2021-2022年辽宁省本溪市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2021-2022年辽宁省本溪市大学英语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.

Invitrofertilizationiscompletedinalabandthefertilizedeggissurgicallyimplantedinthewomb.

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2.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1～7,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8～10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HotDogsandApplePie

America'sfavoritefoods

TodaywetellaboutsomeofthefoodsthatAmericanslikebest-America'sfavorites.YoumayhaveheardthatAmericanslikehotdogsandhamburgersbestofallfoods.Well,farmersandownersofpubliceatingplacesmighthappilyagree.Somightthenation'sMeatInstituteandtheNationalHotDog＆SausageCouncil.Butpeoplewhosefavoritesarepizzaandapplepiewouldgivethemeatloversaspiritedargument!

NamingthefavoritefoodsofAmericansdependsalotonwhomyouask.Butonethingissure.TheancestorsofmostAmericanscamefromothercountries.TheUnitedStatesowesmanyfavoritedishes,ortheideasforthesefoods,totherestoftheworld.

Forexample,thattraditionalAmericanfavorite,thehotdogorwiener,haditsmodernbeginninginGermany.TheNationalHotDogandSausageCouncilestimatethatAmericanseataboutseventhousandmillionofthesesausagesduringasummer.

HotDog

Ahotdogisusuallymadefrompork,themeatofapig.Oritismadefrombeef,themeatofacow.Anotherversionismadefromturkey.Avegetarianversionofahotdoghasnomeatatall.Itoftencontainstofu,madefromsoyplants.

Thehotdogisshapedlikeatube.ManypeoplesayitlookslikeaDachshunddog.Itisservedbetweentwoshapedpiecesofbreadcalledabun.Americansoftensaytheyespeciallylikehotdogscookedoverahotfireintheopenair.Peopleatsportseventsbuyplentyofhotdogs.

Formanypeople,itisnotjustthemeatthattastessogood.Thesepeopleenjoycolorfulandtastyadditions.Forexample,theyincludeayelloworyellow-brownthickenedliquidcalledmustard.Theymayalsoputredcatsupandpiecesofawhiteorred,strong-smellingvegetablecalledonionontheirhotdogs.

Hotdogeatersoftenaddpickle,asaltygreenvegetable.Somepeopleplacebarbecuesauceontopofallthis.Ortheyuseaspicecalledhorseradish.Itgivesthehotdogapleasantbite.

HotDog'sStory

Ahotdogisalsoknownasafrankfurterorfrank.ThatisbecausethecityofFrankfurt-am-Main.Germanyisoftensaidtobethebirthplaceofthissausage.ButtheNationalHotDogandSausageCouncilsaysthereareotherideasaboutwherethehotdogbegan.

Oneversionofhotdoghistorysaysabutcher,ormeatcutter,fromtheGermancityofCoburgwasresponsible.Itsaysheinventedthehotdoginthelatesixteenhundreds.Vienna,Austria,alsoclaimsthatitcreatedthefood.

ThecouncilsaysbutchersfromseveralcountriesprobablybroughtcommonEuropeansausagestoAmerica.AstreetsalesmansoldhotdogstopeopleinNewYorkCityintheeighteensixties.And,ineighteenseventyone,ahotdogstandopenedattheConeyIslandamusementparkinNewYorkCity.

Hamburgers

Americansalsoeatlotsofhamburgers.Thisgroundmeatcomesfrombeef.Itcanbecookedinmanyways.Likehotdogs,hamburgersareafavoritepicnicfood.

ManypubliceatingplacesintheUnite

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3.

Exceptforitspowertolinkthebankmobilephoneisabletoenhancemoney'sutilityowingtoits______.

4.

ThemainmeasuretheforeignteachertakestogetPAIDis______.

5.

Oncethetimesofstudyareset,itismostimportantto______.

A.setalongertermplan

B.carrythemoutflexibly

C.sticktothemconstantly

D.evaluatethemregularly

6.

Differentiationisimportantinatagline,whichmeansincludingacharacteristicthatdistinguishthebrandfrom______.

7.

Eventhoughnotthefirsttoinfluencetheearth,thehumanisstillalteringtheplanetin______.

8.

NationalNegroBusinessLeagueexistsfrom______.

9.

Chantek,the"orangutanperson",signs"tomatotoothpaste"and"eyedrink"for______respectively.

10.

Intheyearstocome,thepercentageoftelecommuterswillgrowfarbeyondthefuturists'wildestexpectations.

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11.

Inmanycases,theinternallydisplacedarevirtuallythosewhoare______.

12.

Studieshaveshownthat______aretheNo.1reasonfordivorceforsomecouples.

13.Youshouldpayspecialattentiontothefirstsixquestionsofthe12questionsbecausetheymakeupthebaseonwhich______.

14.Whatkindofanimalaffectedbyman-madechemicalsisnotreferredinthepassage?

A.Polarbears.B.Mammals.C.People.D.Birds.

15.

Thebestwaytofinancenewspace-planesandspacestationsis______.

16.

In1944,governmentofficialswereinterestedinFuller'sfamilydwellingbecauseitcouldbe______.

17.

WithmajorinternationalchainslikeCarrefourandWal-martexpandingaggressivelyinChina,Chineseretailersandgovernmentofficialsare______aboutthegrowingforeigncompetition.

18.

Fromthecontext,theword"minute"(Line4,Paral)isclosestinmeaningto"second".

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Itis______totellprotectiveliesbecausefolksareconvincedthatthetruthwouldbetoodamaging.

20.THEPARTYGENE

StevenBennerjokinglycallshimselfadilettante(业余艺术好爱者).AbiochemistattheUniversityofFloridainGainesville,Bennerlearnsawiderangeofdisciplines,frombioinformaticstoastrobiology.Hisaimistogaininsightintothebasicchemicalrulesthatgovernhowlifeworks--bothhereand,ultimately,onotherplanets.Butalthoughsciencedrewhisgazetotheskies,itwasalcoholthatbroughthimbackdowntoEarth.Or,tobemoreexact,theenzymesthatcanbothmakeandconsumeit.

Alcoholdehydrogenase(脱氢酶)isbestknownastheenzyme(酶)thatbreaksdownalcoholinthebody,andassuchithasbeenstudiedexhaustively.ButBennerandotherresearchersinthefieldhavenowturnedtoitsevolution,andtheirworkisprovidingfreshinsightintothepuzzleofwhysomecreatures,suchasyeast,cametomakealcoholandwhysomanyothers,includingourselves,cantolerateit.

Alcoholdehydrogenase--ADHforshort--isablankettermappliedtoalargeanddiversegroupofenzymes.Inmanycreatures,includingourselves,theyhelptoconvertalcohols,suchasethanol,intocom-poundsthatotherenzymescanbreakdownandextractenergyfrom.Butinanumberofmicroorganisms,theycanhelpthereversereaction,makingalcoholsaspartoftheprocessofextractingenergyfromsugars.

Thestarsofthesealcohol-producersaretheyeasts.NotonlydoSaccharomycesspeciesofyeastchurnoutoodlesofethanol,theycanalsotoleratefarhigherconcentrationsofitthanothermicroorganisms.Brewer'syeastowesthisabilitytotwoalcoholdehydrogenases:ADH1,whichmakesethanol,andADH2,whichbreaksitdownforuseasanenergysource.Yeastnotonlybrewsitsownmoonshine,itconsumesittoo—"tothelastdrop",asBennersays.

Atfirstsight,thismakesnosense.Makingethanolfromsugarandthenconsumingitisenergeticallyfarmorewastefulthansimplyconsumingthesugar.Researchershavelongponderedwhyyeastgoestoallthattrouble.Althoughitmightbenicetothinkthatthereisacreatureonttherewhoseraisond'etreistoparty,evolutiondoesn'tworkthatway.

Makeorbreak

BennerandhisteamcameacrosstheexplanationwhenhuntingfortheoriginsofADHinyeast.BennerisinterestedincombiningthestudyofgenesandproteinswithgeologyandpalaeontologytogaininsightintothehistoryoflifeonEarthandpresent-dayproteinfunction."Everybiomoleculeisbetterunderstoodifweknowitshistoryaswellasitsstructure,"hesays.

TheADHgenesinyeastmakeanintriguingsubjectforthisapproach.Whenyeastgaineditsabilitytomakealcohol,itmusthavedonesoasaresultofaselectionpressureinitsenvironmentand,whatismore,thiswouldhavehadaknock-oneffectonothercreatures.SoworkingoutwhenandhowtheADHenzymescametobecouldopenasmallwindowontowhatecosystemswerelikebackthen.

ADHgenesandtheproteinstheymakearewellstudiedandhavebeenisolatedfrommanydifferentspeciesofyeast,soBenner'steamhadplentyofusefulmaterialtoworkwith.ThegoalwastoreconstructtheoriginalgenethatwasduplicatedtogiverisetoADHIandADH2,andtoaskwhatitsfunctionwas--diditmakealcohol,ordiditbreakitdown'?

FromadatabaseofthesequencesofrelatedADHgenesinvariousyeasts--combinedwithadditionalADHgenesspeciallysequencedforthisstudy--BennerandhiscolleaguesassembledanevolutionarytreeofyeastADH.Thisshowedwheretheancestralgenewouldhavefittedinandhelpedtheresearchersworkoutitsmostlikelyaminoacid(氨)sequence.Inferringthepastfromthepresentisn'tperfect,sotheyendedupwith12slightlydifterentcandidategenes.

Fruitfulcollaboration

Thegroupthenreconstructedall12genesandtest

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

A.Thelanguagelaboratory.

B.Travel.

C.Studyinginhighschool.

D.GoingtomoviesandwatchingTV.

22.SectionB

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

听力原文：Themarketisaconcept.Ifyouaregrowingtomatoesinyourbackyardforsaleyouareproducingforthemarket.Youmightsellsometoyourneighborandsometothemanagerofthelocalsupermarket.Butineithercase,youareproducingforthemarket.Youreffortsarebeingdirectedbythemarket.Ifpeoplestopbuyingtomatoes,youwillstopproducingthem.

Ifyoutakecareofasickpersontoearnmoney,youareproducingforthemarket.Ifyourfatherisasteelworkeroratruckdriveroradoctororagrocer,heisproducinggoodsorserviceforthemarket.

whenyouspendyourincome,youarebuyingthingsfromthemarket.Youmayspendmoneyinstores,supermarkets,gasstations,andrestaurants.Stillyouarebuyingfromthemarket.Whenthelocalgrocerhiresyoutodrivethedeliverytruck,heisbuyingyourlaborinthelabormarket.

Themarketmayseemtobesomethingabstract.Butforeachpersonorbusinessmanwhoismakingandsellingsomething,it'sveryreal.Ifnobodybuysyourtomatoes,itwon'tbelongbeforeyougetthemessage.Themarketistellingyousomething.It'stellingyouthatyouareusingenergiesandresourcesindoingsomethingthemarketdoesn'twantyoutodo.

(27)

A.Workinginabank.

B.Printingabook.

C.Attendinganightschool.

D.Growingbeansforsale.

23.(29)

A.Mariebenefitedalotfromthepracticallessons.

B.Mariewasabletoreadstorieswiththehelpofherson.

C.Mariedecidedtocontinueherstudiesinschool.

D.Mariefoundherlessonsmorechallengingthanherchildren's.

24.(22)

A.Becausehecanstillfightdespitehisage.

B.Becausemorepeoplearetakingexercises.

C.Becausehehaswonchampionshipsinfivedivisions.

D.Becausepeoplearelivinglonger.

25.听力原文：M:I'dliketogotothemoviesthisevening.Willyouliketocomewithme?

W:Well,I'llgoifyoureallywantto,butI'malittlewornoutfrommyworktoday.

Q:Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromtheirconversation?

(16)

A.Thewomandoesn'twanttostayathomethisevening.

B.Thewomanmustdosomewashingintheevening.

C.Thewomandoesn'twanttogotothemovieswiththeman.

D.Thewomandoesn'thaveaproperdresstowearforthemovie.

26.

【B9】

27.

【B8】

28.

【B3】

29.听力原文：M:Today'stemperatureissupposedtoreach57andgodownto35thisevening.

W:That'smorethan18degrees'difference.

Q:What'sthedifferentbetweenthehighestandthelowesttemperature?

(15)

A.18.B.22.C.12.D.35.

30.

【B5】

31.(24)

A.Whenthey'reunabletocontroltheperson'sbehavior.

B.Whenthecausesofthebehavior.areobvious.

C.Whentheconsequencesofthebehavior.areunpleasant.

D.Whenthebehavior.isexpected.

32.听力原文：W:That'sanawfullyheavysweaterforadayliketoday.M:Well,I'mgoingtobeatalectureintheauditoriummostofthismorning.Andyouknowwhattheair-conditioning'slikeinthere.

Whatdoesthemanimply'?

(17)

A.Heisbusyallmorning.

B.Hewillgivealectureonair-conditioning.

C.Hecannotbearthelowtemperatureintheauditorium.

D.Helikestheatmosphereintheauditorium.

33.(13)

A.Preparingforbed.

B.Walkingtowardthecampus.

C.Lookingforaplacetolive.

D.Invitingsomefriendstovisit.

34.(41)

35.SectionC

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

Withtherecentrapidadvancesininformationtechnologies,【B1】______researchersateverylevelandinevery【B2】______havedevelopednewmethods,tools,and【B3】______forinstruction.AstheInternet,e-mailandmultimediahavealreadybecomepartsofmostcollegestudentslivesnowadays;【B4】______thesenewinformationtechnologiestoengineeringandscienceinstructionisagreat【B5】______forteachersandresearchers.Althoughtheeffectivenessand【B6】______ofnewinformationtechnologiesoneducationarenotyetwell【B7】______anddocumentedthepromisesand【B8】______theyholdforimprovingeducationareexcitingForexample,【B9】______Studentsathomeandinworkplacescanhaveaccesstolearningmaterialatanytime.【B10】______.Studentscanworkonlearningmaterialsattheirownpaceanddiscussthemwithotherpeoplewhentheyhavequestions.Inotherwords,【B11】______

【B1】

36.(40)

37.听力原文：W:Tony,whoarethestreetpeople?Howdidtheygettobelivinginthestreet?

M:Well,someofthemlosttheirjobs,someofthemhavementalproblems,andsomeofthemdrink.

Q:WhichofthefollowingfactorsisNOTmentionedasacauseofbecomingstreetpeople?

(16)

A.Unemployment.

B.Familybreakup.

C.Mentalproblems,

D.Drinking,

38.(25)

A.ShewillcallMr.Taylorinthenextfewdays.

B.Shewilltalkovertheirdiscussionwithothers.

C.Shewillnotcontacthimforfurtherconsideration.

D.Sheadvisesthemantogiveitup.

39.听力原文：W:Ifthetrafficwasn'theldupforsolong,Iwouldhavebeentoclassbyteno'clock.

M:It'stoobadyoudidn'tmakeit.Theprofessorwaslookingforyouallthemorning.

Q:Whathappenedtothewoman?

(17)

A.Shedidn'tgotoworkthismorning.

B.Shewasinjuredandhadtogotothehospital

C.Shetalkedwiththebossinthemorning.

D.Thetrafficdelayedher.

40.(34)

A.Becauseagoodmanagercanprotecthimfromhisfans.

B.Becauseagoodmanagercanhelphimsucceed.

C.Becauseagoodmanagercanhelphimchangehisbehavior.

D.Becauseagoodmanagercanhelphimrelax.

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

Theauthor'sattitudetowardspeople'ssuperstitiousbeliefscanbestbedescribedas"______".

42.

Whatdowelearnaboutexpressionism?

A.Itsobjectivewastodepictromanceandcarchases.

B.Itsaimwastodisplayman'svarioustypesofemotions.

C.ItwasdevelopedinAmericainthe1920s.

D.Itsmotivationwastoshowman'svariedfacialexpressions.

43.AccordingtothesurveymadebyJonesandhercolleagues,newdiseasesariseasaresultofdramaticincreasesinpopulation,internationaltradeandtravel,and________.

44.

Theauthorholdstheviewthatifyouplayanoldsongyouloved,youwillfeellike______.

45.

Theauthorofthisessayseemstosuggestthat______.

A.thedevaluationofMalaysia'scurrencyisduetotheAmericanplot

B.theAsianCrisisistheresultofASEANpanderingtoterroristgovernments

C.thereisnotaseriouseconomicproblemsinSoutheastAsiaatall

D.theeconomicproblemsinsomeAsiancountriesispartlytheresultoftheiroverheatingeconomy

46.

Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsomerecentfiguresmentionedinparagraph3?

A.Optimistic.B.Skeptical.C.Worrisome.D.Critical.

47.Whichofthefollowingproposalsbestrespondstotheissuesraisedbytheauthor?

A.Innovativeprogrammesusingmultipleapproachesshouldbesetuptoreducethelevelofunemployment.

B.AcompromiseshouldbefoundbetweenthepositionsOfthosewhoviewjoblessnessanevilgreaterthaneconomiccontrolandthosewhoholdtheoppositeview.

C.Newstatisticalindicesshouldbedevelopedtomeasurethedegreetowhichunemploymentandinadequatelypaidemploymentcausesuffering.

D.Considerationshouldbegiventothewaysinwhichstatisticscanactaspartialcausesofthephenomenathattheypurporttomeasure.

48.SectionB

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

Intheinterestoflightnessofweight,everythingyoucarryinyourpackshouldserveasmanypurposesaspossible.Clothingandsleepinggearconstitutethegreatestamountofbulkinyourpackandprobablythemostweight.Thus,youshouldchooseclothesandsleepinggearwithagreatdealofversatilityinmind.Getthemaximumusefromthevariousitemsofclothingandsleepinggearandcombinationsofthem.

Forexample,insteadoftwopairsoflongpants,carryonepairoflongpantsandapairofshorts.Youcanweartheshortsalone,orthelongpantsalone,orbothatthesametime.

Thesamewithshirts.Insteadofoneheavyshirt,carrytwomedium-weightshirts-onewithlongsleeves,onewithshortsleeves.Carrytwolight-weightwoolsweatersinsteadofaheavysweaterorjacket.Evenbetter,carryalight-weightwoolsweaterandawindshell.Thisgivesyouthreepossibilities:sweateralone,shellalone,sweaterandshelltogether.Additionally,youwillbewarmerinseverallayersofclothingthaninonelayerofheavyclothing.Theshell,lightsweater,andtwoshirtswillkeepyouwarmerthanoneshirtandaheavysweaterorjacket.

Thissamelayeringprincipleapplieswhenyousleep.Bettertohavealight-weightsleepingbagandwearseverallayersofclothingthantohaveaheavy-duty,low-temperaturesleepingbag.

Ofcourse,differentpeoplesleepwarmorcold,dependingupontheirbodymetabolism.Andthoseneedsshouldobviouslybeconsideredintheassemblyofclothestheycarry.

Shouldyoufindyourselfinafreaksituationsuchaszerotemperature,whenyoustartoutinweatherthatshouldnothavedroppedbelow30degrees,thereareanumberofthingsyoucandotoimprovethewarmthofyoursleep.

(1)Youcansleepinsideatent,ofcourse.Thisincreasesthetemperatureby5to10degreesanditcutsthewindchillfactorsubstantially.(2)Campoutofthewindifpossible.Thiscutsdownthewindchillfactor.(3)Placeyoursleepingbagsclosetogether.Thisretainstheheatforallofyou.(4)Camponthesideofahillinsteadofonthevalleyfloor,especiallyonclearnights.Warmerairliftsupandoffthevalleyflooronclearnights.Therecanbeasmuchas15degreesdifferencebetweenthetemperatureonthesideofthehillandthatonthevalleyfloor.

Theauthorbelievesthateverythinginyourpackshould______.

A.belightweight

B.serveanimportantpurpose

C.serveseveralpurpose

D.keepthepackwarm

49.

Onewayfortheregiontousewaterefficientlyisto______.

A.developotherenterprisesthatcostlesswater

B.drawaplanofirrigationforthevariousnations

C.importwaterfromwater-richnations

D.stopwarsofanysortforgoodandall

50.

WhywasAnthonyShee,aflightattendantwithUSAirInc.,mistakenforapilot?

A.Becausehealwaysworeapilot'suniform.

B.Becausehetoldpeoplehewasapilotinsteadofaflightattendant.

C.Becausehewantstobeapilot,

D.Becausemeninwomen-dominatedfieldssometimesfindthemselvesmistakenforhigher-statusprofessionals.

51.

Ahighnegativeioncountislikelytobefound______.

A.nearapondwithawaterpump

B.closetoaslowlyflowingriver

C.highonsomebarrenmountains

D.nearafountain

52.SectionB

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

MillionsofU.S.collegestudentswillhavetoshouldermoreofthecostoftheireducationunderfederalrulesimposedlatelastmonththroughabureaucratic(官僚政治的)adjustmentrequiringneitherCongressionalapprovalnorpubliccommentofanykind.Thechanges,onlyaslightalterationintheformulagoverningfinancialaid,areexpectedtodiminishthegovernment'scontributiontohighereducationbyhundredsofmillionsofdollars,startingintheautumnof2004.Buttheywillalsohavearippleeffectacrossalmosteveryleveloffinancialaid,shrinkingthepoolofstudentswhoqualifyforfederalawards,tighteningaccesstobillionsofdollarsinstateandinstitutionalgrants,andheighteningtherelianceonloanstopayforcollege.

Howmuchmoremoneythismayrequireofstudentsandtheirparentswillvarywidely,changingwitheachfamily'ssetofcircumstances.Somefamiliesmaybeexpectedtopayanextra$100orlesseachyear,whileothersmayowewellover$1,000more.Whilemanycollegeadministratorscharacterizedthechangeasabackdoorwaytocuteducationspending,withoutpublicdiscussion,theDepartmentofEducationsaiditwassimplyexecutingitsresponsibilitiesunderfederallaw.

Whetherfurnishedbycolleges,statesorthefederalgovernment,thevastmajorityofthenation's$90billioninfinancialaidisdictatedbyasingle,intricateequationknownasthefederalneedanalysis.Itspurposeistomakeouthowmuchofafamily'sincomeistrulydiscretionary(自由支配的),andthereforefairgameforcoveringcollegeexpenses.Muchlikethefederalincometax,theformulaallowsfamiliestodeductsomeofwhattheypayinstateandlocaltaxes.But,thisyear,thedepartmentsignificantlyreducedthatamount,insomecasescuttingitinhalf.Onpaper,atleast,thatleavesfamilieswithmoremoneyleftovertopayforcollege,eventhoughstateandlocaltaxeshavegoneupoverthelastyear,notdown.

Inthe2004—2005academicyear,whenthechangesfirsttakeeffect,parentswhoearn$50,000ayearmaybeexpectedtocontribute$700orsobeyondwhattheyarealreadypaying,accordingtoanindependentanalysisconductedbyaconsultingfirmthathelpsuniversitiessetenrollmentandaid.Thoseearningabout$25,000mayoweonlyanextra$165orless,whilefamiliesearning$80,000couldbeexpectedtopayanadditional$1,100ormore.

Theexpression"rippleeffect"(Para.1)mostprobablymeans"__________".

A.chainreaction

B.cumulativeeffect

C.immediateresponse

D.long-lastingimpact

53.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

AddisonHeardusesanimageofhiswifeandinfantsonforthebackgroundonhislaptop.AnMBAstudentattheUniversityofVirginia'sDardenSchoolofBusiness,Heardthinksabouthisfamilyconstantly.Butbecausehe'sawayatB-school,hehasexperiencedmuchofhisson'sfirstyearviaphonecallsanddigitalphotos.SaysHeard:"Ithasbeenparticularlyhard,notbeingtherewiththemeveryday."

Thiswashisfamily'schoice.Itdidn'tmakefinancialsenseforhiswife,Eden,acorporatelawyerinWashington,toquitherjob,selltheircondo(公寓),andmovetoCharlottervillewithherhusband.Sohewentalone.Inhisfirstyeareachspousemadethe200mileround-tripcommuteonalternateweekends.SincetheirSonwasbornlastMay,Addisonhasbeendoingmostofthedriving.

AscomplicatedastheHeard'ssituationseems,itisn'tallthatrare.Inanyyear,hundredsofcouplesdealwithhowtohandlethefamilylogistics(后勤工作)ofgoingtoB-school.Somechoosealong-distancerelationship,commutingbackandforthonweekendsandbreaks.Othersseepartnersandchildrenonlyonvacationsandholidays.Stillotherspackupthefamilyandbringthemalong.

Beingaparthasn'tbeeneasy,buttheHeardshavemadeitwork.OnweekendswhenthecoupleisinVirginia,theyattendsocialevents,soshecanfeelapartofthecommunity.HeardalsoavoidsFridayclassestogainmorefamilytime."We'vegottenintoaroutinethatworks,"hesays,"butI'mlookingforwardtobeinghome,sothethreeofuscanbeafamily."

Anylong-distancecommuteputspressureonarelationship,causingsomecouplestodriftapart.Throwinarigorousacademicscheduleforonespouseandademandingcareerfortheother,andthestressintensifies,oftendistractingstudentsfromtheirstudies.

Someschoolsofferstudentsinthesesituationsagooddealofsupport.Forfarawayspouses,thereareon-campussocialeventswhentheyvisit,onlinecommunities,eveninvolvementinalumninetworksintheirhomecities.ButmainlyB-schoolstrytomakeiteasierforstudentstotaketheirpartnersalongfortheride.Theyhelpfamiliesfindhousing,preschools,orlocalemployment.

ThedecisiontoattendadistantB-schoolisfraught(伴随着的)withfinancialandlogisticalproblems.Studentsalsomustdecideiftheirfamiliesshouldstayorgo.Eitherway,schoolstrytoaccommodatethem."Wehavemorethanourselvestothinkabout,"Hrnciriksays,"It'safamily-influencedchoice."

AsanMBAstudent,Heardknowssomethingabouthissonmainlyvia______.

54.

UriShamir'sviewpointisthat______.

A.nationsinthatregionamjustfightingforwater

B.peopletherearethirstyforpeaceinsteadofwater

C.waterisnoproblemaslongasthereispeace

D.thosenationshaveeveryreason