2022-2023年吉林省吉林市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022-2023年吉林省吉林市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Althoughthejobapplicantshavenotfinishedhighschool,theyarehighlylikelytobepromoted.

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2.

Cablesystemsbegantyingtouse______tocapturethesignalsfromdistantstationsintheearly1950s.

3.

Theauthordoubtsthatmencanfindanswerstothe______inthenearfuture.

4.

Incontemporarysociety,threatsaremorelikelytocometousinform.______.

5.

Adswithcoloredphotospostedwillusuallygetmoreresponsesthanthosewithblackandwhitephotos.

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6.

Thechiefdisadvantageofpronouncingwordswhileyoureadthemisthatittendstotiereadingspeedtospeakingspeed,andthesilentreadingofmostnormalreadersisnearly______asfastastheirspeaking.

7.

In1940Hughespublished______.

8.

AccordingtoProf.Bhushan,wecouldhavestain-resistantwindowglassbyusingsuper-smoothpolymersheets,whichareproducedby_________.

9.Whatwillhappeninthemiddleofthe21stcentury,ifweconsumeresourcesmuchfasterthantheirreplacement?

A.WecanhaveanotherplanetcalledtheEarth.

B.WewilluseupresourcesonEarth.

C.Wewillworkoutreplaceableresources.

D.Wewillmigratetoanotherplanettolive.

10.

Depressionmightbethecauseof______.

11.Whichofthefollowingisnotabigadvantageofswimmingaccordingtothepassage?

A.Waterreducesthepressureonpeople'sjoints.

B.Swimmingworksmostofthemajormuscles.

C.Watercangreatlyincreasepeople'sfitness.

D.Swimmingcanburnthefatquiteeffectively.

12.

TheCanadiangovernmentdidn'twanttoreducecod.catchespre-1992becausetheywereworriedabout______.

A.drasticmeasures

B.theecologicaleffects

C.themarineecosystem

D.possiblerisingunemployment

13.HarlemRenaissance(文艺复兴)—ABriefIntroduction

ImportantFeatures

1.HarlemRenaissance(HR)isthenamegiventotheperiodfromtheendofWorldWarIandthroughthemiddleofthe1930sDepression,duringwhichagroupoftalentedAfrican-Americanwritersproducedasizablebodyofliteratureinthefourprominentgenresofpoetry,fiction,drama,andessay.

2.Thenotionof"twoness",adividedawarenessofone'sidentity,wasintroducedbyW.E.B.DuBois,oneofthefoundersoftheNationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople(NAACP)andtheauthoroftheinfluentialbookTheSoulsofBlackFolks(1903):"Oneeverfeelshistwoness—anAmerican,aNegro;twosoulstwothoughts,twounreconciledstirrings:twowarringidealsinonedarkbody,whosedoggedstrengthalonekeepsitfrombeingtornasunder."

3.Commonthemes:alienation,marginality,theuseoffolkmaterial,theuseofthebluestradition,theproblemsofwritingforaneliteaudience.

4.HRwasmorethanjustaliterarymovement:itincludedracialconsciousness,"thebacktoAfrica"movementledbyMarcusGarvey,racialintegration,theexplosionofmusicparticularlyjazz,spiritualsandblues,painting,dramaticrevues,andothers.

AChronologyofImportantEventsandPublications

1919

-369thRegimentmarchedupFifthAvenuetoHarlem,February17.

-FirstPan-AfricanCongressorganizedbyW.E.B.DuBois,Paris,February.

-RaceriotsinWashington,D.C.,Chicago,Charleston,Knoxville,Omaha,andelsewhere,JunetoSeptember.

-RaceRelationsCommissionfounded,September.

-BenjaminBrawleypublishedTheNegroinLiteratureandArtintheUnitedStates.

1920

-UniversalNegroImprovementAssociation(UNIA)ConventionheldatMadisonSquareGarden,August.

-CharlesGilpinstarredinEugeneO'Neill,TheEmperorJones,November.

-JamesWeldonJohnson,firstblackofficer(secretary)ofNAACPappointed.

-ClaudeMcKaypublishedSpringinNewHampshire.

-DuBois'sDarkwaterispublished.

1921

-MarcusGarveyfoundedAfricanOrthodoxChurch,September.

-SecondPan-AfricanCongress.

-ColoredPlayersGuildofNewYorkfounded.

-BenjaminBrawleypublishedSocialHistoryoftheAmericanNegro.

1922

-FirstAnti-LynchinglegislationapprovedbyHouseofRepresentatives.

-PublicationsofTheBookofAmericanNegroPoetryeditedbyJamesWeldonJohnson;ClaudeMcKay,Harlem

Shadows.

1923

-ClaudeMcKayspokeattheFourthCongressoftheThirdInternationalinMoscow,June,

-MarcusGarveyarrestedformailfraudandsentencedtofiveyearsinprison.

-ThirdPan-AfricanCongress.

1924

-CivicClubDinner,bringingblackwritersandwhitepublisherstogether,March21.Thiseventisconsideredthefor-reallaunchingoftheNewNegromovement.

1925

-AmericanNegroLaborCongressheldinChicago,October.

1927

-MarcusGarveydeported.

-LouisArmstronginChicagoandDukeEllingtoninNewYorkbegantheircareers.

-PublicationsofHughes,FineClothestotheJew.

1928

-PublicationsofWallaceThurman,Harlem:AForumofNegroLife;DuBois,TheDarkPrincess.

1929

-NegroExperimentalTheatrefounded,February;NegroArtTheatrefounded,June.

-WallaceThurman'splayHarlem,opensattheApolloTheateronBroadwayandbecomeshugelysuccessful.

-BlackThursday,

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ThelargestnumberofrainforestsintheworldarelocatedontheAfricancontinent.

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15.TheHydrogenEconomy

Itseemsthateverydaythereisanewannouncementinthenewsaboutautomobilespoweredbyfuelcells.Thepromisesaregreat,sincefuelcellshavethepotentialtoveryquicklydoubletheefficiencyofcarswhilesignificantlyreducingairpollution.

Atthesametime,therehavebeennewsstoriesfordecadesabouttheproblemsassociatedwithpetroleum.Everythingfromoilspillstoozone(臭氧)alertstoglobalwarminggetsblamedonourdependenceonfossilfuels.

Thesetwoforcesareleadingthewormtowardwhatisbroadlyknownasthehydrogeneconomy.Ifthepredictionsaretrue,overthenextseveraldecadeswewillallbegintoseeanamazingshiftawayfromthefossilfueleconomywehavetodaytowardamuchcleanerhydrogenfuture.

ProblemswiththeFossilFuelEconomy

Whilefossilfuelshaveplayedanimportantroleingettingsocietytothepointitisattoday,therearefourbigproblemsthatfossilfuelscreate.

Airpollution—Whencarsburngasoline,theinternalcombustionenginealsoproducescarbonmonoxide,apoisonousgasNitrogenoxides(氮氧化物),themainsourceofurbansmogunburnedhydrocarbons,themainsourceofurbanozone.

Environmentalpollution—Theprocessoftransportingandstoringoilhasabigimpactontheenvironmentwheneversomethinggoeswrong.Anoilspill,pipelineexplosionorwellfirecancreateahugemess.

Globalwarming—Thecarbondioxidecomingoutofeverycar'stailpipeisagreenhousegasthatisslowlyraisingthetemperatureoftheplanet.Theultimateeffectsareunknown,butitisastrongpossibilitythat,eventually,therewillbedramaticclimatechangesthataffecteveryoneontheplanet.

Dependence—TheUnitedStates,andmostothercountries,cannotproduceenoughoiltomeet

demand,sotheyimportitfromoil-richcountries.Thatcreatesaneconomicdependence.WhenMiddleEastoilproducersdecidetoraisethepriceofoil,therestoftheworldhaslittlechoicebuttopaythehigherprice.

AdvantagesoftheHydrogenEconomy

Thehydrogeneconomypromisestoeliminatealloftheproblemsthatthefossilfueleconomycreates.Therefore,theadvantagesofthehydrogeneconomyinclude.

Theeliminationofpollutioncausedbyfossilfuels—Whenhydrogenisusedinafuelcelltocreatepower,itisacompletelycleantechnology.Theonlybyproductiswater.Therearealsonoenvironmentaldangerslikeoilspillstoworryaboutwithhydrogen.

TheeliminationofgreenhousegasesIfthehydrogencomesfromtheelectrolysisofwater,thenhydrogenaddsnogreenhousegasestotheenvironment.Thereisaperfectcycle-electrolysisproduceshydrogenfromwater,andthehydrogenrecombineswithoxygentocreatewaterandpowerinafuelcell.

Theeliminationofeconomicdependence—TheeliminationofoilmeansnodependenceontheMiddleEastanditsoilreserves.

Distributedproduction--Hydrogencanbeproducedanywherethatyouhaveelectricityandwater.Peoplecaneven,produceitintheirhomeswithrelativelysimpletechnology.

Theproblemswiththefossilfueleconomyaresogreat,andtheenvironmentaladvantagesofthehydrogeneconomyaresosignificant,thatthepushtowardthehydrogeneconomyisverystrong.

TechnologicalHurdles(障碍)

Thebigquestionwiththehydrogeneconomyis,"Wheredoesthehydrogencomefrom?"Afterthatcomesthequestionoftransporting,distributingandstoringhydrogen.Hydrogentendstobelargeandtrickyinitsnaturalgaseousform.

Oncebothofthesequestionsareansweredinaneconomicalway,thehydrogeneconomywillbeinplace.

Wheredoesthehydrogencomefrom?Therearetwopossiblesourcesforthehydrogen:electrolysis(电解)ofwater—Usinge

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16.

Bothnaturalgasandgasolinecannotbeconsideredrenewableresources,becausetheyare______.

17.ThewithdrawingofVioxxonlyledtosomeaccusationsaboutsomeotherpainrelievers.

18.

AccordingtoDavidVaughan,theAntarcticisshrinkingduetoclimatechange.

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19.

AccordingtoDr.Weeks,sleephasa(n)______function.

A.time-savingB.energy-savingC.life-savingD.money-saving

20.

"Man"paralleledtheLatinword"homo"'whichmeans______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B3】

22.听力原文：Pullingheavysuitcasesalldayinthesummerishardwork,especiallywhenyouareathin14-year-old.Thatwasmein1940—theyoungestandsmallestbaggageboyatNewYorkCity'sPennsylvaniaRailwayStation.

Afterjustafewdaysonthejob,Ibegannoticingthattheotherfellowswereoverchargingpassengers.I'dliketojointhem,think,"Everyoneelseisdoingit."WhenIgothomethatnight,ItoldmyfatherwhatIwantedtodo."Yougiveanhonestday'swork,"hesaid,lookingatmestraightinmyeyes."Theyarepayingyou.Iftheywanttodothat,youletthemdothat."Ifollowedmyfather'sadvicefortherestofthatsummerandhavelivedbyhiswordseversince.

OfallmyjobsI'vehad,itwasmyexperienceatPennsylvaniaRailwayStationthatstruckwithme.NowIteachmyplayerstohaverespectforotherpeopleandtheirpossessions.Beingamemberofateamisatotallysharedexperience.Ifonepersonsteals,itdestroystrustandhurtseveryone.Icanputupwithmanythings,butnotwiththepeoplewhosteals.Ifoneofmyplayerswascaughtstealing,he'dbegone.

Whetheryouareonasportsteam,inanofficeoramemberofafamily,ifyoucan'ttrustoneanother,there'sgoingtobetrouble.

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A.Theycouldearnmuch,buttheymustworkhard.

B.Manyofthemearnedtheirmoneyinadishonestway.

C.Theywereallfrompoorfamilies.

D.Theywereallthin,youngboys.

23.(29)

A.Whenitisbreeding.

B.Whenitfeelsthreatenedbyhumansinitsterritory.

C.Whenitsoffspringisthreatened.

D.Whenitissufferingfromillness.

24.(28)

A.HemakesMandarinacompulsorycourseathiscollege.

B.HewantsmorenativeChinesestudentsathiscollege.

C.HewillbegintostudyMandarin.

D.HewillbegintoteachMandarin.

25.听力原文：M:IamsorryIforgottoreturnyourhistorybooklastnight.

W:Itdoesn'tmatterbecausethetestisn'tuntilthecomingMonday.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Themanhasn'tcausedaproblem.

B.Themanshouldhavereturnedthebookearlier.

C.Shewillprobablywon'tdowellonthecomingMonday'stest.

D.Themanshouldhavebeenmorethoughtful.

26.听力原文：W:Wouldyoumindsendingchampagneandstrawberriestomyroomat1.a.m.,please?

M:I'lltry,ma'am,butonWednesdaythekitchenstaffleaveatmidnight.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

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A.Inabar.

B.Inarestaurant.

C.Inahotel.

D.Inagrocer's.

27.(34)

A.Nothingaboutthemountains.

B.Therealexperienceofbeinginthemountains.

C.Mountainclimbingwithfamilymembers.

D.Skillsofrockclimbing.

28.

【B5】

29.SectionC

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

WiththeassassinationofPresidentMcKinley,TheodoreRoosevelt,notquite43,becametheyoungestPresidentintheNation'shistory.HebroughtnewexcitementandpowertothePresidency,ashe(36)______ledCongressandtheAmericanpublictowardprogressive(37)______andastrongforeignpolicy.

HetooktheviewthatthePresidentshouldtakewhatever(38)______necessaryforthepublicgoodunlessexpressly(39)______bylawortheConstitution."Ididnot(40)______power,"hewrote,"butIdidgreatly(41)______theuseofexecutivepower."

Roosevelt'syouthdifferedsharplyfromthatofthelogcabinPresidents.HewasborninNewYorkCityin1858intoa(42)______family,buthetoostruggledagainstiiihealthandinhistriumphbecameanadvocateofthe(43)______life.AsPresident,Rooseveltheldtheidealthat(44)____________.

Roosevelt'sachievementsarenumerous.HewontheNobelPeacePrizeformediatingtheRusso—JapaneseWar,reachedaGentleman'sAgreementonimmigrationwithJapan,andsenttheGreatWhiteFleetonagoodwilltouroftheworld.Someofhismosteffectiveachievementswereinconservation.(45)____________.

LeavingthePresidencyin1909,RooseveltwentonanAfricanjourneyandthenjumpedbackintopolitics.WhilerunningforPresidentagain,hewasshotinthechest.(46)____________."NomanhashadahappierlifethanIhaveled;ahappierlifeineveryway."

30.(24)

A.Itdoesn'thaveaniceview.

B.Itdoesn'tcomewithasaunabath.

C.It'stooexpensive.

D.Itdoesn'thaveakitchenette.

31.听力原文：M：ShallwegotoJohn'shousewarmingpartythisweekend?Everyoneisinvited．

W：Well，youknowwhatJohn'spartiesarelike．Howboringanddullnightswithbadfood．DoyouthinkIwillgoagain?

Q：Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

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A.EveryoneenjoyedhimselfatJohn'sparty.

B.Thewomandidn'tenjoyJohn'spartiesatall.

C.ThewomanhasneverattendedJohn'sparty.

D.ThewomanisdadtobeinvitedtoJohn'sparty.

32.(31)

A.Whenitisbreeding.

B.Whenitfeelsthreatenedbyhumansinitsterritory.

C.Whenitsoffspringisthreatened.

D.Whenitissufferingfromillness.

33.

【B9】

34.(16)

A.Themanshouldlearnmorethanthreeclasses.

B.ThemanshouldattendFrenchclass.

C.Themanisattendingtoomanyclasses.

D.Themanisbitingmorebreadthanhecanchew.

35.(21)

A.Hehadalreadyfoundajob.

B.Hedidn'tliketheconstructionwork.

C.Hethoughtheisnotqualifiedforthejob.

D.Hedidn'thavetimetotakeapart-timejob.

36.

【B4】

37.听力原文：W:Whattimedoyouwantpeopletocome?

M:Six.Andtellthemnottowearanythingfancy.It'sonlyacasualaffair.

Q:Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

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A.Peopleareexpectedtocomeatsix.

B.Aformalpartywillbeheld.

C.Itwillbeapartyforrelaxation.

D.Thereisnoneedtopreparespecialclothes.

38.听力原文：W:Haveyougotthenewsthatthemanagerwillbetransferredtotheheadquartersofourcompany?

M:Really?Whowillbeournewmanager?

Q:Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?

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A.Whereisthemanagernow?

B.Whowillbehisnewmanager?

C.Whetherhismanagerisill.

D.Whenthemanagerwillgototheheadquarters.

39.(35)

A.Takingpicturesunderwater.

B.Connectingpipelines.

C.Plantingseaweeds.

D.Placingexplosivesunderthewater.

40.SectionA

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

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A.76.B.54.C.92.D.58.

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

Theauthorsaysthatetiquetteandpolitenessare______.

A.rulesagreedontofacilitatefrequentmeetings

B.rulesthatmakefrequentmeetingstolerable

C.necessaryrulesfortheconductofanysociety

D.falsestandardsofvaluefosteredbysociety

42.

Physicalfatigueisusuallycausedby______。

A.toomanystimulants

B.excesswastesinthebloodstream

C.diseases

D.lackofexercise

43.

Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthorofthispassageconsidertobeanexampleofcreativityinachild?

A.Recitingapoemfluently.

B.Playingtheviolinwonderfully.

C.Winningaprizeinacompetition.

D.Standingonastackofb0okstoreachacookiejar.

44.TheFrenchgovernmentwasreluctanttolettheworkersleavethecountrybecauseitwouldhinder______.

45.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

"IamgeneralmanageroftherecentlyestablishedBritishdivisionofasmallCanadianwholesalecompany.MytaskistosetuptheinfrastructurefortheBritishoperation,includingfinance.Ourbankershaveofferedaninternet-basede-bankingservicethatsavesmealotofadministrationtimebutIamworriedabouthowsecureitwillbe".

"Isonlinebankingreliableforasmallbusinessandwhatextracontrolswouldyourecommendtoensuretherisktothecompany'sfundsareminimized?"

KeithFalconer,DirectorofForensicServices,says:Internetbankingcanoffermanybenefits,butunlesscontrolsareproperlyconsidereditcanprovideaneasymechanismforunscrupulouspeople,bothwithinandoutsideanorganization,todivertcompanyfunds.

Itisimportanttoensurethatcontrolsonaccesstothee-bankingsystemamputinplace,withappropriatetransactionlimits.

Everyonewhoisusingthesystemshouldhavetheirownlog,inde,tails.Havingtoofewlog-indetailscanoftenleadtostaffusingeachother's.Notonlydoesthisdestroyanyaudittrail(审计跟踪),italsoleadstothelossoftheindividualinformationinacompany.

Passwordselectionisalsoimportant.Eachusermustchooseanappropriatepassword,andonewhichisnotvulnerabletoattackbyahacker.Onemethodistochooseamemorablewordbutreplacecertainletterswithnumbersandpunctuationmarks.Forexample,"password"couldbecome"p@55w0rd".

Therehavebeenreportsof"key-logging"softwarebeingusedbycriminalsrecordthekeystrokesonaterminalinordertodiscoverthepassword.Networksecurity,therefore,isessentialbeforeimplementinge-banking;astrongfirewallshouldbeinplacetoprotectyoursystemfromexternalattacks;securityupdatesshouldbeappliedpromptly;andthesystemshouldbesweptforvirusesandspy-wareregularly

Onefinalareatobeawareofisthe"phishing"scam(网络钓鱼),wherebyanaccountholderreceivesane-mailclaimingtobefromthebankaskingthemtoconfirmorupdatedetails.Theaccountholderisredirectedtoafakesiteandthedetailsenteredaresubsequentlyusedtorobtheaccount.

Allindividualswithaccessprivilegestoyoure-bankingsystemshouldbemadeawareofthis.Yourbankwillneversendyouane-mailaskingyoutoconfirmyourdetails,andyoushouldneverrespondtoane-mailpurportingtobefromyourbank.Normale-mailisanunsecuredsystem;yourbankwillestablishasecuremethodofcommunicatingwithyoufrombehindtheprotectionofyourlog-in.

Youcanenjoymanybenefitsofinternetbankingonlywhen______areconsidered.

46.Theauthorwantstheparentstobeawarethat______.

A.itisuselesssendingboystopreschools

B.theyshouldspendmoretimewiththeirkids

C.thecurrentwayofeducatingchildrenmighthaveproblems

D.theirchildrenfaceseriousemotionalorbehavioralproblems

47.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Todaytheworld'seconomyisgoingthroughtwogreatchanges,bothbiggerthananAsianfinancialcrisishereoraEuropeanmonetaryunionthere.

Thefirstchangeisthatalotofindustrial【C1】______ismovingfromtheUnitedStates,WesternEuropeandJapantodevelopingcountriesinLatinAmerica,South-EastAsiaandEasternEurope.In1950,theUnitedStatesalone【C2】______formorethanhalfoftheworld'seconomyoutput.In1990,its【C3】______wasdowntoaquarter.By1990,40%ofIBM'semployeeswerenon-Americans;Whirlpool,America'sleading【C4】______ofdomesticappliances,cutitsAmericanlaborforceby10%.Quitesoonnow,manybigwesterncompanieswillhavemore【C5】______(andcustomers)inpoorcountriesthaninrichones.

Thesecondgreatchangeisthat,intherichcountriesoftheOECD,thebalanceofeconomicactivityis【C6】______frommanufacturingtoservicing.IntheUnitedStatesandBritain,the【C7】______ofworkersinmanufacturinghasshrunksince1900fromaround40%tobarelyhalfthat.EveninGermanyandJapan,whichrebuiltsomany【C8】______after1945,manufacturing'sshareofjobsisnowbelow30%.Theeffectofthe【C9】______isincreasedwithmanufacturingmovesfromrichcountriestothedevelopingones,whosecheaplaborgivesthemasharpadvantageinmanyofthe【C10】______tasksrequiredbymassproduction.

A—outputB—shiftC—proportion

D—accountedE—factoriesF—employees

G—consumerH—occupiedI—various

J—swingingK—productionL—enormous

M—weaponsN—varyingO—supplier

【C1】

48.

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor'sviewonthismajorincrease?

A.Hecannotdecideifitwillbeeffectivetopreventillegalimmigrations.

B.HebelievesthatthenumberofGuardtroopsislargerthannecessary.

C.HethinksthereisstillhopefortheHousetoapprovetheproposal.

D.lierespectsitsaimbutdoubtsitsfeasibility.

49.

Theprinciplediscoveryinthiscenturyshows______.

A.manhasoverthrownNewton'slawsofphysics

B.manhassolvedanewsetofgiganticpuzzles

C.manhaslostmanyscientificdiscoveries

D.manhasgivenupsomeoftheonceacceptedtheories

50.

WhatdidRooseveltsayinhisspeechinChicago?

51.

Exams,grades,andmarksshouldbeabolishedbecausechildren'sprogressshouldonlybeassessedby______.

A.educatedpersons

B.thechildrenthemselves

C.teachers

D.parents

52.

Thephrase"gettingwinded"(Para.5)isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.fallingover

B.beingoutofbreath

C.sprainingtheankle

D.movinginacurvingline

53.Whatwillhappentoascholarwhoshareshisideaswithhiscolleaguesintheauthor'sopinion?

A.Hegainsrecognitionforhisachievements.

B.Heattractslargenumbersofstudents.

C.Heriskshisideasbeingstolen.

D.Heisconsideredslightlymad.

54.

WherewasiceusedaftertheCivilWar?

55.SinceHabitrolcontainsnicotine,itcanonlybeusedinthosewho______.

56.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Ideasabout"spoiling"childrenhavealwaysinvolvedconsiderationofwhataspoiledchildis,howspoilingoccurs,andwhattheconsequencesofspoilingare;theyhavealwaysincludedconceptsofachild'snatureandconceptsoftheidealchildandtheidealadult.

Themanymothersof1820whobelongedtotheearly"maternalassociations"struggledtoupholdtheideasaboutchildraisingthathadbeenprevalentintheeighteenthcentury.Theyhadalwaysbeentoldthatthespoiledchildstoodindangerofhavingtroublelaterinlife(whenexposedtothetemptationsoftheworld)and,moreimportantly,stoodindangerofspiritualruin.

Atfirst,theonlyapproachthesemothersknewwasto"breakthewill"ofthechild.Thisapproach,cominginitiallyfromthetheologyofCalvin,theFrenchProtestantreformer,wasinheritedfromthesternoutlookofthepuritans.Asonemotherwrote,"Nochildhaseverbeenknown,sincetheearliestperiodoftheworld,destituteofanevildisposition—howeversweetitappears."Infantdepravitycouldbecurbedonlybybreakingthewillsothatthechildsubmittedimplicitlytoparentalguidance.

In1834,amotherdescribedthistechnique:uponthefather'sorder,her16-month-olddaughterhadrefusedtosay"DearMama",sothetoddlerwasleftaloneinaroomwhereshescreamedwildlyfortenminutes.Thenthechildwascommandedagain,andagainsherefused,soshewaswhippedandorderedagain.Thiscontinuedforfourhoursuntilthechildfinallyobeyed.Parentscommonlyreportedthatafteronesuchtrialof"will",thechildbecamepermanentlysubmissive.Inpassing,wecannotethatknowledgeaboutachild's"No"periodmighthavemoderatedthediscipliningoflittlechildrenandtheapplicationoftheadage"Sparetherodandspoilthechild."

Byfreeingthechildfromitsevilnature,parentsbelievedtheycouldthenguidethechildintoacquiringtherightcharactertraits,suchashonesty,industriousness,andsobriety.Thesemoralprinciples,fixedinthechild'scharacter,weretogovernitthroughoutlife,inasocietywherefreeenterprise,individualeffortandcompetitionwerebelievedtobetherulingforces.

Ideasabout"spoiling"childreninvolvenotonlyconceptsoftheidealchildandtheidealadultbutalsoconceptsof

57.(62)

58.

Theauthor'sgeneralattitudetowardsvideogamesisthat______.

A.videogamescreateaworldwhichreflectourreallife

B.mostvideogamesarehelpfulratherthanharmfultopeople

C.moreresearchshouldbedoneregardingthebenefitsofvideogames

D.videogamesmirrorabalancebetweenrealityandourownwishes

59.

Itcanbeinferredthatthewriterthinksengineeringcurriculaare______.

A.strengthenedwhentheyincludecoursesindesign

B.weakenedbythecoursesdesignedtodevelopmathematicalskills

C.weakbecausetheyincludesomenon-scientific