2022-2023年浙江省湖州市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022-2023年浙江省湖州市大学英语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.

Whendidhydroelectricpowerwasuniversallyconsideredasanenvironmentallysafeandcleanmeansofelectricitygenerator?

A.Around250BC.

B.In1982.

C.Inthemiddle.yearsof20thcentury.

D.Untilonlyrecently.

2.HeartheMusic,AvoidtheMoshPit

ArtistsFindTheirAudienceOnline

MusicianSuzanneVegagotherstartintheNewYorkfolkscene,butnowthe1980sstarhasfoundafollowingincyberspace.Withthehelpofsomeprogrammers,Vegacreateda3Danimatedimageofherself,calledanavatar(化身),andsherecentlyperformedinsideaworldaccessibleonlythroughawebsite,whereotherpeoplerepresentedbyavatarsattendedtheconcert,streamedlivetocomputersallovertheglobe.

AsVegastrummed(弹奏)herguitarinsidearealstudio,about100luckyfanssatattheircomputersandguidedtheiravatarsintotheonlinesceneofanoutdooramphitheater,whereVega'savataryouthful-lookingwithshorthairandbangs—appearedonstage.Whenthereal-worldartistplayedandsang,heronlinealterego(另一个我)didthesame—thoughtheavatar'slipsdidnotmove.Fansheardtheconcertontheircomputerspeakersandcommandedtheiravatarstosmileormovetothemusic.

Later,Vegaansweredaudiencequestions,sentasinstantmessagesvisibletoeveryoneinattendance.

TheAug.3event,organizedbyapublic:radioprogram,wasoneofthefirstattemptsbyamajorartisttointeractwithfansinacompletelycomputer-fabricatedworld.

"Theresponsewasterrific!!Iamstillhearingfrompeoplewhowereinthe'room,'friendsoffriendsandpeopleallovertheworldwhowere'there,'"Vegasaidinane-mail,notingthatshetookanactiveroleinpickingoutthemaroonblouse,blackcardiganandwhitetennisshoesheravatarwore.

Marketingandrecordlabelexecutivessaywebsitesthatputusersintovideo-game-likevirtualworldsareauniquewaytoreachouttoaudiences,whoareincreasinglyspendingtheirtimeandmoneyonthecomputerinsteadofatconcertsandmusicstores.Althoughstillexperimental,suchsitesofferfansmorewaystointeractwithoneanotherandbandmembersdirectly.

The1980sbandDuranDuranhasreunitedandplanstoperform.aliveconcertlaterthismonthonSecondLife,theworldwhereVegaperformed,onitsownvirtualisland.Afewmonthsago,singerandpianistReginaSpektorbuiltfourvirtualManhattanloftswherefanscouldwalkaround,hangoutandlistentostreamingmusicfromhernewalbumamonthbeforeitwasreleased.Evenfansaretakingpart:AgroupoffriendscreatedavatarsofthebandU2andhasputonseveralvirtualconcerts,usingmusicfromtheband'srealshowsandmimickingeverydetail,downtoleadsingerBono'shairstyle,sunglassesandclothing.

Other,lesser-knownbandsandmusicianswhotypicallyhaveusedsocialnetworkingsiteMyStobuildafollowingarealsoturninguponSecondLifeandothervirtualworlds,suchasT,toshowcasetheirmusic.

"AvirtualworldbringssomethingtothetablethataWebsitedoesn'tit'sbuildingamoreimmersiveexperience.Youkindofloseyourselfinit,"saidEthanKaplan,directoroftechnologyforWarnerBros.Records,whosaidhehasplayedaroundwithSecondLifeforyears."It'sreallycoolandalotmorefunandcreativethanjustputtingaMySpacepageup.

Musiciansareincreasinglyusingthevirtualworldtoholdliveconcerts,atspecifictimesanddates,orlisteningloungeswheretheirmusicplayswhenanavatarpaysavisit.Thevirtualworldprovidesarichandcolorfulenvironmentsimilartocomputer-animatedfilmslike"ToyStory,"onlyanotchlesssophisticated.

Userscontroltheiravatarsbyclickingonarrowsormovingthemouse,butthemovementandappearanceseemabitslowattimes.Unliketherealworld,though,avatarscanflyaroundorbeam(发射)themselvesinstantlyfrombeachtourbanenvironm

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3.

Accordingtothepassage,booksandseminarscanbeasvaluableastheOrganizedExecutive.

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4.Duringtheinterview,scientistsemphasizedthatitwasimportanttostartan______.

5.Ifyouwanttogetofftothefightstart,youshouldtreatthereceptionistsasyourpotentialbosses.

6.

AccordingtoDr.Salim,whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A.Somepeoplewhogotvaccinatedkepthealthy.

B.Anumberofeffectivevaccinesweredevelopedjustonthehypothesis.

C.Thehypothesisforvaccineshasneverworkedwelluntilnow.

D.ThewhitebloodcellsaretherootcauseofHIVinfection.

7.Advocatesoftransgeniccropsclaimthat______.

A.thesecropshavenoharmtotheenvironmentintheirgrowing

B.foodfromthesecropsarehealthierthanfromtheconventional

C.thesecropswillcertainlyreplacetheconventional

D.thesecropscangreatlyhelptofeedtheworld

8.

Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyousleepbetter?

A.Orangeandbakingsoda.

B.Onionandcelery.

C.Almondsandsesameoil.

D.Oilandbakingsoda.

9.

Theoretically,peoplecanburnalloftheconventionalnaturalresourcesandcanstillrealizethegreatgoalsof______.

10.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestdoingwhenwecan'tendureajob?

A.Changingtoanewinstitute.

B.Askingseniorcolleaguesforhelp.

C.Foundingasoundsocialnetwork.

D.Focusingmoreonpositiveoutcomes.

11.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

12.

Theburn-and-woundbandagescoatedwithnano-sizesilverparticlesareatypicalexampleof______.

13.MartinusvanSchalkwyk,theministerofenvironmentalaffairsandtourism,visitedthesouthDurbanbasinearlierthisyearandsaidthereweremeasuresinplaceto______.

14.

It'ssaferforyoutofishoutandholdthecardinhandbefore______.

15.

Makesuretherecruitergot______fromyoursheet.

16.

ThecombinationwiththeFlyingTigersprovidedFedExExpresswithmoredestinationcountries,afleet,worldwidefacilitiesandTiger'sspecialknowledgein______.

17.

Weareatlosswhattodointhefutureworldofinformation.

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18.

Overthepastfouryears,morethanhalfofstudentsinthehighschoolcaughtreceivingtextmessagedanswersontheircellphonesduringanaccountingexam.

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19.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Anxietyiscausedbysomecertainreasoninsteadofmultiplereasons.

B.Anxietymakesyouhateyourjobandunwillingtodoyourwork.

C.Themorelong-lastingtheanxietyis,themoresymptomspeoplesufferfrom.

D.Manysymptomswillcomealongwithasingleanxietyatonetime.

20.

Thevalueofunderstandingthelanguageofaforeigncountryshouldnotbeover-estimated,thoughmanyblundersininternationaladvertisingresultdirectlyfromtranslationmistakes.

A.YB.NC.NG

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

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

听力原文：M:I'vedinedinseveralChineserestaurantsintheU.S,butIwonderwhythefoodtheretastessodifferentfromthefoodhere.

W:Theremaybetworeasonsforthis,Isuppose.Firstly,someoftheingredientsadoptedinChinesecookingarenotavailableinthestates.Secondly,thewaysofcookingmayhavebeenalteredalottomeettheAmericans'tastes.

Q:ForwhatreasonormasonsdoesChinesefoodintheU.StastesodifferentfromthatinChina?

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A.Thecookstherearenotwell-trained.

B.Notallthecondiments(佐料)canbefoundintheU.S.

C.Thecookingmethodshavebeenmodified.

D.BothBandD

22.(32)

A.Theywilldieout.

B.Theydogoodtoeachother.

C.Theyfocusondifferentnews.

D.Theycompetewitheachother.

23.(35)

A.Checkyournumberandcallagain.

B.Telltheoperatorwhathashappened.

C.Asktheoperatortoputyouthrough.

D.Asktheoperatorwhathashappened.

24.听力原文：Mr.Bascombwasupset.Attimeslikethishewishedhehadneverbecomeacandidateformayor.Everythinghadgonewrongthatmorning.Evenbeforeleavingthehouse,hewouldreceivedatelephonecallfromhiselectioncampaignmanageraskingformoney.Thismadehimangryandheleftthehouseinabadmood.WhenMr.Bascombarrivedattheoffice,hecouldfeelhisheadswimming.Hereachedforthemedicinebuttheboulewasempty.Hehadforgottentopickupsomemedicineatthedrugstore.Mr.Bascomblookedathiswatch.Hewastodeliveracampaignspeechbeforeagroupofbusinessmenattheclubat11o'dock.HehadgivenaroughdraftofhisspeechtoBarbarathedaybeforeandaskedhertotypeitoutforhimJustthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasBarbara.Sheexplainedthathercarhadbrokendownandshecouldn'tbeatworkuntil12o'clockMr.Bascombwasdesperate.Hedidn'tknowwhettodo.Hewasverynervouswhenhearrivedattheclub.Hecouldn'trememberanythinghehadplannedtosaytotheaudience.Hestartedtalkingabouthimselfandhisproblemsinsteadoftalkingabouttheproblemsofthecity.Mostofthepeopleintheaudiencewerebored.BythetimeMr.Baseombfinishedhisspeech,almosteveryonehadfallenasleeporlefttheroom.

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A.Instructions.

B.Medicine.

C.Money.

D.Thedraftofhisspeech.

25.(17)

A.Hedoesn'twritewellenough.

B.Hehasn'tgotanyprofessionalexperience.

C.Heisnotaprofessionalwriter.

D.Hedidn'tperform.wellintheinterview.

26.(21)

A.Theymaycrashbecauseofnaturedisastersorhumanfaults.

B.Theworld'sweatherconditionsaregettingworse.

C.Theairportsafetyinspectionsaregettingworse.

D.Airplanesareoftenoverloadednowadays.

27.【B7】

28.(19)

A.Shedidn'texpectherdaughtertosingsowell.

B.Shesingsbetterthanherdaughter.

C.Shedoesn'tlikeherdaughtersinging.

D.Sheherselfdoesn'thaveagoodvoice.

29.听力原文：M:Theelectionwillbeverycloseaccordingtothepolls.

W:Rememberwhathappenedin19407AtfirstweallthoughtthatDeweywouldwin,butwhenallthevoteswerecounted,itwasTrumaninstead.

Q:Whatarethetwospeakersdiscussingabout?

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A.Polandin1840.

B.Anelection.

C.Amilitarycontest.

D.AquarrelbetweenDeweyandTruman.

30.(16)

A.JasonBecketisnotinconditionrecently.

B.HismusicinfluencedjasonBeckergreatly.

C.JasonBecket'smusicisoftensaddening.

D.JasonBeckerhasreleasedanewalbumcalledEarth.

31.(47)

32.(24)

A.Shegetsillatthesametimeeveryyear.

B.Shedoesn'tgetenoughexercise.

C.Sheoftenhasdifficultysleeping.

D.She'ssickwithinfluenzathroughoutthewinter.

33.听力原文：M：I'msorry,Madam.Thetrainisbehindschedule.Takeaseat,andI'llinform.youaSsoonasweknowsomethingdefinite．

W:Thankyou.I'lljustsithereandreadamagazineinthemeantime.

Q：Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Thetrainiscrowded.

B.Thetrainislate.

C.Thetrainisempty.

D.Thetraifiisontime.

34.(14)

A.Givehimthering.

B.Leavetheringinthelockerroom.

C.Taketheringtothesecurityoffice.

D.Taketheringtotheadministrationbuilding.

35.听力原文：M:Ifeelhorrible.DaisywasfuriousthatIlosthernotes.DoyouthinkIshouldapologizeagain?

W:IfIwereyou,I'dlethercooloffafewdaysbeforeIapproachher.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

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A.WriteDaisyanoteofapology.

B.ReturnDaisy'snotesinafewdays.

C.ApologizewhenDaisyislessangry.

D.LethertalktoDaisyaboutthesituation.

36.听力原文：Yogabecomesverypopularnowadays,butitisimportantthatweunderstandafewfactsaboutit.Firstofall,itisnotareligion.Yogaisawayoflifeandcanserveonlytoimproveyourpresentwayoflife.Yogaisanexactscienceandadelicateart.Secondly,beasmechanicalaspossible.Neverstrainorpulltoomuch.ForcingwillcauseyourBodytoresistandwillactuallyslowdownorevenpreventyourprogress.Gogently.Stretchuptothepointwhereitwouldstarttohurt,thenstopimmediately.Thekeyistheproperbreathingthroughthenostrilswiththemouthshut.Usuallyitisbesttopractisealoneinaroomwithfreshair,wearinglittleornoclothing.Neverpractiseonafullstomachbecauseanemptystomachpermitsgreaterflexibility.Exercisewillbenefityourgeneralhealth.Yogacannotaddorreducepoundsfromyourfigure;onlyeatinglessormorefoodcandothat.Alwaysrememberthatdietaffectsweight,whileexerciseaffectsshape.Neithercandothejoboftheother.

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A.Adelicateart.

B.Areligion.

C.Anexactscience.

D.Awayoflife

37.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.

38.【B9】

39.(25)

A.Thedinosaurswentextinct.

B.AnumberofmeteoritescrashedintoEarth.

C.Someanimalspeciesevolved.

D.Someplantswentextinct.

40.听力原文：WhenIwasinthethirdgrade,Iwaspickedtobetheprincessintheschoolplay.Forweeksmymotherhadhelpedmepracticemylines.Butonceonstage,everyworddisappearedfrommyhead.Thenmyteachertoldmeshebadwrittenanarrator'spartfortheplay,andaskedmetochangeroles.ThoughIdidn'ttellmymotherwhathadhappenedthatday,shesensedmyunhappinessandaskedifIwantedtotakeaWalkintheyard.

Itwasalovelyspringday.Wecouldseedandelionspoppingthroughthegrassinbunches,asifapainterhadtouchedourlandscapewithbitsofgold.Iwatchedmymothercarelesslybenddownbyoneofthebunches."IthinkIamgoingtodigupalltheseweeds,"shesaid."Fromnowon,we'llhaveonlyrosesinthisgarden."

"ButIlikedandelions,"Iprotested."Allflowersarebeautiful—evendandelions!"Mymotherlookedatmeseriously."Yes,everyflowergivespleasureinitsownway,doesn'tit?"sheaskedthoughtfully.Inodded."Andthatistrueofpeople,too,"sheadded.

WhenIrealizedthatshehadguessedmypain,Istartedtocryandtoldherthetruth.

"Butyouwillbeabeautifulnarrator,"shesaid,remindingmeofhowmuchIlovedtoreadstoriesaloudtoher.

Overthenextfewweeks,withhercontinuousencouragement,Ilearnedtotakeprideintherole.Thebigdayfinallycame.Afewminutesbeforetheplay,myteachercameovertome."Yourmotheraskedmetogivethistoyou,"shesaid,handingmeadandelion.Aftertheplay,Itookhometheflower,laughingthatIwasperhapstheonlypersonwhowouldkeepsuchaweed.

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A.Mainlybecauseshefeltnervousonthestage.

B.Mainlybecauseshelostherinterestinthatrole.

C.Mainlybecauseshepreferredtheroleofthenarrator.

D.Mainlybecauseshehaddifficultymemorizingherwords.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"itissomewhatlikeanotherBigBrother"(Lines6-7,Para.1)?

A.Googlecontrolsallinformationcompletely.

B.Googlefailstokeepitspromiseofofferingfreeaccess.

C.Googleisviolatingpeople'sprivacy.

D.Googleimprovespeople'slivesgreatly.

42.

AccordingtotheAmericanLawInstitute,thewarningsonproductsshouldnotbeintendedforlegalprotectionbutfor______.

43.

Althoughsomepeoplehadanexcessiveuseoftheword"love",theauthorthought______.

44.

Therelativepronoun"which'inthelastparagraph(Line5)refersto______.

A.theoriesB.expertsC.periodsD.issues

45.

【C4】

46.

Wheredothebeeskeephoneyforthemselvestocatlater?

47.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Eachautumn,teachersspendmanyhourswritingreferencesinsupportoftheirpupils'universityapplications,anduniversityadmissionstutorssubsequentlyspendmanyhoursreadingthem.Indeed,theofficialadviceisthatwhentherearemorequalifiedapplicantsthancanbeaccommodated,orwhenapplicants'suitabilityforprofessionsisbeingassessed,admissionsstaffshouldconsider"additionalinformation,includingreferences".Thepressuretowidenaccesshasbroughtustothepointwherereferencesarehardlyworththepapertheyarewrittenon.Ofcourse,someapplicants'resultsmaynotdothemjusticeandwillnotthereforebeanaccuratepredictoroffutureachievement.However,thealmosttotalabsenceofanythingbutpositivecommentsmakesitimpossibletodistinguishbetweensuchapplicantsandthoseforwhomhighereducationmaybeasteptoofar.

Itisthesamestorywithaccesscourses,whichprovidemaopportunityforthosewholeftschoolwithoutqualificationstodeveloptheirconfidenceandstudyskills.Notallaccessstudentswillbeabletoachieveahighereducationqualification,butIcannotrecallonewhowasnotpredicatedbyhisorheraccesstutortopasswithflyingcolorsandbeanidealcandidateforhighereducation.Takingupreferees'invitationstocontactthemformoreinformation,inthehopethatthismayindicatethattheyarewishingtosaysomethingtheyarenotpreparedtowrite,rarelyprovesfruitful.Iamrepeatedlytoldthattheyare"notfreetotalk",ortheyexpressdiscomfortatbeingaskedforspecificinformation."I'msureyouseehowdifficultitisforme","Idon'treallyknowherthatwell"and"Iratherwishyouhadn'taskedmethat"areamongthemostcommonresponses.

Evenuniversitytutorsareoverstatingthetruth.Onestatedthatanapplicanthad"gainedpassedinfourmodulesandthendecidedtoleavethecourse".Furtherinquiryrevealedthathe,andanotherwho"cametotheviewthatteachingwasnotforher",bothleftbecausetheyhadfailed.Ialsosuspectthatthestudentwho"hasmanyskillsandqualitiesthat,unfortunately,arenoteasilydemonstrablethroughoursystemofacademicassessment"washeadinginasimilardirection.Ifapupil,has"facedthechallengeofA-levelwork",isheorsherisingtoitornot?Thisisliketryingtocommunicateinanunfamiliarlanguage.Sinceinmostcaseswecannotestablishwhatismeant,letusabandonthewholesystemofacademicreferencesforuniversityentryandsaveusallthetimeandeffort.

Whatistheoriginalpurposeofwritingreferences?

48.

Sciencefictionisaliteratureofthefuturebasedonourknowledgeofthechangefrom______.

49.

Theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmeantthatpeoplewere______.

A.nolongerlegallyentitledtotheirownland

B.badlypaidfortheworktheymanagedtofind

C.notadequatelycompensatedforthelossoftheirland

D.forcedtolookelsewhereformeansforsupportingthemselves

50.

Paragraphs2and3explain______.

A.thosegoodthingsarenotwithoutsideeffects

B.whycleveradvertisingissopowerful

C.whyinmodemtimesself-medicationisstillpractised

D.whypeopledevelopfaultywaysoflife

51.

Unionworkerselecttheirrepresentativestomakeup______systemtoworkwithtradeunionofficials.

52.(62)

53.(52)

54.

TheauthorregardsthewritingoftheConstitutionasa______.

A.revolutionofthemagnitudeofFrenchrevolution

B.miraclecreatedbyacollectionoftypicalfreeman

C.victoryofthe18thcentury

D.defeatfortheforcesofevil

55.

Thispassagemainlydiscusses______.

A.thefunctionsofcarbondioxideandwater

B.theroleofwaterinagrowingplant

C.theprocessofsimplesugarformation

D.thesynthesisofwaterwithcarbondioxide

56.

Theprocedureofearlyadmissiongrewpopularbecauseithelpedcollegestosecuretherecruitmentof______.

57.

【C3】

58.Whenmillionsofrodsinoureyesareatworkindarkness,wecansee______.

59.

【C8】

60.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Inthe1950s,thepioneersofartificialintelligence(Al)predictedthat,bytheendofthiscentury,computerswouldbeconversingwithusatworkandrobotswouldbeperformingourhousework.Butasusefulascomputersare,they'renowhereclosetoachievinganythingremotelyresemblingtheseearlyaspirationsforhumanlikebehavior.Nevermindsomethingascomplexasconversation:themostpowerfulcomputersstruggletoreliablyrecognizetheshapeofanobject,themostelementaryoftasksforaten-month-oldkid.

AgrowinggroupofAlresearchersthinktheyknowwherethefieldwentwrong.Theproblem,thescientistssay,isthatAlhasbeentryingtoseparatethehighest,mostabstractlevelsofthought,likelanguageandmathematics,andtoduplicatethemwithlogical,step-by-stepprograms.AnewmovementinAl,ontheotherhand,takesacloserlookatthemoreroundaboutwayinwhichnaturecameupwithintelligence.Manyoftheseresearchersstudyevolutionandnaturaladaptationinsteadofformallogicandconventionalcomputerprograms.Ratherthandigitalcomputersandtransistors,somewanttoworkwithbraincallsandproteins.Theresultsoftheseearlyeffortsareaspromisingastheyarepeculiar,andthenewnature-basedAlmovementisslowlybutsurelymovingtotheforefrontofthefield.

Imitatingthebrain'sneural(神经的)networkisahugestepintherightdirection,sayscomputerscientistandbiophysicistMichaelConrad,butitstillmissesanimportantaspectofnaturalintelligence."Peopletendtotreatthebrainasifitweremadeupofcolor-codedtransistors,"heexplains,"butit'snotsimplyaclevernetworkofswitches.Therearelotsofimportantthingsgoingoninsidethebraincellsthemselves."Specifically,Conradbelievesthatmanyofthebrain'scapabilitiesstemfromthepatternrecognitionproficiencyoftheindividualmoleculesthatmakeupeachbraincell.Thebestwaytobuildanartificiallyintelligentdevice,heclaims,wouldbetobuilditaroundthesamesortofmolecularskills.

Rightnow,theoptionthatconventionalcomputersandsoftwarearefundamentallyincapableofmatchingtheprocessesthattakeplaceinthebrainremainscontroversial.Butifitprovestrue,thentheeffortsofConradandhisfellowAlrebelscouldturnoutt