2021-2022年辽宁省鞍山市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）

2021-2022年辽宁省鞍山市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

2.

WhenisthebesttimetotakethenewerSATII'sAmericanhistory?

A.Afterseveralyearsofstudy.

B.Immediatelywhenyoufinishthecourse.

C.Whenyouhavealargeinformationsource.

D.Rightafteraholidaywhenyourmindisrefreshed.

3.

TheFTC'slaterreportsshowthatthefilmandgamingindustrieshavemadesomeimprovementwhile______hasdonealmostnothingtoimprove.

4.

ComparedwiththeirdisplacedcounterpartsinPeru.thesituationoftheinternallydisplacedpersonsinColombiais______.

5.

Wheatcerealsaresuggestedtogivetobabiesweanedfrombreastmilkinordertoobtainiron.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.WhenwillKellycontactyouonceyouhaveregisteredforworkandofferedallyourdetails?

A.WhenyouchaseKellytoaskaboutyourjob.

B.Whentherightjobcomesup.

C.AfteryougiveKellyaprivateemailaddress.

D.WhenanemployerisinterestedinyourCV.

7.

Theexampleofkeepingadailygratitudejournalshowsthat______isveryimportant.

8.

Stockinvestmentsarebettertoearlyretireesthanothercommonretirementinvestmentsinthatwhencashedin,theyrequireonly______.

9.

SilentSpringcontainedsomuchcarefullycollectedscientificevidencethatitwaswidelyacclaimedasasignificantbookwhenitcameoutintheearly1960s.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

ScientistsbelievedthatMayancity______becausemanybuildingswereleftunfinished.

11.

Onaplane,becauseopenflamesareprohibited,thetorchisstoredinan______.

12.

Thereisnodoubtthatenvironmentalregulation______.

A.iscumbersome

B.producesaneffect

C.varieswildly

D.needstobestreamlined

13.

IITVgivesateacheralotofadvantages.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

In2002thenumberofindustrialrobotswasthreetimesoverthatofdomesticandservicerobots.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1～7,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8～10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Morethan2,300universitiesinover100countrieshaveintroducedChinesecoursestotheircurricula,andyoungoverseasnationalsflocktoChinaeachyeartolearnChinese.In2004,thenumberofinternationalstudentsinChinawas400,000,withanannualincreaseof20percentinthepastfiveyears,accordingtotheChineseMinistryofEducation.

TheRiseofChina'sEconomy

MonsieurLabelandhiswife,bothrespectedarchitectslivinginParis'SixthQuarter,haveenrolledtheirdaughterinanearbyschoolwhereChineseclassesstartatkindergarten.MonsieurLabelsaysofChina."Iandmycolleagueswitnessedthecountry'samazingdevelopmentwhenweattendedarecentseminarinShenzhen.IbelievethatChinaistheeconomicsuperpowerofthefuture.MywifeandIspeakFrench,EnglishandSpanish,butmydaughtershouldalsolearnChinesebecauseitwillbeusefultoherwhenshegrowsup."

SinceChinesecourseswereaddedtothecurriculaof132Frenchjuniorandseniorhighschoolstheirenrollmenthasdoubled.ThatattheOrientalLanguageandCultureCollege,oneofFrance'slargestChinese-teachingcolleges,hasskyrocketedinrecentyears,accordingtoXuDan,deanoftheChineseDepartment.SheconfirmsthatChineseandJapanesearenowthetwomoststudiedAsianlanguage

FrenchjuniorstudentBeidaistotallyfluentinChinese."I'mlearningChinesebecauseIwanttobeaninternationallawyerinChina,"heexplains.

YoungFrenchentrepreneurPatricPeniaestablishedhisBeiyanConsultancyCompanyinParis,anditnowworkstogetherwithChinaCentralTelevisioninintroducingFrenchtraditionsandculturetoChineseaudiences.PatricalsocooperatedwithBeijing'sUniversityofFinanceandEconomicsandCentralUniversityofFinanceandEconomicsinlaunchingathree-weekcrashcourseinChineseinBeijing.In2005,heinitiatedthe"Chinesepeopleandbusinessmanagement"trainingcourseinParis,whichconsistsofseminarstohelpFrenchbusinessmenunderstandhowChinesebusinessoperates.

GermanyhasalsocaughtontothebenefitsofChineselanguagelearning,andhasaddedChinesetoitshighschoolgraduationexams.ManyinternationalcorporationsalsoholdintroductoryChinesecoursesforemployee'sassignedworkinChina."Englishisn'tenough,"saysHerrGerck,presidentofSiemensChina,"WeneedtoequipourstaffwiththeabilitytodealwithChinesemerchantsintheirownlanguage."

InBritain,aChineseteachingprogramthatwillform.partofthenationalcurriculumhasbeenformulatedandapprovedbytheDepartmentofEducationandSkills.IntheU.S.,ChineseispartoftheAdvancePlacementProgramforAmericanhighschoolstudents.Thismeansthatstudentscantakecollege-levelChineseinthesamewayastheylearnFrench,SpanishandGermanandgaincreditsiftheygetgoodtestresults.Morethan2,500primaryandhighschoolsnowofferAPcoursesintheChineselanguage.

CulturalEchoes

Chinesecharacters,alongwiththeConfucianphilosophy,havealwayshadprofoundinfluenceonHanculturalcirclesinAsia,andafterabriefhiatus,ChineselanguageteachingisindemandoncemoreintheRO

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

ThepopularityofChineseintheworldmakesthe"ChineseTOFEL",the______________exam,possible.

17.Higher-incomehouseholdspurchasedless______RTEcerealthanlow-incomehouse-holds.

18.

AccordingtotheUSDA,___________________tendtobereducedinorganicfoodproduction.

19.

WhattheGermanMarshallFundfoundlastyearimpliesthat______.

A.mostAmericanstendtofreetrade

B.freetradecouldslowdowneconomicgrowth

C.foreigncompetitioncouldharmdomesticeconomybeyonddoubt

D.mostAmericansdon'twantaneconomicgrowthatthecostofdomesticcompanies

20.

TheconceptofEPRensuresthat______takemoreresponsibilitiesformanagingtheenvironmentalimpactsoftheirproductsthroughouttheirlife.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B10】

22.SectionC

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

Whethertheeyesare"thewindowsofthesoul"isdebatable;thattheyareintenselyimportantin(36)______communicationisafact.Duringthefirsttwomonthsofababy'slife,the(37)______thatproducesasmileisapairofeyes.Significantly,arealhumanfacewitheyescoveredwillnot(38)______asmile,norwillthesightofonlyoneeyewhenthefaceispresentedin(39)______.Thisattractiontoeyesasopposedtothenoseormouthcontinuesasthebaby(40)______.Inonestudy,whenAmericanfour-year-oldswereaskedtodrawpeople,75percentofthemdrewbabieswithmouths,but99percentofthemdrewpeoplewitheyes.InJapan,however,wherebabiesarecarriedontheirmothers'back,infantsdonotacquireasmuch(41)______toeyesastheydoinothercultures.

TheroleofeyecontactinaconversationalexchangebetweentwoAmericansiswell(42)______speakersmakecontactwiththeeyesoftheirlistenerforaboutonesecond,then(43)______awayastheytalk;(44)____________.Listeners,meanwhile,keeptheireyesonthefaceofthespeaker,allowingthemselvestoglanceawayonlybriefly.(45)____________,iftheyarenotlooking,thespeakerassumesthattheyaredisinterestedandeitherwillpauseuntileyecontactisresumedorwillterminatetheconversation.(46)____________,theremaybeasortoftrafficjamofwordscausedbyinterruption,falsestarts,andunpredictablepauses.

23.SectionC

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

Tobe【B1】______inthejobinterview,youshould【B2】______certainpersonaland【B3】______qualities.Youneedtocreateagoodimageinthelimitedtime【B4】______,usuallyfrom30to45minutes.Youmustmakea【B5】______impressionwhichtheinterviewerwillrememberwhileheinterviewsother【B6】______Thefollowingaresomequalitiesyoushouldespeciallypayattentiontoduringaninterview.

Firstofall,youshouldtakecaretoappear【B7】______dressed.Therightclotheswornattherighttimecanwintherespectoftheinterviewerandhisconfidenceinyour【B8】______.【B9】______.

Secondly,youshouldpaycloseattentiontoyourmannerofspeakingsincespeechisthereflectionofpersonality.【B10】______.Youshouldbepreparedtotalkknowledgeablyabouttherequirementsofthepositionyouareapplyingfor.

Finally,tobereallyimpressive,youmustconveyasenseofself-confidenceandenthusiasmforwork.【B11】______.

【B1】

24.

【B8】

25.

【B3】

26.听力原文：M:Excuseme.Couldyourecommendsomethingforabadcold?

W:Thatdepends.Isitjustasimpleheardcold?

Q:Wheredoesthisdialoguetakeplace?

(15)

A.Inahospital.

B.Inadepartmentstore.

C.Atthepostoffice.

D.Attheoffice.

27.

【B11】

28.

【B5】

29.(26)

A.Ithelpspeopleworkefficiently.

B.It'smorerefreshingthansoda.

C.Itshouldbedrunkinmoderation.

D.Ithaslessflavorthantea.

30.(31)

A.Theywereinfluencedbyhisbackgroundinengineering.

B.Theywereveryexpensivetotake.

C.Theywereamongthefirsttakenundersuchcondition.

D.Mostofthemwereofpoorquality.

31.听力原文：M:Oneofthemostcommonquestionsweaskaboutpeople'sbehavior.is"why".Whydidshesaythis?"Whydidhedothat?Sometimesthereasonisobvious,forexample,someoneisdrivingdownthestreet,thelightturnsred,theystop,why?

W:Becausetheyhaveto,legallyImean.

M:Exactly!Inthiscasethereasonisobvious,soweusuallydon'tquestionit.Butwhenthereasonisnotsoobviousandespeciallywhenthebehavior.couldhavenegativeconsequenceswe'llmorelikelytofeelaneedtoexplainthecausesofthebehavior.Socialpsychologistshaveatermforthis,fortheprocessofexplainingthecausesofthebehavior,it'scalled"causalattribution".Andonetheorysuggests,there'sapatterninthewaywegoaboutattributingcausestopeople'sbehavior.Accordingtothistheory,therearetwocategoriesofreasons:internalfactorsandexternalfactors.Again,Lisa,sayyou'redrivingdowntheroadandallofasuddensomeguyturnsintothelanerightinfrontofyou,andyouhavetoslamonyourbrakestoavoidanaccident.Howdoyoureact?

W:I'llprobablygetveryangry.

M:Because...

W:Well,he'snotpayingattention,he'sabaddriver.

M:Soyouautomaticallyattributethedriver'sbehavior.toaninternalfactor.Hehimselfistoblamebecauseheiscareless.

W:SoifIsaiditwasbecauseofheavytrafficorsomething,I'dbeattributinghisbehavior.toanexternalfactor,somethingbeyondhiscontrol.

M:Good.Nowhowdoweusuallyexplainourownnegativebehavior?

W:Weblameexternalfactors.

M:That'sright.

(23)

A.Commoncausesofanger.

B.Judgingpeople'sbehavior.

C.Changingpeople'sattitudes.

D.Theeffectsofnegativebehavior.

32.(24)

A.Thedirectorcouldn'tgiveheranappointmentrightaway.

B.Theofficewasclosedthefirsttimeshewent.

C.Thecomputerswereoutofservicefilefirsttimeshewasthere.

D.Shedidnothaveacceptableidentificationwithheronherfirstvisit.

33.(25)

A.Shehascutherfingers.

B.Shehasbrokenherlegs.

C.Herfeetarebadlyhurt.

D.Herfalseteetharen'tfit.

34.听力原文：CannesFilmFestival,themostprestigiousmotion-picturefestivalintheworld,isheldeachMayinthecityofCannes,insoutheastFrance.TheCannesFilmFestivalwasconceivedattheendof1938.DuetoWorldWarII,however,thefirstCannesFilmFestivalwasnothelduntil1946.Internationalismandpostwaroptimismcharacterizedthefirstfestival,asorganizersplacedlessemphasisoncompetitionthanonmutualcreativestimulationbetweennationalproductions.Inlateryearstheselectionofentriesforprizesreflectedmorecommercialinterestsandthefestivalsoonacquireditscurrentreputationasafashionableprofessionalevent,moreconcernedwithadvancingthefilmindustrythantheartoffilm.FrenchdirectorFrancoisTruffautaddressedthisissuein1956andpredicteditscommercialdeath.Thefestivalsurvived,however,andin1959,Tmffauthimselfwasawardedtheprizeforbestscreenplayforoneofhisfilms.

Despiteitsever-presentfinancialinterests,theCannesFilmFestivalremainsanessentialaffairforinternationalcinema.In1955theorganizingcommitteeatCannesintroducedtheGoldenPalmAward(inEnglish)forbestfilmofthefestival,nowregardedasoneofthefilmindustry'smostdistinguishedprizes.PastrecipientsoftheawardincludeTaxiDriver(1976),byAmericandirectorMartinScorsese;andThePiano(1993),byNewZealanddirectorJaneCampion.

(30)

A.In1938.B.In1946.C.In1955.D.DuringWorldWarII.

35.

【B7】

36.(14)

A.HewouldliketogoshoppingwithNick.

B.Hehastofinishanarticletoday.

C.HeisaskedtotakephotosofSteve.

D.HesuppliessomephotosinformationtoSteve.

37.(36)

A.GoldenGateisthenamegiventoabridgeandaboatsailingunderthebridge.

B.Commuterspreferhigh-speedboatsbuttouristsareattractedtomoreleisurelyones.

C.PeoplehavetocrosstheGoldenGateBridgebycartogettowork.

D.Weddingceremoniesareoccasionallyheldontheboat.

38.(43)

39.(34)

A.Content.B.Technicalability.C.Spelling.D.Grammar.

40.(15)

A.Hecooksfortheclubmembersquiteoften.

B.Hewasn'tcarefulwhenhewaspreparingfood.

C.Heoftenfillsthekitchenwithtomatoandchocolate.

D.Hedoesn'tliketopreparefoodfortheclubmembers.

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

What'stheeffectof"set-up"onpeoplementionedbyDr.RobertAlberti?

42.

Whatisthepassageprobablygoingtotalkaboutinthefollowingpart?

A.SomeotherexistingproblemsofNetflix.

B.ThenegativeinfluenceofNetflix.

C.Themethodstocopewiththoseproblemsmentioned.

D.PredictionofNetflix'sfuture.

43.

【C9】

44.

TheauthorhasusedAmericanIndianlanguagesasanexampletoshowthattheyare______.

A.justasoldassomewell-knownlanguages

B.justassophisticatedassomewell-knownlanguages

C.moredevelopedthansomewell-knownlanguages

D.morecomplexthansomewell-knownlanguages

45.

Thepassageimpliesthat______.

A.thefeverprocessiswidespreadbecausemoderatefevershavebenefits

B.thereductionoffeverscaninhibitbacterialgrowth

C.mancanusesunlamptoraiselizards'temperature

D.crayfishinjectedwithbacteriahaveapurposeformovingtohotareas

46.Theauthorwantstheparentstobeawarethat______.

A.itisuselesssendingboystopreschools

B.theyshouldspendmoretimewiththeirkids

C.thecurrentwayofeducatingchildrenmighthaveproblems

D.theirchildrenfaceseriousemotionalorbehavioralproblems

47.

Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Noiseisamajorproblem;mostpeoplerecognizeitsimportance.

B.Althoughnoisecanbeannoying,itisnotamajorproblem.

C.Noiseisamajorproblemandhasnotyetbeenrecognizedassuch.

D.Noiseisamajorproblemaboutwhichnothingcanbedone.

48.

Theuniversitiesadministratorsmostprobablyagreethattherankingsshould______.

A.countcompletelyonpeerevaluations

B.countouttheratesofalumnigiving

C.bedonebyamoreconvincingmagazine

D.bebasedondatesuppliedbythepresidents

49.

Whichistheproperexplanationoftheword"fade'(L.2,para.3)?

A.Disappear.B.Decrease.C.Demonstrate.D.Declare.

50.SectionB

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

Letussupposethatyouareinthepositionofaparent.Wouldyouallowyourchildrentoreadanybooktheywantedtowithoutfirstcheckingitscontents?Wouldyoutakeyourchildrentoseeanyfilmwithoutfirstfindingoutwhetheritissuitableforthem?Ifyouranswertothesequestionsis"yes",thenyouareeitherextremelypermissive.Ifyouransweris"no",thenyouareexercisingyourrightasaparenttoprotectyourchildrenfromwhatyouconsidertobeundesirableinfluences.Inotherwords,byactingasacensoryourself,youareadmittingthatthereisastrongcaseforcensorship.

Now,ofcourse,youwillsaythatitisonethingtoexercisecensorshipwherechildrenareconcernedandquiteanothertodothesameforadults.Childrenneedprotectionanditistheparents'responsibilitytoprovideit.Butwhataboutadults?Aren'ttheyoldenoughtodecidewhatisgoodforthem?Theansweristhatmanyadultsare,butdon'tmakethemistakeofthinkingthatalladultsarelikeyou.Censorshipisforthegoodofsocietyasawhole.Likethelaw,censorshipcontributestothecommongood.

Somepeoplethinkthatitisdisgracefulthatacensorshouldinterferewithworksofart.Whoisthisperson,theysay,tobanthisgreatbookorcutthatgreatfilm?Noonecansethimselfupasasuperiorbeing.Butwemustremembertwothings.Firstly,wheregenuineworksofartareconcerned,moderncensorsareextremelyliberalintheirviews-oftenfarmoreliberalthanalargesectionofthepublic.Artisticmeritissomethingwhichcensorsclearlyrecognize.Andsecondly,wemustbearinmindthatthegreatproportionofbooks,playsandfilmswhichcomebeforethecensorareveryfarfrombeing"worksofart".

Whendiscussingcensorship,therefore,weshouldnotconfineourattentiontogreatmasterpieces,butshouldconsiderthevastnumbersofpublicationsandfilmswhichmakeupthebulkoftheentertainmentindustry.Whencensorshiplawsarerelaxed,immoralpeoplearegivenalicensetoproducevirtuallyanythinginthenameof"art".Thereisanincreasingtendencytoequateartisticwith"pornographic".Thevastmarketforpornographywouldrapidlybeexploited.Oneofthegreatthingsthatcensorshipdocsistopreventcertainpeoplefrommakingfatprofitsbycorruptingthemindsofothers.Toargueinfavorofabsolutefreedomistoargueinfavorofanarchy.

Societywouldreallybethepoorerifitdepriveditselfofthewisecounselandtherestraininginfluencewhichacensorprovides.

Permissiveparentswould______.

A.lettheirchildrenreadanybookstheyliketo

B.notlettheirchildrenseeanyfilmstheyliketo

C.notlettheirchildrenreadanybookswithoutfirstcheckingtheircontents

D.lettheirchildrenseethefilmswiththeirfirstchecking

51.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Ifitweresimplyamatterofpassingstronglawstoprotectit,theAmazonrainforest—theworld'slargesttropicalforest,aroundthesizeofWesternEurope—wouldbesafe.Brazil,whoseterritoryincludesabouttwo-thirdsoftheforest,hasimpressivelytoughlawsthat,onpaper,setmostofitasideasanaturereserveandimposestiffpenaltiesforillegallogging.Butthelatestannualfiguresfordeforestation(砍伐森林)intheBrazilianAmazonhaveconfirmedadisturbingrecenttrend:thedestructionisacceleratingdespiteaileffortstocurbit.Intheyear2004,morethan26000squarekilometersofforestwerechoppeddown,anarealargerthantheAmericanstateofNewJersey.

Theareadeforestedinthepastyearwasup6%in2003,farworsethantheBraziliangovernment'spredictionsthatitwouldrisebynomorethanabout2%.Ithadbeenthesecondworstyearforthedestructionoftherainforestsincesatellitesurveysbegan.ItisreckonedthatalmostafifthoftheBrazilianpartoftheforesthasnowbeenwipedout;ifitweretocontinueatthisrate,itwouldallbeflattenedwithinthenexttwocenturies.Worse,tropicalforestshavebeendisappearingatanevenfasterrateelsewhereintheworld,suchasinAfrica.Theworld'sgreateststoresofbiodiversity—andsomeofitsmainsuppliersoftheoxygenwebreathe—arestillbeingchewedupatanalarmingrate,despitedecadesoftalkamongworldleadersandenvironmentalistsabouttheneedtopreservethem.

AshasbeenseenbeforeinBrazil,thesurgeintherateofdeforestationisasignthatthecountry'seconomyisbooming—recentlyithasbeengrowingatanannualratearound5%.MostofthetimberfelledillegallyinAmazonissoldtodomesticbuyers,inparticulartotheconstructionindustryinBrazil'srichersouthernstates.Buttheforestisalsothreatenedbytherapidexpansionoffarmingandranching.

Therateatwhichtheforestisbeingflattenedcouldeasilyrisefurther.Toboosttheregion'seconomicdevelopment,thegovernmentplanstowidentheBR-163highwaythatslicestheforestroughlyinhalf,runningfromnorthtosouth.Thoughthegovernmenthasbeenworkingwithenvironmentalgroupsandotherstotrytolimitthescheme'simpact,pastexperiencehasshownthatimprovedroadaccessinvariablymeansmoreintrudingontheforestbyloggers,ranchers,farmers,mineralprospectorsandothers.

WhatevidenceisgiventoshowthattoughlawsalonearenotenoughtoprotecttheAmazonforestfromdestruction?

52.

Thenextparagraphinthispassagemightdiscuss______.

A.thepositiveeffectsofwearinguniforms

B.morenegativeeffectsofwearinguniforms

C.alternativetowearinguniforms

D.thelegalrightsofthosenotwishingtowearuniforms

53.

Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Massmediaistheonlymeanstoinfluencethesociallife.

B.Massmediatodayistoomuchdominatedbycommercialinterests.

C.Apublicpolicyisneededtoregulatethemassmedia.

D.Democraticlifeisdeterminedbymassmedia.

54.

Thelocationoftheimportantcitiessharesasimilaritythat______.

A.theyareallItaliancities

B.theyarealllocatedbyimportantroutes

C.theyareallprosperouswithcommerce

D.theyarealllocatedbyseaside

55.

Slowweightliftersarerequiredtomakeeachrep______.

A.withoutusinganydrivingforce

B.withoutmovementoftheirbody

C.withunbearableironweights

D.withthefeelingofmusclefailure

56.

Ifgivenasecondchance,thewriterwouldprobablychooseto______.

57.AdoubtcrossedmymindearlierthisweekwheninterviewingHomelandSecuritySecretaryMichaelChertoffonthepresident'sproposaltouseNationalGuardtroopstosupporttheborderpatroleffortstocurbillegalimmigrationfromMexico.Chertoffwasexplainingthatthe6,000troopswhowouldsupplementthe12,000patrolagentsontheborderwouldbeaninterim(临时的)force.Itmighttaketwoyears,hesaid,torecruitandtrainseveralthousandadditionalmenandwomenfortheborderagencythatisnowpartofhisdepartment.Astheycomeonline,thenumberofGuardtroopswouldbereduced.

Whateverthelong-termoutcomefortheborder,thismajorincreaseisasignificantstep.Iunderstandthepresident'spositionthattightenedbordersecurityshouldbelinkedtoaguest-workerprogramgivingimmigrantsawaytoworktemporarilyandlegallyinthiscountry,andtoapathforeventualcitizenshipforthemillionswhohavebeenresidinghereillegallyformanyyears.Andtoughmeasuresshouldbetakennowtoclosetheborderanddeporttheillegals,andonlyafterthathasbeendoneshouldotherstepsbeconsidered.

Butthepresident'sproposalfacesatriplehazardintherealworld.Onepotentialproblem:Ifthegoalistosealtheborder,willadditional6,000NationalGuardtroopsplusaloadoffancysurveillance(监视)equipment,besufficienttodothejob?Chancesare,theanswerisno.AccordingtoChertoffandothersintheadministration,thesizeoftheBorderPatrolhasgrownby3,000—from9,000to12,000—inrecentyearsandspendingonbordersecurityhasgoneupatanevenfasterpace.ButthetideofillegalsdrawnbythepromiseofjobstheycannotfindintheirhomecountriesstillfloodsintotheUnitedStates.Thesecondquestionisevenmorebasic:Istheassumptionthatit'spossibletosealtheborderatallrealistic?Therearestudentsoftheborder,farmoreexportthanIam,whosaythattheideaofabarrier—physical,electronicorhuman—alongthosemilesofdesertisunrealistic.Theircautionsdeserveattention.Finally,thereisthepoliticalquestion:CantheHousebemovedbytheproposalthepresidenthasputforward?Theoddsareagainstit.BushmighthavefailedlastDecemberinaforcefulinterventionwhentheHousebillwasbeingdrafted,butnowthechancesofgettingtheHousetomovetoanythingliketheBushpositionarefarworse.

Bush'spointofviewishonorableandgenerous.Buthecomestoitinaweakenedpoliticalpositionandwithadubiousproposal.Itwillbeamiracleifheprevails.

NationalGuardtroopsareintendedbythepresidentto______.

A.replacetheinefficientborderagents

B.helptostrengthenthebordersecurity

C.workasmembersoftheborderagent

D.takechargeofthebordersecurity

58.

Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat______.

A.youarecertaintoearnmuchmoneyinthenetworkmeting

B.successinthenetworkmarketingisuptoyouandyourprogress

C.makingmoneyinthenetworkmarketingisaneasyjob

D.youdon'tbesofeeltoworkwithanetworkmarketingcompany

59.

Inthelastsentenceofthepassage"i