2022-2023年湖南省娄底市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年湖南省娄底市大学英语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.

Peoplearewillingtoinvesttheirmoneyinriskybusinessesbecausetheprofitisquitehigh.

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2.TheLawofSupplyandDemand

Iftradeistotakeplace,atleasttwoeconomicunitsmustbeinvolved(business,households,tradesmen,etc.):Onemusthavesomethingtosellandtheothermustdesiretheproductoftheseller.Thesetwoeconomicunitsmeetorcommunicatethroughwhatiscalleda"market".Marketscanbephysicalplacessuchasthefarmers'marketinlargecities,thecommoditymarketsinChicago,orthestockexchangesofNewYorkCity.Theycanalsobenothingmorethana"happening"wherebuyerandsellernevermeetbutmaycommunicatehalfwayaroundtheworldbytelephone,radio,etc.Wewillviewamarketasbeingsomecombinationofbuyers(demanders)andsellers(suppliers),whichdealswithadefinablecommodity.Notice,wehavealreadysplittheconceptofmarketintotwosubgroups--demandersandsuppliers.Toseehowmarketsoperate,wewillfirstdeveloptiledemandandsupplyideasseparately;thenwewillcombinethem.

PriceoftheDemandedGoods

Everyoneofyouisfamiliarwiththeconceptofdemand,althoughyoumaynotbeawareofthefact.Toanalyzedemand,wemerelylookatallthethingsthataffectpeople'sdesiresforgoodsandservices.Whataresomeofthesethings?Ifwetalkingabouteconomicgoodsitisimpliedthattogetapieceofgoods,somethingelse(suchasmoneyorsomeothergoods)mustbegivenup.Theamountthatmustbegivenupperunitofthedesiredgoodsisthepriceofthedesiredgoods--$8.00perbookorIshirtperbook.Thusitcanbesaidthatthequantitydemandedofsomegoodsdependspartlyonthepriceofthatgoods.

PricesofSubstituteandComplementaryGoods

Manygoodsareconsumedorusedeitherinsteadoforalongwithsomeothergoods.Inotherwords,theremaybesubstitutesfororcomplementstosomegod&.Examplesofsubstitutesincludebutterandmargarine(人造黄油).automobiletransportationandairlinetransportation,universitytrainingandtechnicalschooltraining.Notice,asubstitutedocsnothavetobethesamegoods,andinfact,substituteimpliesthatitmaynithavetobethesamegoods.Nickelsanddimes,intheproperportions,areperfectsubstitutesinmostcases,buttheyareveryimperfectifonehasonlynickels,thecoffcemachinetakesonlydimes,andnobody'saroundtomakechange.Complementsarefoundinsuchitemsastiresandautomobile,sailsandsailboats,etc.Asyoumayhaveguessed,thepricesoftheserelatedgoodswillundoubtedlyaffectthequantitydemandedofthedesiredgoodsinquestion.MuchasIdislikemargarine(andIcantellthedifference),ifthepriceofbuttergoesmuchhigher(relativetomargarine),Icanassureyou,margarinewillbemuchmoreacceptabletome.Notice,asthepriceofagivengoodsbecomeshigherinrelationtoitssubstitute(orthepriceofsubstitutebecomeslower),thequantitydemandedofthegivengoodswilldecrease.Theconverseistrueforcomplementarygoods.Ifthepriceofautomobilesincreasessubstantiallymydemandforautomobiletireswilldecrease,sinceIwillbebuyingfewerautomobilesonwhichtousethetires.Whiletheexamplemaynotbeveryimportantformeasindividualbuyerofautomobiles,itisveryimportantifonelooksatthetotalmarketincludingallbuyersofautomobilesandautomobiletires.

TheIncomeofPotentialBuyers

Athirditemthatcanaffectthequantitydemandedofgoodsistheincomeofthebuyerorbuyers.Atfirstthought,onewouldthinkthatpeoplewithhighincomeswoulddemandmoregoodsthanthosewithlowincomes.Forsomegoods(economistscallthem"normalorsuperior"goods),thisistrueforexample,thequantitydemandedofRollsRoyceautomobiles.Butforothergoods("inferior"goods)suchasporkandbeans,theoppositeistrue.Forthelattercategory,increasingincomesgivepeoplethechoiceofselectingmoreexpensivefoods,suchas

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3.

Duringthe19thcentury,naturalgaswasusedonalocalscalebecauseofthedifficultsituationin__________________.

4.

Cabletelevisionhaddevelopedtechnologythatallowedthemtoaddmoreprogrammingtocableservicein______.

A.Intheearly1990s

B.Inthelate1970s

C.Intheearly1950s

D.Intheearly1940s

5.

ThebookThePlayofPowerisnotdifficulttoread,sinceitisnot______.

6.

IntheUnitedStates,mostoftheelectricityisgeneratedfrom

7.

Whenitcametomoneymatters,onedadhadahabitofputtinghisbraintosleep,theotherhadahabitof______.

8.

InScotland,evenifyourspousedoesnotagreeonyourideaofdivorce,______maygrantyoutherighttodivorce.

9.

GiantPandasliketolivetogetherinallseasons.

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10.

AsapartofDHS'sMetropolitanMedicalResponseSystem,acitycanobtain______indevelopingplans.

11.

ApersonshouldreturnhistaxestotheIRSserviceandprocessingcenterforthepurposeof______.

12.

Accordingmthepassage,socialanxietydisorderisprobablybecauseofacombinationof______.

13.Promotionsareusuallyusedtoattractlow-incomeshoppers.

14.

It'sadvisedtoextendyourprofessionalintereststofieldsthatcomplementandleveragethework

15.

LisaPerezfoundanewinterestinhomemakingduringtheperiodofunemployment.

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16.Canadahadtototallybanfishingineastcoastwatersintheyearof______.

A.1975B.1980C.1990D.1992

17.

Thepaintingprocesscanaltogetherbebrokendowninto______.

18.

Fiber-opticsystemshouldbebackedupby______.

19.

Afterninemonths,individualtemperamentsbecame______asthebabies□schedulesbecameestablished.

20.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

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

howSATsWork

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

WhatIstheSAT?

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

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

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

What'stheSATII

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

Todecidewhichsubjecttestshouldbetaken,first,makealistofallthecollegesyou'reconsidering.ThenreviewtheircatalogsorwebsitestofindoutiftheyrequireSubjectTestscores

A.measurewhetherastudent'sabilitycanbesuccessfulinthefirstyearofcollege

B.evaluatehighschools'educationqualitythroughoutthecountry

C.helpimprovetheeducationincollegethroughoutthecountry

D.measurehighschoolstudents'chanceofafruitfullife

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

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

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A.Becausehereadstoomanybooks.

B.Tolearnhowtoseparatetheimportantfromtheunimportant.

C.Tobewell-informed.

D.Becausehealwayswasteshistime.

22.(24)

A.Hehasadmittedthathehadsomedrinkathome

B.Hehasadmittedthathehadsomedrinkatabar

C.Hehasadmittedthathehadbehavedrudely

D.Hehasadmittedthathehadtookabreathalyzertern

23.(25)

A.Ittastesgood.

B.Itischeap.

C.Itishealthy.

D.Itisconvenient.

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26.SectionB

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

听力原文：Womenaremorelikelythanmentokeepjointpossessionswhengettingdivorced,accordingtoresearch.

Menonaveragewantedtheirex-wivestokeep19itemsfromalistof24includingthehome,photographsandpets,whilewomenwantedthementogetjusteight.Whilewomendidnotparticularlywantitemsincludingthetelevision,CDs,DVDs,andtoaster,theywerekeentheirex-husbandsdidnotgetthem.

3,515peoplewerepolledinMayandJune.Theinvestigationfoundmenwerekeenfortheirex-wivestokeepitemsincludingthebed,television,weddingalbum,lawnmowerandgardenaccessories,houseplants,coffeemachineandthefamilypet.

Oneitemthatmenweredeterminedtokeepforthemselveswasthehouse—32%wantedtokeepittotheirown,comparedwith30%whowerehappytohanditovertotheirex-wives.

Themenalsowantedtheear,thelaptopcomputer,digitalcameraandCDandDVDcollections.

Halfofthewomenwantedthefamilyhomeoutright,butevenmore—64%—wantedthedogorcat.Theywerehappyfortheirformerhusbandtokeepthebed,sofa,lawnmower,coffeemachine,laptop,digitalcamera,PlayStationandanywinesanddrinkstheyhad.

Ultimately46%ofwomendidkeepthehouse,comparedwith29%ofmen,withothercouplesselling.

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A.Thecouplewillselloutalltheirjointpossessions.

B.Womenwillbemorelikelytogetthepossessionsofthefamily.

C.Menwillhavemorecontroloverfamilybusiness.

D.Menwillhavealmostallofthefamilyproperty.

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28.

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29.

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30.听力原文：Ourcultureisconcernedwithmattersofself-esteem.Self-respect,ontheotherhand,mayholdthekeytoachievingthepeaceofmindweseek.Thetwoconceptsseemverysimilarbutthedifferencesbetweenthemarecrucial.

Toesteemanythingistoevaluateitpositivelyandholdithighregard,butevaluationgetsusintotroublebecausewhilewesometimeswin,wealsosometimeslose.Torespectsomething,ontheotherhand,istoacceptit.

Thewordacceptancesuggeststosomereadersthatourculturedoesindeeddealwiththisideaofself-respect;afterall,don'twehavetheconceptthatitisimportanttoacceptourlimitations?Aren'tmanyofusencouragedtochangethethingswecanchange,acceptthethingswecannotchangeandknowthedifferencebetweenthetwo?

Thepersonwithself-respectsimplylikesherselforhimself.Thisself-respectisnotdependentonsuccessbecausetherearealwaysfailurestocontendwith.Neitherisitaresultofcomparingourselveswithothersbecausethereisalwayssomeonebetter.Therearetechniquesusuallyemployedtoincreaseself-esteem.Self-respect,however,isagiven.Wesimplylikeourselvesbecauseofwhoweareandnotbecauseofwhatwecanorcannotdo.

Myrecentresearch,withJudithWhiteandJohnnyWalshatHarvardUniversity,pointstotheadvantageofself-respect.Comparedtothosewithhighself-esteemwhoarestillcaughtinanevaluativeframework,thosewithself-respectarelesspronetoblame,guilt,regret,lies,havesecretsandstress.

Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.Whatdowelearnaboutself-esteem?

30.Whatdowelearnaboutpeoplewithself-respect?

31.Whatdoesthespeakermeanbysaying"Self-respectisagiven"?

32.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

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A.Itisthesameasself-respect.

B.Itistotallydifferentfromself-respect.

C.Itistoevaluatepositivelyandholdhighregard.

D.Itistothinkonlythepositiveevenwhenwelose.

31.(18)

A.She'llgotoabarwithherfriend.

B.She'llstayathomeanddrinksomething.

C.Shewon'tgoout.Instead,she'llpreparearoomforhergrandpa.

D.She'llinvitehergrandpaforadrink.

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33.(32)

A.EveryyearthousandsofsnakescommitsuicideafterAugust15.

B.Peoplecanfindspecialmarksontheheadsofthesesacredsnakes.

C.Theyearlyvisitofthesesnakesisrelevanttothelocalreligion.

D.Peoplecantouchthesesnakeswithoutbeinghurt.

34.(13)

A.She'snotsureifshereallywantstogo.

B.She'sbusywithtrainingforhernewjob.

C.She'srunningatrainingclassforthecompany,

D.She'snotsureifherbosswouldallowhertogo.

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36.听力原文：M:NodoubtyouhavealreadyheardofthepassingofMr.Johnson.

W:Yes,serviceswillbeheldforhimtomorrowatSt.Luke'schurch.

Q:WhatisknownaboutMr.Johnson?

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A.Hehasjustbeendead.

B.Hewenthomeafterchurch.

C.Hehasnotfeltwelllately.

D.Hewillattendchurchtomorrow.

37.(14)

A.Hedoesn'tliketopreparefoodfortheclubmembers.

B.Heisn'tcarefulwhenhe'spreparingfood.

C.Heoftenfillsthekitchenwithtomatoandchocolate.

D.Hecooksfortheclubmembersquiteoften.

38.听力原文：W:It'samiraclethatRobertcameoutoftheaircrashalive.

M:That'sindeedamiracle.Alltheotherpassengerswerekilled.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Robertsurvivedtheplanecrash.

B.Allthepassengerswerekilledintheplanecrash.

C.Robertwaskilledintheaircrash.

D.Robertisawonder-workingperson.

39.(16)

A.He'stootalkative.

B.Hedoesn'tsupporttheprogramatall.

C.Heshowssupportonlyinwords.

D.He'sgottoomanythingstodoatatime.

40.(36)

A.Explainhowpresent-dayreadinghabitsdeveloped.

B.Changepeople'sattitudestoreading.

C.Showhowreadingmethodshavebeenimproved.

D.Encouragethegrowthofreading.

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

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42.

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43.

Accordingtothepassage,theterm"materialism"refersto______.

A.atheorythatphysicalmatteristheonlyreality

B.adoctrinethattheonlyvalueslieinmaterialwell-being

C.adoctrinethateconomicorsocialchangeismateriallycaused

D.afocusonmaterialratherthanintellectualorspiritualthings

44.

AccordingtoMrs.Reagan,ifyouareoneoftheconsumersofdrug,itequalsthat______.

45.

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46.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Ifyou'vebeenoncampusforverylong,I'mcertainthatyou'vealreadyheardaboutthiscourse.Youmayknowthatlastsemesteraboutfiftypercentofthestudentsenrolledinmycoursefailedit.Letmeexplainhowthiscameaboutbeforeyoujumptoanyconclusion.Inthefirstplace,sincethisisacompositionclass,Iexpectmystudentstofollowcertainrulesofformality.Unfortunately,studentstodaydislikehavingtofollowrolesofanykind,especiallythosewhichtheymayfeeltobeunnecessary.Forexample,Iaskthateachofyourpapersbetypedandcenteredonthepapercorrectly.Icountoffpointsforvariouskindsofmistakes.Amisspelledwordwillcostyou5points.You'velost25pointsifyou'vemisspelledfivewords.Ifyouwriteanincompletesentence,you'velost10points.Ifyougivemetwocompletesentencesasonewithoutadequatepunctuation,you'velost15points.Idonotacceptlatepapers.Youwillreceiveazeroforanythemewhichyoufailtosubmitontime.Iexpectyoutoreadeachassignment.Tomakecertainthatyouhavereadtheassignment,Iwillgiveyouashortunannouncedquizfromtimetotime.ThisclassmeetsonMondays,Wednesdays,andFridays.Youwillhaveatotalofsixmajorteststhroughoutthesemester.Yourfinalgradewillbebasedonanaverageofthesemajortest,thepop(临时性的随机考试)tests,andeightwrittenthemes.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsatanytime,youcanseemeonTuesdays.Myofficeisonthesecondfloorofthisbuilding.YourassignmentforWednesdayistoreadHemingway'sshortstoryonpage55.Fridaywillbethelastclassdayofthisweek,soyoucanexpecttowriteashortinclassthemeformethen.That'sallfortoday.I'llseeyouonWednesday.

Whenwasthislecturegiven?

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48.

Ifonevehiclestopsonamotorway,theresultisthat______.

49.TheislandofGreatBritainbeingsmall(comparedwiththesizeofAustralia),thenaturalplaceforholidayrelaxationandenjoymentisitsextensivecoastline,aboveallitssouthernandeasterncoasts,thoughBlackpool,whichisprobablythebestknownandmostcrowdedseasidetown,andthefavoriteresortofthemass-populationofindustrialLancashire,isonthenorth-westcoast.Distantandlittle-inhabitedareaslikeNorthernScotland,aretooremoteforthedevelopmentoflargeseasideresorts.

Formostchildren,goingtotheseasidesuggestsaweekorfortnightoffreedomonthebeach,ideallyasandyoneprovidingampleopportunityfortheconstructionofsandcastles,fishinginpoolsforstrandedshrimps,paddlinginshallowwaterorswimmingindeep.Children'sentertainmentsmayincludethetraditionalknockabout(胡闹的)puppetshow"PunchandJudy",donkeyrides,paddleboatsinartificialponds,mini-golfandtheswingsandroundabouts(旋转木马)inlocalfairgrounds(露天游乐场).Theirparentsspendsunnydaysswimmingintheseaandsunbathingonthebeach.NotthattheBritishsuncanbereliedonandthedepressingsightoffamilieswanderingroundthetowninmackintoshes(橡皮布雨衣)andunderumbrellasisonlytoocommon.However,therearealwaystheshopswiththeirtouristsouvenirs,plentyofcafesand,iftheworstcomestotheworst,thecinematoofferarefuge.

Theaveragefamilyisunlikelytoseekaccommodationinahotelastheycanstaymorecheaplyinoneofthemanyboarding-houses.Theseareusuallythreeorfour-storiedVictorianbuildings,whoseownersspendthesummerseasonlettingroomstoanumberofcouplesorfamiliesandprovidingthreecookedmealsadayatwhattheydescribeasareasonableprice,withthehopethatinthiswaytheywilladdenoughtotheirsavingstoseethewinterthrough.Otherwisetherearethecaravanandcampingsitesforthosewhopreferself-catering.

Nowadays,evenwhenanincreasingnumberofpeopleflyofftoMediterraneanresortswhereawell-developedsuntan(晒黑)canbeassured,orexploreincomfortSwisslakesandmountainsorromanticItalianorSpanishcities,theBritishseasideisstillthemainattractionforfamiliesespeciallythosewithyoungerchildren.Astheyqueueforboattrips,cupsofteaorice-creamundergreyskiesandindrizzlingrain,theparentsarerelivingtheirownchildhoodwhentimeseemedendless,theirownsandcastlethemostsplendidonthebeach,theseaalwaysblueandfriendlyandthesunalwayshot.

AreasonsuggestedinthefirstparagraphfortheappealoftheBritishseasideisthat______.

A.itiswithineasyreach

B.itisanidealplaceforchildren

C.mostholidayresortsareinthewarmersouthandeast

D.alargenumberofpeopleenjoygoingthere

50.

ThedesignoftheSydneyOperaHousehasbeentakenasamythbecause______.

A.itwastheworkpieceofthefamousarchitect

B.itmetmostoftherulesforarchitecturaldesignatthattime

C.thedesignprojectsuggestedbyUtzonwasunbuildable

D.itwasdesignedbyanunknownarchitectandwasthoughtunbuildableatthattime

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52.

Accordingtothepassage,authorshipisimportantwhen______.

A.practicalorimpracticalsuggestionsoftheauthorsareconsidered

B.appointmentsandpromotionsoftheauthorsareinvolved

C.evaluatorsneedtoreviewthepublicationoftheauthors

D.thepublicationoftheauthorshasbecomemuch-cited

53.

Whereinthepassagedoestheauthorcomparetheenergyconsumptionofskyscraperswiththatofacity?

A.Para.2B.Para.4C.Para.3D.Para.5

54.TheAmericanHeartAssociationandothergroupshavesaidformanyyearsthatpeoplecouldreducethechanceofsufferingaheartattackbyeatinglessofthefoodsrichincholesterol(胆固醇).Theseincludesuchfoodsasmeats,milkproductsandeggs.TheHeartAssociationnotedanumberofstudieswhichshowthatnationswherepeopleeatalotofhighcholesterolfoodshaveahighernumberofdeathsfromheartdisease.

However,thenewreportdisagrees.ItwasmadebytheFoodandNutritionBoardoftheUnitedStatesNationalAcademyofSciences.Thenewreportbyateamof15scientistssaidthereisnoevidencetolinkcholesterolinfooddirectlytoheartdisease.Itnotedsevenmajorstudiesinvolvingpeoplewhosedietwaschangedtoincludeonlyfoodslowincholesterol.Thestudiesfoundonlyaverysmallreductioninthenumberofheartattacksandtherewasnoreductioninthenumberofheartattackdeaths.

Otherstudieshaveshownsimilarresults.Theyfoundthatachangetolowcholesterolfoodswillhaveonlyaminoreffectontheamountofcholesterolinaperson'sbloodandonlyaminoreffectonthenumberofdeaths.

Medicalscientistshopethattwohugenewstudiesmaysettlethecholesteroldispute.Thetestsaredesignedtolearniflowcholesterolfoodsoranti-cholesteroldrugs,orboth,canreducetheamountofthesubstanceinthebloodandreducethechanceofaheartattack.Thetwonewstudieswillbefinishedinthenextyearortwo.

ThenewAcademyofSciencesreportalsodiscussedotherpossiblelinksbetweenfoodanddisease.Thescientists,ingeneral,theyaredeeplyconcernedaboutsomeoftherecentadvicegivenaboutfood.Theynotedthatanumberofprivategroups,governmentagenciesandseveralpopularbookshaveadvisedthatpeoplecanpreventheartdisease,cancerandothersicknessesbychangingthekindsoffoodstheyeat.Thenewreportsaidthereisoftennogoodscientificevidencetosupportsuchadvice.Infact,thescientistssaidsuchideasoftenproduceonlyfalsehopesorunnecessaryfears.

Accordingtothepassage,peoplecouldreducethechanceofsufferingheartattackby______.

A.eatinglessfoodswithalotofcholesterol

B.eatinglessoflowcholesterolfoods

C.eatingalotofhighcholesterolfoods

D.eatingdrugs

55.DriversontheBasingstokeby-passusedtohavetheirattentiondivertedbyasignthatread-AMOMENT'SINATTENTIONCAUSESACCIDENTS.Thisself-defeatingwarninghasnowbeenremovedbutitsmessageisstillverymuchtothepoint.Almostanythingcancauseanaccident.Apartfrommomentaryinattention,itmightbeaminormiscalculation.Althoughhumanerrorplaysitspart,itisbynomeanstheonlycauseofaccidents.Theremustbesomecausesotherthansimplehumanerror.Roadconstructionalsoplaysitspart.Itisonthoseroadswheretherearcsubtlevisualtraps.Whereverthereisa"blackspot",itmeansthatsomethingisseriouslywrongwiththeroad.

Ifyouhavebeeninvolvedinanaccidentandhavebeenstopped,youmustgiveyourname,address,andregistrationnumbertoanyonewhohasagoodreasonforrequestingit;thismeansanyoneaffectedbytheaccidents.Ifsomebodyisinjured,thedrivermustproducehisinsurancecertificateonrequest.Iftheseformalitiesarecompliedwithitisnotnecessarytowaitforthearrivalofthepolice.Itis,however,oftenwisetodoso.Thepoliceareexpertatdrawingplans,takingmeasurementsandphotographsandgatheringotherevidence.Inyourabsencethepolicecouldbegivenabiasedstoryagainstyou;andyouyourselfmightwanttopointoutcertainfeaturesoftheaccidenttothepolice.

AMOMENT'SINATTENTIONCAUSESACCIDENTSisaself-defeatingwarningbecause______.

A.itisnottree

B.itwilldistractthedriver'sattention

C.itistoodifficulttounderstand

D.itistoolongtobereadwhiledrivingacar

56.

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57.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.