2022-2023年四川省宜宾市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)

2022-2023年四川省宜宾市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

______onthedevelopingcountries'pathoutofpovertywouldbethecrimeofthecentury.

2.

Eatingsmallerportions,eatingslowly,payingattentiontothenutritional______ofmealsareexamplesofhealthyeatinghabits.

3.Brightcoveprofitsbymakinguseofmediafirms'wishto______.

4.

Intheexperimenttherecruitersshouldsnaptheirfingerswhentheydecide______.

5.

InthesouthofChinathewaterissufficientforthemajorcrops.

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6.TheBermudaTriangle

ThereisaplaceintheAtlanticOceanwhereshipsandairplanesseemtodisappearmoreoftenthananywhereelseonEarth.Itseemstoform.atrianglebetweenMiami,Bermuda,andtheoceaneastofPuertoRico.ThisplaceiscalledtheBermudaTriangle.Over100planesandshipshavebeenlosttheresince1945.Over1,000peoplehavedisappeared.

Itisalmostasifthelostplaneshadgoneintoaholeinthesky,asiftheshipshadbeensuddenlysuckeddownintoahugewhirlpool.Thestrangestthingisthatnothingiseverfound:nobodiesinthewaterorwasheduponthebeach.

ThebiggestsinglelossofplaneshappenedinDecemberof1945.FiveNavyplanesfromFloridawereflyingtogether.Therewere14meninthem.Theyradioedbacktotheirbasethattheirflyinginstrumentswerenotworking,theydidnotknowwheretheywere.Thebaseradioedbacktothemtofollowthesunwest.Theyansweredthattheycouldnotseethesun,eventhoughtheweatherwasgood.Theyalsosaidthattheoceandidn'tlookasitshould.Finallytheysaidtheycouldnothearthebase.Butthebasetowercouldstillhearthemtalkingaboutstrange"whitewater".Thelastthingthetowerheardwas:"Don'tcomeafterus.Itlookslike..."Thentherewassilence.

Inthe,meantime,13meninanotherplanehadbeensenttohelpthem.Buttheysentjustonemessage.Itsaidthattheywerecomingtotheplacewheretheplaneswerelost.Thenitalsodisappearedandwasneverheardfromagain.Aftercheckingandsearchingformanymonths,aNavyofficersaid,"It'salmostasiftheyhadgonetoMars."

SometimesaplaneorshipwilldisappearrightaftersendingamessagesayingthateverythingisOK.DuringChristmasof1963aDC-3passengerplanewascomingintoMiamiforalanding.Thepilotaskedforlandingdirections.Thenhesaid,"Wouldyoubelieveit?ThepassengersarestillsingingChristmascarols!"Thensuddenlytheplane'sradiowentofftheair.Neithertheplanenoranyofthepassengersinitwereeverheardfromagain.

ItisknownthatpilotsofplanesoftenhavetroublewiththeirinstrumentsintheBermudaTriangle.ManypeoplehavestudiedtheTriangletofindoutwhatcouldbecausingsuchthingstohappenthere.In1965aNavyplanewassenttostudythemagneticfieldintheBermudaTriangle.Soonafterflyingintothearea,theplanedisappeared.The10meninitweregone,too.

Instrumenttroublealonecan'tbethewholeanswer.Mostoftheshipsandplaneshavevanishedclosetoland,ingoodweather,andoftenindaytime.Whateverhappensseemstohappenveryquickly.AsmallboatoncedisappearedrightoffMiamiharbor.Itsowner,DanBurack,hadstoppedatBuoyNo.9toadmiretheChristmaslightsonshore.HesuddenlysentacallforhelptotheCoastGuard.Hedidn'tsaywhatwaswrong.ACoastGuardboathurriedtoBuoyNo.9.Onitsradio,themenheardBuracksay,"I'veneverseenonelikethatbefore."Nobodyknowswhathemeant.BythetimetheCoastGuardboatgotthere,Burack'sboatanditspassengershaddisappeared.

Manylargeshipshavevanished,too.Oneweighed20,000tons.Anotherhadmorethan300peopleonboard.TheradioononelargeshipfromJapansentaverystrangelastmessage.Itsaid,"Dangerlikedaggernow.Comequickly!Wecannotescape."Afterthismessage,theshipvanishedfromthesea.

SomethingintheBermudaTrianglecausesflightinstrumentstogooutoforder.Thismightexplainhowplanesgetlostandcrash.Butitwouldnotexplainwhyplaneswouldvanishsuddenlyingoodweatherandsometimeswhentheyarecominginforalanding.Someoftheshipscouldhavebeenturnedoverordestroyedbyaccidents.Orasmallboatcouldberunintoandsunkbyalargerone.Thisisnotlikely,though.Andinanycase,somethingwouldhavebeen

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7.

By2000,lifeexpectancyatbirthinmostdevelopingcountriesincreasedfromabout35-40yearsin1950to______.

8.

Theonlyproblemthestudentsarefacingatgraduationisthedismaljobmarket.

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9.

______firstmadeMarkTwainknownalloverthecountry.

10.

AccordingtothedescriptionofBuckminsterFuller,themainadvantageofatriangleinstrengthwas______.

11.WhenGeorginaUresti-Mandanadofeltill,shedidn'tgotoseethedoctorimmediatelybecause______.

A.Shewasnotcoveredbyhealthinsurance

B.Shewantedtowaituntilthewinterbreak

C.Shethoughthergrandmacouldcureher

D.Shewasgoingtovisitherfamilysoon

12.

AccordingtoAnnieStevens,manynewlyrecruitedmanagersfailinanewjobbecausetheycannotgetalongwiththeircoworkers.

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13.

Inadditiontoclassdistinctions,therearedifferencesbetweentheEnglishandourselves______.

14.

Theprocessthattheveinsgraduallycloseoffandtrapsugarsintheleaveswillcauseleaves______.

15.TrustMe,I'maRobot

Withrobotsnowemergingfromtheirindustrialcagesandmovingintohomesandworkplaces,roboticistsareconcernedaboutthesafetyimplicationsbeyondthefactoryfloor.Toaddresstheseconcerns,leadingrobotexpertshavecometogethertotrytofindwaystopreventrobotsfromharmingpeople.InspiredbythePugwashConferences—aninternationalgroupof.scientists,academicsandactivistsfoundedin1957tocampaignforthenon-proliferationofnuclearweapons—thenewgroupofrobo-ethicistsmetearlierthisyearinGenoa,Italy,andannouncedtheirinitialfindingsinMarchattheEuropeanRoboticsSymposiuminPalermo,Sicily.

"Securityandsafetyarethebigconcerns,"saysHenrikChristensen,chairmanoftheEuropeanRoboticsNetworkattheSwedishRoyalInstituteofTechnologyinStockholm.Shouldrobotsthatarestrongenoughorheavyenoughtocrushpeoplebeallowedintohomes?Is"systemmalfunction"ajustifiabledefenceforaroboticfighterplanethatcontravenes(违反)theGenevaConventionandmistakenlyfiresoninnocentcivilians?

Thesequestionsmayseemhardtounderstandbutinthenextfewyearstheywillbecomeincreasinglyrelevant,saysDr.Christensen.AccordingtotheUnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforEurope'sWorldRobotics'Survey,in2002thenumberofdomesticandservicerobotsmorethantripled,nearlysurpassingtheirindustrialcounterparts.Bytheendof2003thereweremorethan600,000robotvacuumcleanersandlawnmowers—afigurepredictedtorisetomorethan4mbytheendofnextyear.Japaneseindustrialfirmsareracingtobuildhumanoidrobotstoactasdomestichelpersfortheelderly,andSouthKoreahassetagoalthat100%ofhouseholdsshouldhavedomesticrobotsby2020.Inlightofallthis,itiscrucialthatwestarttothinkaboutsafetyguidelinesnow,saysDr.Christensen.

Stoprightthere

Sowhatexactlyisbeingdonetoprotectusfromthesemechanicalmenaces?"Notenough,"saysBlayWhitby.Thisishardlysurprisinggiventhatthefieldof"safety-criticalcomputing"isbarelyadecadeold,hesays.Butthingsarechanging,andresearchersareincreasinglytakinganinterestintryingtomakerobotssafer.Oneapproach,whichsoundssimpleenough,istrytoprogramthemtoavoidcontactwithpeoplealtogether.Butthisismuchharderthanitsounds.Gettingarobottonavigateacrossaclutteredroomisdifficultenoughwithouthavingtotakeintoaccountwhatitsvariouslimbsorappendagesmightbumpintoalongtheway.

Regulatingthebehaviourofrobotsisgoingtobecomemoredifficultinthefuture,sincetheywillincreasinglyhaveself-learningmechanismsbuiltintothem,saysGiamnarcoVeruggio.Asaresult,theirbehaviourwillbecomeimpossibletopredictfully,hesays,sincetheywillnotbebehavinginpredefinedwaysbutwilllearnnewbehaviourastheygo.

Thenthereisthequestionofunpredictablefailures.Whathappensifarobot'smotorsstopworking,oritsuffersasystemfailurejustasitisperformingheartsurgeryorhandingyouacupofhotcoffee?Youcan,ofcourse,buildinredundancybyaddingbackupsystems,saysHirochikaInoue.Butthisguaranteesnothing,hesays."Onehundredpercentsafetyisimpossiblethroughtechnology,"saysDr.Inoue.Thisisbecauseultimatelynomatterhowthoroughyouare,youcannotanticipatetheunpredictablenatureofhumanbehaviour,hesays.Ortoputitanotherway,nomatterhowsophisticatedyourrobotisatavoidingpeople,peoplemightnotalwaysmanagetoavoidit,andcouldenduptrippingoveritandfallingdownthestairs.

Legalproblems

Inanycase,saysDr.Inoue,thelawsreallyjustsummarizecommonsenseprinciplesthatarealreadyappliedtothedesignofmostmodernappliances,bothdomesticandindustrial.Everytoaster,l

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16.

Survey-Feedback-Action,whichoffersastatisticalmeasurementofbothemployeesatisfactionandsubordinates'opinionsofmanagement'sleadershipperformance,iscarriedout______.

17.

Besidesthediscoveriesof______and______Newtonalsodevelopedoneofthemostpowerfultoolsofmathematics--calculus.

18.TheWonderfulWorldofSmall

There'saquietrevolutiongoingon,anditsnameisnanotechnology.Ahostofinnovationsarecomingourway.Someseemalmostmagical,likethenewmaterialcreatedin2004byRayBaughman,aprofessorattheUniversityofTexas.It'sstrongerthansteel,transparent,very,verylight.Ahectare-sizesheetwouldweighjust280grams.

Whentheprofessorannouncedthathehadn'tdecidedwhattocallit,hestartedtogetemailsfromaroundtheworldsuggestingnames.Sinceitwassolightandstrong,peoplestartedcallingit"mithril"--thenameofahighlyprizedtypeofarmorusedinTheLordofRings.

Thereareotherdiscoveriestoo--perhapsnotsoastounding,butpracticalandpleasant.Nowtherearesocksthatdon'tgetsmelly,pantsthatresiststains,windowsthatrepeldirtandtoiletsthatcleanthemselves.Allthisresultsfromexploringtheworldofthevery,verysmall.

NanocomesfromtheGreekwordfromdwarf.Usuallynanotechnologyisdefinedasthestudyandmanipulationofmattersmallerthan100nanometers(毫微米)--that'sthescaleofthingslikemoleculesandviruses.Tenhydrogenatomspressedtogetheragainsteachotherarejustonenanometerlong.Andonemillionnanometersfitintoamillimeter.Hardtograsp?Thinkofitthisway:IfeveryoneinManilawereananometerwide,theentirepopulation,standingshouldertoshoulder,wouldfitonyourthumbnail.

StunningUsesofNanotechnology

LikeAliceinWonderland,researchersinNanolandfindthemselvesinaworldwhereoldrulesdon'tapply.Smallthingsbehavedifferently.Thisisbehindseveralinnovations,includingtheself-cleaningtoilet.Thetoiletbowlissealedwithasuper-smoothglaze(涂层)thathasmicroscopicholesunder30nanometers.Becausethey'resmallerthanbacteriaorothertinyparticles,there'snotenoughroomfordirttogetstuckinthesurface.Flushingisbasicallyalltheworkyouhavetodo.

ResearchersinNanolandarealsomakingreally,reallysmallthingswithastonishingproperties--likethecarbonnanotube.ChrisPapadopoulosoftheUniversityofVictoria,says,"Thecarbonnanotubeistheposterboyfornanotechnology."

Inyourpencil,carbon,intheform.ofgraphite(石墨),issoftandeasilybroken.Butacarbonnanotubeistoughasnails--muchtougherinfact.It'sverythinsheetgraphitethat'sformedintoatube.Thesetinystraw-likecylinders,whichcanbeassmallashalfananometerwide,areupto100timesstrongerthansteelandsixtimeslighter.Theyarethehardest,stiffest,strongestmaterialsknownandareamongtheworld'sbestconductorsofheatandelectricity.Theycancarrysome1000timesmoreelectricitycurrentthancopperwire.Everybodywantsthem,butuntilnowthey'vebeeninshortsupplyandpricey.Thecurrentannualproduction,worldwide,isonly300kilograms.At$860agram,carbonnanotubescost50timesmorethangold.

Whenitcomestofindingusesforcarbonnanotubes,therangeishuge.TheNationalResearchCouncilCanada(NRC)islookingatharnessingtheirstrengthbyembeddingtheminconstructionmaterials,amongotherapplications.TheBoeingCompanythinksnanotubesmaybethesourceoffututeimprovementsforhigh-performanceaircraft.SomeofthemoststunningusescomeoutofRayBaughman'sresearch.Employingwhathecallsthe"ancienttechnologyofspinning,"Baughmanandhisteamdevelopedawayofspinningcarbonnanotubesintofibersthatarefourtimestougherthanspidersilk,thetoughestnaturalfilament(细丝).Sincetheyalsoconductelectricity,thefuturisticyarnscouldbewoveninto"smart"clothingthatstoreselectricity,ispotentiallybulletproofandincorporatessensorscapableofadjustingthetemperatureofgarment.Thefiberscouldalsobemadeintocablesforsuspensionbridgesmuchlongerthananywe

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19.

Thefaultofsubvocalizationisoftenattributedtoby________whoequateallreadinglessonswithreadingloud.

20.Governmentinsuranceprogramsdonotinclude______.

A.Latinochildren

B.Hispanicpeople

C.low-incomeadults

D.undocumentedimmigrants

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(25)

A.Climbershavetheopportunitytobeoutsideandenjoythescenery.

B.Climbingisn'tasexpensiveasothersports.

C.Learningtoclimbdoesn'ttakeaverylongtime.

D.Climbersdevelopskillsusefulinotheractivities.

22.SectionB

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

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

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

Mostoftheabovesayingshavebeenmadebypeoplewhohaveusedtheireyesandbrainstomakeweatherforecasting.

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A.Theweatherwillbeclearendfine.

B.Rainwillprobablycome.

C.Therewillbeafog.

D.Fineweatherwillcontinue.

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【B2】

24.听力原文：WhentheWestinghouseScienceTalentSearchTeamnameditstopachieversin1983,thegrandprizewenttoPaulNing,then16.

PaulNingisnotanative-bomAmerican.HeisthesonofaprofessorfromthePeople'sRepublicofChina.NingcametotheUnitedStatesattheageofthree.By11,hewasconstructingasimplewindtunneltostudytherelationshipbetweenspeedandpressure.NowbeingasenioratthesuperbBronxHighSchoolofScienceinNewYorkCity,Ningfeels:"Youhavetobeaggressiveinyourstudiestoreallyunderstandwhatyou'redoing."Hismotheradds:"Healwaystriestoprovetousandtohimselfthatheisthebest."

Outof40Westinghousefinalists,nine,includingNing,wereborninAsiaandthreeotherswereofAsiandescent.Thisstoryhasremindedusofthefactthatsome10%ofHarvardUniversity'sfreshmanclassisAsian-American.Whilenomorethan15%ofCaliforniahighsebeolgraduatesareeligibleforadmissiontotheUniversityofCaliforniasystem,about40%ofAsian-Americanqualify.

MosteducatorsbelievethatAsianscholasticachievementhasmuchtodowithbreedingandnurture.ManyAsian-Americanchildrenhavealsowell-educatedparentswhoarealwaysontheschool'sside.Inaddition,mostAsiansregardeducationasthebestwaytorecognitionandsuccessthroughwhichtheypaytheindefinitedebttoparents.Also,thisisawayofshowingfilialduty.Asaresult,itisnowonderthatAsian-Americanchildrenusuallydoafarbetterjobthantheirclassmates.

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A.NewYorkCity.

B.SomewhereintheUnitedStates

C.SomewhereotherthantheUnitedStates.

D.SomewhereotherthanAsia.

25.(47)

26.(29)

A.DirectingaFilm.

B.TheKeytoSuccess.

C.AWonderfulExperience.

D.WorkingwithFilmStars.

27.(32)

A.Becauseofthetechnologyprogress.

B.Becauseofthecomputerrevolution.

C.Becauseoftheinventionofcomputer.

D.Becauseofmicrowaveovens.

28.(31)

A.Studentsmightnotconsiderthemtobeanimportantpartofculture.

B.Theysymbolizetherebellionofyouthinthe1950's.

C.Theyarediscussedinthestudents'textbook.

D.Theyhavebeenwornforhundredsofyears.

29.听力原文：M:Whatdoyouthinkweshoulddoaboutthemistake?

W:WhynotaskBetty?Ithinksheisreadytohelpus.sheiskindandsmart.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Bettywillprobablyhavetheanswer.

B.Bettyistheonewhomadetheerror.

C.Theyshouldn'ttellBettyaboutthemistake.

D.Theydon'tthinkBettywilltakeit,

30.(36)

A.Whetheritisgoodforchildren'spsychologicalhealth.

B.Whethertheshowisinteresting.

C.Whethertheshowisrelatedtoparenting.

D.Whetherthechildrenlikethechannel.

31.听力原文：M:Well.Icanseeyou'reenjoyingthemeal.butyoudon'thavetoeatlikeahorse!There'splentyinthepot.

W:Ihaven'thadadecenthome-cookedmealforages.ThecafeteriafoodisinsuchastatethatIcanhardlydigestit.UnlessI'mstarving,ofcourse.

M:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthecafeteriafood?

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A.Thecafeteriafoodisverybad.

B.Thecafeteriafoodissoscarce.

C.Thecafeteriafoodisquitedelicious.

D.Thecafeteriafoodismuchlikehome-cookedmeal.

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33.

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34.

【B6】

35.(34)

A.Becauseshewantedthemtorespecther.

B.SothattheyknewtheywereofKoreanorigin.

C.Becauseshedidn'twantthemtospeakEnglish.

D.SothattheywouldbemoresuccessfulintheU.S.

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37.SectionB

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

听力原文：ExportersaregoingtohavetochangeiftheyhopetopenetratethelargeEuropeanmarkets.TheEuropeanUnion(EU)haslaunchedatwo-sidedattackonpackagingwaste.Itwantsbothtodecreasesharplytheamountofpackagingwastethatisgeneratedandtoincreasethelevelofrecyclingnecessarypackaging.Toaccomplishtheseobjectives,twokeytargetshavebeenestablished.First,by1998,60percentofpackagewastebyweighthastoberecoverableforrecyclingorotherusesandby2003,thepercentagetoreach90．Thesecondtargetrequiresthatmorethan10percentbyweightofthewasteremainstobedisposedof(e.g.inlandfills).TheindividualEUcountriesarefreetodetermineontheirownbywhatmethodstheywant.toachievethesetargetsandhowtheywillfinancethesenecessarywasterecoveryinfrastructures.Mostcountrieswillplacethelargestpartofburdenonthosemanufacturing,using,orsellingpackaging.Marketershavebeenencouragedtoadoptthefourenvironmentallycorrectredesign,reduce,reuse,andrecycle.Germany,whichhasbeenthefront-runnerinissue,requiresproducers,importers,distributors,wholesalers,andretailerstotakepackagingfromtheircustomerstouseorrecyclingindependentlyofthepublicwastedisposalsystem.ThesecriteriawilldirectlyaffectU,S.andotherexportersseekingmarketsinEurope.Ifpackaging-ofexportsdoesnotmeettheEUrequirements,productsmaybedeniedentry.ExporterstotheEUwillseekoutdistributorswithexperienceindealingwithwastemanagementrequirements.Whilethesystemisaburden,itofferssomebenefits.Cuttingdownonpackagingcansaveonmaterialsandshippingcosts.

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A.TheUSshouldcatchuptoEuropeanenvironmentalstandards.

B.AmericanexportersmustadapttonewregulationsinEurope.

C.TheUSshouldbemoresensitivetoenvironmentalissues.

D.TheEU'snewregulationsareaburden.

38.(35)

A.Becausetheybehavedquitedifferently.

B.Becausetheyhadneverbeentherebefore.

C.Becausetheyhaddifferentfacialappearance.

D.Becausetheycouldn'tunderstandthelanguage.

39.

【B3】

40.听力原文：M:I'dliketosendthispackagebyexpressservice.

W:Sure.Thatwillcost$2.75forthepostageandanextra$1.15fortherapidservice.

Q:Howmuchwillitcostthemantosendthepackage?

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A.$2.75.B.$1.25.C.$1.50.D.$3.9.

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Incitieswithrentcontrol,thecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlordcanchargeforanapartment.Supportersofrentcontrolarguethatitprotectspeoplewhoarelivinginapartments.Theirrentcannotincrease;therefore,theyarenotindangeroflosingtheirhomes.However,thecriticssaythatafteralongtime,rentcontrolmayhavenegativeeffects.Landlordsknowthattheycannotincreasetheirprofits.Therefore,theyinvestinotherbusinesseswheretheycanincreasetheirprofits.Theydonotinvestinnewbuildingswhichwouldalsoberent-controlled.Asaresult,newapartmentsarenotbuilt.Manypeoplewhoneedapartmentscannotfindany.Accordingtothecritics,theendresultofrentcontrolisashortageofapartmentsinthecity.

Sometheoristsarguethattheminimumwagelawcancauseproblemsinthesameway.Thefederalgovernmentsetstheminimumthatanemployermustpayworkers.Theminimumhelpspeoplewhogenerallylookforunskilled,low-payingjobs.However,iftheminimumishigh,employersmayfairefewerworkers.Theywillreplaceworkerswithmachinery.Theprice,whichisthewagethatemployersmustpay,increases.Therefore,otherthingsbeingequal,thenumberofworkersthatemployerswantdecreases.Thus,criticsclaim,anincreaseintheminimumwagemaycauseunemployment.Somepoorpeoplemayfindthemselveswithoutjobsinsteadofwithjobsattheminimumwage.

Supportersoftheminimumwagesaythatithelpspeoplekeeptheirdignity.Becauseofthelaw,workerscannotselltheirservicesforlessthantheminimum.Furthermore,employerscannotforceworkerstoacceptjobsatunfairwages.

Economictheorypredictstheresultsofeconomicdecisionssuchasdecisionsaboutfarmproduction,rentcontrol,andtheminimumwage.Thepredictionsmaybecorrectonlyif"otherthingsareequal."

Thereisthepossibilitythatsettingmaximumrentmay______.

42.

Inthefourthparagraph,thephrase"lookedupto"inthesentence"Athletesarelookeduptoagreatdeal"means

A.respectedB.responsibleforC.imitatedD.criticized

43.Listenupsoldiers,wehaveacrisisonourhands.Asilentarmyhasbeenbuiltupoverhundredsofyearsandisthemostdeadlyenemywehaveeverhadtoface.Thisistheenemyyoupeoplehaveknownsincethedayyouwerebroughtintothisworld.Youarefacetofacewiththisenemyeveryday,unknowingthateverystepyoutake,everymoveyoumake,andeverydecisionyoufaceiscontributingsomehowtothisarmy'sstrength.

Incaseyouhaven'tnoticedyet,ladiesandgentlemen,thisenemyisourselves.Slowlyandsurelywearedestroyinganimals,ourselvesandmostimportantlytheonlyplanetwehave,Earth.Youhaveprobablyallheardthisspeechathousandtimesbefore,andwellifthishastobethe1001beforewegetoffourlazy,self-destructingassesanddosomethingtofixit,sobeit!

IadmitI'mnobetterthantherestofyouatthesimplethingsineverydaylifethataredestroyingthisplanet,butthewholeissuepissesmeoff.Ourwholeexistencerevolvesaroundmoney,andourpersonalbenefit.Wehaveforgottenhowtodothingsforothers,howtohelptheplanetand,inturn,howtobenefitthespecies.

Thefactissimple,people,we'rekillingourselves.Many,however,don'tnoticeit.Theybelievewhatthey'redoingiseitherbeneficial,orthattheyaretoosmalltodoanythingaboutit.Well,mostofthemareright,mostofusfallundersomesortofhigherpower,whichmeansthattherootoftheproblemsaremainlythegovernments.Don'tthinkthatthisisleadingintooneofthoseconspiracy-theory-typelectures,howeverifyou'dliketocallitthat,Iwon'tbeonetojudge.Idobelievethegovernmentsknowhowtopreventandstopmuchoftheproblemsinourworldtoday.Forexample,it'sawidelyknownfactthatwehavethetechnologytousewaterinsteadofgasforcars,butthegovernmentwon'tallowproductionbecausetheygetmoneyoffgas,andtothemit'smoreimportantthanacleanenvironment,moreimportantthancontaminatingthewater,orkillingoffanimalsbecauseofthepollutionevenwhenthemoneytheygetfromthegasendsupbeingputbackintotryingtocontroltheseproblemsanyway.Andwhowastheguywhothoughtthatburningfossilfuelswouldbeagoodsourceofenergyanyway?Didtheytakethefirstsuggestionthatcameuporwhat?Fossilfuelsarenoteverlastingguys,HELLO!Isourspeciessonarrow-mindedthatwecan'tseeinto