2022-2023年湖北省鄂州市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)

2022-2023年湖北省鄂州市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.

HowmuchgeneticallymodifiedcornwasplantedintheUSlastyear?

A.Morethanhalf.

B.65millionacres.

C.Onethird.

D.Threequarters.

2.

The3Mtagline"Innovation"isconsideredgreat,foritmanagestoblendinthelinetheir______.

3.

Comparedwithwhiteorrefinedstarchyfoods,wholegrainfoodsarericherin______.

4.

Consideringchanceopportunities,unluckypeopledon'thavebecausethey______.

A.havemissedalotofchances

B.arebornwithmisfortune

C.havelittleabilitiestodealwithproblems

D.havenochanceactually

5.

Inthehappinesspiechart,errorfactorsaccountfor10percent.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

Guestscansleepcomfortablythroughthenightinaspecialgearandaregreetedinthemorningwith______.

7.

75percentofthepressureonjointscanbereducedifyouswim______.

8.

By2000,lifeexpectancyatbirthinmostdevelopingcountriesincreasedfromabout35-40yearsin1950to______.

9.

Sincetaughenedglasscanreplaceshuttersindowntownstores,itprovidesthestorewith______.

10.

Beforesigningthelease,youneedtomakesureitincludesthestatementthatyoucan______ifyouwishtodoso.

11.

Elderlypeopletendtohavelower______thanyuongeradults.

12.

Nanotechnologyisthestudyandmanipulationoftheverysmallmatterssuchasatoms,moleculesandviruses.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Manytypesoffamilyrelationshipsusedtobeconsideredharmful,andlaterconfirmedtocauseharmtothechildren.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Gradualexitplanhastheadvantageofhigherliteracylevelsforthestudents.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

By______,manyMicrosoftworkersmanagedtogetquicker,easieraccesstodataandmaketheirhigh-techtoolslessdistracting.

16.

Whenadambreaks,thereemerges______whichiscausedbythesuddenre-leaseofahugeamountofwater.

17.

Whenunemployed,somecareeriststaketheopportunityto______familymattersinadditiontopursuingtrainingorvolunteering.

18.

Fromthestudents'pointofview,______isthefirstreasontotaketestsperiodicallyonaccumulatedknowledge.

19.IntellectualProperty

Thephraseintellectualproperty(IP)referstothebundleoflegalrightsthatarisefromthecreativegeniusofthehumanmind.IPrightsplayanimportantroleintheeconomicprosperityofacountryandserveasamotivatingforceforcreativeindividualstosharetheirgeniuswithsociety.Likerealandpersonalpropertyrightsprotectone'sownershipinterestintangible(有形的)objects,suchaslandandautomobiles,IPrightsprotectone'sownershipinterestinintangibleobjects,suchastheideabehindaninvention,themusicscoreforaBroadwayplayandthenameorlogousedtobrandaproduct.Withoutenforcementoftheserightsinthelaw,itwouldbedifficultforsocietytoprosperandgrow.Inthisarticle,youwilllearnwhatintellectualpropertyrightsareandthedifferencesbetweenitsvariousforms.

GeneralIntroduction

Whenmostpeoplethinkofintellectualpropertyrights,patents,trademarksandcopyrightscometomind.ThiscoresetofIPrightsrewardandprotectthecreativeworksofinventors,authors,ownersandsellersofgoodsandservicesinthemarketplace.Whilethelegalprinciplesthatunderlieeachoftheserightsaredistinct,theyeachshareacommonsetofprinciples.

Anawardofpatent,trademarkorcopyrightprotectionrequiresadelicatebalancebetweentheinterestsoftheinventororauthorandtheinterestofsocietyasawhole.Thisbalanceisverymuchlikethetradeoff(折衷)requiredbyzoninglaws,whichattempttoprotecttheownershipinterestandexclusiverighttousethatalandownerhaswithsociety’sinterestinthelimiteduseoftheowner'slandforsociety'sgreatergood,Publicutilityeasementsandrightofwaysareexamplesofthisbalance.

Thegrantofapatentonanimportantinventionofalifesavingdrugrepresentsasimilarsetoftradeoffs.Isitfairtotheinventortoallowsocietyfreeaccesstothepatenteddrug?Isitfairtosocietytobedeniedaccessforitsgreatergood?ItistheroleofintellectualPropertylawtoharmonizetheseseeminglyconflictinginterests,

Intellectualpropertyrightsalsofosteracompetitivemarketplace.Theydosobyencouragingdisclosureofinnovationthroughprotectingthefruitsofthatinnovationforaperiodoftime.Disclosureallowsotherstobuildandimproveuponpriorinnovationsothatthestateoftheartcontinuestoevolveanddevelop.Withoutthebenefitsprovidedbyintellectualpropertyprotection,themarketplacewouldnotoperateaseffectively.Imaginewhattheworldwouldbelikeifeverycompetitorhadtocontinuously"reinventthewheel"ratherthanbeingabletorefineandimproveupontheworksofothers.

Finally,intellectualpropertyrightsareregionalinnatureandtheconditionsoftheirgrantandenforceabilityaregovernedbythelawsofeachjurisdiction(权限).AU.S.patentcanbeonlygrantedandenforcedinaccordancewiththelawsoftheUnitedStates.AtrademarkcanonlyberegisteredandenforcedinCanadainaccordancewiththelawsofCanada,andacopyrightcanonlyberegisteredandenforcedinMexicoinaccordancewithitslaws.Whilethereisadesiretobesomewhatuniform.andconsistent,countrieshavedifferentapproachestointellectualpropertyrightsprotection.VariationsintheprocedureforobtainingIPrightsaccountforalargepercentageofthesedifference,ratherthanthedifferencesinthesubstantive(永久的)rightsgrantedineachcountry.

Thewords"patent"and"trademark"areoftenusedinterchangeably.Manytimes,wehearthatapatentisusedtoprotectalogoandthatatrademarkisusedtoprotectaninvention,andviceversa.Whilepatentsandtrademarksmaybeassociatedwiththesameproduct,thetwowordshaveverydifferentmeaningsandrefertoverydifferentformsofintellectualpropertyrights.Theycans

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20.

Anotherwayofsolvingthepronounproblemistouse______insteadofthesingular.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:Whereshallwespendourholidaysthisyear,Tom?Goingawayorstayingathome?

M:We'redefinitelygoingabroad,dear.ButIdon'tthinkwe'llgoawayinMay.Idoubtifwe'llhaveenoughmoneysavedupbythen.

Q:Whycan'tthecouplegoabroadinMay?

(15)

A.Becausetheyhavesomefinancialproblems.

B.BecausetherewillbemuchraininMay.

C.Becausetheywon'thavefreetimeinMay.

D.Becausetheycan'thaveeverythinggotreadybythen.

22.(21)

A.Ascarcityofjobsintheirfield.

B.Inadequatetraininginmethodsofbiologicalresearch.

C.Difficultiesinclassifyingallofthevarietiesofowls.

D.Alackoffundingfortheirworkwithendangeredspecies.

23.(29)

A.Becomingawarchief.

B.Travellingacrossthecountryandspeakingtothepublic.

C.Gettingbacksomeofthelandtakenbythesettlers.

D.GettingalltheIndiantribesunited.

24.

【B11】

25.听力原文：W:Dad,canIgotoamoviewithSharon?

M:Yeah,sure,butwait.Weren'tyousupposedtogetthereportcardsometimelastweek?

W:Well,ohyeah.CanIcallSharon?

M:Youdidn'tanswermyquestion.Didyoureceiveitornot?

W:IloveyouDad!You'rethebest!

M:Don'ttrytobuttermeup.Icanguessthatyouranswermeansthatyoudidn'tdowellinsomeofyourclasses?

W:Well,myEnglishteacherissoboring,andheblowsupeverytimesomeonetalks.

M:Inotherwords,you'renotdoingsowell?

W:Uh,aC...minus.

M:Oh.Well,howareyoudoinginyourSpanishclass?Yousaidyoulikedthatone.

W:(22)Ido,butIforgottoturninacoupleofassignments,andIhadproblemsonthelasttest.Allthoseverbsbothermealot.Igetthemallmixedupinmyhead!

M:Okay,andwhataboutalgebra?

W:Ah,(23)I'mabornalgebraist.Thetestisapieceofcake.

M:Andhowareyoudoinginhistory?

W:Oh,that'smyfavoriteclass.(24)Mr.Jonesisalwayspassingoutcandyifyouknowtheanswerstohisquestions.

M:Great.Now,Ihaveabrightdaughterwithtoothdecay.

W:Ah,Dad.

M:Youcangoifyouanswermyhistoryquestion.HowoldamI?

W:Uh,fifty-five?

M:Fifty-five!Youjustfailedamathandhistorytestatthesametime!

W:Dad...

M:Well,okay,(25)butyouneedtocomestraighthomefromthemovie,andyouneedtopracticeyourpianoafterthat.

W:Oh,Dad,please.

(23)

A.Shefindsthatsheisconfusedabouttheverbs.

B.ShethinksthattheSpanishteacherisboring.

C.Shethinksthattheassignmentsrequiretoomuchtime.

D.ShefeelsthattheSpanishteachershouldbemorepatient.

26.听力原文：Amongwesternrichcountries,peopleintheUnitedStatesworkthelongesthours.TheyworkmuchlongerthanthoseinEurope.ThisdifferenceisquitesurprisingbecauseproductivityperhourworkedisthesameintheUnitedStatesasitisinFrance,SpainandGermany,anditisgrowingatasimilarspeed.

Inmostcountriesandatmosttimesinhistory，aspeoplehavebecomerichertheyhavechosentoworkless.Inotherwords,theyhavedecidedto"spend"apartoftheirextraincomeonafullerpersonallife.OverthelastfiftyyearsEuropeanshavecontinuedthispattern,andhoursofworkhavefallensharply.ButnotintheUnitedStates.Wedonotfullyknowwhythisis.Onereasonmaybemoresatisfyingwork,orlesssatisfyingpersonallives.

LongerhoursdoofcourseincreasetheGDP.SotheUnitedStateshasproducedmoreperworkerthan,say,France.TheUnitedStatesalsohasmoreofitspeopleatwork,whileinFrancemanymoremothersandolderworkershavedecidedtostayathome.TheoverallresultisthatAmericanGDPperheadis40%higherthaninFrance,eventhoughproductivityperhourworkedisthesame.

Itisnotclearwhichofthetwosituationsisbetter.Aswehaveseen,workhastobecomparedwithothervalueslikefamilylife,whichoftengetlostininterest.Itistooearlytoexplainthedifferenttrendsinhappinessovertimeindifferentcountries.ButitisadisappointingideathatintheUnitedStateshappinesshasmadenoprogresssince1975,whileithasriseninEurope．Couldthishaveanythingtodowithtrendsinthework-lifebalance?

32.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeakerfromthepassage?

33.Whichcountryhasmoreofitspeopleatwork?

34.Whatmessagecanwegetfromthepassage?

35.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

(33)

A.Hethinksneitheroftheworkpatternsisgood.

B.Hebelievesthatlongerworkinghoursisbetter.

C.Heprefersshorterworkinghourstolongerones.

D.Hesaysnothingcertainaboutwhichpatternisbetter.

27.(31)

A.Hewasn'tabletoproduceasinglebook.

B.Hehadn'tseenachangeforthebetter.

C.Hewasn'tabletohavearestforawholeyear.

D.Hefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue.

28.(18)

A.Itwillbesunny.

B.Itwillbeverycold.

C.Itwillbewindy.

D.Itwillberainy.

29.

【B6】

30.

【B8】

31.听力原文：W:Goodafternoon,sir.WhatcanIdotohelp?

M:Oh,Ihaveaterriblecold.Apartfromthat,Ihaveaheadache.CanyousuggestsomethingIcantaketorelievethepain?

W:Don'tyouhaveaprescription?

M:No,Ihaven'tgonetoseeadoctor.

W:Areyouallergictoanytypeofmedication?

M:Idon'tknowexactly.IthinkthatIcantakemostdrugs.

W:OKthen,Irecommendthisbrandforquickrelief.

M:Willthisreallyhelp?

W:Accordingtothelabel,yes.Butifthatdoesn'thelp,thendrinkacupofhotteaalongwithsomehoney.There'snomiracledrugtocureacommoncold.

M:Whicharethebestheadachetablets?

W:Wehaveanumberofthem.Theyareallverygood.

M:Canyousellmepenicillin?

W:Sorry,sir.Icannotsellit;youmustfirstgetadoctor'scertificateorprescription.

M:Well,then,givemesomeboricacid.

W:Allright.Thisisacommonmedicine.

M:Doyouhaveanycoughsyrupandlozenges?

W:Yes,ofcourse.

M:That'sgreat.

W:Hereyouare.Theinstructionsonittellyouhowtotakeit.Makesureyoureadthemcarefully.

M:Thankyouforremindingme.

W:Pleasepayspecialattentiontothiscoughsyrup.Shakethebottlebeforeyoutakeit.

M:Thankyouverymuchindeed.

W:Anythingelse?

M:No,thankyou.

W:You'rewelcome.Ihopeyouwillrecoverinnotime.

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A.Boricacid.B.Lozenges.C.Coughsyrup.D.Penicillin.

32.

【B7】

33.听力原文：W:Goodmorning,SunshineSpeedboatCompany.WhatcanIdoforyou!

M:Goodmorning,canIspeaktoNancyWhite?

W:Ah,Jacques,nicetalkingtoyouagain.How'stheweatherinyourpartoftheworld?

M:Couldn'tbebetter,Nancy.Sunny,29℃,lightbreeze...

W:Stop!Ican'ttakeanymore.I'msufferingtheseverecoldhere.

M:Oh,terrible.SorrytohearthatMaybeyoucancometojoinus;Susanisalwaysexpectingyou.

W:Thankyou,andSusan;sheisalwayssokind.So,whatcanIdoforyou,Jacques?

M:IneedacoupleofyourSB2000speedboatstorenttoguests.Canyougivemeapricequote?

W:Letmesee...Uh,thelistpriceis$6,500U.S.You'reavaluedcustomer,soI'llgiveyoua10%discount.

M:That'sveryreasonable.Doyouhavetheminstock?

W:Surewedo!Wesetupnewinventorycontrolslastyear,sowedon'thavemanybacklogsanymore.

M:That'sgood.Thetouristseasonisjustaroundthecorner,soIneedthemprettyquick.What'stheearliestshippingdateyoucanmanage?

W:Theycanbereadyforshipmentin2-3weeks.

M:Perfect.What'sthetotalCIFprice?

W:Hangon...Thepricewillbe$15,230U.S.toyourusualport.Dowehaveadeal?

M:Youbet!Sendmeafaxwithalltheinformation,andI'llsendyoumyorderrightaway.I'llpaybyirrevocableletterofcredit,asusual.Sametermsasalways?

W:Ofcourse.

M:Great!Nicedoingbusinesswithyouagain,Nancy.Byefornow,andsayhellotothefamilyforme.

W:Willdo,andthesamegoesforme.Bye,Jacques.

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A.Confidants.

B.Siblings.

C.Businesspartners.

D.Formerclassmates.

34.

【B9】

35.听力原文：W:WillJohnbesinginginthissemester'sstudentopera?

M:Notunlesshe'sgivenasignificantrole.

Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutJohn?

(16)

A.Hewantstobeafeaturedperformer.

B.Heplanstoattendthestudentopera.

C.Hehopestogiveanimportantroletoastudent.

D.Hewillsingwiththeoperauntilthesemesterisover.

36.(22)

A.Acceptthejobofferfromthebookstore.

B.AcceptthejobofferfromIBM.

C.IntheholidayworkinIBMandinthenextschoolyearworkinthebookstore.

D.Giveupbothoffersandfindanotheroneinthenextschoolyear.

37.听力原文：W:Tonyhasreallyroileduphissleevesandgonetowork.

M:I'llsay!Ineverseehimanymore.

Q:WhatcanbeinferredaboutTony?

(18)

A.Hehasbeenworkingveryhard.

B.Hedoesn'tlikehisjob.

C.Hemovedwithouttellinghisfriends.

D.Hestaysathomemostofthetime.

38.(46)

39.(38)

40.听力原文：M:Mary,lastweekinourhistoryclass,ourteacheraskedusifweknewanythingaboutThanksgivingDay.Wealllookedateachother.Nobodycouldgivetheanswer.So,pleasetellmesomethingaboutit,willyou?

W:Oh,it'salongstory.Idon'tthinkyou'vegotthepatience.

M:Comeon,I'mreallyinterested.IsitanationalholidayintheUnitedStates?

W:Yes,it'samosttrulyAmericanholidayandit'scloselyconnectedwiththeearliesthistoryofthecountry.

M:Whenwasitfirstcelebrated?

W:In1621.BytheEnglishsettlersorpilgrims.

M:WhatpeopleWerethepilgrims?

W:TheywerereligiouspeoplefromEngland.Atthattime,theydidn'thavetherighttoworshipintheirownway.TheysailedtoAmericaontheMayflowertohavefreedomofworship.

M:WhathappenedtothemwhentheygottoAmerica?

W:Duringtheirfirstwinter,overhalfofthesettlersdiedofstarvationorepidemics.Thesurvivorsbeganfarming,huntingandfishingandlabouredhard.

M:Didtheyhaveagoodharvestthefirstyear?

W:Yes,theyieldwasrichbeyondtheirexpectations.That'swhytheydecidedtofixadaytogivetheirthankstoGod.

M:Oh,Isee.HowdopeopleintheStatescelebrateitnow?Andwhenisit?

W:ThefourthThursdayofNovemberisThanksgivingDay.It'sanoccasionoffamilyreunion.Themosttraditionalandfavouritefoodonthedinnertableisroastturkeyandpumpkinpie.Ofcourse,withlotsmoretoeat.

M:Ok,you'vehelpedmeout.I'dliketotreatyoutoicecream.Let'sgetgoing.

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A.Inhislastweekpublicrelationclass.

B.Inhislastweekliteratureclass.

C.Inhislastweekhistoryclass.

D.Inhislastweekmathsclass.

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

Thearticlewaswrittentoexplain______.

A.thegreenhouseeffect

B.thesolareffectsontheearth

C.thegreenhouseeffect

D.thecausesaffectingweather

42.

AccordingtoParagraph3,thenewestgroupofsinglesare______.

A.warmandlighthearted

B.oneithersideofmarriage

C.negativeandgloomy

D.healthyandwealthy

43.

Takingnowadayssupplychainintoaccount,theanimalfeedindustrythinksthat______.

A.GMmaterialisuniversal

B.Europeanlawsareimpractical

C.onlytheinternationalsupplychaincanworkout

D.goodsshouldbeprohibitedonceanyGMstuffisfound

44.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?

A.Theconsequencesoffatigue.

B.Thereasonwhypeopleneedrest.

C.Thedangersoffatigue.

D.Typesoffatigue.

45.

Whyarenutritionistsconcernedaboutaddingvitaminstoolestra?

A.Itmayleadtotheover-consumptionofvitamins.

B.Peoplemaybeinducedtoeatmorethanisnecessary.

C.Thefunctionoftheintestinesmaybeweakened.

D.Itmaytriggeranewwaveoffakefoodproduction.

46.

【C10】

47.WhichofthefollowingisgivenbythewritertoshowbandwagonappealatworkinPara.3?

A.FightingforAmerica.

B.Nationalmovement.

C.Economiccampaigning.

D.Followingfashion.

48.

Thestandardofuniversityeducationisdowngradedtokeepmorestudentsoncampusandthus______forthegovernmentanduniversitiesofficials.

49.

Whatmaydelaytherecoveringprocessofnuclearpowerinthefuture?

A.TheFrenchcompany--Areva'smonopolystatusinnuclearmarket.

B.People'severpessimisticviewonnuclearpower.

C.Thehighcostofnuclearplantsandtheindefinitecostofnuclearenergy.

D.Governments'concentrationonsolvingclimateproblems.

50.SectionB

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

Theremayhavebeenfewthingsthatprotesters,politiciansandactivistsshare,butduringtheG20meeting,theywereunitedbytheiruseofTwitter.Themicro-bloggingservicewasheavilyusedbyallthoseinvolvedwiththemeeting,betheydebatinginthechamber,quizzingpoliticiansafterbriefings,orprotestinginthestreet.

Socialmediawasinusepriortotheeventtoo.TheMetropolitanPoliceanalyzedactivityonwebsitessuchasFacebook,MySpaceandmanyotherstoseehowmanywerelikelytojointhecallforprotestsattheG20.PlansforhowmanypolicemenandwomenshouldbeputonthestreetsduringtheG20weredrawnupwithregardtothisanalysis.

Butitwasduringthetwo-dayeventthatsocialmedia,inparticularTwitter,cameintotheirown.ThousandsofmessagesmarkedwithaG20tagpassedthroughTwitterandorganizationssuchasIndymediahadtheirowntags'thathelpedtoexamineinformationaboutwhathappenedduringtheprotests.

Forsomecampaigners,Twitterwas-essentialingivingtheoutsidemembersaglimpseofwhatwashappeninginsidethebuildingofconferenceanditalsoletthemknowaboutthequestionsothercampaignerswereputtingtopoliticiansandtheireffortstogettheirmessageacrosstotheleadersofG20nations.

ManygroupsusedTwitterasawaytoreachouttosupportersmorequicklythantheycouldwithe-mailortextmessages.Actually,withcomputeraccessliterallythinontheground,Twitterwasthebestoptionforreachingeveryone.Forinstance,theClimateChangecampaignerswhosetupthecamponBishopsgateusedTwittertorallysupportstocarrysupplies—namelybakedpotatoesandbeans—tothesitewheretheyplannedtosetuptents.Itwasalsousedtosendregularupdatesasthecampwasbeingsetupandtoletpeopleknowhowitwasprogressing.Asaspokesmanofthisgroupsaid,Twitterhadbeeninvaluablein,helpingsmooththeorganization.

Formanyothers,Twitterwasawaytofindoutaboutandgettotheindependentmediareportsfrompeoplecaughtupintheprotests.UsingTwitterasanunofficialnotice-boardletthosewhohadlosttouchonthegroundfindoutwhathadhappenedtofriendsandfellowprotestersduringandafterthepoliceclear-up.FriendsconcernedaboutwhathadhappenedtopeopletheyknewwerereassuredtoseemessagesfromthempostedonTwitterreportingthattheywerefine.

Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"theywereunitedbytheiruseofTwitter'(Line2,Para.1)?

A.Twittercaneasetheirtemperandstopthedebate.

B.TheyallenjoythebenefitoftheserviceprovidedbyTwitter.

C.WithTwitter'shelp,theycanavoidattendingthemeetingfromanywhere.

D.TheycangetusefulbriefingsfrompoliticiansbyusingTwitter.

51.Peopletalkedaboutapromisingidea:usingtheelectricalwiringalreadyinthehousetomovedatafromroomtoroom.Oneearlyapplication,theX10systemforcontrollinglightsandappliances,didn'talwaysworkwell.Thetechnologywascertainlynotreadytobeusedtobringwebpagestocomputersanywhereinthehouse.

Alongcamethewirelessnetwork.For50,youcouldgettheInternetsprayedacrossthehouseandneverbeconfinedbyacordtothewall.Itwasslowinthoseearlydays,veryunreliable,andopentointerruptionifyoucouldn'tbotherwithsettinguptheencodedpasswords.

Butitcaughton.AccordingtoestimatesmadebyParksAssociates,amarketresearchfirmbasedinDallas,about12.5millionhomesnowhavewirelessnetworks;another10millionhomes,mostlynewerones,haveEthernet(以太网).

Cheapandprevalentisahardcombinationtobeat.However,technologycompaniescontinuedtoworkontheidea.AversionforpowerlinescalledHomePlugcameoutin2002,andwhileithardlyaffectedsalesofwirelessnetworkequipment,itsoldenoughthatmajorcompanieslikeIntel,Cisco,Sony,SharpandComcastcreatedtheHomePlugAlliancetopushfornext-generationproducts,withthefirsttocomeoutlaterthisyear.

Somecompaniesarenotwaiting.Panasonic,Netgear,Marantzarealreadyofferingproductsthatwillmovedatathroughhomeelectricallinesfasterthanrouters(刻纹机)usingthecurrentWi-Fistandardforwirelessnetworking.

PanasonicstartedsellingitsHD-PLCEthernetadaptersforpowerlineslastmonth.OneadapterisattachedtoarouterwithashortEthernetcableandpluggedintoanearbywallsocket.Theseconddeviceispluggedintoasocketelsewhereinthehouse.WhenacomputerislinkedtoitwithanEthernetcable,dataistransmittedthroughthehome'selectricalwiringatspeedsofupto190megabits(兆位)asecond.

Netgearwillbesellingasimilarsystemnextmonthforabout$300.Itmovesdataataslightlyfasterrate.

MarantzsaysitsZR6001SPreceiverwillsendmusictospecialspeakersinanotherroomoverpowerlines.Thesystemincludesbothdevices.ThemusiclistenercontrolsthereceiverandtheCDplayersconnectedtoitfromacontrolpadonthespeakers.

Theseproductsseemhopelesscandidates.Whowouldliketopaytwoorthreetimesexpensivethanwirelessnetwork?Theanswerliesinsimplicity."It'swhymostpeopleneedus",Robertsaid,notingthecomplexityofinstallingawirelessnetworkisevidentbythefactthatreturnratesonwirelessnetworkingdevicesdroptonearlyzero.Thethreeproducts'makerssaidthatpeoplewhocannotgetwhole-housecoveragewithawirelesssystemorthoseplaguedbydeadzonesmightfinditappealing.

Thepromisingideamentionedinthefirstparagraph______.

A.hasmaturetechnologytosupportit

B.hasastableearlyapplication—theX10system

C.istotransmitdatabypowerlineswithinthehouse

D.fosteredproductswhichaffectedwirelessnetwork

52.

AllofthefollowingareindirectevidenceEXCEPT______.

A.trunksB.dungC.nestsD.burrows

53.

Fromthethirdparagraphofthepassage,wecanconcludethatyoungadultstendtobelievethatcertaintypesofclothingcan______.

A.changepeople'sconservativeattitudestowardstheirlifestyles

B.helpyoungpeoplemakefriendswiththeoppositesex

C.makethemcompetitiveinthejobmarket

D.helpthemachievesuccessintheirinterpersonalrelationships

54.

IthasbeenfoundthatvitaminE______.

A.shouldbetakenbypatientsregularlyandpersistently

B.caneffectivelyreducetherecurrenceofheartdisease

C.hasapreventivebutnotcurativeeffectonheartdisease

D.shouldbegiventopatientswithheartdiseaseasearlyaspossible

55.

Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatpublicservices______.

A.havebenefitedmanypeople

B.arethefocusofpublicattention

C.areaninappropriatesubjectforhumor

D.haveoftenbeenthelaughingstock

56.(56)

57.

Whydoestheauthorasksomefundamentalquestionsinthesecondparagraph'?

58.

WhatdoesWilliamDietzthinkofoverweight?

A.Overweightshouldbetreatedasapublichealthproblem.

B.Overweightshouldbeattributedtogluttonyandsloth.

C.Overweighthasmuchtodowithnutritionalproblems.

D.Overweighthasnothingtodowiththeoveruseofcars.

59.

Whenresearcherscarryoutadung-pilecensus,accordingtoPlumptre,theareaselectedshouldbe______.

A.asmallone

B.aprotectedone

C.amonitoredone

D.solargethatelephantscan'tmoveinandoutofitfreely.

60.

WhydoesJerryManderseeTVasadisturbinginfluence?

A.Itisbecausepeople'seyesscanaTVscreen10timesasecond.

B.Itisbecausepeople'smindandbehavior.tendtobechangedbyTV.

C.Itisbecausetheconsciousmindregistersallimagesitperceives.

D.Itisbecauseitisineffectiveingettingacrossitsmessages.

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5题)61.

【S4】

62.

【S2】

63.

【S5】

64.

【S9】

65.

【S3】

五、6.Translation(5题)66.Haveyouroadthebook____________________(书名叫做《罗马帝国兴衰史》)?

67.Manyscientistsbelievebiotech__________________________.(生物技术能够把发展中国家的农业总产量提高25%)

68.Trytosolveyourproblem.______(不要对之拖延不管).

69.Itmustbekeptinmindthatonlythroughlifelongstudy______(才能在这个竞争激烈的社会中生存).

70.Thetenantmustbeprepared_________________________(依据合同条款来装修房屋)．

参考答案

1.C解析：根据定位句可知，去年的转基因玉米的种植面积占到三分之一，转基因大豆和棉花种植面积占到一半多。因此本题答案应为C。