2022-2023年广东省深圳市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022-2023年广东省深圳市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Thegarmentsmadeofelectricity-storingcarbonnanotubefibersare"smart"inthattheyarebulletproofandcan______withsensors.

2.

TheprevioustitleforDrChanis______.

3.

Becauseofhisfailure,onbusinessandthedeathofhisfamilymembers,hisworksaremarkedby______.

4.

Survey-Feedback-Action,whichoffersastatisticalmeasurementofbothemployeesatisfactionandsubordinates'opinionsofmanagement'sleadershipperformance,iscarriedout______.

5.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestions,on,AnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheEastIndiaCompany

TheconceptofcorporationswasfirstestablishedunderancientRomanlaw.Butitwasn'tuntilEnglandemergedfromtheMiddleAgesthatitcreatedwhatwerecognizeasthemoderncorporatestructure.ItallbeganonDec.31,1600,whenQueenElizabethIgrantedachartertotheBritishEastIndiaCorporation,namingthecorporation"TheGovernorandCompanyofMerchantsofLondon,tradingwiththeEastIndies".ThecorporationconductedbusinessintheEastIndies(landthatwenowconsiderIndiaandtheMiddleEast)attheorderofthequeen.

TheEastIndiaCompanyestablishedafewmajorprecedentsformoderncorporations.Butitalsoshapedtheworldincountlessotherways.WithboththefinancialandmilitarysupportoftheCrown,theEICservedasaninstrumentofimperialism(帝国主义)forEngland.Thecompanyhaditsownprivatearmyandraisedsoldiersintheareasitconquered.Itsexpansionismspurredseveralwarsthatproducedatleasttwosovereignnations.Amongitsmanyclaimstofame(andnotoriety),theEICindirectlybuiltYaleUniversity,helpedcreatetwonationsandwastheworld's1o~rgestdrug-dealingoperationinthe18thcentury.

Thecompanywasruthless(无情的)initsquestforprofits.ParliamentevencalledtheEICtyrannical(残暴的).However,withouttheEIC,Englandmayhaveneverdevelopedintothenationitistoday.

TheCreationoftheEastIndiaCompany

WhentheBritishEastIndiaCompany(EIC)wasformedin1600,therewerealreadyotherEastIndiaCompaniesoperatingonbehalfofFrance,theNetherlands,SpainandPortugal.ThankstothenavalroutethatexplorerVascodaGamadiscovered,richesfromtheOrientwerepouringintoEurope.Withothernationsimportingfortunesingoodsandplunder,QueenElizabethdecidedEnglandshouldgetsome,too.SoshegrantedthecharterfortheEastIndiaCompany.

Thechartersheissuedcreatedthefirstofficialjoint-stockcorporation.Ajoint-stockcorporationiscomposedofinvestorswhoaregrantedsharesinacompany.InreturnfortheirinitialInvestments,shareholdersaregivendividends,orpercentages,ofthecompany'sprofitsbasedonthenumberofsharestheinvestorholds.

SharesanddividendswerenotnewConceptsin.England.TwentyyearspriortotheEIC'scharter,QueenElizabethwasalreadyamajorstakeholderInSirFrancisDrake'sship,theGoldenHind.Althoughit'snotcertainhowmuchshemadefromDrake'svoyagestotheNewWorld,thecaptainhimselfmadea5000percentreturnonhisinitialinvestment.

Soajoint-stockcorporationliketheoneQueenElizabethformedintheEastIndiaCompanywasn'tmuchofafinancialleap.Butitwasthefirstofitskind,andfollowingtheestablishmentoftheEIC,itsDutch,Frenchandothercompetitorsfollowedsuit.ButgrantingchartertotheEICwasn'ttheonlypartoftheprototypeformoderncorporationsthatQueenElizabethdevised.

Underthesupportofherroyalauthority,ElizabethalsolimitedtheliabilityoftheEIC'sinvestors-includinghers.Thismadethecompanytheworld'sfirstlimitedliabilitycorporation(abbreviatedasLLCintheUnitedStatesandLheUnitedKingdom).UnderanLLC,theinvestorsinacorporationaregrantedprotectionfromlosinganymoremoneythantheirinitialinvestmentsintheventure.Ifthecompanygoesunder,theinvestorsonlylosetheamo

A.fromearlyseventeenthcentury

B.fromtheMiddleAges

C.underancientRomanlaw

D.fromtheendingoftheindustrialrevolution

6.

Theconfusioninpiconetswill______merelyatinyfractionofasecond.

7.

Organicagriculturehasbecomeabigindustryasmoreandmorefarmersareswitchingtoit.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

OneoftheweakpointsofLAMVis_______.

9.AccordingtoDr.Joseph,journalinghelpsunemployedpeople______.

A.haveanobjectivecommentonthemselves

B.healfromthehurtfeelingscausedbythelayoff

C.haveaninsightonthesituationofthejobmarket

D.becomeignorantofothers'opinionsonthem

10.TheHydrogenEconomy

Itseemslikeeverydaythereisanewannouncementinthenewsaboutautomobilespoweredbyfuelcells.Thepromisesaregreat,sincefuelceilshavethepotentialtoveryquicklydoubletheefficiencyofcarswhilesignificantlyreducingairpollution.

Atthesametime,therehavebeennewsstoriesfordecadesabouttheproblemsassociatedwithpetroleum.Everythingfromoilspillstoozonealertstoglobalwarminggetsblamedonourdependenceonfossilfuels.Thesetwoforcesareleadingtheworldtowardwhatisbroadlyknownasthehydrogeneconomy.Ifthepredictionsaretrue,overthenextseveraldecadeswewillallbegintoseeanamazingshiftawayfromthefossilfueleconomywehavetodaytowardamuchcleanerhydrogenfuture.

ProblemswiththeFossilFuelEconomy

Whilefossilfuelshaveplayedanimportantroleingettingsocietytothepointitisattoday,therearefourbigproblemsthatfossilfuelscreate:

Airpollution—Whencarsburngasoline,theinternalcombustionenginealsoproduces:

-Carbonmonoxide,apoisonousgas

-Nitrogenoxides,themainsourceofurbansmog

-Unburnedhydrocarbons,themainsourceofurbanozone

Environmentalpollution—Theprocessoftransportingandstoringoilhasabigimpactontheenvironmentwheneversomethinggoeswrong.Anoilspill,pipelineexplosionorwellfirecancreateahugemess.

Globalwarming—Thecarbondioxidecomingoutofeverycar'stailpipeisagreenhousegasthatisslowlyraisingthetemperatureoftheplanet.Theultimateeffectsareunknown,butitisastrongpossibilitythat,eventually,therewillbedramaticclimatechangesthataffecteveryoneontheplanet.

Dependence—TheUnitedStates,andmostothercountries,cannotproduceenoughoiltomeetdemand,sotheyimportitfromoil-richcountries.Thatcreatesaneconomicdependence.WhenMiddleEastoilproducersdecidetoraisethepriceofoil,therestoftheworldhaslittlechoicebuttopaythehigherprice.

AdvantagesoftheHydrogenEconomy

Thehydrogeneconomypromisestoeliminatealloftheproblemsthatthefossilfueleconomycreates.Therefore,theadvantagesofthehydrogeneconomyinclude:

Theeliminationofpollutioncausedbyfossilfuels—Whenhydrogenisusedinafuelcelltocreatepower,itisacompletelycleantechnology.Theonlybyproductiswater.Therearealsonoenvironmentaldangerslikeoilspillstoworryaboutwithhydrogen.

Theeliminationofgreenhousegases—Ifthehydrogencomesfromtheelectrolysisofwater,thenhydrogenaddsnogreenhousegasestotheenvironment.Thereisaperfectcycle—electrolysisproduceshydrogenfromwater,andthehydrogenrecombineswithoxygentocreatewaterandpowerinafuelcell.

Theeliminationofeconomicdependence—TheeliminationofoilmeansnodependenceontheMiddleEastanditsoilreserves.

Distributedproduction—Hydrogencanbeproducedanywherethatyouhaveelectricityandwater.Peoplecanevenproduceitintheirhomeswithrelativelysimpletechnology.

Theproblemswiththefossilfueleconomyaresogreat,andtheenvironmentaladvantagesofthehydrogeneconomysosignificant,thatthepushtowardthehydrogeneconomyisverystrong.

TechnologicalHurdles

Thebigquestionwiththehydrogeneconomyis,"Wheredoesthehydrogencomefrom?"Afterthatcomesthequestionoftransporting,distributingandstoringhydrogen.Hydrogentendstobelargeandtrickyinitsnaturalgaseousform.Oncebothofthesequestionsareansweredinaneconomicalway,thehydrogeneconomywillbeinplace.

WhereDoestheHydrogenComeFrom?

Therearetwopossiblesourcesforthehydrogen:

Electrolysisofwater—usingelectricit

A.YB.NC.NG

11.ThegapbetweenLatinosandothergroupssuggeststhat______.

A.Latinosaremostunlikelytobeinsured

B.notmerelyeconomicforcesareworking

C.insuranceisseldomavailabletothepoor

D.economicforcesaloneinfluenceinsurance

12.

Studentsretainmoreinformationandpaymoreattentionifthey______.

13.

It'ssaferforyoutofishoutandholdthecardinhandbefore______.

14.

Thebivalvelineageswereforcedoutoftropicalregions.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.TheFutureoftheBBC

Asaboygrowingupinthe1930sintheMidlands,NormanPainting,thesonofarailway-man,listenedtoanewradioservicefromtheBritishBroadcastingCorporation.Hismotherhopedhewouldgetajobasamanageratthemine,butlisteningtothevoicesfromLondontalkingaboutworldaffairs,cultureandmusicgavehimotherideas."Theradioopenedadoortotheworld,"saysMr.Painting,whowentontoOxfordUniversityonascholarshipandbecameanacademicbeforelaterworkingfortheBBC'sRadio4initslong-runningsoap,"TheArchers".

Mr.Painting'sstoryhelpstoexplainBritain'sdevotiontowhatitcalls"public-servicebroadcasting",andwhythestatehasbeenstandingbytheBBCinthefinancingissue.ThedebatehadragedforyearsoverwhethertheBBCshouldstillbepubliclyfinanced,especiallybyalicensefeepaidbyallthosewithTVsets.TheBBChatestheideaoflosingitslicensefee.Ratherthangocommercial,itsbossesplantokeepfightingforpublicfinancingfordecades.In2006,afteraheateddebate,thegovernmentreneweditsfinancingforthenexttenyearsthroughacompulsory"TVlicense"onallhouseholdswithTVsets.Butwhenthecurrentcharterrunsoutin2016,willthegovernmenttakeawayitspublicsubsidesandleavetheBBCtofendforitself?

Accordingtorecentreports,theBBCwillhavetomakedowithannualincreasesbelowretail-priceinflation,lessthanitaskedfor.Evenso,itisfortunatetobehandedaguaranteedincomeoverseveralyears.Amongdevelopedcountries,onlyGermany'sgovernmentspendsmorethanBritain'sonbroadcastingasashareofGDP.America'sdispensesnexttonothing,preferringtoleaveittothemarket.

Forthenexttenyears,theBBC'spositionlookssecure.Yetit'sgettingincreasinglyhardertoarguethatthegovernmentshouldmakethepublicpayforit.TheBBC'spurpose,accordingtoitsfirstdirector-general,JohnReith,wasto"inform,educateandentertain".ButnowtheBBCcan'thaveanythingliketheeducativeroleitusedtoplay.ThoughitremainsBritain'sdominantsourceofin-depthnewsandmostreliableproviderofhigh-qualityprogramming,changesintechnologyandmediahabitsaresplittingitsaudienceandmakingithardertotagimprovingshowsontoentertainingones.

ServingWhatPublic?

ItwaseasytogettheteenagedMr.PaintinginterestedintheBBCprogramsbecausetherewasnothingelseon.Thatisnolongertrue.Firsttheotherterrestrialssprangup:ITV,followedbyChannel4andthenChannel5,fromthe1990s,hundredsofnewchannelswerelaunchedonsatelliteandcableplatforms,creatinganew"multi-channel"world.TherapidriseoftheInternethasalsotakenatolloftheoldgeneralistchannels.PeopleareincreasinglyturningawayfromboththeBBCanditsterrestrialcompetitors.

Twodecadesago,theBBCcommanded47%ofalltelevisionviewinganditsrivals,ITVandChannel4,sharedtherest.AccordingtoOfcom,thecommunicationsregulator,today,BBC1andBBC2,itsterrestrialchannels,accountforjust33%ofallviewing,multi-channelservices(whichincludeBBC3andBBC4,bothdigitalchannels)win30%.Inhomeswithsatelliteorcabletelevision,thecorporation'ssharehasfallenfurther:BBC1andBBC2togetherhavejust23%oftheformerand22%ofthelatter.

Youngpeopleespeciallyareabandoningpublic-serviceprogrammers.AccordingtoOfcom,in2001,peoplebetween16and24spent74%oftheirviewingtimewatchingchannelssuchastheBBCandChannel4,butin2005only58%oftheirtime.Poorer,lesseducatedviewersseemtobeturningaway,too.Seriousmaterialsuffersmostwhenpeoplemovetomulti-channeltelevision.

Theresult,saysaBBCexecutive,isthat"weareover-serving"middle-class55-year-olds.TheBBCistryingto

A.theBBC'seducativerolefortheworkingclass

B.thepopularityoftheBBCinthe1930s

C.BBC'sinfluenceonordinarypeople'scareerdevelopment

D.theBritish'slovefortheBBCanditsjustificationforgovernmentalsupport

16.Sleddogsdon'tusereins,instead,theyfollow______.

17.Scientistsandenvironmentaliststhinkthatglobalwarmingcanbe______.

A.continuedB.improvedC.controlledD.reduced

18.

Somebusinessmenhavefoundit______byputtingusersintovideo-game-likevirtualworlds.

19.

Accordingtothefirstrule,highexecutivepayis______.

A.nothingbutaproblemconcerninggovernance

B.duetotheabusesofpower

C.unrelatedwithbosses'decisions

D.providedformanagerssothatitwouldharmcompanies

20.

Large-packagepurchasecanbenefitlow-incomehouseholdsintheory,butitseldomworksinreality.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(13)

A.Hedoesn'tknowwhenherclassesstarted.

B.Hedoubtsshemakesmuchmoneynow.

C.He'ssurprisedshechosethatagency.

D.Hewonderswhyshe'skeepingherjob.

22.(18)

A.Thelocationofthesessionhasbeenchanged.

B.Shewilldefinitelygotothesessionthisevening.

C.She'llprobablybetootiredtowalktothesession.

D.Thesessionmightbecanceledbecauseofaheavysnow.

23.(28)

A.TheDailyStar.

B.TheTimes.

C.TheDailyTelegraph.

D.TheDailyMirror.

24.(25)

A.$2,030.B.$2,300.C.$2,013.D.$23,000.

25.(36)

A.Moredetailedlabeling.

B.Simplelabeling.

C.Preciselabeling.

D.Basiclabeling.

26.(35)

A.ThatGhanaiantomatoestastebetterthanBritishones.

B.ThatBritishtomatoesarehealthierthanGhanaianones.

C.Thatprotectingtheenvironmentmaycostalotofmoney.

D.Thatcuttingdownfoodmilesmaynotnecessarilysavefuel.

27.

【B4】

28.听力原文：M:WhynotaskTimtogoskatingwithusinthemountain?

W:He'dbethelastpersontodosuchathing.

Q:WhatcanwelearnaboutTim?

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A.Hewasveryslowindoingthings.

B.Hewastherightpersontodosuchathings.

C.Heisexpectedtodosuchathing.

D.tiewouldneverdosuchathing.

29.听力原文：M:Hi,Janet,you'resoluckytobedonewithyourfinalexamsandtermpaper.Istillhavetwomorefinalstotake.

W:Really?

M:Yeah,sowhat'reyoudoingthissummer,anythingspecial?

W:Well,actuallyyeah.MyparentshavealwayslikedtakingmysisterandmetodifferentplacesintheUnitedStates.Youknow,placeswithhistoricalsignificance.Iguesstheywantedtoreinforcethestuffwelearnedinschoolabouthistory.Andsoeventhoughweareoldernow,theystilldoonceinawhile.

M:Oh,sowhereareyougoingthissummer?

W:Well,thissummer.It'sfinallygoingtobeGettysburg.

M:Finally?Youmeantheynevertookyouthereyet?ImeanGettysburg.It'sprobablythemostfamouscivilwarsiteinthecountry.It'sonlyacoupleofhoursaway.Ithinkthatwouldbeoneofthefirstplacesthatthey'vetakenyou.Ihavebeenthereacoupleoftimes.

W:Weweregonnatobeaboutten,well,no,itwasexactlytenyearsago.ButIdon'tknow.Somethinghappened,Icannotrememberwhat...

M:Somethingchangedyourplans.

W:Yeah,don'taskmewhatitwas,butweendedupnotgoinganywherethatyear.Ihopethatdoesn'thappenagainthisyear.IwroteapaperaboutGettysburglastsemesterforahistoryclass.IwastomakeathoroughinvestigationonthepoliticalsituationintheUnitedStatesrightafterthebattleatGettysburg,soI'meagertoseetheplace.

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A.Theirfinalexamsandpapers.

B.Plansforthecomingsummer.

C.AwonderfulvisittoGettysburg.

D.Theirparents'travelinghabits.

30.听力原文：Everycountrytendstoacceptitsownwayoflifeasbeingthenormaloneandtopraiseorcriticizeothersastheyaresimilartoordifferentfromit.Andunfortunately,ourpictureofthepeopleandthewayoflifeofothercountriesisoftenadistortedone.

Hereisagreatargumentinfavorofforeigntravelandlearningaforeignlanguage.Itisonlybytravelingin,orlivinginacountryandgettingtoknowitspeopleandtheirlanguagethatonecanfindoutwhatacountryanditspeoplearereallylike.Andhowdifferenttheknowledgeonegainsthiswayfrequentlyturnsouttobedifferentfromthesecondhandinformationgatheredfromothersources!Howoftenwefindthatforeignerswhomwethoughttobesuchdifferentpeoplefromourselvesarenotverydifferentafterall!

Differencesbetweenpeoplesdoofcourseexistand,onehopes,willalwayscontinuetodoso.Theworldwouldbeadullplaceindeedwhenalldifferentnationalitiesbehaveexactlyalike,andsomepeoplemightsaythatwearerapidlyapproachingthisstateofaffairs.Withtheeaseoftravel,theremightseemtobesometruthinthisatleastasfarasEuropeisconcerned.Howeverthismaybe,atleastthegreatereaseoftraveltoday,hasrevealedtomorepeoplethaneverbeforethattheEnglishmanorFrenchmanorGermanisnotsomedifferentkindofanimalfromourselves.

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A.False.B.True.C.Normal.D.Strange.

31.(21)

A.TheconstructionoftheAmericanspacestation.

B.Budgetproblems.

C.Delays.

D.Technicaldifficulties.

32.

【B2】

33.(19)

A.Howprimitivepeopleusedflags.

B.Whattheancientmeansofcommunicationwas.

C.Whythetorchtowerswerebuilt.

D.HowtheGreatWallcameintobeing.

34.(32)

A.ShesetanewrecordofflyingfromEuropetoIndia.

B.Sheprovedwomencouldflyaswellasmencould.

C.Herflightwasthelongestoneevermadebyhumanbeingtillthen.

D.Shefliedatthehighestspeedeverknowntomentillthen.

35.听力原文：M:You'llbeinRoom207.Here'syourkey,andIhopeyouenjoyyourstaywithus,Ms.Cook.

W:Thanks.Oh,bytheway,I'dliketogetsomeinformationfromyou.Yousee,theconferenceI'mattendingwillbeoverearlyWednesday,andIdon'tflyoutuntilThursday.Doyouhaveanyrecommendationsforsightseeing?

M:There'sagreatplanetariumatournaturalhistorymuseum.Youmightenjoythat.

W.Idon'tknow—Idon'tthinkIwanttodothat.ThecityIcomefromhasagoodplanetarium.

M:Therearealsosomegoodartgalleriesdowntown.

W:I'mmoreinterestedindoingsomethingoutdoors.

M:Oh,well,there'sabeautifulwaterfallcalledCrystalFallsnotfarfromhere.

W:ThatsoundslikesomethingI'denjoyseeing.HowdoIgetthere?

M:Doyouhaveacar,orwillyoubetakingabus?

W:Irentedacarattheairport.

M:ThenjusttakeWatersonStreetwestoutoftownandgoaboutfivemiles.You'llseeasignthatsaysCrystalFalls.It'sashortwalkfromthere.

W:Thatsoundsgreat.Thanks!

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A.Ataconferencehall.

B.Atanartgallery.

C.Atanairport.

D.Atahotel.

36.SectionB

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

听力原文：Aftershoppingformostoftheday,acouplereturntofindtheircarhasbeenstolen.Theyareshockedandveryupsetbecausetheyjustboughtitamonthago.Theygotothepolicestationtomakeafullreport.Then,apoliceofficerdrivesthembacktotheparkinglottoseeifanyevidencecanbefoundatthesceneofthecrime.Totheirsurprise,theearhasbeenreturned.

Thereisanenvelopestuckonthecarwithanoteofapologyandtwoticketstoaconcert.Thenotereads,"Iapologizefortakingyourcar,butmywifewashavingababyandIhadtouseyourcartorushhertothehospital.Pleaseforgivetheinconvenience.Herearetwoticketsfortonight'sconcert."

Thecouplefeelrelieved.Afterall,mosthumanbeingsarekind,theythink.Theyevenfeelgladthattheircarwasusedinsuchaway.Itmightperhapshavesavedtwolives,themother'sandthebaby's.Theygototheconcert,enjoythemusictotheirhearts'content,andreturnhomelate.Totheirastonishment,theyfindtheirhousehasbeenrobbed.Valuablegoodshavebeentaken.Thedownstairslivingroomisinamess.Eventhekitchenisnotspared.And,thereisanoteonthedoorreading,"Well,youstillhaveyourcar.Ihavetoputmynewly-bornkidthroughcollegesomehow,don'tI?"

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A.Becausetheywanttofindthecarthere.

B.Becausetheywanttofindevidence.

C.Becausetheywanttocatchthethiefthere.

D.Becausetheywanttoknowffanyotherearsarestolen.

37.听力原文：W:YousawAlaninthelibrary?He'ssupposedtobeinItaly.

M:Well,anyway,IthoughtitwasAlan.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

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A.HemayseeAlaninItaly.

B.HewaslookingforAlaninthelibrary.

C.He'snotsurewhichwaytogo.

D.Hemayhavemadeamistake.

38.听力原文：Yourprofessorhasaskedmetotalktoyoutodayaboutthetopicthatshouldbeofrealconcerntocivilengineers:theerosionoftheUSbeaches.Letmestartwithsomestatistics.Didyouknowthat90%ofthecoastinthiscountryiseroding,onthegulfofMexicoforinstance,erosionaverages4to5feetperyear?Overthepast20years,therehasbeenallincreaseinbuildingalongthecoast,eventhoughgeologistsandenvironmentalistshavebeenwarningcommunitiesaboutproblemslikeerosion.Someway,communitieshavetriedtoprotecttheirbuildingsandroadsandtobuildseawalls.

However,geologistshavefoundthatsuchstabilizingstructuresactuallyspeedupthedestructionofthebeaches.Thesebeacheswithseawalls,calledstabilizedbeaches,aremuchnarrowerthanbeacheswithoutthem.Youmaywonderhowseawallsspeedupbeachloss.Theexplanationissimple.Iftheflowofthebeachesisgentle,thewaterenergyislessenedasitwashesupalongtheshore.Itisreducedevenmorethatreturnstotheseasoitdoesn'tcarrybackmuchsand.Ontheotherhand,whenthewaterhitsthenearly-verticalfaceoftheseawall,itgoesstraightbacktotheseawiththefullforceofitsenergyanditcarriesbackagreatdealofsand.Becauseoftherealriskoflosingbeaches,manygeologistssupportabanonalltypesofstabilizingconstructiononshorelines.

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A.Toprotectbeachfrontproperty.

B.Toreducethetrafficonbeachroads.

C.Toprovideprivacyforhomeowners.

D.Todefinepropertylimits.

39.(42)

40.(17)

A.JohnshouldnottalktoBillanymore.

B.JohnshouldtakeBill'sremarkseriously.

C.JohnshouldtellBillnottothinknegatively.

D.JohnshouldpaylittleattentiontowhatBillsays.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.(58)

42.

Whyisitdifficulttosayexactlyhowmanymilesofimprovedwaterwaysareinoperation?

A.Themostrecentfiguresisfor1975andthefigureisdeclining.

B.Watertransport'smarkettheregoesupanddownfrequently.

C.Sofewmilesofinlandwaterwaysexistthatnoonehasbotheredtocountthem.

D.Youmustknowwhethertoincludecoastwiseandintercostalsshippinginthefigure.

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Didyouknowthatallhumanbeingshavea"comfortzone"regulatingthedistancestheystandfromsomeonewhentheytalk?Thisdistancevariesininterestingwaysamongpeopleofdifferentcultures.

Greeks,othersoftheEasternMediterranean,andmanyofthosefromSouthAmericanormallystandquiteclosetogetherwhentheytalk,oftenmovingtheirfacesevencloserastheywarmupinaconversation.NorthAmericansfindthisawkwardandoftenbackawayafewinches.Studieshavefoundthattheytendtofeelmostcomfortableatabout21inchesapart.InmuchofAsiaandAfrica,thereisevenmorespacebetweentwospeakersinconversation.Thisgreaterspacesubtlylendsanairofdignityandrespect.Thismatterofspaceisnearlyalwaysunconscious,butitisinterestingtoobserve.

Thisdifferenceappliesalsototheclosenesswithwhichpeoplesittogether,theextenttowhichtheyleanoveroneanotherinconversation,howtheymoveastheyargueormakeanemphaticpoint.IntheUnitedStates,forexample,peopletrytokeeptheirbodiesaparteveninacrowdedelevator;inPadstheytakeitasitcomes!

AlthoughNorthAmericanshavearelativelywide"comfortzone"fortalking,theycommunicateagreatdealwiththeirhands—notonlywithgesturebutalsowithtouch.Theyputasympathetichandonaperson'sshouldertodemonstratewarmthoffeelingoranarmaroundhiminsympathy;theynudgeamanintheribstoemphasizeafunnystory;theypatanarminreassuranceorstrokeachildhoodinaffection;theyreadilytakesomeone'sarmtohelphimacrossastreetordirecthimalonganunfamiliarroute.Tomanypeople—especiallythosefromAsiaortheMoslemcountries—suchbodilycontactisunwelcome,especiallyifinadvertently(无心地)donewiththelefthand.(ThelefthandcarriesnospecialsignificanceintheU.S.ManyAmericansaresimplylefthandedandusethathandmore.)

Intermsofbodilydistance,NorthAmericansfeelillateasewhen______.

44.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatascientistdevotedhimselftostudythenatureofthecarbondioxidelikelybelongstothosededicatedto______.

A.purescience

B.appliedscience

C.environmentalscience

D.ecologicalscience

45.WhatdoesMr.Cerf'sexpectforthefutureoftheInternet?

46.

TheexamplethatAnastasiaFedotovawasrejectedbyOxfordUniversityillustratesthattheuniversity_____.

A.hastakenonanewurgency

B.holdsastrongdiscriminationagainstthedisabled

C.isinfavorofanetworkofolderapplicants

D.putstoomuchemphasisonelitism

47.AscivilwarseruptedthroughouttheRom