2022-2023年安徽省宣城市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022-2023年安徽省宣城市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Ifthetaughenedglassneedstomeetboththesecurityrequirementandthedesireofcontainingtheglassifitbreaks,then______isapplied.

2.

AtthenightofMonday,Decemberfifth,atthemeetingsthroughoutthecountry,blacksinMontgomeryagreedtorefusetogetoncitybusesuntilthecitybusesremovedtheir______.

3.

Suchtricksasrobbanks,orsolicitbribes,orestablishamonopolyaccountfortherootcauseofvariationinincome.

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4.

Thetermbirdbrainisusedtodescribe______people.

5.EntertainmentinLondon

BuyingBooks

Londonersaregreatreaders.Theybuyvastnumbersofnewspapersandmagazinesandevenofbooksespeciallypaperbacks,whicharestillcomparativelycheapinspiteofever-increasingrisesinthecostsofprinting.Theystillcontinuetobuy"proper"books,too,printedongoodpaperandboundbetweenhardcovers.

TherearemanystreetsinLondoncontainingshopswhichspecializeinbook-selling.PerhapsthebestknownoftheseisCharingCrossRoadintheveryheartofLondon.Herebookshopsofallsortsandsizesaretobefound,fromthecelebratedonewhichboastsofbeing"thebiggestbookshopintheworld"tothetiny,dustylittleplaceswhichseemtohavebeenleftoverfromDickens'time.Someoftheseshopsstock,orwillobtain,anykindsofbooks,butmanyofthemspecializeinsecond-handbooks,inartbooks,inforeignbooks,inbooksorphilosophy,politicoranyotherofthevarioussubjectsaboutwhichbooksmaybewritten.Oneshopinthisareaspecializessolelyinbooksaboutballet!

AlthoughitmaybethemostconvenientplaceforLondonerstobuybooks,CharingCrossRoadisnotthecheapest.Forthereallycheapsecond-handvolumes,thecollectormustventureoffthebusyandcrowdedroads,toFarringdonRoad,forexample,intheEastCentraldistrictofLondon.Herethereisnothingsograndasbookshops.Instead,thebooksellerscomealongeachmorningandtipouttheirsacksofbooksontobarrows(推车)whichlinethegutters(贫民区).Andthecollectors,someprofessionalandsomeamateur,whohavebeenwaitingforthem,pouncetowardsthesellers.Inplaceslikethisonecanstill,occasionally,pickupforafewpenceanoldvolumethatmaybeworthmanypounds.

BothCharingCrossRoadandFarringdonRoadarewell-knownplacesofthebookbuyer.YetalloverLondontherearebookshops,inplacesnotsowellknown,wherethebooksareequallyvariedandexciting.Itisinthesympatheticatmosphereofsuchshopsthattheloyalbookbuyerfeelsmostathome.Intheseshops,eventhelife-longbook-browserisfrequentlyrewardedbytheaccidentaldiscoveryofpreviouslyunknowndelights.Onecould,infact,easilyspendalifetimeexploringLondon'sbookshops.Therearemanylesspleasantwaysofspendingtime!

GoingtotheTheatre

Londonisveryrichintheatres:thereareoverfortyintheWestEndalone--morethanenoughtoensurethattherewillalwaysbeatleasttwoorthreeshowsrunningtosuiteverykindtaste,whetherseriousorlighthearted.

Someofthemarespecialisttheatres.TheRoyalOperaHouse,CoventGarden,wherethegreatoperasingersoftheworldcanbeheard,isthehomeofoperaandtheRoyalBallet.TheLondonColiseumnowhousestheEnglishNationalOperaCompany,whichencouragesEnglishsingersinparticularandperformsmostoperasinEnglishatpopularprices.

Sometheatresconcentrateontheclassicsandseriousdrama,someonlightcomedy,someonmusicals.Mosttheatreshaveapersonalityoftheirown,fromtheold,suchastheTheatreRoyal(alsocalledthe"Haymarket")intheHaymarket,tothemoremodernsuchastherecentlyopenedBaibicancentreinthecity.TheNationalTheatrehasthreeseparatetheatresinitsnewbuildingbyWaterlooBridge.AtthenewBarbicancentretheRoyalShakespeareCompanyhastheirLondonhome-theirothercentreisatStratfor-on-Avon.

MostoftheoldLondontheatresareconcentratedinaverysmallarea,withinastone'sthrowofthePiccadillyandLeicesterSquaretubestations.Astheeveningperformancesnormallybegineitheratseven-thirtyoreightp.m.,thereisakindofminorrush-hourbetweenseven-fifteenandeighto'clockinthisdistrict.Peoplestreamoutofthenearbytubestations,thepavementsarecrowded,andtaxisandprivatecars

A.Newspapers.B.Magazines.C.Paperbacks.D.Hardbacks.

6.

Freudwasthefirstmantohelpmentalpatientsbyhavingthemtalkaboutwhatmadethemanxious.

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7.

Arab,LatinAmerican,andNorthAmericanculturesallhavesimilarperceptionsofpersonalspace.

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8.

Whatdoes"giveitago"inParagraph5mean?

A.Letitgo.B.Gooutside.C.Setupagoal.D.Haveatry.

9.

Theresearchersarelookingafterwardsfor______.

A.theproteinstostopHIVvirus

B.thebloodofthosewhowerevaccinated

C.thebloodofthosewhowerenotvaccinated

D.themoleculesthataremoreabundantinhealthypeople

10.HowBirdsFindWayHome?

Theabilityofbirdstoreturntoafamiliarplacefromanydistanceisaremarkablefeatofnature.Forcenturiespeoplehavetakenadvantageofthisabilityinhomingpigeonsbyusingthemtotakemessagesfromdistantpointsbacktofamiliarsites.Homingpigeonsaredomesticatednon-migratorybirdswithaninstincttoreturntotheirlofts(nestingsites)thatisimprovedwithtrainingandbyselectivebreeding.Trainingisstartedatshortdistancesfromthenestingsite;overtime,thisdistanceisgraduallyincreasedtohundredsofmilesfromitsloftatacompletelyunfamiliarlocationanditcanflyinthedirectionofhomewithinaminuteortwoofitsrelease.Howdoesthisextraordinarybehavior.work?

Understandinghomingbehavior.isoneofthegreatestchallengestoornithologists(鸟类学家).Fortunately,becausetheyareabletocarefullycontroltheconditionsunderwhichthepigeonsarereleased,researchershavebeenabletolearnagreatdealabouthowthebirdsnavigatetheirwayhome.

Althoughhomingabilityhasbeenfosteredinpigeonsbycarefulbreedingandselectingofstock,itappearsthattrainingisnotalwaysnecessary:Manyspeciesofwildbirdsperform.similarlyremarkablefeats.OnesuchbirdisthemigratoryManxShearwater(剪嘴鸥).Builtliketinyalbatrosses,theseseabirdsspendmostoftheirlivesskimmingovertheoceansurfacefarfromthesightofland.Theycomeashoreonlytonestinburrows,whichtheydiginthegroundonoffshoreislandsinordertobesafefrompredators.Theeaseoflocatingandobservingtheirnestsmakeshearwatersidealsubjectsforhomingexperiments.

GreatBirdNavigators

Manymigratorybirdsareremarkablyfaithfultopreviousnestingandoverwinteringplaces.Thoughabirdmightbeabletocomeclosetothesesitesmerelybyflyinginageneraldirectionduringthecourseofmigration,atsomepointmoresophisticatednavigatingtechniquesmusttakeovertoguidethebirdtoitsprecisedestination.

Manyanimalsareabletofindtheirwayhome.Onewayofdoingthisistodirectlysensethegoal—tosee,hear,orsmellit.Anotherwayistomemorizethedetailsoftheoutwardjourneyandthenreversetheroutebasedonanintegrationofthatinformation.Birds,however,apparentlyrelyonacompletelydifferentprocesstofindtheirway.Toexplainbirdnavigation,wehavewhatisknownasthe"map-and-compass"theory.

Thecompasscomponentofthistheorygivesdirection--north,south,east,west;themapcomponenttellsthebirdwhereitis,orgiveslocality.Scientistshavelearnedagreatdealmoreaboutthecompasscomponentthantheyhaveaboutmapping.Theyknowthatbirdshaveseveralmeansofdeterminingcompassdirections,butunfortunately,theystillhavenosatisfactoryexplanationforhowbirdsusebiological"maps"toguidethemtoapreciselocationfromanunfamiliarstartingpoint.

BirdSunNavigators

Someobservationsindicatethatbirdsmightusethesunas,avisualcuetodeterminecompassdirections.Starlings(八哥),forexample,seemabletonegotiatetheproperdirectiononlyiftheyhaveaviewoftheclearskyandsun;cloudcoverseemstoinduceconfusion.Inanexperimentinwhichthesun'sapparentpositionwaschangedwithmirrorsattachedtoanorientationcagecontainingstarlings,observersnotedthatthedirectionofthestarlings'hopping,whichearlierhadbeencorrelatedtothedirectionthatchosetomigrate,wasshiftedaccordingly.

Evenbirdsthatmigrateexclusivelyatnightpayconsiderableattentiontothesun.Atfirstthismayseemoddbecause,afterall,thesunisnotvisibletothenocturnal(夜间活动的)birdswhentheyareflying.Ontheotherhand,itisapredominantfeatureintheskyatatimeofday(dusk)whenbirdsmaywellbemakingdecisionsaboutw

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11.

AccordingtoBobbyPeek,targetingthecompanieswouldbedifficultasitwouldbenear-impossibletoprovethatillnessessufferedwerecausedby______.

12.

Americansoftenmakejokesaboutwomentalkingtoomuch,butinfact,men______.

13.

ThepracticeatImperialCollege,Londonprovesthatsomescientists'fearsoffocusingtoomuchcommunicationare______.

14."UnsolvedHistory"

IfNASAengineersinventedatimemachinetomorrow,youcanbesurehistorianswouldbeshellingouttopdollarforjustafewminutesatthewheel.Historybooksarefilledwithmysteries,hotlydebatedissuesandquestionablestories,andifyoucouldjustgetalookattherealsceneoftheevent,youcouldfinallyansweralotofthesebigquestions.ImaginewitnessingthebeginningsoftheAmericanRevolution,thehistoricbattlesoftheCivilWaroranyofthemajoreventsthathavedefinedthepast100years.

DiscoveryChannel'shitweeklyseries"UnsolvedHistory"hassetouttodothenextbestthing.Usingthemostadvancedinvestigationtoolsmodemtechnologyhastooffer,the"UnsolvedHistory"researchersattempttoreconstructafamouseventbypiecingtogetheranyhardevidencethatremains.Insteadofrelyingonwhatthehistorybookssayalone,theinvestigatorstakeafreshlookattheavailablefacts.

Thebasicideaistoapproachthesehistoricalmysteriesinthesamewaycriminalinvestigatorsapproachmodernones.Bylookingateachhistoricaleventasacrimescene,theshow'sresearcherscanscientificallydevisethemostlikelyscenarioforthehistoricaleventinquestion.Sofar,theirconclusionshavebeenbothsurprisingandenlightening.

Whatdoesittaketodoallthis?Itturnsoutyouneedalargestaffofhistorians,scientistsandinvestigators,andalotofsophisticatedequipments.Justasinarealcriminalcase,investigatorsbringhardevidenceandhumanintuitiontogethertocomeupwiththemostlikelyexplanationofwhatactualhappened.

Theresultisaninteresting,highlyuniqueshow.It'sparthistory,partdetectivestoryandparttechnologicalshowcase.

ThePremise

"UnsolvedHistory"revolvesaroundinterestingstoriesfromhistorythathaveanelementofmysteryaboutthem.Theproducers'firstchallengeforeveryepisodeistocomeupwithasuitablesubject.Theyaregenerallydrawntothreetypesofepisodesubjects:topicswithacertainamountofcontroversysurroundingthem,topicsthataremisunderstoodbythegeneralpublic,andtopicswithbiglingeringquestions.

Inthefirstepisode,forexample,theproducersinvestigate"Pickett'sCharge,"afairlycontroversialevent,atleastamongCivilWarbuffs.WasConfederateMajorGeneralGeorgeE.Pickett'sinfamousattackintheBattleofGettysburgadesperate,last-gaspfailurefromtheout-mannedConfederates,orwasitavaliant(英勇的),heroiclaststand,astheSouthernarmyclaimed?The"UnsolvedHistory"crewconcludesthatneitherversionisaccurate.Inanothercontroversy-drivenepisode,theresearchersattempttoseparatefolkmythologyfromfactinreconstructingwhatactuallyhappenedinthebattleoftheAlamo.

Inalaterepisode,theresearchcrewgetstothebottomofawidelymisunderstoodsubject,theBostonMassacre.ThecommonviewamongmostAmericansisthatBritishsoldiersfireduponacrowdofinnocentciviliancolonists,inanactofinexcusableoppression.Theevidence,accordingtothe"UnsolvedHistory"crew,paintsaverydifferentpicture—theyassertthattheBritishsoldiers,backedintoacornerbyanangrymob,firedinselfdefense.

Inanotherepisode,thecrewinvestigatesadifferentkindof"policeincident",thefamousshoot-outattheO.K.Corral.Inthepopularoldwestmythology,fourlawmen,ledbyWyattEarl?AndgunslingerDocHolliday,valiantlyprotectedthetownofTombstonefromagangofvillainousoutlaws.TheUnsolvedHistorycrewapproachestheeventjustastheywouldapoliceshootingtoday,usingmodernforensic(法医的)toolstodetermineifitwas"clean"policeworkoranabuseofpower.JustaswiththeBostonMassacre,theinvestigatorsconcludethatthiswasnotaprudentuseofpolicepower.

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15.

Pregnantwomenareaskedto"eatfortwo"asthebabywillconsumesomeofherenergy.

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16.

Somemiddle-agedpeopletendtosufferfromBiochemicaldepressionwhichmightresultfrom______withinthebrain.

17.

Manypeoplemayrejectbilingualeducationsimplybecausetheydon'tlike

18.

Whenyouarefacedwithfears,youusuallyfindthesituationis______.

19.

Manycommunitiesoffer______forbiculturalchildrentolearnabouttheirnativeculturetogetherinafunenvironment.

20.

Shouldsareasourceof______________.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B6】

22.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:I'mexhausted!Ican'tseestraightanymore.

W:Callitadayandgetsomerest.I'llfinishprintingthereportmyself.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

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A.Gohome.

B.Seeadoctor.

C.Finishthereport.

D.Lookforhisglasses.

23.(24)

A.Shecan'tfindanyonetorepairthedishwasher.

B.Shehadt9buyanewdishwasher.

C.Paulahadsomerepairsdonewithoutherpermission.

D.Pauladidn'tpaytherentontime.

24.听力原文：W:Whataretheflowersfor,Richard?

M:Fiveyearsofhappiness.Happyanniversary.

W:Butouranniversaryisn'tuntilSaturday.

M:Icouldn'twait.Besides,wearenotgoingtobehereSaturday.

W:Wherearewegoingtobe?

M:Ifyouhadyourchoiceofalltheplacesintheworld,wherewouldyouchoosetospendouranniversary?

W:TheWatermillInn.Ilovedthatplacewhenwewentonourhoneymoon.

M:Perfect!Youpickedtherightplace.

W:Idon'tunderstand.

M:YouandIaregoingtospendasecondhoneymoonattheWatermillInn.

W:Oh,Richard!That'swonderful,but...

M:Nobuts,absolutelynot.Theworld'sgreatestgrandmother,Mrs.EllenStewart,hasagreedtotakecareofhimfortheweekend.

W:Butisn'tthattoomuchtoaskofyourmother?

M:Toomuch?ShelovestakingcareofMax.

W:But...I'llmisshim.

M:Well,we'llphoneeveryhour,andyoucanlistentohimoverthephone.Comeon.Honey,it'stimeyouandIhadaromanticweekendalonetogether.We'veearnedit.Whatdoyousay?

W:Itdoessoundtempting.You'reright.We'veearnedit.

M:Great!I'llmakeareservationrightnow.Rememberthatwonderfullittlebalconywherewehadourmeals...withaviewoftheHudsonRiver?

W:HowcouldIforget?

M:Mymomisavailabletobaby-sitthisweekend.

W:Well,OK.Checkiftheyhavearoom.

M:I'vealreadymadearrangements.Right!YouandIaregoingtohaveawonderful,romanticweekend!

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A.Twoyears.B.Threeyears.C.Fiveyears.D.Eightyears.

25.听力原文：W:Congratulationsonyourbabygirl!How'sthemotherdoing?

M:Thanks,Mary,Helenisdoingverywell.Itwasatoughdelivery,butshecamethroughitwell.

W:That'sgreat.Howbigisthebouncingbabygirl?

M:Prettybig.It'seightpounds,tenounces.Shehashermom'sblueeyes,butshecertainlyinheritedherpapa'stemper.Idon'tthinkshe'sstoppedscreamingyet.

W:We'reallfamiliarwiththeworld-renownedTaylortemper.Haveyoupickedanameyet?

M:Wehaven'tmadeafinaldecisionyet,butwe'vegotitnarroweddowntothreeorfourpicks.

W:Everybodyintheofficechippedintobuysomethingforthebirthdaygirl.

M:Thanksforthekindthoughts.Bytheway,inkeepingwithtradition,thenewfatherhastogivehisfriendssomebig,fatcigarettes.Hereyougo.

W:ACubancigar?Ithoughtthatcustomwentoutwiththedinosaurs.Smellsgreat.

M:Youknow,itreallyfeelsgreatbeingadad.Ireallywanttosharemyhappinesswithmyfriends.

W:Yeah,thisisthesamecasewithanewmother.IrememberhowgoodIfeltwhenStevenandIhadourfirst.Well,plansforanymore?

M:Wereallyhaven'tthoughtaboutit.I'msureI'llhavemyhandsfullhandlingthisone.

W:You'reright.You'llfindyourdaysasbossofthehousearenumbered.

M:I'dbettergetovertothehospitaltoseethem.Again,Mary,thanksforthegiftsandyourgreetings.

W:Mypleasure.Ifthere'sanythingIcandotohelp,don'thesitate.

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A.Abusinesstransact.

B.Aget-together.

C.Theman'slife.

D.Thenewly10ombaby.

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A.Shedisagreeswiththeman.

B.Shedoesn'tagreewithCynthia.

C.Shethinksit'snarrow-minded.

D.Shedoesn'tbelieveeitherofthem.

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28.

【B3】

29.(40)

30.(29)

A.Hewillsuethemfordamages.

B.Hewillliveintheirhouseforever.

C.Hewillgiveapardontothem.

D.Hewillhavethembuildahouseforhim.

31.

【B11】

32.

【B5】

33.听力原文：M:Howisyourtermpapercomingalong?

W:Ihavejustfinishedthedraft,andhandeditintoMissHarper.

M:Whoa,youarereallyadoer.(19)Iplannedtostartwritingthemainbodytoday.WhatdidMissHarpersayaboutyourdraft?

W:Well,shesuggested!reconsiderthewholestructureofmypaper,asshesawnolinksbetweenChapterThreeandthewholetheme.

M:Oh,sowhatareyougoingtodo?

W:MissHarperadvisedmetodeleteChapterThree,andenrichtheotherchapters.Shealsorecommendedafewbooks.Ithinkthatwillbeofgreathelp.AndI'mgoingtothelibrarythisafternoon.

M:IwishIcouldhaveMissHarperbemysupervisor.Shetendstohelpherstudentswithpatience.

W:Whoisyoursupervisor,then?

M:Mr.Simpson.(20)Youshouldknowthatheisfamousforbeingstrict,orrather,picky.

W:Inmyopinion,Mr.Simpsonisquiteresponsible,thoughsometimesheseemstobetoodirect.Allinall,heisquitenice.

M:Ifyouwereinmyshoes,I'msureyouwouldn'tsayso.(19)Anyway,Ihaverevisedtheoutlineatleastthreetimestomeethisrequirements.That'swhyIfallfarbehindyou.

W:Justasthesayinggoes,astrictmasterbringsupaccomplisheddisciples.YouareluckyenoughtohaveMr.Simpsonbeyoursupervisor.

M:You'vegotapointthere.(21)Doyoumindmygoingtothelibrarywithyoutogether?Maybeyoucouldgivemesomeadviceonwritingthetermpaper.

W:Ofcoursenot.I'llgladlydowhatIcantohelp.

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A.Hehasfinishedthefirstdraft.

B.Hehasjustgotstarted.

C.Hehasfinishedtheoutline.

D.Hehashandedthepaperin.

34.听力原文：M：Cynthiasaysthatfriendshipisn'tlove，butthatonecannotexistwithouttheother．

W：That'sanover-generalization.Sheshoulddefinebothconceptsfirst．

Q：WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutCynthia'sopinion?

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A.Shedisagreeswiththeman.

B.Shedoesn'tagreewithCynthia.

C.Shethinksit'snarrow-minded.

D.Shedoesn'tbelieveeitherofthem.

35.(34)

A.In1585.B.In1584.C.In1583.D.In1586.

36.【B2】

37.听力原文：W：Hey，Marlins．Ihaveaquestiontoaskyou．Well，I'mthinkingaboutgoingtoGermanythissummer，andIneedsomeadvice．You'rethebestpersonIknowtoanswermyquestionssinceyou'reGerman．

M：Thankyouforsayingso．Whatdoyouwanttoknow?

Q：Whatcanweinferaccordingtotheconversation?

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A.ThewomanisgoingtoFrance.

B.ThemanisfromFrance.

C.Thewomanisgoingonvacationthiswinter.

D.ThemancanspeakGermany.

38.听力原文：M:Mm,it'snotabadsizableroom,isit?

W:Oh,it'sgreat!It'slovely.Oh,andlookatthatfireplace!Oh,wecanhavethetwochairsrightinfrontofthefireplacethereinthemiddleoftheroomandtoastourfeet.

M:Thefirstthingweoughttodoisjustdecidewherethebed'sgoing.

W:Whataboutrightherenexttothedoor,sortofbehindthedoorasyoucomein?

M:Yes,that'sagoodidea-justasyoucomein,justinthatcomerthere.

W:Yes.Wellnow,let'sthink.Whatelse?

M:Whatelseisthere?Wellthere'sthathugewardrobeofyours.That'sgottogo.somewhere.

W:Whataboutoverhere-youknow-acrossfromthefireplacethere,becausethen,inthatlittlecomerwhereit...wherethewallgoesback...look,overthere.That'ddo,wouldn'tit?

M:Ok,wellwe'llputthewardrobetherethen.

W:Whataboutyourdesk?Whereareyougoingtoputthat?

M:Ineedlotsoflight,soIthink,inthatfarcomerbetweenthetwowindows,OK?

W:Oh,Iseeinthecomerthere.That'dbegood.

M:Sothedeskgoesthere.

W:Soyou'dhaveyourchairwithyourbacktothefireplace?Yes,that'llbeallright.

M:Yes.Andthere'sthechestofdrawers.

W:Oh,that'dbenicebetweenthetwowindowsthere,rightinthemiddle.Iknowyou'regoingtolikeit.

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A.It'snotabadsizableroomforthecouple.

B.Thefirstthingtheyoughttodoisjustdecidewherethebed'sgoing.

C.Themanneedslotsoflight.

D.Thereinthemiddleoftheroomisthefireplace.

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40.(22)

A.Theyshouldcallthefiredepartment.

B.Themanshouldgotothepartyagain.

C.Themanshouldcontactthenewspaper.

D.Themanshouldseekcounseling.

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

Theresultoftherearchforaneasilydigestiblefatturnedouttobe______.

A.commerciallyuseless

B.justasanticipated

C.somewhatcontroversial

D.quiteunexpected

42.ScholarssuchasProf.DunnandProf.DeLeireagreethat______.

A.richerpeoplefeelhappierandmoresatisfied

B.mostconsumerspreferleadingbrandslikeArmani

C.spendingonvacationsbringslong-termhappiness

D.peopleshouldcurbtheirspendingonmaterialthings

43.

Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Whentravelinginspace,spacecrafttakeindirectroutetoavoidgravityfromotherplanets.

B.Spaceengineersarenowdevelopingspaceelevators.

C.Itwilltakethecurrentspacecraftseveralhundredyearstotraveltoothersolarsystems.

D.Scientistsfromdifferentcountriesareworkingtogethertodevelopnewspacetechnologies.

44.

【C9】

45.

Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat______.

A.itisnecessarytoobtainasmuchknowledgeaspossible

B.peopleshouldmakethebestuseoftheinformationaccessible

C.weshouldrealizetheimportanceofaccumulatinginformation

D.itisofvitalimportancetoacquireneededinformationefficiently

46.

AccordingtoCartwright,inwhatwaydodreamsfunctionasabuilt-intherapist?

A.Dreamsregulatemoodandhelppeopledealwithemotionalproblems.

B.Dreamslaynewemotionalexperienceontopofoldmemories.

C.Dreamshelppeopleforgetoldexperience,relativesandfriends.

D.Dreamsfigureoutemotionalrelatedimagesandexperience.

47.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

InthefirstyearorsoofWebbusiness,mostoftheactionhasrevolvedaroundeffortstotaptheconsumermarket.Morerecently,astheWebprovedtobemorethanafashion,companieshavestartedtobuyandsellproductsandserviceswithoneanother.Suchbusiness-to-businesssalesmakesensebecausebusinesspeopletypicallyknowwhatproductthey'relookingfor.

Nonetheless,manycompaniesstillhesitatetousetheWebbecauseofdoubtsaboutitsreliability."Businessesneedtofeeltheycantrustthepathwaybetweenthemandthesupplier",sayssenioranalystBlancErwinofForresterResearch.Somecompaniesarelimitingtheriskbyconductingonlinetransactionsonlywithestablishedbusinesspartnerswhoaregivenaccesstothecompany'sprivateintranet.

AnothermajorshiftinthemodelforInternetcommerceconcernsthetechnologyavailableformarketing.Untilrecently,Internetmarketingactivitieshavefocusedonstrategiesto"pull"customersintosites.Inthepastyear,however,softwarecompanieshavedevelopedtoolsthatallowcompaniesto"push"informationdirectlyouttoconsumers,transmittingmarketingmessagesdirectlytotargetedcustomers.Mostnotably,thePointcastNetworkusesascreensavertodeliveracontinuallyupdatedstreamofnewsandadvertisementstosubscribers'computermonitors.Subscribers(订购者)cancustomizetheinformationtheywanttoreceiveandproceeddirectlytoacompany'sWebsite.CompaniessuchasVirtualVineyardsarealreadystartingtousesimilartechnologiestopushmessagestocustomersaboutspecialsales,productofferings,orotherevents.ButpushtechnologyhasearnedthecontemptofmanyWebusers.Onlineculturethinkshighlyofthenotionthattheinformationflowingontothescreencomestherebyspecificrequest.Oncecommercialpromotionbeginstofillthescreenuninvited,thedistinctionbetweentheWebandtelevisionfades.That'saprospectthathorrifiesNetpurists.

ButitishardlyinevitablethatcompaniesontheWebwillneedtoresorttopushstrategiestomakemoney.TheexamplesofVirtualVineyards,A,andotherpioneersshowthataWebsitesellingtherightkindofproductswiththerightmixofinteractivity,hospitality,andsecuritywillattractonlinecustomers.Andthecostofcomputingpowercontinuestofreefall,whichisagoodsignforanyenterprisesettingupshopinsilicon.Peoplelookingback5or10yearsfromnowmaywellwonderwhysofewcompaniestooktheonlineplunge.

WelearnfromthebeginningofthepassagethatWebbusinesshasbeenstrivingtoexpandits______.

48.

WhydoestheauthorgivetheexampleoftheterroristattackonSept.11?

A.Toprovethathumanisatrisk.

B.Todemonstratethatmankindismorenervousthananyothertime.

C.Toshowthatanxietyseldomreoccurs.

D.Toindicatethatanxietyiseasy