2022-2023年山东省德州市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年山东省德州市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Ifadrugcanbringgreatbenefittoapatient,thepatientmaybewillingtotakethedrugevenwiththeriskfor______.

2.

AccordingtoscientistsattheU.S.NationalSnowandIceDataCenter.withinabout60years,therewillbe______ontheArcticOcean.

3.

Wildlifeissignificantlyaffectedby______.

4.

AtFarmingtonHighSchoolinMichigan,teachersandstudentsworkoutprojectswiththehelpof______.

5.

Itappearsthatbeingflexibleinworkpatterns,telecommuterstendtobe______inefficiencythantheiroffice-basedcounterparts.

6.

Gossipsarealwayswithanevilintention,andthestoriesarealwaysuntrue.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

Itfoundthatincreasesinairpollutiontendedto______.

8.

Thefiverwatermakesup______oftheEarth'stotalfreshwater.

A.lessthan0.5percent

B.nearly0.05percent

C.aboutthree-quarters

D.aboutonefour-thousandth

9.

Ifmanypeoplehavedemandforthenetworkatthesametime,thedatacommunicationwillbedifficultevenwith4Gtechnology.

10.

Incontemporarysociety,threatsaremorelikelytocometousinform.______.

11.

IntheU.S.,eachStatecanadministeraseparateunemploymentinsuranceprogramundertherestrictionof______.

12.

Someattractiveruralregionsnotfarfromthecitiesarewitnessingacertain______,asmoreandmorechildlessseniorsmovetowardscities.

13.

Duringthepreparingprocedure,oneimportantpartistohelpthecandidatesunderstandthepossibleoutcomesand______.

14.

Itmaytakelargebodiesofwaterandicedecadestorespondtochangesintemperature.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

AccordingtotheFAO,asthedemandfororganicfoodandproductsincreases,priceswillbelowerfororganicproductsthanconventionalproducts.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Thefaultofsubvocalizationisoftencontributedtoby______whoequateallreadinglessonswithreadingloud.

17.

HowhastheBBCbeenfinanced?

A.It'spubliclyfinanced.

B.It'scommerciallyfinanced.

C.It'sfinancedthroughprivatedonations.

D.It'sfinancedthroughviewersubscriptions.

18.

TheauthorhadworkedintheheadquartersofStandardOilCompany.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

It'sadvisedtoextendyourprofessionalintereststofieldsthatcomplementandleveragethework______.

20.

Peoplewhoworknexttoeachotherinthesameofficehavemorebutbetterinterruptionsthanthosewho______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:(19)Whythelongface?I'veneverseenyousodown.Ithoughtyouquitsmoking.Howcomeyoustartedagain?

M:Troubles,mydearsister.(20)Femaletroubles.Whatabunchofheadaches!

W:Whichonenow,orshouldIaskyouhowmany?

M:Beserious!JusttheoneI'vebeengoingwithforthepasttwomonths.

W:Youmeanthegorgeousblond,Monica,thatyoufellsohardfor?Kindofsudden,wasn'tit?

M:That'stheone.(20)Ithoughtshewastheoneforme,myidealwoman,thegirlofnaydream.NowI'vefoundoutsheseemstobecheatingonme.

W:Really?Nowonderyou'resodepressed.She'snottheonlyfishinthesea,youknow.Stepoutofhomeandgodowntown,haveabeer,andfindanotherchance.

M:Oh,knockitoff,Maria.I'vebeentruetoher,butshe'sbeenplayingaround.Yousee,weweresupposedtomeetattheStudentUnionyesterday,butshedidn'tturnup.WhenIfinallycalledherthismorning,shetoldalietome.

W:Whyareyousosurethatitwasalie?Don'tyoutrusther?

M:Herstorydidn'thangtogether.Besides,MichaelcametotellmeMonicawasdatingwithsomeguyinaclubwhileIcooledmyheelswaitingforherintheUnion.Itmakesmeboil.

W:Hey,calmdown,Daniel.(21)AreyougoingtotakeMichael'swordforit?Howcouldhehaveknownwhenandwhereyouweremeeting?

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A.Thelongfacehehasgot.

B.Thebehavior.heconducts.

C.Thesmokinghequitted.

D.Thewordshespeaks.

22.听力原文：About25millionchildrenindevelopingcountrieshavenohomes.Sotheyliveoncitystreets.Another75millionchildrenliveathomebutworkonthestreets.UnitedNationsChildren'sFundsaysmostofthesechildrendonotreceiveeducationorhealthcare.Theprivateorganizationknownas"ChildHopeU.S.A."istryingtodosomethingtohelpthesechildren.Thegrouphasmanygoals.ChildHopeU.S.A.wantstohaltthespreadofAIDSandtheuseofillegaldrugsamongchildren.Itwantstoprotectyounggirlsfrombeingmistreatedsexually.Itwantstoteachchildrenhowtoprotectthemselves,howtosurviveconditionsonthestreetsandhowtofeelgoodaboutthemselves.ChildHopeU.S.A.istryingtoestablisheducationalprogramsforthechildren.Itisworkingwithlocalgroupstogettheirhelpinprotectingtherightsofstreetchildren.And,itistryingtomakeinternationaldevelopmentgroupsmoreinformedaboutstreetchildren.Somechildrenbeginlivingonthestreetswhentheyarefiveyearsoldoryounger.Four-year-oldcanbefoundsellinggoodsonthestreetcornerorbeggingforfoodandmoney.Someofthesechildrenhavelosttheirfamiliesbecauseofwarsornaturaldisasters,suchasearthquakesandfloods.Somearehelpingtheirfamiliesearnenoughmoneytosurvive.StudiesshowthatmorethanonemillionchildrenliveandworkonthestreetsinthePhilippines.SevenmillionchildrenliveonthestreetsinBrazil.About250thousandchildrenliveonthestreetsinMexico.AbouttenmillionMexicanchildrenworkonthestreets.ChildHopeU.S.A.workscloselywithinternationalchildren'sgroups,governmentagenciesandothernationalandlocalgroups.IthasofficesinBrazil,Guatemala,thePhilippines,Britain,CanadaandtheUnitedStates.ChildHopeU.S.A.alsoworkstoimprovechildlaborlaws.In1992,Pakistanapprovednewlawstocontrolchildlabor.Thelawsmakeitillegalforcompaniestolendmoneytofamiliesandletchildrenrepaytheloanbyworkinginfactories.Yet,abouteightmillionchildrenstillareworkinginPakistantorepayloans.Wewilltalkmoreabouttheproblemsofchildrenindevelopingcountriesnextweek.

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A.25million.B.75million.C.55million.D.5million.

23.(14)

A.Hehasjustboughtapropertythere.

B.Hisrichuncleaskedhimtotakecareofhispropertythere.

C.Hehasbeenleftabigfortunethere.

D.Hewishestomakeafortunethereoneday.

24.(21)

A.Theyshouldbeavoidedbyallmeans.

B.Theyarebadforeffectivemanagement.

C.Theycanbegoodforanorganization.

D.Theyaresurprisinglycomplicated.

25.(29)

A.Theyarelesslikelytorunaway.

B.It'seasierfortheirmasterstotrainthem.

C.Theyarelesslikelytobeshywithhumanbeings.

D.It'seasierforthemtoform.arelationshipwiththeirmasters.

26.听力原文：W：Dad，canyoureadthisbooktome?It'saboutabearandacatthatbecomefriends．Andlet'seatsomepopcornandcookieswhilewe'rereading．

M：Well，it'sbedtimenow，andyoucan'teatthingsafteryoubrushyourteeth．So，herewego．Onceuponatimeinadarkforest．．．

Q：Whenarethetwospeakerstalking?

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A.Earlyinthemorning.

B.Atnoon.

C.Intheafternoon.

D.Lateinthenight.

27.(36)

A.Physics.

B.Mathematics.

C.Environmentalscience.

D.Lifescience.

28.(19)

A.Shedidn'texpectherdaughtertosingsowell.

B.Shesingsbetterthanherdaughter.

C.Shedoesn'tlikeherdaughtersinging.

D.Sheherselfdoesn'thaveagoodvoice.

29.(26)

A.Theyhavemorebuyingpower.

B.Theyhaveenoughtimetoexercise.

C.Theytendtoenjoysportsmore.

D.Theyareveryhealthconscious.

30.听力原文：W:IfIwereyou,Iwouldtakeabusinsteadofaplane.Flyingmakesalenervous.

M:Butitwilltakemeforevertogettherebybus.

Q:Whatdoesthemanprefertodo?

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A.Heprefersstayingathomebecausehedoesn'tliketotravel.

B.Hepreferstakingabusbecausetheplanemakeshimnervous.

C.Hepreferstakingaplanebecausethebusistooslow.

D.Hepreferstravellingwiththewoman.

31.(31)

A.Theheartpumpsbloodintwodirections.

B.Thebloodiscirculatedroundthebodyinonedirectiononlybythepumpingactionoftheheart.

C.Thebloodmovedwithabackwardandforwardmotion.

D.Theheartpumpsbloodinalldirections.

32.(35)

A.Onlyoneoutoffourgirlscrieslessoftenthanboys.

B.Offourboys,onlyonecriesveryoften.

C.Girlscryfourtimesasoftenasboys.

D.Onlyoneoutoffourbabiesdoesn'tcryoften.

33.

【B4】

34.

【B9】

35.(18)

A.Theyarehavingaparty.

B.They.areplayingthepiano.

C.Someoneelseishavingaparty.

D.Someoneelseisfunny.

36.

【B10】

37.听力原文：Interviewer:GoodmorningMr.Pitt.Dositdown.Firstofall,Mr.Pitt,Iknowthatyou'vegotAlevelsatschool.Whatsubjectsdidyoutake?

Pitt:Itookfoursubjects,French,German,chemistryandart.Chemistrywasn'tmycupoftea,butarthasalwaysbeen.

Interviewer:Isee.NowMr.Pitt,whatabouthobbiesandinterests?Er,whatdoyoudoinyoursparetime?

Pitt:Ilikejazz,traditionalandfolkmusic.Idon'tplayofcourse,butIgotoquiltalotofconcertsandIgotothetheateroccasionallyandactabitmyself.I'minthelocalGermanicsociety.IreadquiltalotandI'vedoneabitofphotography.Also,I'vehitchhikedtoEuropeonce.

Interviewer:Veryinteresting.Mr.Pitt.Nowlet'stalkaboutthemanagementtraineescheme.Whatexactlydoyouthinkamanagerdoes?

Pitt:Idon'tknowagreatdealaboutthework.

Interviewer:Butyouhavegotanyideasaboutit,haveyou?Youmusthavethoughtaboutit.

Pitt:Well,Isupposehehasalotof...a...whatiscalledpolicymakingtodo.And...hehastoknowhowtoworkwithpeople,andallaboutthecompany.Yes,I...shouldthinkamanagermustknowsomethingaboutallaspectsofthework.

Interviewer:Yes,that'srightNow,Mr.Pitt,isthereanythingyouwanttoaskme?

Pitt:Well,there'soneortwothings.I'dliketoknowifIhavetosignacontractandwhatthesalaryandprospectsare.

Interviewer:Withourscheme,Mr.Pitt,thereisnocontractinvolved.Yourprogressiskeptunderconstantreview.Ifweatanytimedecidewedon'tlikeyou,thenthat'sthat.Wereservetherighttodismissyou.

Pitt:Fairenough.Andwhataboutthesalary?

Interviewer:Asforsalary,you'llbeonourfixedscales,startingat870pounds.Forthesuccessfultrainee,theprospectsareverygood.

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A.ArtB.FrenchC.GermanD.Chemistry

38.听力原文：M:Asateacher,canyougiveussomeideaonhowtheEnglishschoolsystemworks?

W:Firstofall,mostchildrenstartschoolattheageoffiveandtheycan'tleaveschooluntiltheageofsixteen.Butnowwehaveanewsystemwherechildrenaren'tdividedoffattheageofeleven,instead,theycouldtaketheexamsattheageofsixteen.

M:(23)Doyouthinkthat'sanimprovementtothesystem?

W:Well,it'ssupposedtobemuchbetterbecauseitstopsseparatingchildrenattheageofelevenandgivesthemabetterchance.(22)Infact,whatusuallyhappensisthatthosechildrenwhowouldhavegonetoagrammarschooltendtobeatthetopendofthecomprehensivesystemandthosethatwouldhavegonetosecondarymodernschoolfindthemselvesatlowerlevelsoftheschool.

M:Doyouthinkthatthepresentschoolsystemisanefficientwayofeducatingchildren?

W:(24)OfcourseoneofourgreatproblemsinEnglandisthatwehaveverylargeclassesanditwouldbeveryniceifwecouldreducethembyatleasthalf.

M:Doyouthinkthesubjectsthatchildrenstudyareadaptedtopresent-daysociety?

W:(25)Itwouldbeverygoodifmorechildrenatschoolhadtheopportunityoflearningaboutthesocietytheyliveineconomictermsandinsocialterms.Sothattheyaremuchmoreawareoftheproblemsthatwefacetoday.

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A.Thosewhowereattheageof16.

B.Thosewhofailedtheelevenplusexam.

C.Thosewhodidwellintheelevenplusexam.

D.Thosewhowerenotqualifiedforsecondaryschool.

39.听力原文：M:Ijustcan'tconcentratehereintheflat.Yousee,Arthur,I'vegotthreeessaystodo...threeessaysbehindIam.Imean...howcanIconcentratewitheveryoneelsetalking...playingrecords...practicingtheguitar.Ijustcan'tgetpentopaper.

W:WellPeter,youcouldworkintheuniversitylibrary.

M:Icould...yes...that'sperfectlytrue.But...youknow...Inotonlyneedtositdownandwrite...I...L...needtothink.AndtothinkIneedtobeabletowanderaround...smoke...beonmyown...besortoffreetodoasIlike.Livinghereinthisflatwith,howmanyothers?—Six...Wellthereareconstantinterruptionsyousee.You'reokay...youlivein...Don'tyoubelieveit'sasidealasitseems.Imeanpeoplecallonyouatallhours...toborrowabook...haveachat...findSomethingtoeat...No...it'sanythingbutidealforaquietlife.

W:Youknow...Isuggestyoulookforasmallflatofyourown.Abed-sitterperhaps.Mindyou...it'llcostalotmorethanthe...thepart—tenyou'repayingatthemoment.Tellyouwhat.Let'slookatthepaper.Attheads.Theremightbesomething.Yougotapaper?

M:Mm...wellthere'sthelastSundayTimes.

W:Thatwon'tbemuchhelp...youreallyneedlocalpaper.Anyway,there'snoharminhavingalook.Youneverknow.

M:Itmustbesomewhereamongstthislot.Er...RadioTimes...TVTimes...Hereweare.I'lljustfindtheaccommodationads.

W:Youmightfindsomethingundertheheadings.

M:Yeah.Hereweare.

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A.TowatchTV.

B.Towritesomeessays.

C.Tolistentomusic.

D.Toreadabook.

40.

【B3】

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

Accordingtothepassage,

A.theproblemofstudentcheatinghasitsrootsindeeperproblems

B.studentsdonotcheatonessaytests

C.achangeintheeducationalsystemwilleliminatetheneedtocheat

D.punishmentisaneffectivemethodofstoppingcheating

42.

Inrecentyears,______isthemainproblemwithhousing.

A.thedeteriorationofhousingconditions

B.theshortageinhousing

C.thefailuresofconstructionprograms

D.thereductionofhousingsubsides

43.Thetelecityisacitywhoselife,direction,andfunctioningarelargelyshapedbytelecommunications.Inthetwenty-firstcentury,citieswillbebasedmoreandmoreonaneconomythatisdependentonservicesandintellectualproperty.Telecommunicationsandinformationnetworkswilldefineacity'sarchitecture,shape,andcharacter.Proximityinthetelecitywillbedefinedbythespeedandbandwidthofnetworksasmuchasbygeographicalpropinquity.Intheageofthetelecity,NewYorkandSingaporemaybecloserthan,say,NewYorkandArkadelphia,Arkansas.

Telecitieswillsupersedemegacitiesforseveralreasons,includingthedrivetowardcleanair,reducingpollution,energyconservation,morejobsbasedonservices,andcopingwiththehighcostofurbanproperty.Nowwemustaddtheneedtocopewithterroristthreatsinahigh-technologyworld.

Westernmind-setswereclearlyjoltedinthewakeoftheterroristattackontheWorldTradeCentreinNewYorkCityandattacksinIndonesia,SaudiArabia,andelsewhere.Buttherisksposedbytwentieth-centurypatternsofurbanizationandarchitecturehaveyettoregisterfullywithpoliticalfiguresandleadersofindustry.ThePentagon,forexample,hasbeenrebuiltinsituationratherthandistributedtomultiplelocationsandconnectedbysecurelandlinesandbroadbandwirelesssystems.Likewise,thereconstructionoftheWorldTradeCentrecomplexstillrepresentsamassiveconcentrationofhumanityandinfrastructure.Thisisaremarkablyshortsightedanddangerousvisionofthefuture.

Thesecurityrisks,economicexpenses,andenvironmentalhazardsofovercentralizationareeverywhere,andtheydonotstopwithskyscrapersandlargegovernmentalstructures.Therearerisksalsoatseaportsandairports,infoodandwatersupplies,atnuclearpowerplantsandhydroelectricturbinesatmajordams,intransportationsystems,andininformationandcommunicationsystems.

Thisvulnerabilityappliesnotonlytoterroristthreatsbutalsotohumanerror,suchassystem-wideblackoutsinNorthAmericainAugust2003andinItalyinSeptember2003,andnaturaldisasterssuchastyphoons,hurricanes,floods,andearthquakes.Leadersandplannersareonlyslowlybecomingawarethatovercentralizedfacilitiesarethemostvulnerabletoattackorcatastrophicdestruction.

Thereisalsogrowingawarenessthenewbroadbandelectronicsystemnowallowgovernmentsandcorporationstosafeguardtheirkeyassetsandpeopleinnewandinnovativeways.Sofar,corporationshavebeenquickesttoadjusttothesenewrealities,andsomegovernmentshavebeguntoadjustaswell.

Whatwillbecrucialtotheeconomyofthecitiesinthetwenty-firstcentury?

A.Services.

B.Telecommunications.

C.Intellectualproperty.

D.bothAandB.

44.Atfivefeet,itcanwarnofatumornobiggerthanapinprickdeepinthebreast.Itcanscanthewallofafieryindustrialfurnaceandindicatedangerousweakspots.Itcanexamineahumanlegandshowamalfunctioningbloodvesselthatiscausingvaricoseveins.Incredibly,itcaneventakeaphotographofapastevent.

Thisremarkabletechniqueiscalledthermography,andithasgivenhumanbeingsanewwayofseeing.Thermographydependsuponthefactthatallobjectsgiveoffinfraredenergy.Thestrengthoftheseinfraredemissionsdependsonthetemperatureofthebodyfromwhichtheycome.Althoughscientistshavelongbeenabletomeasurethestrengthofinfraredemissions,theproblemwastoturnthesemeasurementsintosomesortof"picture".

Attemptswerenotnotablysuccessfuluntil1965,whenDr.RayLawson,ofMontreal,madethefirstthermogramsofthehumanbody.Progressinthesciencehasbeenrapideversince,asindustrialcompaniesinEuropeandtheUnitedStateshavecomeupwithnewdevelopments.

Today'sthermographylooks,forthemostpart,likeasmalltelevisioncamera.Youpointitatthesubject,makeafewfairlysimpleadjustments-andonanaccompanyingscreenappearablack-and-whiteheatpictureofthesubject.Normallythewarmareasarelight,thecoldareasdark,andthepicturelookssomethinglikeanordinaryphotographnegative(底片).However,insomesystems,blackandwhitearereversed,andinstillothersthepicturecomesoutinbrilliantcolors,withthevarioustonesrepresentinggiventemperatures.

Usingoneofthesesystems,experimentersmadeapictureofthepast.Focusingonanemptychairaftersomeonehadbeensittinginitforafewminutes;theywereabletoseetheheatpatternleftbythebody,stillemanatingfromthechair'sfabric.Thepicturewassoclearthattheycoulddetectthatthesitter'slegshadbeencrossed.

Thermography'smostvaluableusehasbeeninthefieldofmedicine.Alreadyithashelpedtosavelives,andaddedtodoctors'skillsintreatingdisease.Ithasprovedespeciallyhelpfulindetectingbreasttumors.

Thestandardexaminationsforbreastcanceraremammography(Xrayofthebreast)andclinicalexamination.But,saysDr.HaroldIzard,ofAlbertEinsteinMedicalCenterinPhiladelphia,whohasusedthermographytoexaminesome20,000womenforbreastcancer,"Thetwomethodsdonotcatcheverything.Thermographycanindicatethepossibilityofsomesmallcancersthathavebeenmissed.Andit'ssafeandcheap.Wecandoathermograminacoupleofminutes,andalthoughthemachinescostaround$30,000each,thepriceofoperatingthemisamaterofpennies.Andwiththeadditionofthermographytotheothertwomethods,wecangetabout92percentaccuracyindetectingbreastcancer."

Whatdoesthethermographydependon?

A.Televisioncameras

B.Infraredenergy

C.Photographnegatives

D.Giventemperatures

45.

Thelastsentence"whenadisabilityispresent,nootherpersonalcharacteristicscanmatter"impliesthatpeopleonlypayattentionto______ofthedisabledbutignoretheirotherpersonalcharacteristics.

46.SectionB

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

Imagineaworldinwhichtherewassuddenlynoemotion-aworldinwhichhumanbeingscouldfeelnoloveorhappiness,noterrororhate.Trytoimaginetheconsequencesofsuchatransformation.Peoplemightnotbeabletostayalive:knowingneitherjoynorpleasure,anxietynorfear,theywouldbeaslikelytorepeatactsthathurtthemasactsthatwerebeneficial.Theycouldnotlearn:theycouldnotbenefitfromexperiencebecausethisemotionlessworldwouldlackrewardsandpunishments.Societywouldsoondisappear:peoplewouldbeaslikelytoharmoneanotherastoprovidehelpandsupport.Humanrelationshipswouldnotexist:inaworldwithoutfriendsorenemies,therecouldbenomarriage,affectionamongcompanions,orbondsamongmembersofgroups.Society'seconomicunderpinnings(支柱)wouldbedestroyed:sinceearning$10millionwouldbenomorepleasantthanearning$10,therewouldbenoincentivetowork.Infact,therewouldbenoincentivesofanykind.Forswewillse,incentivesimplyacapacitytoenjoythem.

Insuchaworld,thechancesthatthehumanspecieswouldsurvivearenexttozero,becauseemotionsarethebasicinstrumentofoursurvivalandadaptation.Emotionsstructuretheworldforusinimportantways.Asindividuals,weCategorizeobjectsonthebasisofouremotions.Trueweconsiderthelength,shape,size,ortexture,butanobject'sphysicalaspectsarelessimportantthanwhatithasdoneorcantous-hurtus,surpriseus,angerusormakeusjoyful.Wealsousecategorizationscoloredbyemotionsinourfamilies,communities,andoverallsociety.Outofouremotionalexperienceswithobjectsandeventscomesasocialfeelingofagreementthatcertainthingsandactionsare"good"andothersare"bad",andweapplythesecategoriestoeveryaspectofoursociallife-fromwhatfoodsweeatandwhatclothesweweartohowwekeeppromisesandwhichpeopleourgroupwillaccept,Infact,societyexploitsouremotionalreactionsandattitudes,suchasloyalty,morality,pride,shame,guilt,fearandgreed,inordertomaintainitself.Itgiveshighrewardstoindividualswhoperform.importanttaskssuchassurgery,makesheroesoutofindividualsofusesthelegaldangerousachievementssuchasflyingfighterplanesinawar,andusesthelegalandpenal(刑法的)systemtomakepeopleafraidtoengageinantisocialacts.

Thereasonwhypeoplemightnotbeabletostayaliveinaworldwithoutemotionisthat______.

A.theywouldnotbeabletotelltextureofobjects

B.theywouldnotknowwhatwasbeneficialandwhatwasharmfultothem

C.theywouldnotbehappywithalifewithoutlove

D.theywoulddothingsthathurteachother'sfeelings

47.

Inrecentyears,therehasbeenamarkedincreaseinthenumberoftechnicaltermsintheterminologyof

A.farming.B.sportsC.governmentD.fishery

48.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Employersinsomeunlikelyplacessaythey'rehavingtroublefillingjobs.FactorymanagersinHoChiMinhCityreportmanyoftheir$62-a-monthworkerswenthomefortheTet(春节)holidayinFebruaryandnevercameback.InBulgaria,computerexpertsareinsuchdemandtheycan'tbebotheredtoanswerthewantadsofaLosAngelesmoviestudio.AndinPeoria,CaterpillarInc.isstrugglingtotrainenoughservicetechnicians.Theproblemineachcase:notenoughpeoplewhoarebothableandwillingtodotheworkforthepostedpay."We'vegotaglobalproblem...andit'sonlygoingtocontinuetogetworse,"saysStephenHitch,ahumanresourcesmanageratCaterpillar.

Agloballaborcrunch,alreadybeingfeltbysomeemployers,appearstohaveintensifiedinrecentmonths.That'sinspiteofwidelypublicizedlayoffs,includingCitigroup'splanstoshedasmanyas15,000staffers.Infact,U.S.unemploymentremainslow—just4.5%inFebruary—andevencompaniesincountrieswithhigherjoblessratesarefeelingpinched."It'snotjustaU.S.phenomenon,"saysJeffreyA.Joerres,CEOofManpowerInc.,thestaffingagency.OnMar.29,Manpowerwastoreleasetheresultsofasurveyofnearly37,000employersin27counties.Thestudyfoundthat41%ofthemarehavingtroublehiringthepeopletheyneed.

What'sgoingonhere?Withglobalgrowthrunningatastrong5%ayearsince2004,thestrategiesthatcompaniesdevelopedtoholdclownlaborcosts—includingoff-shoringworktolowwagecountries—arerunningoutofgasfarsoonerthanmanyexpected.TheseeminglyinexhaustiblepoolsofcheaplaborfromChina,India,andelsewherearedrying'upasdemandoutstrips(超过)thesupplyofpeoplewiththeneededskills."Companieswerehopingtheywouldn'thavetoworryabouthumanresourcesatall,"saysPeterCappelli,directoroftheCenterforHumanResourcesattheUniversityofPennsylvania'sWhartonSchool."Nowtheydo."

Corporationsaredeterminedtokeeplaborcostsundercontrol,sothey'rereachingdeeperintotheirbagoftricks.Somearedoingmorein-housetrainingsotheydon'thavetorecruitpriceytalentontheopenmarket.Someareloweringtheirstandardsfornewhiresormovingoperationstovirginterritoriesotheroutsourcershaven'tdiscovered,suchastheBelarusiancapital,Minsk,orsmallercitiesinBulgariaandRomania.

ItcanbeinferredthattheLosAngelesmoviestudioislacking______.

49.Theunderlinedword"profess"inthefourthparagraphmostlikelymeans______.

A.doacademicresearchB.teachC.dofieldworkD.investigate

50.

WhatisthemainideaofPara.4?

51.Aslongasherparentscanremember,13-year-oldKatieHarthasbeentalkingaboutgoingtocollege.Hermother,Tally,afinancial-aidofficeratanOhiouniversity,knowsalltoowellthedauntingcalculusofpayingforacollegeeducation.Lastyeartheaverageyearlytuitionataprivate,four-yearschoolclimbed5.5percenttomorethan$17,000.TheHartshavestartedsaving,andfiguretheycanaffordapublicuniversitywithoutaproblem.ButwhatifKatieappliestoPrinceton(she'sthreatening),whereoneyear'stuition,roomandboard—almost$34,000in2002—willcostmorethansomeluxurycars?EvenanumbercruncherlikeTallyadmitsit'salittlescary,especiallysinceshe'llretireandKatiewill