2021-2022年山东省菏泽市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)

2021-2022年山东省菏泽市大学英语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.Jobs

Apersonplanningforacareertodaymustlookcarefullyattheexpectedoccupationaltrendsandchangesinthejobmarket.Affectingtheeconomyarechangesinthesize,age,anddistributionofthepopulation,aswellasdevelopmentsintechnology.Thesechangesalsoaffectemploymentopportunities.Forexample,anagingpopulationhasincreasedtheneedformedicalcareandotherhealthservices.Computertechnologyhasnotonlyeliminatedorchangedthenatureofmanyjobsbutalsocreatednewoccupations.Byanalyzingthechangingeconomyandthefactorscausingthesechanges,apersoncanforecast,orpredictfuturetrendsinemployment.

ANewLaborForce

TheUnitedStateslaborforcethetotalnumberofpeopleovertheageof16whoareemployedorareactivelyseekingworktotaled127millionin1992.Bytheyear2005,thelaborforceisexpectedtoreach151million,anincreaseof19%.Thisincreaserepresentsaslightslowdowninthegrowthofthelaborforcecomparedwithgrowthduringtheprevious13-yearperiod,1979-1992.TheslowdownislargelyduetoslowerpopulationgrowthintheUnitedStates.

TheU.S.laborforcewillbecomemorediverseby2005,whitenonHispanicmenmadeupaslightlysmallerproportionofthelaborforcethanin1992,whilewomenandminoritygroupmemberswillmakeupalargershare.Between1992and2005,blacks,Hispanics,Asians,andotherethnic(种族的)groupswillaccountforroughly35%ofallpeopleenteringtheworkforce.Inaddition,womenwillcontinuetojointhelaborforceingrowingnumbers.In1979,womenmadeup42%ofthelaborforce.By2005,theirshareisexpectedtobe48%.

Theagemake-upoftheU.S.populationwillchangefrom1992to2005.Therewillbeasmallerproportionofchildrenandteenagersandalargerproportionofmiddle-agedandolderpeople.Thedeclineintheproportionofchildrenandteenagersreflectsthelowerbirthratesofthe1980sand1990s.Thelargeincreaseinthemiddle-agedpopulationreflectstheagingofthebabyboomgeneration—peopleborn

between1946and1964.Therapidgrowthoftheolderpopulationreflectsboththehighbirthratesbeforethe1930sandimprovementsinmedicaltechnologythatareallowingAmericanstolivelonger.

Thechangingagemake-upoftheU.S.populationwilldirectlyaffecttomorrow'sworkforce.Youngpeopleage16to24areexpectedtomakeuproughlythesamepercentageofthelaborforcein2005astheydidin1992.However,thepercentageofworkersage25to34willdeclinedramatically,from28%to21%.Thebabyboomgenerationwillcontinuetoaddmemberstotheworkforce,buttheirsharewilldeclineslightly.Themoststrikingchangewillbealargeincreaseinthepercentageofworkersbetweentheagesof45and54.Theseworkerswillaccountfor24%ofthelaborforcein2005,upfrom18%in1992.Workersinthisagegroupusuallyhavemoreemploymentexperiencethanyoungerworkers.Thus,employerswillbeabletochoosefromalargerpoolofexperiencedapplicants,peopleseekingjobs,incomingyears.

Education:APrerequisite(先决条件)forEmployment

Theeducationlevelofthelaborforcehasrisendramaticallyinrecentyears.In1980,forexample,19%ofallworkersage25andolderhadcompletedfouryearsofcollege.In1992,27%hadabachelor'sdegreeorhigher.Thetrendtowardhighereducationalachievementisexpectedtocontinue.

From1992to2005,employmentgrowthwillbefasterforoccupationsrequiringhigherlevelsofeducationortrainingthanforthoserequiringless.Managerial,professional,andtechnicalpositionswillmakeupanincreasingproportionofnewjobsthatbecomeavailable.Manyoftheoccupationsprojectedforgrowingmostrapidlyarethosewithhigherearnings.

Officeandfactoryautomation,changesinconsumerde

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2.

WhenMoss-Tuckerbegansnoring,shewasabout______.

A.56yearsoldB.46yearsoldC.36yearsoldD.26yearsold

3.

Ajournalistsucceedsmoreeasilythanastockbroker.

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4.Whatisn'tsaidaboutthecasewithPCBs?

A.AnaccumulationofPCBsinthehumanbodyisthedirectreasonofthecancerandotherseveredisorders.

B.PCBscan'tbedisintegratedusingconventionalwaste-treatmentways.

C.PCBsaredegradedbynaturalprocessesveryslowly.

D.PCBshavebeenfoundinhighcontentsinthefattytissuesoffish.

5.

Youcanconcludethatworkersbefore1935were______thantoday'sworkers.

6.Whenpeoplecareenoughaboutsomethingtodoitwell,thosewhodoitbesttendtobefarbetterthaneveryoneelse.There'sahugegapbetweenLeonardoandsecond-ratecontemporaries.Atop-rankedprofessionalchessplayercouldplaytenthousandgamesagainstanordinaryclubplayerwithoutlosingonce.

Likechessorpaintingorwritingnovels,makingmoneyisaveryspecializedskill.Butforsomereasonwetreatthisskilldifferently.Noonecomplainswhenafewpeoplesurpassalltherestatplayingchessorwritingnovels,butwhenafewpeoplemakemoremoneythantherest,wegeteditorialssayingthisiswrong.Why?Thepatternofvariationseemsnodifferentthanforanyotherskill.Whatcausespeopletoreactsostronglywhentheskillismakingmoney?

Ithinktherearcthreereasonswetreatmakingmoneyasdifferent:themisleadingmodelofwealthwelearnaschildren;thedisreputablewayinwhich,tillrecently,mostfortuneswereaccumulated;andtheworrythatgreatvariationsinincomearesomehowbadforsociety.AsfarasIcantell,thefirstismistaken,thesecondoutdated,andthethirdempiricallyfalse.Coulditbethat,inamodemdemocracy,variationinincomeisactuallyasignofhealth?

WhenIwasfiveIthoughtelectricitywascreatedbyelectricsockets.Ididn'trealizetherewerepowerplantsouttheregeneratingit.Likewise,itdoesn'toccurtomostkidsthatwealthissomethingthathastobegenerated.Itseemstobesomethingthatflowsfromparents.

Becauseofthecircumstancesinwhichtheyencounterit,childrentendtomisunderstandwealth.Theyconfuseitwithmoney.Theythinkthatthereisafixedamountofit.Andtheythinkofitassomethingthat'sdistributedbyauthorities(andsoshouldbedistributedequally),ratherthansomethingthathastobecreated(andmightbecreatedunequally).Infact,wealthisnotmoney.Moneyisjustaconvenientwayoftradingoneform.ofwealthforanother.Wealthistheunderlyingstuff--thegoodsandserviceswebuy.Whenyoutraveltoarichorpoorcountry,youdon'thavetolookatpeople'sbankaccountstotellwhichkindyou'rein.Youcanseewealth--inbuildingsandstreets,intheclothesandthehealthofthepeople.

Wheredoeswealthcomefrom?Peoplemakeit.Thiswaseasiertograspwhenmostpeoplelivedonfarms,andmademanyofthethingstheywantedwiththeirownhands.Thenyoucouldseeinthehouse,theherds,andthegranarythewealththateachfamilycreated.Itwasobviousthentoothatthewealthoftheworldwasnotafixedquantitythathadtobesharedout,likeslicesofapie.Ifyouwantedmorewealth,youcouldmakeit.

Thisisjustastruetoday,thoughfewofuscreatewealthdirectlyforourselves.Mostlywecreatewealthforotherpeopleinexchangeformoney,whichwethentradefortheformsofwealthwewant.Becausekidsareunabletocreatewealth,whatevertheyhavehastobegiventothem.Andwhenwealthissomethingyou'regiven,thenofcourseitseemsthatitshouldbedistributedequally.Asinmostfamiliesitis.Thekidsseetothat."Unfair,"theycry,whenonesibling(兄弟姐妹)getsmorethananother.

Intherealworld,youcan'tkeeplivingoffyourparents.Ifyouwantsomething,youeitherhavetomakeit,ordosomethingofequivalentvalueforsomeoneelse,inordertogetthemtogiveyouenoughmoneytobuyit.Intherealworld,wealthis(exceptforafewspecialistslikethievesandspeculators)somethingyouhavetocreate,notsomethingthat'sdistributedbyDaddy.Andsincetheabilityanddesiretocreateitvaryfrompersontoperson,it'snotmadeequally.

Yougetpaidbydoingormakingsomethingpeoplewant,andthosewhomakemoremoneyareoftensimplybetteratdoingwhatpeoplewant.TopactorsmakealotmoremoneythanB-listactors.

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7.

Contrarytoindividualsportswhichcallforagreatersenseofautonomy,teamsportslayemphasison______.

8.

______participateintheErasmusprograminEuropetopreparestudentsforglobalcareers.

9.

Whatdolocalresidentsclaimfor?

A.Theyaresickbecauseofyearsofpollution.

B.Theyeresickbecauseofpesticidesfromagriculture.

C.Theyeresickbecauseofindustriesontheirdoorsteps.

D.Theyaresickbecauseofairpollution.

10.

Whenassessingdifferentattitudestowarddisclosure,weshouldtake______intoconsideration.

11.

Thetelevisionsatellitesstayingeosynchronousorbitand______.

A.transmitsignalinthedirect"lineofsight"

B.compressthesignal

C.keeppacewiththemoon

D.keeppacewiththeearth

12.Accordingtotheprogramin2002,caregiverswereexpectedtoreducestressby______.

13.Mr.Youngusuallyholdsa______withtheworkerwhoisasubstanceabusertodiscusshowtosolvetheproblem.

14.

DrPagelstudied122familytreesinthatthereweremoregeneticchangesinthem.

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15.

Hostagesituationsareusuallyintremendousdisorder,sotherearenoobviousstagesinthem,

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16.

Everyyear,adomeownermayspend30%lessinenergyexpenditurethananormalrectilinearhomeone.

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17.

Humanpsychologydecidesthatourmaximumbidshouldbe_______________morethanthatoftherivalbidder.

18.

JimHatfielddecidedtobecomeado-it-yourselferwhen______.

19.

Aseriesofexperimentsdescribedinthepassageistoexaminewhetherthoughtandbehavior.can______.

20.

Itis______totellprotectiveliesbecausefolksareconvincedthatthetruthwouldbetoodamaging.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(31)

A.Theyattackhumanbeings.

B.Weneedtostudynativeanimals.

C.Theycan'tliveoutoftherainforest.

D.Wedonotknowmuchaboutthemyet.

22.SectionC

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

Withtherecentrapidadvancesininformationtechnologies,educationalresearchersateverylevelandinevery【B1】______havedevelopednewmethods,tools,and【B2】______forinstruction.Theirgeneralpurposeistomaketheeducationalprocess—teachingandlearningsoundmuchmorescientificandmodem.AstheInternet,emailand【B3】______havealreadybecomepartsofmostcollegestudents'livesandstudiesnowadays;【B4】______thesenewinformationtechnologiestoengineeringandscienceinstructionisagreat【B5】______forteachersandresearchers.Althoughtheeffectivenessand【B6】______ofnewinformationtechnologiesoneducationmnotyetwellcomprehendedand【B7】______,thepromisesand【B8】______theyholdforimprovingeducationareexciting.Forexample,【B9】______.Bythenetworks,teachingandlearningarenolongerconfinedtotheclassrooms.

Studentsathomeandinworkplacescanhaveaccesstolearningmaterialatanytime,whichmakestheirstudyingprocessbecomeeasierandmoreconvenient.【B10】______.

Studentscanworkonlearningmaterialsmtheirownpaceanddiscussthemwithotherpeoplewhentheyhavequestions.【B11】______.

【B1】

23.SectionC

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

Ioncehadafriendthatwas【B1】______withterminalcancer,andthenewsthathemightonlyliveuptosixmonthswasagreatshocktohim,hisfamily,andhisfriends.However,inspiteofthedireprognosis,hewas【B2】______determinedtolookintoallavailabletreatmentsthatmightcurehimor【B3】______hislife.Ithinkthatwhenyoufindyourselfinsuchsituations,youtendtolookupeverypossibleavenueforhopeof【B4】______yourlife.

Asthemonths【B5】______andhishealthgrew,Inoticedanunexpectedchangeinattitudethatcameoverhim.Hehadalsobeenajovialpersonwithan【B6】______personality,butrather(than)giveintodiscouragementand【B7】______,hetookcomfortinhisfaithinGodand【B8】______.Hisconversationsfocusedonothersratherthanhimself,andhe,spokeoftheafterlifeassomething【B9】______.

Duringthelastfewmonths,weeks,anddaysofhislife,hewaskindlycaredforbyfamily,friends,hislovingwife,wholookedafterbothhisphysicalandemotionalneeds,andworkersfromalocalhospicecametothehometohelpregulatehismedicationandprovideanyotherneededsupport.【B10】______,realizingtheywerethebenefactorsofsomethingmore.

Indeed,onemightponderwhyGodallowsdeathandsufferinginourworld,butforme,suchexperiencestaughtmetovaluefamilymoreandkindnessforothers.【B11】______.

【B1】

24.听力原文：W：Didyouturnoffthelightsandcheckthelocksonallthedoors?

M：Yes,ItoldtheJohnsonswe'vegonefortwoweeks.Theypromisetokeepaneyeonthehouseforus.

Q：Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtodo?

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A.Stayawayforacoupleofweeks.

B.Checkthelockseverytwoweeks.

C.LookaftertheJohnsons'house.

D.Movetoanotherplace.

25.听力原文：W:Hi,Burt.Iheardyou'relookingforanewjob.Howisitgoing?

M:Ijusthadaninterviewyesterday.IthinkIdidwell.Thedirectorseemedtolikeme.TheysaidtheywouldmakeadecisionbythisFriday.IbelieveIhaveaverygoodchance.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisinterview?

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A.Hewillprobablyfail.

B.Thechanceishalf-and-half.

C.Hewillprobablygetthejob.

D.Heisnotsatisfiedwiththeoffer.

26.

【B10】

27.(17)

A.Yes,shecanstudythereifsheiswritingaresearchpaper.

B.Yes,butsheneedstohavetheapprovalofherprofessor.

C.Yes,becausesheisaseniorstudent

D.No,it'sopenonlytoteachersandpostgraduates.

28.听力原文：W:Ihavetogototheothersideofthetown,butit'stherushhournow.

M:Drivingisnottheidealway.Ialwaystakethesubwayatthistimeoftheday.

Q:Accordingtotheman,whatisthebetterwaymgototheothersideofthetom?

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A.Drivingacar.

B.Takingataxi.

C.Takingatrain.

D.Goingbysubway.

29.听力原文：M：Couldyougivemealittlehelponthesebiologicalproblems?I'vebeenbeatingmybrainsoutallweekendtryingtofigurethemout,butI'mstillnotsureIunderstandthem.

W：IfIwereyou,Iwouldnotaskapersonwhoneverpassesbiologicalexams.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Heshouldturntosomebodyelse.

B.Heshouldworkthemoutonweekend.

C.She'dliketohelpifhestopsboxing.

D.She'dhelphimafterthealgebraexam.

30.

【B9】

31.【B9】

32.(42)

33.听力原文：Oneofthegreatthingsabouttravelingaroundtheworldisallofthewonderfulfoodyougettotry.(29)Watchyourselfwhenyoustarttoreachforthatfood,though,oryoujustmightoffendsomeone.Whenitcomestotablemanners,whatworksinonecountrydoesn'talwaysgooverinanother.

TheUnitedStateshasitsownspecialdiningcustomsthatvisitorsshouldknowaboutbeforesittingdowntoameal.Forexample,(30)whenfoodstartstoarrive,youcan'tjustdigin.It'sconsideredrudetostarteatingbeforeeveryoneatthetablehasreceivedhisorhermeal.

Onceyoustarttochowdown,it'simportanttoremembertokeepyourelbowsoffthetableandkeepyourmouthclosedasyouchew.Don'tleanoverandslurpfromtheplateonthetableeither.Foodmustbetransportedfromthedishtoyourmouthwithaforkoraspoon.(31)Neverpickupyourbowlorplateasyoueatbecausethisisespeciallyconsideredrudebeyondallbelief.

Itisalsoconsideredrudetopickbetweenyourteethwhereotherscanseeyou.Somerestaurantsusuallydonotsupplytoothpicks,soitissometimeshardtodecidewhentoremovefoodstuckbetweentheteeth.Itisusuallybesttoexcuseyourselfandgotothebathroom.

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A.Rememberyourtablerules.

B.Noticethedifferentdiningmanners.

C.Preparesometoothpicks.

D.Don'tremovethefoodstuckbetweenyourteeth.

34.听力原文：W：Yourdogcertainlyseemstoknowyouarehismaster．Didyouhavetopunishhimveryoftenwhenyoutrainhim?

M：Ifoundit'smuchbettertopraisehimwhenheobeysandnottobesofussywhenhemakesmistakes．

Q：Whatdoesthemansayabouttrainingdogs?

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A.Hehaslearnedalotfromhisownmistakes.

B.Heisquiteexperiencedintrainingwilddogs.

C.Hefindsrewardmoreeffectivethanpunishment.

D.Hethinksitvitaltomasterbasictrainingskills.

35.(22)

A.Thetransformer.B.Thebattery.C.Thefuses.D.Thewires.

36.(35)

A.Theamountoftearscanbeadapted.

B.Cryingaffectsthefeelings.

C.Tearsdischargechemicalsbuiltupduringstress.

D.Cryingleadstoproducingmorechemicalsinmars.

37.(36)

A.Naturechangedourenvironmentovertheyears.

B.Wemustavoidwastingresourcesandpollutingourenvironment.

C.Ourresourcesarenearlyusedup.

D.Tripstootherplanetswillhelpeliminatepollution.

38.

【B7】

39.

【B8】

40.SectionB

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

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

Formanycenturiesandinallcountriespeoplehavestudiedtheweatherandtriedtomakeweatherforecasting.Sometimesdistantobjectssuchashillsandtalltreesseemtobeveryclearandnear.Thisisasignofmuchwatervaporintheair,andthereforerainwillprobablycome.Ringsroundthesanarealsoasignofcomingrain.Manypeoplefeelpainintheirbones.Thisisasignofthecoiningofwetweather.Somebirdsflyhighiffineweatheriscoming.Theyflynearthegroundifrainorstormyweatherisontheway.Itisprobablybecausetheinsectswhichtheyarehuntingflylow.Ifyouseearainbowduringrainyweather,thisisasignthattheweatherwillbecomeclearandfine.Suchrainbowsalwayscomeintheevening.Iftherainbowappearsinthemorning,rainyweatherwillprobablycome.Ifafogappearsinthemorningjustaboutsunrisethenthedaywillbewarm.Ifthestarstwinkleclearlyatnight,thenfineweatherwillcontinue.Ifthesunsetismostlyredincolor,thenthefollowingdaywillbefine.

Mostoftheabovesayingshavebeenmadebypeoplewhohaveusedtheireyesandbrainstomakeweatherforecasting.

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A.Theweatherwillbeclearendfine.

B.Rainwillprobablycome.

C.Therewillbeafog.

D.Fineweatherwillcontinue.

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

Oneoftheargumentsagainstclosingtherailwaylinewasthat______.

A.afewtouristswouldcomeintothearea

B.peoplefromoutlyingdistrictswouldbeunabletoattendreligiousservices

C.theeconomyofthepeoplewouldsuffergreatly

D.itwouldbedifficulttogofromLyntontoBarnstaple

42.SectionB

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

ThewritingoftheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesisanactofsuchgeniusthatphilosophersstillwonderatitsaccomplishmentandenvyitsresults.Fifty-fivetypicalAmericancitizensmetandagruedfor127daysduringaferociouslyhotPhiladelphiasummerandproducedoneofthemagisterialdocumentsofworldhistory.Almostwithoutbeingawareoftheirgreatachievement,theyfashionedanearlyperfectinstrumentofgovernment,andIhavestudiedisfornearly70yearswithgrowingadmirationforitsutilityandastonishmentatitscapacitytochangewithachangingworld.Itisatestamenttowhatacollectionoftypicalfreemencanachieve.

IthinkthisisthesalientfactaboutourConstitution.Allothernationswhichwereinexistencein1787havehadtoaltertheirform.ofgovernmentintheinterveningyears.France,RussiaandChinahaveundergonemomentousrevolutions.StablenationslikeSwedenandSwitzerlandhavehadtochangetheirformsradically.EvenGreatBritain,moststalwartofnations,haslimitedsharplythepowerofitsmonarchanditshouseofLords.OnlytheUnitedStates,adheringtothepreceptsofitsConstitution,hascontinuedwiththesamefromofgovernment.Wearenotoftheyoungernationsoftheworld;wearetheoldestwhenitcomestohavingfoundthegovernmentwhichsuitsisbest.

Itisinstructivetorememberthe55menwhoframedthisdocument.ElderstatesmenlikeGeorgeWashingtonandBenjaminFranklincontributedlittletothedebatebutgreatlytothestabilityandinspirationoftheconvention.ThomasJefferson,perhapsthemostbrilliantAmericanofthosedays,missedthemeetingentirely;hewasondiplomaticdutyinFrance.Thehardcentralworkofdeterminingtheform.ofgovernmentseemstohavebeendonebyahandfuloftrulygreatmen:JamesMadisonandGeorgeMasonofVirginia,GrogerShermanofConnecticut,JamesWilsonandGouverneurMorrisofPennsylvania.AlexanderHamiltonofnewYorkdidnotspeakmuchbutdidexertconsiderableinfluence.

The55containedacollegepresident,abander,amerchant,agreatteacheroflaw,ajudge,amajor,aclergyman,astategovernorandasurgeon.Onesixthofthememberswereforeignborn.TwoweregraduatesofOxfordUniversity,oneofSt.AndrewsinScotland.Butthegroupalsocontainedsomerealnonentities,includingamilitarymanwhohadbeencourt-martialedforcowardiceduringtheRevolution,somewhocontributednothingtothedebate,andsomewhowerenotquiteabletofollowwhatwasbeingdebated.

WhatthismixofmendidwascreateamiracleinwhicheveryAmericanshouldtakepride.Theirdecisiontodividethepowerofthegovernmentintothreeparts-Legislative,Executive,judicial-wasamasterstroke,aswasthecleverwayinwhichtheyprotectedtheinterestsofsmallstatesbygivingeachstatetwoSenators,regardlessofpopulation,andtheinterestoflargestatesbyapportioningtheHouseofRepresentativesaccordingtopopulation.

ButIthinktheyshouldbepraisedmostlybecausetheyattendedtothoseprofoundprinciplesbywhichfreemenhavethroughthecenturiesendeavoredtogovern,themselves.TheaccumulatedwisdomofmankindspeaksinthisConstitution.

Whatisthemajorpoinythattheauthorismakinginthearticle?

A.TheConstitution,oneofthegreatdocumentsoftheworld,waswrittenbyfifty-fivemenofvaryingtalentsandbackgrounds.

B.TheConstitutionowesitsgreatnesstothefactthatishasneverchangedinachangingworld.

C.TheConstitutionwaswrittenbymanypeopleworkingtogethercooperatively.

D.TheConstitutionwaswrittenbymanypeople,allofwhomwerethinkersofthehighestorder.

43.

Theword"get-off"(Line2,Para.3)couldbereplacedby______.

A.famousB.primaryC.specialD.smart

44.

【C8】

45.

Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?

A.TherecruitinglettersMackReiterreceivedofferedhimfullscholarships.

B.MackReiterwantedtohelphisfamilygooutofthetrouble.

C.Traditionalscholarshipsareagoodsolutiontothetuitionproblemsinsomefamilies.

D.MackReiterwasveryproudofhisnationalwrestlingchampionship.

46.

Theauthormaintainsthatbothsidesshould______ifthetwodifferentworkstylesclashheadlong.

A.bepatientandtolerant

B.realizethatbothworkstylesareproductive

C.makeeffortstoavoiddoingdamagetotheother'sproductivity

D.makecompromisestobridgethegulfbetweenthem

47.AlthoughweAmericansinrecentdecadeshavegrownricher,ourchildrenhavegrownpoorer.Manyfamiliesnolongeradequatelyperform.thenurturingandsupportingfunctionthatchildrenneed,emotionallyandintellectually.

Theevilconsequencesforchildrenarenotindispute.Therateofsuicideamongchildrenagedtentofourteenistwiceashighasitwastwentyyearsago.Forchildrenagedfifteentonineteen,theratehastripled.

Since1983,crimesbychildrenhavebeenrisingatafasterratethanthejuvenilepopulation.Abouthalfofsuchcrimesinvolvethetraditionalyouthfuloffensesoftheft,breakingandentering,andvandalism,butserious,violentcrimes,thoughstillinvolvingarelativelysmallproportionofchildren,aregoingupatastartlingrate,Therateofarmedrobbery,rape,andmurderbyjuvenileshasdoubledinadecade.

TheSenateJuvenileDelinquencySubcommitteesurveyed750schooldistrictsandreportedthefollowingchangesbetween1990and1993.Dropoutsincreasedby11percent.Drugandalcoholoffensesonschoolpropertywereup37percent.Burglariesofschoolbuildingswereup11percentandassaultsonteachersup77percent.

Amongthosewhoarethoughtofas"normal"children,lowerreadingscoresandscholasticaptitudescoresrevealintellectualimpoverishment.Beyondallthisloomtheapathyandwasteofthecounterculture.Itsexistenceisnolongernews,butitsranksarestillswelledeachyearbythousandsofpatheticrunawaysand,dropouts.

Whatforcesareproducingtheincreasinglyseverestressesontoday'schildren?

Thephenomenoniscomplexandbaffling,butseveraldevelopmentsseemtobeinteracting.Urbanizationisafactor.Childrenwhomighthavemadeitonafarmorinavillage,despiteadversefamilycircumstancessuchasextremepovertyorafa