2022-2023年云南省丽江市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年云南省丽江市大学英语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.

AstotheNewfoundlandfisherycollapse,itislessatragedyofthegeneralpublicthanatragedyof______.

2.

Prisontermstobeservedonweekendsonlyare______.

3.

Whentheinterviewerasksthequestionsaboutthepreviousboss,hewantstofindoutwhethertheintervieweeswould______.

4.

Invitrofertilizationiscompletedinalabandthefertilizedeggissurgicallyimplantedinthewomb.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

Accordingtotheauthor,EuropeansandthoselikethembelievethatwiththesupportofRussiaandChina,Iraq,NorthKoreaandCubawilleventuallygiveuptheir,effortstocarryouttheirnuclearprograms.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

LaterinlifeNixonwasoftenproudofhiselementaryschoolteacherMissGeorgebecausesheheldthathehadaphotographicmind.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

AccordingtoWinston,themethodsof"leveraging"canhelppeople_______.

8.

Toseedetailsofanitemforauction,youmaygotothe_______________sectiononauctionpage.

9.

PizzaHut'smarketsharehasslowlybecomesmallbecauseof______since1996.

A.intensecompetitionfromtheirrivals

B.depression

C.nodiversification

D.nothavingcompetitiveadvantages

10.AlthoughmanysongsinNorahJones'salbumwereoutoftune,Andersonwouldrathermakeno______tothesongs.

11.

Peoplefacingchallengesareunlikelytoachievecreativeideas.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Communicationchallengesresultfromdifferencesin______.

13.

WildGiantPandasaresolelyfoundinSichuan,andthesouthwesternpartsofGansuandShanxiprovinces.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

The3Mtagline"Innovation"isconsideredgreat,foritmanagestoblendinthelinetheir______.

15.

______Paulfirstsawthefaceofthemanwantedbythepolice.

16.

Ifyouknowhowmanycarbohydrates,fatsandproteinsareinanygivenfood,youknow

A.howmuchenergythatfoodcontains

B.thecompilationofthesethreebuildingblocks

C.howtheenergyisacquired

D.wheredoesthefoodcomefrom

17.

Inthecaseofnegotiatingdivorce,anegotiatorisaskedtoconform.totheprincipleof______.

18.Whatdoestheresultofthefacechoosingexperimentsreveal?

A.Peoplecouldexplainwellwhytheymadetheirchoices.

B.Onlyafewofparticipantshadchoiceblindnessinmakingdecision.

C.Usuallyparticipantswereawareofthelimitsoftheirskills.

D.Mostparticipantsdidn'trealizethattheirchoiceshadbeenswitched.

19.

Tocertainextent,GMcropsareregardedas______sincethegeneinsertedintoaplantcannotbeseen,tastedortouched.

20.

Manyfamilylawadvisorsofferlegaladviceforcouplesindivorceissueswithacomparativelylowfee.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：Weallscreamforwaterwhenthirsty.Butdoyouknowthatinveryhotdryweather,plantsalsomakefaintsoundsasiftheyamcryingoutforhelp?Yousee,inaplant'sstem,therearehundredsofwaterpipesthatbringwaterandmineralsfromthesoilallthewayuptotheleaves.Asthegroundturnsdry,itbecomesharderandharderfortheplantstodothis.Inseveredroughts,plantshavetofighttopulloutanywateravailable.ScientistRobertWinterhasfoundoutthatwhenitisreallybad,theirwaterpipessnapfromthetensionlikerubberbands.Whenthathappens,thewholeplantvibratesalittle.Thesnappingpipesmakenoisestenthousandtimesmorequietthanawhisper.

Robertknowsthathealthywell-wateredplantsarequiet.Healsoknowsthatmanyinsectspreferaattackingdryplantsratherthanhealthyplants.Howdotheinsectsknowwhicharehealthyplantsandwhicharenot?Robertthinksthattheinsectsmaylistenfortheplantsthatcry,andthentheymaybuzzinmkill.Totesthistheory,Robertisusingadevicethatcanimitateplantcries.Heattachesittoaquiethealthyplantsothattheplantsoundsthirsty.Thenhewatchestheinsectstoseefftheyattackmoreoftenthanusual.Ifheisfight,scientistscouldusetheinsects'abilityagainstthem.Theycouldbuildtrapsthatimitatecryingplants,sothatwhentheinsectsbuzzintoeat,theywon'tbuzzout.

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A.Theygiveoutfaintcries.

B.Theymakenoisestodriveawayinsects.

C.Theyextendtheirwaterpipes.

D.Theybecomeelasticlikerubberbands.

22.(13)

A.Bothgamesareplayedworldwide.

B.Chessismoredifficult.

C.Bothgamescanbelearntbychildren.

D.Hecan'tcomparethetwogames.

23.SectionB

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

听力原文：Beforewebeginourdiscussionoftoday'stopic,I'dliketopointoutafewimportantfeaturesonthesyllabus.First,pleaselookatthecalendar.Asyousee,wewillbemeetingforfifteenweeks.ThelastweekofNovemberwewillnotmeetbecauseoftheThanksgivingholiday.But,alloftheotherdatesarelisted,alongwiththereadingassignmentsinyourtextbook.Ingeneral,itisbettertoreadtheassignedpagesbeforeyoucometoclasssothatyouwillbepreparedtoparticipateinthediscussionthatfollowsthelecture.

Now,let'slookatthecourserequirements.Asyousee,youhaveamidtermexaminationthelastweekofOctober,andafinalexaminationthesecondweekofDecember.Themidtermisworththirtypointsandthefinalisworthfiftypoints.Thatleavestwentypointsfortheprojectthatyouwillbeworkingon,andyouhaveseveralchoicestofulfillthatrequirement.Youcaneitherwriteapaperormakeahalf-hourpresentationonatopicofyourchoice.We'llbetalkingabitmoreabouttheprojectsinthenextseveralweeks.Oh,yes,youwillnoticethatIdon'tfactorattendanceintothegrade,butIdoexpectyoutobehere.Ifyoumustmissclassforwhateverreason,pleasegetintouchwithme.Myofficehoursarelistedonthesyllabus,alongwithmyvoicemailnumberandmyemailaddress.

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A.Readthembeforeclass

B.Readthemafterthediscussion

C.Readthemfollowingthelecture

D.Readthembeforethemidterm

24.听力原文：M:Dr.Thomas?ThisisKeetBradleyfromtheDailyNews.I'dliketoaskyousomequestionsaboutthenewofficialstandardweightthatyoupurchased.

W:I'dbehappytohelpyou.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?

M:Firstofall,howisthestandardweightused?

W:Well,thepeopleinourdepartmentuseittocheckthescalesalloverthecountry.Weareagovernmentagency,thedepartmentofweightsandmeasures.It'sourresponsibilitytoseethatallthescalesmeasureakilogramaccuratelysothisisthewayweusetoadjustthescales.

M:Howdidyoucheckthescalesbefore?

W:Wehaveanoldstandardweightthatweusedtouse.Ithadtobereplacedbecauseitwasimprecise.Youseeitwasmadeofpoorqualitymetalthatwastooporous.Itabsorbedtoomuchmoisture.

M:Oh.Sowhentheweatherwashumiditweighedmoreandwhenitwasdryitweighedless.

W:Exactly.Andthatvariationcanaffectthestandardsofthewholecountry.Soourdepartmenthadthenewweightmadeoutofhigherqualitymetal.

M:Howmuchdiditcost?

W:About45,000dollars.

M:45,000dollars?Foronekilogramweight?That'smoreexpensivethangold.Isitreallyworththatmuch?

W:I'msureitis.Industriesdependonourgovernmentagencytomonitortheaccuracyofscalessothatwhentheybuyandselltheirproductsthereisonestandard.Thinkofthedrugindustry,forexample,thosecompaniesrelyonhighaccuracyscalestomanufactureandpackagemedicine.

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A.Howtocareforpreciousmetals.

B.AstandardUnitformeasuringweight.

C.Thevalueofpreciousmetals.

D.Usingthemetricsystem.

25.

【B8】

26.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Icouldn'tputupwithmywifeanylonger.Idon'tknowwhysheusuallywantstolookateverythinginsuchanegativeway.

W:Maybeyoushouldtrytogettoknowsomethingaboutherchildhood.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Themanshouldtrytobemoreunderstanding.

B.Theman'swifeshouldbemoreunderstanding.

C.Theman'snegativeattitudemaybederivedfromhischildhood.

D.Thepessimismofman'swifemaybetheresultofherpastexperiences.

27.听力原文：M:Excuseme．madam．CanIbuyaticketdirectfromheretoCleveland?

W:Yes，butyouwillhavetotransferatSeattletoadomesticairline．Butthat'snoproblem．Theyflyquiteoften．

Q:Whatwouldthemanmostprobablydo?

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A.FlytoClevelanddirectly.

B.TakeaconnectingflightatSeattle.

C.BuytheticketatSeattle.

D.Buyadomesticairlineticket.

28.(44)

29.听力原文：M:Ithinkweshouldmoveontothenextitem.

W:OK.ButI'dliketotakethismatterupagainattheendofthemeeting.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Theyshouldputthemeetingtoanend.

B.Theyshouldholdanothermeetingtodiscussthematter.

C.Shewouldliketodiscussanotheritem.

D.Shewantstodiscusstheissueagainlater.

30.(38)

31.【B9】

32.(30)

A.Theremayexistsomeintelligentlife.

B.Thereisn'tanyintelligentlife.

C.Theremayexistsomelivingthings.

D.Theremayevenbenolivingthings.

33.【B3】

34.SectionC

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

听力原文：InNovember1965,NewYorkwasblackedoutbyanelectricityfailure.Theauthoritiespromisedthatitwouldnothappenagain.Pessimistswerecertainthatitwouldoccuragainwithinfiveyearsatthelatest.InJuly1977,therewasarepeatperformancewhich,producedvaryingdegreesofchaosthroughoutthecityofeightmillionpeople.In1965,thefailureoccurredinthecoolautumnandatatimeofcomparativeprosperity.In1977,thedisasterwasmuchmoreseriousbecauseitcamewhenunemploymentwashighandthecitywassufferingfromoneofitsworstheatwaves.

In1965,therewaslittlecrimeorlootingduringthedarkness,andfewerthanahundredpeoplewerearrested.In1977,hundredsofstoreswerebrokenintoandlooted.Looterssmashedshopwindowsandhelpedthemselvestojewelry,clothesortelevisionsets.Nearly4,000peoplewerearrestedbutfarmoredisappearedintothedarknessofthenight.Thenumberofpolicemenavailablewasquiteinadequateandtheywiselyrefrainedfromusingtheirgunsagainstmobswhichfaroutnumberedthemandincludedarmedmen.

Hospitalshadtotreathundredsofpeoplecutbyglassfromshopwindows.Banksandmostbusinessesremainedclosedthenextday.Theblackoutstartedat9:30p.m.,whenlightninghitandknockedoutvitalcables.Manystoreswerethuscaughtbysurprise.

ThevastmajorityofNewYorkers,however,werenotinvolvedinlooting.Theyhelpedstrangers,distributedcandlesandbatteries,andtriedtosurviveinanightmareworldwithouttrafficlights,refrigerators,elevators,waterandelectricalpower.Fortwenty-fourhours,NewYorkrealizedhowhelplessitwaswithoutelectricity.

InNovember1965,NewYorkwasblackedoutbyanelectricityfailure.The(36)______promisedthatitwouldnothappenagain.Pessimistswerecertainthatitwouldoccuragainwithinfiveyearsatthelatest.InJuly1977,therewasarepeatperformancewhich,producedvaryingdegreesof(37)______throughoutthecityofeightmillionpeople.In1965,thefailureoccurredinthecoolautumnandatatimeof(38)______.In1977,thedisasterwasmuchmoreseriousbecauseitcamewhenun-employmentwashighandthecitywassufferingfromoneofitsworstheatwaves.

In1965,therewaslittlecrimeorlootingduringthedarkness,andfewerthanahundredpeople(39)______.In1977,hundredsofstoreswerebrokenintoandlooted.Looters(40)______shopwindowsandhelpedthemselvesto(41)______,clothesortelevisionsets.Nearly4,000peoplewerearrestedbutfarmoredisappearedintothedarknessofthenight.Thenumberofpolicemen(42)______wasquite(43)______andtheywisely(44)____________.

Hospitalshadtotreathundredsofpeoplecutbyglassfromshopwindows.(45)____________.

ThevastmajorityofNewYorkers,however,werenotinvolvedinlooting.(46)____________.Fortwenty-fourhours,NewYorkrealizedhowhelplessitwaswithoutelectricity.

35.(22)

A.Shedoesn'tknowhowtoswim.

B.Thewaterwastoodeep.

C.Thewaterwastoocold.

D.Shedidn'thaveenoughtime.

36.(29)

A.Consulthimoutsideofclass.

B.Lookforhimintheoffice.

C.Talktohimduringclassroomhours.

D.Makeanappointmentwithhim.

37.听力原文：W:Hi,Kaven.YourroommatetoldmethatIcouldfindyouintheTVlounge.Whatareyoudoinghere?

M:WhatdoesitlooklikeIamdoing?

W:Well,itlookslikeyouarewatchingtelevision.Butwehavealinearalgebramidtermtomorrow,soIthoughtyou'dbestudyingforitandmaybeIcanstudywithyou.

M:Oh,well,Iwasjusttakingabreak.ThislinearalgebrastuffgivesmeaheadacheifIworkonittoolong.

W:Iknowwhatyoumean.I'vebeenworkingonitforthreehoursalready.I'mbeginningtogetcross.I'vebeenguessingatthesampleproblems.Ijustdon'tgetsomeofthem.

M:ButIcan'tbelieveyouarecomingtome.ImeanyoudoknowwhatIgotonthelasttest,don'tyou?

W:Yeah,Iknow.Youtoldme.Ijustthoughttwoheadsmightbebetterthanone.

M:Yeah,that'saniceidea.But...youknow,IwishIknewthatpersoninourclasswhogotahundredonthelasttest.Shedidn'tmissaquestion.Umm...wasitElizabeth?

W:Ohyeah,Elizabeth!Sheisafriendofmine.She'dbeabighelprightnow.Whydon'tIgiveheracall?

M:What!Atthishour?It'salreadytenthirty.Idon'twannaimposeonher.

W:Yeah,Iguessyouareright.Butyouknowwhat,sheowesmeabigfavor.Let'satleastgiveheracallandseewhatshesays.Maybegoingoversomeoftheproblemswithuswouldhelpherreviewthematerial.

M:It'sworthatry.

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A.Studyingforatest.

B.Visitingaclosefiendoftheirs.

C.Aclasspresentationthey'repreparing.

D.Atelevisionprogramthemaniswatching.

38.(25)

A.$20to$50.

B.$200to$500.

C.$2000to$5000.

D.$10to$100.

39.【B7】

40.(31)

A.Byclingingtoaninnertubeandfloatinginthesea

B.BybringingillegalmigrantstoFlorida.

C.Byplayinghide-and-seekwiththehelicopter.

D.Byholdingabattlebetweenhisfatherandrelatives.

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

Fromthequotedwordsinthebeginningofparagraph3,wecanjudgethatuniversitytutorsare______.

42.

Thewriterissorrytohavenoticedthat______.

A.peopleinlargecitiestendtoexcusecriminals

B.peopleinsmalltownsstillsticktoolddisciplineandstandards

C.today'ssocietylackssympathyforpeopleindifficulty

D.peopleindisadvantagedcircumstancesareengagedincriminalactivities

43.

Thepassagestatesthatbeforethebluesquareappeared,thepersoninthevideo______.

A.wasinarelaxedstate

B.watchedthescreenclosely

C.wonderedwhatwouldhappen

D.gotreadytorespondtoashock

44.TheInternetwas______.

A.mainlyusedintheacademecirclebeforeitfoundwideapplication

B.reallyasetof"communicationprotocols"beforewidelyapplied

C.restrictedtodomesticusersbeforeitfoundwideapplication

D.controlledbyacentralauthoritybeforewidelyapplied

45.

ManycompanieshesitatetousetheWebbecause______.

A.technicalflawsofInternetmakeitimpossibletorunbusinessonlineefficiently

B.shopsinsiliconcostslotsofmoney

C.consumersareusuallyannoyedbythe"push"strategy

D.somepeoplejustdonotregardnetworkasreliablepathwayforbusiness

46.

Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatusinganelectriccarcan______.

A.savemoremoneythanusingtheregularcarsineveryway

B.preventpollutionandsaveenergyinthelongrun

C.attractmorecustomerstobuyVSPs

D.soonleadtoeliminatingtraditionalcars

47.

TheIsraeliairlineElAltriestoidentifysuspiciousbehaviorsby______.

48.SectionB

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

Goodjobsarescarcethesedays,withroughly15millionAmericansoutofworkandanationalunemploymentrateof10percent.PresidentObamatriedtoaddressthejobscrisisinhisStateoftheUnionbyproposinga$33billiontaxcreditforsmallbusinessestohirenewworkersandbycallingunemploymentthemostpressingitemonhisschedule.

Apartfromthefederalgovernment'sresponsetothejobscrisis,economistspredictthatcertainindustriessuchashealthcare,greentechnology,educationandgovernment,willgrowinthecomingyears.Eachweekwesearchseveraljobboard--includingIndeed,VaultandYahootohelpustrackthebestjoblistingswithsalariesof$100000ormore.Forthisweek'spicks,we'vepresentedjobsinnewemergingfields:

ThefirstoneisWindEnergySalesDirector.Areyoufascinatedbythesightofwindpowergenerator,orsimplycommittedtoconservingenergy?SKPUSA,aPennsylvania-basedcompanythatmanufactures,sells,andmaintainswindpowergenerators,islookingforasenior-levelsalesexecutivewithanMBAandanengineeringbackground.Pros(优点):You'dgetthechancetoworkonawiderangeofrenewableenergyprojects,includingsolarandtidal.Cons(缺点):Thejobwouldrequirethecandidatetotravelabout70percentofthetime,bothhomeandabroad.

ThesecondpositionisSustainabilityDirector.AECOMoffersdesign,planning,engineering,andconsultingservicesforurbandesign,cityplanning,environmentalperformance,andpolicyprojects.NewsweekrankedAECOMoneofthetop500greenestcompaniesin2009.ThispositioninD.C.overseesclimatechangeandsustainabilityprojectsforclientsthatincludefederal,state,andcitygovernments.Pros:Thecompanyhasofficesin100countries.Cons:Enthusiasmisnotenough.Theywanttohireaself-promoterwithpublishedarticlesandagreatspeaker.

ThethirdrecommendedpositionisResponseManagementSpecialist.Don'tletthisfunnyjobtitlefoolyou.ThispositionfortheDefenseIntelligenceAgency.asupportagencyfortheDepartmentofDefense,involvesmappingouthowtheagencyisgoingtorespondtodisasters,includingchemicalornuclearthreats.Pros:Asafederalemployee,you'dgetapensionandexcellentbenefits.Cons:Youhavetobewillingtoundergoathoroughbackgroundcheck.

ThefourthpositionisGovernmentContractManager.Somebodyneedstotrackallofthemoneythatgovernmentsandcorporationsspendonvariouscontracts,enterthecontractmanager.Thiscandidateneedstobeorganized,diplomatic,andanalyticalenoughtorecognizeproblemsbeforetheyarise.Pros:YoucanbebasedinWashington,D.C.,Reston,Va.,SanDiego,orLosAngeles.Cons:Youneedaminimumofsixyearsofcontract-managementexperienceandmustbewillingtotravel50percentofthetime.

PresidentObamaclaimedthefirstproblemheshouldhandleisunemploymentinorderto______.

A.drawattentiontojobcrisis

B.getsupportsforthetaxcreditforsmallbusiness

C.provethathisschedulewasverybusy

D.getnew.betterworkersintosmallbusiness

49.

TheexampleprovidedinParagraph3isusedtoillustratetheideathat______.

A.historyismainlyshapedbyimportantevents

B.theinterpretationofhistorycanbequitedifferent

C.thereisnostandardinjudginghistory

D.BritainandtheUnitedStateshashadanuneasyrelationshipfromthestart

50.SectionB

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

Internationalelectronicmailsystemsarenolongertheplaythingofhackersandbug-eyedcomputerenthusiasts.Theyareemergingascrediblebusinesstoolsthatenableindividualsandcompaniestocommunicatecheaplyandefficientlyaroundtheglobe.Likethein-houseelectronicmailnetworksthathavebecomeafactofbusinesslifeinmanycompanies,thesesystemsprovideameansofsendingandreceivingmessagesviapersonalcomputersorcomputerterminals.Withglobalelectronicmailservices,however,messagescanbesentacrosstheworldoracrosstown.

Forevidenceoftherisingpopularityofelectronicmail,alookatthebusinesscardscollectedfromclientsorcontactslatelyshouldbeenough.Thechancesarethatsomeofthemincludeelectronicmail"addresses"alongwithtelephoneandfaxnumbers.

Theadvantagesofelectronicmailarenumerous.Itcaneliminatehoursoffrustrating"telephonetag"andenablepeopletocommunicateacrosstime-zoneswithease.Italsosubstitutesforbusyfaxmachinesthatprintoutpilesofpaperwhichareoftenmisplacedormisdirected.Withelectronicmail,themessageappearsuponthecomputerscreenoftheindividualbeingcontacted.

Thebiggestroadblocktothesuccessofelectronicmailinthepasthasbeenthelackofsufficientusers.Althoughdozensofpersonalcomputerelectronicmailservicesareavailable,untilrecentlytheywerenotlinked.Thismeantthattoreachsomebodyitwasnecessarytosubscribetothesameelectronicmessagingsystem.

Overthepastcoupleofyears,however,manyelectronicmailsystemshavestarted"talking"tooneanother.Themechanismforthisis"Internet"--alow-costandefficientlinkbetweenelectronicmailservicesworldwide.

Internetlinksanestimated1.5millioncomputersover10,000networksin50countries,servingaboutsixmillionusers.Internetresemblesacomputernetworkcooperative.Thereisnocentralauthoritythatoverseesit,andrulesarelargelyinformal.Overthepast20yearsithasmushroomedtoincluderegional,corporateandpublicnetworks,includingcommercialelectronicmailsystems."PeopleconducttheirlovelifeoverInternet,theirhobbiesandtheirinterests.Theyarguepolitiesandengageinallkindsofbusiness,'saysMr.MitchKapor,co-founderofElectronicFrontierFountainofCambridge,Massachussetts,whichpromotesawarenessoftheon-lineworld.

Despitetheanarchicnatureofitsstructure,thebasicsofusingInternetcommunicationsaresimple.Allthatisneededisacomputer,amodem,acommunicationssoftwarepackageandasubscriptiontoanon-lineinformationservicelinkedtoInternet.

SubscriptioncostsrangefromaboutUS$9toUS$20permonth,dependingontheserviceandvaryingaccordingtotheinformationservicesoffered.

Onceasubscriptiontooneoftheseservicesisobtained,thechargeforsendinganelectronicmessageisgenerallyonlyafewcents.Inmostplacesalocaltelephonecallwillconnectyoutothesystem.

Accordingtothepassage,"electronicmail"isawayto______.

A.replacetheoldmailsystem

B.getelectronicsbymail

C.connecttheuserstothepostoffice

D.communicatebypersonalcomputersorcomputerterminals

51.

Whichareawilltheweatherexpertskeepaneyeonifawarmingprobablytakesplaceinthenextfivedecadesfromtheburningoffuels?

52.Totieitselfsafelytoanewhome,amusselmust______.

A.produceathreadtoanchortothehardsurface

B.drawairandwaterfromitspad-likestructure

C.holddownatentashumanbeingsdo

D.placemanyanchorlinesstrategically

53.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThereisnoclearlydefinedrightandwronginTVimages.

B.Televisiondoesn'texpressideasalthoughitisintendedloconveytroth.

C.Translatinglifeintoanimageismoreeffectivethanexpressingreactionstolifeinwordsinteachinglifevalues.

D.TVpresentationofimagesrecordswhatisgoingonobjectively.

54.

Thefatheroftenblameshischildrenfornotbeingabletoentertainthemselves.Thisisunfairbecausethey______.

55.

WhichstateinAmericacoversthelargestterritory?

56.SectionB

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

Nowadays,nodocumentissafeanymore.Counterfeiting,oncethedomainofskilleddeceiversthatusedexpensiveengravingandprintingequipment,hasgonemainstreamsincethepriceofdesktop-publishingsystemshasdropped.Inancienttimes,counterfeitingwasahangingoffence.Today,desktopcounterfeitershavelittlereasontoworryaboutprison,becausethesystemstheyuseareubiquitous(普遍存在的)andthereisnomeansoftracingforgeddocumentstothemachinethatproducedthem.This,however,maysoonchangethankstotechnologydevelopmentbyGeorgeChiu,ananti-counterfeitingengineer.

Hisapproachisbasedondetectingimperfectionsintheprintqualityofdocuments.Old-schoolcourtscientistswereabletotracedocumentstoparticulartypewritersbasedonquirks(沟槽)oftheindividualkeys.Heemploysasimilarapproach,exploitingthefactthattherotating(转动)drumsandmirrorsinsideaprinterareimperfectpiecesofengineeringwhich,leaveuniquepatternsofbandingintheirproducts.

Althoughthesepatternsareinvisibletothenakedeye,theycanbedetectedandanalyzedbycomputerprograms,anditisthesethatDr.Chiuhasspentthepastyeardevising.Sofar,hecannottraceindividualprinters,buthecantellprettyreliablywhichmakeandmodelofprinterwasusedtocreateadocument.

That,however,isonlythebeginning.Whileitremainstobeseenwhetheritwillbepossibletotraceacounterfeitdocumentbacktoitsguiltycreatoronthebasisofmanufacturingimperfections,Dr.Chiuisnowworkingoutwaystomakethoseimperfectionsdeliberate.