2021-2022年宁夏回族自治区银川市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2021-2022年宁夏回族自治区银川市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Thepistonofanatural-gasvehiclemovesupanddownbythepowerof______.

A.thesparkplug

B.thefour-strokeengine

C.theairinthecylinder

D.theheatofnatural-gasburning

2.

Wildlifeissignificantlyaffectedby______.

3.

Policemen,firemenandemergencydoctorsallcanbecalledfirstresponders.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

FedExiswell-knownforalistof"firsts"mainlyforadopting______

5.

Differentfromlargeorganicfarms,smallorganicfarmsweremainlyengagedin___________________.

6.

Inordertogathermuchmoredata,Wal-Martpreferred______tobarcodes.

7.

______arekeyindicatorsoftheperformanceofWHO.

8.

Accordingtothepassage,youcansmooththedrivingby______.

9.

Moneylaunderersknowhowtomovemoneybetweencountrieswithdifferentlawstocoveruptheaudittrail.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Theracialandethnicintermixinginthiscountryissometimesgradualandsometimesacceleratedinhistory.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

Themainreasonwhyanorganiccompoundisvitalisthat______.

12.

Technologicalprogresshaspushedunemploymentratesintheindustrialcountriestosomethinginexcessof95%.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

"Wordborrowing"meanstakingwordsfromonelanguageandincorporatingthemintothevocabularyofanotherlanguage.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Watertablesarefallingbecauseof______inmanypartsoftheworld.

15.Thegovernmenthastodecidehowtoarrangepeople'sassetsifthey______.

16.

Whatdoyouknowabout“powerwalking”fromthepassage?

A.Itisakindwalkingpeopledointhepark.

B.Itmayburnmorecaloriesthanrunning.

C.Peoplewalkveryfasttobreakintoarun.

D.Thiskindofwalkingsetsapaceforrunning.

17.AccordingtoDavidVaughan,theAntarcticisshrinkingduetoclimatechange.

18.

Disabilityinsurancecancompletelycoveryourloss.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

AccordingtoTonyWoods,theproblemofsuicideamongyoungAustralianmencanbealleviatedifboys______.

20.AccordingtotheWHO,increasesinmalaria,water-bornediseaseandmalnutritioncouldthreaten______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:YouhadmetProfessorJohnsonbefore,right?Howwouldyoudescribehislectures?

M:Well,letmeputitthisway:Icouldneverstayawakeinoneofhisclasseswithoutfirstdrinkingatleasttwocupsofcoffee.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

(13)

A.Helikedtodrinktwocupsofcoffeebeforetheprofessor'sclass.

B.Onecupofcoffeeisenoughforhimtokeepawakeintheclass.

C.Theprofessor'sclassisveryinteresting.

D.Theprofessor'sclassisveryboring.

22.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:IreallylikeVanGore'swork.Icanfeelakindofuncontrollablepassioninhispaintings.Andhismasterpiecesarereallyinvaluablenow.

M:Yes,Iknow.Thenationalmuseumhasacollectionofhispaintings,butIwonderwhypeopleacceptedhimonlyafterhisdeath.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(12)

A.Theartist'sworksarebeyondunderstanding.

B.Theartist'sunexpectedtragedyisagreatpity.

C.Theartist'spaintingsareactuallyworthless.

D.Peopleshould'verecognizedtheartist'svalueearlier.

23.

【B6】

24.(28)

A.Theymayhavetofollowcertainhousingrules.

B.Adepositmayberequiredtorentanapartment.

C.On-campusapartmentsarelimited.

D.Theyhavetodevotealltheirtimetotheacademics.

25.【B3】

26.(45)

27.(32)

A.Becausethemarkethasbothupanddownyears.

B.Becauseyoucangetbiggerguaranteedreturns.

C.Because30%returnscanbeachievedwiththerightstocks.

D.Becauseyouhavetoweatherthestorm.

28.(41)

29.(21)

A.TheconstructionoftheAmericanspacestation.

B.Budgetproblems.

C.Delays.

D.Technicaldifficulties.

30.听力原文：W:Hey!(19)Yougotanewtelevision.

M:Yeah!Itwasdeliveredyesterday.Whatdoyouthinkofit?

W:It'shuge.Itpracticallytakesuptheentiresideoftheroom.

M:Iknow.Youdon'tthinkit'swell,doyou?

W:Ididn'tsaythat.Imean,ifyouenjoyit,whynot?WhathappenedtoyouroldTV,anyhow?

M:ItjuststoppedworkinglastFriday.Itwasprettyoldanddidn'tworkwell.IthoughtIcanaffordit.Whynotgetanewone?

W:Itmusthavebeenexpensive?

M:Well,notasmuchasyoumightthink.Igotitonsalefor50%off.

W:Really?Where?

M:AtthestereocityonRoute20.YouknowatfirstIjustwantedtoreplacewhatIhad.ATVofaboutthesamesizeandquality.Butthesalesmantherewaspushingthesebecauseofthe50%off.

W:Yeah.But50%offwhat?

M:2,400dollars.

W:Youspent$1,200onaTV?

M:It'sgotalotofspecialfeatures.Lookatthisremotecontrol.

W:I'msure.Butthat'sstillalotofmoneyforatelevision.Idon'tthinkyouwatchTVthatmuch.

M:WelI,Idon't.(21)DeyouthinkIoughttoreturnit?IfIdoitwithinaweekofpurchase,Icangetmymoneyback.

W:(21)Honestly,yes.(20)IthinkyououghttoreaduponTV'sfirstandchoosethemodelyouwantbeforeyougotothestore.Thatwayyouwillgetwhatyouwant.

M:(21)Ithinkyouareright.

(20)

A.Apopulartelevisionprogram.

B.Abreakthroughintechnology.

C.Arecentpurchase.

D.Anewelectronicsstore.

31.听力原文：M:Wereacheddirectlyouttobothschooladministratorstofindhowtheyareoffsettingtuition,andthenreachingouttostudents,whoweconsidercollegeexperts,andaskingthemaboutthevaluefortheireducationandwhatfinancialvaluetheyaregettingforthateducation.

W:Someofthisisobjectiveandsomesubjective.

M:Exactly.It'sbothqualitativeandquantitative.Wegot160,000studentsthroughourwebsite.Questionsarebasicallyinthreeaspects,overallacademic,costandfinancialaid,likewhatittakestogetintothose150schools,exactlywhattheythoughttheacademicexperiencewasintheclassroom.Weretheirprofessorsgoodteachers?Aretheyaccessibleinsideandoutsidetheclassroom?

W:Sowhathaveyoufound?

M:Notonlytheadministratorsforlotsoftheseschools,butstudentsaresayingit'sofgreatacademicvalueaswell.

W:What'sthecriterionofthisTuitionGPA?

M:TuitionGPAisthatwearelookingforoverallfinancialaid.Whatdoesthatschooldotobringdowntheirstickerpricetoamanageablenumber?Howmuchaidaretheygivingout?Whatistheaveragedebtforeachstudentoncetheygraduate?Dostudentsthinkitoffinancialaidvalue?Whataretheyactuallygetting?

W:Yousuggestthatstickershockisoneofthebiggestmisunderstandingswhenpeoplearesearchingforcolleges.

M:Itis,doubtless.Whatwe'vefoundismostpeoplewillcrossaschoolofftheirlistbecauseithasahighstickerprice,whichistotallyawrongthingtodo.Schoolsthatchargealotofmoneycanbeveryaggressiveaboutgivingoutlargefinancialaidpackagestotheirstudents,tikegrantmoney,freemoney,andscholarship.

W:Soalwayslookalittlebitdeeperintothehole.

(23)

A.Whatdoschooladministratorsdotoprovidefinancialaidtostudents?

B.Whatdostudentsthinkabouttheacademicvalueofschooleducation?

C.Howcanstudentsfindasuitableschoolwithlargefinancialpackages?

D.Whatexactlycanstudentsgainfromtheircollegeeducation?

32.听力原文：W:Ijustreadacuriousfact.Didyouknowthatpeoplewhospendlessthantenminutesinadrugstorearefivetimesmorelikelytomakeapurchasethanthosewhospendhalfanhourthere?

M:Isawthatarticle,too.Butthink,ifsomeonerunsintoadrugstorefortenminutes,it'susuallytomakeaspecificpurchase.

W:Andsomeonewhospendsmoretimetheremaybejustlooking.

M:Exactly.Haven'tyouevergoneintoastorethinkingthatyou'dbuysomething,andthentalkyourselfoutofit?

W:Yes,Ihave,especiallywhenIthoughtIcouldgetitforlesselsewhere,orIreallydidn'tneeditafterall.

M:Exactly.Butffyourunintobuyingsomethingspecificandhaveverylittletime.Youpickitup,payforitimmediatelyandthenleave.

W:That'strue.Maybeweshouldlearnalessonfromthat.Takeyourtimeandyou'llspendlessmoney.

M:Idoubtffthatwouldbetrueinallstores,though.Inadepartmentstore,forinstance,youmayseeasweaterorsomethingyouneverintendedtobuy,andbuyitbecauseyouhavetimetolookaround.

(23)

A.Adruggist'ssuggestion.

B.Anarticle.

C.Anadvertisement.

D.Asalesclerk'scomment.

33.(14)

A.Satisfiedwiththeirprice.

B.Displeasedwiththeirquality.

C.Pleasedwithmodernmass-productiontechniques.

D.Displeasedwiththeirtechnologicalcomplexity.

34.

【B4】

35.

【B8】

36.听力原文：M:Isthistableinthecornerokay?

W:Sure.Wecansithere.

M:Gee.You'vehardlygotanythingonyourtray.

W:Yeah.IguessI'mjustnotthathungry.

M:What'sthematter?Aren'tyoufeelingwell?

W:Well,I'vebeenreallyworried.It'smycar.It'sintheshopagain.

M:Really?What'swrongthistime?

W:Idon'tknowexactly.Somethingiswrongwiththebrakes,Ithink.

M:Well,atleastthatshouldn'tcostyoumuchtofix.PartsarecheaperforalltheAmericancarslikeyours.Didthemechanicsayhowmuchitwouldcost?

W:Hesaidhewouldcallmewithanestimatelaterontoday.

M:Watchout,hedoesn'ttrytotakeadvantageofyou.

W:Whatdoyoumean?

M:Well,Somecarmechanics.Iftheythinkthatsomeonedoesn'tknowmuchaboutcars,theymighttrytooverchargethatperson.

W:Maybeso.ButItrustthisguy.Hewasrecommendedbyoneofmyneighbors.Hehasdonesomeworkformeinthepastandhispricesseemedtobereasonable.

M:Oh,that'sgoodtoknow.MaybeI'lltryusinghiminthefuture.Bytheway,doyouneedaridehomeafterclasstoday?

W:Oh,I'dsureappreciateit.It'sreallytoughgettingaroundwithoutacarwhenyouliveoffcampus.

(23)

A.Ithasbrokendownbefore.

B.Shegenerallydoesn'tallowpeopletoborrowit.

C.Sheistryingtosellit,

D.Sheboughtitfromafriend,

37.(29)

A.Topreparedisabledpeopleforlaterlife.

B.Toprovideequalopportunitiesfordisabledpeople.

C.Toanalyzethesuccessofdisabledpeople.

D.Tomeasurethesuccessoffederallawsandprograms.

38.

【B2】

39.(35)

A.Afterdividing,thenorthIrelandismainlyCatholic.

B.ThenorthpartofIrelandisonepartofUnitedKingdom.

C.ThemajorityinNorthIrelanddon'tacceptthecurrentsituation.

D.TheBritishhavestationedanarmyinNorthIrelandagainstaggression.

40.(13)

A.Fiftystudents.

B.Fortystudents.

C.Twenty-fivestudents.

D.Fifteenstudents.

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

Wherecanweseeeconomiesinwhichwomendoallthehardworkwhilemensitaroundenjoyingthemselves?

42.

Whyhavecriminalsof1980sgonetointernationaldrugstrade?

A.Becausetheyaregettingoldandcannotusemodernweapons.

B.Becausesmugglingdrugsiseasierthanrobbingbanks.

C.Becauseinternationaldrugstradeiswherethemoneyis.

D.Becausesmugglingdrugsissaferthanrobbingbanks.

43.

Whatistheadvantageclaimedforrepeatingfairytalestoyoungchildren?

44.

【C7】

45.SectionB

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

Goodjobsarescarcethesedays,withroughly15millionAmericansoutofworkandanationalunemploymentrateof10percent.PresidentObamatriedtoaddressthejobscrisisinhisStateoftheUnionbyproposinga$33billiontaxcreditforsmallbusinessestohirenewworkersandbycallingunemploymentthemostpressingitemonhisschedule.

Apartfromthefederalgovernment'sresponsetothejobscrisis,economistspredictthatcertainindustriessuchashealthcare,greentechnology,educationandgovernment,willgrowinthecomingyears.Eachweekwesearchseveraljobboard--includingIndeed,VaultandYahootohelpustrackthebestjoblistingswithsalariesof$100000ormore.Forthisweek'spicks,we'vepresentedjobsinnewemergingfields:

ThefirstoneisWindEnergySalesDirector.Areyoufascinatedbythesightofwindpowergenerator,orsimplycommittedtoconservingenergy?SKPUSA,aPennsylvania-basedcompanythatmanufactures,sells,andmaintainswindpowergenerators,islookingforasenior-levelsalesexecutivewithanMBAandanengineeringbackground.Pros(优点):You'dgetthechancetoworkonawiderangeofrenewableenergyprojects,includingsolarandtidal.Cons(缺点):Thejobwouldrequirethecandidatetotravelabout70percentofthetime,bothhomeandabroad.

ThesecondpositionisSustainabilityDirector.AECOMoffersdesign,planning,engineering,andconsultingservicesforurbandesign,cityplanning,environmentalperformance,andpolicyprojects.NewsweekrankedAECOMoneofthetop500greenestcompaniesin2009.ThispositioninD.C.overseesclimatechangeandsustainabilityprojectsforclientsthatincludefederal,state,andcitygovernments.Pros:Thecompanyhasofficesin100countries.Cons:Enthusiasmisnotenough.Theywanttohireaself-promoterwithpublishedarticlesandagreatspeaker.

ThethirdrecommendedpositionisResponseManagementSpecialist.Don'tletthisfunnyjobtitlefoolyou.ThispositionfortheDefenseIntelligenceAgency.asupportagencyfortheDepartmentofDefense,involvesmappingouthowtheagencyisgoingtorespondtodisasters,includingchemicalornuclearthreats.Pros:Asafederalemployee,you'dgetapensionandexcellentbenefits.Cons:Youhavetobewillingtoundergoathoroughbackgroundcheck.

ThefourthpositionisGovernmentContractManager.Somebodyneedstotrackallofthemoneythatgovernmentsandcorporationsspendonvariouscontracts,enterthecontractmanager.Thiscandidateneedstobeorganized,diplomatic,andanalyticalenoughtorecognizeproblemsbeforetheyarise.Pros:YoucanbebasedinWashington,D.C.,Reston,Va.,SanDiego,orLosAngeles.Cons:Youneedaminimumofsixyearsofcontract-managementexperienceandmustbewillingtotravel50percentofthetime.

PresidentObamaclaimedthefirstproblemheshouldhandleisunemploymentinorderto______.

A.drawattentiontojobcrisis

B.getsupportsforthetaxcreditforsmallbusiness

C.provethathisschedulewasverybusy

D.getnew.betterworkersintosmallbusiness

46.

Themainsourcesofinfluenzavirusesinlakewaterare______,whichmaystayinfectiousforupto30days.

47.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothesecondexample?

A.Thegirlreceivedaphonymessage.

B.Thevictimwasinvitedbythegirl.

C.Thegirlmanagedtorevengethevictimharmlessly.

D.Thegirlwasn'texpectingthevictim.

48.

Accomplishmentofcoursesappearsgoodinpaper,becausetheyarethemanipulatedresultsfrom______ofeducationalstandard.

49.

LayingclaimtoDNAstretchescanbecarelessgeneticsbecause______.

A.thosewhopatentgenefragmentsarenotqualifiedgeneticists

B.thesamegenefragmentsareoftenpatentedbydifferentscientists

C.geneticistshavenoideawhattheyaregoingtodowithpatentedgenes

D.someofthegenefragmentspatentedcontainnorealgeneticinformation

50.

WhatwasthecaseofviolentcrimeintheU.S.A.in1990's?

51.Thetrulyincompetentmayneverknowthedepthsoftheirownincompetence,apairofsocialpsychologistssaidonThursday.

"Wefoundagainandagainthatpeoplewhoperform.poorlyrelativetotheirpeerstendedtothinkthattheydidratherwell,"JustinKruger,co-authorofastudyonthesubject,saidinatelephoneinterview.

Krugerandco-authorDavidDunningfoundthatwhenitcametoavarietyofskills—logicalreasoning,grammar,evensenseofhumor—peoplewhoessentiallywereineptneverrealizedit,whilethosewhohadsomeabilitywereself-critical.

Ithadlittletodowithinnatemodesty,Krugersaid,butratherwithacentralparadox:Incompetentslackthebasicskillstoevaluatetheirperformancerealistically.Oncetheygetthoseskills,theyknowwheretheystand,evenifthatisatthebottom.

AmericansandWesternEuropeansespeciallyhadanunrealisticallysunnyassessmentoftheirowncapabilities,Dunningsaidbytelephoneinaseparateinterview,whileJapaneseandKoreanstendedtogiveareasonableassessmentoftheirperformance.Incertainareas,suchasathleticperformance,whichcanbeeasilyquantified,thereislessself-delusion,theresearcherssaid.Buteveninsomecasesinwhichthefailureshouldseemobvious,theperpetratorisblithelyunawareoftheproblem.

Thiswasespeciallytreeintheareaoflogicalreasoning,whereresearchsubjects—studentsatCornellUniversity,wherethetworesearcherswerebased—oftenratedthemselveshighlyevenwhentheyflubbedallquestionsinareasoningtest.

Later,whenthestudentswereinstructedinlogicalreasoning,theyscoredbetteronatestbutratedthemselveslower,havinglearnedwhatconstitutedcompetenceinthisarea.

Grammarwasanotherareainwhichobjectiveknowledgewashelpfulindeterminingcompetence,butthemoresubjectiveareaofhumorposeddifferentchallenges,theresearcherssaid.

Participantswereaskedtoratehowfunnycertainjokeswere,andcomparetheirresponseswithwhatanexpertpanelofcomediansthought.Onaverage,participantsoverestimatedtheirsenseofhumorbyabout16percentagepoints.

Thismightbethoughtofasthe"above-averageeffect",thenotionthatmostAmericanswouldratethemselvesasaboveaverage,astatisticalimpossibility.

Theresearchersalsoconductedpilotstudiesofdoctorsandgunenthusiasts.Thedoctorsoverestimatedhowwelltheyhadperformedonatestofmedicaldiagnosesandthegunfanciersthoughttheyknewmorethantheyactuallydidaboutgunsafety.

Sowhoshouldbetrusted:Thepersonwhoadmitsincompetenceortheonewhoshowsconfidence?Neither,accordingtoDunning."Youcan'ttakethemattheirword.You'vegottotakealookattheirperformance,"Dunningadded.

Incompetentpeoplerarelyknowthedepthsoftheirownincompetencebecausethey______.

A.aretoodulltoknowwhatcompetenceis

B.arenotskillfulatlogicalreasoning,grammar,andsenseofhumor

C.lackthebasicskillstoevaluatetheirperformancerealistically

D.havesomeabilitytoovercriticizethemselves

52.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Themineralelementswillnotbeabsorbedbytheplantunlesstheyaredissolvedinitsroot.

B.Thestemscontainmorewaterthantheleaves.

C.Airaroundtheleafisfoundtobesaturated.

D.Partofthecarbondioxideintheplantsissynthesized.

53.

Itwaslocalgovernmentsorsmallnetfirmsthatwereoperatingmanyoftheprojectsto______.

54.Basedontheideaspresentedinthepassagewecanconclude"beingfat"______inAmericansociety.

A.willalwaysremainataboo

B.isnotconsideredasataboobymostpeople

C.haslongbeenataboo

D.maynolongerbeataboosomeday

55.SectionB

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

Theessentialproblemofmaninacomputerizedageremainsthesameasithasalwaysbeen.Thatproblemisnotsolelyhowtobemoreproductive,morecomfortable,buthowtobemoresensitive,moresensible,morealive.Thecomputermakespossibleagiganticleapinhumanproficiency;itdemolishesthefencesaroundthepracticalandeventhetheoreticalintelligence.Butthequestionpersistsandindeedgrowswhetherthecomputerwillmakeiteasierorharderforhumanbeingstoknowhowtheyreallyare,toidentifytheirrealproblems,torespondmorefullytobeauty,toplaceadequatevalueonlife,andtomaketheirworldsaferthanitisnow.

Electronicbrainscanreducetheprofusion(繁多)ofdeadendsinvolvedinresearch.Buttheycan'tconnectamantothethingshehastobeconnectedto..therealityofpaininothers;thepossibilitiesofcreativegrowthinhimself;thememoryoftheraceandtherightsofthenextgeneration.

Thereasonwhythesemattersareimportantinacomputerizedageisthattheremaybeatendencytomistakedataforwisdom,justastherehasalwaysbeenatendencytoconfuselogicwithvalues,andintelligencewithinsight.Unobstructedaccesstofactscanproduceunlimitedgoodonlyifitismatchedbythedesireandabilitytofindoutwhattheymeanandwheretheywouldlead.

Factsareterriblethingsifleftspreadingandunattended.Theyaretooeasilyregardedasevaluatedcertaintiesratherthanastherawestofrawmaterialstryingtobeprocessedintothetextureoflogic.Itrequiresaveryunusualmindtoundertaketheanalysisofafact.Thecomputercanprovideacorrectnumber,butitmaybeanirrelevantnumberuntiljudgmentispronounced.

Totheextent,then,thatmanfailstomakethedistinctionbetweentheintermediateoperationsofelectronicintelligenceandtheultimateresponsibilitiesofhumandecisionandconscience,thecomputercouldproveanirrelevance.Itcouldobscureman'sawarenessoftheneedtocometotermswithhimself.Itmayfostertheillusionthatheisaskingfundamentalquestionswhenactuallyheisaskingonlyfunctionalones.Itmayberegardedasasubstituteforintelligenceinsteadofanextensionofit.Itmaypromoteundueconfidenceinconcreteanswers.

Ifwebeginwithcertainties,weshallendindoubts,butifwebeginwithdoubts,andwearepatientwiththem,weshallendincertainties.

Form.thefirsttwoparagraphswemayinferthattheauthorthinksoneofthecomputer'slimitationsisthat________.

A.itcannotimprovehumanproficiency

B.itisnotcreativeandproductiveenough

C.itfailstobreaktheboundaryofthepracticalandtheoreticalintelligence

D.itfailstomakepeoplemorealerttorealproblemsinhumansociety

56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTwhatHegelbelieved?

A.Thecontentandform.oftheworkofartcannotbeseparatedfromeachother.

B.ThecontentoftheworkofartisalwaysthetrueObjectofaestheticinterest.

C.Thecontentpresentedwithoutanyindividualityisnotthecontentoftheworkofart.

D.Thecontentunderstoodbymeansofaprocessofdiscursivethoughtisnomorethanahusk.

57.

Accordingtothemeasurestoimprovethesafetyoftraffic,wecanknow______.

A.competitioncriteriamustbemadetomatchtheinjurystatistics

B.personwhogetstheawardof"Oscar"isthemodelforotherdrivers

C.thecampaignmustbespreadtoeveryonealloverthecountry

D.onejournalistwillgetthe"Oscar"thisyearifhegivesthebestopinion

58.

Offering____________isthemostpowerfulstrategyadoptedbypersistentgrand-childlessparents.

59.

【C9】

60."Ifanythingisimportantitisthefuture.Thepastisgone,andthepresentexistsonlyasafleetingmoment.Everythingthatwethinkanddofromthismomentoncanonlyaffectthefuture,anditisinthefuturethatweshallspendtherestofourlives."Historyisimportant.Ithasmanylessonstoteachandfailuretoheedthemisoneoftheeasiestwaystomakemistakesinthefuture.Historyalsocarrieswithitmanyexperiencesbothpersonalandsocietalthatinfluenceattitudestothepresentandthefuture.Inmanysituationstheseattitudes,whicharederivedfromthepast,determineourapproachtothefuture.Tocreatechangewemayneedtobreakawayfromthisdominationbythepastandthinkanew.Thisisoftendifficult,butifwearetosolvemanyoftheworld'sproblems,itisnecessary.

Onewaytoassistthismaybetoexaminethewayinwhichwerefertodifferentperiodsoftime.TheEnglishlanguageisnotaloneinusingthewords"past","present"and"future",eachsuggestingthesingular.Therewasonepast-historyratherthanhistories;thereisonepresent,notaseriesofpresents;andtherewillbeonefuture.If,however,weaccepttheexistenceofeffectivehumanchoice,theremustbethepotentialfordifferentfuturestooccur.Easyasitistoexplain,whenweareusedtothinkingaboutthepastandthepresent,itcanbestilldifficulttoacceptthatfuturesaremultiple.Itseemstomakethefuturedifferent.

Butisitasdifferentasallthat?ConsidertheexperienceofanEnglishmaninBoston,Massachusetts.SomeoftheeventsthattookplaceinandaroundBostoninthelate18thcenturyareprobablyfamiliartomostEnglishschoolchildren,butseeingthemfromanAmericanperspectivecaststheminanewlight.TheBritishversionofhistorygenerallyregardsthe"Brits"asthegoodguys,fightingbravelyforright.Followingthe"FreedomTrail"throughBostonposessomeinterestingquestions.TheAmericanviewisdifferent.We,theBrits,werethebuddies!

Althoughthepasthashappenedandleftevidenceandmemories,difficultiesremain.Theinterpretationoftheeventscanbeverydifferentwhenviewedfromdifferentperspectives.Which,ifany,isright?Someofthemostintractablepoliticalproblemsoftoday,suchasthoseinNorthernIreland,theMiddleEastandtheformerYugoslavia,originateinverydifferentperspectivesonhistory.Perhapsthemaincontributionthatfuturistscanmaketotheresolutionoftheseconflictsistoemphasizetheexistenceof,andtheneedtounderstandhistories,intheplural:that,althoughtheremaystrictlyhavebeenonepast,differenthumanperceptionseffectivelycreatemultiplepaststhatareoftenincompatible.Onlybyrecognizingthesignificanceofthesepastscanthevaryingpresentsbeunderstood,withaviewtoachievingafuturethatwillgosomewaytowardsmeetingtheconflictingpreferences.

Inwhatwayishistoryimportanttous?

A.Itleavesusalegacytobevaluedatthepresentandinthefuture.

B.Wecanseepastinfluenceineverythingwethinkanddoatthismoment.

C.Manyofourattitudesdevelopedfromthepastwillaffectthepresentandthefuture.

D.Historydeterminesthefuturecourseofacountry.

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5题)61.Americanhighereducationstandsonthebrinkofchaos.

Neverhavesomanyspentsolonglearningsolittle.Thepres