2022-2023年江西省吉安市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年江西省吉安市大学英语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.

Nanotechnologyisthestudyandmanipulationoftheverysmallmatterssuchasatoms,moleculesandviruses.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Accordingtointerpersonaltheoryofdepression;peoplemightbementallyillwithoutenough______.

3.

Inordertogiveimpetustofinalagreement,Mr.Lamyissupposedtomakepublicof______.

4.

ThecostsofaComputer-BasedRecordingSystemarelowerthanthatofacomponent-basedHardwareSystem.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

Thetricktorememberingthevocabularywordsistolinkthemtothenumberkeyimagesin______asceneaspossible.

6.

JacquesDelorssuggestedeuroasthenameofthesinglecurrencyinEurope.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

Hedecidedthatthestrengthoftheforcekeepingaplanetinorbitaroundthesundependedontwothings.Onewas______.Theotherwas______.

8.Ifyonwanttoanswerthe12questionshonestly,youshouldknowwhatmakesyounotblindlyblameyourdepartmentfor______.

9.

Inadigitalcablesystem,ifthereisnokeytodecodethesignal,then,wewillonlysee______.

10.

Theauthorfindsthatifheworksmorethan45hoursaweekattheoffice,hisproductivity______.

11.HowOnlineDatingWorks

Oneofthebasichumanimpulsesistodeveloparomanticrelationship——andmaybeevenfallinlove.Buttherearealotofobstaclesthatmightkeepsomeonefrommeetingtheloveofhisorherlifeintoday'sworld.Maybedatingco-workersisagainstcompanypolicy.Perhapsyouhatethebarscene.Youmightnotbeintherightmoodtomeetyoursoulmatewhileyou'retrekking(艰苦跋涉)throughthegrocerystore.

Peopleofallages,lifestylesandlocationshavebeenfacingthisproblemfordecades.Inthelast10yearsorso,anewsolutionhasarrivedtohelplonelyheartsfindtheirsoulmates:onlinedating.

GettingStarted

Onlinedatingissimplyamethodofmeetingpeople,andithasadvantagesanddisadvantages.Thevarietyofdatingsitesisconstantlygrowing,withmanysitesfocusedonveryspecificgroupsorinterests.Therearcsitesforseniors,sitesforMuslims(穆斯林),sitesforfitness-orientedpeople,sitesforpeoplejustlookingforfriendsandsitesforpeoplewhoareinterestedinmoreadultactivities.Thisarticlewillbefocusedonthemostbasictypeofdatingsite--onethatworkstobringtwopeopletogetherforaromanticrelationship.Whilethisarticleappliestothemajorityofpopulardatingsites,therulesandpracticesofanygivenindividualsitemaydiffer.

Whenyoufirstarriveatanonlinedatingsite,youcanbrowsethroughprofileswithoutenteringanyinformationaboutyourself.Theamountofinformationyoucanseeabouteachuserdependsonthesite.Somesitesallowuserstorestrictaccesstotheirprofilestopayingmembers.Photosmightnotbedisplayedunlessyouhaveapaidmembership.Thishelpspreserveanonymity,sinceaco-workerorfamilymembercan'taccidentallystumbleacrossyourprofile.They'dhavetopayforamembershiptoseeapictureofthepersonthey'rereadingabout.

Onceyoudecideyou'regoingtogiveitashot,thefirstthingyouneedtodoiscreateyourprofile.

CreatingaProfile

Whenit'stimetomakeyourownprofile,you'llstartwithsomebasicinformation.Areyouamanorawoman?Areyoulookingtomeetamanorawoman?Whatagerangeareyouinterestedin?Wheredoyoulive?(Somesitesjustaskforazipcode,whileothersmayallowyoutochoosefromalistofcities.)Thisisgenerallythesameinformationyouprovidetoperform.asimplesearch,or"browse."

Basicprofileinformationmayalsoincludeyourbirthdateandavalide-mailaddress.Siteadministratorswillcommunicatewithyouthroughthisaddress,andsomesitesallowmessagesfromuserstobesenttoyoure-mailanonymously.Whentheysendyouamessage,itisroutedthroughthesite'ssystemandredirectedtoyoure-mailwithouttheotherusereverseeingyouraddress.Somesitesusetheirowninternalmessagingsystem.Ifyou'reespeciallyconcernedaboutprivacy,it'seasyenoughtocreateafreee-mailaccountsomewhereanduseitsolelyforyouronlinedatingcontacts.

Indicatingyourphysicalattributesisusuallythenextstep.Height,weight,hairandeyecolorandbodytypearecommonpiecesofdata,whilesomesitesaskaboutpiercingsandtattoos.Atthispoint,theprocessbecomesincreasinglydetailed.Interestsandactivities,favoritesports,authors,musicormovies,howyouliketospendweekend—thesetopicsareallfairgame.Morepersonalquestionsmightinvolvewhetherornotyouhavechildren,whetherornotyouwantchildren,yourreligiousbeliefsandyourpoliticalviews.Pets,occupation,incomeandlivingsituationareusuallyonthelistaswell.

Next,you'llbeaskedtoanswermanyofthesesamequestionsasecondtime,butinsteadofindicatingyourowntraits,you'llbedescribingyouridealdate.Thesitewillthenusethisinformationandtheinformationyouprovidedaboutyourselft

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

MarkTwainseemedunhappyinhislateryearsbecausehiswifeand______haddied.

13.

Itisadvisablethatapatienthavehis/heroperationcoveredbytheinsurancecompanybecauseweightlosssurgeryisusually______.

14.

Nomatterhowadvancedthetechnologyofmeasuringtimewillbeweshouldneverlosetheabilitytotellthetimeapproximatelyby______.

15.

WeModernpeople'sbodiesreacttostressindifferentwaysfromourancestors'bodiesdid.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

SalvadorDaliisafamoussurrealistpainter,whoseworksarehighlycontroversialfromthemodernismorevenpost-modernismperspective.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

ThemainmeasuretheforeignteachertakestogetPAIDis______.

18.

BritishcompanieshaveproposeddesignsthataremoresuitablethantheX-33andX-34,butthegovernmentdoesnotsupportit.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Bilingualprogramscandomuchbetteriftheproblemsof______canbesolved.

20.

Astudyshowsthatmenwhoeattomatoproductstwiceaweekcouldprobablyavoiddevelopingprostatecancerbyonethirdincomparisonwiththose______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(42)

22.(22)

A.Thepayment.

B.Theshipment.

C.Theconsignment

D.Theemployment.

23.(17)

A.Dr.Johnson'sclassisalreadyfull.

B.Thereservedseatsareforfacultyonly.

C.Hewillgivethewomanachanceaftershewaitsawhile.

D.Noexceptionscanbemadewithregardtoregistrationpolicy.

24.【B4】

25.(44)

26.(36)

A.Sportevents.

B.Culturalactivities.

C.Counseling.

D.Creativeactivities.

27.(35)

A.Attention.B.Food.C.Alaugh.D.Love.

28.(34)

A.Tocollectmoneyfromstudentsforschool.

B.Tosupervisethefinancialworkofschool.

C.Todirectthecollegeentranceexams.

D.Toassisttomakemoneyforschool.

29.听力原文：W:Hi,John.

M:Oh!Hi,Laura.Whatareyoudoinghere?

W:Uh.I'musuallyhereonweekends.It'smydad'sshop.Soyouarelookingforabike?

M:Yeah.Nowthattheweatheriswarmingup,IthoughtIgetsomeexerciseinsteadoftakingthebusallthetime.

W:Well,youcametotherightplace.Doyouknowwhatyouwouldlike?

M:Well,Idon'twantaraceroratouringbikeoranything.MostlyI'lljustbeusingittogetmebackandforthfromwork.

W:Howfaristhat?

M:Aboutfourmiles.

W:Aretherealotofhillsontheway?

M:SomeIguess.ButmaybeIshouldtellyouatthefrontthatIonlygot150dollars.CanIgetanythingdecentforthat?

W:Well,youarenotgoingtogetanythingtopoftheline.Butwedohaveafewtrade-insinthebackthatareingoodcondition.

M:Thatsoundsgood.

W:Andyouareright.Forthekindofrideyouaregoingtobedoing,themostimportantthingiscomfort.Youwanttomakesureit'stherightheightforyou.FollowmeandI'llshowyouwhatwe'vegot.

(20)

A.Sheisspendingtheweekends.

B.Shesellsbikesforherdad.

C.Shelooksforabike.

D.Shegetssomeexercisewithabike.

30.SectionB

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

听力原文：Recently,aprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLife.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourday-to-daylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeparecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek.[26]Fromthewaytheyspendtheirmoney,theyoftenseewhattheyreallyvalueinlife.

Hesaysourrelationwithothersoftenbecomesclearlydefinedwhenmoneyentersthepicture.Youmighthavewonderfulfriendshipwithsomebodyandyouthinkthatyouareverygoodfriends.[27]Butyouwillknowhimonlywhenyouaskhimtolendyousomemoney.Ifhedoes,itbringssomethingtotherelationshipthatseemsstrongerthaneverbefore.Oritcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn't.Thispersonmaysaythathehasacertainfeeling,butifitisnotcardedoutinthemoneyworld,thereissomethinglessrealaboutit.

Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoney,butwhatisitfor?HowmuchdoIneedforanygivenpurposesinmylife?Inhisbook,theprofessoruncoveredanimportantneedinmodemsociety:tobringbacktheideathat[28]moneyisaninstrumentratherthantheend.Moneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerialworld,butexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflife.

(27)

A.Howimportantmoneyisintheirday-to-daylife.

B.Howonespendsmoneyshowswhatisimportanttohim.

C.Moneyismoreimportantthantheirphilosophyoflife.

D.Theirunderstandingoflifeismoreimportantthanmoney.

31.(25)

A.Bylistingwomen'sresponsestodifferentparties.

B.Bydiscussingwomen'svotingrightsindemocracies.

C.Byquotingthepercentageofwomenofficersingovernments.

D.Bycallingforwomen'svotingrightsinherowncountry.

32.(31)

A.Alonebythemselves.

B.Withtheirmother.

C.Withtheirfather.

D.Partofthetimewithmother,theotherwiththeirfather.

33.听力原文：IthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedaytimeserialdramaknownasthesoapoperahassuddenlybecome"in"amongthestudents.Betweenthehoursof11:00a.m.and4:30p.m.,collegetelevisionloungesarefilledwithsoapoperafanswhocan'twaittoseethenextepisodeinthelivesoftheirfavoritecharacters.

Actually,soapoperasaremorethanacollegefavorite;they'reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,highschoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets,waitingfortheprograms.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturneddownahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Thesoapoperashavebecomepartofpeople'slives.Duringthe1960s,itwasuncommonforyoung*peopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswasverydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.

Now,scri0usnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethattheyshouldturntosoapoperas,whichareknownforshowingtroubleinpeople'slives.Butsoapoperasareenjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who,likethecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperasgiveyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.

(33)

A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories.

B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.

C.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV.

D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV.

34.

【B8】

35.

【B7】

36.

【B5】

37.(14)

A.Hedislikesmuseumsandgalleries.

B.Hedoesnotcareabouttheweather.

C.Goingtothebeachisthebestchoice.

D.Hedoesn'twanttogotoWashington.

38.

【B4】

39.(21)

A.Hiking.B.Canoeing.C.Swimming.D.Camping.

40.

【B2】

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Preparingyoungpeopletobecitizensrequiresustoembraceciviclearningasacoreproposeofeducation.Lastmonth,thousandsofAmericanshonoredthelegacyofMartinLutherKingJr.byparticipatingintheNationalKingDayofService.Dr.Kingdreamofequality,justice,andunitytookwingthroughhispledgetoserveothers.Hebelievedthatserviceisthehallmarkofafulllife.Healsoknewthatserviceisagreatequalizerinwhichpeoplefromallbackgroundscometogethertoaddressimportantpublicissues.

InspiredbyKing'svision,participantsinthenationaldayofservicecametogethertoteachliteracyskills,rehabilitatehousing,andservemealstothehungryandhomebound,tonamejustafewexamples.Formany,particularlyyoungpeople,theKing'sholidaywastheirfirstopportunitytoexperiencethepowerofservice:workingforthecommongoodtomaketheworldabetterplacetolive.

WeencourageallAmericanstobuildontheNationalKingDayofServicebyengaginginthepublicworkoftheircommunitiesandparticipatinginourdemocraticsystem.Educatingouryouthsforcitizenshipisourmostimportantpublicwork.Wemustpurposefullynurturethevalueofserviceandcivicengagementineachgenerationifourcountryistobecaringandjust.Thisfundamentalidealdependsonawell-informedcitizenrythatunderstandstheimportanceofengagementincivicandpoliticallife.

EducationleadersshouldworktoensurethattheKingDayofServiceisnotlimitedtoaone-dayshotofwell-intentionedvolunteerism.ToletthathappenwouldminimizeavaluablelearningopportunityandmisconstruetheimportanceofKing'slegacy.Weurgeinsteadthatschooladministrators,communityorganization,teachers,parents,andstudentsadvocatewithintheirdistrictsandschoolsforthreeactionitemsthatwould:

Makeserviceanongoingpartoftheinstructionalprogramandnotmerelyaseriesofisolatedexperiences;Integrateserviceprojectsintoacademicstudy,especiallythecivicscurriculum,sothatstudentsexploretheunderlyingsocialandpolicycontextofthecommunityissuestheyseektoaddressthroughcommunityinvolvement;andredefineservice-learningspecifically,andciviceducationmoregenerally,asafundamentalobjectiveofteachingandlearningandasignificantpartofdistrictreform.agendas.

Preparingyoungpeopletobecitizensrequiresustoembraceciviclearningasacorepurposeofeducation.Yes,educationisaboutpreparingstudentsforcollegeandcareer,butathirdvitalcomponentofschoolingonethatisoftenleftout,ispreparationforcitizenship.

King'sidealprobablyisthat______.

42.

WhatHelmkesaidmeansthat______.

A.measuresshouldbetakentobridgetheworld'sdigitaldivide

B.richcountriesshouldhelppoorcountriestocreatemoreWebsites

C.richcountriesshouldhelppoorcountriestodeveloptheireconomy

D.sustainabledevelopmentisimportanttobothpoorandrichcountries

43.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardsthevideoconferencing?

A.Negative.B.Indifferent.C.Enthusiastic.D.Neutral.

44.

Whichisthebestwaytofindjobinformationaccordingtothepassage?

A.Youhavetogetintouchwithyourex-bossinordertogainhelpfromhim.

B.Youhavetooftenvisityourconsultantfortheinformation.

C.Youshouldregistertothegovernment.

D.Youshouldalwayscommunicatewithyourfriends.

45.

Thereductionoflow-renthousingprojectsinBelgiumhasresultedin______.

A.animprovementinhousingquality

B.analarmingincreaseofhomelesspeople

C.anincreaseinhousepurchases

D.achangeinthegovernment'spolicy

46.Whydopeopleusuallysaythatbiggercompaniesarebettertotacklewithatightcredit?

47.

WhatisNOTthecausefortheimminentwaterwar?

A.Lackofwaterresources.

B.Lackofrainfall.

C.Inefficientuseofwater.

D.Waterhasreplacedoil.

48.

Accordingtothepassage,sinceWorldWarItheinternationalmonetarysystemhasshownanoveralltrendtoward______.

A.tyingthevalueofworldcurrenciestothevalueofgold

B.greatercentralizedcontrolofworldtrade

C.substitutingseveraldifferentmonetarystandardsforasingleunifiedstandard

D.increasinglystablecurrencies

49.

WhatisthepremisebehindaprojectoftheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology?

A.Itcancontainalibraryofinformationoreverytitleontoday'sbest-sellerlist.

B.Electronicbook.

C.Laptop.

D.LCDscreen.

50.SectionB

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

ItwasWangLung'smarriageday.Atfirst,openinghiseyesintheblacknessofthecurtainsabouthisbed,hecouldnotthinkwhythedawnseemeddifferentfromanyother.Thehousewasstillexceptforthefaint,gaspingcoughofhisoldfather,whoseroomwasoppositetohisownacrossthemiddleroom.Everymorningtheoldman'scoughwasthefirstsoundtobeheard.WangLungusuallylaylisteningtoit,andmovedonlywhenhehearditapproachingnearerandwhenheheardthedoorofhisfather'sroomsqueakuponitswoodenhinges.

Butthismorninghedidnotwait.Hesprangupandpushedasidethecurtainsofhisbed.Itwasadark,ruddydawn,andthroughasmallsquareholeofawindow,wherethetatteredpaperfluttered,aglimpseofbronzeskygleamed.Hewenttotheholeandtorethepaperaway.

"ItisspringandIdonotneedthis,"hemuttered.

Hewasashamedtosayaloudthathewishedthehousetolookneatonthisday.Theholewasbarelylargeenoughtoadmithishand,andhethrustitouttofeeloftheair.Asmallsoftwindblewgentlyfromtheeast,awindmildandmurmurousandfullofrain.Itwasagoodomen.Thefieldsneedrainforfruition.Therewouldbenorainthisday,butwithinafewdays,ifthiswindcontinued,therewouldbewater.Itwasgood.Yesterdayhehadsaidtohisfatherthatifthisbrazen,glitteringsunshinecontinued,thewheatcouldnotbefullintheear.NowitwasasifHeavenhadchosenthisdaytowishhimwell.Earthwouldbearfruit.

Fromthepassagewecanknowthatthestoryprobablytakesplacein______.

A.abigmarketB.abigcityC.avillageD.afactory

51.

Whenparentsshowconstantdisappointmentintheirchildren,thedestructiveeffectisthatthechildrenwill______

52.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Thevalueofchildhoodiseasilyblurredintoday'sworld.Considersomerecentdevelopments:thechildmurderersintheJonesboro.Schoolyardshootingcasewereconvictedandsentenced.Twoboys,7and8,werechargedinthemurderofanIl-year-oldgirlinChicago.

Childrenwhocommithorriblecrimesappeartoactoftheirownwill.Yet,aslegalproceedingsinJonesboroshowed,theoneboywhowasabletoaddressthecourtcouldn'tbegintoexplainhisacts,thoughhetriedtoapologize.Theremayhavebeenamotive--youthfuljealousyandresentment.Butadeeperquestionremains:whydidtheseboysandothersinsimilartroubleapparentlylackanyinner,moralrestraint?

ThatquestionechoesfortheaccusedinChicago,youngastheyare.Theywantedthegirl'sbicycle,aselfishimpulsecommonenoughamongkids.

Redemptionisapracticalnecessity.Howcanvalueberestoredtoyounglivesdistortedbyactsofviolence?TheboysinJonesboroandinChicagowillbeconfinedininstitutionsforarelativelyshorttime.Despitehorroratwhatwasdone,childrenarenot--cannotbe--dealtwithasadults,notifapersonwantstoconsiderhimselfcivilized.That'swhypoliticianscriesforadulttreatmentofyouthfulcriminalsultimatelymissthepoint.

Butthemoralvoidthatinvitesviolencehasmanysources.Familyinstabilitycontributes.Sodoeseconomicstress.Thatvoid,however,canbefilled.Theworkstartswithparents,whohavetoaskthemselveswhetherthey'redoingenoughtogivetheirchildrenafirmsenseofrightandwrong.Aretheyreallymonitoringtheiractivitiesandtheirdevelopingprocessesofthought?

Schools,too,havearoleinbuildingcharacter.Sodoyouthorganizations.Sodolawenforcementagencies,whichcandomoretoinform.theyoungaboutlaws,theirmeaning,andtheirobservance.

Thegoal,ultimately,istoallowallchildrenanormalpassagefromchildhoodtoadulthood,sothattragicgapsinmoraljudgmentarelesslikelytooccur.Therelativefewwhofillsuchgapswithactsofviolencehintatninnyotherswhodon'tgothatfar,butwholackthemoralfoundationschildhoodshouldprovide--andwhichprogressivehumansocietyrelieson.

Obviously,theboysinJonesboroandChicagodonothaveany______.

53.SectionB

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

Cyberspace(网络空间),datasuperhighways,multimedia-forthosewhohaveseenthefuture,thelinkingofcomputer,televisionandtelephoneswillchangeourlivesforever.Yetforallthetalkofaforthcomingtechnologicalutopia(乌托邦)littleattentionhasbeengiventotheimplicationsofthesedevelopmentsforthepoor.Aswithallnewhightechnology,whiletheWestconcernsitselfwiththe"how",thequestionof"forwhom"isputasideonceagain.

Economistsareonlynowrealizingthefullextenttowhichthecommunicationsrevolutionhasaffectedtheworldeconomy.Informationtechnologyallowstheextensionoftradeacrossgeographicalandindustrialboundaries,andtransnationalcorporationstakefulladvantageofit.Termsoftrade,ex-changeandinterestratesandmoneymovementsaremoreimportantthantheproductionofgoods.Theelectroniceconomymadepossiblybyinformationtechnologyallowsthehavetoincreasetheircontrolanglobalmarkets-withdestructiveimpactonthehave-nots.

Forthemtheresultisinstability.Developingcountrieswhichrelyontheproductionofasmallrangeofgoodsforexpertaremadetofeellikesmallpartsintheinternationaleconomicmachine.As"futures"(期货)aretradedoncomputerscreens,developingcountriessimplyhavelessandlesscontroloftheirdestinies.Sowhataretheoptionsforregainingcontrol?Onealternativeisfordevelopingcoun-triestobuyinthelatestcomputersandtelecommunicationsthemselves-so-called"developmentcom-munications"modernization.Yetthisleadstolong-termdependencyandperhapspermanentcon-straintsondevelopingcountries'economies.

CommunicationstechnologyisgenerallyexportedfromtheU.S.,EuropeorJapan;thepatents,skillsandabilitytomanufactureremaininthehandsofafewindustrializedcountries.Itisalsoexpensive,andimportedproductsandservicesmustthereforebeboughtoncredit-creditusuallyprovidedbytheverycountrieswhosecompaniesstandtogain.

Furthermore,whennewtechnologyisintroducedthereisoftentoolowalevelofexpertisetoex-plaititfornativedevelopment.Thismeansthatwhilelocalelites,foreigncommunitiesandsubsidiariesoftransnationalcorporationsmaybenefit,thosewhoselivesdependonaccesstotheinformationaredeniedit.

Fromthepassageweknowthatthedevelopmentofhightechnologyisintheinterestsof______.

A.therichcountries

B.scientificdevelopment

C.theelite

D.theworldeconomy

54.

Theunderlinedword"profess"inthefourthparagraphmostlikelymeans______.

A.doacademicresearchB.teachC.dofieldworkD.investigate

55.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Insuchachanging,complexsocietyformerlysimplesolutionstoinformationalneedsbecomecomplicated.Manyoflife'sproblemswhichweresolvedbyaskingfamilymembers,friendsorcolleaguesarebeyondthecapabilityoftheextendedfamilytoresolve.Wheretoturnforexpertinformationandhowtodeterminewhichexpertadvicetoacceptarequestionsfacingmanypeopletoday.

Inadditiontothis,thereisthegrowingmobilityofpeoplesinceWorldWar11.Asfamiliesmoveawayfromtheirstablecommunity,theirfriendsofmanyyears,theirextendedfamilyrelationships,theinformalflowofinformationiscutoff,andwithittheconfidencethatinformationwillbeavailablewhenneededandwillbetrustworthyandreliable.Thealmostunconsciousflowofinformationaboutthesimplestaspectsoflivingcanbecutoff.Thus,thingsoncelearnedsubconsciouslythroughthecasualcommunicationsoftheextendedfamilymustbeconsciouslylearned.

Addingtosocietalchangestodayisanenormousstockpile(储备)ofinformation.Theindividualnowhasmoreinformationavailablethananygeneration,andthetaskoffindingthatonepieceofinformationrelevanttohisorherspecificproblemiscomplicated,time-consumingandsometimesevenoverwhelming.

Coupledwiththegrowingquantityofinformationisthedevelopmentoftechnologieswhichenablethestorageanddeliveryofmoreinformationwithgreaterspeedtomorelocationsthanhaseverbeenpossiblebefore.Computertechnologymakesitpossibletostorevastamountsofdatainmachine-readablefiles,andtoprogramcomputerstolocatespecificinformation.Telecommunicationsdevelopmentsenablethesendingofmessagesviatelevision,radio,andveryshortly,electronicmailtobombard(轰击)peoplewithmultitudesofmessages.Satelliteshaveextendedthepowerofcommunicationstoreporteventsattheinstantofoccurrence.Expertisecanbesharedworldwidethroughteleconferencing,andproblemsindisputecanbesettledwithouttheparticipantsleavingtheirhomesand/orjobstotraveltoadistantconferencesite.Technologyhasfacilitatedthesharingofinformationandthestorageanddeliveryofinformation,thusmakingmoreinformationavailabletomorepeople.

Inthisworldofchangeandcomplexity,theneedforinformationi