2021-2022年辽宁省鞍山市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2021-2022年辽宁省鞍山市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

CharleneLiconsideredthatthefuturesocialnetworkswillbe______.

2.Brightcoveprofitsbymakinguseofmediafirms'wishto______.

3.

InThailand,themostpopularsecondlanguagenowadaysisChinese.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

Theforeignteacherplanstoaddtohisnewcontractthatheshouldget______.

5.

Manyswimmingpoolsofferlessonsto______.

A.peoplewhoarebeginnersofswimming

B.localresidentswholivedowntown

C.swimmersofyearsofexperience

D.athleteswhowanttoimprovetheirtechniques

6.

Theonlyproblemthestudentsarefacingatgraduationisthedismaljobmarket.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

Engineerscanperfectthemechanismtoallsortsofcomplicatedreal-worldproblems.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

ThefirstgrammarsofmodernEnglishwerewritteninordertohelpboysfromtheupperclassprepareforthestudyofLatin.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.Theopeningofsocialnetworkmaynowaccelerateowingto______.

10.

Forbesisaboutasexcitedas______.

11.Ifyoufailtosay"thankyou"tothereceptionists,theywillhavenegativeimpressionsofyou.

12.

Accordingtotheauthor,exceptglobalwarmingandprivatizationofwater,______isalsoresponsibleforfreshwatershortage.

13.

Dr.Dorishadspent15yearson______.

A.beingaweightcounselor

B.writingherbook

C.studyingpsychology

D.beingondiet

14.

______countrieshaveworkedtogethertobuildtheInternationalSpaceStation.

15.

Whydoesthepassagesayanxietyispartofthe"fightorflight"mechanism?

A.Anxietyisanorganofourbodyorpartofourbody.

B.Anxietyisawarningforyoutofightortoescapefromdanger.

C.Anxietykeptpeoplealivewhenindanger.

D.Anxietyisacarry-overfromourancientancestors

16.

Lifeinsuranceisuselessforsomeonewhoissingle.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

BeforeraisingtheirvoicesagainstU.S.tobaccoindustry,manycriticshavemadefieldtripsacrossmanypartsofAsia.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

______Paulfirstsawthefaceofthemanwantedbythepolice.

19.

Itmaybe______inyourbodythatmakesyourunquicklyafteryouareshockedbyadanger.

20.

InancientGreek,aftertheshortpeaceofOlympicGamesperiod,thecity-stateswouldreopenthewar.

A.YB.NC.NG

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

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

听力原文：W:Willyoutakethesebookstothelibraryduringyourlunchhour,Jack?AndhereisalistofbooksIwanttoread.Askthegirlfortwobooksfromthelist.

M:Certainly,mother.You'vegotabout20titleshere.Whatkindofbookswouldyoulike?

Q:WhatisJackgoingtododuringhislunchhour?

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A.Returnandborrowbooksinthelibrary.

B.Gotoworkinthelibrary.

C.Returnbookstothelibraryandbuytwobooksforhismother.

D.Writedownthelistofbookshismotherwantstoread.

22.SectionC

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

TheMid-summerDay,ahundred-year-oldtraditioninScandinavia,fallsonJune22ndor23rd,whenthesunwillreachitshighestpointinthesky,tocreatethelongestdayoftheyear.In【B1】______partofScandinavia,onecanseethe【B2】______sunandthenightneverreachescompletedarkness.

ManyplacescelebrateMid-summeronSt.John'sday,June24th,whileinSwedenitishonoredontheFriday【B3】______toJune20.Manycenturiesagothisdaywastopay【B4】______towater,fireandplants.Itwasalsoatimetocleanseone'ssoul.However,overtime,thisholidaylostmuchofits【B5】______meaning.Actually,Mid-summermarksachangeinthefarmingyear,speciallythebreakbetweenthecompletionofspring【B6】______andthehardworkofsummerhay-makinginScandinavia,andinsuchEasternEuropeancountriesasEstoniaandLithuania.

Howdidanddopeoplecelebratethefestival?

Familyandfriendsgettogetherto【B7】______themselveswithsuchwonderfulfoodasherring(鲱鱼),【B8】______potatoes,sourcream,bread,andbeer,followedbystrawberriesorfreshfruit.Afterthemeal,peoplewoulddance.【B9】______.Nowitisjustforfun.【B10】______—remember,thesundoesnotsetatallinScandinaviaatthistimeofyear!【B11】______.

【B1】

23.(31)

A.Thejobmustnotruinyourtalents.

B.Thejobmustbeabletoshapeyourpersonality.

C.Thejobmustsetapatternoflife.

D.Thejobmustsuityourinterest.

24.(35)

A.Theybecamemorepoplar.

B.Theyweremoreregulated.

C.Theybecamebetterproduced.

D.Theybecamelesshonest.

25.(34)

A.Theyshouldbestrictwiththeirchildren

B.Theyshouldnotsetlimitsfortheirchildren

C.Theyshouldgivemorepowertotheirchildren

D.Theyshouldnotbesoanxiousabouttheirchildren

26.SectionC

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

听力原文：Thinktwicenexttimesomeoneasksyoufor"fiveminutesofyourtime"itcouldcostyoumorethanyouthink.ABritishprofessorhasdevelopedamathematicalformulatohelppeoplefindoutexactlyhowmuchanhouroftheirtimeisworth.ProfessorIanWalkerofWarwickUniversityinvestigatedthevalueoftimeafterresearchshowedthatover80percentofrespondentswouldbuymoretimeiftheycouldaffordit."Traditionally,wagesorsalarieshavegivenanindicationofhowwearevaluedatwork,"Walker,aneconomicsprofessor,saidinastatement."However,bylookingatsalariesagainsttaxation,thecostoflivingandregionalvariations,wecanseehowmuchanhourofourtimeisworthwhetheratworkorhome."Theformulacouldhelpinmakingdecisions,suchaswhethertocookamealortogetatakeaway,orwhethertotakepublictransportorataxi.Visitorstowww.barclaycard.co.uk/timeismoneycanfindoutthevalueofanhouroftheirtimebyenteringtheirsalary,theregionwheretheyworkandwhatkindofworktheydo.

Forexample,foraprofessionalworkinginLondonandearning25,000poundsayear,anhourwouldbeworth6.44pounds,accordingtotheWebsite.Cookingdinnerwouldcost5.37poundscheapertogetatakeaway,onceyouaddthecostoftherawmaterialsneededtomakeityourself.BrushingIyouteethforcomesless.at32pence—perhapshardtofindsomeonetodoitforyouforless

Thinktwicenexttimesomeoneasksyoufor"fiveminutesofyourtime"itcouldcostyoumorethanyouthink.ABritishprofessorhas(36)______amathematical(37)______tohelppeoplefindoutexactlyhowmuchanhouroftheirtimeisworth.ProfessorInnWalkerofWarwickUniversity(38)______thevalueoftimeafterresearchshowedthatover80percentof(39)______wouldbuymoretimeiftheycould(40)______it."Traditionally,wagesorsalarieshavegivenan(41)______ofhowwearevaluedatwork,"Walker,an(42)______professor,saidinastatement."However,bylookingatsalariesagainsttaxation,thecostoflivingand(43)______variations,(44)____________".Theformulacouldhelpinmakingdecisions,suchaswhethertocookamealortogetatakeaway,orwhethertotakepublictransportorataxi.Visitorstowww.barclaycard.co.uk/timeismoneycan(45)____________.

Forexample,foraprofessionalworkinginLondonandearning25,000poundsayear,anhourwouldbeworth6.44pounds,accordingtotheWebsite.Cookingdinnerwouldcost5.37poundscheapertogetatakeaway,(46)____________.Brushingyourteethcomesat32pence—perhapshardtofindsomeonetodoitforyouforless.

27.听力原文：EvenatschooltherehadbeenanunhealthycompetitionbetweenGeorgeandRichard.

"I'llbethefirstmillionaireinColeford!"Richardusedtoboast.

"Andyou'llbesorryyouknewme,"Georgewouldreply,"becauseI'llbethebestlawyerinthetown!"

GeorgeneverdidbecomealawyerandRichardnevermadeanymoney.InsteadbothmenopenedbookshopsonoppositesidesofColefordHighStreet.Itwashardtomakemoneyfrombooks,whichmadethecompetitionbetweenthemworse.

ThenRichardmarriedamysteriousgirl.Thecouplespenttheirhoneymoononthecoast—butRichardnevercameback.Thepolicefoundhiswalletonadesertedbeachbutthebodywasneverfound.Hemusthavedrowned.

Nowwithonlyonebookshopintown,businesswasbetterforGeorge.Butsometimeshesatinhisnarrow,oldkitchenandgazedoutofthedirtywindow,thinkingabouthisformerrival.Perhapshemissedhim?

Georgewasveryinterestedinolddictionaries.He'drecentlyfoundacollectorinAustraliawhowassellingararefirstedition.Whentheparcelarrived,thebookwasinperfectconditionandGeorgewasdelighted.Butwhilehewashavinglunch,Georgeglancedatthephotointhenewspaperthatthebookhadbeenwrappedin.Hewasastonished—thesmilingfacewasolderthanherememberedbutunmistakable!Trembling,Georgestartedreading.

"BookendshaveboughttenbookstoresfromtheirrivalsDylans.Thecompany,ownedbymultimillionaireRichardPike,isnowthelargestbooksellerinAustralia."

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.WhatdowelearnaboutGeorgeandRichardwhentheywereatschool?

27.HowdidGeorgefeelaboutRichardafterhisdisappearance?

28.WheredidGeorgegetinformationaboutRichard?

29.WhathappenedtoGeorgeandRichardintheend?

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A.Theywereroommates.

B.Theyweregoodfriends.

C.Theywerecompetitors.

D.Theywerebooksellers.

28.听力原文：W:WhereasEuropeannationshavetraditionallyemployedmetricunitssuchasmetersandgrams,theUnitedStateshasemployedEnglishunitssuchasfeetandpounds.

M:BothsystemsarenowinuseintheU.S.though.

Q:Whatarethetwopeoplemostprobablydiscussing?

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A.Weightsandmeasurement.

B.Politicalsystem.

C.Employment.

D.Money.

29.(36)

A.Itshouldbeassimilatedthoroughly.

B.Itshouldbeenclosedinquotationmarks.

C.Itshouldbeparaphrasedbytheauthors.

D.Itshouldbeauthorizedbythesource.

30.(29)

A.Thepopulationsofsmalltownsincreasedrapidly.

B.Artcriticsincitesbegantotakenoticeofregionalism.

C.Someregionalistpaintersbegananewartmovement.

D.Societybecamemoreinternationallyfocused.

31.听力原文：W:Hi,Bill,howisitgoing?

M:Oh,hi,Jane.I'mOK.Howaboutyou?

W:Youcanprobablytelljustbylookingatme.I'mreallybusy.Hey,Whatareyoureading?

M:Aprettyinterestingarticle.Mybiologyprofessorassignedit,andIthoughtIwouldjustlookitover.ButIgotreallyinvolvedinit.It'saboutendangeredspecies.

W:Thatsoundsprettyinteresting.I'mgettingfrustratedwiththetworesearchpapersI'mstrugglingwith.

M:Oh?

W:Andcanyoubelievetheyarebothdueonthesameday?

M:That'stough.

W:I'llgetthroughit.Sowhat'sthisyouarereading?

M:Well,it'sbasicallyaboutthechoicesconservationistsarefacedwith.Youknow,thesedayswhenfundingissohardtocomeby.

W:Waitaminute.Doesitfocusonbiologyoreconomics?

M:Both.Conservationistsdon'thaveenoughfundingtosaveeveryendangeredspeciesintheworld,sotheyhavetodecidebasedonwhatwouldbelostifaspeciesbecameextinct.

W:Canyougivemeanexampleofwhatyoumean?

M:Takeforinstance,twoanimals,thespottedowlandthetailedtoad.Thearticlesaysthetoadisunique.Ithasnorelatives.Buttherearealotofvarietiesofowls.

W:So,ifthattoadbecameextinct,we'dloseanimportantlinkinthechainofevolution,right?

M:Exactly.Butthatisn'tsofortheowl.Soforconservationists,itmightbeaclearchoicewhichanimaltosave.

W:Isee.IamgladIdon'thavetomakethatkindofdecision.Aren'tyou?

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A.Shedoesn'tknowwhichtopictochoose.

B.Herassignmentsaredueonthesameday.

C.She'sconcernedaboutthespottedowl.

D.Shedislikeshereconomicsclass.

32.(41)

33.(26)

A.Signhismealsintherestaurants.

B.Signhisdrinksinthebars.

C.CollecthiskeyfromtheInformationDesk.

D.Havethebell-boycarryhisluggage.

34.

【B10】

35.听力原文：W:Michael,didyougotothelectureontheFrenchRevolutionlastnight?Ihaveneverheardsuchaninterestinghistorylecturebefore.

M:Yes,wasn'titmarvelous!Itissaidthelecturerisaself-taughtmanwithnouniversityeducation.ButIthinkheismuchbetterthanmanyofourprofessors!

Q:Whatdidthemanthinkofthelecture?

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A.Itwasmisleading.

B.Itwasratherboring.

C.Itwasenjoyable.

D.Itwasjustso-so.

36.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Whichcoatdidyoufinallydecidetobuy?

W:Well,Iwouldhavelikedtobuythegreenone,butitwas$75.00.SoIboughtthebrownoneinsteadandsaved$15.00.

Q:Howmuchdidthewomanpayforthecoat?

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A.$80.B.$60.C.$90.D.$15.

37.【B8】

38.【B11】

39.(28)

A.Toallowstudentstotaketeststhroughcomputer.

B.Tostorestatisticsaboutstudents.

C.Tohelpprofessorsdoresearchwork.

D.Toaidinregistration.

40.听力原文：W:Youwantedtoseeme,Mr.Gray?

M:Yes,MissWright.You'llhavetostartgettingtoworkontimeoryourservicewillnolongerbeneededhere.

Q:WhathappenedtoMissWright?

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A.Shewasgivenanewposition.

B.Shewasgivenaraise.

C.Shewascriticizedforbeinglate.

D.Shewaspraisedforherservice.

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Insuchachanging,complexsocietyformerlysimplesolutionstoinformationalneedsbecomecomplicated.Manyoflife'sproblemswhichweresolvedbyaskingfamilymembers,friendsorcolleaguesarebeyondthecapabilityoftheextendedfamilytoresolve.Wheretoturnforexpertinformationandhowtodeterminewhichexpertadvicetoacceptarequestionsfacingmanypeopletoday.

Inadditiontothis,thereisthegrowingmobilityofpeoplesinceWorldWar11.Asfamiliesmoveawayfromtheirstablecommunity,theirfriendsofmanyyears,theirextendedfamilyrelationships,theinformalflowofinformationiscutoff,andwithittheconfidencethatinformationwillbeavailablewhenneededandwillbetrustworthyandreliable.Thealmostunconsciousflowofinformationaboutthesimplestaspectsoflivingcanbecutoff.Thus,thingsoncelearnedsubconsciouslythroughthecasualcommunicationsoftheextendedfamilymustbeconsciouslylearned.

Addingtosocietalchangestodayisanenormousstockpile(储备)ofinformation.Theindividualnowhasmoreinformationavailablethananygeneration,andthetaskoffindingthatonepieceofinformationrelevanttohisorherspecificproblemiscomplicated,time-consumingandsometimesevenoverwhelming.

Coupledwiththegrowingquantityofinformationisthedevelopmentoftechnologieswhichenablethestorageanddeliveryofmoreinformationwithgreaterspeedtomorelocationsthanhaseverbeenpossiblebefore.Computertechnologymakesitpossibletostorevastamountsofdatainmachine-readablefiles,andtoprogramcomputerstolocatespecificinformation.Telecommunicationsdevelopmentsenablethesendingofmessagesviatelevision,radio,andveryshortly,electronicmailtobombard(轰击)peoplewithmultitudesofmessages.Satelliteshaveextendedthepowerofcommunicationstoreporteventsattheinstantofoccurrence.Expertisecanbesharedworldwidethroughteleconferencing,andproblemsindisputecanbesettledwithouttheparticipantsleavingtheirhomesand/orjobstotraveltoadistantconferencesite.Technologyhasfacilitatedthesharingofinformationandthestorageanddeliveryofinformation,thusmakingmoreinformationavailabletomorepeople.

Inthisworldofchangeandcomplexity,theneedforinformationisofgreatestimportance.

Thosepeoplewhohaveaccurate,reliableup-to-dateinformationtosolvetheday-to-dayproblems,thecriticalproblemsoftheirbusiness,socialandfamilylife,willsurviveandsucceed."Knowledgeispower"maywellbethetruestsayingandaccesstoinformationmaybethemostcriticalrequirementofallpeople.

Whatarethequestionsfacingmanypeoplenowadayswhentheyhaveinformationalneeds?

42.SectionB

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

TheChineseof3500yearsagobelievedthattheearthwasachariot,andthesky,acurvedcanopystretchedaboveit.Thecanopywasninelayersthick,anditslopedslightlytothenorthwest,asacataclysmhadbrokenoneofitssupportingcolumns.Thisgentleslopeexplainedthemovementofthestarsfromeasttowest.

AccordingtotheseancientChinesebeliefs,thesunspentthenightonearthandascendedtotheskyeachmorningfromtheluminousvalleyoftheeastbyclimbingthebranchesofanimmenselytallsacredtree.TotheChinesepeople,thesunwastheincarnationofgoodness,beauty,andtruth.Inpopularimagination,thesunwasrepresentedasacockthatlittlebylittleassumedhumanform.Hisbattleswiththedragons,whichwaspersonifiedevilintheirbeliefs,accountedforthemomentarydisappearancesofthesunthatmennowcalleclipses.ManyoftheChinesepeopleworshipedthesun,butinthevastandcomplicatedorganizationoftheChinesegods,thesunwasofonlysecondaryimportance.

Alongwiththeseunsophisticatedbeliefsaboutthesun,theChineseevolvedascienceofastronomybaseduponobservation,thoughessentiallyreligious-whichenabledthemtopredicteclipsesofthesunandthemovementsofthestars.Suchpredictionswerebasedoncalculationsmadebyusingagnomon—anobjectwhoseshadowcouldbeusedasameasure,aswithasundial(日晷仪)orsimplershadowpointers.Moreover,withthenakedeye,theChineseobservedsunspots,aphenomenonnotthenknowntotheircontemporaries.

TheancientChinesebelievedthattheearth______.

A.wasachariot

B.slopedtothenorthwest

C.wassupportedbycolumns

D.hadninelayers

43.Whyaresomanypeopleunhappyintheirjobs?Therearetwoprimaryreasons.First,somepeopleareconvincedthatearningalivingiswastingtimethattheycouldspendenjoyingthemselvesoruncoveringtheirtruetalents.

Ifthisisthecasewithyou,recallyourlastlongvacation.Wasittwoweeksofcompleteenjoyment?Morelikelyitwasaweekandahalfoffuninthesun,withanotherhalfaweekof"Boy,Ican'twaittogetbacktowork."Ifyoudidn'tfeelsuchvacationblues,thenimaginetakingaleaveofabsence.Youcoulduseittoworkonanovel,enrollinclassesorjustsitaroundwatchingTV.Attheendofthreemonths,inalllikelihood,yourself-esteemwouldbeatanall-timelow.Whileallworkandnoplayisnotgood,allplayandnoworkisdisastrous.Weneedtofeelweareaccomplishingsomething.Wealsoneedsomeform.oforderinourlives.

Thesecondandperhapsmoreprevalentreasonforpeoplenottoliketheirworkisthattheyfeeltrapped.Onceyou'vebeenatacompanyforfiveyearsandhaveaspouse,amortgageandachild,youoftenfeelyouhaveverylittlechoiceaboutjumpingshipifthingsaren'tturningoutasyou'dplanned.Asteadypaycheckcanbethebiggestmanacleofall.Peopleresenthavingtodosomethingbecausetheyhavenootherchoice.

Ifyoufindyourselfresentingyourjobbecauseyoucan'taffordtoquit,itmaybetimetopreparewhatonecareercounselorhumorouslycallsa"cyanidecapsule".Herecallsspymoviesinwhichthesecretagenthassuchacapsulehiddensomewhereonhisbody.Ifhe'scapturedandtorturedunbearably,hehasanoption.Andhavinganoptiongiveshimthestrengthtoholdonalittlelongerinthehopethatthesituationmaychange.

Ratherthancyanide,youroptiontakestheform.ofanup-to-dateresume.Youmightalsotakeaweeklyglancethroughthehelp-wantedsection,andmakesomevisitstoindustryfunctionswherelow-keynetworkingcantakeplace.You'renotgivinguponyourcurrentjob.Rather,youareprovidingyourselfwithanoption.Ifthingsgetunbearableatwork,youcouldjumpship.Beinginthispositioncandowondersforyourattitude.Itallowsyoutoenjoyyourworksince,inreality,youarethereonlybecauseyouwanttobe.

Atthecoreofadoptingapositiveattitudetoyourworkplaceis,aboveall,assumingresponsibilityforyourownsituation.Mostpeoplefeelcontrolledbytheirenvironment,buttheyreallyaren't.Theyhavetolearntomanagethatenvironmentsotheycangetfromitwhattheyneed.

Thefirstmainreasonformanypeople'sunhappinessintheirjobsrisesfromtheirconvictionthat______.

A.workingislikekillingtheirtruetalents

B.workingatajobisjustwastingtheirtime

C.workingisnottheenjoymenttheyareafter

D.workingistheleastenjoyablewayofspendingtime

44.

Intheeyesoftheauthor,theidealivingondebtiswellgroundedjustas______.

45.

Researchuniversitiesstillattachimportancetoresearchinacademicpromotionspartlybecause______.

A.professorswithacademicachievementsareusuallyresponsibleandtough

B.itisdifficulttoconductobjectiveevaluationofteachingquality

C.topstudentswhowanttobechallengedappreciateresearchprofessors

D.researchhelpstoimprovetheeffectivenessofteaching

46.

TheTIMEreporterscameupwithsomanyinterestingstoriesaboutpetsbecausethepetownerswantedtosharetheirstories.

47.

Stanleythoughtthat______wastoblameforthecities'collapseinthemiddleoftheeighthcenturyA.D.

48.

【C7】

49.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Newfashionsinclothingarecreatedforthecommercialexploitationofwomen.

B.Theconstantchangesinwomensclothingreflecttheirstrengthofcharacter.

C.Thefashionindustrymakesanimportantcontributiontosociety.

D.Fashiondesignsshouldnotbeencouragedsincetheyareonlywelcomedbywomen.

50.Whatdoes"thinis'in',andfatis'out'"mean?

A.Thinis"inside",andfatis"outside".

B.Thinis"diligent",andfatis"lazy".

C.Thinis"youthful",andfatis"spiritless".

D.Thinis"fashionable",andfatis"unfashionable".

51.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Incitieswithrentcontrol,thecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlordcanchargeforanapartment.Supportersofrentcontrolarguethatitprotectspeoplewhoarelivinginapartments.Theirrentcannotincrease;therefore,theyarenotindangeroflosingtheirhomes.However,thecriticssaythatafteralongtime,rentcontrolmayhavenegativeeffects.Landlordsknowthattheycannotincreasetheirprofits.Therefore,theyinvestinotherbusinesseswheretheycanincreasetheirprofits.Theydonotinvestinnewbuildingswhichwouldalsoberent-controlled.Asaresult,newapartmentsarenotbuilt.Manypeoplewhoneedapartmentscannotfindany.Accordingtothecritics,theendresultofrentcontrolisashortageofapartmentsinthecity.

Sometheoristsarguethattheminimumwagelawcancauseproblemsinthesameway.Thefederalgovernmentsetstheminimumthatanemployermustpayworkers.Theminimumhelpspeoplewhogenerallylookforunskilled,low-payingjobs.However,iftheminimumishigh,employersmayfairefewerworkers.Theywillreplaceworkerswithmachinery.Theprice,whichisthewagethatemployersmustpay,increases.Therefore,otherthingsbeingequal,thenumberofworkersthatemployerswantdecreases.Thus,criticsclaim,anincreaseintheminimumwagemaycauseunemployment.Somepoorpeoplemayfindthemselveswithoutjobsinsteadofwithjobsattheminimumwage.

Supportersoftheminimumwagesaythatithelpspeoplekeeptheirdignity.Becauseofthelaw,workerscannotselltheirservicesforlessthantheminimum.Furthermore,employerscannotforceworkerstoacceptjobsatunfairwages.

Economictheorypredictstheresultsofeconomicdecisionssuchasdecisionsaboutfarmproduction,rentcontrol,andtheminimumwage.Thepredictionsmaybecorrectonlyif"otherthingsareequal."

Thereisthepossibilitythatsettingmaximumrentmay______.

52.

Accordingtothepassage,authorshipisimportantwhen______.

A.practicalorimpracticalsuggestionsoftheauthorsareconsidered

B.appointmentsandpromotionsoftheauthorsareinvolved

C.evaluatorsneedtoreviewthepublicationoftheauthors

D.thepublicationoftheauthorshasbecomemuch-cited

53.

Althoughsomepeoplehadanexcessiveuseoftheword"love",theauthorthought______.

54.

【C8】

55.

Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying"'PlanetGoogle'takesarisksimilartotryingtoboardaspeedingtrain"'?

A.PlanetGooglewillbeindangerifitstaysuptodateforlong.

B.PlanetGooglehavetotake300yearstocatchthespeedingtrain.

C.TileboardofGooglewel