2022-2023年四川省眉山市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022-2023年四川省眉山市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

By2004,Indiahasbeenabletoharnessabout______megawatts.

2.

Thecareerinflectionpointcandeterminewhetherabusinesscansucceedornot.

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3.

Workplacenegativityoftenariseswhenamanagermakesadecisionaboutaperson'sworkwithout______.

4.Thetreasuredbooksshouldbeputin______.

A.built-inbookshelves

B.freestandingbookcases

C.hangingbookshelves

D.glasscases

5.

Epiphytes,whichform.muchoftheunderstoryoftherainforest,getalltheirwaterandnutrientsfrom______.

6.

Duringthe19thcentury,gaswasusedonalocalscalebecauseofthedifficultsituationin______.

7.

ScientistsinAlvinweresurprisedin1993becausetheythoughtthatthosegianttubewormswouldbelessthan______inchesatthattime.

8.

Atsunamioccurswhenthereisashiftin______.

9.

Itis______thatplaystheleadingroleintheethnicintermixingoftheU.S.

10.

Thethirdmainstageinthelaunderingprocessiscalled______identifiedbytheinvestigators.

11.

Theserieshybridvehicleissometimesdirectlypoweredbythegasolineengine.

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12.

Thefirsthypothesisconcerningbirds'"mapping,'abilityinvolvesan"______".

13.Natural-gasVehicles

KermittheFrogoncesaid,"It'snotthateasybein'green."Althoughhewasn'treferringtocars,hisobservationseemsparticularlyappropriatefortheautoindustrytoday:Designing,developingandmarketing"green"carshasnotbeenaneasytask,whichiswhygasoline-poweredvehiclesstillrulethemadandfossilfuelsstillaccountforalmost75percentoftheword'senergyconsumption.Asgasolinesoarandconcernoverharmfulemissionmounts,however,carsthatrunonalternatefuelsourceswillbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Anatural-gasvehicle,orNGV,istheperfectexampleofsuchacar--it'sfuel-efficient,environmentallyfriendlyandoffersarelativelylowcostofownership.

NaturalGasBasics

Theword"gas"isaconfusingtermbecauseitisusedto'describemanydifferentsubstancesthataresimilarbutnotexactlythesame.Forexample,the"gas"youputinyourcarisgasoline,onecomponentofcrudeoil,orpetroleum.Petroleumisadark,stickyliquidmixtureofcompoundsformedundergroundbythedecayofancientmarineanimals.

Naturalgasalsocomesfromthedecayofancientorganisms,butitnaturallytakesagaseousform.insteadofaliquidfrom.Naturalgascommonlyoccursinassociationwithcrudeoil.Itisderivedfrombothlandplantsandaquatic(水生的)organicmatterandformsaboveorbelowoildeposits.Itisoftendissolvedincrudeoilatthehighpressuresexistinginareservoir.Therearealsoreservoirsofnaturalgas,knownasnon-associatedgas,thatcontainonlygasandnooil.

Naturalgasconsistsprimarilyofmethane(沼气)andotherhydrocarbongases.Hydrocarbonsareorganiccompoundscomposedonlyoftheelementscarbonandhydrogen.Thehydrocarbonsinnaturalgasarecalledsaturatedhydrocarbonsbecausetheycontain'hydrogenandcarbonboundtogetherbysinglebonds.

Likegasoline,naturalgasiscombustible(易燃的),whichmeansitcanbeusedinacombustionenginelikegasoline.Butcarsthatcouldburnnaturalgasdidn'tappearonthesceneuntilthe1930s.

FromFieldtoFord

Weextractnaturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsbydrillingwellsintotheearth.Amodernwell,equippedwithdiamond-studdeddrillbits,candrilltodepthsapproaching25,000feet.

Throughoutthe19thcentury,theuseofnaturalgasremainedlocalizedbecausetherewasnowaytotransportlargequantitiesofgasoverlongdistances.In1890,theinventionofaleakproofpipelinecouplingmadeitpossibletotransportgasmilesfromthesource.Improvementsinpipelinetechnologycontinuedoverthenexttwodecadesuntillong-distancegastransmissionbecamepractical.From1927to1931,laborersconstructedmorethan10majornaturalgastransmissionsystemsintheUnitedStates,makingnaturalgasaviableenergysourceformanyapplications.Theoilshortagesofthelate1960sandearly1970sbroughtrenewedinterestinnaturalgasasafuelsource,especiallyforautomobiles.

Today,ownersofnatural-gasvehiclescanfilluptheircarsatoneof1,300fuelingstationslocatedintheUnitedStates.Hondaalsooffersapersonalnaturalgaspumptopeoplewhopurchaseitsnatural-gas-poweredCivic.Thepumpusesahome'sexistingnaturalgaslinesandcanbeinstalledfor$500to$1,500.

Natural-gasVehicleDesign

Natural-gasvehiclesusethesamebasicprinciplesasgasoline-poweredvehicles.Inotherwords,thefuel(naturalgasinthiscase)ismixedwithairinthecylinderofafour-storkeengineandthenignitedbyasparkplugtomoveapiston(活塞)upanddown.AlthoughtherearesomedifferencesbetweennaturalgasandgasolineintermsofflamabilityandignitiontemperaturesNGVsthemselvesoperateonthesamefundamentalconceptsasgasoline-poweredvehicles.

Still,somemodificationsarerequired

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14.

Mostpartiesofferfingerford,but______.

A.onlyAmericansloveit.

B.itisimpolitetoeatwithyourhandsatparties

C.therearesomeexceptions

D.youcan'talwaysgetrefills

15.

Rocksin______havebeenoversampledcomparedwiththoseinthetropics.

16.

Forthegeneticfallacy,thereisreferencetotheindividual'spersonalabilities.

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17.Trees

Tomany,thewordtreesevokesimagesofsuchancient,powerful,andmajesticstructuresastheredwoodandthegiantsequoia(红杉),amongthemostmassiveandlongestlivingorganismsintheworld.AlthoughthemajorityoftheEarth'sbiomassisrepresentedbytrees,thefundamentalimportanceoftheseseeminglyubiquitousplantsfortheveryexistenceanddiversityoflifeonEarthisperhapsnotfullyappreciated.Ourverybiosphereisdependentonthemetabolism,death,andrecyclingofplants,especiallytrees.Theirvasttrunksandrootsystemsstorecarbondioxideandwaterandrespireoxygenintotheatmosphere.Theorganicmatterofthesoildevelopsprimarilyfromplantresidues(thatis,fromdecayedleaves,twigs,branches,roots,andfallentrees),whichreleaseimportantnutrients,suchasnitrogen,carbon,andoxygen.

Thetreeisnotanimmutablebiologicalcategorybutratherahumanconceptbasedonvisualcriteria.Perhapsageneraldefinitionwoulddescribeatreeasaperennial(多年生的)woodyplantthatdevelopsalongasinglemaintrunktoaheightofatleast4.5metresatmaturity.Thismaybecontrastedwithashrub,whichmightbelooselydefinedasawoodyplantwithmultiplestems;inmostcases,ashrubislessthan3metrestall.However,aspeciesfittingthedescriptionofeitherinoneareaoftheworldmightnotnecessarilydosoinotherregions,sinceavarietyofstressesshapethehabitofthematureplant.Thus,agivenwoodyspeciesmaybeatreeinonesetofhabitatswithinitsrangeandashrubelsewhere.Forexample,thespruceandfirmaythriveinthetreeform.atthebaseofamountainbutassumeashrubform.nearthemountain-top,thevariationdueprincipallytostressesexertedbysuchenvironmentalconditionsasaltitude,temperature,andoxygentension.

Intheearlystagesofthedevelopmentofterrestriallife,landplantswererootlessandleafless,sincetheyhadtheiroriginsinaqueousenvironments,theydidnotrequirethespecializedconductingandsupportingtissuesaffordedbyrootsandstems,nordidtheyrequirelocalizedregionsofcarbohydratesynthesis,sinceeachcellwasinvolvedinmetabolism,waterandnutrientabsorption,andrespiration.Habitatsfartherfromthewateraswellasaerialhabitatsrepresentedavailableuninhabitedenvironments.

Onekeytoexploitingthesehabitatsislargesize.This,however,requiresphysiologicalandmorphological(形态的)complexity.Ifallthetissuesofmassivetreetruckswerealive,forexample,thephysiologicalcostofmaintainingthesestructuresinthelivingstatewouldbeenormous,andprobablyunattainable.Theelegantsolutioncameintheform.oftremendousstructuraladaptations,newtissuesandorganspermittedlocalizationofthefunctionsoftheplantbody.

Theevolutionofvasculartissuesandlocalizedregionsofcelldivisionpermittedthestrengtheningandconductingtissue,calledwood,tobedead,hollow,thick-walledtubesatfunctionalmaturity.Rootsprovidedanchorageandabsorptionofsufficientamountsofwaterandnutrientstosupportthehugebiomassofthetree.Stemswerenotonlystrongenoughtosupportthetreeandprojectitintoeverhigherhabitatsbutconductiveenoughtotransportthewaterandnutrientstotheleavesattheverytopofthetree.

Theshapeofatreeisanecologicalconstructaswell,sinceitsform.isdependentonthehabitatandthestressesoftheenvironment.Open-growntrees,suchasthoseingardensandparks,generallyhavefoliageextendingalongthelengthofthetrunkforaconsiderabledistance.Foresttrees,ontheotherhand,competeforgrowingspaceandgenerallyhaveanexpanseoffoliage-freebolebelowamorelimitedtreecrown.Theaggregateofthetreecrownsconstitutesthecanopyoftheforest,andthismaybedisplayedinasinglelayerorstratified(

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18.

Infact,theprocessofgivingupdrugaddictionforadeterminedpersoniseasierthanwhathethought.

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19.

Asvascularplants,treesareorganizedintothreemajororgans:theroots,thestems,andtheleaves.

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20.Madagascar

Thereareatleast8millionuniquespeciesoflifeontheplanet,ifnetfarmore,andyoucouldbeforgivenforbelievingthatallofthemcanbefoundinAndasibe.WalkingthroughthisrainforestinMadagascarislikesteppingintothelibraryoflife.SunlightseepsthroughthesilkyfringesoftheRavenealouvelii,anendangeredpalm(棕榈树)found,likesomuchelseonthisAfricanisland,nowhereelse.

MadagascarwhichseparatedfromIndia80millionto100millionyearsagobeforeeventuallysettlingoffthesoutheasterncoastofAfrica,isinmanywaysanEarthapart.AllthattimeingeographicisolationmadeMadagascaraDarwinianplayground,itsanimalsandplantsevolvingintoformsutterlyoriginal.Some90%oftheisland'splantsandabout70%ofitsanimalsarcendemic,meaningthattheyarcfoundonlyinMadagascar.Butwhatmakeslifeontheislanduniquealsomakesituniquelyvuhnerable,whichmeansifwelosetheseanimalsonMadagascar,they'regoneforever.

Thatlossseemslikelierthaneverbecausetheanimalsareunderthreatasneverbefore.Oncelushlyforested,Madagascarhasseenmorethan80%ofitsoriginalvegetationcutdownorburnedsincehumansarrivedatleast1500yearsago,fragmentinghabitatsandleavinganimalseffectivelyhomeless.Uncheckedhuntingwipedoutanumberoflargespecies,andtodaymining,loggingandenergyexplorationthreatenthosethatremain.IthasanareathesizeofNewJerseyinMadagascarthatisstillunderforest,andallthisincrediblediversityiscrammedintoit.

Madagascarisaconservationhotspotatermforaregionthatisverybiodiverseandparticularlythreatened--andwhilethatmakestheislandspecial,itishardlyalone.Conservationistsestimatethatextinctionsworldwideareoccurringatapacethatisupto1000timesasgreatashistory'sbackgroundratebeforehumanbeingsbeganscattering.Worse,thatdie-offcouldbeaccelerating.

PriceofExtinction

Therehavebeenfiveextinctionwavesintheplanet'shistory—includingthePermian(二叠纪的)extinction250millionyearsago,whenanestimated70%ofallterrestrialanimalsand96%ofallmarinecreaturesvanished,and,mostrecently,theCretaceous(白垩纪的)event65million),earsago,whichendedthereignofthedinosaurs.Thoughscientistshavedirectlyassessedtheviabilityoffewerthan3%oftheworld'sdescribedspecies,thesamplepollingofanimalpopulationssofarsuggeststhatwemayhaveenteredwhatwillbetheplanet'ssixthgreatextinctionwave.Andthistimethecauseisn'tanunsteadyplanetorvolcanoes.It'sus.

Throughourgrowingnumbers,ourthirstfornaturalresourcesand,mostofall,climatechange--which,byonereckoning,couldhelpcarryoff20%to30%ofallspeciesbeforetheendofthecentury--we'reshapinganEarththatwillbebiologicallyexhausted.A2008assessmentbythe:InternationalUnionforConservationofNaturefoundthatnearly1in4mammalsworldwidewereatriskforextinction,includingendangeredspecies.Overfishingandacidificationoftheoceansarethreateningmarinespeciesasdiverseasthecorals.

Scaryforconservationists,yes.butthequestionarises:Whyshoulditmattertotherestofus?Afterall,nearlyallthespeciesthatwereeveraliveinthepastaregonetoday.Evolutiondemandsextinction.Whenwe'reusingthetermextinctiontotalkaboutthefateoftheUSautoindustry,doesitreallymatterifwelosespeciesliketheYangtzeRiverdolphinandthegoldentoad,allofwhichhaveeffectivelydisappearedinrecentyears?Whatdocsthelossofafewspeciesamongmillionsmatter?

Foronething,we'reanimalstoo,dependentonthisplanetlikeeveryotherform.oflife.Themorespecieslivinginanecosystem,thehealthierandmoreproductiveitis,whichmattersforus--arecentstudybytheWorldWildlifeFund(WWF)e

A.Atleast8millionuniquespeciesoflife.

B.Morethan8millionuniquespeciesoflife.

C.Alibraryoflifeontheplanet.

D.Akindofpalmwhichcanbefoundnowhere.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B6】

22.(21)

A.Onthekitchentable.

B.Undertheelectricitybill.

C.Underthegasbill.

D.Oilachair.

23.【B8】

24.SectionC

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

听力原文：Dogswerefirstdomesticatedfromwolvesatleast17,000yearsago,butperhapsasearlyas150,000yearsagobaseduponrecentgeneticfossilandDNAevidence.Inthistime,thedoghasdevelopedintohundredsofbreedswithagreatdegreeofvariation.Forexample,heightsattheshoulderrangefromjustafewinchestoroughlythreefeet,andcolorsrangefromwhitetoblack,withreds,grays,andbrownsoccurringintremendouspatterns.

Dogsarehighlysocialanimalsandthissimilarityintheiroverallbehavioralsystemaccountsfortheirtrainability,playfulness,andabilitytofitintohumanhouseholdsandsocialsituations.Thishasearneddogsauniquepositionintherealmofinterspeciesrelationships.Theloyaltyanddevotionthatdogsdemonstrateasapartoftheirnaturalinstinctsarethoughttobereflectionsofthehumanideaofloveandfriendship,leadingmanydogownerstoviewtheirpetsasfull-fledgedfamilymembers.Dogsseemtoviewtheirhumancompanionsasmembersoftheirpack,andmakefewdistinctionsbetweentheirownersandfellowdogs.Dogsplayavarietyofrolesinsocietyandareoftentrainedasworkingdogs.Fordogsthatdonothavetraditionaljobs,awiderangeofdogsportsprovidetheopportunitytoexhibittheirnaturaldogskills.Inmanycountries,themostcommonandperhapsmostimportantroleofdogsisasacompanion.Dogshavelivedwithandworkedwithhumansinsomanyrolesthattheirloyaltyhasearnedthemtheuniquepraiseofman'sbestfriend.

Dogswerefirstdomesticatedfromwolvesatleast17,000yearsago,butperhapsasearlyas150,000yearsagobaseduponrecentgeneticfossilandDNAevidence.Inthistime,thedoghasdevelopedintohundredsofbreedswithagreatdegreeof【36】.Forexample,heightsatthe【37】rangefromjustafewinchestoroughlythreefeet,andcolorsrangefromwhitetoblack,withreds,grays,andbrowns【38】intremendouspatterns.

Dogsarehighlysocialanimalsandthissimilarityintheir【39】behavioralsystemaccountsfortheirtrainability,playfulness,andabilitytofitintohuman【40】andsocialsituations.Thishasearneddogsauniquepositioninthe【41】ofinterspeciesrelationships.Theloyaltyand【42】thatdogsdemonstrateasapartoftheirnaturalinstinctsare【43】tobereflectionsofthehumanideaofloveandfriendship,leadingmanydogownerstoviewtheirpetsasfull-fledgedfamilymembers.【44】.Dogsplayavarietyofrolesinsocietyandareoftentrainedasworkingdogs.【45】.Inmanycountries,themostcommonandperhapsmostimportantroleofdogsisasacompanion.【46】.

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25.(24)

A.Getmorefundingfortheirgroup.

B.Scheduleameetingwithcollegeadministrators.

C.Securemorestudentparkingspaces.

D.Preserveanopenspaceoncampus.

26.(29)

A.Helaughedwiththedoginhisarms.

B.Hepickedupthedogbythetipsofitsears.

C.Hesatinachairwiththedogdanglingbesidehim.

D.Hemadepeoplelaughbykissingthedog'sears.

27.(26)

A.Building.B.Runningagym.C.Bodybuilding.D.Traveling.

28.听力原文：M:Hi．Lynn．Isawyouatregistrationyesterday．Isailedrightthrough，butyouwerestandinginalongline．

W:Yeah．Iwaitedforanhourtosignupforadistance-learningcourse．M:Distancelearning?Neverheardofit.

W:Well,it'snewthissemester.It'sonlyopentopsychologymajors.ButIbetit'llcatchonelsewhere.Yesterday,overahundredstudentssignedup.

M:Well,whatisit?

W:It'sanexperimentalcourse.Iregisteredforchildpsychology.AllIhavegottodoiswatchatwelveweekseriesoftelevisedlessons.Thedepartmentshowsthemsevendifferenttimesadayandinsevendifferentlocations.

M:Don'tyoueverhavetomeetwiththeprofessor?

W:Yeah.AftereachpartoftheseriesIhavetotalktoherandtheotherstudentsonthephone,youknow.aboutourideas.Thenwe'llmeetoncampusthreetimesforreviewsandexams.

M:Itsoundsprettynon-traditionaltome.ButIguessitmakessense,consideringhowmanystudentshavejobs.Itmustreallyhelpwiththeirschedules,nottomentionhowitwillcutdownontraffic.

W:Youknow,lastyearmydepartmentdidasurveyandfoundoutthat80percentofallpsychologymajorswereemployed.That'swhytheycameupwiththeprogram.

M:Theonlythingis:doesn'titseemimpersonalthough?Imean,Imisshavingclassdiscussionsandhearingwhatotherpeoplethink.

W:Well,Iguessthat'swhyphonecontact'simportant.Anyway,it'sanexperiment.MaybeI'llenduphatingit.

M:Maybe.ButI'llbecurioustoseehowitworksup.

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A.Studentsarenotrequiredtoattendregularclasslectures.

B.Theprofessorvideotapesclasslecturesforreview.

C.Classesareheldatvariouslocationsthroughoutthearea.

D.Studentsreceivecreditforworkexperience.

29.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Excuseme,doestheexpresstrainleaveat2:05?

W:No,at1:55.Youmusthurry.Thereare5.minutesleft.

Q:Whattimeisitnow?

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A.1:50.B.1:55.C.2:00.D.2:05.

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31.(34)

A.Shewonthefirstplace.

B.Shewonthesecondplace.

C.Shewonthethirdplace.

D.Shewonnomedalsatall.

32.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Ifoundaperfectbookbag，butI'mabout20dollarsshort．

M:Don'tlookatme.Idon'tgetpaidforanotherweek.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

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A.Hispaycheckislate.

B.Thebookbagistooexpensive.

C.Hecan'tlendthewomananymoney.

D.Thewomandoesn'tneedanewbookbag.

33.听力原文：M:Hello,Goodmorning,I'mcallingtocheckonthestatusofmycomputer.

W:Well,thenewpartshavejustbeencomingin,anditshouldbereadybyFriday.

Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

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A.Fixingthewoman'scomputer.

B.OrderingsomenewpartsbyFriday.

C.GettingthenewpartsreadybyFrid

D.Sendingthewoman'scomputerforrepair.

34.听力原文：M:Ireallydon'tknowwhattodothissummer.Ican'taffordtojustsitaround,andtheredon'tseemtobeanyjobsavailable.

W:Whydon'tyoutryhouse-sitting?lastsummermyfriendMargarethouse-satfortheDoddswhentheywentawayonvacation.Mr.DoddhiredMargarettostayintheirhousebecausehedidn'twantitleftempty.

M:YoumeantheDoddspaidMargaretjusttoliveintheirhouse?

W:Itwasn'tthateasy.Shehadtomowthelawnandwaterthehouseplants.AndwhenErichouse-satforDr.Cohen,hehadtotakecareofherpats.

M:House-sittingsoundslikeagoodjob.IguessIt'slittlelikebaby-sitting—exceptyou'retakingcareofahouseinsteadofchildren.

W:Thestudentemploymentofficestillhasafewjobsposted.

M:DoIjusthavetoofilloutanapplication?

W:MargaretandErichavetointerviewwiththehomeownersandprovidethreereferenceseach.

M:Thatseemslikealotoftroubleforasummerjob.

W:Well.Thehomeownerswantsomeguaranteethattheycantrustthehouse-sitter.Youknow,theywanttomakesureyou'renotthetypewho'llthrowwildpartiesintheirhouse,ormoveagroupoffriendsinwithyou.

M:House-sitterswhodothatSortofthingprobablyaren'tpaidthen.

W:Usuallythey'repaidanyway,justbecausethehomeownersdon'twanttomakeafuss.Butifthehomeownerreportedit,thenthehouse-sitterwouldn'tbeabletobetanotherjob,Sowhydon'tyouapply?

M:Yeah,IthinkIwill.

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A.Gotosummerschool.

B.TakeaVacation.

C.Stayathome.

D.Earnsomemoney.

35.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Youspendallofyourtimereadingbooks.Howdoyouexpecttobewell-informedifyouneverreadanewspaper?

M:It'smyopinionthatreadingthenewspaperisawasteoftime.Afamousmanoncesaidthatnewspaperseparatewhatisimportantfromwhatisnotimportantandthenprintthatwhichisnotimportant.

Q:Whyshouldthemanreadnewspapersaccordingtothewoman?

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A.Becausehereadstoomanybooks.

B.Tolearnhowtoseperatetheimportantfromtheunimportant.

C.Tobewell-informed.

D.Becausehealwayswasteshistime.

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【B7】

37.SectionC

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

Itisoftenclaimedthatnuclearenergyissomethingwecannotdowithout.Weliveinaconsumersocietywherethereisanenormousdemandforcommercialproductsofallkinds.【B1】______,anincreaseinindustrialproductionisconsideredtobeonesolutiontotheproblemof【B2】______unemployment.Suchanincrease【B3】______anabundantandcheapenergysupply.Manypeoplebelievethatnuclearenergyprovidesan【B4】______andeconomicalsourceofpowerandthatitis【B5】essentialforanindustriallydevelopingsociety.Thereareanumberofotheradvantagesintheuseofnuclearenergy.Firstly,nuclearpower,exceptforaccidents,isclean.Afurtheradvantageisthatanuclearpowerstationcanberunand【B6】______byrelativelyfewtechnicalandadministrativestaff.Thenuclearreactor【B7】______anenormousstepinourscientificevolutionand,whatevertheantinucleargroupsays,itiswrongtoexpectareturntomore【B8】______sourcesoffuel.However,【B9】______

Furthermore,itisquestionablewhetherultimatelynuclearpowerisacheapsourceofenergy.Therehave,forexample,beenverycostlyaccidentsinAmerica,inBritainand,ofcourse,inRussia.Thepossibilityofincreasesinthecostofuraniuminadditiontothecostofgreatersafetyprovisionscouldpricenuclearpoweroutofthemarket.【B10】______Thus,ifwewishtosurvive,wecannotaffordnuclearenergy.Inspiteofthecaseagainstnuclearenergyoutlinedabove,nuclearenergyprogrammesareexpanding.【B11】______However,itisdoubtfulwhetherthisgrowthwillorcancontinue.Havingweigheduptheargumentsonbothsides,itseemstherearegood'economicandecologicalreasonsforsourcesofenergyotherthannuclearpower.

【B1】

38.(35)

A.SomeslaveswerebroughttoAmericainthe20thcentury.

B.Slaveswerenottreatedaspeople.

C.Beingbrutaltoslaveswasagainstthelaw.

D.Noslaveownerwaseverpunishedfortheirbrutality.

39.(22)

A.Buildingrelationshipwithouterspace.

B.Makingprofits.

C.Creatingastepping-stonetoscientificresearch.

D.Fosteringinternationalscientificcooperation.

40.(32)

A.ARoyalCanadianMountedPolicehappenedtonoticehimonthestreet.

B.3.RoyalCanadianMountedPolicerecognizedRay'sphotoandstartedtoinvestigate.

C.TheBritishPolicewasinformedandRaywasfoundatLondonAirport.

D.RoyalCanadianMountedPoliceandBritishPoliceworkedtogethertoarresthim.

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

Accordingtotheessay,whatrolehasEnglishplayedduringtheprocessofglobalization?

A.Ithascreatedneweducationopportunities.

B.Ithasspeduptheprocessofglobalization.

C.Ithasopenedthedoorsfornewopportunitiesandincreasedthenumberofyoungwomenintheworkingwor