworkisthattheyfeeltrapped.Onceyou'vebeenatacompanyforfiveyearandhaveaspouse,amortgageandachild,youoften,feelyouhaveverylittlechoiceaboutjumpingshipifthingsaren'tturningoutasyou'dplanned.Asteadypaycheckcanbethebiggestmanacleofall.Peopleresenthavingtodosomethingbecausetheyhavenootherchoice.

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

Ratherthancyanide,youroptiontakestheform.ofanuptodateresume.Youmightalsotakeaweeklyglancethroughthehelpwantedsection,andmakesomevisitstoindustryfunctionswherelowkeynetworkingcantakeplace.You'renotgivinguponyourcurrentjob.Rather,youareprovidingyourselfwithanoption.Ifthingsgetunbearableatwork,youcouldjumpship.Beinginthispositioncandowondersforyourattitude.Itallowsyoutoenjoyyourworksince,inreality;youarethereonlybecauseyouwanttobe.

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

Thefirstmainreasonformanypeople'sunhappinessintheirjobsrisesfromtheirconvictionthat______.

A.workingatajobisjustwastingtheirtime

B.workingisnottheenjoymenttheyareafter

C.workingislikekillingtheirtruetalents

D.workingistheleastenjoyablewayofspendingtime

43.

TheauthormentionsthatthemaximumTHRforolderadultparticipantsinsportsshouldbelessthan______beatsperminute.

A.60B.120C.180D.240

44.

Bysaying"Theywerenotthe‘wrong'partnersanymorethanyouwere."(Para3),theauthormeans______.

A.youchosethewrongpartnerjustasyourpartnerdid

B.yourpartnerwasnotasgoodasyouwere

C.youweregoodpartnerstoeachother

D.neitherofyouisagoodpartner

45.

Whatistheauthor'sopinionoftheSanAntonioproject?

A.Itisclearlythebestoftheprojectsdiscussed.

B.Itisagoodprojectthatcouldbecopiedinothercities.

C.Theextensiveuseofbulldozersmadetheprojectunnecessarilycostly.

D.Theworkdoneontheriverwasmoreimportantthantheworkdoneonthebuildings.

46.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Ascollegesanduniversitiessendanotherwaveofgraduatesoutintotheworldthisspring,thousandsofotherjobseekerswithliberal-artsdegreeslikeMartin'sfindthemselvesinasimilarlydifficultsituation.Trueenough,thisisaneraofrecord-breakinglowsinunemployment.Buttechnologycompanies,whicharecontributingthelion'sshare(最多的部分)ofnewjobs,aresimultaneouslydeclaringashortageofqualifiedworkers.

It'snosurprisethathigh-techcompaniesrarelyhireliberal-artsgraduates.Theneedfortechnicalexpertiseissouniversalthatevenretailersaredemandingsuchskills."Company-wide,we'relookingforstudentswithspecificinformation-systemsskills",saysDavidMcDearmon,directoroffieldhumanresourcesatDollarTreeStores."Typicallyweavoidindependent-collegestudentswhodon'thavethem".

FortunatelyforMartin,someinvaluablehelpwasathandwhenheneededit.TheVirginiaFoundationforIndependentColleges,anetworkof15liberal-artscollegesinthestate,hasteamedupwithlocalcompaniestobridgethelearninggapfacedbyitsmembers'graduates.VFICinvited30companiestolinktheneedsofbusinesseswiththeskillsbeingtaughtincollegeclassrooms.WithgrantsfromcorporatesponsorsVFICasked20information-technologymanagerstohelpitsmemberscreateanexam,basedontheworkstudentswillbeexpectedtodointherealworld,totestandcertifytheirtechnologicalproficiency.

Theresult,Tek.Xam,isaneight-parttestthatrequiresstudentstodesignawebsite,buildandanalyzespreadsheets(电子数据表),researchproblemsontheInternetanddemonstrateunderstandingoflegalandethicalissues.SaysLindaDalch,presidentofVFIC:"Ifanart-historymajorwantsajobatabank,heneedstoprovehehastheskills.That'swherethiscertificatecanhelp".Thisyear245studentsatVFIC'smembercollegeshavegonethroughtheprogram.Thelong-termhopeisthatTek.XamwillwinthesamekindofacceptanceastheLSATorCPAforlaworaccountingstudents."Toknowastudenthastakentheinitiativeandpassedcouldmeanthatlesstrainingisneeded",explainsJohnRudin,chiefinformationofficeratReynoldsMetals,oneofthecorporationsthathelpedcreatethetest.

Allthisbegsanimportantquestion:Hasthetraditionalliberal-artscurriculumbecomeoutdated?Collegepresidentsnaturallyarguethattheskillstheirschoolsprovideareinvaluable.AB.A.degree,saysMaryBrownBullockofAtlanta'sAgnesScottCollage,"givesgraduatestheabilitytoreinventthemselvestimeandtimeagain...andtheknowledgeandthinkingskillsthattranscendaparticulardisciplineortimeframe".

Martinisfindingthattobethetruth."Itwouldbenicetohavecomputerclassesonmytranscript.(成绩单)",hesays,butTek.Xamhasarmedhimwiththepowertolearnthoseskillsonhisown—andacertificatetoshowhehasdoneso.He'snowwaitingtohearwhenhisjobasanetwork-supportassistantforalargeBostonfirmwillstart.

Whatcanbethebesttitleforthisarticle?

A.CompetitioninTalentMarket

B.EliminationofIndependentCollages

C.ANewCertificateforLiberal-ArtsStudents

D.AJobHuntingCourse

47.

Beforetheirsonwasborn,thespousecouldseeeachother______.

48.

ComparedwithCuriosityaboutgeneralpropositions,curiosityaboutparticularfactsshowsa______levelofintelligence.

49.

ConniePrattsoonbecameafamousactressby______.

A.learningsomelessonsabouttheartofspeaking

B.onceplayingherpartinthe"BlueMoon"

C.successfullymatchingthemostfamousactors

D.actingaleadingpartwithamostfamousactoratthattime

50.

Thebiggestriseinviolentcrimeoccurredin______.

51.What'speople'sresponsetoaneutralstimulus?

A.Normallytheyarenotscaredbyit.

B.Usuallytheyareseriouslyscaredbyit.

C.Theyfeelridiculouswhenseeingit.

D.Theyoftenfeeluncomfortableatit.

52.

Fromthepassagewecaninferthatrealhappinessoflifebelongstothose______.

A.whoareatthebottomofthesociety

B.whoarehigherupintheirsocialstatus

C.whoprovebetterthantheirfellow-competitors

D.whocouldkeepfarawayfromthiscompetitiveworld

53.

Dr.Levinethinkscrimehappensmorewithoutcrowds,whichshowscrowdshavethefunctionof______.

54.

Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat______.

A.directmailadvertisingislesscost