2022-2023年江苏省淮安市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022-2023年江苏省淮安市大学英语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.Whatshouldpeopledoduringthewarming-upexerciseforrunning?

A.Trytorunatabreathlessspeed.

B.Increasethepaceinagradualway.

C.Keeptalkingwiththeircompanions.

D.Warmupthemusclesbystretching.

2.FoodsThatFightDisease

Withremarkableconsistency,recentresearchhasfoundthatadiethighinplant-basedfoods—fruits,vegetables,driedpeasandbeans,grains,andstarchystaplessuchaspotatoes—isthebody'sbestweaponinthwartingmanyhealth-relatedproblems.Thesefoodsworkagainstsomanydiseasesthatthesamehealthyingredientsyoumightusetoprotectyourheartorwardoffcancerwillalsobenefityourintestinaltractandbones.

Here'swhatiscurrentlyknownaboutthesedifferentdisease-fightingfoods.CancerFighters

Preventingcancerisacompellingreasontoloadupyourcartintheproducedepartment.Scientistshaverecentlyestimatedthatapproximately30to40percentofallcancerscouldbeavertedifpeopleatemorefruits,vegetables,andplant-basedfoodsandminimizedhigh-fat,high-calorieediblesthathavescantnutritionalvalue.Upto70percentofcancersmightbeeliminatedifpeoplealsostoppedsmoking,exercisedregularly,andcontrolledtheirweight.

Inthepast,researchershadlinkedfatconsumptionwiththedevelopmentofcancers,buttheycurrentlybelievethateatingfruits,vegetables,andgrainsmaybemoreimportantinpreventingthediseasethannoteatingfat."Theevidenceaboutahigh-fatdietandcancerseemedalotstrongerseveralyearsagothanitdoesnow,"saysMelaniePolk,aregistereddietitiananddirectorofnutritioneducationattheAmericanInstituteforCancerResearch.

Althoughscientistsarestillnotcertainaboutthespecifics,they'rebeginningtocloseinonthehealthfulconstituentsofplant-basedfoods.Inparticular,they'relookingcloselyattwocomponentsantioxidantsandphytochemicals.

Antioxidants.Theantioxidants(carotenoids,suchasbetacaroteneandlycopene,andvitaminsCandE)foundinfruits,vegetables,andotherplant-basedfoodsfightfreeradicals,whicharecompoundsinthebodythatattackanddestroycellmembranes.Theuncontrolledactivityoffreeradicalsisbelievedtocausemanycancers.

Thecarotenoids,inparticular,whichgivefruitsandvegetablestheirbrightyellow,orange,andredcolors,arenowgainingrecognitionfortheirnutritionalworth.Numerousstudieshaveextolledthevirtuesoflycopene(thecarotenoidthatmakestomatoesred)inpreventingprostatecancer.OnesuchstudyatHarvardUniversityfoundthatmenwhoincludetomatoproductsintheirmealstwiceaweekcouldreducetheirriskofdevelopingprostatecancerbyonethirdcomparedwithmenwhonevertouchtomatoes.

Otherlycopene-richfoods,suchaswatermelon,redgrapefruit,andguava,arenowpiquingtheinterestofresearchers.Watermelonnotonlyyieldsmorelycopeneperserving(15mgin11/2cups)thanrawtomatoes(11mgper11/2cups),butit'salsoarichsourceofvitaminsAandC.

Canwatermelonhelpreducetheincidenceofcancer?Nooneknowsforsurebecausetherehaven'tbeensufficientstudies."Weassumethatwe'llseebenefits,"saysPenelopePerkinsVeazie,Ph.D.,aresearchscientistwiththeUSDA'sAgriculturalResearchService.Researchersthereplantocomparepeoplewhoeatwatermelonwiththosewhoeatprocessedtomatoesbecausecookingenhanceslycopeneabsorption—oseewhichgroupabsorbsmorelycopene.(A11/2cupservingoftomatosaucepacks53mgoflycopene.)

Phytochemicals.Thephytochemicalspresentinfruitsandvegetablesprotectthebodybystuntingthegrowthofmalignantcells.Phytochemicals,naturallyoccurringsubstances,includeindoles([生化]吲哚)incabbageorcauliflower,saponins([生化]皂角苷)inpeasandbeans,andisoflavones(异黄酮)insoymilkandtofu.Investigatorshaveonlyaninklingofhowmanyphytochemicalsexistandhowtheywork.Theyareconfident,however,thatyoucangetabasketfulofanti-cancernutrientsbymi

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Policemen,firemenandemergencydoctorsallcanbecalledfirstresponders.

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4.

BesurenottousebirthdatesoryourphonenumbersasyourPINbecausethey______.

5.

Withthehelpof4Gnetworks,trafficlightcycleperiodcanbeadjustedaccordingto______.

6.

Accordingtothispassage,thereseemstobenodisagreementover______betweencouples.

7.

reductioninpesticideusehasbeenreported.

8.

Educationhaschangedenough,soitwillnotchangedanymore.

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9.

ThereisaU.N.conventionthatcancover______.

A.problembetweenneighbors

B.problemsonairpollution

C.problembetweenstateswhichdonotshareaborder

D.trans-boundaryairpollution

10.

Beforesigningthelease,youneedtomakesureitincludesthestatementthatyoucan______ifyouwishtodoso.

11.

Ifthepainthasn'tbeguntodry,sandtherunoffandtouchupthespotwith______.

12.ProgrammingLanguages

Programminglanguagesarehowpeopletalktocomputers.Thecomputerwouldbejustashappyspeakinganylanguagethatwasunambiguous.Thereasonwehavehighlevellanguagesisbecausepeoplecan'tdealwithmachinelanguage.Thepointofprogramminglanguagesistopreventourpoorfrailhumanbrainsfrombeingoverwhelmedbyamassofdetail.

Architectsknowthatsomekindsofdesignproblemsaremorepersonalthanothers.Oneofthecleanest,mostabstractdesignproblemsisdesigningbridges.Themyourjobislargelyamatterofspanningagivendistancewiththeleastmaterial.Theotherendofthespectrumisdesigningchairs.Chairdesignershavetospendtheirtimethinkingabouthumanbodies.Softwarevariesinthesameway.Designingalgorithms(运算法则)forroutingdatathroughanetworkisanice,abstractproblem,likedesigningbridges.Whereasdesigningprogramminglanguagesislikedesigningchairs:it'sallaboutdealingwithhumanweaknesses.

Mostofushatetoacknowledgethis.Designingsystemsofgreatmathematicalelegancesoundsalotmoreappealingtomostofusthanpanderingtohumanweaknesses.Andthereisaroleformathematicalelegance:somekindsofelegancemakeprogramseasiertounderstand.Buteleganceisnotanendinitself.AndwhenIsaylanguageshavetobedesignedtosuithumanweaknesses,Idon'tmeanthatlanguageshavetobedesignedforbadprogrammers.InfactIthinkyououghttodesignforthebestprogrammers,buteventhebestprogrammershavelimitations.Idon'tthinkanyonewouldlikeprogramminginalanguagewhereallthevariablesweretheletterxwithintegersubscripts.Ifyoulookatthehistoryofprogramminglanguages,alotofthebestoneswere

languagesdesignedfortheirownauthorstouse,andalotoftheworstonesweredesignedforotherpeopletouse.

Whenlanguagesaredesignedforotherpeople,it'salwaysaspecificgroupofotherpeople:peoplenotassmartasthelanguagedesigner.Soyougetalanguagethattalksdowntoyou.Cobol(计算机通用语言)isthemostextremecase,butalotoflanguagesarepervadedbythisspirit.Ithasnothingtodowithhowabstractthelanguageis.Cisprettylow-level,butitwasdesignedforitsauthorstouse,andthat'swhyhackerslikeit.Theargumentfordesigninglanguagesforbadprogrammersisthattherearemorebadprogrammersthangoodprogrammers.Thatmaybeso.Butthosefewgoodprogrammerswriteadisproportionatelylargepercentageofthesoftware.

I'minterestedinthequestion,howdoyoudesignalanguagethattheverybesthackerswilllike?Ihappentothinkthisisidenticaltothequestion,howdoyoudesignagoodprogramminglanguage?

GivetheProgrammerasMuchControlasPossible.

Manylanguages(especiallytheonesdesignedforotherpeople)havetheattitudeofagoverness:theytrytopreventyoufromdoingthingsthattheythinkaren'tgoodforyou.Iliketheoppositeapproach:givetheprogrammerasmuchcontrolasyoucan.WhenIfirstlearnedLisp(表处理语言),whatIlikedmostaboutitwasthatitconsideredmeanequalpartner.IntheotherlanguagesIhadlearneduptillthen,therewasthelanguageandtherewasmyprogram,writteninthelanguage,andthetwowereveryseparate.ButinLispfilefunctionsandmacrosIwrotewerejustlikethosethatmadeupthelanguageitself.IcouldrewritethelanguageifIwanted.Ithadthesameappealasopen-sourcesoftware.

AimforBrevity.

Brevityisunderestimatedandevenscorned.Butifyoulookintotheheartsofhackers,you'llseethattheyreallyloveit.Howmanytimeshaveyouheardhackersspeakfondlyofhowin,say,APL,theycoulddoamazingthingswithjustacouplelinesofcode?Ithinkanythingthatreallysmartpeoplereallyloveisworthpayingattentionto.Ithinkal

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PeopleasktheGovernmenttopaymoreattentionto______.

14.

AsapartofDHS'sMetropolitanMedicalResponseSystem,acitycanobtain______indevelopingplans.

15.Theexampleofcrossingthestreetshowsthatthemiddleschoolboyis______.

16.

Peoplehadbettergiveprioritytotheretirementsavings,becausetheywillnot______whentheyareold.

17.

Themajorproblemofwaterefficiencyinindustryisa______.

18.

Mostpartiesofferfingerfood,butthereare______.

19.WhenMomandDadGrowOld

Theprospectoftalkingtoincreasinglyfragileparentsabouttheirfuturecanbe"oneofthemostdifficultchallengesadultchildrenwilleverface,"saysClarissaGreen,aVancouvertherapist."Peopleoftentellmetheydon'twanttoraisesensitiveissueswiththeirparentsaboutbringingincaregiversormoving,"shesays."They'llsay,'Idon'twanttoseeDadcry.'"ButGreenusuallyresponds,"What'swrongwiththat?"Adultchildren,shesays,needtotrytojointheirparentsingrievingtheirdecline,acknowledgetheirlivingarrangementsmayonlongerworkand,ifnecessary,helpthemsaygoodbyetotheirbelovedhome."It'ssad.Andit'ssupposedtobe.It'saboutdeathitself."

Therearealmostfourmillionmenandwomenoverage65inCanada.Nearlytwothirdsofthemmanagetopatchtogetherenoughsupport—fromfamily,friends,privateantigovernmentservices-toliveindependentlyuntilvirtuallythedaytheydie,accordingtoStatisticsCanada.

OftheCanadianseniorswholiveto85andover,almostoneiiithreeendupbeingmoved—sometimeskicking—togrouplivingforthelastyearsoftheirlives.Eveninthebest-casescenarios(可能出现的情况),suchdislocationscanbringsorrow."Oftenthefamilyfeelsguilty,andtheseniorfeelsabandoned,"saysCharmaineSpencer,aprofessorinthegerontologydepartmentofSimonFraserUniversity.Harassedwiththeirowncareersandchildren,adultchildrenmaypushtheirparentstoofasttomakeamajortransition.

ValMacDonald,executivedirectoroftheB.C.SeniorsServicesSociety,cautionsadultchildrenagainstimposingtheirviewsonagingparents."Manybabyboomerscanbequitepatronizing(高人一等的),"shesays.Likemanywhoworkwithseniors,MacDonaldsuggestsadultchildrendevotemanyconversationsoveralongperiodoftimetocollaboratingontheirparents'future,raisingfeelings,questionsandoptions—gently,butfrankly.However,manymiddle-agedadults,accordingtothespecialists,justmuddle(应付)throughwiththeiragingparents.

WhentheparentsofNancyWoodsofMulmurHills,Ont.,wereintheirnfid-80s,theymadethedecisiontodownsizefromtheirlargefamilyhometoanapartmentinToronto.AsWoods'sparents,GeorgeandBernice,becamemorefrail,shebelievedtheyknewshehadtheirbestinterestsatheart.TheyagreedtohersuggestiontohaveMealsonWheelsstartdeliveringlunchesanddinners.However,yearslater,afteracrisis,Woodsdiscoveredherparentshadtakentothrowingoutthepreparedmeals.Herdadhadappreciatedthem,butBernicehadcometobelievetheywerepoisoned."Myfatherwassoloyal,"saysWoods,"hehadhidthatmymotherwasoverwhelmedbyparanoia(偏执狂)."Toherhorror,Woodsdiscoveredherdadandmomwere"livingoncrackersandoatmealporridge"andwereweakeningfromtheimpoverisheddiet.HerdadwasalsofallingapartwiththestressofprovidingforBernice—acommonproblemwhenonespousetriestodoeverythingforanailingpartner."Thespousewho'sbeingcaredformightbedoingwellathome,"saysSpencer,"butoftentheotherspouseisburnedoutandendsupbeinghospitalized."

Fortunately,outsidehelpisoftenavailabletopeoplestrugglingthroughtheoften-distressingprocessofhelpingtheirparentsexploreanimportantshift.Sonsanddaughterscanbringinbrochuresorbooksonseniors'issues,aswellasintroducegovernmenthealth-careworkersorstaffatvariousagencies,tohelpraiseissuesandopenupdiscussions,saysValMacDonald,whosenonprofitorganizationrespondstothousandsofcallsayearfromBritishColumbiansdesperateforinformationabouthowtoweavethroughthedizzyingarrayofseniorsservicesandhousingoptions.Thelonglistofthingstodo,saysMacDonald,includesassessingtheirabilitytoliveindependently;determiningyourc

A.encouragetheirparentstoliveindependently

B.spendmoretimewiththeirparentsatweekends

C.trytosharetheirfragileparents'grievingfeelings

D.givetheirparentsspiritualaswellasfinancialhelp

20.

For______,friendshipoftenchangesinintensitywhenpeoplemove,changetheirjobs,marry,ordiscovernewinterests.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：M:Hi,Maggie!Haven'tseenyouforlong!Wherehaveyoubeenthesedays?

W:I'vebeentoHongKongforafewdays.

M:Oh,haveyoubeenthereonbusiness?

W:No.ActuallyI'vebeenthereforabreakwithmyboyfriend.

M:Really?Iguessyoumusthavehadawonderfultime.Wheredidyougo?

W:Yes,indeed.HongKongissuchalovelycity,andithasgotsomuchtoseeanddo.Wegotupearlyandwenttobedlate,itwasrathertiring.WewenttoOceanPark.Itwassomuchfun!Wesawalotofsharksanddolphins;theywereverycutewhentheyweregivingperformances.Besides,thetropicalfishesarejustfantastic.I'veevendecidedtokeepsomefishatmyplace.

M:Soundsinteresting.HaveyoubeentothePeak?

W:Yes,ofcourse.Wetookthecablecarthere,andweenjoyedasuperbviewofthewholeHongKong,includingthefamousBankofChinaBuilding.AndwealsowenttoLantauIsland,tovisitthehugestatueofBuddha.

M:Didyoutakeanyphotos?

W:Yes.Infact,wetookthevideocamerawithus.Wouldyouliketocomeoversomedayandwatchthetapes?

M:Thatwouldbegreat!DoyoubelieveinBuddhism?

W:Oh,no!Ijustappreciatethesculptureandlistentothestoriesaboutit.I'dliketotellyouthestories,butI'mafraidI'dbettergohomenowotherwiseIwon'tcatchthelastbus.I'msorry.

M:NeverMind.I'dbetterleave,too.Seeyoutomorrow.

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A.Onbusiness.

B.Onholiday.

C.Visitingfriends.

D.Takingpictures.

22.(32)

A.Thebicycleiseasilystolen.

B.Theroadsarenarrowandunsuitableforbicycles.

C.Therearemanyupsanddownsinthecitysoridingabikeistiring.

D.Therearetoomanycarssoit'sunsafetorideabike.

23.【B5】

24.听力原文：W:Areyougoingtolivewithyourchildrenpermanently7

M:Well...theywantmeto,butit'stooearlytoknowforsure.I'mprettyindependent.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Hewantstobeindependent.

B.It'sabouttimeforhimtomakethedecision.

C.Heisnotsurewhetherhe'lllivewithhischildrenpermanentlyornot.

D.HewantstoliveWithhischildrenbutnotpermanently.

25.听力原文：W:Oh,no.IjustpickedupthepicturesItookatDanandLinda'swedding,andlookatthem;noneofthemcameout.

M:Theyaredark,aren'tthey?That'stoobad.Waitaminute,I'msuretheprofessionalphotographergoteverything.That'swhatheistherefor.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Thewoman'scameraisbroken.

B.Hewasn'tatDanandLinda'swedding.

C.Someoneelseattheweddingtookgoodpictures.

D.DanandLindadidn'thireaprofessionalphotographer.

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【B11】

27.听力原文：W：Therainisgoingtocontinuetilltomorrow．Iwantedtotakeyoutoseethepark，butit'stoowetforthat,andit'sobviouswecan'twalkaroundtovisitthesitesthatyousuggested，Jack，toobad．

M：Yes，it'sashame．

Q：What'stheman'spurposeinvisiting?

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A.Takeacourse.

B.Seethecity.

C.Gotothepark.

D.Takearest.

28.(28)

A.England'sproximity'tothesea.

B.Volcanicashintheatmosphere.

C.Floodinginthearea.

D.PollutioncausedbytheInternationalRevolution.

29.听力原文：M:ShallwegotoJohn'shousewarmingpartythisweekend?Everyoneisinvited.

W:Well,youknowwhatJohn'spartiesarelike.Howboringanddullnightswithbadfood.DoyouthinkIwillgoagain?

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

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A.EveryoneenjoyedhimselfatJohn'sparty.

B.Thewomandidn'tenjoyJohn'spartiesatall.

C.ItwillbethefirsttimeforthemantoattendJohn'sparty.

D.ThewomanisgladtobeinvitedtoJohn'shouse-warmingparty.

30.听力原文：Manypeoplesufferfromsomeform.ofextremeanxiety.Someexperienceoccasionalattacksofpanicfornoapparentreason.Othersgoaroundinastateofcontinualuneasiness.Theusualwayofcontrollinganxietyiswithdrugs,whichcurenoneoftheconditionsdescribedbutdohelppatientsmanagetheiranxiety.Patientswhotakethesedrugssaythattheyareabletowork,tosleep,andtogotoplacestheyhadfearedtovisit.Buttheeffectsofthedrugsonthehumanbody,especiallyonthenervoussystem,havebeenunknown.

Wehavestartedaseriesofstudiestoidentifytheeffectsofthedrugsonthebrainandhavegainedsomeinsightintothecostandbenefitsoftheanti-anxietydrugs.Theyarevaluablebecausetheycanreducetheeffectsofanticipatedfailure,frustration,andadisappointment.Buttheirvaluedemandsaprice.Twoeffectsofthedrugsareobviouslyharmful.Theyreduceaperson'sabilitytoreacttochangesintheenvironment;andmoreimportant,theykeepapersonfromdevelopingpersistenceinthefaceofunexpectedtroubles.Sinceitisfairlysurethatpeoplewillmeetproblemstheyhadnotexpected,thiseffectmaymakethepriceofanti-anxietydrugstoohigh.

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A.Theyhelptocureanxiety.

B.Theyhelppatientstogaininsightintothecauseofanxiety.

C.Theyhelptocontrolanxiety.

D.Theyhelppatientstoworkefficiently.

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A.Themanwassorryforhismistake.

B.Thewomanlostherreport.

C.Thereportwaslost.

D.Thereportwaskeptonthecomputer.

32.SectionC

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

Manyworkersdependonplans【B1】______bytheiremployerstohelppayfortheirretirement.Therearetwomajorkindsofretirementplans.Oneisdefinedbywhatispaidout,theotherbywhatispaidin.

Thefirstiscalledadefined【B2】______plan,orpension.Itprovidesset【B3】______basedonthenumberofyearsan【B4】______hasworked:Theseplansoftenpayforhealthcareandothercosts.Theymightalsoprovidemoneytofamilymemberswhenthe【B5】______dies.

Pensions,however,canbeabigcosttoemployers.IntheUnitedStates,thechangefroma【B6】______economytoaserviceeconomyhasresultedinfewerandfewer【B7】______plans.

Theothermajorkindofretirementplaniscalledadefined【B8】______plan.Twothingsdefinehowmuchaworkerwillgetatretirement.【B9】______.

Onepopularversionisafour-oh-one-kplan,namedafterapartofthetaxlaw.【B10】______.

Butsomeplansareverycomplex.AneasierwayforsmallemployerstoofferretirementsavingsisthroughaSavingsIncentiveMatchPlan.【B11】______.

【B1】

33.(21)

A.SalesDepartment.

B.ResearchandDevelopmentDepartment.

C.ThePersonnelDepartment.

D.AdvertisingDepartment.

34.(35)

A.Theywouldhaveeightlegs.

B.Theywouldhavesixlegs.

C.Theywouldbeabletofly.

D.Theywouldnotdestroytheirownkind.

35.听力原文：M:AfterKathycamebackfromherhoneymoon,shehasbeenupsetthesedays.Doyouknowthereason?

W:Herhusbandhadtoleaveheraloneinthehotelbecausehiscompanyassignedhimanurgentmission.Soshedidnothingbutwentshoppingwithoutherhusband'scompany.

Q:WhyhasKathybeenupsetthesedays?

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A.Shehadtoworkthroughoutherhoneymoon.

B.Shehadnothingtododuringherhoneymoon.

C.Shecouldn'tgoshoppinginherhoneymoon.

D.Shespentherhoneymoonallbyherself.

36.(36)

A.ThePhilippines.B.Brazil.C.Mexico.D.Guatemala.

37.(22)

A.Makingnewdiscoveriesintheelectronicsindustry.

B.Designingprinters.

C.Sellingprinters.

D.Lookingforsuccessfulproductsandfindoutthereasons.

38.(24)

A.Hewillmeethiscollegefriendsinafewdays.

B.Hewilleatfresheggsandfreshmilkonthefarm.

C.Hehasafamilyandgrandchildren.

D.Hewonthegirl'slove.

39.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Whyareyouleavingsoearly?Themoviedoesn'tstarttillseven.

M:Idon'twanttobeatthetrafficthere.It'sanightmareontheexpresswayduringrushhour.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Hedoesn'tusuallygetupat7:00.

B.Hedoesn'tknowthewaytothetheater.

C.Hewantstogoearlytoavoidatrafficjam.

D.Heleavesthetheaterbeforethemovieisover.

40.(31)

A.AHandbookofAmericanIndianLanguages.

B.TheTechnologyReview.

C.Language.

D.LinguisticPatterns.

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

【C6】

42.

TheNeutralityActof1939permitted______.

43.SectionB

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

Pronouncingalanguageisaskill.Everypersonisexpertintheskillofpronouncinghisownlanguage;butfewareevenmoderatelyproficientatpronouncingforeignlanguages.Thefundamentalreasonwhypeopledonotspeakforeignlanguagesverywellisthattheyfalltograspthetruenatureoftheproblemoflearningtopronounce,andconsequentlyneversetabouttacklingitintherightway.Manypeoplejustfailtorealizepronouncingaforeignlanguageisaskill—onethatneedscarefultrainingandonethatcan'tbeacquiredbyjustleavingittotakecareofitself.Eventeacherstendtoneglectthebranchofstudyconcernedwithspeakingthelanguage.SothefirstpointtomakehereisthatEnglishpronunciationmustbetaught;theteachermustbepreparedtodevotesomelessentimetothis.Andbyhiswholeattitudetothesubjecttheteachershouldgetstudentstofeel.thathereisamatterworthyofreceivingcloseattention.SothereshouldbeoccasionswhenotheraspectsofEnglishsuchasgrammarorspellingareallowedforthemomenttotakesecondplace.

Apartfromthetimegiventopronunciation,therearetwomorerequirementsfortheteacher:knowledgeandtechnique.

Theteachershouldbeinpossessionofthenecessaryinformation.Itispossibletogetfrombookssomeideaofspeechmechanics,togetaclearmentalpictureoftherelationshipbetweenthesoundsofdifferentlanguages,betweenthespeechhabitsofEnglishpeopleandthoseofthestudents.Unlesstheteacherhassuchapicture,anycommentshemaymakeonhisstudents'pronunciationareunlikelytobeofmuchuse,andlessontimespentonpronunciationmaywellbewasted.

Butitdoesnotfollowthattheteachercanteachpronunciationsuccessfullyassoonashehasreadthenecessarybooks.Itdependsafterthatwhathemakesofhisknowledge;andthisisamatteroftechnique.Nowthefirstandmostimportantpartofalanguageteacher'stechniqueishisownperformance,hisabilitytodemonstratethespokenlanguage,ineverydetailofarticulationaswellasinfluentspeaking,sothatthestudents'latentcapacityforimitationisgiventhefullestscopeandencouragement.Theteacher,then,shouldbeasperfectamodelinthisrespectashecanmakehimself.Andtosupplementhisownperformance,howeversatisfactorythismaybe,themodernteacherhasathisdisposalrecordingsandradio,tosupplytheauthenticvoicesofnativespeakers.

Whatdoestheauthoractuallysayaboutpronouncingforeignlanguages?

A.Therearenotmanypeoplewhoareevenfairlygood.

B.Nobodyisreallyanexpertintheskill.

C.Thereareevensomepeoplewhoaremoderatelyproficient.

D.Onlyafewpeoplearereallyproficient.

44.

______providesagoldenopportunityforcarthieves.

45.

Whydoadvertiserslikethenewauction-basedservicefordisplayadvertising?

A.Becausemorepeoplecanseetheadvertisement.

B.Becausetheservicebringsthemmoreprofit.

C.Becausetheyonlypayforresults.

D.Becausetheserviceoffermoreflexibilityandcontrol.

46.

Accordingtothepassage,ifapersonneverforgot.

A.hewouldsurvivebest

B.hewouldhavealotoftrouble

C.hisabilitytolearnwouldbeenhanced

D.theevolutionofmemorywouldstop

47.

Accordingtothepassage,firmswithslacksecurityaresubjectto______.

48.

What'sthefunctionoftravelingaccordingtoParagraph1?

49.

【C4】

50.

Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying"therehasbeenaconsiderablechangeofattitudetowardsspeechsnobbery"(Para.3)?

A.PeopleallspeakEnglishlikeBBCannouncers.

B.ThereisagreatchangeofattitudeabouthowEnglishshouldbespoken.

C.Somepeoplestillthinktheirwayofspeakingisinferior.

D.Mostpeopledon'tbelievetheirwayofspeakingisinferior.

51.【S4】

52.Lessthanayearago,anewgenerationofdietpillsseemedtoofferthelong-soughtanswertoourchronicweightproblems.Hundredsofthousandsofpound-consciousAmericanshaddiscoveredthatadrugknownas"fen-phe