2022-2023年江苏省常州市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年江苏省常州市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

2.

Forbesisaboutasexcitedas______.

3.

TheauthorclaimsthattherearemanypeoplewhooftenlaughattheideathatthereareUFOs.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.Powerwalkingisdifferentfromrunningatthesamepaceinthat______.

A.itusesmoreenergy

B.itburnsmuchlesscalories

C.itisrestrictedtothepark

D.itrequiresspecialequipment

5.

Tograde-grubbers,theyhavemorefearoffailingthan______.

6.AsthecentersiteoftheworshipofZeus,OlympiahostedtheopeningceremonyfortheancientOlympicgames.

7.

Whatisn'tsaidaboutthecasewithPCBs?

A.AnaccumulationofPCBsinthehumanbodyisthedirectreasonofthecancerandotherseveredisorders.

B.PCBscan'tbedisintegratedusingconventionalwaste-treatmentways.

C.PCBsaredegradedbynaturalprocessesveryslowly.

D.PCBshavebeenfoundinhighcontentsinthefattytissuesoffish.

8.ThereasonwhytheersatznewsthatAlabamachangedthevalueofPispreadwildlywasthat______forwardedthearticletofriendsandposteditonothernewsgroups.

9.

Increasedultravioletradiationwouldleadtoagrowingnumber______.

10.

Foodstyle.originatedfrom______isverypopularnowadaysinAmericanparties.

11.

Plantspeciesaredispersedoveralargeareawiththehelpof______.

12.

Althoughsomepeopleareannoyedby______ofsingularthey,thisconstructionisusedmoreandmorefrequentlytosolvethepronounproblem.

13.

Himalayanglaciersaretheworld'slargeststoreoffreshwateroutside______.

14.

Intheextremelyhotanddryenvironment,creaturesareimaginedtohave______tominimizelossofwaterandconserveit.

15.

Mostofthelibrariesarefreetopeople.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Accordingtothispassage,thereseemstobenodisagreementover______betweencouples.

17.

CreativejusticestartedintheUnitedStatesisbasedon______.

18.

Maniaofteninvolvesthinking,______,andsocialbehavior.inwaysthatcauseseriousproblemsandembarrassment.

19.(9)

20.

Inordertocuremusclecontractionheadaches,firstlydoctorswillgetridofthe______ofthepatientwhichisthecauseofthesuffering.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.【B5】

22.(22)

A.Havedinnerwithhim.

B.Writethepaperforhim.

C.Gotoclasseswithhim.

D.Helphimwiththepaper.

23.

【B11】

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

(33)

A.25million.B.100million.C.50million.D.75million.

25.

【B2】

26.(29)

A.MostLondonerswerefrightened.

B.MostLondonersbecameratherconfused.

C.MostLondonerstookExerciseFloodcatlcalmly.

D.MostLondonerscomplainedaboutthetroublecausedbyExerciseFloodcall.

27.听力原文：M：Youknow，I'vebeenstudyingregularly，butI'mstillnotdoingwellinmyhistoryclass．

W：Maybeinsteadofstudyinginyourroom,youshouldseatyourselfinaplacethathasfewerdistractions.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

(18)

A.Findaquietplacetostudy.

B.Changetheconditionsofhisroom.

C.Findamorecomfortableplacetostudy.

D.Avoiddistractionswhilestudyinginhisroom.

28.

【B3】

29.【B3】

30.(28)

A.Becomesusefulorhelpful.

B.Getssomethingusefulorhelpful.

C.Fallsill.

D.Getshurt.

31.

【B9】

32.(31)

A.Thereisagreaterdemandofcleanwater.

B.Morewatersourcesarepollutedordisappearing.

C.Developedcountriesconsumetoomuchwater.

D.Morewaterisruinedanddevelopedcountriesconsumetoomuch.

33.听力原文：M:Ifyou'dliketotakethepackagewithyou,Miss,itwon'ttakelongtowrap.

W:There'snorush.Couldyoupleasehaveitdeliveredthisweek?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Itmustbewrappedquickly.

B.Itwillarrivenextweek.

C.She'dlikethestoretosendittoher.

D.She'lltakeitwithhertosavetrouble.

34.听力原文：M:Goodmorning,Jill.Welcometoourprogram.

W:Thanks,Richard.

M:Itissaidthatyouhavequiteafewhobbies.

W:Yes,Richard.Tobefrank,Iaminterestedindoingalotofdifferentthings.Someofthemhaveturnedouttobemyhobbies.

M:Great!Canyousharewithusthismoment?

W:Mypleasure.Iusedtospendmuchofmyavailablefreetimesurfingthewebandcreatingwebpages,butthesedaysIdon't.

M:Thenwhatdoyoudothesedays?

W:Igocamping,hiking,canoeingwithmyfriendsbecauseitiswarmandnicethesedays.Youknow,Ilikedoingsomeoutdoorsports.AndIlovethewater,solivingbytheseaaffordsalotofopportunitiesforboating,sailing,waterskiing,andofcourse,girlwatching.

M:Oh,youareasportsman.Whatelse?

W:Ialsolikeskatingontherealice.That'safantasticfeelingjustlikeflying.Haveyoutried?

M:Idarenot.I'mnotasbraveasyou.

W:Ah,thenIhavemychancetoshowyoumyskill.WhileathomeandnotabsorbedintheWWW,Iliketogardenandwanderaroundmyhousegettinglittleaccomplished.

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A.Richardhosts'theprogram.

B.Jillhasmanyhobbies.

C.Richardisasportsman.

D.Jillisbrave.

35.(36)

A.APrinceandHisDog

B.AProfit-makingLie

C.AMagnificentHotel

D.AFaithfulbutUnluckyDog

36.

【B7】

37.SectionC

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

NinetypercentofAmericansknowthatmostoftheircompatriotsareoverweight,butjust40percentbelievethemselvestobetoofat.Government(36)______showthatmorethan60percentoftheU.S.populationisoverweight,andhalfisobese,meaningtheyareatserious(37)______ofhealtheffectsfromtheirweight.ButthePewResearchCentertelephonesurveyofmorethan2,000adultsfindsthatmanypeople(38)______howtalltheyareandunderestimatehowmuchtheyweigh—andthusdonotratethemselvesasoverweight,evenwhentheyare.ThesurveyfindsthatmostAmericans,includingthosewhosaytheyareoverweight,agreethatpersonalbehavior—ratherthan(39)______dispositionormarketingbyfoodcompanies—isthemainreasonpeopleareoverweight.In(40)______,thepublicsaysthatafailuretogetenoughexerciseisthemostimportantreason,followedbya(41)______ofwillpoweraboutwhattoeat.Abouthalfthepublicalsosaysthatthekindsoffoodsmarketedatrestaurantsand(42)______storesareaveryimportantcause,and(43)______athirdsaysthesameabouttheeffectofgeneticsandheredity.Andatleastsomepeopleappeartohavegivenupondietingtocontroltheirweight.(44)____________,and52percentsaytheyhavedietedatsomepointintheirlives.Inapolltaken15yearsago,(45)____________.Thosesurveyedagreethatmaintainingahealthyweightisimportant.(46)____________.

38.听力原文：W:Theweathermansaysthestormisgettingworse．

M:Ifhe'sasgoodasheusuallyisatmakingforecasts,wewillprobablyhaveblueskiestomorrow.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Theweathermanisoftenwrong.

B.Theweathermanisusuallygoodatmakingforecasts.

C.Itisgoingtobesunny.

D.Itisgoingtoraintomorrow.

39.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:IforgottotellyouthatFredcalledlastnighttoborrowyoursleepingbag.

M:Oh,Isawhimatthegymthismorningandhedidn'tsayanything.Sohemusthaveaskedsomebodyelse.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

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A.Hedoesn'twanttolendhissleepingbagtoFred.

B.Fredshouldborrowthesleepingbagfromsomebodyelse.

C.Fredhassuccessfullyborrowedasleepingbag.

D.Fredhasboughtasleepingbagatthegym.

40.听力原文：W:Ican'tbelieveit!IletyoustayinmyapartmentwhileIwasaway,andIcomebacktofinditamess.

M:Ishould'vedoneabetterjobkeepingitclean,Iknow;Ifeeljustterribleaboutit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(13)

A.Hedoesn'tthinktheapartmentisamess.

B.He'ssorryabouttheconditionoftheapartment.

C.Hethinkshecleansbetterthanthewoman.

D.Hehadaterribletimestayinginthewoman'sapartment.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.OntheheelsofE1,itsopposite,Lamaysoonarrive.InaWeeklyUpdate,scientistsattheNOAAClimatePredictionCenterreportedthatasthe2006-2007E1faded,surfaceandsubsurfaceoceantemperatureshaverapidlydecreased.Recently,cooler-than-normalwatertemperatureshavedevelopedatthesurfaceintheeast-centralequatorialPacific,indicatingapossibletransitiontoLaconditions.

Typically,duringtheU.S.springandsummermonths,Laconditionsdonotsignificantlyimpactoverallinlandtemperatureandprecipitation(雨水的降落)patterns,however,LaepisodesoftendohaveaneffectonAtlanticandPacifichurricaneactivity.

"Althoughotherscientificfactorsaffectthehurricanes,theretendstobeagreater-than-nor-malnumberofAtlantichurricanesandfewer-than-normalnumberofeasternPacifichurricanesduringLaevents,"saidretiredNavyViceAdm.ConradC.Lautenbacher,Ph.D.,undersecretaryofcommerceforoceansandatmosphereandNOAAadministrator."Duringthewinter,usualLaimpactsincludedrierandwarmer-than-averageconditionsoverthesouthernUnitedStates."

"NOAA'sabilitytodetectandmonitortheformation,durationandstrengthofE1andLaeventsisenhancedbycontinuousimprovementsinsatelliteandbuoyobservationsintheequatorialPacific,"Lautenbacheradded."TheseobservingsystemsincludetheTAO/TRITONmooredandArgodriftbuoys,aswellasNOAA'spolarorbitingsatellites."

Laconditionsoccurwhenoceansurfacetemperaturesinthecentralandeast-centralequatorialPacificbecomecoolerthannormal.ThesechangesaffecttropicalrainfallpatternsandatmosphericwindsoverthePacificOcean,whichinfluencethepatternsofrainfallandtemperaturesinmanyareasworldwide.

"LaeventssometimesfollowontheheelsofE1conditions,"saidVernonKousky,researchmeteorologistattheNOAAClimatePredictionCenter."Itisanaturallyoccurringphenomenonthatcanlastuptothreeyears.LaepisodestendtodevelopduringMarch-June,reachpeakintensityduringDecember-February,andthenweakenduringthefollowingMarch-May."

"ThelastlengthyLaeventwas1998-2001,whichcontributedtoseriousdroughtconditionsinmanysectionsofthewesternUnitedStates,"saidDouglasLecomte,droughtspecialistattheNOAAClimatePredictionCenter.

NOAAwillissuetheU.S.SpringOutlookonMarch15,anditsAtlanticHurricaneSeasonOutlookinMay.BothoutlookswillreflectthemostcurrentLaforecast.

"WhilethestatusofE1/Laisofvitalimportancetoourseasonalforecasts,itisbutonemeasureweusewhenmakingactualtemperatureandprecipitationforecasts,"saidKousky.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutLaisTRUE?

A.ItbringsanendtoE1.

B.ItbalancestheeffectsofE1.

C.Itfollowsadecreaseofoceantemperature.

D.Itcausestheoceantemperaturetodroprapidly.

42.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

PanicAttacks

Panicattack-asuddenorintensefear,anxietyorsenseofimpendingdoom,whichreachesapeakveryquickly.(Usuallywithinafewminutesofitstarting).Itmaybeaccompaniedbypronouncedphysicalsymptoms,includingaracingpulse,over-breathing,dizziness.Anattackgenerallypeakswithin10minutes,butsomesymptomsmaylastmuchlonger.Thereareknowntobethreetypesofpanicattack.Spontaneouspanic

Associatedtopanicdisorder,theseattackscomewithoutwarningatanytimeregardlessoflocationorsituation.

Thissortofattackdoesnotneedanexternalcatalysttostartit.

Spontaneouspanicoftenhappensduringsleep,wakingthesuffererinitsthrowsandcausingthepersontothinktheyarehavingaheartattackorsomethingsimilar.

Apanicattackbuildssubconsciouslyasaresponsetoanunusualthoughtorsensation.

Inotherwords,whenunusualsensationsordisturbingthoughts,whicharecommoninanxietydisorders,suddenlyreartheirheads,thesufferer'simmediatereactionistopanic.

ThebrainhasbeenprogrammedtorespondlikethisthroughrepeatedexperiencescreatinghabitualorinstinctualpanicwhichisstoredasamemorydeepinthesubconsciousmindandcontrolledbytheAmygdala,asmall,butimportant,organthatregulatestheanxietyresponseandotheremotionalresponses.

Thisreactionstartsadownwardspiralofanxietysymptoms,themoresymptomsthereare,themorethepersonpanics,andthemoretheypanic,themorethesymptomsoccur;aviciouscycleiscreatedfromwhichitisverydifficulttoescape.TheAmygdala'learns'thatthisnewlevelofanxietyisthenew'benchmark'foryour'normal',restinganxietysonexttimeyouexperienceananxiousthoughtorsensation,thereactionismoreintense.

Fearbreedsfearandthecyclestarts.

Specificpanicattacks

Theseattackshappeninrelationtoaspecificsituationorplacethatcausesfear.

Theseattacksareusuallytheresponsetoagoraphobia(惧旷症)orotherSPECIFICfearswhererevisitingaplacewhereyouhavepanickedorhadabadexperiencebefore,couldcauseanattack.

Situationalpanic

Althoughtheseattacks,likespecificpanicattacks,usuallyhappenincertainsituations,theyarenotcausedbythatsituation.

Forexample,awomanwhohasapanicattackonabus,mayonlysuffertheminthatsituationoccasionally.Sheispredisposedtohavingattacksonthebusbutitisnotaresponsetofearofthebus.

Thecatalystforyourpanicisirrelevant,allyouneedtoknownowisthatyouCANdosomethingaboutitnomatterwhatyouhavebeentoldbefore!

Whatarethethreetypesofpanicattackcalled?

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowthat,whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon,highunemploymentisprobablyheretostay.Thismeansweshallhavetofindwaysofsharingtheavailableemploymentmorewidely.

Butweneedtogofurther.Wemustasksomefundamentalquestionsaboutthefuturework.Shouldwecontinuetotreatemploymentasthenorm?Shouldwenotratherencouragemanywaysforself-respectingpeopletowork?Shouldwenotcreateconditionsinwhichmanyofuscanworkforourselves,ratherthanforanemployer?Shouldwenotaimtorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhood,aswellasthefactoryandtheoffice,ascentersofproductionandwork?

TheIndustrialAgehasbeentheonlyperiodofhumanhistoryinwhichmostpeople'sworkhastakentheform.ofjobs.TheIndustrialAgemaynowbecomingtoanend,andsomeofthechangesinworkpatternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobereversed.Thisseemsadaunting(使人畏缩的)thought.But,infact,itcouldofferabetterfutureforwork.Universalemployment,asitshistoryshows,hasnotmeanteconomicfreedom.

Employmentbecamewidespreadwhentheenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland,andthusofthemeanstoprovidealivingforthemselves.Thenthefactorysystemdestroyedthecottageindustriesandremoved,firstbyrailandthenbyroad,peoplecommutedlongerdistancestotheirplacesofemploymentuntil,eventually,manypeople'sworklostallconnectionwiththeirhomelovesandtheplacesinwhichtheylove.

Meanwhile,employmentputwomenatadisadvantage.Inpreindustrialtimes,menandwomenhadsharedtheproductiveworkofthehouseholdandvillagecommunity.Nowitbecamecustomaryforthehusbandtogoouttothepaidemployment,leavingtheunpaidworkofthehomeandfamiliestohiswife.Taxandbenefitregulationsstillassumethisnormtoday,andrestrictmoreflexiblesharingofworkrolesbetweenthesexes.

Itwasnotonlywomenwhoseworkstatussuffered.Asemploymentbecamethedominantform.ofwork,youngpeopleandoldpeoplewereexcluded—aproblemnow,asmoreteenagersbecomefrustratedatschoolandmoreretiredpeoplewanttoliveactivelives.

Allthismaynowhavetochange.Thetimehascertainlycometoswitchsomeeffortandresourcesawayfromtheidealistgoalofcreatingjobsforall,totheurgentpracticaltaskofhelpingmanypeopletomanagewithoutfulltimejobs.

Researchcarriedoutintherecentopinionpollsshowsthat______.

44.

Whydoestheauthorsaythattheevidencejustpartlysupportsthetheory?

A.Becausewhatthetheorysuggestsisonlyplottedbyeconomists.

B.Becausethenegativerelationshipsince1980sisagainstthetheory.

C.Becausebaby-boomersconcernedtherelationshipistheotherwayaround.

D.Becausewhatthetheorysuggestsmaybeacoincidence.

45.

Accordingtothecontext,thesentence"Butyoungactorswiththestageintheirbloodarehappy"attheendofthefirstparagraphmeans______.

A.theydon'tcareiftheirjobishard

B.theylikethestagenaturally

C.theyarebornhappy

D.theyareeasilysatisfied

46.Theterminvestmentportfolio(证卷投资组合)conjuresupvisionsofthetrulyrich--theRockefellers,theWalMartWaltons,BillGates.Buttoday,everyone--fromthePhiladelphiafirefighter,hispart-timereceptionistwifeandtheirthreechildren,tothesingleLosAngeleslawyer,startingoutonhisown--needsaportfolio.

Aportfolioissimplyacollectionoffinancialassets,itmayincluderealestate,rarestampsandcoins,preciousmetalsandevenartworks.Butthoseareforpeoplewithexpertise.Whatmostofusneedtoknowaboutarcstocks,bondsandcash(includingsuchcashequivalentsasmoneymarketfunds).

Howdoyoudecidewhatpartofyourportfolioshouldgotoeachofthebigthree?Beginbyurulerstandingthatstockspayhigherreturnsbutaremorerisky;bondsandcashpaylowerreturnsbutarelessrisky.

ReachbyIbbotsonAssociates,forexample,showsthatlargecompanystocks,onaverage,havereturned11.2percentannuallysince1926.Overthesameperiod,bycomparison,bondshavereturnedanannualaverageof5.3percentandcash,3.8percent.

Butshorttermriskisanothermatter.In1974,aone-year＄1000investmentinthestockmarketwouldhavedeclinedto＄735.

Withbonds,therearetwokindsofrisk:thattheborrowerwon'tpayyoubackandthatthemoneyyou'llgetwon'tbeworthverymuch.TheU.S.governmentstandsbehindtreasurybonds,sothecreditriskisalmostnil.Buttheinflationriskremains.Sayyoubuya＄1000bondmaturingintenyears.Ifinflationaveragesaboutsevenpercentoverthattime,thenthe＄1000youreceiveatmaturitycanonlybuy＄500worthoftoday'sgoods.

Withcash,theinflationriskislower,sinceoveralongperiodyoucankeeprollingoveryourCDseveryyear(ormoreoften).Ifinflationrises,interestratesrisetocompensate.

Asaresult,thesinglemostimportantruleinbuildingaportfolioisthis:Ifyoudon'tneedthemoneyforalongtime,thenputitintostocks.Ifyouneeditsoon,putitintobondsandcash.

Thispassageisintendedtogive'adviceon______.

A.howtoavoidinflationrisks

B.whatkindsofbondstobuy

C.howtogetrichbyinvestinginstockmarket

D.howtobecomericherbyspreadingtherisk

47.

Theresearchersdecidedtostudytheeffectsonbreathingfirstbecause______mightappearinalaterperiodoftime.

48.

Inthispassagetheauthorreallyconcerns______.

A.theethicalbehavior.weneedintheworld

B.thenecessityofensuringthetrafficsafety

C.therelationbetweentrafficaccidentsandethics

D.whoshouldtaketheresponsibilityforunsafetraffic

49.

ThegrowingmobilityofpeoplesinceWorldWarIImakespeoplelosetheconfidencethat______.

50.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Marketeersshouldberesponsiblefortheburdensofthepast.

B.Marketeersshouldseparatethemselvesfromtheirpersonalandculturalhistory.

C.Marketeersshoulddisagreeonracialprejudices.

D.Marketeersshouldtakecareofthewoundedinthewar.

51.

【C10】

52.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Cultureshockissonamedbecauseoftheeffectithasonpeoplewhentheyenteranewculture.Expertshavebeeninterestedintheseeffectsandhaveagreedonfivebasicstagesofcultureshock.Thesestagesaregeneralandshouldonlybeusedasareference.Noteveryindividualwillgothrougheachstage,andonestagemaylastlongerthananotherfordifferentindividuals.

Thehardestthingformosttravelerstodealwithistheemotional"rollercoaster"theyseemtoberiding.Onemomenttheyfeelverypositivetowardthenewculture,andthenextmomentverynegative.Itseemscommonthatinternationalvisitorsandimmigrantsvacillatebetweenlovingandhatinganewcountry.Feelingsofseparationandalienationcanbeintensifiediftheydonothaveasenseoffittinginorbelonging.

Fatigueisanotherproblempeoplefacewhenenteringanewculture.Therecanbeasenseofagreaterneedforsleep.Thisisduenotonlytophysicaltiredness,butalsotomentalfatigue.Thismentalfatiguecomesfromstrainingtocomprehendthelanguage,andcopingwithnewsituations.

Theimpactofcultureshockcanvaryfrompersontoperson.Therecanbesignificantdifferencesbecausesomepeoplemaybebetterpreparedtoenteranewculture.Fourfactorswhichplayintothesearepersonality,languageability,lengthofstay,andtheemotionalsupportreceived.Itislogicaltothinkthatwhenpeoplearedeprivedoftheirfamiliarsurroundingstheywillfeeldisoriented.Onesolutionsomehavefoundistobringafewsmallremindersofhome.Pictures,wallhangings,favoriteutensils,andkeepsakesareallgoodcandidatestomakethingsfeelmorefamiliar.Anotherhelpfulactivityistoestablishlittleroutinesthatbecomefamiliarovertime.Evenbetterisfittingthingsthatwerepartoftheregularroutinebackinthehomecountryintotheroutineestablishedinthenewculture.Thiswillmakepeoplefeelmoreathome.

AccordingtoPara.1,expertshaveinterestsin______.

53."FamineThreatensMillions!"Headlinessuchasthisareunhappilyfrequent.Thepeopleofvastareasoftheworld'ssurfaceareill-fedeveninprosperousyears.Oneseasonofwidespreadagriculturalfailurecanplungemillionsintodisastrousfamine.

Meanwhileworldpopulationisspiralingupward,andthemostrapidincreasesarebeingmadeinjustthoseregionswheregettingpropernourishmentisthegreatestproblem.Todaywhilethepeopleofthe"have"countriesarewellfedandarepilingupsurplusesoffoodstuffs,inthe"have-not"countriesmoremillionsthaneveraregoinghungryeveryday.

Inrecentyears,however,therehasbeenagreat"awakeningofthecommonman."Peoplewhopreviouslyhadlittlecontactwiththeoutsideworldhavebeguntorubshoulderswithpeoplefromother,better-developedcountries.

Theyhavebeguntorealize,asanexpertputsit,that"povertyisnotaGod-givenstateoflife."Moreover,the"have"nationsoftheworldhavebegantorealizethatnosinglenation,howeverprosperous,canexistforitselfalone.Theentireworldissoboundtogethertodaybytiesoftradeandtravelthatpovertyandfamineanywherethreatentherichestofthenationsalongwiththepoorest.Asaresult,muchthoughtandskilledeffortarebeingdevotedtoimprovingfoodsuppliesintheunderfedar