2022-2023年宁夏回族自治区吴忠市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022-2023年宁夏回族自治区吴忠市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Scientistshopethatby2040thetemperaturewillstillbestablebythecooperationamongsomecountries.

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2.

AccordingtoEdwards,themicrobesarenow______.

A.recognizedbymostpeople

B.neglectedbymostpeople

C.diedoutfromtheEarth

D.outofactionoftheEarthsystem

3.

AsinthestoryofMickey,AmyandJoey,agossipmaycause______tothegossiped.

4.

TheoilynatureoftheGiantPandas'furcanprevent______.

5.

Ithastakenapproximately1500yearsfortheCelticlanguagetodevelop.

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6.AnimalEinsteins

Whenitcomestointelligence,humanbeingsarethetopdogsoftheanimalkingdom.Orsowetellourselves.Butinrecentyears,scientistshavebeendocumentingsurprisingintelligenceandemotionaldepthinanimalsrangingfromhumblehoneybeestothunderingelephants.Throughstudiesinlabsandinthewild,researchershavefoundanimalscommunicatingcomplexideas,solvingproblems,usingtoolsandexpressingtheirfeelings—behaviorsoncethoughttobeuniquelyhuman.

Theintelligencewe'retalkingaboutismorethan,say,trainingadogtodetectcancerinhumans,afeatthatmaysavemanylives.It'stheabilityoftheanimaltouseaninnatetraitforacomplexpurpose.Hereare,someamazingexamples.

ArtisticMonkeyBusiness

WhenJanetSchmidbecameexecutivedirectoroftheLittleRiverZooinNorman,Oklahoma,in1996,shelearnedalotabouttheintelligenceofmonkeys.Sheandherhusbandadoptedayoungmalewhohadanaughtypersonality,andnamedhimMr.Bailey.Themonkeyparticularlylikedtakingcarrides,insistingthatheinserttheignitionkeyandrideshotguninthepassenger'sseat."Helovedtoduckbelowthewindowaswe'dcometoanintersection",Schmidrecalls,"Whenwe'dstop,he'djumpupandlaughatthecarnexttous,justtogetariseoutOfthepassengers".

Now12yearsold,Mr.Baileyhasbecomeanavidpainter.Heusesavarietyofbrushstrokestocreatecolorful,abstractcanvasesand,likeanytemperamentalartist,prefersnottobedisturbedwhilecreatinghisart."He'llpaintsteadilyforalmostanhourandwon'tletanyoneinterrupthimuntilheputsdownhisbrush",saysSchmid."He'samazingtowatchbemuseyoucantellthere'sathoughtprocessoccurring.Whenweraisedhim,wequitwatchingTVbecausebewassoentertaining".

IvyLeagueParrot

Thetermbirdbrainisconsideredaninsult,butsomebirdsactuallyareprettybrainy.OneAfricangreyparrotinsuburbanBostonissaidtohavethecognitiveabilitiesofafive-year-oldchild.Alex(forAvianLearningExperiment)isa29-year-oldbirdthat'sbeentutoredmostofhislifebyIrenePepperberg,PhD,aHarvard-educatedprofessornowteachingatBrandeisUniversity.Alexcanidentify50differentobjects,sevencolors,fiveshapes,quantitiesuptosix,andtheconceptsofbigger,smaller,sameanddifferent."Andhesaid,'I'mtarry'",reportsPepperberg."Heknewwhatwasappropriatetosay".

PepperberginsiststhatAlexmakesreasoneddecisions—meaninghepossesseslanguageabilitiesoncethoughttoseparatehumansfromtherestoftheanimalkingdom.Duringanexperimentin2004,researchersgaveAlexdifferent-coloredblocksinsetsoftwo,threeandsix.Whenaskedwhichcolorgroupbedfiveblocks,Alexreplied,"None".Andherepeatedtheanswerinduplicatetests.AlthoughAlexhadpreviouslylearnedthetermtodescribethedifferencebetweentwoidenticallysizedobjects,heapparentlyinterpretedtheconceptof"none"asanabsenceofquantityallonhisown.

"Theimportantthingwasnotjustthatheunderstoodazero-likeconcept",saysPepperberg,"butthathewasabletotakeinformationfromonedomainandapplyittoanother.That'salotlikeahighschoolstudentansweringquestionsonaquizshow".

SuchfeatshavemadeAlexacelebrity.

CulturedOrangutans(猩猩)

Becauseorangutansandhumansshare97percentofthesameDNA,it'snosurprisethattheprimatesexhibitimpressivebrainpower.TakeChantek,a28-year-oldlivinginZooAtlanta.RaisedlikeahumanchildbyanthropologistH.LynMiles,PhD,Chanteklearnedtouseatoilet,cleanhisroomandreceiveanallowance,whichhespentontripstoMcDonald's.Todayheknowsmorethan150wordsinsignlanguageandcancomprehendspokenEnglish.Likenedtoafour-year-oldchild,hecanal

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7.

Intheyearswheninflationoutpaceswageincrease,manyfamiliesintheU.S.hardlygetby.

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8.

Tofindoutifyouhaveafevercausedbyillness,waituntilyou___________foranhourorsobeforeusingathermometer.

9.TheNextSociety

Theneweconomymayormaynotmaterialize,butthereisnodoubtthatthenextsocietywillbewithusshortly.Inthedevelopedworld,andprobablyintheemergingcountriesaswell,thisnewsocietywillbeagooddealmoreimportantthantheneweconomy(ifany).Itwillbequitedifferentfromthesocietyofthelate20thcentury,andalsodifferentfromwhatmostpeopleexpect.Muchofitwillbeunprecedented.Andmostofitisalreadyhere,orisrapidlyemerging.

Inthedevelopedcountries,thedominantfactorinthenextsocietywillbesomethingtowhichmostpeopleareonlyjustbeginningtopayattention:therapidgrowthintheolderpopulationandtherapidshrinkingoftheyoungergeneration.Politicianseverywherestillpromisetosavetheexistingpensionsystem,butthey--andtheirconstituents--knowperfectlywellthatinanother25yearspeoplewillhavetokeepworkinguntiltheirmid-70s,healthpermitting.

Whathasnotyetsunkinisthatagrowingnumberofolderpeople--saythoseover50--willnotkeeponworkingastraditionalfulltimenine-to-fiveemployees,butwillparticipateinthelaborforceinmanynewanddifferentways:astemporaries,aspart-timers,asconsultantsonspecialassignments,andsoon.Whatusedtobepersonnelandarenowknownashumanresourcesdepartmentsstillassumethatthosewhoworkforanorganizationarefull-timeemployees.Employmentlawsandregulationsarebasedonthesameassumption.Within20or25years,however,perhapsasmanyashalfthepeoplewhoworkforanorganizationwillnotbeemployedbyit,certainlynotonafull-timebasis.Thiswillbeespeciallytrueforolderpeople.Newwaysofworkingwithpeopleatarm'slengthwillincreasinglybecomethecentralmanagerialissueofemployingorganizations,andnotjustofbusinesses.

Theshrinkingoftheyoungerpopulationwillcauseanevengreaterupheaval,ifonlybecausenothinglikethishashappenedsincethedyingcenturiesoftheRomanEmpire.Ineverysingledevelopedcountry,butalsoinChinaandBrazil,thebirthrateisnowwellbelowthereplacementrateof2.2livebirthsperwomanofreproductiveage.Politically,thismeansthatimmigrationwillbecomeanimportantandhighlydivisiveissueinallrichcountries.Itwillcutacrossalltraditionalpoliticalalignments.Economically,thedeclineintheyoungpopulationwillchangemarketsinfundamentalways.Growthinfamilyformationhasbeenthedrivingforceofalldomesticmarketsinthedevelopedworld,buttherateoffamilyformationiscertaintofallsteadilyunlessbolsteredbylarge-scaleimmigrationofyoungerpeople.ThehomogeneousmassmarketthatemergedinallrichcountriesaftertheSecondWorldWarhasbeenyouth-determinedfromthestart.Itwillnowbecomemiddle-age-determined,orperhapsmorelikelyitwillsplitintotwo:amiddle-age-determinedmassmarketandamuchsmalleryouth-determinedone.Andbecausethesupplyofyoungpeoplewillshrink,creatingnewemploymentpatternstoattractandholdthegrowingnumberofolderpeople(especiallyoldereducatedpeople)willbecomeincreasinglyimportant.

Knowledgeisall

Thenextsocietywillbeaknowledgesociety.Knowledgewillbeitskeyresource,andknowledgeworkerswillbethedominantgroupinitsworkforce.Itsthreemaincharacteristicswillbe:

--Borderlessness,becauseknowledgetravelsevenmoreeffortlesslythanmoney.

--Upwardmobility,availabletoeveryonethrougheasilyacquiredformaleducation.

--Thepotentialforfailureaswellassuccess.Anyonecanacquirethe"meansofproduction",

i.e,theknowledgerequiredforthejob,butnoteveryonecanwin.

Together,thosethreecharacteristicswillmaketheknowledgesocietyahighlycompetitiveone,fororganizationsandindividualsal

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10.

Inordertocuremusclecontractionheadaches,firstlydoctorswillgetridofthe______ofthepatientwhichisthecauseofthesuffering.

11.

TheInternetandmediacompanieshaverealizedtheimplicitvaluationsofsocialnetworking,buthaven'tmadeitaworkingrevenuemodel.

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12.

Whenyouseverelylimityourtotalamountofworkingtimeforaday,youwillbecome______.

13.

NationalNegroBusinessLeagueexistsfrom______.

14.

Waterresourcesareconcentratedin______ofChina.

15.

Thethreeroyalfamilymemberswhoarementionedasmusicloversare______.

16.

HeexpectsanexoticstudywithfreshwaterwormfromtheAntarcticwhichcan______toyieldresultswhichwillhelptounderstandhowmirror-imagetwinsdevelop.

17.

Anincreasingpercentageoftheoldpopulationmaypartlyincrease______.

18.

Ifyoubuyanewhybrid,youcan______fromthefederalgovernment.

19.

Mengenerallyseetheworldasacompetitiveplacewhileontheotherhandwomenoftenviewthemselvesprimarilyinconnectingwithotherpeople.

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20.

TherivalsYahoo!andMicrosoftarecorrespondingto______.

A.GoogleandMicrosoft

B.Googleandbanks

C.Microsoftandbanks

D.repositoriesandguardians

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(28)

A.Childhoodinhisnativehome,Texas.

B.WorkingascongressionalsecretaryinWashington.

C.VacationingathisranchinTexas.

D.PresidencyintheWhiteHouse.

22.听力原文：M:CanwetraveltoNewYorktogether?

W:Certainly.I'llpickyouupat2:00andweshouldarriveinNewYorkby5:00ifthetrafficisn'ttooheavy.

Q:Whatmeansoftransportationarethemanandthewomanusing?

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A.Airplane.B.Bus.C.Subway.D.Car.

23.(31)

A.Quietplants.

B.Well-wateredplants.

C.Healthyplants.

D.Thirstyplants.

24.听力原文：W:Hello,listeners!Welcometoourprogram.Ourtoday'sguestisDr.HowardMiller.Dr.MillerisaprofessorofSociologyatWashingtonUniversityandhaswrittennumerousarticlesandbooksontheissuesfacingolderAmericansinourgrayingsocietyforthepast15years.

M:Thankyouforthatintroduction.

W:Well,Dr.Miller,asamatteroffact,therearemanyissuesfacingagedpeople.Canyousaysomethingaboutthose?

M:Well,first,Iwanttoshareastoryofmyownlife.Severalyearsagowhenmygrandparentswerewellintotheireighties,theywerefacedwiththerealityofnolongerbeingabletoadequatelycareforthem.

W:Yeah,thatisquiteacommonandnaturalproblemwithagedpeople.

M:Mygrandfatherspokeofhisgreatestfear,thatofleavingtheonlyhometheyhadknownforthepast60years.Theprospectofhavingtoselltheirhome,givinguptheirindependenceandmovingintoaretirementhomewasanextremelydepressingexperienceforthem.

W:That'sdefinitelysure.

M:Hewasquitesad,exclaimingthathefelthewasn'timportantanymore.

W:Yeah,that'saquitenaturalfeeling.

M:ForthemandsomeolderAmericans,thisperiodoftheirlivesmeansthedeclineofnotonlyone'shealthbutthelossofidentityandserf-worth.Inmanysocieties,thisserf-identityiscloselyrelatedwithoursocialstatus,occupation,materialpossessions,orindependence.

W:Soisthereanywaytohelptheelderlyreestablishtheirserf-identity?

M:Well,Ithinkitisimportanttofindsomemeaningfulrolestheelderlycanandshouldplayinoursocieties.Bydoingsomethingforthesociety,theywillfeeltheyarestillusefulandimportant.

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A.Thegrowingcrisisofinadequateretirementpensionsforthefuture.

B.Theproblemofprovidingadequatemedicalcarefortheelderly.

C.Anemotionalproblemfacingtheelderlyandhowtoovercomeit.

D.Helpingtheelderleadalifeinretirementhomes.

25.听力原文：M:I'dliketohavealookatthissilktie.Howmuchdoesitcost.

W:Oneissixdollars,butyou'llsaveonedollarforeachifyoubuyadozen.

Howmuchwillthemanpayforadozenties?

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A.48dollars.B.60dollars.C.71dollars.D.72dollars.

26.听力原文：M:WhataboutthispostofRetailManagerwe'regoingtoadvertise,Joan?Whatkindofpersonarewelookingfor?

W:Well,it'sajobwhichrequiresasenseofresponsibilityandindependence,sincethepersonselectedwill'berunning,atthestartatanyrate,willberunningtenstoreswithabout100staff.

M:Andwiththepossibilityofexpandingto15storesand150staff.

W:Right.Sothere'splentyofscopeforinitiativeandenergy...andofcourse,hardwork.

M:Soatthemomentwe'relookingforsomeonewho'sresponsible,independent,dynamic,hardworkingandhasinitiative...

W:That'sit.Butalsosomeonewhoisabletodealwithupwardsofa100ora150staff.

M:Sosomeonesensitive,tactfulandarticulate.Waitaminute,whydoesithavetobeaman?

W:Sorry,heorshe...Yes,OK,sothisisverymuchajobrequiringpeopleskills,soI'dpersonallyliketoseesomeonewho'shadquitealotofexperienceasateamleader.

M:OK.Now,thisisaretailjob--andaprettyhigh-poweredoneatthat--soIguesswewantsomeonewithacertainamountofretailexperience.

W:Absolutely,andnotjustacertainamount,either.Whoeverwechoseshouldhaveasubstantialamountofexperienceinretailing.

M:Justaminute,whatdoyoumeanby"asubstantialamount"?Five,ten,20years?

W:Well,Ithinkhe--sorry,heorshe--wouldhavetobeatleast30.

M:Yeah,OK.Sowe'llputintheadvertisement"proventrackrecordasaretailmanager".

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A.Theircolleague.B.Theirjob.C.Ajobvacancy.D.Awantad.

27.(26)

A.Theirbehavior.shouldbeattributedtofactorsbeyondtheircontrol.

B.Theirbehavior.shouldbeattributedtointernalfactors.

C.Theirbehavior.shouldbeattributedtoexternalfactors.

D.Theirbehavior.shouldbeattributedtoothers.

28.(36)

A.Artislosingitsaudienceinmodemsociety.

B.Artshouldbeencouragedinhospitals.

C.Worksofartshouldhaveplacesforexhibition.

D.Doctorsandpatientsshouldlearnpainting.

29.听力原文：M:Didyoubuyabirthdaypresentforyoursister,Susan?

W:Notyet,butI'vebeenthinkingaboutgettingheratape.Sheisfondofclassicalmusic.

Q:WhichtapewouldSusanlikebest?

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A.TheBestofJazz.

B.ClassicalFavorites.

C.ChristmasCarols.

D.RockMusicCollection.

30.(15)

A.Howprimitivepeopleusedflags.

B.Whattheancientmeansofcommunicationwas.

C.Whythetorchtowerswerebuilt.

D.HowtheGreatWallcameintobeing.

31.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Thereisatableforeightoverthere.IthinkTomshouldhaveinvitedMarytotheparty,don'tyou?

M:It'snoneofourbusiness.IfTomhadwantedtoinviteher,hewouldhave.

Q:WhatdidthewomansayaboutTom?

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A.HewantedMarytocome,butshecouldn't.

B.HeinvitedMarytotheparty.

C.Hedidn'tinviteMarytotheparty.

D.Hedidn'twanttohaveapartybecauseofbusiness.

32.听力原文：Robertwassogoodathisprofessionthathewasabletomakehislivingfor20yearsbysellingfalsesignaturesoffamousAmericans.RobertwasborninEnglandin1813andarrivedinPhiladelphiain1858toopenabookstore.AtfirsthesucceededinsellinghissmallbutgenuinecollectionofearlyU.S.autographs.Discoveringhisabilityatcopyinghandwriting,hebeganimitatingsignaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBenFranklinandwritingthemonthetitlepagesofoldbooks.Tolessenthechanceofdetection,hesenthisimitationstoEnglandandCanadaforsaleandcirculation.Hehadahardtimesellinghisproducts,becausehecouldn'tapproacharespectablebuyerbutmustdealwithpeoplewhodidn'thavemuchknowledgeinthefield.ButRoberthadmanywaystomakehisworklookreal.Forexample,heboughtoldbookstouseagedpaperofthetitlepage,andhecouldtreatpaperandinkwithchemical.InRobert'stime,rightaftertheCivilWar,Britainwasstillfondofthesouthernstates,soRobertinventedarespectableladyknownasMissFannyJackson,theonlydaughterofGeneralJackson.ForseveralyearsMissFanny'sfinancialproblemsforcedhertosellagreatnumberoflettersandmanuscriptsbelongingtoherfamousfather.Roberthadtoworkveryhardtosatisfythedemand.YetallthisactivitydidnotpreventRobertfromdyinginpoverty,leavingsharp-eyedexpertsthedifficulttaskofseparatinghisimitationsfromtheoriginals.

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A.Collectingearlystamps.

B.Sellingfalsesignature.

C.Makingfastfood.

D.Writingdetectivestories.

33.听力原文：Tosucceedinajobinterview,youshoulddemonstratecertainpersonalandprofessionalqualities.Youneedtocreateagoodimageinalimitedtime,usuallyfrom40to70minutes.Youmustleaveapositiveimpressionwhichtheinterviewerwillrememberwhileheinterviewsotherapplicants.

Youshouldespeciallypayattentiontosomequalitiesduringtheinterview.Firstofall,youshouldtakecaretoappearproperlydressed.Therightclotheswornattherighttimecanwintherespectoftheinterviewerandhisconfidenceinyourjudgment.Itmaynotbetruethatclothesmaketheman,butthefirstandlastimpressionofyoursisdeterminedbytheclothesyouwear.Secondly,youshouldreflectconfidencebyspeakinginaclearvoice,loudenoughtobeheardwithoutbeingaggressive.Youshouldbepreparedtotalkknowledgeablyaboutthepositionyou'reapplyingfor.Finally,tobereallyimpressive,youmustconveyasenseofself-confidenceandanenthusiasmforwork.Ifyoudisplaythesecharacteristicswithjustalittleluck,you'llcertainlysucceedinatypicalpersonalinterview.

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A.Lessthan40minutes.

B.From40to70minutes.

C.Atleast40minutes.

D.Morethan70minutes.

34.

【B7】

35.听力原文：M:Areyougoingtothedemonstrationtohelpstopthespreadofnuclearweaponstomorrow?

W:No,Simon.Ihatedemonstrations.Ihaveheardthepolicewillbestandingbywithteargas.Idon'twanttogetinvolvedinariot.Besides,Idon'tseewhytheUnitedStatesshouldbetheonlycountryallowednuclearweapons.

M:Yes,butNorthKoreaboastingithasnucleararmsisscary.Nobodyknowswhohasandwhodoesn'thavenucleararmsanymore.Therearetoomanycrazypeopleintheworld.Someonehastoputastoptonuclearweaponstosavetheworldfromeitherabadaccidentorbadpeopleorterrorists.

W:OnehundredninetycountrieshavesignedtheNuclearNon-ProliferationTreatybuttheissuesarejusttoocomplex.Therearetwosidestoeverystory.Idon'tunderstanditandIhavenointentionofgoingtoademonstration.Demonstrationsdon'tseemtoaccomplishanythinganyway.

M:Severaldemonstrationshavechangedpoliticians'mindsthroughouthistory.AsaresponsiblecitizenIthinkitisimportanttostandupforwhatyoubelievein.

W:Leaveittosomeoneelse.AsIsaid,ifyoulistentobothsidesofthestory,bothsideshavesomegoodpoints.Iamnotanexpertonworldaffairs.WhyshouldIdemonstrateandriskgettinghurtforsomethingthatIamnotevensureisright?

M:Youarenotlikelytogethurt.Thiswillheapeacefuldemonstration.Ihavespokentotheorganizerfortheuniversitygroup.Hehasordered25busestotakestudentsdowntown.Heinsiststhatthiswillbepeaceful.Headvocatesifyouwantworldpeace,peacebeginsathome—andthatmeansrighthereinthiscity.Hehasaskedeveryonetobecalm.Placardsandsignsarebeingpreparedforustocarry,butheisinsistingstudentsjustmarch,notgetangryorconfrontational.

W:Yougoifyouwantto,Simon,butIplantostudyformyphysicsexam.

M:Itwouldonlytaketwohoursofyourday.Thebusleavesthecampusat11:30andleavesdowntowntoreturntocampusat12:45.Youcouldeatyourlunchonthebus.

W:Iamnotgoing,Simon.Whydon'tyouaskthestudentsinyourpoliticalscienceclassthisafternooniftheywanttogo?

M:Theyareallgoing.WediscussedweaponsofmassdestructionandtheNuclearNon-ProliferationTreatyinourlasttutorial.Thedecisionaboutattendingthedemonstrationwasunanimous.All26ofusdecidedwedefinitelywantedtogo.Somestudentsaremakingplacardsandbannerstonight.IamnotsureIwillbeabletohelpthemasIneedtostudyforthatphysicsexamtoo.

W:Itisinterestingthatyourwholepoliticalscienceclassisgoingtothedemonstration.Doyouhaveaverypersuasiveleaderintheclass?

M:Thereareafewoutspokenpeoplewhocanpresentagoodargument,butIthinkmostpeoplehadalreadymadetheirminduptoattendbeforethediscussion.Therearealotofpacifistsinthegroupbuteventhemoreconservativestudentsarekeentogotothisdemonstration.

W:Okay,Simon.Ineedtomeetmysisterforcoffeenow.

M:Bye.Seeyouinphysicsclasstomorrow.

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A.Pollutionproblem.

B.Populationproblem.

C.Unemploymentproblem.

D.Nuclearweaponproblem.

36.

【B5】

37.(27)

A.Hisgeneralhealthwillbenefitgreatly.

B.Hewillbegintobreathemoreregularly.

C.Hewillloseweightreadily.

D.Hisflexibilitywilldecrease.

38.(29)

A.TheIndependent.

B.TheFinancialTimes.

C.TheDailyMirror.

D.TheDailyTelegraph.

39.听力原文：M:MybrotherMikehasjustdoneacourseattheGreenParkCampingSchool.

W:Really!Whatmadehimdecidetodothat?

M:Well,foronething,someboysinhisclassdecidedtodoitandtheydaredhimtogowiththem!

W:Youmeanhedidn'treallywanttogo?

M:IthinkhewantedtogobutIthinkhewasalsoalittlefrightened.Ofcourse,nowthathe'sdoneit,he'sverypleasedwithhimselfandhe'salwaystalkingaboutit.

W:Soheenjoyedit,didn'the?

M:Notexactly.Ithinkhe'senjoyingthefeelingofhavingdoneitmorethanheenjoyedactuallydoingit!

W:Whatsortofthingsdidhedo?

M:Oh,allsortsofopen-airactivities:hiking,camping,canoeing.Onethinghehadtodowastocapsizeacanoeandthenrightitagainwithoutgettingout.Hesaidthewaterwasverycoldbutthathehardlynoticeditatthetime.

W:Whynot?

M:Hewastoobusyrightingthecanoe!

W:Thatdoesn'tsoundverycomfortableatthistimeoftheyear.

M:That'swhatIsaidwhenhetoldme.Onanotheroccasionhehadtospendadayandanightbyhimselfintheopencountry.

W:Washefrightened?

M:Hewasfrightenedatfirst,apparently,butthenhegotusedtoit.

W:Itseemstomethatthecoursedidhimalotofgood.Iexpectit'smadehimmoreself-reliant.

M:That'swhathesaysandnowhewantsmetogo!

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A.Mikewaseagertodothecourse.

B.Mikehaddoneoutdooractivities.

C.Mikeenjoyedlifeintheopen.

D.Mikewasreluctantandtimid.

40.听力原文：W:Janetinsistsshe'scomingtomygraduation.

M:Butshehastoworkthatweek,doesn’tshe?

Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutJanet?

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A.Shewon'tbeabletocome.

B.She'snotgoingtograduate.

C.Shehasaweektodothework.

D.She'llvisithersisterinaweek.

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

A.Itisnotquitesureifitcanspreadamongpersons.

B.Itisnotquitesurehowitistransmitted.

C.Surelyitistransmittedbysneezingorcoughing.

D.Surelyitistransmittedbyskincontact.

42.

Thetopicoffatis______manyothertaboosubjects.

A.thesameas

B.differentfrom

C.morepopularthan

D.lessoftentalkedaboutthan

43.WhydidtheBritishgovernmentpermituniversitiestoraisetuitionfees?

A.Theyfinditnolongerpossibletosupporttheuniversitiesbythefederalfunds.

B.Theywanttoincreaseboththequantityofstudentsandqualityofuniversities.

C.Manyuniversitiesareoverburdenedbytheincreasingnumberofstudents.

D.Itwillhelpcreateamuchmorecompetitivehighereducationmarket.

44.

Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Thenewchallengemenarefacinginmodernsociety.

B.Thereasonsformen'sfeelingthattheyarenotsuperior.

C.Therolemenareplayinginthenewsituation.

D.Thecontributionofnewconditionstomen'sweakenedposition.

45.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Individualandcollectivementalitiesmightpreventcommunicationwithothers.

B.Peopleindifferentculturesmaybegovernedbythesameculturalnorms.

C.Ifculturalnormsaresomethingtangible,theywon'tbesoconfining.

D.People'svisionswillbeenlargedifonlytheyknowthatculturaldifferencesexist.

46.Whichofthefollowingismostsimilartomedicaltomographyasitisdescribedinthepassage?

A.Theuseofocean-currentmeterstodeterminethedirectionandvelocityoftheocean'smesoscalefields.

B.Theuseofearthquakeshock-wavedatacollectedatseveraldifferentlocationsandcombinedtocreateathree-dimensionalimageoftheEarth'sinterior.

C.Theuseofagrid-pointsensorysystemtomapglobalweatherpatterns.

D.Theuseofsubsurfacefloatstomaplarge-scalecirculationintheocean.

47.

Theword"substantially"(Line2,Para.5)mostlikelymeans

A.alittlebitB.infactC.materiallyD.considerably

48.

WhatarethethreewaysinwhichmasstransportationrevisedthesocialandeconomicfabricoftheAmericancity?Theyaretheaccelerationof______,______and______.

49.Failuretoeffectivelydealwithinterpersonalconflictintheworkplacecould______.

A.leadtogettingfired

B.forceyoutomovetothewilderness

C.stallthedevelopmentofaperson'scareer

D.preventapersonfromenjoyinghisorherjob

50.【S4】

51.

BeforeStrauspresentedhispaper,ithasalreadybeenprovedthat______mayaffectthedevelopmentofchildren.

52.

Thestatement"thediet-drugrevolutionisfacingasetback"issupportedbythefollowingfactsEXCEPTthat______.

A.somehealthorganizationsanddietchainshavesuspendedtheirsupportforthepills

B.somestat