2021-2022年山东省济宁市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）

2021-2022年山东省济宁市大学英语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.

Somecollegesadmitless-qualifiedboystudentsovermore-qualifiedgirlsinorderto______.

A.encouragemoreboystoIvyLeagueschools

B.fightagainsttheUSCommissiononCivilRights

C.removetheimbalancebetweengenders

D.helptheboysgetbettereducation

2.

TheoilynatureoftheGiantPandas'furcanprevent______.

3.

Whetheraprofileissupportivetoasearchwithoutwarrantdependsontheoffice'sabilitytodescribespecific______.

4.

Hightea,thetypicalmealinScotlandandmanypartsofnorthernEngland,istaken______.

A.lateintheevening

B.asthesubstituteforteaandlunch

C.ataboutsixo'clockintheevening

D.onlybythetourists

5.

Someresearchmightbeconductedinahigh-securitylaboratoryinordertoavoid______.

6.

Ifyouforceyourselftoshortenthemanual,inthebestcaseyoudoitby______thatrequiredsomuchexplanation.

7.

Thetermusedtodescribetheamountofpowerawindturbineactuallyproducesoveraperiodoftimeis______.

8.

Theeverydayactivitiesofanofficespaceareusuallynotfixedandactuallyquiteflexible.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

PrivategroupshelpthosepatientswithAIDSbyorganizingsupportgroupsandestablishingmanyspecialcenterswherepeoplewithAIDScan______.

10.

Dihydrogenmonoxidecanacceleratecorrosionandrusting,andcauseseverburnsandevendeathfrominhalation.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

Weareatlosswhattodointhefutureworldofinformation.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Throughaprocessof______,allthestudentsshowaclearimprovementintheircommunicationskills.

13.

Aslongasthereareroles,thenumberofpeoplewhocheatwillbecomelessandless.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Theautomatedphonesystemisso______thatpeoplehavetotalktoarealpersontosolvesomeproblems.

15.TheHistoryofChineseAmericans

ChinesehavebeenintheUnitedStatesforalmosttwohundredyears.Infact,theChinesehadbusinessrelationswithHawaiipriortorelationswiththemainlandwhenHawaiiwasnotyetpartoftheUnitedStates.ButUnitedStatesinvestmentscontrolledthecapitalofHawaiiatthattime.In1788,ashipsailedfromGuangzhoutoHawaii.MostofthecrewmenwereChinese.TheywereconsideredthepioneersofHawaii.TheImmigrationCommissionreportedthatthefirstChinesearrivedintheUnitedStatesin1820,eightin1830andsevenhundredandeightyin1850.TheChinesepopulationgraduallyincreasedandreached64,199in1870.

FormanyyearsitwascommonintheUnitedStatestoassociateChineseAmericanswithrestaurantsandlaundries.PeopledidnotrealizethattheChinesehadbeendrivenintotheseoccupationsbytheprejudiceanddiscriminationthatfacedtheminthiscountry.

ThefirstChinesetoreachthemainlandUnitedStatescameduringtheCaliforniaGoldRushof1849.Likemostoftheotherpeoplethere,theyhadcometosearchforgold.Inthatlargelyunoccupiedland,themenstakedaclaimforthemselvesbyplacingmarkersintheground.However,eitherbecausetheChineseweresodifferentfromtheothersorbecausetheyworkedsopatientlythattheysometimessucceededinturningaseeminglyworthlessminingclaimintoaprofitableone,theybecamethescapegoatsoftheirenviouscompetitors.Theywereharassedinmanyways.Oftentheywerepreventedfromworkingtheirclaims;somelocalitiesevenpassedregulationsforbiddingthemtoownclaims.TheChinesethereforestartedtoseekoutotherwaysofearningaliving.Someofthembegantodothelaundryforthewhiteminers;otherssetupsmallrestaurants.(TherewerealmostnowomeninCaliforniainthosedays,andtheChinesefilledarealneedbydoingthis"woman'swork".)Somewenttoworkasfarmhandsorasfishermen.

Intheearly1860'smanymoreChinesearrivedinCalifornia.Thistimethemenwereimportedasworkcrewstoconstructthefirsttranscontinentalrailroad.Theyweresorelyneededbecausetheworkwassostrenuousanddangerous,anditwascarriedoninsucharemotepartofthecountrythattherailroadcompanycouldnotfindotherlaborersforthejob.Asinthecaseoftheirpredecessors,theseChinesewerealmostallmales;andlikethem,too,theyencounteredagreatdealofprejudice.Thehostilitygrewespeciallystrongaftertherailroadprojectwascomplete,andtheimportedlaborersreturnedtoCalitbrnia--thousandsofthem,alloutofwork.Becausethereweresomanymoreofthemthistime,theseChinesedrewevenmoreattentionthantheearliergroupdid.Theyweresoverydifferentineveryrespect:intheirphysicalappearance,includingalong"pigtail"atthebackoftheirotherwiseshavedheads;inthestrange,non-Westernclothestheywore;intheirspeech(fewhadlearnedEnglishsincetheyplannedtogobacktoChina);andintheirreligion.Theywerecontemptuouslycalled"heathenChinese"becausethereweremanysacredimagesintheirhousesofworship.

Whentimeswerehard,theywereblamedforworkingforlowerwagesandtakingjobsawayfromwhitemen,whowereinmanyeasesrecentimmigrantsthemselves.Anti-Chineseriotsbrokeoutinseveralcities,culminatinginarsonandbloodshed.ChinesewerebarredfromusingthecourtsandalsofrombecomingAmericancitizens.CaliforniansbegantodemandthatnomoreChinesebepermittedtoentertheirstate.Finally,in1882,theypersuadedCongresstopasstheChineseExclusionAct,whichstoppedtheimmigrationofChineselaborers.ManyChinesereturnedtotheirhomeland,andtheirnumbersdeclinedsharplyintheearlypartofthiscentury.However,duringtheWorldWarII,whenChinawasanallyoftheUnitedStates,theExclusionlaws

A.theskillstheyacquiredatthemotherland

B.localpeople'sdiscriminationagainstthem

C.theirhighemploymentrates

D.theircomparativelyhighpay

16.

Wewillhaveanotherpopulationproblemwhenpeopleget______.

17.

Patience,attentionandpraeticearemostimportantforthedevelopmentof______.

18.

ScientistsinAlvinweresurprisedin1993becausetheythoughtthatthosegianttubewormswouldbelessthan______inchesatthattime.

19.

In1930,TheGreenPastures,amusicalperformedbyjustblackactorsandactresses,opensonBroadway,February26.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

ManyGermaninternationalcorporationsholdintroductoryChinesecoursesforemployees'assignedworkinChinabecausetheywanttheirstaffbecomeinterestedinChina.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：M:I'dliketosharewithyoutodaymyexperiencewithanewapproachtobuildingahouse.It'scalledEnvelopBuilding.

W:Hmm,itsoundsinteresting.Pleasesharewithus.Whatdoesitmean?

M:Essentially,whatitmeansisthatasyouarebuildingahouse,youtrytoleavethelandscapefeatureontheland,especiallythevegetationintheoriginalcondition.Sowhatyouarenotdoingistheusualpracticeof"landscraping".BywhichImeanliterallyscrapingorcleaningthelandofanyandalltheoriginalplants.

W:WhyistheapproachcalledEnvelopBuilding?

M:Goodquestion!Becauseinsteadofclearingeverythingaway,youletyouroriginallandscapeelementsenveloporsurroundyourhouse.Letthevegetationphysicalfeaturessuchashillsandslopesorinterestingrockformations,constituteasignificantpartofthecharacterofthebuildingsite.Thedesignofthehouseshouldtakethesefeaturesofthelandintoaccount.

W:AnymoreinformationaboutEnvelopBuilding?Isitarecenttechnology?

M:Actually,integratingyouroriginalwildlandscapewithahouseisnotthatnew.ThefamousAmericanarchitectWrightwasdoingitabout65yearsago.EnvelopBuildingisnotaseasyasitsoundsthough.It'snotjustthatyoubuildyourhouseandleavethelandalone.Bybuilding,youarealreadydamagingtheoriginallandscape.Butasarchitects,weshouldtrytoworkwithenvironment,notagainstit.Acreativearchitectcanfindwaystoincorporatenaturallandscapeintotheoveralldesign.

W:Iguessthistechnologywillbeacknowledgedbymorearchitects.

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A.Eliminatingtheoriginalvegetationfromthebuildingsite.

B.Makingthehousesinanareasimilartooneanother.

C.Decidingwhereahousewillbebuilt.

D.Surroundingabuildingwithwildflowersandplants.

22.(29)

A.Chinaisdraftingnewlawstomakeiteasierforpatientstoselltheirorgans.

B.Chinaisdraftingnewlawstomakeiteasierforpeopletoselltheirorgans.

C.Chinaisdraftingnewlawstomakeiteasierforpeopletodonatetheirorgans.

D.Chinaisdraftingnewlawstomakeiteasierforcriminalstodonatetheirorgans.

23.(35)

A.Bygivinganattractiveaccountofthegoods.

B.Bygivingpeoplesomesamples.

C.Bygivingpeopleaspecialpromise.

D.Bygivingpeoplesomethingextra.

24.(42)

25.听力原文：Asilverdollarisnotworthadollar--norisanyothersilvercoinreallyworthitsfacevalue.Silvercoinsaremadeofanalloy--amixtureof10percentcopperand90percentsilver---whichlastsmuchlongerincirculationthanpuresilverwould.Asilverdollarcontains90centsworthofsilverandadimehas9centsworth.Ittakesonlyapennyworthofsilvertomakeanickel.

Thiswasnotthecasein1792,whentheUnitedStatesbeganmintingcoinsofpuregoldandsilver.Citizenswerewelcometostopinanytimewithgoldorsilverinanyform--cups,vases,orevengoldfillingsfromtheirteeth--andhaveitmelteddownforspendingmoney.

TodaythemintsinPhiladelphiaandDenverearnayearlyprofitofabout＄40million.Mostofthiscomesfromusingalloysratherthanpuresilverintheproductionofthe＄2.5billionworthofcoinscirculatingintheUnitedStates.ThePhiladelphiaplantalsomanufacturescoinsforforeigncountries.Inarecentyearalmost130millioncoinsweremadefortheuseofforeigngovernments.

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A.Becausetheirvaluehasbeenraisedsincetheyweremade.

B.Becausetheycontainmoresilverthantheyusedto.

C.Becausetheycontainlesssilverthantheyshoulddo.

D.Becausethemetalwearsdowninuse.

26.(34)

A.Itisneededtoadjustthetemperatureofourbodies.

B.Itisoursecondneed.

C.Weneedclothingtocoverourbodies.

D.Weatherischangingallthetime.

27.听力原文：Undernormalconditionstheactofcommunicationrequiresthepresenceofatleasttwopersons:onewhosendsandonewhoreceivesthecommunication.Inordertocommunicatethoughtsandfeelings,theremustbeaconventionalsystemofsignsorsymbolswhichmeanthesametothesenderandthereceiver.Themeansofsendingcommunicationsaretoonumerousandvariedforsystematicclassification;therefore,theanalysismustbeginwiththemeansofreceivingcommunications.

Receptionofcommunicationisachievedbyoursenses.Sight,hearingandtouchplaythemostimportantroles.Smellandtasteplayverylimitedroles.Examplesofvisualcommunicationaregestureandimitation.Althoughbothfrequentlyaccompanyspeech,therearesystemsthatrelysolelyonsight,suchasthoseusedbydeafanddumbpersons.Anothermeansofcommunicatingvisuallyisbysignalsoffire,smoke,flagsorflashinglights.Feelingsmaybesimplycommunicatedbytouchsuchasbyhandshaking,althoughahighly-developedsystemofhandshakingdisablesblind,deaf,anddumbpersonstocommunicateintelligently.Whistlingtosomeone,clappinghandsinatheater,andotherformsofcommunicationbysoundrelyupontheearasareceiver.Themostfully-developedform.ofauditorycommunicationis,ofcourse,thespokenlanguage.

Themeansofcommunicationmentionedsofarhavetwofeaturesincommon:theylastonlyashorttime,andthepersonsinvolvedmustberelativelyclosetoeachother.Therefore,allarerestrictedintimeandspace.

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A.Communicationactuallytakesplacewhenthemessageisreceived.

B.Therearemoremeansofreceivingthanofsendingcommunications.

C.Receptionofcommunicationinvolvesuseofthesenses.

D.Itishardtoorganizebytypingthemeansofsendingcommunication.

28.

【B7】

29.(15)

A.At6:15.B.At5:50.C.At16:05.D.At16:15.

30.(32)

A.ThattheBritishwereretreatingtotheCharlesRiver.

B.ThattheBritishwouldattackbysea.

C.ThattheBritishwerewillingtosignadeclarationofindependence.

D.ThattheBritishhadwonthefirsttwobattlesoftheRevolution.

31.(46)

32.(26)

A.Theyattendahousesitter'sparty.

B.Theycheckahousesitt'sreferences.

C.Theyinterviewahousesitter'sfriends.

D.Theylookatahousesitter'stranscripts.

33.

【B10】

34.(41)

35.

【B2】

36.(16)

A.Thenewcomedyopeningintowniswellworthwatching.

B.She'dprefertoseeadifferenttypeofmoviethanacomedy.

C.Shewon'tbeabletogotothemoviebecauseofherresearchpaper.

D.Themanshouldhelpfinishtheresearchpaperifshegoestothemoviewithhim.

37.听力原文：M:IhavenoticedthatyoureceivelettersfromtheUnitedStatesnowandthen.Wouldyoumindsavingthestampsforme?Mylittlebrotherisinterestedincollectingthem.

W:Myneighboralwaysasksforthem.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Shecan'tgivethestampstotheman'sbrother.

B.Shehasgiventhestampstotheman'sneighbor.

C.Shelikescollectingstampsherself.

D.Sheiswillingtosavethestampsfortheman'sbrother.

38.(22)

A.Shegavehimahunchofflowersforapology.

B.Sheprovidedthemanwiththreefreemeals.

C.Shechargednomoneyfortheman'sroom.

D.Sheprovidedhimwithaten-percentdiscountandafreebreakfast.

39.(14)

A.Sheisexpectingherturn.

B.Shehasfoundvaluableinformation.

C.Sheneedsanotherweektoprepare.

D.Shehasnotpreparedyet.

40.听力原文：M:Dr.Thomas?ThisisKeetBradleyfromtheDailyNews.I'dliketoaskyousomequestionsaboutthenewofficialstandardweightthatyoupurchased.

W:I'dbehappytohelpyou.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?

M:Firstofall,howisthestandardweightused?

W:Well,thepeopleinourdepartmentuseittocheckthescalesalloverthecountry.Weareagovernmentagency,thedepartmentofweightsandmeasures.It'sourresponsibilitytoseethatallthescalesmeasureakilogramaccuratelysothisisthewayweusetoadjustthescales.

M:Howdidyoucheckthescalesbefore?

W:Wehaveanoldstandardweightthatweusedtouse.Ithadtobereplacedbecauseitwasimprecise.Youseeitwasmadeofpoorqualitymetalthatwastooporous.Itabsorbedtoomuchmoisture.

M:Oh.Sowhentheweatherwashumiditweighedmoreandwhenitwasdryitweighedless.

W:Exactly.Andthatvariationcanaffectthestandardsofthewholecountry.Soourdepartmenthadthenewweightmadeoutofhigherqualitymetal.

M:Howmuchdiditcost?

W:About45,000dollars.

M:45,000dollars?Foronekilogramweight?That'smoreexpensivethangold.Isitreallyworththatmuch?

W:I'msureitis.Industriesdependonourgovernmentagencytomonitortheaccuracyofscalessothatwhentheybuyandselltheirproductsthereisonestandard.Thinkofthedrugindustry,forexample,thosecompaniesrelyonhighaccuracyscalestomanufactureandpackagemedicine.

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A.Howtocareforpreciousmetals.

B.AstandardUnitformeasuringweight.

C.Thevalueofpreciousmetals.

D.Usingthemetricsystem.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.Everhearofthelemming(旅鼠)?Lemmingsarearcticrat-likeanimalswithaveryoddhabit:periodically,forunknownreasons,theymasstogetherinlargeherdandcommitsuicidebyrushingin-todeepwateranddrowningthemselves.Theyallnmintogether,blindly,andnotoneofthemeverseemstostopandask,"WhyamIdoingthis?IsthisreallywhatIwanttodo?"andthussaveitselffromdestruction.Obviously,lemmingsaredriventoperform.theirstrangesuicideritesbycommoninstinct.Peoplechoseto"followtheherd",formorecomplexreasons,yetwearestilltoooftentheunwillingvictimsofthebandwagonappeal.

Essentially,thebandwagonurgesustoanactionoranopinionbecauseitispopular-for"everyoneelseisdoingit".Thiscallto"getonthebandwagon"appealstothestrongdesireinmostofustobeoneofthecrowd,nottobeleftoutordone.Advertisingmakesextensiveuseofthebandwagonappeal,butsodopoliticians.SenatorYakalotusesthebandwagonappealwhenhesays"Moreandmorecitizensarerallyingtomycauseeveryday",andaskshisaudienceto"jointhem-andme-ourfightforAmerica".

Oneofthewayswecanseethebandwagonappealatworkisintheoverwhelmingsuccessofvariousfashionsandtrends,whichcapturetheinterest(andthemoney)ofthousandsofpeopleforashorttime,thendisappearsuddenlyandcompletely.Forayearortwointhe1950severychildinNorthAmericawantedacoonskin(浣熊皮)capsothattheycouldbelikeDavyCrockett;noonewantedtobeleftout.Afterthattherewasthehula-hoopcrazethathelpedtodislocatethousandsofAmericans.

Theproblemhereisobvious:justbecauseeveryone'sdoingitdoesn'tmeanthatweshouldtoo.Groupapprovaldoesnotapprovethatsomethingistrueorisworthdoing.Largenumbersofpeoplehavesupportedactionswenowcondemn.Justagenerationago,HitlerandMussolinirosetoabsoluteanddestructiveruleintwoofthemostculturedcountriesofEurope.Whentheycameintopowertheywonbymassivepopularsupportfrommillionsofpeoplewhodidn'twanttobe"leftout"atagreathistoricalmoment.

Aswehaveseen,propagandacanappealtousbyarousingouremotionsordistractingourattentionfromtherealissuesathand.Butthere'sthirdwaythatpropagandacanbeputtoworkagainstus-bytheuseoffaultylogic.Thisapproachisreallysubtlerthantheothertwobecauseitgivestheappearanceofreasonable,fairargument.Itisonlywhenwelookmorecloselythattheholesinthelogicfibershowup.

Thewritercitesthemasssuicideoflemmingsinorderto______.

A.raisepublicawareness

B.supporthispointofview

C.justifybandwagonappeal

D.discredittheirhabit

42.

【C6】

43.

Intheauthor'sopinion,eveniftheterm"high-speedidiot"wasappropriatefortheearlycomputers,______.

A.theywereworthyofourpride

B.theywerenotabletothinkevenlikeahumanidiot

C.theycouldneverbecomparedtohumanbrains

D.theywerestillnotcapableofanyhumanthought

44.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Crimeisnotrandom,butexhibitscertainregularities.Itoccursmorefrequentlyatcertaintimes,incertaingroups,atcertainplaces,andundercertainconditions.Thatistosay,crimehasitsowncycles,amagazinereportedsomeyearsago.Policerecordsthatwerestudiedforfiveyearsfromover2,400citiesandtownscorrespondinglyshowasurprisinglinkbetweenchangesintheseasonandcrimepatterns.

Thepatternofcrimehasvariedverylittleoveralongperiodofyears.Forparticulartypesofcrime,e.g.murderorrobbery,variationoccursbyseason,day,andtimeofoccurrence.Generallyspeaking,murderismorelikelytooccurduringthelatespringandsummer,peakinginJulyandAugust,asarerapeandotherviolentattacks.Moreover,murder,ismorethanseasonal:itisaweekendcrime.Itisalsoanighttimecrime:62percentofmurdersarecommittedbetween6p.m.and6a.m.

Unlikethesummerhighincrimesofbodilyharm,burglaryhasadifferentcycle.Itisreportedthatrobberyoccursmorefrequentlyinthecoldwintermonthsreachingitspeakduringtheholidayseason.That'swhyyouaremostlikelytoberobbedbetween6p.m.and2a.m.onaSaturdaynightinDecember,January,orFebruary.Whatisthemostuncriminalmonthofall?May—exceptforonestrangestatistic.Moredogbitesarereportedinthismonththaninanyothermonthoftheyear.

Apparentlyourintellectualseasonalcyclesarecompletelydifferentfromourcriminaltendencies.ProfessorHuntington,oftheFoundationfortheStudyofCycles,madeextensivestudiestodiscovertheseasonswhenpeoplereadseriousbooks,attendscientificmeetings,makethehighestscoresonexaminations,andproposethemostchangestopatents.Inallinstances,hefoundaspringpeakandanautumnpeakseparatedbyasummerlow.Ontheotherhand,ProfessorHuntington'sstudiesindicatedthatJuneisthepeakmonthforsuicidesandadmissionstomentalhospitals.Juneisalsoapeakmonthformarriages!

Possiblysoaringthermometersandhighhumiditybringonourstrangeandterrifyingsummeractions,butpoliceofficialsarenotsure."Thereis,ofcourse,noproofofaconnectionbetweenhumidityandmurder,"theysay."Whymurder'shightimeshouldcomeinthesummertimewereallydon'tknow."

Asurprisinglinkbetweenchangesintheseasonandcrimepatternsimpliesthat______.

45.(58)

46.

AccordingtothesurveysintheUS，____.

A.bullyingamongadultsisalsorising

B.parentsarenotsupervisingtheirchildrenwell

C.parentsseldombelievebullies

D.mostparentsresorttocallingtodealwithbullying

47.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.ChadLakelocatedinthemiddleofChadinnorthernAfrica.

B.ThewaterfromChadwatercannowonlybeusedforirrigation.

C.TheareaaroundChadLakehassufferedfromheavyrainlackmanydecades.

D.PopulationaroundtheChadLakenowbeginstodecreaseduetowaterlack.

48.

Inthesentence"thesenewcomerswillbeattheirownexpense"(Line2,Paragraph3),"their"probablyrefersto______.

A.thesenewcomers

B.richcountriesin"first-world"

C.manybosses,workersandpoliticians

D.bosses,workersandpoliticiansintherichworld

49.Whyaresomanypeopleunhappyintheirjobs?Therearetwoprimaryreasons.First,somepeopleareconvincedthatearningalivingiswastingtimethattheycouldspendenjoyingthemselvesoruncoveringtheirtruetalents.

Ifthisisthecasewithyou,recallyourlastlongvacation.Wasittwoweeksofcompleteenjoyment?Morelikelyitwasaweekandahalfoffuninthesun,withanotherhalfaweekof"Boy,Ican'twaittogetbacktowork."Ifyoudidn'tfeelsuchvacationblues,thenimaginetakingaleaveofabsence.Youcoulduseittoworkonanovel,enrollinclassesorjustsitaroundwatchingTV.Attheendofthreemonths,inalllikelihood,yourself-esteemwouldbeatanall-timelow.Whileallworkandnoplayisnotgood,allplayandnoWorkisdisastrous.Weneedtofeelweareaccomplishingsomething.Wealsoneedsomeform.oforderinourlives.

Thesecondandperhapsmoreprevalentreasonforpeoplenottoliketheirworkisthattheyfeeltrapped.Onceyou'vebeenatacompanyforfiveyearsandhaveaspouse,amortgageandachild,youoftenfeelyouhaveverylittlechoiceaboutjumpingshipifthingsaren'tturningoutasyou'dplanned.Asteadypaycheckcanbethebiggestmanacleofall.Peopleresenthavingtodosomethingbecausetheyhavenootherchoice.

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

Ratherthancyanide,youroptiontakestheform.ofanup-to-dateresume.Youmightalsotakeaweeklyglancethroughthehelp-wantedsection,andmakesomevisitstoindustryfunctionswherelow-keynetworkingcantakeplace.You'renotgivinguponyourcurrentjob.Rather,youareprovidingyourselfwithanoption.Ifthingsgetunbearableatwork,youcouldjumpship.Beinginthispositioncandowondersforyourattitude.Itallowsyoutoenjoyyourworksince,inreality,youarethereonlybecauseyouwanttobe.

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

Thefirstmainreasonformanypeople'sunhappinessintheirjobsrisesfromtheirconvictionthat______.

A.workingislikekillingtheirtruetalents

B.workingatajobisjustwastingtheirtime

C.workingisnottheenjoymenttheyareafter

D.workingistheleastenjoyablewayofspendingtime

50.Inthelastparagraph,"Ithinkmyfather'swordsfoundtheirwayupnorthtoMcNeil"impliesthat______.

A.myfather'swordsfinallyreachedMcNeil

B.McNeildecidedtodosomethingfortheneedypeople

C.myfatherdecidedtoassistusinopeningmoreclinicsinthenorth

D.McNeilcommunitywasbadlyinneedoffreehealthcareprograms

51.

TherevenueoftheGooglecompanyislargelygeneratedfrom______.

52.

Theauthorspecificallymentionsthat______.

A.blackAmericansaremostprejudiciallytreatedintheU.S.

B.discriminationintheSouthwasnotmoreobviousthanintheNorth

C.thesituationofblacksisalmostthesametodayasitwasinthe1930s

D.afterblacksbecamefreepeopletheydidn'texperiencediscriminationinemploymentandpublicfacilities

53.ArecentcaseinAustraliashowshoweasilyfearcanfrustrateaninformant'sgoodintentions.InDecember,awomanwroteanonymouslytothecountry'santitrustwatchdog,theACCC,allegingthatheremployerwascolludingwithothersinbreachoftheTradePracticesAct.HerevidencewassufficienttosuggesttotheACCCthatfinesof10milliondollarscouldbeimposedon"alargecompany".Buttheagencyneededmoredetails.SojustbeforeChristmasitadvertisedextensivelytotryandpersuadethewomantocomeforwardagain.SomedayslaterherhusbandrangtheACCC,buthehungupbeforedisclosingvitalinformation.Nowtheagencyistryingtocontactthecoupleagain.

InAmerica,thereissomeevidencethattheeventsofSeptember11thhavemadepeoplemorepublic-spiritedandmoreinclinedtoblowthewhistle.TheGovernmentAccountabilityProject,aWashington-basedgroup,received27reproachesfrompotentialinformantsinthethreemonthsbeforeSeptember11th,and66inthethreemonthsafter.Manyofthesecomplaintswereaboutsecurityissues.TheyincludedaFederalAviationAdministrationemployeewhoclaimedthattheagencyhadrepeated