2022-2023年安徽省宣城市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年安徽省宣城市大学英语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.

Whilegift-givingisanimportantpartofdoingbusinessinJapan,itisnotanormalcustominsuchcountriesas______,______,and______.

2.

Basedonthescientist'sstudy,specificcolorsrepresentparticularemotions,forexample,blackequals______.

3.

Whenunemployed,somecareeriststaketheopportunityto______familymattersinadditiontopursuingtrainingorvolunteering.

4.HowtoGetaGreatIdea

Theguestshadarrived,andthewinewaswarm.Onceagain,I'dforgottentorefrigerateit."Don'tworry."afriendsaid,"Icanchillitforyourightaway."

Fiveminuteslatersheemergedfromthekitchenwiththewineperfectlycooled.Askedtorevealhersecret,shesaid,"Easy.Ipouredthewineinaplasticbagandthendippeditinicewater.Afterafewminutesthewinewascold.Thehardpartwasgettingitbackintobottle.Icouldn'tfindafunnel(漏斗),soImadeaconewithwaxpaper."

Myguestsapplauded."Howwonderfulifwecouldallbethatclever,"oneremarked.

Adecadeofresearchhasconvincedmewecan.WhatseparatestheaveragepersonfromEdison,PicassoorevenShakespeareisn'tcreativecapacity--it'stheabilitytousethatcapacitybyencouragingcreativeimpulsesandthenactinguponthem.Mostofusseldomachieveourcreativepotential.IthinkIknowwhy,andIcanhelpunlockthereservoirofideashidingwithineveryoneofus.

OnepuzzleI'vewatchedstudentsdealwithisretrievingaPing-Pongballthathasfallentothebottomofsealed,verticaldrainpipe.Thetoolsthattheycanuseareeithertooshorttoreachtheballortoowidetofitintothepipe,whichisalsotoonarrowtoreachintobyhand.Atlastsomestudentsmaketheconnection:drainpipe＝water＝floating.Theypourwaterdownthehole,andtheballfloatstothetop.

Thisandmanyotherexperimentssuggestconcretewaysofincreasingcreativityinallofus.Herearethebesttechniques.

Capturethefleeting

Agoodideaislikearabbit.Itrunsbysofastthatsometimesyouseeonlyitsearsortail.Tocaptureit,youmustbeready.Creativepeoplearealwaysreadytoact,andthatmaybetheonlydifferencebetweenusandthem.

PoetLowellwroteoftheurgencywithwhichshecapturednewideas,"WhateverIamdoing,Ilayitasideandattendtothearrivingpoem,"shewrote.Likemanyotherwriters,Lowellsoughtpaperandpencilwhenshesawagoodideacoming.Ienternewideasintoapocketcomputer.Anything---evenanapkin---willdo.

Inalettertoafriendin1821,LudwigvanBeethoventalkedaboutbowhethoughtofabeautifultunewhiledozingincarriage."ButscarcelydidIawakewhenawayflewthetune,"hewrote,"andIcouldnotrecallanypartofit."FortunatelyforBeethovenandforus--thenextdayinthesamecarriage,thetunecamebacktohim,andthistimehecaptureditinwriting.

Whenagoodideacomesyourway,writeitdownonyourarmifnecessary.Noteveryideawillhavevalue,ofcourse.Thepointistocapturefirstandevaluatethemlater.

Daydream

SurrealistDaliusedtolieonasofa,holdingaspoon.Justashebegantofallasleep,Daliwoulddropthespoonontoaplateonthefloor.Thesoundshockedhimawake,andhewouldimmediatelysketchtheimageshehadseeninhismindinthatfertileworldofsemi-sleep.

Everyoneexperiencesthisstrangestate,andeveryonecantakeadvantageofit.TryDali'strick,orjustallowyourselftodaydream.Formany,the"threeb's"bed,bathandbus--areproductive,there,andanywhereelseyoucanbewithyourthoughtsundisturbed,you'llfindthatideasemergingfreely.

Seekchallenges

Whenyou'restuckbehindalockeddoor,everybehavior.that'severgottenyoufreeturnsupquickly:youmaypushorpullontheknob,bangthedoor--evenshoutforhelp.Scientistscalltherehappeningofoldbehaviorsinachallengingsituationresurgence.Themorebehaviorsthatreappear,thegreaterthenumberofpossibleinterconnections,andthemorelikelythatnewideaswilloccur.

Tryinvitingfriendsandbusinessassociationsfromdifferentareasofyourlifetoaparty.Bringpeopleoftwoorthreegenerationstogether.T

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

AftertheresignationofIndonesianPresidentin1998,IndonesianChineseresidentssenttheirchildrentoschooloffering______inthebeliefthat"ChinesechildrenshouldlearnChinese".

6.

Landcanbepollutedby______fromagriculture.

A.heavymetals

B.slurryfromlivestock

C.pesticidesandnitrate-poorfertilizers

D.rubbish

7.

Only______beallowedtoentertheancientOlympicGames.

8.

Theopeningofsocialnetworkmaynowaccelerateowingto______.

9.

ThenewerSATIISubjectTestsaresupposedtoassessstudents'______.

A.abilitytoentercollege

B.knowledgeofcollegestudy

C.levelofversatility

D.knowledgeofasubject

10.

75percentofthepressureonjointscanbereducedifyouswim______.

11.

PeopleinEuropehavehadmoreadvancedtechnologyinusingwindpowerthanAmericans.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

WhenthewritersaysthatJimhasafull-timejobathome,hemeansJim______.

13.

InAustraliaadisturbingtrendarisesthatyoungpersonsbetweentheageof15to24aretakingtheirownlivesatanalarmingrate.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Altogetherthereare______mechanismsessentialtothemaintenanceofhealth.

15.

Turkeyisthesourceplaceof______and______Rivers

16.

Theeconomyandjobmarketaresogoodthatmoregraduatesaredeterminedtofindthebestjob.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Boththeexpansionandconstrictionofbloodvesselsarethepossiblecauseofavascularheadache.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

ThroughIITVateachercanteachstudentsindifferent______.

19.Scientistsandenvironmentaliststhinkthatglobalwarmingcanbe______.

A.continuedB.improvedC.controlledD.reduced

20.Abirdflu,amassiveearthquake,amonsterstormandaterroristattackareallthreatstomajorcitiesintheU.S.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:IguessI'llsendMaryapostcardfromHawaiiwhenIgothereonbusiness.

M:I'msureshe'llbegladtogetone.Shehasacollectionofcardsfromallovertheworld.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

(14)

A.MaryisgoingtoHawaii.

B.Maryhasbeentomanycountries.

C.Marylikespostcards.

D.Maryistravelingonbusiness.

22.(17)

A.Hehastochangethetopicforhiscomposition.

B.HehasfallenbehindothersinEnglishclass.

C.Hehasn'tmadeuphismindastowhattowriteabout.

D.Thebookheborrowedwillbeduetomorrow.

23.

【B11】

24.(46)

25.(22)

A.Heknowsclearlywhatheneedsandwants.

B.Hehastogivehisaudiencesomein-depthviews.

C.Heknowsit'sveryimportanttoattracttheattentionofhisaudience.

D.Heknowshowhedelivershisspeechdeterminestheaudience'sfeedback.Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

26.听力原文：M:It'sgoingtobereallyhottomorrow.Let'sgotothebeach.

W:OK,butwehavetoleaveveryearlyorwe'llgetcaughtinthetraffic.

Q:Whatisthewomanmostconcernedabout?

(17)

A.Beingtoohot.

B.Beingdelayed.

C.Catchingthebeachball.

D.Gettingupearly.

27.听力原文：It'scommonknowledgethatmusiccanhaveapowerfuleffectonouremotions.Infact,sincethe1930s,musictherapistshavereliedonmusictocalmpatientsandhelpcontrolpain.Nowpsychologistsareconfirmingthatmusiccanalsohelprelievedepressionandimproveconcentration.Forinstance,inarecentstudy,50surgeonsweregivensomehigh-stressedmathproblemstosolve.Theyweredividedintothreegroups:oneworkedinsilence,andinanother,thesurgeonslistenedtomusicoftheirchoiceonheadphones;thethirdgrouplistenedtoclassicalmusicchosenbytheresearchers.Theresultsofthestudymaysurpriseyou.Thedoctorswhogottochoosetheirownmusicexperiencedlessstressandscoredbetterthantheothers.OnepossibleexplanationisthatlisteningtothemusicyoulikestimulatesAlfawavesinthebrain,increasesheartrateandexpandsbreathing.Thathelpstoreducestressandsharpenconcentration.Otherresearchsuggestsasecondrelationshipbetweenmusicandthebrain:Byexaminingthebloodofstudentsaftertheylistenedtoavarietyofclassicalmusicselections,researchersfoundthatsomestudentsshowedalargeincreaseinendorphin,anaturalpainreliever.Thissupportswhatmusictherapistshaveknownforyears;Musiccanhelprevitalizeorcalmthepatient.

(33)

A.Traininggiventomusictherapists.

B.Howmusicpreventsdisease.

C.Studiesonthebenefitsofmusic.

D.Howmusicianscreatemusic.

28.(31)

A.Theneedtoexercisethememory.

B.Howthebraindiffersfromotherbodytissues.

C.Theunconsciouslearningofaphysicalactivity.

D.Hownervescontrolbodymovement.

29.

【B2】

30.(24)

A.Developingafunctionalorganizationalstructureintheman'scompany.

B.Developingthebusinessoftheman'scompany.

C.Developingtheproductoftheman'scompany.

D.Developingtheman'sabilitytoorganizehiscompany.

31.

【B5】

32.SectionB

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

听力原文：TheaverageAmericanwillmove13timesinhislifetimeandmostofthosemoveswilltakehimtoanothercity,anewjob,newfriends,sometimesawholenewlifestyle.

Movingofferstheopportunitytomakepersonalchangesaswellastochangetheplacewhereyouliveandwork.Forexample,youmightwanttochangethewayyoudress,thekindoffriendsyouhaveorwhatyoudoforentertainment.

Whennooneknowsyou,youcanmakethesechangesinyourselfandyourlifestyle.moreeasilybecauseyouroldfriendsaren'twatchingyouandyoudon'thavethepressureofyourformercoworkers.

Movingoffersopportunities,but,ofcourse,itcanalsocauseproblems.Ittakestimetoadjusttochangeandyoumightfeellonelyandunhappyatfirst.Movingcanalsocauseproblemswithinthefamily.Ifbothhusbandandwifework,probablyonlyoneofthemwillbenefitprofessionallyfromthemove.Theothermayfeelangryandresentful.Childrenmayalsoresenthavingtoleavetheirfriendsandschoolbecausetheirparentsdecidedtomove.

Intheend,movingwillbeeasierifyoucanfocusonthepresent.Thatis,don'twastetimemissingthelifeyouleftbehind.Instead,startmakinganewlifeinyournewcity.Anddon'tworrythatyoumighthavetomoveagaininacoupleofyears.Thinkaboutwhereyouarenowandmakethemostofit.

(27)

A.30B.13C.20D.12

33.【B3】

34.SectionB

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

听力原文：AndnowfortheMondayMorningweatherreport.RightnowtheskiesovertheChicagoareaaresunnyandclear.Weareexpectingwarmdryweathertocontinuethroughoutthedaywithtemperaturesinthemiddletoupper80's.Windswillcontinuetobeslightlyvariableashighastenmilesperhour.Wearegoingtohavefairweathercontinuingoverthenextcoupleofdayssothatmeansclearandsomewhatcoolerweathertonight.Tomorrowwillbesunnyagainandquitewarm.Noprecipitationisexpectedforatleastthreeorfourdays.

(27)

A.AnEnglishreporter.

B.AnAmericanreporter.

C.AnEnglishscientist.

D.AnAmericanscientist.

35.(36)

A.Indreamswesolvethoseproblems.

B.Afterdreamingweforgetourproblems.

C.Afterdreamingwehaveaclearmind.

D.Itgivesuswaystodealwiththeproblems.

36.

【B7】

37.

【B9】

38.【B2】

39.(35)

A.Moreandmorepeopleacceptclonedmilkandmeat.

B.FDAapprovedthatclonedfoodissafeforhumanbeings.

C.Americanfarmersproducemoremilkthanthepeoplecanconsume.

D.Becausemoremilkisproducedbyclonedcows,themilkpriceisreduced.

40.

【B4】

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

【C8】

42.

Fromthethirdparagraphofthepassage,wecanconcludethatyoungadultstendtobelievethatcertaintypesofclothingcan______.

A.changepeople'sconservativeattitudestowardstheirlifestyles

B.helpyoungpeoplemakefriendswiththeoppositesex

C.makethemcompetitiveinthejobmarket

D.helpthemachievesuccessintheirinterpersonalrelationships

43.

Whatkindofsocialsystemdoestheauthorsuggestinordertosolvetheproblem?

44.

WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeidentifiedaspoliticalfunctions?

A.Toprotectthesocietyfrominternalthreats.

B.Toallocateresourcesofthesociety.

C.Toinsureorderinthesociety.

D.Toresolveconflictswithinthesociety.

45.

Fishresourcesarediminishingbecause______.

A.nonewsubstitutescanbefoundinlargequantities

B.theyarenotownedbyanyparticularentity

C.impropermethodsoffishinghaveminedthefishinggrounds

D.waterpollutionisextremelyserious

46.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Manyartistslateinthelastcenturywereinsearchofameanstoexpresstheirindividuality.Modemdancewasoneofthewayssomeofthesepeoplesoughttofreetheircreativespirit.Atthebeginningtherewasnoexactingtechnique,nofoundationfromwhichtobuild.Inlateryears,trial,error,andgeniusfoundedthetechniquesandtheprinciplesofthemovement.Eventually,innovatorsevendrewfromwhattheyconsideredthedreadballet,butfirsttheyhadtodiscardallthatwasacademicsothatthenewcouldbediscovered.ThebeginningsofmodemdancewerehappeningbeforeIsadoraDuncan,butshewasthefirstpersontobringthenewdancetogeneralaudiencesandseeitacceptedandacclaimed.

Hersearchforanaturalmovementform.senthertonature.Shebelievedmovementshouldbeasnaturalastheswayingofthetreesandtherollingwavesofthesea,andshouldbeinharmonywiththemovementsoftheEarth.Hergreatcontributionsareinthreeareas.

First,shebegantheexpansionofthekindsofmovementsthatcouldbeusedindance.BeforeDuncandanced,balletwastheonlytypeofdanceperformedinconcert.Intheballetthefeetandlegswereemphasized,withvirtuosity(精湛技巧)shownbycomplicatedmovements.Duncanperformeddancebyusingallherbodyinthefreestpossibleway.Herdancestemmedfromhersoulandspirit.Shewasoneofthepioneerswhobroketraditionsoothersmightbeabletodeveloptheart.

Hersecondcontributionliesindancecostume.Shediscardedballetshoesandstiffcostumes.Thesewerereplacedwithbarefeet,andunboundhair.Shebelievedinthenaturalbodybeingallowedtomovefreely,andherdressdisplayedthisideal.

Herthirdcontributionwasintheuseofmusic.Inherperformancessheusedthesymphoniesofgreatmasters,includingBeethovenandWagner,whichwasnottheusualcustom.

Shewasasexcitingandeccentric(异乎寻常的)inherpersonallifeasinherdance.

Howdidtheyfeelabouttheballetbeforetheinnovatorsdiscoveredthenewdance?

47.OnDecember21st,justintimefortheseasonalfestivities,theBushadministrationraisedtheterroralertfrom"elevated"to"high".Thisisthefifthtimethatthealerthasbeenraisedto"codeorange"—butitlooksasifitcouldbekeptatthislevelforquitesometime.Officialsseemedtobemorenervousthanusual,sinceunlikepreviousdecisionstoraisethethreatlevel,thisonewasapparentlyunanimousamongofficialsintheUnitedStatesDepartmentofDefense.Askedwhetherthealertwas"trulyserious",DonaldRumsfeld,thedefensesecretary,replied"yes,youbetyourlife".

Theauthoritieshavenoticedamarkedincreasein"chatter".Theyhavealsopickedupspecificthreats—someofthem,itseems,todowithhijackingaircraftandcrashingthemintobuildings.Thetargetsreportedlyincludedsomebigcities,forexample,LasVegasisaparticularworry,butmoreobscureplaceswerealsochatteredabout,includingRappahannockCounty,orperhapsthetownofTappahannock,bothinruralVirginia,andValdez,inAlaska.ThepointofanysuchterrorismwouldbetomakesurethatnoAmericananywherefeltsafe.

Aparticularfocusofconcernhasbeenflightsfromabroad.AirFrancecanceledsixflightsbetweenParisandLosAngelesatAmericangovernment'srequest.Frenchauthoritiesquestionedandreleasedadozenorsopassengersbutseveralpeoplewithtickets,includingonewhowasreportedlyatrainedpilot,failedtoturnupfortheflight.OnDecember29thsomeinternationalairlineswereorderedtoplacearmedairmarshalsonflightsovertheUnitedStates.

Ontopofallthis,therehavealsobeenmorefamiliarsignsofsecuritybeingbeefedupatnuclearplants,portsandotherpossibletargets.Surface-to-airmissileshaveonceagainbeenconspicuouslydeployedinWashington,DC.

Inevitably,somepeoplehavebeguntoquestionwhetherputtingthecountryonsuchahighstateofreadinessisworthit.Theprocesscostsabout$1billionaweek.Criticsworrythatpeoplewillbecomeunconcernedaboutrepeatedsecurityalerts.Theyalsocomplainaboutthegovernmentsendingmixedsignals:tellingAmericanstheyareingreatjeopardy(危险)butalsothattheyshouldgoabouttheirbusinessasnormal.However,thecriticsmaybetoofussy(挑剔的).Itisextremelyhardtoseewhatelsethegovernmentcouldhavedonewithouteitherignoringcrediblethreatsorcreatingmasspanic.Thismaybetheonlywaytofacethepossiblethreats.

Whydidofficialsappearmoreworriedabouttheterroralertthistime?

A.Becausetheraiseofterroralertwasintheseasonalfestivitiesthistime.

B.Becauseitwasthefifthtimetoraisetheterroralerttocodeorange.

C.Becauseterroralertwouldbekeptatthislevelforaperiodoftime.

D.BecauseofficialsintheDepartmentofDefenseallagreedonthedecision.

48.SectionB

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

MuchofCanada'sforestryproductiongoestowardsmakingpulpandpaper.AccordingtotheCanadianpulpandPaperAssociation,Canadasupplies34%oftheworld'swoodpulpand49%ofitsnewsprintpaper.Idthesepaperproductscouldbeproducedinsomeotherway,Canadianforestscouldbepreserved.Recently,apossiblealternativewayofproducingpaperhasbeensuggestedbyagriculturalistsandenvironmentalists:aplantcalledhemp.

Hemphasbeencultivatedbymanyculturesforthousandsofyears.Itproducesfibrewhichcanbemadeintopaper,fuel,oils,textiles,food,andrope.Forcenturies,itwasessentialtotheeconomiesofmanycountriesbecauseitwasusedtomaketheropesandcablesusedonsailingships;colonialexpansionandtheestablishmentofaworld-widetradingnetworkwouldnothavebeenfeasiblewithouthemp.Nowadays,ships'cablesareusuallymadefromwireorsyntheticfibres,butscientistsarenowsuggestingthatthecultivationofhempshouldberevivedfortheproductionofpaperandpulp.Accordingtoitsproponents,fourtimesasmuchpapercanbeproducedfromlandusinghempratherthantrees,andmanyenvironmentalistsbelievethatthelarge-scalecultivationofhempcouldreducethepressureonCanada'sforests.

However,thereisaproblem:hempisillegalinmanycountriesoftheworldThisplant,sousefulforfibre,tope,oil,fuelandtextiles,isaspeciesofcannabis,relatedtotheplantfromwhichmarijuanaisproduced.Inthelate1930s,amovementtobanthedrugmarijuanabegantogatherforce,resultingintheeventualhangingofthecultivationnotonlyoftheplantusedtoproducethedrug,butalsoofthecommercialfibre-producing,hempplant.Infact,marijuanacannotbeproducedfromthehempplant,sinceitcontainsalmostnoTHC(theactiveingredientinthedrug).

Inrecentyears,amovementforlegalizationhavebeengatheringstrength.Itisconcernedonlywiththehempplantusedtoproducefibrethisgroupwantstomakeitlegaltocultivatetheplantandsellthefibreforpaperandpulpproduction.

WhyispulpandpaperproductionimportanttoCanada?

A.Canadaneedstofindawaytouseallitssparewood.

B.Canadapublishesalotofnewspapersandbooks.

C.PulpandpaperexportisamajorsourceofincomeforCanada.

D.HempisatraditionalplantofCanada.

49.

Whatcanyouinferfromthesentence"Thereisalsothesameexuberanceandunpredictabilityinsuddenfadswitches"inParagraph4?

A.Theremayariseunexpectedemergenceoffashionoutofthetrend.

B.Theteenagers'pursuitof"idols"maynotbeconsistentandrational.

C.Notalltheyouthworshipthe"pop"performersintheentertainmentfield.

D.Theyoutharealwaysclingingtothetrendledbythepopsingers.

50.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Healthfoodisageneraltermappliedtoallkindsoffoodsthatareconsideredmorehealthfulthanthetypesoffoodswidelysoldinsupermarkets.Forexample,wholegrains,friedbeans,andcornoilarehealthfoods.Anarrower【C1】______ofhealthfoodisnaturalfood.Thistermisusedto【C2】______betweentypesofthesamefood.Rawhoneyisanaturalsweetener,【C3】______refinedsugarisnot.Freshfruitisanaturalfood,butcannedfruit,withsugarsandotheradditives,isnot.

Themost【C4】______termofallandthenarrowestclassificationwithinhealthfoodsisorganicfood,usedto【C5】______foodthathasbeengrownonaparticularkindoffarm.Fruitandvegetablesthataregrowningardens,thatare【C6】______onlywithorganicfertilizers,thatarenotsprayedwith【C7】______insecticides(杀虫剂),andthatarenotrefinedafterharvest,areorganicfoods.Meat,fish,dairyandpoultryproductsfromanimalsthatare【C8】______onlyorganicallygrownfeedandthatarenotinjectedwithhormones(荷尔蒙)areorganicfoods.

Inchoosingthetypeoffoodyoueat,then,youhavebasicallytwochoices:inorganic,processedfoods,ororganic,unprocessedfoods.Awisedecisionshould【C9】______investigationoftheallegationsthatprocessedfoodscontain【C10】______,someofwhichareproventobetoxic(有毒的),andthatvitamincontentisgreatlyreducedinprocessedfoods.

A)describeI)classification

B)whereasJ)when

C)delicateK)fed

D)treatedL)distinguish

E)chemicalsM)separation

F)preciseN)poisonous

G)shapeO)dealt

H)include

【C1】

51.

InPara3,theword"exacerbated"ismostsimilarinmeaningto"______".

A.causedB.encouragedC.forcedtocontinueD.aggravated

52.

Aconsumercampaignwhichcallsforaseriesofbeneficialactivitieshashadapowerfuleffecton______intheUnitedStates.

53.

Whohadgas-masks?

54.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Canyouwalkastraightline?Thequestionismuchmoredifficulttoanswerthanyouthink.ArecentexperimentheldinJapanshowsthatitisalmost(47)______forpeopletowalkexactlystraightfor60meters.Eachmanhadtowearsockssoakedwithredinkandwalkonwhitepaperfixed(48)______tothefloor.The(49)______showedthatallwalkedinawindingratherthanastraightline.Researchersfoundthatpeople(50)______theirdirectionofwalkingregularly.However,therangedifferedfromsubjecttosubject.

Thissuggeststhatnoneofuscanwalkina(51)______straightline.Rather,wemeander(漫步),mainlyduetoaslightstructuralorfunctional(52)______ofourlegs.Sostepsbytheleftandrightlegsofapersonare(53)______.

Asaresult,althoughwemaystartwalkinginastraightline,severalstepsafterwardswehavechangeddirection.However,(54)______helpsustocorrectthedirectionofwalkingandleadsustothetarget.

Yourearsalsohelpyouwalk.Afterturningaroundalotwithyoureyesclosed,youcanhardlystandstill,(55)______tosay,walkstraight.It'sallbecauseyourearsarestillspinningandcan'thelpyoukeepyourbalance.Yourinnerearisastructurecontainingliquids.Whenyouspin,theliquidinsidefollowsyourspinning,butwhenstop,theliquidcontinuestospinforawhile,theresultofwhichis(56)______.Forthemoment,althoughyoureyesighttellsyoutowalkinastraightlineyourbrainlistenstoyourspinningears,thusyoudon'twalkaswhatyoureyestell.

WordBank:

A.imbalanceI.probable

B.eyesightJ.folded

C.similarK.sleepy

D.impossibleL.needless

E.strictlyM.footprints

F.dizzinessN.different

G.flatO.slightly

H.readjusted

55.

WelearnfromthepassagethatthenumberofBritain'slaborforcebelongingtotradeunionsis______thanthatoftheUnitedStates.

56.

Theicebergsarerarelyseenbecause______.

57.

Inthispassage,theauthorfocuseson______.

A.thedifficultyofabiographerinfindingtheproperperspectivetodohisjob

B.thesecretofabiographertowinmorereaders

C.thetechniquesrequiredofabiographertowriteagoodbiography

D.thecharacteristicsofdifferentkindsofbiographies

58.

Rememberingaddressbelongsto______.

A.short-termmemory

B.long-termmemory

C.bothAandB

D.neitherAorB

59.

Ifyouknowwhatyouwanttostudy,researchreputationsofacademicdepartmentsby______.

60.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestions