2022-2023年江西省九江市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022-2023年江西省九江市大学英语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.

Peopleresumedtheirinterestinnaturalgasasafuelasaresultof___________ofthelate1960sandearly1970s.

2.HarlemRenaissance(文艺复兴)—ABriefIntroduction

ImportantFeatures

1.HarlemRenaissance(HR)isthenamegiventotheperiodfromtheendofWorldWarIandthroughthemiddleofthe1930sDepression,duringwhichagroupoftalentedAfrican-Americanwritersproducedasizablebodyofliteratureinthefourprominentgenresofpoetry,fiction,drama,andessay.

2.Thenotionof"twoness",adividedawarenessofone'sidentity,wasintroducedbyW.E.B.DuBois,oneofthefoundersoftheNationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople(NAACP)andtheauthoroftheinfluentialbookTheSoulsofBlackFolks(1903):"Oneeverfeelshistwoness—anAmerican,aNegro;twosoulstwothoughts,twounreconciledstirrings:twowarringidealsinonedarkbody,whosedoggedstrengthalonekeepsitfrombeingtornasunder."

3.Commonthemes:alienation,marginality,theuseoffolkmaterial,theuseofthebluestradition,theproblemsofwritingforaneliteaudience.

4.HRwasmorethanjustaliterarymovement:itincludedracialconsciousness,"thebacktoAfrica"movementledbyMarcusGarvey,racialintegration,theexplosionofmusicparticularlyjazz,spiritualsandblues,painting,dramaticrevues,andothers.

AChronologyofImportantEventsandPublications

1919

-369thRegimentmarchedupFifthAvenuetoHarlem,February17.

-FirstPan-AfricanCongressorganizedbyW.E.B.DuBois,Paris,February.

-RaceriotsinWashington,D.C.,Chicago,Charleston,Knoxville,Omaha,andelsewhere,JunetoSeptember.

-RaceRelationsCommissionfounded,September.

-BenjaminBrawleypublishedTheNegroinLiteratureandArtintheUnitedStates.

1920

-UniversalNegroImprovementAssociation(UNIA)ConventionheldatMadisonSquareGarden,August.

-CharlesGilpinstarredinEugeneO'Neill,TheEmperorJones,November.

-JamesWeldonJohnson,firstblackofficer(secretary)ofNAACPappointed.

-ClaudeMcKaypublishedSpringinNewHampshire.

-DuBois'sDarkwaterispublished.

1921

-MarcusGarveyfoundedAfricanOrthodoxChurch,September.

-SecondPan-AfricanCongress.

-ColoredPlayersGuildofNewYorkfounded.

-BenjaminBrawleypublishedSocialHistoryoftheAmericanNegro.

1922

-FirstAnti-LynchinglegislationapprovedbyHouseofRepresentatives.

-PublicationsofTheBookofAmericanNegroPoetryeditedbyJamesWeldonJohnson;ClaudeMcKay,Harlem

Shadows.

1923

-ClaudeMcKayspokeattheFourthCongressoftheThirdInternationalinMoscow,June,

-MarcusGarveyarrestedformailfraudandsentencedtofiveyearsinprison.

-ThirdPan-AfricanCongress.

1924

-CivicClubDinner,bringingblackwritersandwhitepublisherstogether,March21.Thiseventisconsideredthefor-reallaunchingoftheNewNegromovement.

1925

-AmericanNegroLaborCongressheldinChicago,October.

1927

-MarcusGarveydeported.

-LouisArmstronginChicagoandDukeEllingtoninNewYorkbegantheircareers.

-PublicationsofHughes,FineClothestotheJew.

1928

-PublicationsofWallaceThurman,Harlem:AForumofNegroLife;DuBois,TheDarkPrincess.

1929

-NegroExperimentalTheatrefounded,February;NegroArtTheatrefounded,June.

-WallaceThurman'splayHarlem,opensattheApolloTheateronBroadwayandbecomeshugelysuccessful.

-BlackThursday,

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3.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions17,choosethebestanswerfromthe.fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

howSATsWork

Testsareafactoflifethroughoutourschoolcareers,butoneofthemostimportant,and,tosomethescariest,ofthemallistheSAT—thatthree-hourexamthat'ssupposedtomeasureahighschoolstudent'schanceofacademicsuccessinthefirstyearofcollege.SomecollegesconsiderSATscoresmajorfactorsintheiradmissionprocess,whileothersviewhighschoolacademicperformance,alongwithrecommendationsandextracurricularactivities,equally,orevenmoreimportantly.Nomatterwhereyou'reheaded,ifyou'reahighschoolstudent,theSATisimportanttoyoubecausemostcollegesrequirestudentstoreporteitherSATorACTAssessment(anothertest)scores.

WhatIstheSAT?

Firstofall,SATnolongerstandsforScholasticAptitudeTest(学术性倾向测验),theoriginalnameofthetestwhenitwasintroducedin1941.Althoughyoumaystillseethatnameoccasionally,theCollegeBoard,thenot-for-profiteducationalassociationthatsponsorstheSATs,decidedtolettheacronymstandonitsownasawayofaddressingcontroversyaboutthemeaningoftheword"aptitude".TheCollegeBoardalsorejectedthealternative"ScholasticAssessmentTest".(Englishteachersprobablypointedoutthatthisnamewasredundant,sinceassessmentmeanstest.)

TheSATImeasuresverbalandmathreasoningabilitiesthatyou'vedevelopedthroughoutyourschoolyears.Themultiple-choicetest,developedbythenot-for-profitEducationalTestingService,isintendedtoletstudentsdemonstratetheirverbalandmathabilitieswithoutregardtothekindofschoolingthey'vehad.AccordingtotheCollegeBoard,thetestlooksforastudent'sabilitytounderstandandanalyzewrittenmaterial,todrawinferences,todifferentiateshadesofmeaning,todrawconclusionsandsolvemathproblemsallskillsthatarenecessaryforsuccessincollegeandtheworkworld.

TheAmericanCollegeTesting(ACT).Assessment,whichwasintroducedin1959,isanalternativetotheSATthatvirtuallyallcollegesanduniversitiesnowaccept.Developersofthetesttoutitforitscurriculum-basedquestions,sayingthattheirtestismoredirectlyrelatedtowhatisactuallytaughtinhighschool.

What'stheSATII

ThenewerSATII:SubjectTests,formerlytheCollegeBoardAchievementTests,areintendedtomeasureastudent'sknowledgeofaparticularsubject,suchasEnglish(writingorliterature),historyandsocialsciences,mathematics(variouslevels),sciences,andlanguages(Chinese,French,German,modernHebrew,Italian,Japanese,Latin,Spanish,English).SomecollegesrequireoneormoreSATIItests,buteveniftheyaren'trequired,SATIItestsscorescanhelpyoupresentamorepersonalizedportfoliothatillustrateshowwellyouwouldfitataparticularschool.MostcollegesuseSATIIscoresnotforadmissionpurposesbutforprogramplacementandcounseling.SATIItestsaregivenonaslightlydifferentschedulefromtheSATI.Generally,SATIItestsareonehourlongandconsistofmultiplechoicequestions.Thereareexceptions.Forexample,theWritingTesthas40minutesofmultiple-choicequestionsanda20-minutewritingsample.

Todecidewhichsubjecttestshouldbetaken,first,makealistofallthecollegesyou'reconsidering.ThenreviewtheircatalogsorwebsitestofindoutiftheyrequireSubjectTestscores

A.measurewhetherastudent'sabilitycanbesuccessfulinthefirstyearofcollege

B.evaluatehighschools'educationqualitythroughoutthecountry

C.helpimprovetheeducationincollegethroughoutthecountry

D.measurehighschoolstudents'chanceofafruitfullife

4.WilltheWorldRememberDisneyorPlato?

SignificantWorldwideInfluenceofAmericanCulture

LONDON--Downinthemall,betweenthefast-foodjointandthebagelshop,agroupofyoungpeoplehuddlesinaflurryofbaggycombatpants,skateboards,andslang.TheysizeupawomanteeteringpastwearingDKNY,carryingTimemagazineinonehandandalatteintheother.ShebrushespastaguyinaYankees'baseballcapwhoistalkingonhisMotorolacellphoneabouttheMartinScorsesefilmhesawlastnight.It'sastandardAmericanscene--onlythisisn'tAmerica,it'sBritain.U.S.cultureissopervasivethatthescenecouldbeplayedoutinanyoneofdozensofcities.

Asaglobalsuperpower,Americaexportsitscultureonanunprecedentedscale.Frommusictomedia,filmtofastfood,languagetoliteratureandsport,theAmericanideaisspreadinginexorably(不可阻挡地),notunliketheinfluenceofempiresthatprecededit.Thedifferenceisthattoday'stechnologyflingsculturetoeverycorneroftheglobewithblindingspeed.IfittooktwomillenniumsforPlato's"Republic"toreachNorthAmerica,thelatesthitfromJustinTimberlakecanbefoundinGreek(andJapanese)storeswithindays.Sometimes,U.S.idealsgettransmitted--suchasindividualrights,freedomofspeech,andrespectforwomen--andlocalculturesareenriched.Atothertimes,materialismorworsebecomesthemessageandlocaltraditionsgetcrushed.

"TheU.S.hasbecomethemostpowerful,significantworldforceintermsofculturalimperialism[and]expansion,"saysIanRalston,AmericanstudiesdirectoratLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversity."TheareasthatparticularlyspringtomindareHollywood,popularmusic,andevenliterature."

Butwhatsomecall"McDomination"hascreatedabacklash(强烈反应)incertaincultures.Andit'snotclearwhetherfastfood,Disney,orrock'n'rollwillchangetheworldthewayHomerorShakespearehas.

Hollywoodrulestheglobalmoviemarket,withupto90percentofaudiencesinsomeEuropeancountries.EveninAfrica,twoofthreefilmsshownareAmerican.FewcountrieshaveyettobetouchedbyMcDonald'sandCoca-Cola.StarbucksrecentlyopenedupanewfrontinSouthAmerica,andeveryone'sgotaHardRockCalfT-shirtfromsomewhereexotic.

WestIndiansportsenthusiastsincreasinglywatchbasketball,notcricket.BaseballhaslongsincetakenrootinAsiaandCuba.AndChineseyoungpeoplearebecomingmorecaptivatedbyAmericanfootballandbasketball,someevenprintingthenamesofNBAstarsontheirschoolsweatsuits.AmericanEnglishisthelanguageofchoiceforwould-bepopstarsinEurope,softwareprogrammersinIndia,andInternetsurferseverywhere.

America'spreeminenceishardlysurprising.Superpowershavethroughouttheagessoughttoperpetuatetheirwayoflife:fromthephilosophyandmythologyoftheancientGreekstothelawandlanguageoftheRomans;fromtheartandarchitectureoftheTangDynastyandRenaissance.ItalytothesportsandsystemsofgovernmentoftheBritish.

"Mostempiresthinktheirownpointofviewistheonlycorrectpointofview,"saysRobertYoung,anexpertinpostcolonialculturaltheoryatOxfordUniversity."It'sthecertaintytheygetbecauseofthepowertheyhave,andtheyexpecttoimposeitoneveryoneelse."

ThreatsofAmericanCulturalDomination

Detractorsofculturalimperialismargue,however,thatculturaldominationposesatotalitarianthreattodiversity.IntheAmericancase,"McDomination"posesseveraldangers.

First,localindustriesaretrulyatriskofextinctionbecauseofU.S.oligopolies(寡头卖主垄断),suchasHollywood.Forinstancein2000,theEuropeanUnionhandedoutonebillioneurostosubsidise(资助)Europe'sfilmindustry.EventherelativelysuccessfulBri

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5.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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6.

Inordertomeet______,low-incomeshoppersmustconsideralotoffactorswhenselectingfoodproducts.

7.

IftheestimatesoftheU.S.EnergyInformationAdministrationaboutoilreserveinthedesertsinwesternIraqaretrue,thedepositofoilinIraqwillamountto______.

8.Theauthor'sexperienceinBangkokshowsthat______.

A.therestoftheworldprovestobeextremelyrisky

B.peopleshouldnotbeafraidofvisitingothercountries

C.thelocalsareunawareofthesecretpoliticalprotests

D.thenewshelpspeoplestayawayfromdangerousplaces

9.Profiling(犯罪剖绘)

Asthestarsoftrue-crimedocumentaries,TVseriesandHollywoodthrillers,criminalprofilershaveoneofthebest-knownlawenforcementjobsintheworld.Basicprofiling—identifying,theperpetrator(犯罪者)ofacrimebasedonananalysisofcrimeandthewayitwascommitted—isacommoninvestigativetool.Butsomefearthatpolicedepartmentshavetakenprofilingtoofar,harassingorevenarrestingpeoplebecauseofcertaincharacteristicstheymighthaveincommonwithcriminals—orworseyet,becauseoftheirskincolor.Othersarguethatinanageofterrorismandviolentcrime,wecan'taffordnottoexaminepeoplebasedoncrimepatterns,evenifthatmeanssuspicionbasedonrace.

BasicsofProfiling

ThemostbasickindofprofilingisaBeOntheLookout(BOLO)orAll-PointsBulletin(APB).You'reprobablyfamiliarwiththese,althoughyoumightnothavehearditreferredtoasaprofile.

AnAPBisadescriptionofaspecificsuspectaccusedofcommittingaspecificcrimeorcrimes,usuallybasedoneyewitnessaccounts.Forexample,followingabankrobbery,policemightinterviewsuspectsandreviewsurveillancecamerafootagebeforereleasingthefollowingAPB:

SuspectwaslastseeninadarkblueFordpick-uptruck.HewaswearingaredT-shirtandblackjeans.Suspectisdescribedasawhitemale,5-feet10-inchestallandthinwithrecedingblondhair.Hehasatattooofasnakeonhisleftforearm.

Thenextstepinprofilingisthepsychologicalprofile.Investigatorscreatethisprofileintheabsenceofphysicalevidenceoreyewitnessdescriptions,ortosupplementsuchdescriptions.Theytakewhattheyknowaboutanunknownsuspectandhisactionsandtrytogenerateadditionalinformation.Forexample,ifaserialmurdererhasbeenkillingthefemaleemployeesofalawfirm,profilersmightfinditlikelythatthekillerisamaleformeremployeeorclientofthelawfirm.

Otherevidence,suchasnotesleftbythekiller,thelocationofthekilling,orthestateofthecrimescenecanallowprofilerstodevelop"educatedguesses."Theseguessesmightincludethingslikethesuspect'seducationlevel,psychologicaltraumas(创伤)hehassufferedorwherehelives.Theyarenotalways100percentaccurate,andsometimestheycanberathervague.

PredictiveProfiling

Withpredictiveprofiling,criminalprofilinggetsmorecontroversial.Insteadofseekingaparticularsuspectbasedonevidenceataspecificcrime,predictiveprofilingattemptstoguesswhichpeoplearelikelytocommitacrimethathasn'thappenedyet.

Thisisn'tarevolutionaryideabyitself.Policeofficersdon'tjustreacttocrimes:theypatrol,observeandtrytospotsuspiciousbehavior.thatcouldmeanacrimeisgoingtotakeplace.Fewpeoplewouldquestionanofficers'righttoinvestigateasuspicioussituationorquestionasuspiciousperson.Evenwhenpolicedepartmentsusetheircriminalprofilesasajustificationforsearchesandarrestswithoutwarrants,thosepracticeshavebeenupheldbytheSupremeCourt.

Here'sanexample.Statetroopersarepatrollingastretchofhighwayknowntobefrequentedbydrugtraffickers(干非法勾当者).Theofficersknowfrompreviousexperiencethatdrugtraffickersoftenuserentedcars,travelintheveryearlymorning,andputthesparetireinthebackseattoleavemoreroominthetrunkfordrugs.

At4:00a.m.anofficernoticesacarthatfitsthisprofile.Thedriverisnotbreakinganymajortrafficrules,butthetrooperpullsthecaroveranyway,hopingtospotsomeevidencethatcouldleadtoasearchofthecar.Thisisconsideredprofiling.ThepracticeofnotingcriminaltendenciesandcreatingawrittenprofileissometimesattributedtoFloridaHighwayPatrolmanBobVogel,althoughitwasprobablycarriedoutbyother

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10.

Unemploymentmeansalotoftime,especiallyforthosehard-chargingexecutiveswhoarenotusedtohavingany______time.

11.

Peoplewhowanttheirbackpaintobefixedquicklyoftenresortto______.

A.surgeryB.chiropracticcareC.massageD.acupuncture

12.

Themainideaofthispassageisthataperson'simageisakeyfactorinthesuccessofhisorherjobapplication.

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13.

Anexpertonliteraturehimselfmustbeagoodwriter,justasanarthistorianhastobeagoodpainter.

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14.

Moderncivilizationsareasdependentontreesas______.

15.Whendidhydroelectricpowerwasuniversallyconsideredasanenvironmentallysafeandcleanmeansofelectricitygenerator?

A.Around250BC.

B.In1982.

C.Inthemiddle.yearsof20thcentury.

D.Untilonlyrecently.

16.Immune-regulateddiseasesarerelatedtostressbecausesuchdiseases______.

A.tendtoproduceastress-relatedchemical

B.willaffectaperson'scharacterseverely

C.willmakepeopleweakinbodyandsoul

D.tendtounderminetheresponsetostress

17.MartinusvanSchalkwyk,theministerofenvironmentalaffairsandtourism,visitedthesouthDurbanbasinearlierthisyearandsaidthereweremeasuresinplaceto______.

18.

Somepeople'spowertosatisfyhisorherurgetoeatcanbeenhancedby______.

19.

Overthepast20years,retailsalesinChinahaveincreasednearly______everyyear,tosome＄628billionin2004—makingitthethird-largestmarketonearth.

20.

People'semotionsinthephysicalworldwillnotbesubstitutedby______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.【B8】

22.听力原文：M:MissHanson,thankyouforsendingmethisnote.I'm.sorrytohearMarshaisbeingaproblem.

W:I'mnotsurewhat'shappeningtoMarsha.She'susuallyanexcellentstudent.Shecompletesallherworkandshe'squietinclass.Then,lastmonth,shejustchanged.

Q:Whatcanyouinferfromtheconversation?

(15)

A.Thewomanistheman'sboss.

B.Themanisthewoman'shusband.

C.Thewomanistheteacherofthechild.

D.Thewomanwantstoknowsomethingaboutastudent.

23.

【B9】

24.(18)

A.Shereallycannotlearnmathwellwithoutother'shelp.

B.Mathematicsisthelastsubjectshewantstolearn.

C.Michaelistheonlystudentwhoeverhelpedherwithmath.

D.ShedoesnotwantMichaeltogotoanotherschool.

25.听力原文：M:HowdidMr.Gray'sprojectsturnout?Iheardhehadtroublewiththefinancingandhethencouldn'tgetthelandhewanted.

W:It'strue!Hedidhavedifficultiesbutallinallitcouldn'thaveturnedoutbetter.

Q:WhatdidyoulearnaboutMr.Gray?

(14)

A.Hisprojectprovedtobeunsuccessful.

B.Hewasunabletogetsufficientmoney.

C.Lackoflandpreventedhissuccess.

D.Hewassuccessfulwithhisproject.

26.(40)

27.

【B5】

28.(35)

A.Toplaytheviolinonceagain.

B.TogototheUnitedStates.

C.Toacceptafullscholarship.

D.Tomakeataperecording.

29.(32)

A.Playingguessinggames.

B.Shootingarrows.

C.Playinggamesofchance.

D.Determiningeachother'sfuture.

30.SectionB

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

听力原文：Someyearsago,anAmericanpolicemanfoundawomanlyingnearalonelyroad.Shedidnotappeartohavehadanaccident,butshewastremblingandclearlyinastateofshock;Soherushedhertothenearesthospital.Shebegantotellthedoctorondutyastory,whichwasastonishinginallrespects.Shehadbeendrivingalongacountryreadwhenshehadbeenstoppedbyaflyingsaucer(蝶状物)lyinginfrontofher,Shehadbeenforcedtoleavethecarandentertheflyingsaucerbycreatureswhichlookedlikehumanbeingsandwhichcouldeasilymakethemselvesunderstood,althoughtheycouldnotspeak.Itwasasthoughtheycouldread.herthoughtsandshecouldreadtheirs.Theytreatedherpolitelyandallowedhertoleaveaftercarryingoutanumberoftestsonherandsheotherwiseseemedtobenormal.

Thedoctordecidedthatshewasprobablysufferingfromthesideeffectsofsomedrug.Thewomaninsistedonbeingallowedtogohome,butwhenshegaveheraddress,itwasinatownoverathousandmilesfromthehospital.Thepolicethenstartedtomakeinquiriesandsoondiscoveredthattherewasalreadyasearchgoingonforthewoman,whosehusbandhadreportedhermissing.Hercarhadbeenfoundwiththedriver'sdooropenandtheenginerunning.Infrontofthecar,thesurfaceoftheroadhadbeencompletelydestroyed,notbyanexplosionoranythingofthatkind,butasthoughlarge,circular,white-hot,objecthadburntthroughit.

(27)

A.Shewasdrivingalongacountyroad.

B.Shewaslyingnearalonelyroad,trembling.

C.Shewaslyinginahospitalbed.

D.Shewastellinganastonishingstorytoadoctor.

31.(22)

A.Thehomeownerisafraidofbeingaccused.

B.Thehousesitterpleadsagainandagain.

C.Mosthousesittersareverypoor.

D.Thehomeownerdoesn'twanttobother.

32.

【B2】

33.(34)

A.Thelibraryisinthebusiestpartofthecity.

B.Thelibraryhasgrassandtreesaroundit.

C.TheroofoftheMainReadingRoomis41feethigh.

D.Itsroomsareverylarge.

34.听力原文：FromthislookoutweenjoyoneofthemostspectacularviewsofSanFrancisco.Asyoucansee,thecityrestsonaseriesofhillsvaryinginaltitudefromsealeveltoninehundredandthirtyeightfeet.

ThefirstPermanentsettlementwasmadeatthissitein1776.Forthirteenyearsthevillagehadfewerthanonehundredinhabitants.Butin1848,withthediscoveryofgold,thePoPulationgrewtotenthousand.ThesameyearthenamewaschangedfromYerbaBueatoSanFrancisco.

By1862telegraphcommunicationslinkedSanFranciscowitheasterncities,andby1869,thefirsttranscontinentalrailroadconnectedthePacificcoastwiththeAtlanticseaboard.TodaySanFranciscohasapopulationofalmostthreemillion.Itisthefinancialcenterofthewest,andservesastheterminusfortrans-Pacificsteamshiplinesandairtraffic.ThePortofSanFranciscowhichisalmosteighteenmileslongwithforty-twoPiers,handlesbetweenfiveandsixmilliontonsofcargoannually.

Andnow,ifyouwilllooktoyourright,youshouldjustbeabletoseetheeastsectionoftheGoldenGateBridge.Thebridge,whichismorethanonemilelong,spanstheharborfromSanFranciscotoMarinCountyandtheRedWoodHighway.Itwascompletedin1937atacostofthirty-twomilliondollarsandisstilloneofthelargestsuspensionbridgesintheworld.

(30)

A.Goldwasdiscovered.

B.TheTranscontinentalRailroadwascompleted.

C.TheGoldenGateBridgewasconstructed.

D.TelegraphcommunicationswereestablishedwiththeEast.

35.(25)

A.He'slateforsocialoccasionsbutnotforwork.

B.He'saquietpersonbutlikestomakegrandentrances.

C.Heexpectsotherstobeontimebutisusuallylatehimself.

D.Helosespayforbeinglateforworkbutdoesn'tmindit.

36.(31)

A.Theicew