2022-2023年山西省长治市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年山西省长治市大学英语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.

Adswithcoloredphotospostedwillusuallygetmoreresponsesthanthosewithblackandwhitephotos.

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2.

Tograde-grubbers,theyhavemorefearoffailingthan______.

3.

Low-incomeshoppersmaygain______onfruitandvegetableproducts.

4.

Itcanbeeasiertochangeourdietalotthantochangeitalittle.

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5.TrustMe,I'maRobot

Withrobotsnowemergingfromtheirindustrialcagesandmovingintohomesandworkplaces,roboticistsareconcernedaboutthesafetyimplicationsbeyondthefactoryfloor.Toaddresstheseconcerns,leadingrobotexpertshavecometogethertotrytofindwaystopreventrobotsfromharmingpeople.InspiredbythePugwashConferences—aninternationalgroupofscientists,academiesandactivistsfoundedin1957tocampaignforthenon-proliferationofnuclearweaponsthenewgroupofrobo-ethicistsmetearlierthisyearinGenoa,Italy,andannouncedtheirinitialfindingsinMarchattheEuropeanRoboticsSymposiuminPalermo,Sicily.

"Securityandsafetyarethebigconcerns,"saysHenrikChristensen,chairmanoftheEuropeanRoboticsNetworkattheSwedishRoyalInstituteofTechnologyinStockholm.Shouldrobotsthatarestrongenoughorheavyenoughtocrushpeoplebeallowedintohomes?Is"systemmalfunction"ajustifiabledefenceforaroboticfighterplanethatcontravenes(违反)theGenevaConventionandmistakenlyfiresoninnocentcivilians?

"Thesequestionsmayseemhardtounderstandbutinthenextfewyearstheywillbecomeincreasinglyrelevant,"saysDr.Christensen.AccordingtotheUnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforEurope'sWorldRoboticsSurvey,in2002thenumberofdomesticandservicerobotsmorethantripled,nearlysurpassingtheirindustrialcounterparts.Bytheendof2003thereweremorethan600,000robotvacuumcleanersandlawnmowers—afigurepredictedtorisetomorethan4mbytheendofnextyear.Japaneseindustrialfirmsareracingtobuildhumanoidrobotstoactasdomestichelpersfortheelderly,andSouthKoreahassetagoalthat100%ofhouseholdsshouldhavedomesticrobotsby2020.Inlightofallthis,itiscrucialthatwestarttothinkaboutsafetyguidelinesnow,saysDr.Christensen.

Stoprightthere

Sowhatexactlyisbeingdonetoprotectusfromthesemechanicalmenaces?"Notenough,"saysBlayWhitby.Thisishardlysurprisinggiventhatthefieldof"safety-criticalcomputing"isbarelyadecadeold,hesays.Butthingsarechanging,andresearchersareincreasinglytakinganinterestintryingtomakerobotssafer.Oneapproach,which.soundssimpleenough,istrytoprogramthemtoavoidcontactwithpeoplealtogether.Butthisismuchharderthanitsounds.Gettingarobottonavigateacrossaclutteredroomisdifficultenoughwithouthavingtotakeintoaccountwhatitsvariouslimbsorappendagesmightbumpintoalongtheway.

"Regulatingthebehaviourofrobotsisgoingtobecomemoredifficultinthefuture,sincetheywillincreasinglyhaveself-learningmechanismsbuiltintothem,"saysGianmarcoVeruggio."Asaresult,theirbehaviourwillbecomeimpossibletopredictfully,"hesays,"sincetheywillnotbebehavinginpredefinedwaysbutwilllearnnewbehaviourastheygo."

Thenthereisthequestionofunpredictablefailures.Whathappensifarobot'smotorsstopworking,oritsuffersasystemfailurejustasitisperformingheartsurgeryorhandingyouacupofhotcoffee?Youcan,ofcourse,buildinredundancybyaddingbackupsystems,saysHirochikaInoue.Butthisguaranteesnothing,hesays."Onehundredpercentsafetyisimpossiblethroughtechnology,"saysDr.Inoue.Thisisbecauseultimatelynomatterhowthoroughyouare,youcannotanticipatetheunpredictablenatureofhumanbehaviour,hesays.Ortoputitanotherway,nomatterhowsophisticatedyourrobotisatavoidingpeople,peoplemightnotalwaysmanagetoavoidit,andcouldenduptrippingoveritandfallingdownthestairs.

Legalproblems

Inanycase,saysDr.Inoue,thelawsreallyjustsummarizecommonsenseprinciplesthatarealreadyappliedtothedesignofmostmodernappliances,bothdomesticandindustr

A.Thenon-proliferationofnuclearweapons.

B.Saferobotsinallaspectsoflife.

C.Robot-ethicsinthenewcentury.

D.Restrie6onontheuseofrobotsasaweapon.

6.

JosephThsetanGerganservesforIndianDepartmentofScienceandTechnology.

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7.

NowintheUnitedStates,about19millionpeoplearesufferingfrommentalillness.

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8.

Thermiceffectoffoodcostsyou______ofallthecaloriesyouconsumeinaday.

9.

Bytheendofthe19thcenturypeoplehadshownenormousenthusiasmfor______.

10.

Whatisveryimportantinthelong-distancetrainingofdogs?

A.Tourgedogsrunfor2000to3000mileseveryday.

B.Totrainthedogsforatleastoneyear.

C.Totrainthedogstopullvehiclesondryland.

D.Togetthedogsaccustomedtorunninglongdistances.

11.

TherearesixtaxbracketsintheU.S.andwhichcanapplytoanindividualisdeterminedby______.

12.Accordingtopassage,whichofthefollowingisnowtrueabouttheNewfoundlandfisheries?

A.Normalfishingcouldstartagainin2007.

B.Catchesof2700tonsayearonlyarepermitted.

C.Fishingwithdraggerswillbeallowedagainin2007.

D.Nocodfishingisallowedbutsomeotherspeciescanbecaught.

13.

Privateautomobileisthemostimportantmodeoftransportationinrecentdecades.

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14.

In1993,AsaBriggsCandlerboughttheCoca-ColaCo.andregisteredCoca-Colaasatrademark.

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15.

Therearetwobasiccategoriesofnegotiationstyles:positionaland______.

16.

Humanbeingistheonlyspeciesthatunderstandstheconceptofrisk,sowecanavoidexposingourselvestorealdangers.

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17.

MakingsurethatBluetoothanditsconnecteddevicesdon'tinterferewithoneanothercanbedifficult.

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18.

RosaParksenjoyedacarefreechildhood.

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19.CrossCulturalConflictResolutioninTeams

Teammembersworkinincreasinglydiverseenvironments:intermsofage,gender,race,language,andnationality.Beyondthesedifferences,therearealsodeeperculturaldifferencesthatinfluencethewayconflictisapproached.

Theuseofteamsrepresentsanimportantchangeinthewaywework.Thetheoryisthatthroughtheinterdependencyofthepartsgreaterproductivityisachievedbythewhole.Experiencehasbeenlesskind.Onereasonthatteamsfailtomeetperformanceexpectationsistheirparalysisthroughunresolvedconflict.

TeamsDynamics

Overtimesuccessfulteamsdevelopculturallydistinctpathwaystocommunicate,problemsolving,makedecisions,andresolveconflict.Mostliteratureonteamssuggeststhattheyrealizehighperformancelevelsbypassingthroughfourdistinctdevelopmentphases,'forming','storming','norming'and'performing'.

Thedevelopmentofteamnormsdoesnottakeplaceinavacuum,butisembeddedinthewidersocial,politicalandeconomiccontextoftheday;Anotherrealityisthatteammembersdonothaveaccesstothesamepower.Sourcesofpowerdiffer,asdoexpectationsabouthowandwhenitwillbeused.Itissuggestedthatasuccessfulteamwill:

becomfortabledealingwithconflict

becommittedtoresolvingdisputesclosetothesource

resolvedisputesbasedoninterestsbeforerightsandpower

learnfromexperiencewithConflicts.

Thistiesinwithresearchontheeffectsofinterpersonalconflictinteams.Ateammember'scommitmenttotheteamandtheteammissiondecreasesifconflictgoesunresolved,butcanincreaseifconflictiswell-managedandresolved.Ifunhealthyconflictgoesunresolvedfortoolong,teammembersarelikelytoquitortosearchforalternatives.

DefiningCulture

Socialanthropology,astheacademicfieldresponsibleforthestudyofculture,hasyettosettleonadefinitionofculture.However,forourpracticalpurposes,cultureisdefinedasthesharedsetofvalues,beliefs,norms,attitudes,behaviors,andsocialstructuresthatdefinerealityandguideeverydayinteractions.

Thisdefinitionimpliesthatcultureisanattributeofagroup,andalsocontemplatesthefactthattheremaybeasmuchvariationwithinthegroupasbetweendifferentgroups:Weoftenassociateculturewithanationalgroup,however,cultureincludesethnicgroups,clans,tribesandorganizations.Teamswithinorganizationsalsohavebeliefs,attitudesandbehaviorsthatconstituteuniquecultures.

Althoughtherearemanysimilaritiesbetweencultures,itisimportantnottominimizerealdifferencesthatdoexist.

Ausefultoolforconsideringtheculturesofdifferentgroupsisthebellcurve.Themajorityofagroupculturewillconfirmtoadominantsetofbeliefs,attitudesandbehaviors,buttherewillbemembersoftheculturalgroupthatdifferinsignificantwaysfromthenorm.

IndividualisticandCollectivistDimensionsofaCulture

Animportantdimensionofcultureistheextenttowhichmembersidentifywiththegroup(inthiscasetheteam)ratherthanthemselvesasindividuals.Individualisticculturesplaceahighvalueon"autonomy,initiative,creativity,andauthorityindecisionmaking."Individualintereststrumpgroupinterests,andanygroupcommitmentisafunctionofaperceivedself-benefit.Collectivistcultures,ontheotherhand,valuethegroupabovetheindividual.Groupconformityandcommitmentismaintainedattheexpenseofpersonalinterests.Harmony,gettingalongandmaintaining'faceareseenascrucial'.

ThedominantcultureintheUSA,Canada,WesternEurope,Australia,andNewZealandisindividualistic,whilecollectivismpredominatestherestofthe

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20.

Whenthedemandforaproductisconstantlyhigh,individualproducersneedtokeepthepricedown,owingto_________________fromotherproducersintheline.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(22)

A.Thetransformer.B.Thebattery.C.Thefuses.D.Thewires.

22.

【B4】

23.(14)

A.Saturdayafternoonwastheman'sbusyhours.

B.Mr.Smithisanoldfriendoftheman's.

C.Themanwon'tbeabletoenjoyalongsiesta.

D.Themanwillenjoyhimselfthatafternoon.

24.(35)

A.Familylife.

B.Socialissuesofgreatimportance.

C.Poplarsoopoperas.

D.Children'seducation.

25.

【B7】

26.(25)

A.Graduateschoolapplicationprocedures.

B.Fundingforuniversityeducation.

C.Winningtheconfidenceofvoters.

D.Preparingforanimportanttest.

27.

【B8】

28.听力原文：W:Itjustseemstodefycommonsensethatcrimeslikelytoinvolvegunswouldbereducedbyallowingmorepeopletocarryguns.

M:Criminalsarepreventedbystrictpunishment.Itisverylikelytohappenthatsomeonecommittingacrimewillconfrontsomeoneabletodefendhimorherself.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

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A.Hethinkspeopleshouldcarrygunstopreventthemselves.

B.Hedoesnotthinkthatcarryinggunswillreducecrimerate.

C.Hethinkspunishmentoncriminalshasbeenverystrict.

D.Hethinksthatcrimereductionhasnothingtodowithcarryingguns.

29.

【B6】

30.【B11】

31.

【B9】

32.听力原文：Thereareagreatmanycareersinwhichtheincreasingemphasisisonspecialization.Youfindthesecareersinengineering,inproduction,andinteaching.Butthereisanincreasingdemandforpeoplewhoareabletotakeinagreatareaataglance,peoplewhoperhapsdonotknowtoomuchaboutanyonefield.Thereis,inotherwords,ademandforpeoplewhoarecapableofseeingtheforestratherthanthetrees,ofmakinggeneraljudgements.Wecancallthesepeople"generalists".

Thespecialistunderstandsonefield;hisconcerniswithtechniqueandtools.Heisa"trained"man;andhiseducationalbackgroundisprobablytechnicalorprofessional.Thegeneralistdealswithpeople;hisconcerniswithleadership,withplanning,andwithdirectiongiving.Heisan"educated"man;andthehumanitiesarehisstrongestfoundation.Veryrarelyisaspecialistcapableofbeinganadministrator.Andveryrarelyisagoodgeneralistalsoagoodspecialistinaparticularfield.Itisyourtasktofindout,duringyourtrainingperiod,intowhichofthetwokindsofjobsyoufit,andtoplanyourcareeraccordingly.

Yourfirstjobmayturnouttobetherightjobforyou—butthisispureaccident.Certainlyyoushouldnotchangejobsconstantlyorpeoplewillbecomesuspiciousofyourabilitytoholdanyjob.Atthesametimeyoumustnotlookuponthefirstjobasthefinaljob;itisprimarilyatrainingjob,anopportunitytounderstandyourselfandyourfitnessforbeinganemployee.

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A.Beingabletodothefieldwork.

B.Specializinginonearea.

C.Knowinglargeareasgenerally.

D.Beingconcernedaboutenvironmentalproblems.

33.SectionA

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

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A.Themanshouldtrytobemoreunderstanding.

B.Theman'swifeshouldbemoreunderstanding.

C.Theman'snegativeattitudemaybederivedfromhischildhood.

D.Thepessimismoftheman'swifemaybetheresultofherpastexperiences.

34.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Televisionnowplayssuchanimportantpartinsomanypeople'slivesthatitis【B1】______forustotrytodecidewhetheritisa【B2】______oracurse.Obviouslytelevisionhasboth【B3】______anddisadvantages.Butdotheformer【B4】______thelatter?

Inthefirstplace,televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceof【B5】______,butalsoa【B6】______cheapone.Peoplejustsitcomfortablyathomeandenjoy【B7】______seriesofprogramsratherthantogooutinsearchof【B8】______elsewhere.Somepeople,however,maintainthatthisispreciselywherefiledangerlies.

【B9】______.Secondly,televisionkeepsoneinformedaboutcurrentevents,allowsonetofollowthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpolitics.Yethereagainthereisadanger.Thetelevisionscreenitselfhasaterrible,almostphysicalfascinationforus.【B10】______.

Therearemanyotherargumentsforandagainsttelevision.Thepoorqualityofitsprogramsisoftencriticized.Butitisundoubtedlyagreatcomforttomanylonelyelderlypeople.Anddoesitcorruptorinstructourchildren?【B11】______.

【B1】

35.

【B11】

36.(45)

37.听力原文：M:Hey,Jane.What'ssointeresting?

W:Hi,Tom.I'mreadingthisfascinatingarticleonthesocietiesoftheIceAge.

M:(19)TheIceAge?Thereweren'tanysocietiesthen,justagroupofpeoplelivinginthecave.

W:That'swhatpeopleusedtothink.ButanewexhibitoftheAmericamuseumofnaturalhistoryshowedIceAgepeopleweresurprisinglyadvanced.Youmayneverhearofit.

M:Oh,really?Inwhatways?

W:(20)Well,IceAgepeopleweretheinventorsoflanguage,art,andmusicasweknowit.Andtheydidn'tliveincaves,theybuilttheirownshelters.

M:Whatdidtheyusetobuildthem?Thecoldweatherwouldhavekilledoffmostofthetreessotheycouldn'thaveusedwood.Ofcoursetheycouldn'tliveintheiceblocks.

W:Insomeofthewarmerclimate,theydidbuildthehousesofwood.Inotherplaces,theyusedanimalbonesandskinsorlivedinnaturalstoneshelters.

M:Howdidtheystaywarm?Animalskinwailsdon'tsoundverysturdy(坚固的).

W:(21)Well,itsaysherethatintheearlyIceAge,theyoftenfacedthehousetowardssouthtotaketheadvantageofthesun,aprimitivesortofsolarheating.

M:Hey,that'sprettysmart.Butwhennightcomes,itisstillaproblemtokeepwarm.

W:Theyhadsomesolution.PeopleinthelateIceAgeeveninsulatedtheirhomesbyputtingheatedstonesonthefloor.Theyalsohavesomecreativewaystomaketheirlifebetter.

M:Allthesesoundinteresting.(22)CanIreadthatmagazinearticleafteryou'redone?IthinkIcanusesomeoftheknowledgeformyrecentpaper.

W:Yes,sure.

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A.Theylivedincaves.

B.Theytraveledingroups.

C.Theyhadanadvancedlanguage.

D.Theyatemostlyfruits.

38.听力原文：Theordinaryraindropisamightyearthmoverwithsufficientstrengthtocutrock.Whenrainwatercollectsonthesurfaceoftheground,someofitevaporatesandsomeofitsinksintotheearth.Theremainderbeginstoflowdownhill,commencingitslengthyjourneyfrombrooktostreamtolake,ortoariverthatwillcarryittothesea.

Aswaterflowsalongtheground,itpicksupsand,pebbles,evenboulders.Itusesthemtognawatthesidesandbottomsofitschannel,graduallylooseningmoreearth.

Bythisprocessenormousamountsofmudandrockaremovedfromthelandtothesea.EachyeartheMississippiRivercarries730milliontonsofsolidmatterintotheGulfofMexico.

ThisconstanthaulingoflandintotheseaisloweringtheUnitedStates'averageheightabovesealevelatarateofaboutonefootevery9,000years.Iferosioncontinuesatthesamerate,theUnitedStateswillbeworncompletelydowntosealevelinabout23millionyears.

Whatdoeserosionbywaterresultin?

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A.Wearingdownthesoil.

B.Buildingupland.

C.Enrichingthesoil.

D.Looseningmoreearth.

39.(15)

A.Heshouldtryabetterandconvenientway.

B.Heshouldgiveuplookingforthebook.

C.Heshouldaskthelibrarianforhelp.

D.Heshouldtrytheshelvesdownstairs.

40.(19)

A.Theyareplayinginthepark.

B.Thewomanisaskingthewaytothepark.

C.Themanisseeingthewomanoff.

D.Theyaregoingtovisitthepark.

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Morethan12,300peoplewerekilledandtensofthousandslefthomelessafterapowerfulunderseaearthquakeunleashedgianttsunamiwavesthatcrashedintothecoastsofsouthandsoutheastAsia.The8.9magnitudeearthquakethatstruckofftheIndonesianislandofSumatra(苏门答腊岛)earlyonSundaywasthebiggestin40years.Ittriggeredwavesthatrearedupintowallsofwaterashighas10meters(30feet)astheyhitcoastlinesinIndonesia,SriLanka,IndiaandThailand.Aidagenciesrushedstaff,equipmentandmoneytotheregion,warningthatbodiesrettinginthewaterwerealreadybeginningtothreatenthewatersupplyforsurvivors.Rescueworkersalsospokeofbodiesstillcaughtupontreesafterbeingflunginlandbythewaves."Ijustcouldn'tbelievewhatwashappeningbeforemyeyes,"BoreeCarlssonsaidfromahotelintheThairesortofPhuket."AsIwasstandingthere,acaractuallyfloatedintothelobbyandoverturnedbecausethecurrentwassostrong,"saidthe45-year-oldSwede."IheardaneeriesoundthatIhaveneverheardbefore.Itwasahighpitchedsoundfollowedbyadeafeningroar,"saida55-year-oldIndianfishermanwhogavehisnameasChellappa."Itoldeveryonetorunfortheirlife."InIndonesia,anarchipelagoof17,000islands,oneofficialsaidnearly4,500peoplehaddied.

TheworstaffectedareawasBandaAceh,thecapitalofAcehprovince,where3,000werekilled.Morethan200prisonersescapedfromajailwhenthetsunamiknockeddownitswalls.InSriLanka,thedeathtollalsoreached4,500and1millionpeople,or5percentofitspopulation,wereaffected.ItwastheworstnaturaldisastertohitSriLanka.HundredsofthousandsofSriLankansshelteredinschoolsandtemplesovernight,andofficialsexpectedthedeathtolltorisefurtheroncerescuersresumedsearchesafterdaybreak.InsouthernIndia,whereatleast3,000wereestimatedtohavedied,beacheswerelitteredwithsubmergedcarsandwreckedboats.Shantiesonthecoastwereunderwater.Thaigovernmentofficialssaidatleast392bodieshadbeenretrievedandtheyexpectedthefinaltolltoapproach1,000.

Whatistheterribleconsequenceofthegianttsunamiaccordingtothepassage？

42.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsisbetterwhenadrivermakesanaccident?

A.He'dbetterstayuntilthepolicecome.

B.Itisnoneedforhimtowaitforthearrivalofthepolice.

C.Hehastofinishtheformalities.

D.Itiswisetogoawaywithoutnotinganything.

43.

Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.HungerandMalnutritioninDevelopingCountries

B.HungerandMalnutritionBiotechDoesPromise

C.GeneticallyModifiedFoodsFeedtheWorld?

D.ApplicationofBiotechChallengesWorldHunger

44.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.flexibleworkinghourssatisfiesboththeemployersandemployees

B.children'sopinionshouldbetakenintoconsideration

C.flexibleworkinghourshasbeenexistingfortoolong

D.thegovernmentismakingeffortinhelpingparents

45.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutgraduateeducationinAmerica?

A.ThebestgraduateeducationisinDetroit.

B.Manygraduatescan'tfindajobintheirprofession.

C.Mostgraduateprogramsshouldbecancelledforgood.

D.Moststudentsreceivegraduateeducationjustforadiploma.

46.What'stheattitudeoftheU.N.towardsphysicalpunishment?

A.Disapproved.B.Concerned.C.Indifferent.D.Recommended.

47.

Mr.Dantas'relationshipwithhisbusinesspartnersisthat______.

A.heusuallygetsalongwellwiththem

B.hedoesnothaveaquitegoodrelationwiththem

C.hetotallytrustsallofhisbusinesspartners

D.hebelievesthattheymakehimavictim

48.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Jazzmusiciansemphasizetherhythmduringallthemusicalphrases.

B.Jazzmusiciansstriveforanindividualstyle.ofwhichtheothermusiciansdon'tthinkmuch.

C.JazzisthemostpopularmusicinAmericainthetwenties.

D.Asmulti-chorussolosbecamepopular,morewaysofplayingjazzturnedup.

49.

WhatkindofmeasuresisbeingtakenbybanksalongAtlantic?

50.SectionB

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

Everyprofessionortrade,everyart,andeverysciencehasitstechnicalvocabulary.Differentoccupations,however,differwidelyinthecharacteroftheirspecialvocabularies.Intradesandhandicrafts,andothervocations,likefanningandfishery,thathaveoccupiedgreatnumbersofmenfromremotetimes,thetechnicalvocabulary,isveryold.Itconsistslargelyofnativewords,orofborrowedwordsthathaveworkedthemselvesintotheveryfiberofourlanguage.Hence,thoughhighlytechnicalinmanyparticulars,thesevocabulariesaremorefamiliarinsound,andmoregenerallyunderstood,thanmostothertechnicalities.Thespecialdialectsoflaw,medicine,divinity,andphilosophyhavealso,intheirolderstrata,becomeprettyfamiliartocultivatedpersonsandhavecontributedmuchtothepopularvocabulary.Yeteveryvocationstillpossessesalargebodyoftechnicaltermsthatremainessentiallyforeign,eventoeducatedspeech.Andtheproportionhasbeenmuchincreasedinthelastfiftyyears,particularlyinthevariousdepartmentsofnaturalandpoliticalscienceandinthemechanicarts.Herenewtermsarecoinedwiththegreatestfreedom,andabandonedwithindifferencewhentheyhaveservedtheirturn.Mostofthenewcoinagesareconfinedtospecialdiscussions,andseldomgetintogeneralliteratureorconversation.Yetnoprofessionisnowadays,asallprofessionsminewere,acloseguild(行会).Thelawyer,thephysician,themanofscience,thedivine,associatedfreelywithhisfellow-creatures,anddoesnotmeettheminamerelyprofessionalway.Furthermore,whatiscalled"popularscience"makeseverybodyacquaintedwithmodemviewsandrecentdiscoveries.Anyimportantexperiment,thoughmadehiaremoteorprovinciallaboratory,isatoncerepottedinthenewspapers,andeverybodyissoontalkingaboutitasinthecaseoftheRoentgenraysandwirelesstelegraphy.Thusourcommonspeechisalwaystakingupnewtechnicaltermsandmakingthemcommonplace.

Specialwordsusedintechnicaldiscussion______.

A.neverlastlong

B.shouldbeconfinedtoscientificfields

C.maybecomepartofcommonspeech

D.areconsideredartificiallanguagespeech

51.

【C8】

52.

Intheauthor'sopinion,______.

A.physiologicalchangeswillforsurebetrayaliar

B.thebiggeralieis,thestrongerthestrainwillbe

C.thedegreeofthestraindependsonthepurposeoflying

D.awell-trainedpersoncantelllieswithoutbeingdetected

53.Accordingtotheauthor,ageneralsubjectis_____.

A.afreechoiceofsubject

B.ageneralform

C.alargecategoryofinformation

D.anopenassignment

54.

Beatlesareplanningtosellitsmusic______.

A.throughiTunesandRhapsody

B.throughanIntemetstorebuiltbyMicrosoft

C.throughastorewithinthestore

D.throughtheirownInternetstores

55.

Itishardtolayorganizedeffortsonwhatshouldbedonebecauseitconcernsmanypeoplewith______.

56.

Whichofthefollowingdemographicgrowthpatternsismostsuitableforthelongthinpowderfuseanalogy?

A.Avirtuallystableorslightlydecreasingperiodandthenasuddenexplosionofpopulation.

B.Aslowgrowthforalongtimeandthenaperiodofrapid,dramaticincrease.

C.Toomanypeopleonearthandafewrapidincreaseinthenumberaddedeachyear.

D.Alongperiodwhendeathratesexceedbirthratesandthenashortperiodwithhigherfertilityandlowermortality.

57.Perhapsallcriminalsshouldberequiredtocarrycardswhichread:"Fragile:handlewithcare."Itwillneverdo,thesedays,togoaroundreferringtocriminalasviolentthugs.Youmustrefertothempolitelyas"socialmisfits(不能适应社会的人).Theprofessionalkillerwhowouldn'tthinktwiceaboutusinghiscluborknifetobattersomeharmlessoldladytod