2021-2022年山西省临汾市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2021-2022年山西省临汾市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

WelearnfromthepassagethatconditionsfortheearlywhitestravelingtoAmericabyshipsweremuchbetterthan______.

2.

Expertsthinklivinginan,ethnicallydiverseneighborhoodisadvisablebecausechildrencansee______.

3.

Elementary-schoolchildrenwhosufferedfromabullyareadvisedtotell______.

4.

ValMacDonaldhelpsadultchildrenwiththeiragingparentissuesthrough______.

A.amagazineB.theInternetC.phonecallsD.homevisiting

5.StudyStyles

Youknowwhetheryou'reamorningpersonoranightowl.Youknowwhetheryou'reapickyeaterorahumangarbagepail.Butdoyouknowifyoulearnbetterbyreadingorbyhearing?…ifyou'vesurvivedschoolsofar,youalreadyhavesomesortofstudyroutine—forbetterorforworse.Weaskedstudentsalloverthecountryforthelowdownontheirmethodsofoperations,andalsocollectedsomehard-wonadvice.Seeifyoucanrecognizeyourownpersonalstudymethodonthelistbelowandlearnhowtostudyeffectively.

TheDreamer

Youmaysayyou'restudying.Youmayevenlooklikeyou'restudying.Butyourmindisintheclouds.Yourtestperformanceseldomreflectsthoselonghoursyouspendatyourdesk,almoststudying.Kim,fromMontreal,says,"WhenIgettothelibrary,Iendupsittingthereandpeople-watching."Cindy,fromLafayette,Pennsylvania,says:"Personally,ItendtowriteeverythingdownonflashcardssoIcanquizmyselflater.EveryoneelsethinksthatI'llace(成绩为A)theexam,butsometimesIfindmyselfspendingsomuchtimewritingdowneverylittledetailthatIdon'thavetimetoactuallystudy."

Warning:Ifyouspendalldaypretendingstudying,you'llpayallnightcrammingforreal.(Whatawasteofsocializingtime!)Thisyear'sresolution:Stayontargetbysettinggoals(LikefourchaptersbyWednesday)andaskingyourfriendstotestyou.Also,tuneintoyourinterests:Ifyoufindyourselfdrawingelaboratedoodlesinthemarginswhenyou'resupposedtobeanalyzingShakespeare,takedrawingclassesandsnapoutofyourdaydream.

TheGrind

Onelookingatyoursockdrawer,meticulously(非常细心地)arrangedinrainboworder,suggestscontrol-freaktendencies.Youneverfailtodoafixedamountofstudyingeachevening—andyourgoodgradesshowit.Youcautiouslyplotacoursetoconqueranunrulyassignment,andyourarelybreakyourroutine.Gretchen,fromChicago,describesherhard-coremethod:"Icompletelyorganizeallofmynotes.Then,beforeIdoanythingelse,IplanoutexactlyhowmanyhoursI'mgoingtostudyandhowlongIamgoingtotakebreaks.Thisway,Ialwaysstayontask.IreadthroughmynotesandthenhighlightthethingsIdon'tknowwell,tocommitthemtomemory."Butshe'snotdoneyet!"ThenIreadmyassignmentsagainandtakenotesandstudythesenotesthesamewayIstudiedmyclassnotes."Whew,Sarah,fromScarsdale,NewYork,alsoconsidersherselfaworkerbee."Iplanmyworksothatthere'ssomethingIhavetodoeverynightoftheweek.Butwhenthere'satest,I'lldoallmyassignmentsbeforetryingtodoanoverview.StudyingcomeslastbecauseI'llwaituntilthelastminutetoeventrytoconcentrateonsomethingwithsolittlestructure."

Warning:Whileyourself-disciplinewillserveyouwellincollege(orthemilitary),youmightwanttoaddmoreinspirationtoyourperspiration.Noamountofmemorization,orcolorcodingyournotebookswillhelpyouwriteanoriginal,opinionatedessay—andyou'llbewritingplenty.Thisyear'sresolution:Varyyourroutineandthinkaboutyourowninsightsmore.Afterreadinganassignment,tryclosingyoureyesandrecallingwhatyoufoundinterestingbeforebucklingdownwithyourimpeccablenotes.Andifyou'vegotahalfhourtospareinyourstudyschedule,trysomethingmessyandcreative,likewritingapoem.

TheSocialStudier

You'rethekindwholearnsoutloud.Youmakeyourwaytoenlightenment,sostudybuddiesareamust.Inschool,youremembermorefromhearingthelecturesthanfromdoingthereading.Roberta,fromPrinceton,NewJersey,says:"IwenttoastudycounselortofindoutthatIlearnbestbylistening.It'strue:UntilIhearsomethingoutloud,it'snotreallyrealtome.WhenI'mstudyingandIdon'tunderstandsomethinginour

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6.

Bothnaturalgasandgasolinecannotbeconsideredrenewableresources,becausetheyare______.

7.

ThebrainshrinkagecausedbyAlzheimercannowbemeasuredwith______.

A.thehippocampus

B.brainscans

C.mathematicalmodelstoanalyzetheresults

D.volumetricmagneticresonanceimaging

8.

Besideslowbirthrate,______isanotherfactorthatfuelsthetrendofruralpopulationinpartsofEurope.

9.

Themanwentintothegarden-roomtogetsomethingtoeat.

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10.

Withoutthethermalblanketingofthenaturalgreenhouseeffect,mostlivingorganismswoulddie.

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11.WhodoesthewriterblameforthecollapseoftheNewfoundlandcodfishery?

A.TheUSfishingindustry.

B.TheCanadiangovernment.

C.Theforeignfishingindustry.

D.TheCanadianfishingindustry.

12.

Riversaremoreeffectivethancoasterosionindeliveringrockdebristothesea.

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13.

ThecompanycanapplytotheFDAforpermissiontobeginhumanstudieswhentheresultsofanimalstudiesindicatethatthenewdrugisliketobe______.

14.

Theauthorsuggeststhatcouplesshouldgivefirstpriorityto______.

15.

Anti-segregationisalsooneofthecommonthemesofHR.

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16.

Ifthepainthasn'tbeguntodry,sandtherunoffandtouchupthespotwith______.

17.

Aftertheygetthehostages,thehostage-takersusuallydeclaretheirdemandsduringthenegotiationphase.

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18.

Boththeexpansionandconstrictionofbloodvesselsarethepossiblecauseofavascularheadache.

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19.SevenSecretsofNaturallyThinPeople

Youhatethem.

Youknowthetype…theoneswhoneverbataneyewhenitcomestimetoorderlunchordinner.Askthemtheirweightandtheyprobablycan'teventellyou—theydon'tknowit.Questionthemaboutcaloriecountandyou'relikelytobeansweredwithablankstare.

Theyarethemenandwomenwhodon'tgiveweightwatchingasecondthought.Andthat'stheveryreasonthey'reatahappy,healthyweight.Theyarenaturallythinpeople—theenemytoanyonewho'severbattledextrapound.

Butpleasedon'thatethem.Youtoocanbeoneofthem,saysDr.DorisMccubbrey,authorofHowMuchDoesYourSoulWeight:Diet-FreeSolutionstoYourFood,WeightandBodyWorries.Theweightissuesspecialistandlicensedprofessionalcounselorhasspentthelast15yearshelpingpeopleexploretheirweightwoes(悲哀).Dr.Doris,the"Don'tDiet"doctor,hasmadeithermissiontotakethefocusoffthescaleandputitonwhatshecallsintuitive(直觉的)self-care.It'sthatkindoftreatmentthattheColoradocounselorencourages.Shetriestosteerherclientsawayfromoverlyrestrictivediets.

Theidea,accordingtoDr.Doris,istoemulate(仿效)thewayanaturallythinpersonthinks.Forstarters,theworlddoesn'trevolvearoundthenumberonthescale.

"Sometimeswethink,'whenI'mthinenough,I'llbehappy'."saysDr.Doris,whodescribesherselfassomeonewhowasthe'wrongkindofdieterfor15years."Anaturallythinpersonknowshowtobehappyfirst,beyondweightsuccess.It'sfreedomtoenjoyyourlife.It'sabouthealthierrelationshipsandbeingabletoachievethegoalsyouwantforyourselfprofessionally.It'sfindingthetimetoenjoysomepleasuresinlife,likethevacationsyou'vealwayswantedtotakeorthepersonalgoalsyou'vealwayswantedtoachieve.It'shavingtheenergyanddesireandabilitytofollowthroughonthesethings.It'safuller,richerlife."

AccordingtoDr.Doris,we'reallbornnaturallythin.However,it'sthewaywethinkthattakesawaythismentality(心理).Itallbeginswhenwegoonourfirstdiet,shesays.

Dr.Dorisisquicktopointoutthere'sabigdifferencebetweenbeingthinandbeinganaturallythinperson.Therearethosewhostrugglewithanorexia(厌食)orrelyonstarvationtoavoidweightgain.Thesepeopleareengaginginunhealthyphysicalandmentalbehaviors.Whenitcomestoweightloss,onesizedoesnotfitall,shesays.

Beforeyoucanevengetstartedonahealthyapproachtodealingwithyourweight,it'simportanttogetintherightstateofmind.Dr.Dorishasthesevenhealthysecretsofnaturallythinpeoplethatcanhelpyougetonestepcloser.

Secret1:Practiceintuitiveweightmaintenance

Naturallythinpeoplehaveastableweightanddon'tworrywhatitis.Naturallythinpeopledon'tweigh,measureorotherwisekeeptrackoftheirbodies'dimensions.Youwon'tevenfindabathroomscaleatanaturallythinperson'shouse.Theydon'tneedtoweighthemselves,becausetheytrusttheirbodiestoregulatetheirownweight.

Secret2:Applyanintuitiveattitude

Naturallythinpeoplehaveapositiveviewofthemselvesandtheirlives.Peoplewhohaveneverhadaweightproblemknowthatthekeytohappinessisinhowtheyperceivethemselvesandtheirlives.Theyhaveawonderfulself-image,becausetheyhavenotallowedsociety'spressuretoinfluencethem.Besidesappearance,somepeoplecriticizethemselvesfortheirthoughts,feelings,behaviors—everything.Howtheyseetheirbodiesisareflectionofhowtheytendtoseetheirentirelives.

Secret3:Knowintuitivelywhytoeat

Naturallythinpeopleeatwhentheyarehungry,butforotherreasonsaswell.Theyeatbecausetheirbodiesn

A.Theydon'thavelunchordinnereveryday.

B.Theydon'tknowabouttheirownweight.

C.Theyhatepeoplewhoarenaturallythin.

D.Theyareconcernedaboutcaloriecount.

20.

Facebook'sideatosocialmarketinghasproblemsbothintheoryandinpractice.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：MostAmericansbelievesomeoneisn'tgrownupuntilage26,probablywithacompleteeducation,afull-timejob,afamilytosupportandfinancialindependence,asurveysaid.(26)Buttheyalsobelievethatbecominganofficialgrown-upisaprocessthat,takesfiveyearsfromabouttheageof20,concludedthereportfromtheUniversityofChicago'sNationalOpinionResearchCenter.Thefindingswerebasedonarepresentativesampleof1398peopleoverage18surveyedinpersonin2002.(27)Thepollfoundthefollowingagesatwhichpeopleexpectthetransitionstogrowupstatustobecompleted:Age20.9selfsupporting;21.1nolongerlivingwithparents;21.2full-timejob;22.3educationcomplete;24.5beingabletosupportafamilyfinancially;25.7married;and26.2havingachild."Thereisalargedegreeofconsensusacrosssocialgroupsontherelativeimportanceoftheseventransitions,"saidTomSmith,directorofthesurvey.Theonlynotablepatternofdifferencesisonviewsaboutsupportingafamily,havingachildandgettingmarried."Olderadultsandthewidowedandthenever-marrieddo,"headded."Thisprobablyreflectsinlargepartashiftinvaluesacrossgenerationsawayfromtraditionalfamilyvalues."(28)Themostvaluedsteptowardreachingadulthood,thesurveyfound,wascompletinganeducation,followedbyfall-timeemployment,supportingafamily,financialindependence,livingindependentlyofparents,marriageandparenthood.

(27)

A.26years.B.5years.C.20years.D.6years.

22.

【B2】

23.(36)

A.Safetyregulationseffectivelypreventtheaccidentsatwork.

B.Withallthesafetyprecautions,accidentsatworkcannotbeavoided.

C.Thehumanerrorormisjudgmentleadingtoaccidentsatworkaremainlyduetoworkingenvironment.

D.Howtopreventaccidentsonroads.

24.听力原文：M:Ijustcan'tconcentratehereintheflat.(19)Yousee,Arthur,I'vegotthreeessaystodo...threeessaysbehindIam.Imean...(20)howcanIconcentratewitheveryoneelsetalking...playingrecords...practicingtheguitar.Ijustcan'tgetpentopaper.

W:WellPeter,youcouldworkintheuniversitylibrary.

M:Icould...yes...that'sperfectlytrue.But...youknow...Inotonlyneedto(21)sitdownandwrite...I...L...needtothink.AndtothinkIneedtobeabletowanderaround...smoke...beonmyown...besortoffreetodoasIlike.Livinghereinthisflatwith,howmanyothers?—Six...Wellthereareconstantinterruptionsyousee.You'reokay...youlivein...Don'tyoubelieveit'sasidealasitseems.Imeanpeoplecallonyouatallhours...toborrowabook...haveachat...findSomethingtoeat...No...it'sanythingbutidealforaquietlife.

W:Youknow...Isuggestyoulookforasmallflatofyourown.Abed-sitterperhaps.Mindyou...it'llcostalotmorethanthe...thepart—tenyou'repayingatthemoment.Tellyouwhat.Let'slookatthepaper.Attheads.Theremightbesomething.Yougotapaper?

M:Mm...wellthere'sthelastSundayTimes.

W:Thatwon'tbemuchhelp...(22)youreallyneedlocalpaper.Anyway,there'snoharminhavingalook.Youneverknow.

M:Itmustbesomewhereamongstthislot.Er...RadioTimes...TVTimes...Hereweare.I'lljustfindtheaccommodationads.

W:Youmightfindsomethingundertheheadings.

M:Yeah.Hereweare.

(23)

A.TowatchTV.

B.Towritesomeessays.

C.Tolistentomusic.

D.Toreadabook.

25.【B7】

26.(34)

A.Itisneededtoadjustthetemperatureofourbodies.

B.Itisoursecondneed.

C.Weneedclothingtocoverourbodies.

D.Weatherischangingallthetime.

27.听力原文：M:Whydon'tyouimmigratetoCanadainsteadofcominghereonshortvisits?

W:IwouldliketobutIcouldn'tliveifIwerecutofffrommyfamilyandfriends.

Q:Wherearethewoman'sfamilyandfriends?

(15)

A.InCanada.

B.NotinCanada.

C.Intheirhomeland.

D.IntheU.S.

28.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

听力原文：W:Jack,wouldyoupleasereadthisletterofapplicationI'vejustwritten?I'dliketohaveyouropinion,

M:IfIwereyou,Iwouldchangethebeginning.Youshouldwriteaboutyoureducationfirst.Youshouldincludemuchmoreinformationaboutyourworkexperienceandyoushouldsaysomethingaboutyourfamily,too.

Q:Whatcanweconcludefromtheconversation?

(12)

A.Themanmustbeacareeradviser.

B.Thewomanisamodestperson.

C.Theletterhastoberewritten.

D.Theletterdoesn'thavetoberewritten.

29.听力原文：W:Excuseme,doyoumindansweringafewquestions?

M:No.

W:Firstly,doyouevercatfastfood?

M:Yes,Ido.

W:Whatkindoffastfooddoyounormallyeat?

M:Oh,youknow,burgers,sandwiches,wellsometimeslikeapizza.

W:Oh,right.Andhowoftendoyoueatfastfood?Everyday,morethanonceaweekorlessthanonceaweek?

M:Well,MondaytoFridaywhenI'mworking,butnotusuallyattheweekends.

W:Andwhattimeofdaydoyoueatfastfood?

M:Well,atworkasIsaid,youknowatlunchtimeIgooutandgetaburgerorasandwich.Sometimes,ifI'mgoingoutandIdon'thavetimetocookintheeveningsthenI'llsendoutforapizza.

W:Oh,right.Doyouonlyeatitasamainmealordoyousnackbetweenmeals?

M:No,onlyamainmeal,youknowluxurious,intheevening.

W:Andwhatdoyouthinkoffastfood?Whichstatementsdoyouthinkaretrue?Um,either"It'sconvenient"?

M:Oh,definitely.Imean,that'ssortofthemainreasonthatIeatit.

W:Right.Howabout"Ittastesgood"?

M:Yeah,Imean,notasgoodasfoodlikeinagoodrestaurant,butit'snotbad.

W:"It'sgoodforyou"?

M:No.Sortofeatingquicklyandstandingupit'ssortofbadforyou,thefooditselfisn'tverygoodforyou,youknowthere'snotenoughgreens,youknowvegetablesorsalad.

W:Howabout"It'sanexpensivewayofeating"?Whatdoyouthinkofthat?

M:Oh,yes,itis,butyou'repayingfortheconvenience,youknowthespeedofit.Well,Icertainlythinkthatit'scheaperthancookingyourownfood.

W:Andwhataboutlastly"ItcreatesJitter".Doyouthinkthat'strue?

M:Yes,itdoes.OnlyIalwaysputmineinalitterbin,butunfortunatelyalotofpeopledon't,butinthepackagingthereisalotofpaperinvolvedandplasticandsometimespolystyrene.

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A.Friedchicken.B.Sandwiches.C.PizzaD.Kebabs.

30.(42)

31.(13)

A.Maryshouldselectanothercourseinstead.

B.Someonehasbrokendowntheelectivesystem.

C.Maryshouldcheckoutoncemorerightnow.

D.Marystillhasachancetoregistertheclassthissemester.

32.听力原文：M:HelenandIarethinkingofrentingahouseatthebeachinJune.Areyouinterested?

W:You?Iguessitischeaperthen,butdoyoureallythinkitwillbewarmenough?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(16)

A.Itwillbewarmenough.

B.Itisverycoldatthebeach.

C.Sheisveryinterestedinit.

D.Sheisn'tinterestedinit.

33.(47)

34.听力原文：W:InChina,alotofpeoplegetupataboutfiveinthemorning.Thentheygototheparkstodotheirexercises.Manyoldpeopledotaijiquan.

M:InEnglandmoreandmorepeoplegojogginginthemorning,butnotsoearly.Actuallyatfiveo'clockinthemorningeveryoneisstillasleep.

Q:WhatdomostEnglandersusuallydoatfiveo'clockinthemorning?

(16)

A.Theyusuallygojogging.

B.Theyusuallygototheparkstodotheirexercises.

C.TheyusuallydoTaijiquan.

D.Theyarestillasleep.

35.(29)

A.Toobservepeople'sattitudetowardsstrangers.

B.Toseehowpeoplegetalongwiththeirfriends.

C.Tochangepeople'sbehavior.insociallife.

D.Tofindouthowshypeopleare.

36.

【B4】

37.听力原文：W:Youdon'tlooksmartthismorning.Icanseeyou'renothappy.Comeon.whathappened?

M:Ihadneverexpectedthiswouldhavehappenedtome.WehadapowerfailureathomelastnightandImissedmostofthefootballmatch.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

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A.Themanisafootballfan.

B.Themanneedsthewoman'shelp.

C.Themandidn'twatchTVlastnight.

D.Themanoftenhaspowerfailureathome.

38.

【B7】

39.听力原文：TherearethreegroupsofEnglishlearners:beginners,intermediatelearners,andlearnersofspecialEnglish.BeginnersneedtolearnthebasicsofEnglish.StudentswhohavereachedanintermediatelevelbenefitfromlearninggeneralEnglishskills.ButwhataboutstudentswhowanttolearnspecialistEnglishfortheirworkorprofessionallife?Moststudents,whofitintothisthirdgrouphaveaclearideaaboutwhattheywanttolearn.

Abankclerk,forexample,wantstousethisspecialistvocabularyandtechnicaltermsoffinance.Butforteachers,decidinghowtoteachspecialistEnglishisnotalwayssoeasy.Forastart,thevarietyisenormous.Everyfieldfromairlinepilotstosecretarieshasitsownvocabularyandmanyteachersareexposedtoworkingenvironmentsoutsidetheclassroom.TheseissueshaveinfluencedthewayspecialistEnglishistaughtinschools.ThistypeofcourseisusuallyknownasEnglishforSpecificPurposes,orESPandthereareESPcoursesforalmosteveryareaofprofessionalandworkinglife.InBritainforexample,therearecourses,whichteachEnglishfordoctors,lawyers,reporters,travelagentsandpeopleworkinginthehotelindustry.Byfar,themostpopularESPcoursesareforbusinessEnglish.

(33)

A.YouneedtolearnthebasicsofEnglish.

B.YouneedtolearntheadvancedEnglish.

C.YouneedtoreadawiderangeofbooksinEnglish.

D.YouneedtomasterEnglishgrammarwell.

40.(25)

A.Oneshouldunderstandthelimitationsandrestrictionswiththepolicyoftheinsurance.

B.Oneneedn'tunderstandthetermsofthecontractatall.

C.Oneshouldmemorizeallthetermsofthecontract.

D.Oneshouldpaysomemoney.

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

【C10】

42.

What'stheproblemwiththehealthinsuranceinAmerica?

43.

WhatdoesDavidR.Smithwanttoconveywhenhesays"...exceptwhenthey'remagic"inthelastparagraph?

44.

Intheauthor'sopinion,______.

A.physiologicalchangeswillforsurebetrayaliar

B.thebiggeralieis,thestrongerthestrainwillbe

C.thedegreeofthestraindependsonthepurposeoflying

D.awell-trainedpersoncantelllieswithoutbeingdetected

45.

TheauthorcitesthebiographiesofJesusintheBibleinordertoshowthat______.

A.thebestbiographiesaremeanttotransform.theirreaders

B.biographiesareauthenticaccountsoftheirsubjects'lives

C.thebestbiographiesarethoseofheroesandfamousfigures

D.biographiescanservedifferentpurposes

46.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthat______.

A.forgetfulnessisaresponsetolearning

B.thememorystoragesystemisanexactlybalancedinput-outputsystem

C.memoryisacompensationforforgetting

D.thecapacityofamemorystoragesystemislimitedbecauseforgettingoccurs

47.

Anunauthorizedbiographyislikelytoattractmorereadersbecause______.

A.itportraysthesubjectbothfaithfullyandvividly

B.itcontainsinterestinginformationaboutthesubject'sprivatelife

C.itrevealsalotofaccuratedetailsunknowntooutsiders

D.itusuallygivesasympatheticdescriptionofthesubject'scharacter

48.

Ifonevehiclestopsonamotorway,theresultisthat______.

49.

Theword"tunnel-versioned"(Para.4)mostprobablymeans______.

A.narrow-minded

B.blindtothefacts

C.short-sighted

D.abletoseeonlyoneaspect

50.

Theauthorreferstostrawembeddedinfencepostsinordertoshow

A.wheretornadoesoccur.

B.whomakesreportsabouttornadoes.

C.whentornadoestakeform.

D.howtornadoesaffectphysicalobjects.

51.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Someadultscan'ttellfightfromwrong.

B.Censorshipiscomparedtothelawbecausebothofthemperform.goodservicetosocietyasawhole.

C.Censorspayattentiononlytogenuineworksofart.

D.Censorshipisnecessarybecausemanybooks,playsandfilmsarefarfrombeing"worksofart".

52.

Thepassagesuggeststhatlearningtospeakandlearningtorideabicycleare______.

A.notreallyimportantskills

B.moreimportantthanotherskills

C.basicallythesameinthatwelearnbypractisingandmakingchanges

D.quitedifferentintermsofthewayoflearning

53.SectionB

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

Howdowelovetomatoes?Let'scounttheways:Welovetheminpasta,onpizza,injuice,insaladandsoup,slicedonsandwiches,stuffedwithtuna,evendriedandbakedinbagels,butmostofall,welovethemrightoffthevine--ripe,red,anddelicious.

Whiletomatoloversdon'tneedanexcuseforeatingthembythebushel,nowthere'sevenmorereasontosavorthesedeliciousfruits.Evidenceismountingthatpeoplewhoeattomatoeshaveasubstantiallylowerriskofcancer.

Ina1,000-personstudyofeatinghabitsandhealth,HarvardMedicalSchoolresearchersfoundthatthosewhoatetomatoeseveryweekhadthelowestchanceofdyingfromcancer.

Recently,astudyof48,000Americanmenshoweda21to34percentlowerriskofprostatecanceramongthosewhoconsumedtomatoes,tomatosauce,orpizzamorethantwiceaweek.AndinastudyofmenandwomeninItaly,eatingsevenormoreservingsofrawtomatoesaweekwaslinkedtoa30to60percentreductionindigestivetractandprostatecancers,dependingonthetypeofcancer.

Theprotectivequalitiesofthetomatoarethoughttocomefromlycopene(番茄素),apotentantioxidant(抗氧化的)plantchemicalthatisabundantintomatoes.Lycopeneisresponsiblefortheredcoloroftomatoes;thedarkerredthetomatois,themorelycopeneitcontains.Greenandyellowtomatoesdonotcontainlycopene.

Lycopeneisalsofoundinwatermelonandpinkgrapefruit,buttomatoesarethemostabundantsource.Cookingenhancesthelycopenemoreavailable.Thus,tomatosauceandpasteisevenabettersourceforlycopenethanfreshrawtomatoes.Lycopeneisfatsoluble(可溶的)andmustbeconsumedwithacertainamountoffattobeabsorbedbythebody.Tomatorecipesmustcontainamoderateamountofoiltoensurethatalongwithadelicioustastetreat,youwillalsobereceivingallthehealthbenefitstomatoeshavetooffer.

Whatisthemainsubjectofthepassage?

A.Experimentsaredonetostudytomatoes.

B.Tomatoesaredeliciousfood.

C.Manypeopleloveeatingtomatoes.

D.Eatingtomatoescanlowertheriskofcancer.

54.

ThemultinationaltrainingprogramismostlyconcernedwiththerelationbetweenAmericansand______.

A.theJapaneseB.ArabsC.BraziliansD.Orientals

55.Accordingtothepassage,colorblindnesscanbedangerousincertainoccupationslike______.

56.

【C8】

57.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinacrowdedelevator,aFrenchmancouldmakenoparticulareffortto______.

58.

ThepassageindicatesthatwhichofthefollowingistheprimaryvalueoftheUniversityofIowahearingtest?

A.Itwillreducemisdiagnosesofhard-to-testpatients.

B.Itwillleadtoacureforcongenitaldeafness.

C.Itwilleventuallymakeothermeansoftestinghearingobsolete.

D.ItwillwinNobelPrizeforoutstandingachievementinthefieldofmedicine.

59.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

PresidentCoolidge'sstatement,"ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness",stillpointstoanimportanttruthtodaythatbusinessinstitutionsareofmoreconcerninAmericansocietythananyotherkindoforganization,includingthegovernment.Whydobusinessinstitutionspossessthisgreatprestige?OnereasonisthatAmericansviewbusinessasbeingmorefirmlybasedontheidealofcompetitionthanotherinstitutionsinsociety.SincecompetitionisseenasthemajorsourceofprogressandprosperitybyAmericans,