2022-2023年四川省泸州市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年四川省泸州市大学英语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.Depression

Inbed,youtossandturn,unabletogetagoodnight'ssleep.Youfeelanxiousandworried.There'splentytodo,buttheworkpilesupbecauseyoufeellistlessandtired.Youdon'tevenwanttodoanythingfun.Friendstellyouto"pullyourselftogether,"butyoufeelhelplessandhopeless.Youhavedifficultyconcentratingandmakingdecisions.Whenyoulookinthemirror,youhateyourself.Youaredefinitelyinoneoflife'svalleys—youaredepressed.

Everyonegetsthebluesonceinawhile.Emotionallowsandhighsareanormalpartoflife.Thebluesbecomedepressionwhenyoufeelsosleepyandlistlessthatyoucan'tfunctionnormallyineverydaylife.

TypesofDepression

Depressioncanrangefromamildpanictoself-destructiveorsuicidalbehavior,It'simportanttounderstandthevarioustypesofdepressionsothatyoucanrecognizethem.

Depressionoccursatallages,althoughmajordepressiveepisodespeakbetweentheagesof55and70inmenand20and45inwomen.Abouthalfofthosewhoexperienceanepisodeofmajordepressionwillhaveanotherwithintwoyears.Forsomepeople,episodesofdepressionareseparatedbyseveralyears,whileotherssuffergroupsofepisodesoverashorttimespan.Betweenepisodes,suchindividualsfeelwell.

Majordepressivedisorderaffectsapproximately14.8millionAmericanadults—or6.7percentoftheU.S.populationaged18yearsandolder—inagivenyear.Majordepressivedisorderismorecommoninwomenthaninmen.Althoughtreatmentcanhelpmorethan80percentofpeoplewithseveredepression,mostpeoplewithdepressiondonotseektreatment.

--Reactivedepression.Thistypeofdepressionisareactiontostressfulevents—divorce,deathofalovedone,achronicillness,apersonaltragedy,orevensocialisolation,whichtheelderlyfrequentlyexperience.Thepersonisunabletorecovernormallyfromthefeelingsassociatedwiththeevent.Commonfeelingsincludeself-pity,pessimism,andlossofinterestinlife.Itaffectspeopleofallages.

--SeasonalAffectiveDisorder(SAD).Ifyouliveinthenorthernlatitudesandsufferdepressionduringthewintermonths,youmaysufferfromseasonalaffectivedisordercausedbyalackofexposuretosunlight.Doctorsaren'tsureexactlywhatphysiologicalmechanismsareatworkinSAD,buttheyspeculatethatdepressedfeelingsandothersymptomsmaybeduetoanincreaseinthereleaseofthehormonemeltonin.SADsufferersfeellethargicandirritable.Theymayalsosufferfromchronicheadaches,increasedappetite,weightgain,andanincreasedneedforsleep.Forunknownreasons,SADistrulya"woman'sdepression,"inthatwomenmakeup70percentto80percentofthoseaffected.SinceabouthalfofallSADsufferershaverelativeswhoalsosufferfromSADorotheremotionalproblems,researchersspeculatethattheproblemmaybeinherited.

--Biochemicaldepression.Doctorsaren'tsurewhy,butsomepeopledevelopabiochemicallybaseddepressionsometimeduringmidlife.It'slikelythatthistypeofdepressioniscausedbybiochemicalproblemswithinthebrain.Theproblemusuallyrespondswelltoantidepressantmedication.Youmaybemorelikelytodevelopthistypeofchemicaldepressionifothermembersofyourfamilyhavealsosufferedfromthisproblem.

--Diseaseordrug-relateddepression.SomediseasessuchasAIDS,stroke,chronicpain,andhypothyroidism(甲状腺功能减退)cancausedepression.Inhypothyroidism,thethyroidgland(甲状腺)malfunctions,leadingtotoolittleornothyroidhormonecirculatinginthebloodstream.Inadditiontodepression,othersymptomsofhypothyroidismincludefatigue,weakness,weightgain,impairedmemory,andshortnessofbreath.Fortunately,thedepressionandothersymptomsofhypothyroidismcanbeeffectivel

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2.

AccordingtothestudyinthejournalSleep，thosepeoplewithsnoringproblemswillbemorelikelytosufferfrom______.

A.breathproblem

B.heartattack

C.highbloodpressure

D.stroke.

3.

Accordingtothepassage,theonlyform.ofInternethoaxesise-mailhoax.

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4.

Theartificialjointwith,beingagoodimitationofnaturalboneprotein,canattractbonecellsandbecomequicklyincorporatedintothebody.

5.

Scientistshopethatby2040thetemperaturewillstillbestablebythecooperationamongsomecountries.

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6.

InFrance,whoundertakedutiessuchasbeingnicetochildrenorcourteoustoadeafgrandmother?

A.Relatives.B.Friends.C.Families.D.Colleagues.

7.

Viewerswillhavetoagreetoparticipateinaspecialfile-sharingnetwork,toreducethecostofdownloading.

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8.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsomeexperts?

A.Theyareauthoritiesonlyintheirownfields.

B.Theyaren'teasilyfooledbythetrickytests.

C.Themistakesthey'vemadeareinevitable.

D.Theysometimesfailtodowellasclaimed.

9.

Peoplewhoworknexttoeachinthesameofficehavemorebutbetterinterruptionsthanthosewho______.

10.Ifyouareoutstandingincertainfield,youaremorelikelytobereliedonwhenpeoplehave

11.

Unresolvedconflictcanbedestructivetotheperformanceofteams.

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12.Whenpeoplecareenoughaboutsomethingtodoitwell,thosewhodoitbesttendtobefarbetterthaneveryoneelse.There'sahugegapbetweenLeonardoandsecond-ratecontemporaries.Atop-rankedprofessionalchessplayercouldplaytenthousandgamesagainstanordinaryclubplayerwithoutlosingonce.

Likechessorpaintingorwritingnovels,makingmoneyisaveryspecializedskill.Butforsomereasonwetreatthisskilldifferently.Noonecomplainswhenafewpeoplesurpassalltherestatplayingchessorwritingnovels,butwhenafewpeoplemakemoremoneythantherest,wegeteditorialssayingthisiswrong.Why?Thepatternofvariationseemsnodifferentthanforanyotherskill.Whatcausespeopletoreactsostronglywhentheskillismakingmoney?

Ithinktherearcthreereasonswetreatmakingmoneyasdifferent:themisleadingmodelofwealthwelearnaschildren;thedisreputablewayinwhich,tillrecently,mostfortuneswereaccumulated;andtheworrythatgreatvariationsinincomearesomehowbadforsociety.AsfarasIcantell,thefirstismistaken,thesecondoutdated,andthethirdempiricallyfalse.Coulditbethat,inamodemdemocracy,variationinincomeisactuallyasignofhealth?

WhenIwasfiveIthoughtelectricitywascreatedbyelectricsockets.Ididn'trealizetherewerepowerplantsouttheregeneratingit.Likewise,itdoesn'toccurtomostkidsthatwealthissomethingthathastobegenerated.Itseemstobesomethingthatflowsfromparents.

Becauseofthecircumstancesinwhichtheyencounterit,childrentendtomisunderstandwealth.Theyconfuseitwithmoney.Theythinkthatthereisafixedamountofit.Andtheythinkofitassomethingthat'sdistributedbyauthorities(andsoshouldbedistributedequally),ratherthansomethingthathastobecreated(andmightbecreatedunequally).Infact,wealthisnotmoney.Moneyisjustaconvenientwayoftradingoneform.ofwealthforanother.Wealthistheunderlyingstuff--thegoodsandserviceswebuy.Whenyoutraveltoarichorpoorcountry,youdon'thavetolookatpeople'sbankaccountstotellwhichkindyou'rein.Youcanseewealth--inbuildingsandstreets,intheclothesandthehealthofthepeople.

Wheredoeswealthcomefrom?Peoplemakeit.Thiswaseasiertograspwhenmostpeoplelivedonfarms,andmademanyofthethingstheywantedwiththeirownhands.Thenyoucouldseeinthehouse,theherds,andthegranarythewealththateachfamilycreated.Itwasobviousthentoothatthewealthoftheworldwasnotafixedquantitythathadtobesharedout,likeslicesofapie.Ifyouwantedmorewealth,youcouldmakeit.

Thisisjustastruetoday,thoughfewofuscreatewealthdirectlyforourselves.Mostlywecreatewealthforotherpeopleinexchangeformoney,whichwethentradefortheformsofwealthwewant.Becausekidsareunabletocreatewealth,whatevertheyhavehastobegiventothem.Andwhenwealthissomethingyou'regiven,thenofcourseitseemsthatitshouldbedistributedequally.Asinmostfamiliesitis.Thekidsseetothat."Unfair,"theycry,whenonesibling(兄弟姐妹)getsmorethananother.

Intherealworld,youcan'tkeeplivingoffyourparents.Ifyouwantsomething,youeitherhavetomakeit,ordosomethingofequivalentvalueforsomeoneelse,inordertogetthemtogiveyouenoughmoneytobuyit.Intherealworld,wealthis(exceptforafewspecialistslikethievesandspeculators)somethingyouhavetocreate,notsomethingthat'sdistributedbyDaddy.Andsincetheabilityanddesiretocreateitvaryfrompersontoperson,it'snotmadeequally.

Yougetpaidbydoingormakingsomethingpeoplewant,andthosewhomakemoremoneyareoftensimplybetteratdoingwhatpeoplewant.TopactorsmakealotmoremoneythanB-listactors.

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13.

Clonedindividualswouldhavedifferentpersonalitiesasdotwins.

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14.

Teachersalsomakethesamemistakesasstudents.

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15.

CompelledbyWal-Marttolowertheprice,Lakewoodhadto______,whichcausedmanyworkerstobeunemployed.

16.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheShyArchitect

Castingaboutforsomeonetorunabigfamilyfirnwhenasuccessfultyrantisduetoretireisusuallyatroublesomebusiness.WhenthefirmisstillcontrolledbythesamefamilythatfoundeditbackwhenJohnD.RockefellerwasgobblinguprefineriesinCleveland,itbecomesstillmoredaunting.AddthefactthattherulingfamilyisParsees,asmallZoroastriansectwhohavebeenintermarryinginIndiaforoverathousandyears,andtheoddsoffindingsomeonewhoisuptothejoblengthenagain.

The"individualist"or"loner"

Yetafterindifferentearlyreviews,RatanTatahastransformedtheTatagroup,ofwhichheischairman.Whenhetookoverfromhisuncle,J.R.D.Tata,itwasatroublesomeconglomerate(企业集团)withstakesinahugecollectionofcompaniesthatseemedlikelytowitherinthefaceofforeigncompetition.Nowitmakesforeignacquisitionsandventuresintounfamiliarmarkets.TataSteel'sbiddingwarwithCSN,aBrazilianfirm,overCorus,anAnglo-Dutchsteelmaker,isjustoneexampleoftheonce-staidgroup'snewboldness.Mr.TarawasrecentlyvotedIndianoftheyearbyviewersofanIndiantelevisionchannel,beatingbothSachinTendulkar,India'sgreatestcricketer,andAishwaryaRai,thecountry'smostfamousscreengoddess.Andhehassucceededpartlybecauseheiswhathisfriendscallanindividualist,andothersmightcallaloner.

Mr.Tatadoeshotlikepublicityandavoidstheplatformsandapplauseofconferences.Helivesfrugally,doesnotdrinkorsmokeandseemsbaffledbytheideaoftimespentnotworking.Askedwhathewoulddowithit,heusuallyrepliesthathewouldwalkhisdogalongthebeachnearMumbai.Hedoesnotseemtobemotivatedbymoney,andtalksconstantlyaboutfairnessanddoingtherightthing."IwanttobeabletogotobedatnightandsaythatIhaven'thurtanybody."Mr.TarasaystwiceinthecourseofaninterviewatahotelinNewDelhiownedbythesprawlinggroup.

Mr.Tatabecamechairmanin1991,justasIndia'seconomywasopeningup.Hisuncle,whohadrunTataformorethan50years,hadstartedTataAirlines(whichbecameAirIndia)andwastoIndiawhatGianniAgnelliofFiatwastoItaly.Hewasagood-lookingphilanthropist(慈善家)withaFrenchwifeandheldthefirstpilot'slicencetobeissuedinIndia.Hisshyandunglamorousnephew,incontrast,trainedasanarchitectatCornellUniversity,joinedquietlyintothefamilyfirmandwasnotmarkedoutforthesuccessionevenwhenhis:unclewasduetoretire.

DespitealltheglorythatsurroundedJ.R.D.,whenheretiredin1991,Tatawasagroupofcompaniesill-equippedtodealwiththechangesabouttosweepthroughIndia.Itearnedmostofitsmoneyinold-fashionedindustriesthathadgrownfatduringthecentrallyplanned"licenceraj",whenthegovernmentsetlimitsonhowmuchfirmswereallowedtoproduceandprotectedthemfromforeigncompetitors.

Thestakesheldbythefamilyinmanyofthe300-oddcompaniesinthegroupweretiny,andthemainTatabusinesseswererunasindependentfiefsbymenmucholderthanMr.Tata.TheymighthaveexpectedMr.Tata,whohadneverheldanexecutiveposition,toleavethemalone.Instead,heretiredthem,improvingtheirpensionstosoftentheblow.HesoldstakesinsomecompaniesandusedcashfromthesalesandrevenuefromTataConsultancyServices,I

A.difficultB.hopefulC.uncertainD.convenient

17.

Theartificialjointwith______,beingagoodimitationofnaturalboneprotein,canattractbonecellsandbecomequicklyincorporatedintothebody.

18.

Whendidhydroelectricpowerwasuniversallyconsideredasanenvironmentallysafeandcleanmeansofelectricitygenerator?

A.Around250BC.

B.In1982.

C.Inthemiddle.yearsof20thcentury.

D.Untilonlyrecently.

19.Exploitinghydroelectricpowerresourcecancostbillionsofdollars,forhydroelectricplantsnormallyhave______.

20.

Thegreatbiologicplausibilitymakesitpossibletousemicrobicidesandoral-preventiondrugstopreventHIVinthenext10years.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(35)

A.Wecanfindquiteafewwaystoavoidstress.

B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople'shealth.

C.It'seasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.

D.Differentpeoplecanbeardifferentamountofstress.

22.(36)

A.Service.B.Function.C.Readership.D.Ownership.

23.(25)

A.Targetthe18to26year-oldagegroup.

B.Selltennisrackets.

C.Carrymoreathleticshoes.

D.Workoutamoreappealingslogan.

24.(19)

A.Sixisenough.

B.Sixisnotenough.

C.Themore,thebetter.

D.Bringinallthechairs.

25.听力原文：Helloeverybody,andwelcomebacktothethrillinggameattheTokyoDomewiththeU.S.team.ThegamewiththeJapanesenationalteamisgoingintothesecondhalf,51to26.TheU.S.DreamTeamismadeupofNBAveterans-supposedlythebestwehavetooffer-buttheyneedamiracletodigthemselvesoutofaholeandcomebackatthispoint.

UnfortunatelyfortheDreamTeam,theirleadingscorer,High-FlyWilson,wasejectedoneminuteintothesecondquarterafterclimbingintothestandsandfightingwithaspectatorwhohadcontinuallyheckledWilsonforshootingthreeairballsinarow.AnotherbizarremomentcamelateinthesecondquarterwhentheJapanesecenter,TomohiroSuzuki,sufferedaconcussionandwasknockedoutcoldashecollidedwiththekneeofoneofhisownteammates.Therehavealsobeenseveralotherinjuries,includingthelossofstartingforward,MasaHarada.

SomeofthecoachesontheU.S.teamareattributingtheteam'ssluggishperformancetosomerawfishtheyhadlastnightwhileattendingabanquetintheirhonor.Whoknowswhat'llbenext.OK.Itlookslikewe'rereadyforthesecondhalf.

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A.Theyareleadinginthegame.

B.Thescoreisreallyclose.

C.TheDreamTeamiswaybehind.

D.Theywinthegame.

26.

【B9】

27.

【B5】

28.(32)

A.Bringsomegifts.

B.Offersomehelp.

C.Takeyourfriendouttodinnerattheendofyourstay.

D.Alloftheabove.

29.

【B4】

30.SectionB

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

听力原文：AgnesMillerwasoneoftheearliestleadersofthewomen'sliberationmovementintheUnitedStates.ShewasbornonafarminMissouriin1892andhadaveryhappylifeasachild.Shewastheonlydaughterandtheyoungestchildoffive.Herparentsandherbrothersalwaystreatedherastheirfavorite.

In1896thefamilymovedtoChicago.ThreeyearslatertheymovedbacktoSt.Louis,whereAgnesspenttherestofherchildhood.Sheenjoyedheryearsinschoolandwasanoutstandingstudentofmathematics.Shewasasloquiteskillfulasapainter.

ItwaswhenAgneswentofftocollegethatshefirstbecameawarethatwomenwerenottreatedasequals.Shedidn'tlikebeingtreatedunequallybutshetriednottonoticeit.Aftergraduatingfromcollegeshetriedtogetajobinhermajorfield--physics.Shesoonfounditwasalmostimpossibleforawoman.

Agnesspentafullyearlookingforajob.Finallyshegaveupinanger.Shebeganwritinglettersofprotesttovariousnewspapers.AneditorinNewYorklikedherideasverymuch,andwasespeciallyimpressedwithherstyle.ofwriting.Heaskedhertodoaseriesofstoriesaboutthem.Herarticlesbegantoappearinmoreandmorenewspapers.Shedecidedtowriteabookinsupportofwomen'sliberation.Thebookbecameabestseller.Althoughsheneversawfullequalrightsforwomen,shenevergaveupherfight.Andsheshowedmanyotherwomenthewaytocontinuethefight.

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A.InMissouri.

B.InChicago.

C.InNewYork.

D.InSt.LouisandChicago.

31.听力原文：M:Hi,Susan.Wherewereyouatlunchtime?Iwassavingaseatforyouinthecafeteria.

W:Oh,sorrytomissyou,butmythirstforknowledgewasgreaterthanmypangsofhunger.

M:Ineverhadthatproblem.Sowherewereyou?

W:Mypoliticalscienceclassranovertime.

M:That'sbeenhappeningquiteabitlately,hasn'tit?

W:Iguessso.Actuallywhathappensisthatabunchofushungaroundforawhileafterclasstotalkwithourprofessorandaskhimquestions.

M:Whoisthis20thcenturySocrates?

W:ProfessorHall.Haveyouheardofhim?

M:Mm.HedoeshaveagoodreputationinthePoliticalScienceDepartment.

W:Andawell-deservedone.Thesamestudentswhofallasleepindiscussiongroupsandinseminarsfightforfront-rowseatsinhislectures.

M:Oh,no.Ihopethisisn'tcatching.

W:Youcanjoke.Butit'sgreattohaveaprofessorwhoisnotonlyinterestingbutpreparestogiveuptimeforstudents.

M:Iknow.ThereIreallyagreed.MaybeIshouldsitinonhisclasssometime.Doyouthinkhe'dcare?

W:Notatall.Lotsofstudentsbringalongtheirfriendsandhesayshefeelsflattered.

M:Well,justtobesafe,IthinkI'llbringmylunchalongaswell.

W:I'llmakeagoodstudentofyouyet.

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A.Inthelaterooming.

B.Immediatelyafterlunch.

C.Inthemid-afternoon.

D.Aftertheeveningmeal.

32.听力原文：W:Howareyoudoing?Youlooktired.

M:I'malittleburntout.I'vebeensurfingtheNetforthelastfewhours.

W:Wereyoudoingschoolwork,orwasitjustforpleasure?

M:Well,IwantedtogetsomeinformationonSouthAmericaforaprojectIhave,butIfoundareallyinterestingchatsitewithpeoplefromthereandstartedchatting.

W:Well,didyougettheinformationyouneeded?

M:Yes,butthenwespentlotsoftimechattingaboutotherinterests.

W:Isee.TheInternetisawonderfulplace.Thereissomuchinformationavailable.Icompletelyunderstandhowyoucangetdistracted.SometimesIfindmyselflookingforonepieceofinformation,butbythetimeIamfinishedIhavealotmorethanIstartedofflookingfor.

M:Iknow.OnethingIreallydon'tlikeaboutit,though,isittakessomuchlongertofindthings,becausemanysitesareuseless.

W:Yes,there'sthat,andalso,Ioftenfindthesamesiteoverandoveragaininasearch.Thatdefinitelywasteslotsofmytime.

M:Ofcourse,therearesitesthatofferlittletonorelevantinformationonthetopicyouaresearchingfor.WithallthetimeIspendonit,Istillfindittobethebestsourceofinformationavailable.Andspeakingofinformation,IreallyshouldreadthroughwhatIgotontheInternetandstartworkingonmyproject.

W:Okay.Goodluck.It'sfunnywehadthischat,asIwasjustonmywayho:hetosurftheNetmyself.

M:Well,itwasnicetalkingtoyou,andmaybeI'llmeetyouinachatroomlatertonight.

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A.HesearchedinformationontheInternet.

B.HechattedwithpeoplefromSouthAmerica.

C.Hewasonlineallthetimeandfiredhimselfout.

D.Hewroteapaperonthecomputerforhisproject.

33.(15)

A.Shewantstoliveinthesuburbs.

B.Sheisoffendedbyhernaughtychildren.

C.Shedisagreeswithfather.

D.Sheturnsadeafeartoherhusband'swords.

34.(40)

35.听力原文：Amongwesternrichcountries,peopleintheUnitedStatesworkthelongesthours.TheyworkmuchlongerthanthoseinEurope.ThisdifferenceisquitesurprisingbecauseproductivityperhourworkedisthesameintheUnitedStatesasitisinFrance,SpainandGermany,anditisgrowingatasimilarspeed.

Inmostcountriesandatmosttimesinhistory,aspeoplehavebecomerichertheyhavechosentoworkless.Inotherwords,theyhavedecidedto"spend"apartoftheirextraincomeonafullerpersonallife.OverthelastfiftyyearsEuropeanshavecontinuedthispattern,andhoursofworkhavefallensharply.ButnotintheUnitedStates.Wedonotfullyknowwhythisis.Onereasonmaybemoresatisfyingwork,orlesssatisfyingpersonallives.

LongerhoursdoofcourseincreasetheGDP.SotheUnitedStateshasproducedmoreperworkerthan,say,France.TheUnitedStatesalsohasmoreofitspeopleatwork,whileinFrancemanymoremothersandolderworkershavedecidedtostayathome.TheoverallresultisthatAmericanGDPperheadis40%higherthaninFrance,eventhoughproductivityperhourworkedisthesame.

Itisnotclearwhichofthetwosituationsisbetter.Aswehaveseen,workhastobecomparedwithothervalueslikefamilylife,whichoftengetlostininterest.Itistooearlytoexplainthedifferenttrendsinhappinessovertimeindifferentcountries.ButitisadisappointingideathatintheUnitedStateshappinesshasmadenoprogresssince1975,whileithasriseninEurope.Couldthishaveanythingtodowithtrendsinthework-lifebalance?

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeakerfromthepassage?

33.Whichcountryhasmoreofitspeopleatwork?

34.Whatmessagecanwegetfromthepassage?

35.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

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A.Hethinksneitheroftheworkpatternsisgood.

B.Hebelievesthatlongerworkinghoursisbetter.

C.Heprefersshorterworkinghourstolongerones.

D.Hesaysnothingcertainaboutwhichpatternisbetter.

36.听力原文：Influenza,ortheflu,attacksuptoonebillionpeopleannually.IntheUS,itkills20,000annually,mostofwhomarechildrenorelderly.Occasionallytheflubecomespandemic:in1918,itkilled20millionpeopleworldwide.(32)Thefluisakindofinfectionwhichspreadsthroughtheairbycoughing,sneezing,orsimplytalking.Itisnotcausedbygettingcaughtinarainstormorbysleepingwiththefanorair-conditioningon.

(33)Itdoesn'tsneakuponyouforthefirstfewdays,likeacolddoes.Allofasudden,youfeelweak,youhaveahighfever,youhavechills,yoncoughfrequentlyandforcefully,yourthroatissore,andyourbodyaches.

Formostadults,thetreatmentistosimplywaititout:stayhome,getlotsofbedrest,drinklotsoffluids,andtakeover-the-countermedicationssuchasaspirinandpain-killers.Symptomsusuallygoawaywithintwoweeks.(34)Fortheelderlyandyoung,itmaybecomeabacterialinfectionwithdeadlyconsequences,becausethevictimbecomestooweaktobattlethedisease.Thedeathrateforthegeneralpopulationisaboutonein1,000.(34)Thosemostsusceptibletosevereeffectsofthefluarepeopleover65andpeoplewithchronicheartorlungproblems.

FluseasonintheUSisusuallyfromDecembertoMarch.(35)Thebestprevention,ofcourse,istostayawayfrominfectedpeople.Sincethatisalmostimpossible,thenextbestpreventivestrategyistogetanannualflushot.Thisvaccinereducesthenumberofpeoplewhogetinfected--andwhodie--yearly.

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A.Bygettingincaughtbyarainstorm.

B.Bysleepingwiththeair-conditioningon.

C.Bytalkingwiththeinfectedpeople.

D.Byhavingabadventilationsystem.

37.(28)

A.Teachstudentstherightwayofthinking.

B.Pointoutstudents'mistakesandcorrectthen.

C.Givestudentscorrectanswersandletthemworkontheirown.

D.Askstudentsworkouttherightanswerfirstandexplaintothemlater.

38.SectionB

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

听力原文：(26)Afewmonthsago,millionsofpeopleinLondonheardalarmsalloverthetown.Emergencyservices,thefiredepartments,thepolice,hospitalsandambulancesstoodby,readytogointoaction.Inrailwayandundergroundstations,peoplereadnoticesandmaps,whichtoldthemwheretogoandwhattodointheemergency.(26)ThiswasExerciseFloodcall,topreparepeopleforafloodemergence.Londonwasn'tflooded,yet.Butitispossiblethatitwouldbe.In1236andin1663,Londonwasbadlyflooded.In1928,peoplelivinginWestminster,theheartofLondon,drownedinfloods.Andin1953,100people,livingontheeasternedgeoftheLondonsuburbs,werekilledagaininthefloods.Atlast,GreaterLondonCounciltookactiontopreventthisdisasterfromhappeningagain.(27)Thoughafloodwallwasbuiltin1980s,Londonersstillmustbepreparedforthepossibledisaster.Ifithappens,50undergroundstationswillbeunderwater.Electricity,gas,andphoneserviceswillbeoutofaction.Roadswillbedrowned.ItwillbeimpossibletocrossanyofthebridgesbetweenNorthandSouthLondon.Imagine!LondonwilllooklikethefamousItaliancity,Venice.(28)ButthisExerciseFloodcalldidn'tcausepanicamongLondoners.Mostpeopleknewitwasjustawarning.Oneladysaid,"It'safloodwarning,isn'tit?Thewaterdoesn'tlookhightome."

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A.OnebridgebetweenNorthandSouthLondoncollapsed.

B.TheheartofLondonwasflo