2022-2023年四川省德阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年四川省德阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Aftershegotanewjob,LisaPerezregrettedthatshehadnotdonevolunteeringworkearlier.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Becauseofdeforestation,wearelosingmanypreciousspeciestohumanbeings,whichmayeventuallyleadtoalossof______onalargescale.

3.

WhendopeoplewhoretirestartcollectingSocialSecuritybenefits?

A.Immediatelyaftertheyretire.

B.2monthsaftertheyretire.

C.2yearsafterthenormalretiringage.

D.2yearsbeforetheyretire.

4.

Self-cleaningtoiletbowls,builtonthelatestnanotechnology,arewidelyavailableinNorthAmerica.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

TherearesixtaxbracketsintheU.S.andwhichcanapplytoanindividualisdeterminedby______.

6.

TheChinesegovernmenthassetup______wheredevelopmentandplantandanimalexploitationsareforbidden.

7.GlobalWarming

Ⅰ.INTRODUCTION

Globalwarmingincreasesintheaveragetemperatureoftheatmosphere,oceans,andland-massesofEarth.Theplanethaswarmedmanytimesduringthe4.65billionyearsofitshistory.AtpresentEarthappearstobefacingarapidwarming,whichmostscientistsbelieveresults,atleastinpart,fromhumanactivities.Thechiefcauseofthiswarmingisthoughttobetheburningoffossilfuels,suchascoal,oil,andnaturalgas,whichreleasesintotheatmospherecarbondioxideandothersubstancesknownasgreenhousegases.Astheatmospherebecomesricherinthesegases,itbecomesabetterinsulator,retainingmoreoftheheatprovidedtotheplanetbytheSun.

TheaveragesurfacetemperatureofEarthisabout15Celsiusdegree.Overthelastcentury,thisaveragehasrisenbyabout0.6Celsiusdegree.Scientistspredictfurtherwarmingof1.4to5.8Celsiusdegreesbytheyear2100.Thistemperatureriseisexpectedtomeltpolaricecapsandglaciersaswellaswarmtheoceans,allofwhichwillexpandoceanvolumeandraisesealevelbyanestimated9to100cm,floodingsomecoastalregionsandevenentireislands.Someregionsinwarmerclimateswillreceivemorerainfallthanbefore,butsoilswilldryoutfasterbetweenstorms.Thissoildesiccationmaydamagefoodcrops,disruptingfoodsuppliesinsomepartsoftheworld.Plantandanimalspecieswillshifttheirrangestowardthepolesortohigherelevationsseekingcoolertemperatures,andspeciesthatcannotdosomaybecomeextinct.Thepotentialconsequencesofglobalwarmingaresogreatthatmanyoftheworld'sleadingscientistshavecalledforinternationalcooperationandimmediateactiontocounteracttheproblem.

Ⅱ.THEGREENHOUSEEFFECT

TheenergythatlightsandwarmsEarthcomesfromtheSun.Mostoftheenergythatfloodsontoourplanetisshort-waveradiation,includingvisiblelight.WhenthisenergystrikesthesurfaceofEarth,theenergychangesfromlighttoheatandwarmsEarth.Earth'ssurface,inturn,releasessomeofthisheataslong-waveinfraredradiation.

Muchofthislong-waveinfraredradiationmakesitallthewaybackouttospace,butaportionremainstrappedinEarth'satmosphere.Certaingasesintheatmosphere,includingwatervapor,carbondioxide,andmethane,providethetrap.AbsorbingandreflectinginfraredwavesradiatedbyEarth,thesegasesconserveheatastheglassinagreenhousedoesandarethusknownasgreenhousegases.Astheconcentrationofthesegreenhousegasesintheatmosphereincreases,moreheatenergyremainstrappedbelow.AlllifeonEarthreliesonthisgreenhouseeffectwithoutit,theplanetwouldbecolderbyabout33Celsiusdegrees,andicewouldcoverEarthfrompoletopole.However,agrowingexcessofgreenhousegasesinEarth'satmospherethreatenstotipthebalanceintheotherdirectiontowardcontinualwarming.

Ⅲ.TYPESOFGREENHOUSEGASES

Greenhousegasesoccurnaturallyintheenvironmentandalsoresultfromhumanactivities.Byfarthemostabundantgreenhousegasiswatervapor,whichreachestheatmospherethroughevaporationfromoceans,lakes,andrivers.

Carbondioxideisthenextmostabundantgreenhousegas.Itflowsintotheatmospherefrommanynaturalprocesses,suchasvolcaniceruptions;therespirationofanimals,whichbreatheinoxygenandexhalecarbondioxide;andtheburningordecayoforganicmatter,suchasplants.Carbondioxideleavestheatmospherewhenitisabsorbedintooceanwaterandthroughthephotosynthesisofplants,especiallytrees.Photosynthesisbreaksupcarbondioxide,releasingoxygenintotheatmosphereandincorporatingthecarbonintonewplanttissue.

Humansescalatetheamountofcarbondioxidereleasedtotheatmospherewhentheyburnfossilfuels,solidwastes,andwoodandwoo

A.YB.NC.NG

8.Whenyougotoacompanyforaninterview,thereisnoneedtocarethefeelingsofthereceptionists.

9.

AccordingtoThomasSuddendorf,knowingsomeeventshappenedinthepastdoesn't______episodicmemory.

10.

AccordingtoMaryCzerwinski'sresearch,computerusersareconstantlyshiftingfromwindowtowindow,pausing______ateachone.

11.CommonFaultsandEyeMovement

Thereareanumberofbadhabitswhichpoorreadersadopt.Mostoftheseinvolveusingextrabodymovementinthereadingprocess.Inefficientreading,themusclesoftheeyeshouldmaketheonlyexternalmovement.Ofcoursetheremustbevigorousmentalactivity,butextrabodymovements,suchaspointingwiththefingerormovingthelips,donothelpreadingandoftenslowitdown~

POINTINGATWORDS

Afaultthatisoftenseenwhenstudentsaretryingtoconcentrateispointingtothewordswithafinger,pencilorruler.Youngchildrenandverypoorreadersoftenpointwithafingerateachwordinmm.Slightlymorematurereaderssometimesholdapencilorrulerunderneaththelinewhichtheyarereading.Whilemarkingthelinemightbehelpfulforbeginningreaders,itiscertainlyunnecessaryfornormalreaders.Besidesslowingdownthereaderthrough-themeremechanicalmovementofpencil,ruler,orfinger,pointingatlinesorwordstendstocausethestudenttofocushisattentiononthewrongthing.Theimportantthingtoconcentrateonwhilereadingistheidea.thattheauthoristryingtocommunicate,andnotthelocationofthewordsonthepage.Theeyesofanychildoldenoughtolearnhowtoreadarecertainlyskillfulenoughtobeabletofollowalineofprintwithoutextrahelpfromfingersorrulers.

Anothercommonfaultthatiseasilyobservedisheadmovement.Thismostoftenoccurswhenstudentsarenervousabouttheirreadingortryinghard,asduringareadingspeedtest.Withheadmovementthestudenttriestoaimhisnoseatthewordheisreadingsothatashereadsacrossthelinehisheadturnsslightly.Whenhemakesthereturnsweeptobeginanewlinehisheadquicklyturnsbacksothathisnoseispointedattheleft-handmargin,andhecannowbegintoreadthenewlinebyslowlyturninghishead.Thebeliefthatthisheadmovementaidsreadingispurenonsense.Eyemusclesarequitecapableofshiftingtheeyesfromwordtoword,andtheyneednohelpfromneckmuscles.

Oftenstudentsarequiteunawarethattheyaremovingtheirheadswhilereadingandtheyneedtoberemindedbytheteachernottodoit.

VOCALIZATION

Vocalizationisanotherfault.Somepoorreadersthinkitnecessarytopronouncealoudeachwordasitisread.Usuallythispronunciationisquitesoft,sothatthestudentismorewhisperingtohimselfthanactuallyreadingaloud,buteventhisisveryundesirable.Thechiefdisadvantageofpronouncingwordswhileyoureadthemisthatittendstotiereadingspeedtospeakingspeed,andthesilentreadingofmostnormalreadersisnearlytwiceasfastastheirspeaking.Usuallythisfaultcanbeeliminatedinolderstudentsbytheirownconsciouseffort,possiblywiththeaidofafewremindersfromtheteacher.

Vocalizationbybeginningreadersisacommonfault;afterareaderreachessomematurityitbecomesveryundesirable.

Vocalizationtakesvariousmodifiedforms.Sometimesareaderwillmerelymovehislipssoundlessly.Atothertimeshemaymaketongueorthroatmovementswithoutlipmovement.Stirotherreaderswillhaveactivitygoingonintheirvocalcords,whichcanbedetectedbythestudentifheplaceshisfingersalongsidehisvocalcordsinthethroatwhileheisreading.Vocalcordvibrationcanbefeltwiththefingersquiteeasily.Liketruevocalization,theseminorpartsof"subvocalization"—lipmovement,tongueorthroatmovementandvocalcordmovement—canbestoppedbyconsciouseffortofthestudent.

SUBVOCALIZATION

Subvocalizationisthemostdifficultofalltypesofvocalization.Insubvocalizationthereisnobodymovement.Thelips,tongueorvocalcordsdonotmove.Butaninnertypeofspeechpersists:withinthestudent'smindheissayingeachwordtohimself,clearlyprono

A.YB.NC.NG

12.TheBBCadopts"hammocking"techniqueinorderto______.

A.widenitsaudience

B.addyouthappealtoitsprograms

C.concealpublicservicethemesbeneathentertainment

D.getpeopletowatchworthystuff

13.

It'ssaferforyoutofishoutandholdthecardinhandbefore______.

14.

Educationalandemploymentopportunitiesforwomenisa______thatstimulatessmallfamilies.

15.

EricHorvitzhasbeenworkingonAIsystemthatmonitorsacomputeruser'sbehavior.andpredicts______.

16.

Withthedevelopmentofspread-spectrumtechnique,wemayuseBluetoothconnectionasasubstituteforcellphone.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Sincetaughenedglasscanreplaceshuttersindowntownstores,itprovidesthestorewith______.

18.

Today,therearetwiceasmanyinternallydisplacedpersonsasrefugeesintheworld.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

______workswhenpatientstalkfreelyaboutthingstroublingthemandthenlearntocontroltheirfears.

20.

ThegreenhouseeffecthaswarmedtheEarthwhentheEarthcameintobeing.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B4】

22.

【B10】

23.

【B5】

24.SectionC

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

Mostpeoplefeellonelysometimes.Butitusuallyonlylastsbetweenafewminutesandafewhours.Thiskindoflonelinessisnot【B1】______.Infact,itisquitenormal.Forsomepeoplethough,lonelinesscanlastforyears.Now【B2】______saytherearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness.

Thefirstkindoflonelinessis【B3】______.Thisisthemostcommontype.Itusuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.Thesecondkind,【B4】______loneliness,isanaturalresultofaparticularsituation-forexample,afamilyproblem,thedeathofalovedone,ormovingtoanewplace.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancause【B5】______problems,suchasheadachesandsleeplessness,itusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.Thethirdkindoflonelinessisthemost【B6】______.Unlikethesecondtype,chroniclonelinessusuallylastsmorethantwoyearsandhasnospecificcause.Peoplewho【B7】______habituallonelinesshaveproblems【B8】______andbecomingclosetoothers.

【B9】__________________________toimprovetheirconditions.

【B10】____________________________,e.g.,friends,familymembers,co-workers,etc.Wedependonvariouspeoplefordifferentreasons.Forin-stance,ourfamiliesgiveusemotionalsupport,ourparentsandteachersgiveusguidance,andourfriendssharesimilarinterestsandactivities.【B11】_______________________________.Theyquestiontheirownpopularity.

【B1】

25.(46)

26.听力原文：W:Withusnow,isMalcolmBricklin,CEOofVisionaryVehicles.

M:Hello,everyone.

W:WehavebeenhearingacoupleofthingsaboutthisnewsthatFordMotorCompanyisslashingupto30,000jobs,shuttingdown14plantsnationwide.Isitabigdealifwearenolongermanufacturingthesecars,Malcolm?

M:Ithinkit'sahugedeal.Imeanthecompaniesaremassiveemployersbothdirectlyandindirectly,IfyoulookatFordaftertheirrestructuring,they'veactuallygot87,000employeeswhichistwiceasmanyasMicrosofthaveworldwide.Moreover,ifyoulookatthosejobs,theyareveryhigh-payingjobs.Thesearepeoplewhocanaffordtobuytheirownproducts.

W:Er,itseemstoindicateabighitforoureconomyifthesejobsgobye-bye.

M:Yeah,it'sareallysaddayforAmerica.

W:Butitisnotasifcarsarestoppedbeingmade,right?

M:Correct.StillalargenumberofcarsarebeingmadebyAmericanmanufacturers.MorethanhaftoftheAmericancarssoldinAmericaareAmerican.Sowhathashappenedovertimeisthatasthemarketsharehasfallen,foreigncarcompanieshavecomeintakenoverplantsandsetupnewplants,andtheyhavetakenoverthatcapacity.So,itisnotliketherearefewercarsbeingproducedinAmericathantherewere30yearsago.

W:LetmeaskyouabouttheChinesecomingin.WhatwoulditmeantoAmericanjobs,ifandwhenthathappens?

M:TheChinesecarswehaveseensofararen'tthatgreatandtheydon'thavethebrandingnecessarytomakeahugeimpactintheworldstage.

(23)

A.ItisclosingdownsomefactoriesintheUS.

B.Itnolongeroffershigh-payingjobs.

C.Thenumberofitsemployeesisdoubledaftertherestructuring.

D.Itismanufacturingasmanycarsasbefore.

27.听力原文：W:Hello?MayIspeaktoBillJohns?

M:Hi,Amy.ThisisBill．

W:Oh,hi,Bill.Youweren'tinengineeringclasstoday,wereyou?

M:No,Iwasn't．(20)Ihaveaflu.Iwaswonderingifyoucouldtellmewhatwenton.

W:I'msorrythatyouareill.Actuallywehadaninterestingclass.(19)Dr,Collintalkedaboutanewtypeoffuel,

M:Oh,yeah?Tellmemoreaboutit.

W:Uh-hum.It'scalledDME.

M:Oh.IrememberreadingsomethingaboutDME．It'smostlyusedinspraycans,right?

W:Right.DMEdoesn'tdestroytheozone,soit'sbeenenvironmentallyfriendly.

M:Butdoesn'tDMEpollutetheairifit'sburnedinanengine?

W:Dr.Collinsayssomethingaboutitsexhaustsbeingclear,thatitdoesn'treleaseasmuchpollutantsasdieselfuel.HementionedsomethingaboutDMEbeingmoreefficientthanotheralternativefuels.

M:Whenwillitreplacedieselfuel?

W:Notforawhile.It'snoteconomicaltomass-produce.Butitmayhappeninthefuture.Afterall,timewilltell.

M:Well,thanksfortheinformation.(21)IguessIwon'tneedtoborrowyournotes.

W:(21)Well,maybeyoushouldlookatthem.Wearehavingatestnextweek.Youhavetoprepareforit.

M:Okay,couldyougivethemtoMikeAndrews?Ithinkbeisinyourpsychologyclass.Heismyroommate.

W:Sure,Ihopeyou'refeelingbettersoon.

M:Thanks.Metoo.Bye!

(20)

A.Amoreeconomicaldieselfuel.

B.Characteristicsofanewtypeoffuel.

C.Whereanewenergysourceislocated.

D.Howtodevelopalternativeenergysources.

28.(21)

A.Justfiveminutes.

B.Slightlylessthananhour.

C.Betweenoneandtwohours.

D.Alittlemorethantwohours.

29.SectionC

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

Ironproductionwasrevolutionizedintheearlyeighteencenturywhencokewasfirstused【B1】______ofcharcoalforrefiningironore.Previouslythepoor【B2】______oftheironhadrestricteditsuseinarchitecturetoitemssuchaschainsandtiebarsforsupportingarches,vaults,andwalls.Withthe【B3】______inrefiningore,itwasnowpossibletomakecast-ironbeams,columns,andgirders.Duringthenineteenthcenturyfurther【B4】______weremade,notablyBessemer'sprocessforconvertingironintosteel,whichmadethematerialmorecommerciallyviable.

Ironwasrapidly【B5】______fortheconstructionofbridges,becauseits【B6】______wasfargreaterthanthatofstoneortimber,butitsuseinthearchitectureofbuildingsdevelopedmoreslowly.By1800acompleteinternalironskeletonforbuildingshadbeendevelopedin【B7】______architecturereplacingtraditionaltimberbeams,butit【B8】______remainedconcealed.Apartfromitslowcost,theappealofironasabuildingmateriallayinitsstrength,itsresistancetofire,anditspotentialtospanvastareas.Asaresult,【B9】______,butitwasinvariablyconcealed.

Significantly,theuseofexposedironoccurredmainlyinthenewbuildingtypesspawnedbytheIndustrialRevolution:infactories,warehouses,commercialoffices,exhibitionhall,andrailroadstations,【B10】______.Iron,despiteitsstructuraladvantages,hadlittleaestheticstatus.【B11】______.

【B1】

30.听力原文：W:IjustmadeajarofjamthismorningandnowIcan'tfinditanywhere.Doyouknowwhathappenedtoit？

M:Didyouhearacrash,thatwasit,I'mjustasclumsyasever.

Q:Whatistheproblem？

(16)

A.Thewomandoesn'tlikejam.

B.Thewomanforgotwhereshehadleftthejar.

C.Themanhadanaccident.

D.Themanbrokethejar.

31.(39)

32.听力原文：W:Wouldyouliketogoandseeanewmoviewithus?

M:That'sthelastthingintheworldIwouldeverwanttodo.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(14)

A.Heisoftenaskedtogoandseemovies.

B.Hewouldliketogoandseethenewmovie.

C.Hewenttoseethemovielastmonth.

D.Heobviouslydoesn'twanttoseethemovie.

33.听力原文：M:WhatkindoffatheramI?Mydaughterhadhadafeverforacoupleofday,butIdidn'tevenknowaboutit.

W:Don'tblameyourselftoomuch.You'vebeentoomuchinvolvedinthecompany'sworktonoticeit,Iguess.Youreallyshouldtakesometimeoff.

Q:Whatcanweknowaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

(19)

A.Heisacarelessfather.

B.Heisverybusywithwork.

C.Heisanirresponsiblefather.

D.Heisindifferenttohisfamily.

34.(26)

A.Hewillgotosomebodyelseforhelp.

B.Hewillalterthewoman'ssuggestion.

C.Hewillorganizeanewcompany.

D.Hewillfollowthewoman'ssuggestions.

35.(35)

A.Itisacityofcontrasts.

B.Itpossessesmanyhistoricalsites.

C.Itisanimportantindustrialcenter.

D.Ithasmanybigandbeautifulparks.

36.(28)

A.In1774.

B.In1765.

C.Intheseventeenthcentury.

D.Inthenineteenthcentury.

37.听力原文：Today,IwouldliketobeginbydiscussingearlyEuropeansettlementalongoneofourwell-knownrivers,theHudson,whichemptiesintotheAtlantictoform.NewYorkbay.TheHudsonriverhasacoupleofinterestingphysicalfeaturesthatmadeitveryattractiveforsettlementbytheEuropeans.ThefirstisthatriverextendsinlandfromtheAtlanticOceanformorethan150mileswithnowaterfallsorrapids.Itssurfaceisvirtuallyflatforthatentiredistance,withnoobstacles.Second,thewhole150-milestretchisinfluencedbytidesfromtheAtlanticOcean.Roughlyeverysixhours,theriverreversesdirection,flowingnorthwhenthetideisrisingandsouthtowardtheoceanwhenthetideisgoingdown.ObviouslytherewerenoobstaclestopreventsettlersfrommovingfurtherupstreamontheHudsonriverandthisexplainswhytheDutchpenetratedsofarinland.TheywerethefirstEuropeanstosettleintheHudsonvalley.Ofcourse,togoupstream,theDutchsettlersneededtherightkindofboat,andsotonavigatetheriver,theydesignasloopwithonlyonemastbuttwosails,oneriggedinfrontofthemastandonebehind.Themastwasverytall,inmanycasesover100feettall,sothatthelargesailscouldcatchwindsblowingabovetheshorelinehills.Hudsonriversloopscarriedpassengersandcargo.Thecargorangingfromcoal,lumberandhaytofruit,vegetablesandlivestock.Travelingonlytenmilesanhourinagoodwind,thesloopwasnottoospeedybymodernstandards,butitwasideallysuitedtotheDutchsettlement,andinfactwhenthesteamboateventuallywasintroduced,itcouldn'tkeepupwiththesloop.

(33)

A.Thestrengthofitsshipbuildingindustry.

B.Thephysicalfeaturesoftheriveritself.

C.Theabundanceoffruit,vegetables,andlivestock.

D.ThesimilarityofclimatetothatinEurope.

38.

【B8】

39.【B1】

40.

【B7】

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

Intheworldofthecomics,happinessdependedon______.

A.acrazysenseofhumor

B.aloveoflife

C.alittlefaithandluck

D.cunningandcourage

42.

Whyisthepre-universityexaminationnecessary?

43.

Highlysophisticatedelectronickeysystemsarecommonlyequippedto______.

44.

Inwhatsituation,AmericanlifeexpectancyprobablyranksinlinewithNewZealand?

45.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Thepersonwhowearsauniform.hasnoself-worth.

B.Wearingauniform.givesapersonasenseofidentificationwithalargerconcept.

C.Uniformswillhurtoneentireinformationandentertainmentindustry.

D.Envyandcompetitionareincentivetoimproveone'slife.

46.(54)

47.

Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthewtwotalkshows______.

A.havemonopolizedthetalkshowcircuit

B.exploittheweaknessesinhumannature

C.appearatdifferenttimesoftheday

D.aretargetedatdiferentaudiences

48.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutsocceristrue?

A.Insoccerandbasketball,theethnictideisdifferent.

B.Untilrecently,soccerbecomesanimportantgame,somanynativeAmericansplayit.

C.Itisthemostpopulargameintheworld,somanyAmericancitizenstakeitupformanyyears.

D.Althoughsocceristhemostpopulargameintheworld,Americancitizensinlargenumbersdonotlikeitfirst.

49.

Comparedwithbonyfish,what'suniqueabouttigersharkswhentheybearoffspring?

50.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTaboutOceanEdge?

A.Itdoesn'topentotourists.

B.Itwasrebuiltin1906.

C.Itcaughtafirein1890.

D.ItwasoriginallyaprivatehomeownedbyNixonfamily.

51.Replacinganelectroniccarkeycosts______ontheaverageaccordingtheDitlowsurvey.

52.SectionB

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

Televisioneatsoutoursubstance.Mandercallsthisthemediationofexperience."WithTVwhatwesee,hear,touch,smell,feelandunderstandabouttheworldhasbeenprocessedforus."Whenwe"cannotdistinguishwithcertaintythenaturalfromtheinterpreted,ortheartificialfromtheorganic,alltheoriesoftheidealorganizationoflifebecomeequal."

Inotherwords,TVteachesthatalllifestylesandvaluesareequal,andthatthereisnoclearlydefinedrightandwrong.InAmusingOurselvestoDeath,oneofthebestrecentbooksonthetyrannyoftelevision,NellPostmanwonderswhynobodyhaspointedoutthattelevisionpossiblyoverstepstheinstructionsintheBible.

Inthe1960sand1970s,manyofthetraditionalstandardsandmoresofsocietycameunderheavyassault.Indeed,theywereblownapart,largelywiththehelpofone'sown.Therewasanairofunrealityaboutmanydetailsofdailylife.EvenimportantmoralquestionssuffereddistortionwhentheywerereducedtoTVimages.DuringtheVietnamconflict,therewasmuchgraphicviolence—soldiersandciviliansactuallydying—onscreen.Onescenethatshockedthenationwasanexecutioninwhichthevictimwasshotintheheadwithapistolonprime-timeTV.People"tunedin"tothewareverynight,andcontroversialissuesaboutthecauses,conduct,andresolutionoftheconflictcouldbesummedupinthesesuperficialbroadcasts.

ThesamephenomenonwasseenagainintheGulfWar.Withstirringbackgroundmusicandsophisticatedcomputergraphics,eachnetwork'sbannerscript.readacrossthescreen,"WarintheGulf,"asifitwerejustanotherTVprogram.Warisn'taprogram—itisadirty,bloodymess.Peoplearekilleddaily.Yet,televisionallbutteachesthatthiscarnagemerelyisanotherdiversion,aform.ofblockbusterentertainment—thebigshowwithalltheinternationalstarspresent.

Inthelastyearsofhislife,MalcolmMuggeridge,apragmaticandprintjournalist,warned:"FromthefirstmomentIwasinthestudio,Ifeltthatitwasfarfrombeingagoodthing.IfeltthattelevisionwouldultimatelybeinimicaltowhatImostappreciate,whichistheexpressionoftruth,expressingyourreactionstolifeinwords."Heconcluded:"Idon'tthinkpeoplearegoingtobepreoccupiedwithideas.Ithinktheyaregoingtoliveinafantasyworldwhereyoudon'tneedanyideas.Theonethingthattelevisioncan'tdoisexpressingideas.Thereisadangerintranslatinglifeintoanimage,andthatiswhattelevisionisdoing.Itisthusfalsifyinglife.Recorderofwhatisgoingon,itistheexactopposite.Itcannotconveyrealitynordoesitevenwantto."

Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstelevision?.

A.Ambiguous.B.Skeptical.C.Critical.D.Appreciative.

53.

Notstatedbutimpliedinthefirsttwoparagraphsisthatstoppingsmokingcanbea(n)______foryou.

54.

Thedramaticincreaseoflandvalueincities______.

A.isadesirableresultofeconomicdevelopment

B.bringsaboutgreateropportunitiesforlanddealers

C.leadtoanefficient,positiveuseoflandintheform.ofverticalgrowth

D.isannoyinglyartificialandmeaningless

55.

Ifabusinesswantstosurviveinthechangingworld,itshouldbe______.

56.

Rockerfuelsaremoreexplosivethanmethanegasbecauseof______.

A.thetemperatureatwhichcombustiontakesplace

B.thedegreeofoxidationaccomplishedbythecombustionprocess

C.thepresenceofinhibitors

D.thegreatburningvelocity

57.

Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.TheHartslikeapublicuniversitybetterthanaprivateone.

B.Itismucheasiertopaythetuitionatpresent.

C.Allstudentscangetthesubsidizedloans.

D.Traditionalscholarshipsarestillattractivetosomefamilies.

58.

Bysaying"WithMarsthescientificstakesarearguablyhigherthantheyhaveeverbeen"(Linel,