2021-2022年江西省南昌市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2021-2022年江西省南昌市大学英语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.

Ifyouknowhowmanycarbohydrates,fatsandproteinsareinanygivenfood,youknow

A.howmuchenergythatfoodcontains

B.thecompilationofthesethreebuildingblocks

C.howtheenergyisacquired

D.wheredoesthefoodcomefrom

2.ClimateChange

Climatechangeiswithus.Adecadeago,itwasconjecture.Nowthefutureisunfoldingbeforeoureyes.Canada'sInuitseeitindisappearingArcticiceandpermafrost(永久冻结带).TheshantytowndwellersofLatinAmericaandSouthernAsiaseeitinlethalstormsandfloods.Europeansseeitindisappearingglaciers,forestfiresandfatalheatwaves.

Scientistsseeitintreerings,ancientcoralandbubblestrappedinicecores.Theserevealthattheworldhasnotbeenaswarmasitisnowforamillenniumormore.Thethreewarmestyearsonrecordhavealloccurredsince1998319ofthewarmest20since1980.AndEarthhasprobablyneverwarmedasfastasinthepast30yearsaperiodwhennaturalinfluencesonglobaltemperatures,suchassolarcyclesandvolcanoesshouldhavecooledusdown.

ClimatologistsreportingfortheUNIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC)sayweareseeingglobalwarmingcausedbyhumanactivities.Thefellingdownoftreesthatlargelydecreasethephotosynthesis(光合作用)toabsorbCO2andtheburningofcoal,oilandnaturalgasthatgivesoutgreatamountofCO2intheairallresultintheincreasingoftemperatures.

GlobalGreenhouse

Peoplearecausingthechangebyburningnature'svaststoreofcoal,oilandnaturalgas.Thisreleasesbillionsoftonsofcarbondioxide(CO2)everyyear,althoughthechangesmayactuallyhavestartedwiththedawnofagriculture,saysomescientists.

Thephysicsofthe"greenhouseeffect"hasbeenamatterofacientificfactforacentury.CO2isagreenhousegasthattrapsthesun'sradiationwithinthetroposphere(对流屋),theloweratmosphere.Ithasaccumulatedalongwithotherman-madegreenhousegases,suchasmethane(沼气)andchlorfiuorocarbons(CFCs)(碳氟化合物).Somestudiessuggestthatcosmicraysmayalsobeinvolvedinwarming.

Ifcurrenttrendscontinue,wewillraiseatmosphericCO2concentrationstodoublepre-industriallevelsduringthiscentury.Thatwillprobablybeenoughtoraiseglobaltemperaturesbyaround2℃to5℃.Andthetrendisstillgoingon.Somewarmingiscertain,butthedegreewillbedeterminedbycyclesinvolvingmeltingice,theoceans,watervapor,cloudsandchangestovegetationandplants.

Warmingisbringingotherunpredictablechanges.Meltingglaciersandprecipitationarecausingsomeriverstooverflow,whileevaporationisemptyingothers.Diseasesarespreading,especiallyintropicalareas.Somecropsgrowfasterthanbeforewhileothersseeyieldsslashedgreatlybydiseaseanddrought.Clashesoverdwindlingwaterresourcesmaycauseconflictsinmanyregions.

Asnaturalecosystems—suchascoralreefs—aredisrupted,biodiversityisreduced.Mostspeciescannotmigratefastenoughtokeepup,thoughothersarealreadyevolvinginresponsestowarming.Thishasresultedtotheextinction(orcloseextinction)ofsomespeciesandputalotofspeciesindanger.Inaddition,forthosewhohaveadaptedtothenewenvironment,theamountofthespeciesisincreasingingreatdeal.

Thermalexpansionoftheoceans,combinedwithmeltingiceonland,isalsoraisingsealevels.Inthiscentury,humanactivitycouldtriggeranirreversiblemeltingoftheGreenlandicesheet.Thiswouldcondemntheworldtoariseinsealevelofsixmeters—enoughtofloodlandoccupiedbybillionsofpeople.Andthisisonefearthatalmostallscientistsholdinheart.

Theglobalwarmingwouldbemorepronouncedifitwerenotforsulphurparticlesandotherpollutantsthatshadeus,andbecauseforestsandoceansabsorbaroundhalfoftheCO2weproduce.ButtheaccumulationrateofatmosphericCO2hasdoubledsince2001,suggestingthatnature'sabilitytoabsorbthegascouldnowbestretchedtothelimit.Recentresearchsuggeststhatnatura

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

Organicagriculturecontributestoslowingdowntheglobaltemperatureincreasethroughitsabilityto______.

4.

Playingintheathleticfields,childrenstillneed______sothattheplaytimecanbemoreeffectiveandproductive.

5.

ThenewerSATIISubjectTestsaresupposedtoassessstudents'______.

A.abilitytoentercollege

B.knowledgeofcollegestudy

C.levelofversatility

D.knowledgeofasubject

6.

Inordertomakethecasesmostproperlypresented,theshow'screatorsaregoingtouseallkindsof______.

7.

TheU.S.DepartmentofDefensebarsthird-partyuseofemployees'DNAsamples.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.Olderpeoplewhomaintainactiverelationshipswiththeiradultchildrenhavelessstressbecausetheyhavesomeoneto______.

9.

Whichofthefollowingisfamousforreducinganxiety?

A.Celery.B.Almonds.C.Onion.D.Aromaofanorange.

10.

Toenhancecreativity,peopleshouldalwayslearnsomethingnew.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

Theauthorwasgoodatcomputer.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Somestudentsdon'tfeelcomfortablewhencallingateacheronthetelephoneiftheyneedhelp.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Tobabiesfrombirthtosixmonthsofage,thepreferredfoodis______asitcontainsmanyprotectiveandimmunologicalfactors.

14.

Thegovernmenttakesmuchadvantagefromone'sassetswhenhepassesawaywithoutaWill.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

AmongalltheGMcrops,Btgeneshaveprovedmosteffectivein______whenthelargest

16.

NGVsaren'tasroomyasgasolinecarsbecausetheyhavetogiveupcargoandtrunkspacetoaccommodatethe___________.

17.

Therearemoregrindsinmilitarycollegesthaninothercolleges.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

In2001,R-ratedfilmsaccountedforthemajorityofHollywoodfilmsbecausebothdomesticandforeignmarketswereinfavorofactionmovies.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.Accordingtotheauthor,thosefascinatedtotravelareheldbackfromtravelingaroundtheworldby______.

20.

InbothPeruandColombia,violencehasresultedintheinternaldisplacementofhundredsofthousandsofpeople.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:Roberthadworkedasasecretaryforthreeyears.Thenhebecameanewspaperman.Afterthathestartedwritingnovels.

M:Iknow.Andhehasbeendoingnothingelseeversince.

Q:Whatistheman'soccupationnow?

(13)

A.He'sasecretary.

B.He'sanovelist.

C.He'sanewspaperman.

D.He'saworker.

22.听力原文：(32)Iamoptimisticbynature.IamgladthatIamalive.IamgladthatIamlivingataverydifficult,verydangerous,andverycrucialperiodinhumanhistory.Isupportmyoptimismwithmyknowledgeofhowfarmankindhascome.Throughoutthehundredsofthousandsofyearsthathumanlifehasevolved,atfirstphysicallyandlaterculturally,humanbeingshavewithstoodtremendouschangesandhaveadjustedtoradicallynewdemands.(33)Whatwehavetorealize,Ibelieve,isthathumaningenuity,imagination,andfaithinlifeitselfhavebeencrucialbothinbeginningchangesandinmeetingnewdemandsimposedbychange.

(34)Asananthropologist,IalsohaveseenbowalivinggenerationofmenbornintoaStoneAgeculturehasmovedintoamodernworldallatonce,skippingthemanysmallstepsbywhichmankindasawholemovedfromthedistantpastintothepresent.Ifindthesethingsencouraginganearliergenerationinventedtheideaofinvention.Nowwehaveinventedtheindustrializationofinvention—awayofmeetingarecognizedproblembysettinghundredsoftrainedpersonstogethertoworkoutsolutionsand,equallyimportant,toworkoutthemeansofputtingsolutionsintopractice.Thisiswhatmadeitpossibletosendmentothemoonandtobegintheexplorationofouterspace.(35)Thisshouldgiveusreasontobelievealsothatwecanmeettheproblemsofoverpopulation,war,andthepollutionoftheearthonwhichwedependforlife.Alloftheseproblemscanbesolved.Whatweneedisthewilltodemandsolutionsandpatiencetolearnhowtocarrythemout.

(33)

A.Herhappinesstobealive.

B.Herhappinesstobeclosetonature.

C.Heroptimismabouthowmuchknowledgeshecangain.

D.Heroptimismaboutthefutureofmankind.

23.(34)

A.Itistoofatty.

B.Itisfullofsugar.

C.Itcontainslittleprotein.

D.Itisfilledwithpreservatives.

24.听力原文：M:Isthatamap?Areyougoingsailingorsomething?

W:Iwish.It'sahurricane-trackingchart.It'samapoftropicaloceanareassoutheastofus.Itfollowsthedevelopmentoftropicalstorms,evenhurricanes.TheydevelopandmovearoundtheAtlanticintheCaribbeanandhereontheFloridacoast.WegothitalotbythoseatleastwindsorraininJulyorAugust.

M:Doyouthinkthatatropicalstormisontheway?

W:Tooearlytotell,butweneedtobeprepared.Theradiomentionedpossibleevacuationroutes.

M:Really?It'sthatserious?

W:Youdbetterbelieveit.Latesummerishurricaneseason.Thetelevisionupdateslocationsandspeedseveryhour.

M:Whatdidtheysay?Isoneouttherenow?

W:Acoupleoftropicaldepressions,twostormsandtwohurricanes.

M:What'sthedifference?

W:Windvelocity.Adepressionistheleastseriousactually,andahurricaneisthemostserious.

M:Howseriousarethewindsinhurricanes?

W:Theyhavesustainedwindsof74mphandup.

M:Whatarethenamesonthemap?David,Arlene,Francisco,andGina.

W:Youknowweatherforecastersgivethehurricanesnamesofpeopletomakestormseasytoidentify.

M:Iwonderwhatthestatusofthestormisnow.

W:Youshallturnonthetelevision,andithasthebestcoverage.Thereisanup-datecoming-upinfiveminutes.

(20)

A.Memoriesofarecentstorm.

B.Howstrongwindsdevelopintoahurricane.

C.WeatherpatternsthatcanaffectFlorida.

D.Planningasummervacation.

25.(29)

A.MostLondonerswerefrightened.

B.MostLondonersbecameratherconfused.

C.MostLondonerstookExerciseFloodcallcalmly.

D.MostLondonerscomplainedaboutthetroublecausedbyExerciseFloodcall.

26.(28)

A.Tooslowforadifficultbookthoughjustrightforanon-seriousone.

B.Tooslowforanon-seriousbookbuttoohastforadifficultone.

C.Toofastfordifficultmaterialthoughjustrightforanon-seriousbook.

D.Toofastforanon-seriousbookaswellasadifficultone.

27.(24)

A.Exposingoneselftothetargetculture.

B.Drawingupagoodlanguageprogramregularly.

C.Doingsomereadingeverymorning.

D.Developinggoodnote-takingskills.

28.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Well,haveyougotanythingtodeclare?Isthatthecaseyou'vebeentaking?

W:Oh,justonesuitcase.

Q:What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

(12)

A.Customsofficerandtraveler.

B.Shopassistantandcustomer.

C.Repairmanandcustomer.

D.Postmanandcustomer.

29.(19)

A.Hedoesn'tlikemessypeople.

B.Hedoesn'tknowwheretheirhouseis.

C.Heseesnoneedtocleanthehouse.

D.Hecanthinkofnoworsetimefortheirfriendstocome.

30.听力原文：Italy'scapitalRomeisafamoustouristattraction,hutthereareswarmsofbirdsthatcrowdinRome'shistoricpublicsquaresandchurcheseverywinter,reiningtouristsandpassers-bytoseekrefugeunderumbrellas.Recently,scientistshavefoundoutagoodwaytomirethisproblem.TheItalianLeaguefortheProtectionofBirdswillbroadcastbird"distresscalls"overloudspeakersinthehistoriccenters,usingatechnologyithastriedinRome'soutskirtstoscumthebirdsaway.Thescientistshaverecordedthesoundthatthesebirdsmakewhenthereisdangerandtheywillplayitovermegaphonesatduskwhenthebirdsarestartingtonestdown.Theywanttochasethebirdsoutofconcentratedurbancenterswithdistresscallsandspotlights.Thenthebirdswillheadtooutlyingparksmidsuburbs.Thismethodhasbeenprovedveryefficientandthereisnocrueltytobirdsinvolvedsincetheyjustmigratetoparksandwoodsoutsidethecity.BetweenOctoberandFebruarysomefourmillionbirdsmigratetotheItaliancapitalalfromGermany,PolandandRussia,darkeningthehorizonandpaintingabstractshapesinfileskythatcapturetheimaginationofonlookers.Thehugeflocksalsocoatears,buildingsandanyonewhohasnotfoundcoverwithbirddroppings.Touristsareadvisedtocarryumbrellasorraincoatsatduskandresidentshavetoputupwiththeterriblesmellformonthsatetime.

(33)

A.Beggingfoodfromthetourists.

B.Attackingthetourists.

C.Droppingwastesonthetourists.

D.Makingloudnoisetodisturbthetourists.

31.(22)

A.Fewpeoplecanbecomefamouswithoutthehelpofthepress.

B.Readershipisofvitalimportancetonewspapers.

C.Moreoftenthannot,so-called"scandalous"storiesaboutcelebritiesinthenewspapersaretrueormustbepartlytrue.

D.Moviestarstendtobecomeungratefultothepresswhentheyhavebecomefamous.

32.

【B5】

33.

【B2】

34.(14)

A.Thebankneartherailwaystationcloseslate.

B.Thebankaroundthecornerisnotopentoday.

C.Thewomanshouldtryherluckinthebanknearby.

D.Thewomanshouldusedollarsinsteadofpounds.

35.(21)

A.Becausetheywanttosellcanteens.

B.Becausetheywanttoeducatethetouristsaboutparkconditions.

C.Becausethetouristsmaygetsickordiefromdehydration.

D.Becamethetouristsmaygetlost.

36.

【B9】

37.听力原文：I'llstillbeworking.Butthingswillbedifferent.Withanyluck,I'llbeearningmoremoney.Themostimportantthingwillbethejobitself,andhowinterestingitis.Imean,IhopeI'llbeabletochoosethekindofjobIdoand5vhoIworkfor.Ofcourse,I'dliketohavemoremoneyandmoreauthoritythanIhavenow.ButIdon'tthinkthat'stheonlythinginlife.WhatIreallywantistobemoreindependentthanIamnow,tohavemorecontrolovermyownlife.Perhapsopenasmallrestaurant,orwriteabookorsomethinglikethat.I'mnotreallysureifI'lleverhavechildren,orevenifIwanttobemarried.Italldepends.Ofcourse,ifImeettherightperson,anythingcouldhappen.ButIwon'tfeelthatmylifeisemptyandmeaninglessifI'mstilllivingalonetenyears,oreventwentyyearsfromnow.Notatall.Mymotherisalwayssayingthereisnothinglikeagoodrelationship.ButIamnotsosure.Thereisnothingworsethanareallybadone,either.

(33)

A.Heruniqueexperience.

B.Herfutureprospects.

C.Herfavouritejob.

D.Herlonelylife.

38.听力原文：Mr.Bascombwasupset.Attimeslikethishewishedhehadneverbecomeacandidateformayor.Everythinghadgonewrongthatmorning.Evenbeforeleavingthehouse,hewouldreceivedatelephonecallfromhiselectioncampaignmanageraskingformoney.Thismadehimangryandheleftthehouseinabadmood.WhenMr.Bascombarrivedattheoffice,hecouldfeelhisheadswimming.Hereachedforthemedicinebuttheboulewasempty.Hehadforgottentopickupsomemedicineatthedrugstore.Mr.Bascomblookedathiswatch.Hewastodeliveracampaignspeechbeforeagroupofbusinessmenattheclubat11o'dock.HehadgivenaroughdraftofhisspeechtoBarbarathedaybeforeandaskedhertotypeitoutforhimJustthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasBarbara.Sheexplainedthathercarhadbrokendownandshecouldn'tbeatworkuntil12o'clockMr.Bascombwasdesperate.Hedidn'tknowwhettodo.Hewasverynervouswhenhearrivedattheclub.Hecouldn'trememberanythinghehadplannedtosaytotheaudience.Hestartedtalkingabouthimselfandhisproblemsinsteadoftalkingabouttheproblemsofthecity.Mostofthepeopleintheaudiencewerebored.BythetimeMr.Baseombfinishedhisspeech,almosteveryonehadfallenasleeporlefttheroom.

(30)

A.Instructions.

B.Medicine.

C.Money.

D.Thedraftofhisspeech.

39.听力原文：M:I'vebeenrunningamileeveryafternoonforthepastmonth.ButIstillhaven'tbeenabletolosemorethanapoundortwo.Iwonderifitisworthit.

W:Italwaysseemshardwhenyouarejuststartingout.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(16)

A.Themanshouldstartrunningdaily.

B.Shealsopreferstoexerciseintheafternoon.

C.It'simportanttowarmupbeforeexercising.

D.Themanshouldcontinuehisexerciseprogram.

40.

【B8】

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

Inthisnewscheme,anunemployedpersoncanshareajobvacancywith______.

42.

Accordingtothetext,AmusingOurselvestoDeathisabook______.

A.tellingpeoplehowamusingitistowatchTV

B.warningpeopletooversteptheinstructionsintheBible

C.showingthereisadirectlinkbetweenTV-watchinganddeath

D.criticizingtelevisionforeatingoutourlives

43.(58)

44.

Theauthorismostcriticalof______.

A.managersB.landownersC.familyfilmownersD.shareholders

45.

WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtoTek.Xam?

A.Itmeetsthedemandsoftalentmarket.

B.Itisjointlysponsoredbyindependentcollagesandlocalcorporations.

C.Itcannotcompetewiththecomputercoursesinindependentcollages.

D.Obtainingthecertificatefacilitatesliberal-artsstudents'jobhunting.

46.

Althoughhedoesnotdirectlysayit,theGalcuttabusinessmanwouldprobablyagreethat______.

A.itisagoodideatoplacemarriageadvertisementsinthenewspaper

B.itisabadideatoplacemarriageadvertisementsinthenewspaper

C.itisembarrassingifanyoneanswerssuchadvertisements

D.itisembarrassingifnooneanswerssuchadvertisements

47.Onwhatconditioncanthebirdsspreadtheinfluenzathroughmigration?

48.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Asresearcherslearnmoreabouthowchildren'sintelligencedevelops,theyareincreasinglysurprisedbythepowerofparents.Thepoweroftheschoolhasbeenreplacedbythehome.Tobeginwith,allthefactorswhicharepartofintelligence-thechild'sunderstandingoflanguagelearningpatternscuriosity-areestablishedwellbeforethechildentersschoolattheageofsix.Studyafterstudyhasshownthatevenafterschoolbegins,children'sachievementshavebeenfarmoreinfluencedbyparentsthanbyteachers.Thisisparticularlytrueaboutlearningthatislanguage-related.Theschoolratherthanthehomeisgivencreditforvariationsinachievementinsubjectssuchasscience.

Inviewoftheirpowerit'ssadtoseesomanyparentsnotmakingthemostoftheirchild'sintelligence.Untilrecentlyparentshadbeenwarnedbyeducatorswhoaskedthemnottoeducatetheirchildren.Manyteachersnowrealizethatchildrencannotbeeducatedonlyatschoolandparentsarebeingaskedtocontributebothbeforeandafterthechildentersschool.

Parentshavebeenparticularlyafraidtoteachreadingathome.Ofcoursechildrenshouldn'tbepushedtoreadbytheirparentsbuteducatorshavediscoveredthatreadingisbesttaughtindividually-andtheeasiestplacetodothisisathome.Manyfourandfive-year-oldwhohavebeenshownafewlettersandtaughttheirsoundswillcomposesinglewordsoftheirownwiththemevenbeforetheyhavebeentaughttoread.

Whathaveresearchersfoundoutabouttheinfluenceofparentsandtheschoolonchildren'sintelligence?

49.

Whatdoestheauthorintendtosaybytheexampleinthesixthparagraph?

A.Nextelprovidesadifferentoperationstrategy.

B.GPStechnology,isvitalfortrackingservice.

C.Trackingservicebecomesaflourishingbusiness.

D.Locationserviceisabusedbymarriedpeople.

50.

【C7】

51.

【C6】

52.SectionB

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

Theethical(伦理的)behavior.inindustrializedcountrieshasbeenputunderpressure.DuringthelastyearinNorwaywehaveseencaseswherelargefoodcompaniespaydistributorstokeepawaycompetitorsandsupplierspayingpersonalbenefitstomanagersofshopstogetownproductsbetterpromotedandpositionedintheshops.Theareaswheretheethicsdoesnotmanagetosetfairlimits,thelawmakersgetunderpressuretogivenewlawstocopewiththeunfairbehavior.

Theexamplesmentionedhavebeengivengoodcoverageinthemedia.However,anotherareawithquiteanotherdimensioniscontinuouslyrunningwithoutlargereportsinthemedia.InthisareaoneindividualiskilledunnecessarilynearlyeverythirddayalltheyearroundinNorway.Thecoveragemaybeapictureinthelocalnewspaper.Isthisduetounethicalbehavior.ormaybeduetothelackofactionbytherealresponsiblebodythatthiskillingisgoingonandon,yearafteryear?Arethekillingsonourroadsjustaccidentswehavetoacceptduetothedriversownactions?

WhatcouldbedoneiftheresponsiblebodyinrealitywantedtoimprovethesafetyonNorwegianroads?Maybethepossibleactionsasfollowsarehelpful.

Alarge-scaleprofessionalcampaignisneededfortrafficsafetyontheroads.Thecampaignwouldhavetobeperformedbyhighlyprofessionalpromotivecompaniesthroughallnormalcanalsaspapers,radio,TV,etc.Also,wewillestablishacampaignperson"Rusken"."Rusken"hasallthebadattitudesrelatedtoroadsafety.Nooneshouldwanttobea"Rusken".Thechildrenorwife/husbandinthecarshouldnotwanttohavea"Rusken"driver.Thesafesmoothdrivingshouldbetheaimforeverybodyontheroad.

Anannualcompetitioncouldbeintroducedandconnectedwithan"Oscar"prizeforthecarmodelhavingleastinjured.Paralleltothisanegative"Oscar"couldbegiventothecarmodelhavingrelativelythehighestnumberofinjuriesduringthelastyear.Clearcriteriaforbestandworsthavetobeestablishedinadvance.TheinjurystatisticsrelatedtocarmodelscouldbemadeopenavailableonInternet.

Inadditiontocarmodels,themedia,thejournalistandthepromotiveagencyhavinggiventhebestattitudetowardssafedrivingduringthelastyearshouldgettheir"Oscar"aswell.Theworstinrelationtoroadsafetycouldgetanegative"Oscar".

Ihetrafficisnotdone,themainresponsibilityforthisislyingwithintheParliamentandtheDepartmentofTransport.Themediamayhelptoputtheagendaonthetable.Themedia,however,ispartlypaidbytheadvertisementsfromthecarindustry.Thisillustratesthegeneralethicalproblembetweenmoneyandothervaluesinthesociety.

Theethicalbehavior.refersto______.

A.theindustrializedcountries'policy

B.thelawinNorway

C.thefaircompetitionincommerce

D.themanagersoffoodfactories

53.Themeaningoftheword"rejuvenate"inParagraph4iscloseto______.

A.changeB.activateC.predictD.leave

54.Whatdowelearnaboutsoftskills?

A.Softskillsonlysuitknowledgeeconomy.

B.Softskillscanbeacquiredonlybywomen.

C.Softskillsalonecandecideone'ssalary.

D.Softskillsarecriticalforone'ssuccess.

55.

What'stheauthor'sattitude?

A.Subjective.B.Neutral.C.Pessimistic.D.Active.

56.SectionB

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

Inthelate1960'smanypeopleinNorthAmericaturnedtheirattentiontoenvironmentalproblems,andnewsteel-and-glassskyscraperswerewidelycriticized:Ecologistspointedoutthataclusteroftallbuildingsinacityoftenoverburdenspublictransportationandparkinglotcapacities.

Skyscrapersarealsolavishconsumers,andwastersofelectricpower.Inonerecentyear,theadditionof17millionsquarefeetofskyscraperofficespaceinNewYorkCityraisedthepeakdailydemandforelectricityby120,000kilowatts—enoughtosupplytheentirecityofAlbany,NewYork,foraday.

Glass-walledskyscraperscanbeespeciallywasteful.Thebeatloss(orgain)throughawallofhalf-inchplateglassismorethantentimesthanthroughatypicalmasonrywallfilledwithinsulationboard.Tolessenthestrainonheatingandair-conditioningequipment,buildersofskyscrapershavebeguntousedouble-glazedpanelsofglass,andreflectiveglassescoatedwithsilverorgoldmirrorfilmsthatreduceglareaswellasheatgain.However,mirror-walledskyscrapersraisethetemperatureofthesurroundingairandaffectneighboringbuildings.

Skyscrapersputaseverestrainonacity'ssanitationfacilities,too.(Iffullyoccupied,thetwoWorldTradeCentertowersinNewYorkCitywouldalonegenerate2.25milliongallonsofrawsewageeachyear—asmuchasacitythesizeofStanford,Connecticut,whichhasapopulationofmorethan109,000.)

Skyscrapersalsointerferewithtelevisionreception,blockbirdflyways,andobstructairtraffic.InBostoninthelate1960's,somepeopleevenfearedthatshadowsfromskyscraperswouldkillthegrassonBostonCommon.

Still,peoplecontinuetobuildskyscrapersforallthereasonsthattheyhavealwaysbuiltthem—personalambition,civicpride,andthedesireofownerstohavethelargestpossibleamountofrentablespace.

Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.

A.compareskyscraperswithothermodemstructures

B.describeskyscrapersandtheireffectontheenvironment

C.advocatetheuseofmasonryintheconstructionofskyscrapers

D.illustratesomearchitecturaldesignsofskyscrapers

57.Mostgrowingplantscontainmuchmorewaterthanallothermaterialscombined.C.R.Dameshassuggestedthatitisaspropertotermtheplantawaterstructureastocallahousecomposedmainlyofbricksasabrickbuilding.Itiscertainthatalltheessentialprocessesofplantgrowthanddevelopmentoccurinwater.Themineralelementsfromthesoilthatareusablebytheplantmustbedissolvedinthesoilsolutionbeforetheycanbetakenintotheroot.Theyarecarriedtoallpartsofthegrowingplantandarebuiltintoessentialplant