2022-2023年吉林省通化市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年吉林省通化市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

TheexperienceoftheforeignteacherinChengduremindsusofaChinesesaying"afallintothepit,againinyourwit'.

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2.

Thegrass-fed-beefburgersintheYaleSustainableFoodProjecthavebeenboughtfrom______.

3.

JosephThsetanGerganservesforIndianDepartmentofScienceandTechnology.

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4.

Anefficientreaderalwayschangeshisrateaccordingtohis______andthedifficultyofthereadingmaterial.

5.

IfagoodwaycanbefoundtotrapanddisposeoftheassociatedCO2,thereisthepossibilityofcontinuingtousefossilfuelsas______.

6.

Peoplewithsnoringproblemscangettreatedthroughdifferentsurgeryprocedures,suchasUPPP,LAUP,Somnoplastyand______.

7.CrimewithoutBorders

Asgangsgrowincreasinglyglobalized,organizedcrimeisbecomingaproblemhinderinginternationaleconomicdevelopment.

GangArrested

TheColombianpolicearrest27suspectswhowereallegedlyinvolvedinprintingforgednotesinMedellinlastApril.

Inlate2005,Dutchpoliceraided(搜捕)HellsAngelsclubhousesaroundthecountry.Inacoordinatedsweepthatfollowedayearlonginvestigation,policecarriedoutpredawnsearchesinsixtownsandcitiesintheNetherlands,arresting45membersofthemotorcycleclub,layingscoresofchargesandseizinganassortmentofweapons.

Suchlarge-scaleraidswererareinDutchhistory,andtheyshowedthateveninsuchadevelopedcountrywithoutmajorsocialconflictsandwithgoodsocialorder,theinfluenceofcriminalorganizationsandtheattempttodemolishthemaretakenveryseriously.

Intoday'sworld,theeconomyisglobalized,internationalcommunitiesarecoexistentandworldwideinterrelationsgrowevercloser.Meanwhile,gangsindifferentcountriesseekmoreprofitandlivingspace.Toavoidcrackdownsbylawenforcementonthehomefront,somecontinuouslydeveloptheirstructuresandgoglobal.Theyaresteppingoutofanindividualcountry,thusbecomingcancersthatinfluenceinternationalprogressanddevelopment.

Forexample,whentheHellsAngelsclubwasestablishedin1948,itsmembersweremainlyWorldWarIIveteranswhofailedtogetusedtoapeacefullifeandcontinuedtolookforadventures.Decadeslater,thisclubbecameaninfluentialandpopulousorganizationinNorthAmerican,AustraliaandmostcountriesinWestEurope.

Itwas,'andinmanyplacesstillis,involvedincriminalactivitiessuchasdrugtrafficking,moneylaundering,terroristmovesandmurders.InCanada,HellsAngelsandmembersofrivalmotorcyclegangscarriedoutkillingswhenfightingfordrugtraffickingbusinesses,resultingin160deadormissing.Duetothis,Canadianpolicedispatched2,000policeofficersandlaunchedraidsinOntario,Quebecandotherprovinces.

MajorActivities

TheIsraelipolicesearchthesiteofanexplosionlaunchedbyunderworld(黑社会)gangsinTelAviv(特拉维夫)onDecember11,2005.

Sincethe1980s,drugtrafficking(不法交易)hasbeenthemajorbusinessofinternationalgangs.Atpresent,theamountofdrugstraffickedannuallyworldwideisvaluedatmorethan$550billion,with85percenthandledbyunderworldorganizations.

Duetothepotentialforsignificantprofit,gangsstrengthencooperationandform.aglobalchainofdrugplantation,processing,transportationandsales.Forexample,accordingtoColombianofficials,thebiggestdrugtraffickingorganizationinthecountryhasaverydetailedworkdivision,coveringdevelopedoverseasdrugtraffickingnetwork,aswellascocaineplantingfarmsandprocessingplants.Itsstrengthiscenteredinthecountry'scapital,Bogota(波哥大),andspreadstoprovincesinwestColombiaandtheNorthCaribbeancoast.

Aswell,theorganizationownssecretairbasesinthecountry'snorthprovinceandtropicalbushesinthesouth.TraffickersdeliverdrugsthroughthesebasesbysmallplanestoMexico,CentralAmericaandtheFloridacoastintheUnitedStates.Afterbeingairdroppedatascheduledspot,thedrugswillbetransportedtootherplacesbymosquitocrafts(快艇),whichhelpsdrugdealersavoidpolicesupervision.

Inthisway,about10tonsofcocainecanbetraffickedeverymonth.TheItalianMafia(黑手党)alsobarefacedly(公然地)transportsdrugswithboats,andthevalueofheroindeliveredisestimatedtoreachmorethan$40billioneveryyear,orabout10percentofItaly'sentireGDP.UnderworldorganizationsintheUnitedStatesandRussiahavealsob

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8.

Canadianmediaoftenciteexcessivefishingbyoverseasfleets,primarilybecauseof______.

9.

MaskTwainearnedalargesumofmoneybycollectingandsellingcocoa.

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10.

AccordingtoMaryLynMiller,peopleconsideringchangingtheircareersshouldcommitthemselvestothepursuitof______.

11.

Thegrantandenforcementofintellectualpropertyrightsaredifferentindifferentcountries.

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12.

ForChristians,Eastereggssymbolize______.

13.

Feverisa_____________toinfection,andnomajorproblemsgenerallycomefromfeveritself.

14.

Yourdivorceapplicationcanbeacceptedifyoumakeitinhalfayearafteryoufindanyadulteryofyourspouse.

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15.

Bysaying"Asyouexperiment,avoidrandommotion",theauthormeansyoushould______

16.

Icecanbealmostashardassteelandasstrongasconcretewhenitstemperatureis______centigrade.

17.Increasingone'soutputturnsouttobethemostimportantstrategyinfulfillingtheself-improvement.

18.

Tosay"Itwouldseemthat"insteadofsaying"Ithinkthat"isacommonwayofusingweaselwordswithusing______.

19.TheMostBeautifulCityinAmerica

IthasbeencalledthemostbeautifulcityinAmerica.Italsoisthesubjectofaverypopularbookaboutmurder.ThestoryofSavannah,Georgia,isourreporttoday.

Savannah,Georgia,isnothuge.Itisonlythe3rdlargestcityinthisSouthernstate.Ithasabout140thousandpeople.YetfewAmericancitieshaveprotectedtheirpastaswellasSavannah.Ithasbeautifuloldhouses.Ithasparkswithtreesandcolorfulflowers.AvisittoSavannahtodayshowsthatlifewaslikeintheSouthernUnitedStates200yearsago.

EnglishsettlersestablishedthecityofSavannahin1733.TheywereledbyGeneralJamesOglethorpe.GeneralOglethorpeand120settlerslandedatYamakaroobluffontheSavannahRiver.TheychosetheplaceforthecityofSavannahonahillabovetheriver.Itwas29kilometersfromtheAtlanticOcean.

GeneralOglethorpedecidedtomakeSavannahasbeautifulasacitycouldbe.Hedesignedthestreetsinanunusualway.Manydidnotcrosseachother.Instead,theyendedinlargeopensquareareas.Thereare21suchpublicsquaresinSavannah.Theyhavegrass,trees,flowersandstatues.Theyalsohaveplacesforpeopletositandenjoythebeauty.

Inthe1700sSavannahbecameabusyportcityforexportingfarmproducts.In1793Eliwhiteneywasteachingonacottonfarmnearthecity.Heinventedamachinethatremovedseedsfromthecottonplant.Untilthentheseedhadtoberemovedbyhand.Theworkwasveryhard.Eliwhiteney'sinventionwascalledthe"cottongin".Itgreatlyimprovedtheabilitytoproducecotton.

ThecottonginmadecottonthemostimportantproductintheAmericanSouth.AnditincreasedimportanceofSavannahasaportcity.Savannahbecametheworld'sleadingmarketforcotton.TheSavannahCottonExchangesetthepriceofcottonaroundtheworld.Thecitybecamerich.Richpeoplebegantobuildlargebeautifulhouses.Thecitycontinuedtogrowricheruntiltheearly1860s.ThatiswhenAmerica'sNortliemstatesfoughttherebelSouthernstatesintheCivilWar.

OneofthemostfamousNortherngeneralswasWilliamSherman.HeleduniontroopstoseizecontrolofrebelterritoryintheSouth.GeneralShermancapturedthecityofAtlanta.FromAtlantahemarchedhistroopsthroughtheheartofGeorgiatotheAtlanticOcean.ItwasknownasSherman'sMarchtotheSea.TheUniontroopsburnedallthehouses,farms,animalsandfoodsuppliesontheirway.ThepurposewastodestroypopularsupportfortherebellionoftheSouthernstates.GeneralShermansaid,"TheUnionmustmakeoldandyoung,richandpoorfeelthehardhandofwar."

ThepeopleofSavannahlearnedwhatGeneralShermanhaddonetotherestofGeorgia.Theydidnotwantthesamethingtohappentothem.Sotheyofferedtosurrendertheirbeautifulcityffhepromisednottobumit.GeneralShermanacceptedtheoffer.InDecember,1864,hescmamessagetoPresidentAbrahamLincolninWashington.Itsaid,"IbegtopresentyouasaChristmasgift—thecityofSavannah."Sherman'sgiftincluded150heavyguns,ammunitionand25thousandbalesofcotton.

TheCivilWarhurtSavannah'seconomy.Andyearsofgrowingnothingbutcottondamagedthesoil.Aninsectcalledthebollweevildestroyedtheplant.By1920,littlecottonwasleft.Duringthe1900s,manufacturingtooktheplaceofcottonfarming.Savannah'sshippingindustrycontinuedtogrow.However,manyoldhousesweretearingdown,ortheyfellapart.Onevisitorsaidthecitywaslikeabeautifulwomanwithadirtyface.

Inthe1950ssomecitizensofSavannahbecameangrywhenmoreoldhouseswerebeingthreatenedbydevelopment.Onecompanywantedtodestroyahousetobuildaparkingareaforcars.Agroupof7womendecidedtosavethehouse.Theyaskedpeopleformoney.Theycollec

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20.

Therewere______groupsofindenturedservants.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(34)

A.TheRedbrickuniversitiesweresupportedbyprivateefforts.

B.TheRedbrickuniversitiesofferednewsubjectslikemodernlanguages.

C.TheRedbrickuniversitieshadlessinfluencefromthechurch.

D.theRedbrickuniversitieswereabletoofferabettercourseinaspecialsubject.

22.(32)

A.Inthecar.

B.Inthenewspaper.

C.Atthebookstore.

D.Atthepolicestation.

23.(39)

24.(35)

A.TheCityofBoston.

B.AtoZTowing.

C.NewHorizons.

D.TheCityofLosAngeles.

25.听力原文：Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolIhavetaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.(26)Thereare,however,vastlydifferentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriorityitmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemishowtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexitiesofspelling.

Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocalpointofhisteacher'sinterest,clearlyabrightchildwillbelikelyto"playitsafe".Hewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoidadventurouslanguage.(27)That'swhyteacherstimeandagainencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.

Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience:"Thisworkisterrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisillegible".Itmayhavebeena(28)sharpcriticismofthepupil'stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomittedmentionofthechild'sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,(29)butifhisprioritieshadcenteredonthechild'sideas,anexpressionofhisencouragementinthepupil'sfreepresentationwouldhavegivenhimmoremotivationtoseekimprovement.

(33)

A.Thedifficultiesinteachingspelling.

B.Theroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopment.

C.Thecomplexitiesofthebasicwritingskills.

D.Thenecessityofteachingspelling.

26.听力原文：W:Jack,I'mhavingdifficultywithallthetheoreticalstuffwe'regettinginourcomputercourse.

M:Oh,thatpartIunderstand.WhatIcan'tfigureoutishowtomakeitworkonmyprogram.

Q:WhatisJack'sproblem?

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A.Hedoesn'tunderstandhisstaff.

B.Hiscomputerdoesn'tworkproperly.

C.Hedoesn'tknowhowtoapplycomputertheory.

D.Heisunabletoaddthefigures.

27.(29)

A.Itmayeasilygowrongandanyunsavedworkdisappears.

B.Itcrashesthecomputereasily.

C.Itmayattractthethunder.

D.Itconsumesmorepower.

28.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Inthepastfewmonths,I'veintroducedyoufivenurses.Now,whatdoyouthinkofthelatestone?

W:Well,sheisnottheworstone.Betweenherillnesseslastmonth,shecoulddosomethingforme.

Q:Whichstatementistrue?

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A.Thelatestnurseisthebestone.

B.Thelatestnursewasillfortwotimeslastmonth.

C.Thelatestnurseistheworstone.

D.Inthepastfivemonths,themanhasintroducedthewomanquiteafewnurses.

29.听力原文：W:ThereportsaysthatalldepartmentsaremakingprofitexcepttheAsianDepartment.

M:Well,Mr.Smithseemstobethewrongpersontoheadthatdepartment.Onemorewrongstepandhewillberemovedfromthatoffice.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Mr.Smithwillbereplacedifthemakesanothermistake.

B.Mr.SmithisanadmirablechiefoftheAsianDepartment.

C.Mr.Smith'sdepartmentismoresuccessfulthanalltheothers.

D.Mr.Smithisseldominhisoffice

30.(25)

A.Itstartedatatimewhentheworkerswereslowerinwork.

B.ItstartedduringtheSecondWorldWar.

C.Itstartedbeforethefactorieshadtheirownorchestras.

D.Itstartedintheearlypartof19thCentury.

31.(36)

A.Manwillprobablybeabletolivetherein200years.

B.Scientistsareratherpessimisticaboutit.

C.Manwillprobablybeabletolivetherein100,000years'time.

D.Scientistsareoptimisticaboutovercomingthedifficultiessoon.

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【B2】

33.

【B8】

34.

【B11】

35.听力原文：W:Hi,Lyle,doyouknowBobhasinvestedallhissavingsinstocks.Hemaymakebigmoneyinafewmonths!Iwanttofollowhim.Howdoyouthinkaboutit?

M:Youmaythinkthat'sawisemove.Butthat'sthelastthingIwoulddo.

Q:WhatdoesthemanthinkofBob'sinvestment?

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A.Hethinksitisawisemove.

B.HethinksBobisnotwisetoinvestallhismoneyinstocks.

C.HethinksBobshouldmovetoanotherplace.

D.Hethinksit'sbetterforBobtoinvestlater.

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37.(40)

38.

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39.(28)

A.Bytakingitawaywithher.

B.Bycarryingitonherback.

C.Byputtingitonasafespot.

D.Bypressingitagainstherbody.

40.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Youarelateagain!We'vebeenexpectingyouforanhour.Forwhatreasonthistime?

M:I'mterriblysorry.Icouldn'tstartmycar,andthenIhadtosendformymechanictofixit.Ireallydon'tknowthingswouldturnouttobelikethis.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

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A.Themandoesnotseemtohaveagoodsenseoftime.

B.Themanisapoorerdriverthanthewoman.

C.Themanhadtofixthecaragainforthewoman.

D.Thewomanoftenmisunderstoodtheman.

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

Dr.Levinethinkscrimehappensmorewithoutcrowds,whichshowscrowdshavethefunctionof______.

42.

Basicresearchisvitalbecause______.

A.itleadstoresultsthatcanbeappreciated

B.itisdrivenoutbyappliedresearch

C.itprovidesthebasisforscientificprogress

D.itsresultscannotbeanticipated

43.

Theauthorcomparesrainforeststocoralreefsbecause______.

A.theyareapproximatelythesamesize

B.theysharemanysimilarfeatures

C.mostoftheirinhabitantsrequirewater

D.bothhavemanydifferentformsoflife

44.

InParagraph3,"hadgonebythewayofthedodo"means______.

45.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Alatesurgeinuniversityapplicationsisputtingextrapressureonsixth-formerstoachievetopgradesintheirexams.

Figuresouttodayshowalmostan8percentincrease-about42,000-inapplicationsforfull-timestudyatuniversity,thebiggestineightyears,withmanyoftheapplicationsreceivedinDecemberandJanuary.Therecessionandrisingunemploymenthavebeenblamedfortheincrease.

Thehighnumberofapplicationswillmeanthatpupilswhoareofferedplacesonpopularcourses,oratprestigiousuniversities,whodonotattaintheirpredictedgradeswillhavelessroomfortactic.

Adultshopingtoretrainarealsofuellingtheboom:thenumberofapplicationsfromcandidatesagedover24roseby12.6percent.Thisisdespiteawithdrawaloffundingforpeoplewantingtoretraininadifferentsphere,bystudyinganequivalentorlowerqualificationthanonetheyalreadyheld.

UniversitiesandhighereducationgroupswelcomedtheincreaseinapplicationsbutcriticisedtheGovernmentforrestrictingplacesandfunding.

WesStreeting,presidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents,said:"Itishugelyencouragingtoseearecord-breakingnumberofapplicationstoBritain'suniversities,butweremainconcernedaboutthenumberofplacesavailableasaresultofthecaponnumbersimposedbytheGovernment.WhileSomehadspeculatedthatdemandwouldfall,applicantsofallagesareclearlymakingthecorrectassessmentthatitisbettertoinvestnowintheireducationandtraining."

"Weunderstandthepressuresonpublicfinances,buttheGovernmentmustalsomaketherightlong-termdecisions.Itissurelybettertobearthecostofadditionaluniversityplacesnowthantoshouldertheburdenoflong-termunemploymentlater."

DianaWarwick,chiefexecutiveofUniversitiesUK,whichrepresentsvice-chancellors,said:"Applicantsaremakinginformedchoicesandthinkingcarefullyaboutthevalueofhighereducation."

"Withtheincreaseinmatureapplicants,itisencouragingthatpeoplearelookingtoupskillduringadifficulttimeforthejobsmarket."

"Wecallongovernmenttoensurethatthisgrowthismatchedwithcontinuedfinancialsupport,"sheadded.

Duetothesurgeinuniversityapplications,thesix-formershavetoface______thanpreviousyears.

46.SomefamiliesinAmericaandelsewherehavestartedbuyingchildfriendlymobilephonesoutfittedwithGPS(GlobalPositioningSystem)technology.

Thesephonesandtheirrelatedtrackingservicesallowparentstopinpointthelocationoftheirchildrenwithease.Parentsagreetopickupthephonebillinreturnforthereassuranceofknowingwheretheirchildrenare;childrenarepreparedtoputupwiththewatchingiftheyareallowedtohaveaphone.

MobileoperatorsinAmericaarenowlaunchingtrackingservices.UnderafederaldecreeknownasE911,theyhadtoupgradetheirnetworkstoensurethatanyonedialingthe911emergencynumbercouldbelocatedtowithin100metres.Someoperatorsoptedfortriangulationtechnology,whichdeterminesthelocationofthehandsetbycomparingthesignalsreceivedbydifferentbasestations.ButVerizonandSprintchosetoadoptthemoreexpensivebutmoreaccurateGPStechnologyinstead,andarenowlookingforwaystomakemoneyfromit.

Verizoncallsitsservice"Chaperone".For$10amonth,parentscancallupthelocationoftheirchild'sLGMigohandsetfromtheirownmobilephones,orfromaPC.Thechildreceivesamessagesayingthatthehandset'spositionhasbeenrequested,andtheparentsreceiveanaddress,oramarkeronaweb-basedmap,givingthechild'slocation.Foranextra$10permonth,theycansignupforChildZone,aservicethat,amongotherthings,firesoffanalertwhenayoungster(or,atleast,theyoungster'shandset)straysoutsideaspecifiedarea.

Foritspart,Sprinthaslaunchedasimilarservicethatcanalsoletparentsknowwhenachildarrivesataparticularlocation.

AnotherlocationserviceisavailablefromNextel,amobileoperatorthatwastakenoverbySprintin2005.NextelopenedupsomeofitssystemstoenableotherfirmstobuildtheirownsoftwareandservicesontopofitsGPStechnology.OneexampleisAccuTracking,asmallcompanywhichoffersatrackingservicefor$6amonthandboaststhatitis"idealforvehicletracking"ortokeep"virtualeyesonkids".Somecustomersarealsousingtheservicetotracktheirspouses,byhidingphonesintheircars."Mineishiddenunderthehood,hot-wiredtothebattery—itworksverywellanditiseasytohookupcontinuouspower,"writesonecustomeronAccuTracking'smessageboard.

Start-upsareworkingoneverythingfromcity-widegamesofhide-and-seektomonitoringthelocationsofAlzheimer'spatients.Servicesthatmonitorjoggingroutes,andworkoutdistancetravelledandcaloriesconsumed,mightalsoprovepopular.

Asaresult,mobileoperators,handset-makersandstart-upscouldtransform.andexpandasmall,specialistmarketsofardominatedbyexpensive,dedicatedtrackingsystems.

Thetrackingfunctionofthemobilenetworkswasprobablyfirstintendedfor______.

A.federalofficials

B.nationalsecurity

C.parentconsumers

D.emergencyrescue

47.

Accordingtothepassage,ateacher'sdutyisto______.

A.providestudentswithhelpwhenitisneeded

B.findoutstudents'mistakesandcorrectingthem

C.teachstudentsknowledgeessentialfortheirfuturelife

D.helpstudentsfindoutcorrectanswers

48.

Thecostofgoodsdeliverybringsabouttheresultthat______.

A.distributinggoodsbecomestroublesomeandexpensive

B.thenotionalpriceadvantagesofe-commerceareeliminated

C.old-fashionedwarehousesandlorrieshavetobestillinuse

D.goodsmustbewrappedagainandexpensivelyreturned

49.

Thetopicoffatis______manyothertaboosubjects.

A.thesameas

B.differentfrom

C.morepopularthan

D.lessoftentalkedaboutthan

50.

Whatdoesthesentence"butthewell-manneredmotorististheexceptiontotherule"imply?

51.

【C3】

52.

IncontrasttotheUS,JapanandSwedenarefundingtheirmedicalcare______.

A.moreflexibly

B.moreextravagantly

C.morecautiously

D.morereasonably

53.

Whatdothetraditionalgenderrolesrefertointhefourthparagraph?

A.Women'sgettingintothepaidlaborforce.

B.Women'sstayathometotakecareofhomeandchildren.

C.Multiplerolesawomanplaysinsoxiety.

D.Socialstatusassignedtoatraditionalwoman.

54.

Researchersstatethat______.

A.largerfamiliesaremoreefficientinconsumingnaturalresourcesthansmallerfamilies

B.bothlargerandsmallerfamiliesneedthesameamountsofnaturalresources

C.smallerfamiliesaremoreextravagantinliving

D.largerfamiliesaremorefrugalinliving

55.

WhatHelmkesaidmeansthat______.

A.measuresshouldbetakentobridgetheworld'sdigitaldivide

B.richcountriesshouldhelppoorcountriestocreatemoreWebsites

C.richcountriesshouldhelppoorcountriestodeveloptheireconomy

D.sustainabledevelopmentisimportanttobothpoorandrichcountries

56.TheEcomaginationcampaigncontributestocarbonemissionreductionby______.

57.Accordingtothetext,animalwelfaregroupshavesucceededin______.

A.stoppingallanimalabuseinschools

B.establishingguidelinesthatbanclassroomexperimentsharminganimals

C.protectinganimalsfrombeingexperimentedwithinextracurricularprojects

D.persuadingtwonationalscienceteachers'associationstoadoptananimalprotectionpolicy

58.

WhichofthefollowingistrueofaTrueMirror?

A.Itenhancesone'slooks.

B.Itdistortsone'slooks.

C.Itreflectsone'slooksinadifferentlight.

D.Itdoesnotreflectaperson'slooksasreliablyasanormalmirror.

59.SectionB

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

Aproblemmorespecifictoschoolsthemselvesispervasivestudentpassivity—alackofactiveparticipationinlearning.Thisproblemiscommonlyfoundinbothpublicandprivateschoolsandallgradelevels.

Manystudentsdonotperceivetheopportunitiesprovidedbyschoolingasaprivilege,butratherasaseriesofhurdlesthataremechanicallyclearedinpursuitofcredentials(文凭)thatmayopendoorslaterinlife.StudentsareboredandmuchofthepervasivepassivityofAmericanstudentsiscausedbytheeducationalsystem.

Duringthiscentury,expandingstateandfederalgovernmentsfavoredlargeregionalschoolsasmoreefficientmeansofsupervisingeducationalcurriculaandensuringuniformity.Schoolstoday,therefore,reflectthehighlevelofbureaucraticorganizationfoundthroughoutAmericansociety.Suchrigidandimpersonalorganizationcannegativelyaffectadministrators,teachers,andstudents,andthisbureaucraticeducationalsystemfostersfiveseriousproblems.

First,bureaucraticuniformityignorestheculturalvariationwithincountlesslocalcommunities.Ittakesschoolsoutofthelocalcommunityandplacesthemunderthecontrolofoutside"specialists"whomayhavelittleunderstandingoftheeverydaylivesofstudents.

Second,bureaucraticschoolsdefinesuccessbynumericalratingsofperformance.Schoolofficialsfocusonattendancerates,dropoutrates,andachievementscores.Theyoverlookdimensionsofschoolingthataredifficulttoquantify,suchasthecreativityofstudentsandenergyandenthusiasmofteachers.Suchbureaucraticschoolsystemstendtodefineanadequateeducationintermsofthenumberofdaysperyearthatstudentsareinsideaschoolbuildingratherthantheschool'scontributiontostudents'personaldevelopment.

Third,bureaucraticschoolshaverigidexpectationsofallstudents.Forexample,fifteen-year-oldsareexpectedtobeinthetenthgrade,eleven-gradestudentsareexpectedtoscoreatacertainlevelonastandardizedverbalachi