2021-2022年四川省绵阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)

2021-2022年四川省绵阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Whenanearthquakewithlevel7inRichterscaleratingisreporteditmeansthatitsamplitudeis______timesstrongerthanalevel6earthquake.

2.FreshWaterShortage

Awatercrisisisabouttoexplode.Freshwaterisafiniteresource.Theamountoffreshwatersupplyprovidedbythehydrologicalcycledoesnotincrease.Watereverywhereontheplanetisanintegralpartoftheglobalhydrologiccycle.Precipitation(降水)originatesasevaporationfromlandandtheoceans.Soilmoistureisusedbyplants,whichreturnmoremoisturetotheatmosphere,whichthenreturnstotheEarthasrainorsnow.BarlowandClarkadd,"Unlesswedramaticallychangeourways,betweenone-halfandtwo-thirdsofhumanitywillbelivingwithseverefreshwatershortageswithinthenextquarter-century."

HumanssharetheEarthwithothercreatureswhoalsoneedwater,therefore,awatershortageisalsoacrisisforwildlife.Ofthe25-biodiversityhotspotsdesignatedbyConservationInternational,10arelocatedinwater-shortregions.

FreshWaterinMan'sLife

Seventypercentofallthefreshwaterisusedforirrigation.

?Agricultureusesthelargestamountoffreshwater(70%).

?Fortypercentoftheworldgrainharvestisproducedonirrigatedland,therefore,awatershortagewillbecomeafoodshortage.

?Countriesareimportinggrainasawaytoimportwater.Ittakes1,000tonsofwatertogrowonetonofgrain.Ontheotherhand,exportersofgrainareexportingwater.(TheU.S.annualgrainexportsof90milliontonsofgrainrepresent90billiontonsofwater,anamountthatexceedsthe67-billion-tonannualflowoftheMissouriRiver.)

?Producingonetonofgrainrequires1,000tonsofwater,butproducingonetonofbeefrequires15,000tonsofwater(andnearlythatmuchisrequiredtoproduceatonofcotton).Producingwheatorsoybeansrequiresonly2%ofthewaterrequiredbybeef.

Twentypercentoffreshwaterisusedbyindustry.

Aswaterbecomesscarce,demandforwaterincitiesandbyindustryissatisfiedbytakingwaterfromacountry'sagriculture,withimportedgrainoffsettingtheshortfall.Conservationprogramsarenotappliedtoindustry.

Tenpercentoffreshwaterisusedforresidentialpurposes.

Residentialuseaccountsfor10percentoffreshwateruseandaboutthree-fourthsoftheurbanwaterdemand.EachdayintheU.S.,morethan4.8billiongallonsofdrinkingwaterisflusheddowntoilets.

Showersaccountforabout20percentoftotalindoorwateruse.TheEPAsaysthatbyreplacingstandard4.5-gallon-per-minuteshowerheadswith2.5-gallon-per-minuteheads,whichcostlessthan$5each,afamilyoffourcansaveapproximately20,000gallonsofwaterperyear.Outdoorresidentialwaterusevariesgreatly,butonaverage,nationally,lawncareaccountsforabout32percentofthetotalresidentialoutdooruse.Otheroutdoorusesincludewashingautomobiles,maintainingswimmingpools,andcleaningsidewalksanddriveways.

SignsofStressastheDemandforFreshWater

Riversarerunningdry.

Manymajorrivers—includingtheColorado,Ganges,Indus,RioGrande,andYellow—aresoover-tappedthattheynowrundryforpartoftheyear.Freshwaterwetlandshaveshrunkbyabouthalfworldwide.In1972,theYellowRiverinChinafailedtoreachtheseaforthefirsttimeinhistory.Thatyearitfailedon15days;everyyearsince,ithasrundryforalongerperiodoftime,untilin1997,itfailedtoreachtheseaformorethanhalfayear.

Watertablesarefallingoneverycontinent.

Aquifer(蓄水池)depletionisanewproblem.WatertablesarefallingfromtheoverpumpingofgroundwaterinlargeportionsofChina,India,Iran,Mexico,theMiddleEast,NorthAfrica,SaudiArabia,andtheUnitedStates.Indiahasthehighestvolumeofannualgroundwateroverdraftofanynationintheworld.Inmostpartsofthecountry,waterminingistakingplaceat

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Theauthorsuggeststhatthewifekeepthemoneywhilethehusbanddecideshowtospendit.

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4.Whatproportionoftheworld'selectricitysupplyisprovidedbyhydroelectricpower?

A.6%.B.9%.C.15%.D.60%.

5.

BeforeraisingtheirvoicesagainstU.S.tobaccoindustry,manycriticshavemadefieldtripsacrossmanypartsofAsia.

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6.

Ifyouhaveanyconcernaboutanewdrugoritssideeffects,youcanaskyourdoctororpharmacistquestions,orcallthedrugcompanyfor______.

7.

Ourabilitytothinkisimprovedwhen______.

A.weobservetheworldmorewisely

B.ourabilitytowriteisimproved

C.whatwespeakbecomesconvincing

D.wewriteonpaperinsteadofoncomputer

8.Canadianmediaoftenciteexcessivefishingbyoverseasfleets,primarilybecauseof______.

9.

"Nothingsucceedsliketheappearanceofsuccess"means______inthispassage.

10.

Stranglersaresocalledbecausethey______byblockingthesunlightandcompetingforthenutrients.

11.

Youcanconcludethatworkersbefore1935were______thantoday'sworkers.

12.

In1959,theAmericanHondaMotorusedtheslogan,"______"tochangethenegativeimageofmotorcyclistsinAmerica.

13.

Inallhostagesituations,thehostage-takerinvariablywantssomethingandtherealtargetisathirdparty.

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14.

Theflameofthe,torchislitattheTempleofHeraandthencarriedtotheancient______.

15.

ZedaRosenberghasanassumptionthatthelatestmicrobicidesdon'tcausemanysideeffectsbyreasonthatthebodysystem______.

16.Theauthofeels______abouthumanity'sfinalvictoryinthecentury-oldbattleagainstback-pain.

17.

AccordingtoRamjee,thecombinationof______ispossiblythemosteffectiveinpreventingHIVvirusfromtransmittingduringintercourse.

18.

Alternativesentencingisnowpracticedin______siatesandisspreadingfast.

19.IntellectualProperty

Thephraseintellectualproperty(IP)referstothebundleoflegalrightsthatarisefromthecreativegeniusofthehumanmind.IPrightsplayanimportantroleintheeconomicprosperityofacountryandserveasamotivatingforceforcreativeindividualstosharetheirgeniuswithsociety.Likerealandpersonalpropertyrightsprotectone'sownershipinterestintangible(有形的)objects,suchaslandandautomobiles,IPrightsprotectone'sownershipinterestinintangibleobjects,suchastheideabehindaninvention,themusicscoreforaBroadwayplayandthenameorlogousedtobrandaproduct.Withoutenforcementoftheserightsinthelaw,itwouldbedifficultforsocietytoprosperandgrow.Inthisarticle,youwilllearnwhatintellectualpropertyrightsareandthedifferencesbetweenitsvariousforms.

GeneralIntroduction

Whenmostpeoplethinkofintellectualpropertyrights,patents,trademarksandcopyrightscometomind.ThiscoresetofIPrightsrewardandprotectthecreativeworksofinventors,authors,ownersandsellersofgoodsandservicesinthemarketplace.Whilethelegalprinciplesthatunderlieeachoftheserightsaredistinct,theyeachshareacommonsetofprinciples.

Anawardofpatent,trademarkorcopyrightprotectionrequiresadelicatebalancebetweentheinterestsoftheinventororauthorandtheinterestofsocietyasawhole.Thisbalanceisverymuchlikethetradeoff(折衷)requiredbyzoninglaws,whichattempttoprotecttheownershipinterestandexclusiverighttousethatalandownerhaswithsociety’sinterestinthelimiteduseoftheowner'slandforsociety'sgreatergood,Publicutilityeasementsandrightofwaysareexamplesofthisbalance.

Thegrantofapatentonanimportantinventionofalifesavingdrugrepresentsasimilarsetoftradeoffs.Isitfairtotheinventortoallowsocietyfreeaccesstothepatenteddrug?Isitfairtosocietytobedeniedaccessforitsgreatergood?ItistheroleofintellectualPropertylawtoharmonizetheseseeminglyconflictinginterests,

Intellectualpropertyrightsalsofosteracompetitivemarketplace.Theydosobyencouragingdisclosureofinnovationthroughprotectingthefruitsofthatinnovationforaperiodoftime.Disclosureallowsotherstobuildandimproveuponpriorinnovationsothatthestateoftheartcontinuestoevolveanddevelop.Withoutthebenefitsprovidedbyintellectualpropertyprotection,themarketplacewouldnotoperateaseffectively.Imaginewhattheworldwouldbelikeifeverycompetitorhadtocontinuously"reinventthewheel"ratherthanbeingabletorefineandimproveupontheworksofothers.

Finally,intellectualpropertyrightsareregionalinnatureandtheconditionsoftheirgrantandenforceabilityaregovernedbythelawsofeachjurisdiction(权限).AU.S.patentcanbeonlygrantedandenforcedinaccordancewiththelawsoftheUnitedStates.AtrademarkcanonlyberegisteredandenforcedinCanadainaccordancewiththelawsofCanada,andacopyrightcanonlyberegisteredandenforcedinMexicoinaccordancewithitslaws.Whilethereisadesiretobesomewhatuniform.andconsistent,countrieshavedifferentapproachestointellectualpropertyrightsprotection.VariationsintheprocedureforobtainingIPrightsaccountforalargepercentageofthesedifference,ratherthanthedifferencesinthesubstantive(永久的)rightsgrantedineachcountry.

Thewords"patent"and"trademark"areoftenusedinterchangeably.Manytimes,wehearthatapatentisusedtoprotectalogoandthatatrademarkisusedtoprotectaninvention,andviceversa.Whilepatentsandtrademarksmaybeassociatedwiththesameproduct,thetwowordshaveverydifferentmeaningsandrefertoverydifferentformsofintellectualpropertyrights.Theycans

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20.

Theburn-and-woundbandagescoatedwithnano-sizesilverparticlesareatypicalexampleof______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(36)

A.Surprised.B.Confident.C.Indifferent.D.Worried.

22.听力原文：Asatradition,workersincompaniesarealwaysrequiredtowearsuitsandtie,butaccordingtoaseniorgovernmentofficial,Thailandistoaskworkerstostopwearingsuitsaspartofthecountry'slatestmeasuretoconserveenergy.Thisistheideaofthenewgovernment,becauseThailandisatropicalcountryandair-conditionershavebeenusedverycommonly,whichconsumealargeamountofenergy,butiftheworkersturnedupinshirtsleeves,theywouldn'tneedair-conditionersturnedupsohigh.Atitsweeklymeeting,thecabinetpassedaresolutionaskingallpublicservantsnottowearjacketsandurgingprivateemployeestodothesame.Thishasalreadybeenpractisedbythegovernment.Atarecentmeeting,onlyfourofsixair-conditionersinthecabinetroomhadbeenturnedon.Oneofthegovernmentofficialssays,"Initiallyitwasnothotintheroom,butifameetinglastsalongtime,thetemperaturemightneedtobeloweredabit."

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A.NewFashioninThailand.

B.HowtoUseAir-conditionerwisely.

C.ANewWaytoSaveEnergy.

D.Air-conditionerinThailand.

23.(35)

A.Anunhealthydiet.

B.Irregularperiodsofsleep.

C.SittingtoolongsurfingtheInternet.

D.Usinggoodmonitors.

24.SectionB

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

听力原文：Lastweek,yourecall,wediscussedtheearlydevelopmentofrailroadsintheUnitedStates.TodayIwanttomentionanevenearlierform.oftransportation,onethatbroughtthefirstEuropeansettlerstoAmerica.Andthat'sthewoodensailingship.Fromcolonialtimessailingshipswerevitaltotheeconomy.Manycoastaltownsdependedonfishingorwhalingforemploymentandincome.Thiswasespeciallytrueinthenortheasternstates.Andtherethewoodfromnearbyforestsandtheskillsoflocaldesignersandworkersalsoformedthebasisofanimportantshipbuildingindustry.Butthebigprofitsweretobemadeontradewithfarawayplaces.Andsinceseacaptainsoftenbecamepartownersoftheirships,theyhadastronginterestinthecommercialsuccessoftheirvoyages.SotheseYankees,that'swhatUSsailorsandofficerscametobecalled,theycarriedonaveryprofitabletradewithotherpartsoftheworld.Thehighpointofthistradecameinthemid-19thcenturywiththeintroductionoftheclippership,theenormousYankeeclipperswithhugesailsreachingnearlytwohundredfeetintosky.He'dcarrypassengersandcargofromNewYorkaroundSouthAmericatoSanFranciscoinlessthanthreemonthsandcleartoChinainjusthalfayear.Atthattimethisseemedunbelievablyfastandefficient.Butinthe1860s,morereliablesteam-poweredshipbegantotakeover.AndsoontheimportantroleofsailingshipsintheUSeconomywouldcometoanend.

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A.Nineteenth-centuryseacaptains.

B.Thedevelopmentofthesteamship.

C.Theeconomicimportanceofsailingships.

D.Employmentinthefishingandwhalingindustries.

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【B5】

26.听力原文：ArecentreporthasshownthatintheUnitedStates,peoplehaveexperiencedanevolutionconcerningtheirattitudestowardstheworkweekandweekend.AlthoughsomecalendarsstillmarkthebeginningofaweekasSunday,moreandmoreofAmericansarecomingtoregardMondayasthefirstdayoftheweekwithSaturdayandSundaycomprisingthetwo-dayperiodthoughtofastheweekend.Infact,theword"weekend"didn'tevenexistinEnglishuntilaboutthemiddleofthelastcentury.InEnglandatthattime,SaturdayafternoonshadjustbeenaddedtoSundaysandholidaysasatimeforworkerstohaveofffromtheirjobs.ThisinnovationbecamecommonintheUnitedStatesinthe1920s,butastheworkweekshortenedduringtheGreatDepressionofthe1930s,theweekendexpandedtotwofulldays—SaturdayandSunday.Somepeoplethoughtthatthistrendwouldcontinueduetoincreasingautomationandtheworkweekmightdecreasetofourdaysorevenfewer.Butsofarthishasn'thappened.Theworkweekseemstohavestabilizedasfortyhoursmadeupoffiveeight-hourdays.AndnowadaystheideaofaddingMondaytotheweekendhasalsobeenproposedbysomepeople.

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A.Shiftingjobopportunities.

B.Theevolutionoftheweekend.

C.Attitudestowardemployment,

D.Attitudestowardleisureactivities.

27.听力原文：W:Gary,whyisitthatwheneverIopenmymailboxlately,Ipulloutlettersaddressedtoyou?

M:BecauseuntilIfindanewapartment,I'mhavingthepostofficeforwardmymailtoyourplace.

Q:What'shappeningtoGary'sletters?

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A.ThewomanismailingthemtoGary'soldaddress.

B.Thepostofficeissendingthemtothewoman'shouse.

C.TheyarebeingforwardedtoGary'sapartment.

D.Theyarebeingheldatthepostoffice.

28.听力原文：M:Howaboutgoingonacampingtripnextweekwithus?Weareplanningonhikingandcanoeinginthestatepark.

W:Thatsoundsmostfun.ButI'dbetterwarnyoubeforehand,I'veneverbeeninacanoeandIamnotmuchofaswimmereither.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.She'drathergoswimmingthanhiking.

B.Sheneedstobuyacanoebeforethetrip.

C.She'dliketogoalthoughshehaslittleexperience.

D.Shedoesn'tenjoycamping.

29.(28)

A.Refrainfromshowinghisfeelings.

B.Expresshisopinionfrankly.

C.Arguefiercely.

D.Yellloudly.

30.听力原文：W:Goodmorning,I'mVictoriaPorter.HowcanIhelpyou?

M:Goodmorning,mynameisFrank.Ihavetocompletetheenrolmentform,butI'mnotsureaboutsomeaspects.

W:(19)Let'srefertothehandbookandseehowIcanhelpyou.What'syourfirsproblem?

M:Well,Ican'tdecidewhichprogramtotake.

W:Doyouwantascienceorarts?

M:Arts.ButIcan'tdecideasocialsciences,ahumanities,andaneducation.

W:Youneedn'tmakethatdecisionnow.(20)Youcanleaveituntiltheendofthefirstyear.

M:Isee.ThenIneedtoselectmycoursescarefully.

W:Yes.First,foundationcourse.Allstudentsmusttakeonefoundationcourseaspartoftherequirementofthefirstyear.It'sonpage21.Haveyoureadthedescription?

M:Yeah,I'dliketodoAl09Futures.Itlookssointeresting.

W:Butasaforeignstudent,IsuggestyouconsiderA114AustraliaanditsPeople.

M:Whataboutthis,Structure,Thought,andReality,orLifeintheUniverse?Thedescriptionofbothsaystheywillhelpmetodevelopskillsofargumentandanalysis.

W:Actuallyallthefoundationcoursesaredesignedtodothat.ButAll4willhelpyougainabetterunderstandingofthecountryyoulivein.

M:That'strue.Andit'sworth6pointswhileeachoftheothersonly3.OK,I'lldoA114.

W:It'sveryimportanttokeepyourpointsinmindwhenselectingcourses.Normallyfull-timestudentsenrollfor12creditseachsemesteror24eachacademicyear.However,(21)ifyourenrolmentdropsbelow9pointsinanyonesemester,youwon'tbeconsideredfull-time.

M:Whatwouldhappenthen?

W:Well,youwon'tbeeligibleforstudentvisa.

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A.Theenrolmentform.

B.Thehandbook.

C.AustraliaanditsPeople.

D.Thedescriptionofthecourses.

31.【B9】

32.听力原文：W:Hi,ProfessorHiggins.

M:Hi,Julia.

W:[22]Wouldyoubeabletohelpmeorganizemyessay?

M:Certainly.Whattopichaveyouchosen?

W:WomeninPolitics.

M:[23]Thattopicisverybroad.Ithinkyoushouldnarrowitdown.

W:DoyouthinkIcouldjustdowomeninEnglishspeakingcountries—saytheUnitedStates,Canada,Australia,NewZealandandBritain?

M:Well,thatwouldbebetter.

W:Iaminterestedinthepatternofpoliticalinvolvementofwomeninthosewesterndemocracies.WithNewZealandandAustralialeadingtheway,womeninthosecountrieshadthevotesoonaftertheendofWorldWarI.

M:[24]Itwouldbegoodtobeginwithadiscussionofwhenwomengotthefighttovoteandhowtheyuseit.

W:Therecordofwomeninpoliticsinallthosecountrieshasbeensimilar.Noneofthemhaswomenrepresentedmorethan10percentofmembersofthenationallegislature.

M:Remember,itisnotwhatyouthink.[23]Youmustbackupyouropinionswithfacts.Supportforallyourideasisessential.Ithinkyoushouldcheckthestatisticsonwhatpercentageofwomenholdpoliticalofficeinthenationalgovernments.

W:Okay,Ialsoplantodiscusstheroleoforganizedwomen'sfights.

M:Thatisagoodidea,butrememberthisterm-paperisonly5,000wordsso[23]youmustkeepyourtopicfocused.

W:CouldIbringyouaroughdraftnextweek?

M:[25]Iwouldpreferifyoubroughhtanoutline,breakingdownyourmaintopicsandsubtopics.Itmaybeagoodideatobringsomeofyourreferencematerialsalong.

W:Sure,Iwilldothat.Thankyouverymuch.

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A.Narrowdownthetopicofherarticle.

B.Readandreviseheressay.

C.Providesomefactsforheropinion.

D.Givehersomeadviceonwritingapaper.

33.SectionC

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

Whensomebodycalls,firstofall,thehostwouldofferhimacigaretteandacupoftea.Inthecountryside,【B1】______,oldmenusedtosharewiththevisitinggueststhelong-stemmedChinesepipewhichtheythemselvesweresmoking.Atwedding【B2】______,brideswouldoffercigarettestoailtheguestswhocametoexpresstheir【B3】______andlightthecigarettesforeachofthemoneafteranother.

Allthesewereoriginallyaimedat【B4】______theChinesehospitalityandrespecttowardtheguests,butinrecentyears,theoldtraditionhasbeenusedasameansto【B5】______goodrelations.

Eventhosewhoneversmokehave【B6】______cigarettesintheirpockets.Whenevertheyhavetoseeksomebody's【B7】______,theyusuallyfirstofferhimacigarette.Iftheother【B8】______turnsitdown,heisbeingimpolite.

【B9】___________________________.Butneitherpeoplewhooffercigarettesnorthosewhotakethemfullyrealizeit.

【B10】_____________________________________.

OnceIpaidavisittorelative.【B11】___________________________.Instead,heplacedthecigarettepacketonthetableandtoldme,"Cigarettesproducecarbonmonoxideandnicotine.Butifyoudon'tmindthis,takeityourself."

Hiswayofofferingcigaretteswasuniquebutworthlearning.

【B1】

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35.(22)

A.Thewoman'smusicalbackground.

B.Thewoman'seconomicsituation.

C.Thewoman'spoliticalbackground.

D.Thewoman'sdecisiontotakeonsomuchwork.

36.

【B11】

37.

【B2】

38.听力原文：W:I'dliketowelcometoour"SportsWorld"JohnnySprag,captainofthatgreatfootballteam,LanchesterUnited.Hello,Johnny.Howareyou?

M:Hello,Susan.Fine,thanks.

W:Now,Johnny,yourteam,LanchesterUnited,isplayingintheLeagueCupfinalonSaturday.YouhopetowintheLeagueCupforthefourthtimenextSaturday.ButLeekCityisahardteamtobeat.Whatdoyouthinkofyourchances?

M:Well,Susan,I'msurewe'llwin.Leekisaverystrongteam,butwe'veneverbeenbetterthanwearetoday.

W:Soyou'requitesureLanchesterwillwintheCupforthefourthtime?

M:Icertainlyam,Susan.

W:Well,IwishyouthebestofluckforSaturday.

M:Thanksverymuch,Susan.

W:And,bytheway,happybirthday!Howoldareyounow?

M:I'm31today.

W:Good.Howareyougoingtocelebrate?

M:Well,I'mgoingtotakemywifeandtwolittlegirlsoutfordinnertonight.

W:Good.Andfinally,tellusaboutthefuture,Johnny.Whatwillyoubedoinginfiveyears'time?

M:Well,Susan,IhopeI'llstillbeplayingfootballinfiveyearstime.Butperhapsintenyears'time,whenIhavetoretirefromplaying,Idon'twanttoleavefootball.I'dreallyliketotrainyoungfootballers.Idon'tknowforsure,butIalwayswanttoworkinfootball.

W:Good.Well,it'sbeennicetalkingtoyou,Johnny.I'llbewatchingthematchonSaturday.Thanksforcomingtotalktous.

M:Thanks,Susan.Thankyouforhavingme.

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A.Threetimes.B.Fourtimes.C.Fivetimes.D.Sixtimes.

39.(26)

A.RichardisnotasbraveasJilt.

B.Richardalsohasmanyhobbies.

C.Jilliskindofrisky.

D.Jilllikesstayingathome.

40.(29)

A.Becausetheyseeagrowingmarketforprinters.

B.Becausesmallcompaniesneedmorehardcopies.

C.Becausepeopleareconcernedabouttheenvironment.

D.Becauseprintersinmanyofficesareworkingovertime.

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

Whywasitpossiblefortheseancienttreesletmorelightthroughthanmodernones?

A.Becausetheywerecloselyspaced,only3to16feetapart.

B.Becausetheyweresmallerplantsandshrubs.

C.Becausetheirbranchesdidnotfanoutasfarastoform.ashapelikeumbrella.

D.Becausetheyhadverysmallleaveslikethatoffernanddroppedeasily.

42.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Formanywomenchoosingwhethertoworkornottoworkoutsidetheirhomeisaluxury:they.mustworktosurvive.Othersfaceaharddecision.

Perhapstheeasiestchoicehastodowitheconomics.Onehusbandsaid,"MargeandIdecidedaftercarefulconsiderationthatforhertogobacktoworkatthismomentwasanextravagance(奢侈)wecouldn'tafford."Withtwopreschoolchildren,itsoonbecameclearintheirfiguringthatwithbabysitters(临时照看小孩的人),transportation,andincreasedtaxes,ratherthanhavingmoremoney,theymightactuallyendupwithless.

Economicfactorsareusuallythefirsttobeconsidered,buttheyarenotthemostimportant.Themostimportantaspectsofthedecisionhavetodowiththeemotionalneedsofeachmemberofthefamily.Itisinthisareathathusbandsandwivesfindthemselveshavingtofacemanyconfusingandconflictingfeelings.

Therearemanywomenwhofindthathomemakingisboringorwhofeelimprisoned(被囚禁)iftheyhavetostayhomewithayoungchildorseveralchildren.Ontheotherhand,therearewomenwhothinkthathomemakinggivesthemthedeepestsatisfaction.

Frommyownexperience,Iwouldliketosuggestthatsometimesthedecisiontogobacktoismadeintoomuchhaste.TherearefewdecisionsthatInowregretmore.Iwasn'tmatureenoughtoseehowmuchIcouldhavegainedathome.Iregretmyimpatiencetogetonwithmycareer.IwishIhadallowedmyselftheluxuryofwatchingtheworldthroughmylittlegirl'seyes.

Whichwordinthefirsttwoparagraphsbestexplainswhymanywomenhavetowork?

43.

Bysaying"WithMarsthescientificstakesarearguablyhigherthantheyhaveeverbeen"(Linel,Para.4)theauthormeansthat______.

A.withMarstherisksinvolvedaremuchgreaterthananypreviousspaceventures

B.inthecaseofMars,therewardsofscientificexplorationcanbeveryhigh

C.inthecaseofMars,muchmoreresearchfundsareneededthaneverbefore

D.withMars,scientistsargue,thefundamentalinterestsofscienceareatissue

44.

Paragraph10givesexamplesof______.

A.advertisementsfromtwowomenlookingforhusbands

B.typicalmarriageadvertisementsfromtheMadrasnewspapers

C.thequalitiesthatapersonwithanimmigrationpermitcanaskforandexpecttoget

D.thechangeoftraditionalmarriagecustom

45.

ManycompanieshesitatetousetheWebbecause______.

A.technicalflawsofInternetmakeitimpossibletorunbusinessonlineefficiently

B.shopsinsiliconcostslotsofmoney

C.consumersareusuallyannoyedbythe"push"strategy

D.somepeoplejustdonotregardnetworkasreliablepathwayforbusiness

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47.SectionB

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

"Theworld'senvironmentissurprisinglyhealthy.Discuss."Ifthatwereanexaminationtopic,moststudentswouldtearitapart,offeringalonglistofcomplaints:fromlocalsmog(烟雾)toglobalclimatechange,fromthefelling(砍伐)offoreststotheextinctionofspecies.Thelistwouldlargelybeaccurate,theconcernlegitimate.Yetthestudentswhoshouldbegiventhehighestmarkswouldactuallybeth