2021-2022年四川省遂宁市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2021-2022年四川省遂宁市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

OnemajordifferencebetweentheStockExchangeandothermarketsisthattheStockExchangedealswithgoodswith______.

2.Powerwalkingisdifferentfromrunningatthesamepaceinthat______.

A.itusesmoreenergy

B.itburnsmuchlesscalories

C.itisrestrictedtothepark

D.itrequiresspecialequipment

3.

Somebusinessmenhavefoundit______byputtingusersintovideo-game-likevirtualworlds.

4.

Theauthorholdstheopinionthatclimatechangeshavestartedwiththedawnofagriculture.

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5.

DrChuntoldtheAssemblythatasDirector-GeneralshewouldfocusonsixkeyissuesforWHO:______.

6.Luckypeopleusecounter-factualthinkingto______.

A.encourageotherstobehappier

B.movetheirmisfortunetoothers

C.weakentheimpactofmisfortune

D.helpunluckypeopledealwithmisfortune

7.Topreventanemployee'spossiblevengefulbehaviours,Ms.Edwardsadvicestheemployerto

A.showrespectwhenlayingofftheemployee

B.restraintheemployee'sbehaviours

C.orderthesecuritytodrivetheemployeeaway

D.threatentotaketheemployeetocourt

8.

Theauthorpointsoutthatjustlikepeoplefromdifferentcultures,menandwomenhaveproblemswith______

9.

Thereleaseoflargequantifiesofthegreenhousegasmethaneaspermafrostmeltswillspeedup______.

10.

Therewere______groupsofindenturedservants.

11.WidelyusingPrEPsmaycausepotentialproblemslikeethicalissuesand______.

12.

AtPennStateUniversity,engineershavedesignedaircraftwingsthatcanchangeshapeindifferentphasesofflight,______.

13.

In2001,R-ratedfilmsaccountedforthemajorityofHollywoodfilmsbecausebothdomesticandforeignmarketswereinfavorofactionmovies.

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14.AIDS

ThediseaseAIDShasbecometheleadingcauseofdeathamongyoungadultsinAmerica.Muchrecent

AmericanculturedealswithpeoplelivingwithordyingofAIDS.ThestoryofAIDSanditseffectonAmericanlifeisnotstorytodayontheVOASpecialEnglishprogramTHISISAMERICA.

AIDSisAcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome.ThehumanimmunodeficiencyviruscalledHIVisbelievedtocauseAIDS.Thereisnocure.Peoplewhogetthediseasewilldie.AIDSitselfdoesnotkill.However,itattacksanddestroysthebody'sdefensesystemthatfightsagainstinfection.Whenthishappens,apersonhaslittleabilitytofightoffmanyotherdiseasesincludingpneumonia,cancerandtuberculosis.

ArecentgovernmentreportsaysAIDSistheleadingcauseofdeathamongAmericansbetweentheagesof25and44.ThereportsaysdeathscausedbyAIDSinthisagegrouphaveincreasedeveryyearsincethediseasewasfirstrecognizedin1981.Lastyearmorethan80thousandnewAIDScaseswerereportedintheUnitedStates.

Studiesshowthatin1993mostofthenewcaseswereamongminoritypopulations,especiallyAfrican-AmericansandHispanics.

AnewstudysaysthenumberofwomenintheUnitedStateswithAIDShasincreasedsharply.ThestudysaysAIDSisincreasingfasteramongwomenthanamongmen.EighteenpercentofAIDSpatientsarewomen.Thisisalmost3tiestherate10yearsago.MostwomengettheAIDSvirusfromhavingsexualrelationswithmen.regnantwomenwiththediseasecanpassittotheirbabies.TheeffectofAIDSinAmericaisgreatestinlargecities.AIDSistheleadingcauseofdeathamongallpeoplein79cities.Itistheleadingcauseofdeathamongwomenin15cities.TheseincludeNewYorkCityandMiami,Florida.

DoctorsintheUnitedStatesfirstnotedAIDS14yearsagoinhomosexualmeninNewYorkandCalifornia.IntheUnitedStatesAIDSspreadfirstamonghomosexualmen.Thenitappearedinpeoplewhosharedneedlestoputillegaldrugsintotheftblood.Italsoappearedinpeoplewhohadreceivedinfectedbloodproductsathospitals.TheAIDSvirusisspreadthroughtheexchangeofinfectedbloodorbodyfluidsreleasedduringsexualactivity.Italsoisspreadbyhavingsexualrelationswithsomeonewhobasthevirus.Anditisspreadbysharingdrugneedlesthathaveinfectedbloodonthem.

HealthofficialsintheUnitedStatesbelievethatpubliceducationisthebestwaytolimitthespreadofAIDS.Inthepastfewyears,publicprogramshavetaughtchildrenandadultsthefactsaboutAIDS.TeenagersandadultshavebeentaughthowtoprotectagainstAIDS,Onemethodistouserubberdevicescalledcondomsduringsexualrelations.

Morethan440thousandpeopleintheUnitedStateshavegottenAIDSsincethediseasewasfirstrecognized.Morethan250thousandofthemhavedied.FactsaboutAIDSarecollectedbytheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventioninAtlanta,Georgia.HaroldJaffeisanofficialthere.Dr.JaffesaystheeffectofAIDSonAmericansocietyisgreaterthanthenumbersofdeath.ThisisbecauseAIDSmainlykillsyoungpeople—thefutureofthenation.

AIDShascreatedmanykindsofreactionsinAmerica.ManypeoplearefrightenedbythethreatofAIDS.Somehavechangedtheirsexualactivitytoreducetheirchancesofgettingthedisease.SomehateandfearpeoplewithAIDS.Othershavegreatsympathyforpeoplelivingwiththedisease.AIDSactivistshavetriedtoreducethepublic'sfearofpeoplewithAIDS.TheywanttoshowthatpeoplewithAIDSarejustlikeotherpeople.PrivategroupshavedonealottohelppeoplewithAIDS.TheyorganizesupportgroupswherepeoplewithAIDSandtheirfamiliescandiscusstheirproblems.ThesegroupsalsohaveestablishedmanyspecialcenterswherepeoplewithAIDScanreceivetreatment.

Many

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15.

Euroisthesecondlargestcurrencyintheworldtoday.

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16.

Intheyearstocome,thepercentageoftelecommuterswillgrowfarbeyondthefuturists'wildestexpectations.

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17.SuggestionsforYourWork

Annieisalongtimesecretary/receptionistfortwoseniorvicepresidentsatabigcompany.Theyhavebeendoingalotofhiringlately,andalmostallofthenewmiddle-managementpersonnelhavebeeninterviewedbyoneortheotherofAnnie'stwobosses,sonaturallytheycomethroughherofficefirst.

Someofthesepeopleareunbelievablyrude.EithertheytreatAnnielikeapieceoffurniture(nohello,noeyecontact)ortheythinksheistheirerrand(差使)girl.Lately,Annie'stwobosseshavestartedaskingherforherimpressionsofjobcandidates.Sofarthisweek,twohavebeendiscourteous(失礼的)anddismissive,soAnniegaveboththethumbs-down.Neitherisgettingcalledbackforthenextroundofinterviews.

Nooneknowshowcommonthisis,butifyouarejobhunting,it'snecessarytobeawarethatthedummyatthereceptiondeskmaybeanythingbutnot"justasecretary".

SuggestionstoJobHunters

AccordingtoAnnieStevensandGregGostanian,twopartnersataBoston-basedexecutivecoachingfirmcalledClearRock,it'snotunusualthesedaysforahiringmanagertoaskeveryonewhomeetsapotentialnewhiretogiveanopinionofhimorher."Oneofthebiggestreasonssomanynewlyrecruitedmanagersfailinanewjobistheirinabilitytofitinandgetalongwiththepeoplewhoarealreadythere,"saysStevens."Soemployersnowwanttogetstaffers'impressionsrightatthestart."

AddsGostanian:"Alotcanbelearnedfromhowcandidatestreatreceptionists,Ifthejobseekerisrude,condescending,orarrogant,thismightbeanindicationofhowheorshewouldtreatcoworkersordirectreports."

Obviously,anyonelookingforanewjobwoulddowellnottoalienatethepersonwhositsoutsidetheinterviewer'sdoor.StevensandGostanianofferthesesixtipsforgettingofftotherightstart:

-introduceyourselfasyouwouldtoanyotherpotentialnewcolleague.Smile,shakehands,andsoon.Itseemsoddthatthishastobespelledout,butapparentlyitdoes;and,besidesbeingamatterofcommoncourtesy,ordinaryfriendlinessoffersapracticaladvantage."Learningandrememberinganinterviewer'sreceptionist'snamecanonlyhelpasyouadvanceintheinterviewingprocess,"Stevensnotes.

-Don'tregardareceptionistorotherassistantasanunderling(部下)--atleast,notasyourownpersonalunderling."Alwaysasktheinterviewerifyouneedhelpfromanyoneelseintheofficewhereyou'reinterviewing,insteadofseekingthisdirectlyyourself,"saysGostanian.Inotherwords,ifyou'dliketoleaveanextracopyofyourresume,refrainfromsendingtheinterviewer'sassistanttotheXeroxmachine.

-It'sfinetoacceptifyou'reofferedabeverage,butkeepitsimple."Don'taskforparticularbrandnamesorexpecttobebrewedafreshpotofcoffee,"Stevenssays.Andofcourse,needweaddthatdispatchinganybodytoStarbucksisoutofthequestion?

-Feelfreetomakesmalltalk,butknowthatanythingyousaymaywellgetbacktotheinterviewer."Don'taskprobingquestionsaboutthecompanyorofferunsolicitedopinions,"Gostardanadvises.Nomatterhowhideoustheofficedoor,endlessthehikefromtheparkinglot,orinconvenientthewaittoseetheinterviewer,keepittoyourself.Plentyoftimeforwhining(抱怨)andgrumblingafteryou'rehired.

-Don'ttalkonyourcellphoneinfrontofthereceptionist,andtrytoputyourBlackBerryaside."Ifyouhavetomakeortakeacall,leavethereceptionarea,"Stevenssays.Preoccupationwithwirelessdeviceswillmarkyou,shesays,as"acoldandfixatedperson".

-"Don'tforgettosaygood-bye."Failuretosaygood-byetosomeoneyou'vejustmetreflectsnegativelyonyou,"Gostaniannotes."You'llcomeacrossasimpersonalanduncaring."That'shardlytheim

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18.

NooneknowsexactlyhowGMcropswillaffecttheenvironmentbecausegeneticstructureiscomplexandtherelatedtestsnowmainlystudy______.

19.

Ifamemberoftheeurorunsabudgedeficitof4.0percent,itwillbecharged______________________oftheirGDPbytheStabilityandGrowthPact.

20.

Need-blindadmissionpolicymeanscollegesdecidewhethertomakeanofferofadmissionwithout______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(26)

A.Shewilldopart-timejobstocoveritherself.

B.Herfatherwillbuyitforherasagift.

C.Shewillpayitwithherscholarship.

D.Herfatherwillsharetheexpenditure.

22.听力原文：M:Goodafternoon,madam.HowcanIhelpyou?

W:Erm,well,Iseemtohavelostmyhandbag.

M:Oh,I'msorry.

W:Haveyouseenabrownbag?

M:I'mafraidmadamatthepresenttimenothinghasbeenhandedin,butifyou'dliketogivemeadescription,Icanwriteitdown.

W:OK.it,it'sabrownbag.

M:Brown.

W:Andit'serm,it'sleatherandithasaflapthatcomesovertop.It'serm,ashoulderbag.

M:Fine.Haveyougotanythinginsideitthatwouldidentifyit?

W:Well,mypassport'sinthereanderm,mymoney,Imeanallmymoneyisinthere,Ihaveaboutthreehundredpoundscash.

M:Isee.

W:Erm,mypassportandmymoney,ermoh,I,Ihavealittleaddressbookandmynameishathefront.

M:Fine.Andwheredidyouleaveit?

W:IthinkIleftitinthebrasserie.

M:Andwhenwasthat?

W:About12:30,Ithink.

M:I'msureitwillturnup.Nowcouldyoutellmeyourname,please?

W:Henderson.JulieHenderson.I'minRoom216.

M:Allright,Mrs.Henderson.Wewillletyouknowassoonaswefindit.

W:Thankyouverymuch.

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A.Thehandbagisbrown.

B.Thehandbaghasaflapoverthetop.

C.Thehandbagisashoulderbag.

D.Thehandbagisnotmadeofleather.

23.

【B11】

24.(42)

25.(36)

A.Becauseit'sshining.

B.Becauseit'srare.

C.Becauseit'sexpensive.

D.Becauseitcamefromancienttimes.

26.听力原文：W:Sam,couldyoureviewtheresultsofthesurveyonleisuresportingactivitiesagain?WeneedtoplanoutourproposalforthisFriday'sbusinessmeeting.

M:Sure.I'vesummarizedtheresultsinthehandout,brokendownbyconsumeragegroupsandsportingactivities.Thesurveywasadministeredto550menandwomenbetweentheagesof18and55yearsold,andtheresultshavebeencompiledinthefollowingagegroups:18to26,27to35,36to45,and46to55.Accordingtotheresults,themostactivegroupinvolvedinsportingactivitiesarethosebetween18and26yearsold,followedbythose36to45yearsold.

W:Isee.

M:Asfarasparticularsportsareconcerned,peopleinthesetwogroupscitedjoggingastheirfavoriterecreationalsportfollowedbyskiing,tennis,swimming,andcycling.

W:Andwhataboutthesegroupsbrokendownbygender?

M:Oh,thanksforbringingthatup.Menappeartobeslightlymomactivethanwomeninthe18to26year-oldagegroup,butwomenseemmoreactiveintheotherthreegroups.

W:Hmm.Basedonwhatyouhavesaid,Ithinkweshouldconsidertargetingthe18to26year-oldagegroupmoreinthefuture.Ialsofeelweshouldconsiderexpandingourlineofathleticshoes,particularlyjoggingandtennisfootwear.Wealsohavetocomeupwithamoreappealingsloganaimedatthisagegroup.

M:Iseewhatyoumean.However,whentheseresultsarecomparedwiththesurveycarriedoutthreeyearsago,wecanseeagrowingtrendamongolderconsumers--those14,Imean46to55whoarebecomingmoreconsciousandconcernedaboutstayingfit.Ibelievethistrendwillcontinue,soweshouldfocusonthisgroupinstead.

W:Iseeyourpoint.Well,let'smeetagainonWednesdaytoironoutmoreofthedetailsofthisproposal.

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A.Leisuresportingactivities.

B.Averageageofathletes.

C.Durabilityofsportingequipment.

D.People'spreferenceforsportingactivities.

27.【B8】

28.听力原文：TheworldwideorganizationoftheRedCrossstemsfromtheideaofHenryDunant,aSwissbanker.In1838,attheageof10,Dunantwastakenbyhisfathergovisitaprison.Therehesawprisonerschainedtogetherexercisingintheyardandbreakingstonesalongtheroad.Thisexperienceleftadeepimpressiononhimandmadehimdeterminedtodosomethingforconvictsandslavesandforallwhowereoppressedanddeprivedoftheirliberty.OnJune24,1859,whileonhiswayfromGenevatoFrance,DunantwitnessedthebafflebetweentheFrenchandAustrianarmies.Itwasoneofthefiercestbattlesofthe19thcentury.Shockedbythelackofmedicalsuppliesandattentiongiventothewounded,Dunantdecidedavolunteerservicehadtobeorganized.Hegatheredtogetheranumberofwomenwhotendedthehundredsofwoundedsoldiersofallnationalitiesandhelpedthesurgeonsasbesttheycould.Afterthatbattle,Dunantwasdeterminedtoform.abodyofpeoplewhowouldrallytogetherintimesofwarandattendtotheneedsofthewoundedanddying.Dunatheldthatasufferinghumanbeingshouldbehelpedforhisownsakewithoutregardtorace,ManyEuropeanstatessupportedhimandonAugust22,1864,thefirstGenevaConventionreligionorpoliticalbeliefs.wassigned.Thislaiddownthatonceasoldieriswounded,heandeveryonewhocomestohishelpceasetobeanenemy.Asymbolbywhichthereliefworkerscouldberecognizedwasdevised.AsatributetoSwitzerland,thesymbolwastheSwissflagreversed,thatis,aredcrossonawhiteground.SotheRedCrosswasborn.

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A.Avisittoaprison.

B.Theinfluenceofhisfather.

C.Atalkwithsomemiserableslaves.

D.HisexperienceinthewarbetweenFranceandAustria.

29.(18)

A.BylearningEnglishalone.

B.BylearningEnglishhardbeforetest.

C.Bystudyingathersparetime.

D.Bylearningalittleregularly.

30.(25)

A.Playinaband.

B.Workattheauction.

C.Sellrefreshments.

D.Collecttickets.

31.

【B5】

32.

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33.

【B3】

34.

【B8】

35.(24)

A.Whenthey'reunabletocontroltheperson'sbehavior.

B.Whenthecausesofthebehavior.areobvious.

C.Whentheconsequencesofthebehavior.areunpleasant.

D.Whenthebehavior.isexpected.

36.(22)

A.Cancer.

B.Heartdisease.

C.Organtransplant.

D.Lungdisease.

37.(47)

38.听力原文：M:Thesummerholidayiscoming,butIreallydon'tknowwhattodo.Theredoesn'tseemtobeanyjobsavailable.

W:Whydon'tyoutryhouse-sitting?LastsummerCindywasahousesitterfortheSmithswhentheywentawayonvacation.TheyhiredCindytostayintheirhousebecausetheydidn'twantitleftempty.

M:YoumeantheypaidCindyjusttoliveintheirhouse?

W:Itwasn'tthateasy.Shehadtowaterthehouseplants,mowthelawn,andeventakecareofthepets.

M:Iguessitisalittlelikebaby-sittingexceptyou'retakingcareofahouseinsteadofchildren.

W:Thestudentemploymentofficestillhasafewjobsposted.

M:DoIjusthavetofilloutanapplication?

W:Youhavetohaveaninterviewwiththehomeownerandprovidethreereferencesatleast.

M:Thatseemslikealotoftroubleforasummerjob.

W:Well,thehomeownerwantssomeguaranteethattheycantrustthehousesitter.Youknowtheywanttomakesureyou'renotthetypewho'llholdwildpartiesintheirhouse,orbringagroupoffriendsinwithyou.

M:Isee.Housesitterswhodothatsortofthingprobablyaren'tpaidthen.

W:Usuallythey'repaidanywayjustbecausethehomeownersdon'twanttomakeafuss.Butifthehome-ownerreportsit,thehousesitterwon'tbeabletogetanotherjobeasily.Sowhydon'tyouapply?

M:IthinkIwill.Thankyou.

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A.Theylefttheirpetswithneighbors.

B.Theyrentedtheirhousetoastudent.

C.Theyhiredsomeonetostayintheirhome.

D.Theyaskedtheirgardenertowatchtheirhouse.

39.(34)

A.Becausehehadworkedinacomputershop.

B.Becausehehadwrittensomecomputerprograms.

C.Becauseheiscleverandworkshardathislessons.

D.Becausehehadlearnttousecomputersatschool.

40.听力原文：M：Arewomeneverseeninthemediatobesuperiortomen?

W：Veryrarely,infact．Andwhentheyareseentobebetter,orfaster，orstrongerthanmentheyarealsoseentobeafreak(反常的；稀罕的)．Youknow，someonewithsuperhumanpowers．Inotherwords，theyarenotseentobeanordinarypersonlikeyouorme．

M：Whydoyouthinkthisis?

W：(23)It'sprobablybecauseifpeopleknowit'stooridiculoustobetrue,thentheyarenotgoingtobelieveit．Thiswayitwon'tharmmen'simage．

M：Sowhat'stheInternetlike?

W：(24)Infact．IthinktheInternetisprobablytheworstofallthemedia．Idon'tknowwhyexactly,butIthinkitisprobablybecausethereislittleornocontrolovertheInternet．Instead，theInternetisseenasatypeofno-man'sland，ifyoulike．Thatistosayit'snotactuallyownedbyoneperson,oronecompany．ThereforepeoplearefreetoputwhateverinformationontlieInternettheywant．

M：SowouldyousaythenthatinformationontheInternetshouldbesupervised?

W：IthinkthereshouldbesomecontrolovertheInternetbecausesomeoftheimagesaredangerous．

M：Dangerous?I'mafraidyoumightbeexaggeratingaboutit．

W：Notreally,indeed．ForadultsIguessit'snotsuchabigproblembecausematurepeopleareabletodecideforthemselveswhattobelieveandwhatnottobelieve．(25)Butchildrenareadifferentmatter．Theyacceptinformationthatispresentedtothemwithouquestioningthatinformationorconsideringtheconsequencesofbelievingit．Inotherwords，childrenbelievewhattheysee,orwhattheyaretold．

M：Yes，itisreallyabigproblem．

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A.Becausewomenaresuperiorinreallife.

B.Becausemenwanttokeeptheirimage.

C.Becausewomencan'tbebetterthanmen.

D.Becausenobodybelieveswomen'spower.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.WhatdoesMr.Cerf'sexpectforthefutureoftheInternet?

42.

JohnQuelchthinkstheweakpointofthetraditionalMBAisthatitfailstoprovideprogramson______.

43.

Howmanyeconomistssurveyedexpectaratecutlatethisyearorearlyin2006?

A.17B.34C.42D.47

44.

TheviewsofRavitchandEmersononschoolingare______.

A.identicalB.similarC.oppositeD.complementary

45.

Developmentsininternationalco-operationareoften,itissuggested,theresultof______.

46.SectionB

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

Ingeneral,oursocietyisbecomingoneofgiantenterprisesdirectedbyabureaucraticmanagementinwhichmanbecomesasmallwell-oiledcog(齿轮)inthemachinery.Theoilingisdonewithhigherwages,well-ventilatedfactoriesandpipedmusic,andbypsychologistsand"human-relations"experts;yetallthisoilingdoesnotalterthefactthatmanhasbecomepowerless,thatheisboredwithit.Infact,theblue-andthewhite-collarworkershavebecomeeconomicpuppets(傀儡)whodancetothetuneofautomatedmachinesandbureaucraticmanagement.

Theworkerandemployeeareanxiousnotonlybecausetheymightfindthemselvesoutofajob;theyareanxiousalsobecausetheyareunabletoacquireanyrealsatisfactionofinterestinlife.Theyliveanddiewithouteverhavingconfrontedthefundamentalrealitiesofhumanexistenceasemotionallyandintellectuallyindependentandproductivehumanbeings.

Thosehigheruponthesocialladderarenolessanxious.Theirlivesarenolessemptythanthoseoftheirsubordinates.Theyareevenmoreinsecureinsomerespects.Theyareinahighlycompetitiverace.Tobepromotedortofallbehindisnotamatterofsalarybutevenmoreamatterofself-respect.Whentheyapplyfortheirfirstjob,theyaretestedforintelligenceaswellasforthefightmixtureofsubmissivenessandindependence.Fromthatmomentontheyaretestedagainandagain—bythepsychologists,forwhomtestingisabigbusiness,andbytheirsuperiors,whojudgetheirbehavior,sociability,capacitytogetalong,etc.Thisconstantneed.toprovethatoneisasgoodasorbetterthanone'sfellow-competitorcreatesconstantanxietyandstress,theverycausesofunhappinessandillness.

AmIsuggestingthatweshouldreturntothepre-industrialmodeofproductionortonineteenth-century"freeenterprise"capitalism?Certainlynot.Problemsareneversolvedbyreturningtoastagewhichonehasalreadyoutgrown.Isuggesttransformingoursocialsystemfromabureaucraticallymanagedindustrialisminwhichmaximalproductionandconsumptionareendsinthemselvesintoahumanistindustrialisminwhichmanandfulldevelopmentofhispotentialities—thoseofallloveandofreason—aretheaimsofsocialarrangements.Productionandconsumptionshouldserveonlyasmeanstothisend,andshouldbepreventedfromrulingman.

By"awell-oiledcoginthemachinery"theauthorintendstorendertheideathatmanis______.

A.workingincompleteharmonywiththerestofthesociety

B.ahumblecomponentofthesociety,especiallywhenworkingsmoothly

C.anecessarypartofthesocietythougheachindividual'sfunctionisnegligible

D.anunimportantpartincomparisonwiththerestofthesociety,thoughfunctioningsmoothly

47.

Gettingenergyfromtheoceanisimportantto______.

A.Russiabecauseofitslimitedcoalandpetroleumresourcesonland

B.Americabecauseitisthegreatestconsumerofenergyintheworld

C.AsiabecausemostofAsiancountrieslackothersourcesofenergy

D.SouthAmericabecauseagreatpartofthepopulationisverypoor

48.

ForwhatpurposedoesthewritercitethesubsequentresearchmadeatWesternMichiganUniversity?

A.Toprovideevidenceforhownewknowledgeisproduced.

B.Toshowtheuniversity'sprogressinusingtechnology.

C.Toelaborateonthefactorsinfluencingtheuseofnewinstructionaltechnologies.

D.Totellthatnewknowledgecanbeenhancedbytechnology

49.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Theauthorisangrythattheearth'snaturalresourcesarebeingdestroyedbyhuman'senemies.

B.Peopleareturningadeafeartotheirowndestructivebehaviorstowardsearth.

C.Peopleshouldexploitmorenaturalresourcestoendthecurrentenergyshortage.

D.Peoplefeelhelplessinsavingtheearth.

50.

WhatdoesAngulosayaboutthebacteria'santibioticresistance?

51.

AccordingtoPfunst'sexperiment,Hansmostprobablydidhisworkby______.

52.

Whatkindoflook-alikesisoftenpopular?

A.Themajorityoflook-alikes.

B.Thelong-servicelook-alikes.

C.Royalfamilylook-alikes.

D.Einsteinlook-alikes.

53.

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54.

InParagraph4,theword"Rusken"mostprobablymeans______.

A.atrafficpolicewhodirectsthetraffic

B.abadexampletogiveacaution

C.onepersonwhobreaksthetrafficregulations

D.thedriverlovedbythepassengers

55.

By"soft"knowledgeitismeantthattheargumentforculture'simpactonsocietyis______.

A.soundB.unapproachableC.groundlessD.naive

56.SectionB

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

Whenaninventionismade,theinventorhasthreepossiblecoursesofactionopentohim:hecangivetheinventiontotheworldbypublishingit,keeptheideasecret,orpatentit.

Agrantedpatentistheresultofabargainstruckbetweenaninventorandthestate,bywhichtheinventorgetsalimitedperiodofmonopolyandpublishesfulldetailsofhisinventiontothepublicafterthatperiodterminates.

Onlyinthemostexceptionalcircumstancesisthelifespanofapatentextendedtoalterthisnormalprocessofevents.

ThelongestextensionevergrantedwastoGeorgesValensi;.his1939patentforcolorTVreceivercircuitrywasextendeduntil1971becauseformostofthepatent'snormallifetherewasnocolorTVtoreceiveandthusnohopeofrewardfortheinvention.

Becauseapatentremainspermanentlypublicafterithasterminated,theshelvesofthelibraryattachedtothepatentofficecontaindetailsofliterallymillionsofideasthatarefreeforanyonetouseand,ifolderthanhalfacentury,sometimesevenrepatent.Indeed,patentexpertsoftenadviseanyonewishingtoavoidthehighcostofconductingasearchthroughlivepatentsthattheonesurewayofavoidingviolationofanyotherinventor'srightistoplagiarizeadeadpatent.Likewise,becausepublicationofanideainanyotherform.permanentlyinvalidatesfurtherpatentsonthatidea,itistraditionallysafetotakeideasfromotherareasofprint.Muchmoderntechnologicaladvanceisbasedonthesepresumptionsoflegalsecurity.

Anyonecloselyinvolvedinpatentsandinventionssoonlearnsthatmost"new"ideasare,infact,asoldasthehills.Itistheirreductiontocommercialpractice,eithe