2021-2022年山东省东营市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）

2021-2022年山东省东营市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Thefeaturesofafishincludeanotochord,gillslits,______.

2.

______inyourbodyfunctionstokeepthebalancebetweenthecaloriesyourbodyburnsandthequantityittakesin.

3.

TheauthorofabookonGoogleandanearlyadmirerJohnBattellethinksthat______.

A.hebecomesmorewaryduetoGoogle

B.Googlemakesmanyusersuneasy

C.hepersistsinsupportingGoogle

D.Googlecontrolsonesource

4.

In1940Hughespublished______.

5.TheBermudaTriangle

ThereisaplaceintheAtlanticOceanwhereshipsandairplanesseemtodisappearmoreoftenthananywhereelseonEarth.Itseemstoform.atrianglebetweenMiami,Bermuda,andtheoceaneastofPuertoRico.ThisplaceiscalledtheBermudaTriangle.Over100planesandshipshavebeenlosttheresince1945.Over1,000peoplehavedisappeared.

Itisalmostasifthelostplaneshadgoneintoaholeinthesky,asiftheshipshadbeensuddenlysuckeddownintoahugewhirlpool.Thestrangestthingisthatnothingiseverfound:nobodiesinthewaterorwasheduponthebeach.

ThebiggestsinglelossofplaneshappenedinDecemberof1945.FiveNavyplanesfromFloridawereflyingtogether.Therewere14meninthem.Theyradioedbacktotheirbasethattheirflyinginstrumentswerenotworking,theydidnotknowwheretheywere.Thebaseradioedbacktothemtofollowthesunwest.Theyansweredthattheycouldnotseethesun,eventhoughtheweatherwasgood.Theyalsosaidthattheoceandidn'tlookasitshould.Finallytheysaidtheycouldnothearthebase.Butthebasetowercouldstillhearthemtalkingaboutstrange"whitewater".Thelastthingthetowerheardwas:"Don'tcomeafterus.Itlookslike..."Thentherewassilence.

Inthe,meantime,13meninanotherplanehadbeensenttohelpthem.Buttheysentjustonemessage.Itsaidthattheywerecomingtotheplacewheretheplaneswerelost.Thenitalsodisappearedandwasneverheardfromagain.Aftercheckingandsearchingformanymonths,aNavyofficersaid,"It'salmostasiftheyhadgonetoMars."

SometimesaplaneorshipwilldisappearrightaftersendingamessagesayingthateverythingisOK.DuringChristmasof1963aDC-3passengerplanewascomingintoMiamiforalanding.Thepilotaskedforlandingdirections.Thenhesaid,"Wouldyoubelieveit?ThepassengersarestillsingingChristmascarols!"Thensuddenlytheplane'sradiowentofftheair.Neithertheplanenoranyofthepassengersinitwereeverheardfromagain.

ItisknownthatpilotsofplanesoftenhavetroublewiththeirinstrumentsintheBermudaTriangle.ManypeoplehavestudiedtheTriangletofindoutwhatcouldbecausingsuchthingstohappenthere.In1965aNavyplanewassenttostudythemagneticfieldintheBermudaTriangle.Soonafterflyingintothearea,theplanedisappeared.The10meninitweregone,too.

Instrumenttroublealonecan'tbethewholeanswer.Mostoftheshipsandplaneshavevanishedclosetoland,ingoodweather,andoftenindaytime.Whateverhappensseemstohappenveryquickly.AsmallboatoncedisappearedrightoffMiamiharbor.Itsowner,DanBurack,hadstoppedatBuoyNo.9toadmiretheChristmaslightsonshore.HesuddenlysentacallforhelptotheCoastGuard.Hedidn'tsaywhatwaswrong.ACoastGuardboathurriedtoBuoyNo.9.Onitsradio,themenheardBuracksay,"I'veneverseenonelikethatbefore."Nobodyknowswhathemeant.BythetimetheCoastGuardboatgotthere,Burack'sboatanditspassengershaddisappeared.

Manylargeshipshavevanished,too.Oneweighed20,000tons.Anotherhadmorethan300peopleonboard.TheradioononelargeshipfromJapansentaverystrangelastmessage.Itsaid,"Dangerlikedaggernow.Comequickly!Wecannotescape."Afterthismessage,theshipvanishedfromthesea.

SomethingintheBermudaTrianglecausesflightinstrumentstogooutoforder.Thismightexplainhowplanesgetlostandcrash.Butitwouldnotexplainwhyplaneswouldvanishsuddenlyingoodweatherandsometimeswhentheyarecominginforalanding.Someoftheshipscouldhavebeenturnedoverordestroyedbyaccidents.Orasmallboatcouldberunintoandsunkbyalargerone.Thisisnotlikely,though.Andinanycase,somethingwouldhavebeen

A.YB.NC.NG

6.Thenetworksofcommunicationsystemwhicharepeer-to-peerareonepropertyof4Gwirelesscommunication.

7.

Wheelsworkwellonflatsurfaces,butare______.

8.

DrChuntoldtheAssemblythatasDirector-GeneralshewouldfocusonsixkeyissuesforWHO:______.

9.

Theglaciershavebeenenteringoceansatahigherratethanbefore.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Accordingtothepassage,thesuggestionsinTheOrganizedExecutiveare_______.

11.

Whenthechlorophyllisdecreasing,______arethemostimportantweatherconditionsaffectthecolordisplaysofleaves.

12.

Alowsodiumintakeisbeneficialto______.

13.

reductioninpesticideusehasbeenreported.

14.Forthegeneticfallacy,thereisreferencetotheindividual'spersonalabilities.

15.AccordingtoanewTIMEpoll,whatmaybeoneofthereasonsthatAmericansprefertobuyorganicfoodantenergy-efficientlightbulbs?

A.Theseproductsarecheaperandmorepersuasive.

B.Theyareabidingbyakindofnewcontract.

C.Themanufactureroftheproductsurgesthemtobuy.

D.Buyingsuchproductshasbecomeavogue.

16.

"Always"and"never"areour_______________.

17.WhatdoesthechairmanofVodafoneJohnBondthinkofbanks?

A.Theycanhardlygetprofitoutofsmallpayments.

B.Theymaydisappearinthenearfuturejustlikecash.

C.TheyhavegreatlychangedvillagelifeinAfrica.

D.Theyholdaprimaryroleinthemoney-transferbusiness.

18.

Thesituationsaboutwhichlaughterisacceptablechangewith______.

19.

Roboticsisatechnology______.

20.

Gossipsarealwayswithanevilintention,andthestoriesarealwaysuntrue.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(22)

A.Onlinebusiness.

B.Somenewproducts.

C.Cablemodems.

D.Anewhigh-speednetwork.

22.(32)

A.Repeatitaloud.

B.Writeitdown.

C.Makeamentalpictureofit.

D.Practicerecallingit.

23.(24)

A.Itisasurvivaltechniqueforbabies.

B.Toeasehostilities.

C.Tomakeparentsfeelrelaxed.

D.Tofightdiseases.

24.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.

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A.Sheiswritingacompetitivepaperforascholarship.

B.Sheisdoingapaper.

C.Shemissedthelecture.

D.Sheisplanningtoattendthescholarshipawardceremony.

25.听力原文：M:Ijustcan'tgettheanswertotheproblem!I'vebeenworkingonitforthreehours.

W:Maybeyoushouldgetsomerestandtryitagainlater.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

(13)

A.Takeabreak.

B.Gotowork.

C.Dotheotherproblems.

D.Keeptrying.

26.听力原文：W:Don'ttalktothebosstoday.Hemusthavegotoutofbedonthewrongside.

M:No,hisarthritisisprobablybotheringhim.It'sawfullydampout.

Q:Whatiswrongwiththebossaccordingtothemsn?

(14)

A.Hehasbeeninabadmoodsincehegotup.

B.Theweatheraffectedhim.

C.Hedoesn'tliketotalktopeople.

D.Hedoesn'taskanyone.

27.(36)

A.Becausetheydonothaveanymotivationtowork.

B.Becausetheyarenotveryself-confident.

C.Becausetheyaretooyoungortoooldtowork.

D.Becausetheyhavephysicalandfamilyproblems.

28.听力原文：M:Hello,Julie.Whatareyoudoinghere?Drawingmoney?

W:No.Ionlywanttoputsomemoneyinmydepositaccount.Notverymuch,butI'mtryingtosave.

Q:Whatisthewomandoing?

(13)

A.Sheisdrawing.

B.Sheisgettingsomemoneyfromthebank.

C.Sheisdepositingmoneyinthebank.

D.Sheissavingsomeone.

29.

【B2】

30.(25)

A.Thedinosaurswantextinct.

B.AnumberofmeteoritescrashedintoEarth.

C.Someanimalspeciesevolved.

D.Someplantswentextinct.

31.SectionB

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

听力原文：Nomancanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.Butifyoustudycorrectlythesignsaroundyou,youmaytellimportantchangesinweather.Thiswayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbelikeonthefollowingdayortwoiscalledweatherforecasting.

Formanycenturiesandinallcountriespeoplehavestudiedtheweatherandtriedtomakeweatherforecasting.Sometimesdistantobjectssuchashillsandtalltreesseemtobeveryclearandnear.Thisisasignofmuchwatervaporintheair,andthereforerainwillprobablycome.Ringsroundthesunarealsoasignofcorningrain.Manypeoplefeelpainintheirbones,Thisisasignofthecomingofwetweather.Somebirdsflyhighiffreeweatheriscoming.Theyflynearthegroundifrainorstormyweatherisontheway,Itisprobablybecausetheinsectswhichtheyarehuntingflylow.Ifyouseearainbowduringrainyweather,thisisasignthattheweatherwillbecomeclearandfine.Suchrainbowsalwayscomeinthecraning.Iftherainbowappearsinthemorning,rainyweatherwillprobablycome.Ifafogappearsinthemorningjustaboutsunrisethenthedaywillbewarm.Lfthestarstwinkleclearlyatnight,thenfineweatherwillcontinue.Ifthesunsetismostlyredincolor,thenthefollowingdaywillbefine,

Mostoftheabovesayingshavebeenmadebypeoplewhohaveusedtheireyesandbrainstomakeweatherforecasting.

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A.Theweatherwinbeclearandfine.

B.Rainwillprobablycome.

C.Therewillbeafog.

D.Fineweatherwillcontinue.

32.听力原文：M:Howmanystudentspassedthefinalphysicsexaminyourclass?

W:Forty,butstillasmanyas20percentoftheclassfailed.Quitedisappointing,isn'tit?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheexam?

(13)

A.Itwasn'tverywelldesigned.

B.Itsresultswerejustasexpected.

C.Itfullyreflectedthestudents'ability.

D.Itsresultsfellshortofherexpectations.

33.听力原文：M：Hello，I'mJimmyTang，andIhaveareservation．MayIhaveitnow?AndIamsotired．

W：Yes，wehaveyourreservation．Youreservedastandardsingleroom，didn'tyou?Hereisyourkey．

Q：Whomostprobablyisthewoman?

(18)

A.Thecasherofthehotel.

B.Thereceptionistatthefrontdesk.

C.Thehoteloperator.

D.TheBellTelephoneoperator.

34.(28)

A.Heneverwastedmoneyinhisschooldays.

B.Hedevotedhimselftohisstudies.

C.Hewasusedtogettingupearly.

D.Hedidwellinbothstudiesandwork.

35.听力原文：M:Hi,Diana.MindifIsitdown?

W:Notatall,Jack.Howhaveyoubeen?

M:Good.ButI'msurprisedtoseeyouonthecitybus.Yourcarintheshop?

W:No.I'vejustbeenthinkingalotabouttheenvironmentlately.SoIdecidedtheairwillbealotcleanerifweallusepublictransportationwhenwecould.

M:I'msureyouareright.Thedieselbusisn'texactlypollutionfree.

W:True.Butthey'llberunningalotcleanersoon.Wewerejusttalkingaboutthatinmyenvironmentalengineeringclass.

M:What'sthecitygonnado?Installpollutionfiltersofsomesortontheirbuses?

W:Theycould,butthosefiltersmaketheenginesworkharderandreallycutdownonfuelefficiency.Insteadtheyfoundawaytomaketheirenginesmoreefficient.

M:How?

W:Well,thereisamaterialcalledconiineoxide.It'sareallygoodinsulator.Andathickcoatofitgetsprayedoncertainpartoftheengine.

M:Aninsulator?

W:Well,yeah.Actually,whatitdoesisreflectbacktheheatofburningfuel.Sothefuelwillburnmuchhotterandburnupmorecompletely.

M:Soalotlessunburnedfuelcomesouttopollutetheair,right?

W:Yeah,andthebuswillneedlessfuel.Sowiththesavingsonfueloilcosts,theysaythiswillallpayforitselfinjustsixmonths.

M:Soundslikepeopleshouldallgooutandgetsomeofthisstufftosprayontheircarengines.

W:Well,it'snotreallythateasy.Yousee,normally,thematerialsarefinepowder.Tomeltitsoyoucansprayacoatofitontheengineparts,youfirsthavetoheatitover10,000degreesandthen,well,yougettheidea.It'snotsomethingyouorIwouldbeabletodoourselves.

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A.Anewfuelforbuses.

B.Thecausesofairpollution.

C.Careersinenvironmentalengineering.

D.Awaytoimprovefuelefficiencyinbuses.

36.【B10】

37.听力原文：M:I'mthinkingofgoingtoanothercountry.

W:DoIhavetoremindyouthatwehaveinvestedalotoftimeandmoneyinyourcareerhere?

Q:What'sthewoman'sattitudetowardstheman'splan?

(18)

A.Sheisagainsttheman'splan.

B.Shethinksitneedsalotofmoney.

C.Theyneedsometimetothinkaboutit.

D.It'sgoodforhiscareerdevelopment.

38.(39)

39.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.

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A.TheCPUisbroken.

B.Thescreenisflashing.

C.Itdoesn'twork.

D.Itdroppedtothefloor.

40.听力原文：Overthepastdecades,theenvironmentalmovementhasexplodedontothemindsofmainstreamconsumers,afactnotlostonmarketersandadvertisers.Greenadvertisingstartedinthemid-1980swhenissuesoftheenvironmentmuscledtheirwaytotheforefrontofmarketing.Advertiserssawtheconsumerdesireforenvironmentallysafeproductsandtriedtomeetthedemandasquicklyaspossible.Notsurprisingly,thisfirstwavesufferedfromroughandpoorlyconceivedmarketingefforts.Manyadvertisersembracedagenuineconcernfortheenvironment.Butconsumersrealizedthatsomecompaniesmadefalseclaimsandexploitedthemovement,usingsuchambiguoustermsas"environmentallyfriendly"or"green".Consumersgrewwaryofenvironmentalappeals,andadvertisersreactedbyreducingitsemphasis.Toavoidfuturetrouble,manycompanieswaitedforstateandfederalgovernmentstodefinetermsandprovidelegalguidelines,whichpavedtheroadtoasecondwave.In1992theFederalTradeCommissionestablishedguidelinesforgreenmarketing,followedshortlybystategovernments.Californiapassedparticularlystringentlaws,settingdefinitionsfortermslike"ozonefriendly","biodegradable",and"recycled".Ac-cordingtothestate'scourt,"Californiaseekstoguardagainst...potentiallyspeciousclaimsorecologicalpufferyaboutproductswithminimalenvironmentalattributes."Texas,Massachusetts,Minnesota,Tennessee,ConnecticutandWashingtonsoonfollowedtheGoldenState'slead.Therigidregulationhaveleftanumberofadvertisersconfusedandfrustrated,althoughsomefeelthatenvironmentalclaimshavealreadypeakedandareontheirwayout.Somebelievethatwe'venowenteredgreenadvertising'sthirdwave,whereenvironmentalconcern'snowpartofthemainstream.

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A.Theywereexpensive.

B.Noonebelievedthem.

C.Theywereunsuccessful.

D.Theywereoftendeceptive.

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

Arcticexplorersmaycatchcoldswhen______.

A.theyareworkingintheisolatedarcticregions

B.theyarewritingreportsinterriblycoldweather

C.theyarefreefromworkintheisolatedarcticregions

D.theyarecomingintocontactagainwiththeoutsideworld

42.

Wecanlearnfromtheparagraphthat______.

A.pushinginformationontheWebisessentialtoInternetcommerce

B.interactivity,hospitalityandsecurityareimportanttoonlinecustomers

C.leadingcompaniesbegantotaketheonlineplungedecadesago

D.settingupshopsinsiliconisindependentofthecostofcomputingpower

43.

Nautilus'sdrillinghasonlybeenexploratorymostprobablybecausetheyarenotcertainabout______.

A.therichnessofthedeposits

B.theeffectivenessoftheROV

C.howmuchitlakestominethesea

D.howprofitablemineralminingis

44.

Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardscomputer?

A.enthusiasticB.approvingC.criticalD.neutral

45.

Accordingtotheauthor,______.

A.driversshouldapplycourtesyproperly

B.stricttrafficregulationsarebadlyneeded

C.roadcourtesyshouldbevaluedinanycircumstance

D.driversshouldencourageoldladiestocrosstheroad

46.

Therawmaterialofthebiologicalscienceshasbeensubjectedto______.

47.

Whatkindoflook-alikesisoftenpopular?

A.Themajorityoflook-alikes.

B.Thelong-servicelook-alikes.

C.Royalfamilylook-alikes.

D.Einsteinlook-alikes.

48.

Whatcanwelearnaboutmuseumsofthe1990sand2000sfromthepassage?

A.Theywerecharacterizedbydemocraticvisions.

B.Theyweredesignedbyarchitectsdesignatedbycollectors.

C.Theywerebuilttoexpressindividualismandegoism.

D.TheywerebuilttopromoteThatcher-Reaganaspirations.

49.

PennState'sethicalstandardssayprofessorsshouldmaintainhighmoralstandardsto______.

50.

Someresponsesandbehaviorsmayappearveryillogical,butarejustifiableif______.

A.linkedtoanabnormalamountofassertiveness

B.seenasone'shabitualpatternofbehavior

C.takenaspartofanorderingsequence

D.expressedtoaseriesofcharges

51.SectionB

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

Whenweworryaboutwhomightbespyingonourprivatelives,weusuallythinkabouttheFederalagents.Buttheprivatesectoroutdoesthegovernmenteverytime.It'sLindaTripp,nottheFBI,whoisfacingchargesunderMaryland'slawsagainstsecrettelephonetaping.It'sourbanksnottheInternalRevenueService(IRS),thatpassourprivatefinancialdatatotelemarketingfirms.

ConsumeractivistsarepressingCongressforbetterprivacylawswithoutmuchresultsofar.Thelegislatorsleantowardlettingbusinesspeopletrackourfinancialhabitsvirtuallyatwill.

Asanexampleofwhat'sgoingon,considerU.S.Bancorp,whichwasrecentlysuedfordeceptivepracticesbythestateofMinnesota.Accordingtothelawsuit,thebanksuppliedatelemarketercalledMemberWorkswithsensitivecustomerdatasuchasnames,phonenumbers,bank-accountandcreditcardnumbers,SocialSecuritynumbers,accountbalancesandcreditlimits.

Withthesecustomerlistsinhand,MemberWorksstarteddialingfordollars-sellingdentalplans,videogames,computersoftwareandotherproductsandservices.Customerswhoaccepteda"freetrialoffer"had30daystocancel.Ifthedeadlinepassed,theywerechargedautomaticallythroughtheirbankorcreditcardaccounts.U.S.Bancorpcollectedashareoftherevenues.

Customersweredoublydeceived,thelawsuitclaims.Theydidn'tknowthatthebankwasgivingaccountnumberstoMemberWorks.Andifcustomersasked,theywereledtothinktheanswerwasno.

ThestatesuedMemberWorksseparatelyfordeceptiveselling.TheCompanydeniesthatitdidanythingwrong.Foritspart,U.S.Bancorpsettledwithoutadmittinganymistakes.Butitagreedtostopexposingitscustomerstononfinancialproductssoldbyoutsidefirms.Afewtopbanksdecidedtodothesame.ManyotherbankswillstilldobusinesswithMemberWorksandsimilarfirms.

Andbankswillstillbeminingdatafromyouraccountinordertosellyoufinancialproducts,includingthingsoflittlevalue,suchascreditinsuranceandcredit-cardprotectionplans.

Youhavealmostnoprotectionfrombusinessesthatuseyourpersonalaccountsforprofit.Forexample,nofederallawshields"transactionandexperience"information-mainlythedetailsofyourbankandcredit-cardaccounts.SocialSecuritynumbersareforsalebyprivatefirms.They'vegenerallyagreednottoselltothepublic.Buttobusinesses,thenumbersareanopenbook.Self-regulationdoesn'twork.Afirmmightpublishaprivacy-protectionpolicy,butwhoenforcesit?

TakeU.S.Bancorpagain.Customersweretold,inwriting,that"allpersonalinformationyousupplytouswillbeconsideredconfidential."ThenitsoldyourdatatoMemberWorks.Thebankevenclaimsthatitdoesn't"sell"yourdataatall.Itmerely"shares"itandreapsaprofit.Nowyouknow.

Contrarytopopularbelief,theauthorfindsthatspyingonpeople'sprivacy______.

A.ismainlycarriedoutbymeanso{secrettaping

B.hasbeenintensifiedwiththehelpoftheIRS

C.ispracticedexclusivelybytheFBI

D.ismoreprevalentinbusinesscircles

52.Bysayingnodocumentissafeanymore,theauthorprobablymeans______.

A.affordableprintersmakesitpossibleforanyonetoforgedocuments

B.theAmericanSecretServicewillbeabletotraceanydocument

C.everyprinteddocumentwillbesecretlymarkedoutthroughhigh-tech

D.counterfeitershavemoreadvancedtechnologytouse

53.

WhowasSusanSliwak?

A.Amotherofthreeyear'soldchild.

B.AnIrvingBerlinlyric.

C.Spouseofavictimkilledatthetradecenter.

D.Anemotionalcontemporarypoet.

54.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Publicopinionisstilllargelyunawareoforindifferenttotheneedtopreserverarespecies,whetherforculturalorforscientificreasons.Somepeopleindeedareactivelyhostile.Specieshavebeendyingoutsincelifebegan,theyargue,andhavecontinuouslybeenreplacedbynewspecies.Why,therefore,shouldweinterferewiththeprocess?LetusabandontotheirfatethegreatIndianrhinoceros,theArabianostrich,theTasmanianwolf,andallthoseotheranimalsthatcannotadaptthemselvestothemodernworld.Otherswillarisetotaketheirplace.

But,ofcourse,thisargumenthasgotitstime-scaleallwrong,Itwouldtakemillionsofyearstoevolveasetofnewspeciestoreplacethosewearenowlosing.Inthemeantimetheworldisfillingupwiththehardyandadaptablepests,ratsandrabbits,starlingsandhousesparrows.Theculturalargumentforpreservingwildlife,thatitispartofournaturalheritage,arguesitself,excepttothosewhoareblindtoculturalvaluesanyway,whatislessobviousandmoreinneedofexplanationisthescientificcaseforpreventingtheextirpationofrarespecies.

Inthesedaysoftorrentialachievementinthephysicalsciencesweareapttoforgetthatitispossibleonlybecausemostofthebasicthinkinginthescienceshasalreadybeendone.Theseedhasbeensownandthefruitisnowbeingharvested.Couldthatbasicthinkinghavebeenbroughttosotriumphantaconclusionsoearlyiftherawmaterial,thefundamentalphysicalphenomena,hadbeensubjectedtothesortoferosionandextinctionthattodayconstantlythreatenstherawmaterialofthebiologicalsciences?Supposingtheworldstockofradiumhadgonethewayofthedodoandthegreataukby1850.Whoatthatearlydatecouldhaveputupasoundargumentinfavorofconservingitifithadbeenknownandindangerofdestruction?

Itisjustthisdangerwhichnowconfrontsthebiologicalsciences,whosebasicthinkingisbynomeansyetdone,butwhichholdthekeytoman'sachievementofasatisfactorymasteryoverbothhisnatureandhisnurtureinthecomingcenturies.Animalandplantsspeciesarenaturalexperimentsingeneticsandadaptationtoenvironmentthathavetakenmillionsofyearstoworkout.Researchaswemaywithfruit-flies,wecannevercatchupwithnature.Wehavenotthetime.Isitnotthereforefollytoallowourvitalexperimentalmaterialtovanishthroughcarelessness?

Nametwooftheanimalsmentionedinthepassagewhicharedyingout?

55.

【C3】

56.

WhatcouldbethemajorproblemincloningpandasaccordingtoDr.Kraemer?

A.Lackofavailablepandaeggs.

B.Lackofhostanimals.

C.Lackofqualifiedresearchers.

D.Lackoffunds.

57.

Whydigagriculture,whichwaspreviouslyresistedviolently,finallyprevailamongthepastoralnomadsasawayoflife?

58.(57)

59.

Theauthor'sattitudetowardnoisewouldbestbedescribedas______