2022-2023年湖南省张家界市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022-2023年湖南省张家界市大学英语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.

Emergencyoperatorscanidentifythe.preciselocationofcall-phonecallersthroughGPSsystemswiththeuseof______.

2.ThesurveyoftheJosephsonInstituterevealedin2008that______.

A.moststudentspassedtheexaminationsbycheating

B.fewstudentsrealizedtheharmofdeceiving

C.lyinghadbecomeahabitofmanystudents

D.cheatingwasspreadingunrestrainedlyinschools

3.

Inthisarticletheauthoruses______tosupportmanyofhisimportantpointsinthenewsstory.

4.Anunemployedpersoniseligibleforunemploymentcompensationontheconditionthat______.

A.heisinunemploymentformorethan26weeks

B.hislivingstandardisbelowthepovertyline

C.heislaidoffnotduetohisownfault

D.hedoesn'treceiveseverancepackage

5.

ThisarticletellsusthatfurtherstudiesareneededtoassessthepotentialrisksofGMfoodseventhoughthetechnologypromisesmanybenefits.

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6.MostofAntarcticaappearstobeimmunetothebigmeltfornowbecauseit'slargelyinsulatedfromglobaltrendsandit'ssobigastogenerate______.

7.

A"DIY"divorcemaytakeeffectin______afterthesimpleprocedure.

8.Rainforests

Tropicalrainforestsarethemostdiverseecosystem(生态系统)onEarth,andalsotheoldest.Today,tropicalrainforestscoveronly6percentoftheEarth'sgroundsurface,buttheyarehometooverhalfoftheplanet’splantandanimalspecies.

WhatIsaRainforest?

Generallyspeaking,arainforestisanenvironmentthatreceiveshighrainfallandisdominatedbytalltrees.Awiderangeofecosystemsfallintothiscategory,ofcourse.Butmostofthetimewhenpeopletalkaboutrainforests,theymeanthetropicalrainforestslocatedneartheequator.

Theseforestsreceivebetween160and400inchesofrainperyear.Thetotalannualrainfallisspreadprettyevenlythroughouttheyear,andthetemperaturerarelydipsbelow60degreesFahrenheit.

Thissteadyclimateisduetothepositionofrainforestsontheglobe.BecauseoftheorientationoftheEarth'saxis,theNorthernandSouthernhemisphereseachspendpartoftheyeartiltedawayfromthesun.Sincerainforestsareatthemiddleoftheglobe,locatedneartheequator,theyarcnotespeciallyaffectedbythischange.Theyreceivenearlythesameamountofsunlight,andthereforeheat,allyear.Consequently,theweatherintheseregionsremainsfairlyconstant.

Theconsistentlywet,warmweatherandamplesunlightgiveplantlifeeverythingitneedstothrive.Treeshavetheresourcestogrowtotremendousheights,andtheyliveforhundreds,eventhousands,ofyears.Thesegiants,whichreach60to150ftintheair,form.thebasicstructureoftherainforest.Theirtopbranchesspreadwideinordertocapturemaximumsunlight.Thiscreatesathickcanopy(树冠)levelatthetopoftheforest,withthinnergreenerylevelsunderneath.Somelargetreesgrowsotallthattheyeventoweroverthecanopylayer.

Asyougolower,downintotherainforest,youfindlessandlessgreenery.Theforestfloorismadeupofmoss,fungi,anddecayingplantmatterthathasfallenfromtheupperlayers.Thereasonforthisdecreaseingreeneryisverysimpletheoverabundanceofplantsgatheringsunlightatthetopoftheforestblocksmostsunlightfromreachingthebottomoftheforest,makingitdifficultforrobustplantstothrive.

TheForestfortheTrees

Theamplesunlightandextremelywetclimateofmanytropicalareasencouragethegrowthoftoweringtreeswithwidecanopies.Thisthicktoplayeroftherainforestdictatesthelivesofallotherplantsintheforest.Newtreeseedlingsrarelysurvivetomakeittothetopunlesssomeoldertreesdie,creatinga"hole"inthecanopy.Whenthishappens,alloftheseedlingsonthegroundlevelcompeteintenselytoreachthesunlight.

Manyplantspeciesreachthetopoftheforestbyclimbingthetalltrees.Itismucheasiertoascendthisway,becausetheplantdoesn'thavetoform.itsownsupportingstructure.

Someplantspecies,calledepiphytes,growdirectlyonthesurfaceofthegianttrees.Theseplants,whichincludeavarietyoforchidsandferns,makeupmuchoftheunderstory,thelayeroftherainforestrightbelowthecanopy.Epiphytesarecloseenoughtothetoptoreceiveadequatelight,andtherunofffromthecanopylayerprovidesallthewaterandnutrients(养分)theyneed,whichisimportantsincetheydon'thaveaccesstothenutrientsintheground.

StranglersandButtresses

Someepiphyteseventuallydevelopintostranglers.Theygrowlong,thickrootsthatextenddownthetreetrunkintotheground.Astheycontinuetogrow,therootsform.asortofwebstructureallaroundthetree.Atthesametime,thestranglerplant'sbranchesextendupward,spreadingoutintothecanopy.Eventually,thestranglermayblocksomuchlightfromabove,andabsorbsuchahighpercentageofnutrientsfromthegroundbelow,thatthehosttreedies.

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9.

Apoor-qualitysleepmaybecausedbythefollowingfactorsEXCEPT______.

A.havingaheavymealshortlybeforesleep

B.gettingtoorelaxedbeforebedtime

C.workingoutclosetobedtime

D.eatingtoohardsnacks

10.

Nowadaysemployersoftenaskquestionsdesignedto______.

A.findtheinterviewees'shortcomings

B.findthesolutionsofthecompany'sproblems

C.maketheintervieweesrealizetheyneedtolearnmore

D.discovermoreaboutintervieweeandthewaytheintervieweereacttodifferentsituations

11.THEPARTYGENE

StevenBennerjokinglycallshimselfadilettante(业余艺术好爱者).AbiochemistattheUniversityofFloridainGainesville,Bennerlearnsawiderangeofdisciplines,frombioinformaticstoastrobiology.Hisaimistogaininsightintothebasicchemicalrulesthatgovernhowlifeworks--bothhereand,ultimately,onotherplanets.Butalthoughsciencedrewhisgazetotheskies,itwasalcoholthatbroughthimbackdowntoEarth.Or,tobemoreexact,theenzymesthatcanbothmakeandconsumeit.

Alcoholdehydrogenase(脱氢酶)isbestknownastheenzyme(酶)thatbreaksdownalcoholinthebody,andassuchithasbeenstudiedexhaustively.ButBennerandotherresearchersinthefieldhavenowturnedtoitsevolution,andtheirworkisprovidingfreshinsightintothepuzzleofwhysomecreatures,suchasyeast,cametomakealcoholandwhysomanyothers,includingourselves,cantolerateit.

Alcoholdehydrogenase--ADHforshort--isablankettermappliedtoalargeanddiversegroupofenzymes.Inmanycreatures,includingourselves,theyhelptoconvertalcohols,suchasethanol,intocom-poundsthatotherenzymescanbreakdownandextractenergyfrom.Butinanumberofmicroorganisms,theycanhelpthereversereaction,makingalcoholsaspartoftheprocessofextractingenergyfromsugars.

Thestarsofthesealcohol-producersaretheyeasts.NotonlydoSaccharomycesspeciesofyeastchurnoutoodlesofethanol,theycanalsotoleratefarhigherconcentrationsofitthanothermicroorganisms.Brewer'syeastowesthisabilitytotwoalcoholdehydrogenases:ADH1,whichmakesethanol,andADH2,whichbreaksitdownforuseasanenergysource.Yeastnotonlybrewsitsownmoonshine,itconsumesittoo—"tothelastdrop",asBennersays.

Atfirstsight,thismakesnosense.Makingethanolfromsugarandthenconsumingitisenergeticallyfarmorewastefulthansimplyconsumingthesugar.Researchershavelongponderedwhyyeastgoestoallthattrouble.Althoughitmightbenicetothinkthatthereisacreatureonttherewhoseraisond'etreistoparty,evolutiondoesn'tworkthatway.

Makeorbreak

BennerandhisteamcameacrosstheexplanationwhenhuntingfortheoriginsofADHinyeast.BennerisinterestedincombiningthestudyofgenesandproteinswithgeologyandpalaeontologytogaininsightintothehistoryoflifeonEarthandpresent-dayproteinfunction."Everybiomoleculeisbetterunderstoodifweknowitshistoryaswellasitsstructure,"hesays.

TheADHgenesinyeastmakeanintriguingsubjectforthisapproach.Whenyeastgaineditsabilitytomakealcohol,itmusthavedonesoasaresultofaselectionpressureinitsenvironmentand,whatismore,thiswouldhavehadaknock-oneffectonothercreatures.SoworkingoutwhenandhowtheADHenzymescametobecouldopenasmallwindowontowhatecosystemswerelikebackthen.

ADHgenesandtheproteinstheymakearewellstudiedandhavebeenisolatedfrommanydifferentspeciesofyeast,soBenner'steamhadplentyofusefulmaterialtoworkwith.ThegoalwastoreconstructtheoriginalgenethatwasduplicatedtogiverisetoADHIandADH2,andtoaskwhatitsfunctionwas--diditmakealcohol,ordiditbreakitdown'?

FromadatabaseofthesequencesofrelatedADHgenesinvariousyeasts--combinedwithadditionalADHgenesspeciallysequencedforthisstudy--BennerandhiscolleaguesassembledanevolutionarytreeofyeastADH.Thisshowedwheretheancestralgenewouldhavefittedinandhelpedtheresearchersworkoutitsmostlikelyaminoacid(氨)sequence.Inferringthepastfromthepresentisn'tperfect,sotheyendedupwith12slightlydifterentcandidategenes.

Fruitfulcollaboration

Thegroupthenreconstructedall12genesandtest

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12.

CollegestudentsareheavyInternetusers.

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13.PassageOne

TourismisoneofthelargestindustriesintheUK--worthapproximately＄127.9billion.Itemploysmorethan1.5millionpeople(7percentofallemployment)inhotels,restaurants,pubs,travelagencies,museumsetc.

MasstourisminEnglandbeganinthesecondhalt'ofthenineteenthcentury,duringtheVictorianPeriod.Seasideholidayswereparticularlypopular.

Abouttwenty-fivemillionpeoplenowvisitEnglandeveryyear.Theycomefromallovertheworld.NearlyallofthemstartinLondon,andsomenevergooutofthatgreatcity.

PeoplevisitEnglandformanyreasons.Somereturntodiscovertheirfamilyroots,havingoriginatedfromhere.Otherscometoseethewidevarietyofhistoricalbuildingsortosampletheheritageandtraditionsthatwehavesomuchof.

Englandhasmuchtooffer,wonderfulandverydifferentcountrysidefromregiontoregionandalsoawidevarietyofculture.ItisalsooftenusedasasteppingstonetotherestofEuropeaswearesocloseandtraveliseasy.

TherearethebeautifuluniversitycitiesofOxfordandCambridge,thewonderfulDorsetcoast,andtheLakeDistrict,StonehengeandWindsorCastle.

PassageTwo

LONDONFridayMarch15(ReutersHealth)--Despitethepublicperceptionthatcyberspaceisashallowandsometimeshostileenvironment,loverswhomeetthroughInternetchatroomsmayactuallyendupformingstrongrelationships,aresearcherreportedFridayattheBritishPsychologicalSocietymeetinginBlackpool.

Oncepotentialpartnersmeetface-to-face,therelationshipmaythrivebecausetheyfeeltheyalreadyknoweachotherwellthroughtheironlineencounters,saidDrJeffreyGavin,alecturerinpsychologyattheUniversityofBath.

Contrarytoexpectations,mostchatmomusersdon'ttotallymisleadonlinepartnersabouttheirlooksandshape.Instead,theyjusttellafewwhiteliesabouttheirheight,orthecoloroftheirhair,hesaid.

"Chatroomsdon'tleadtoshallowandimpersonalrelationships,"GavintoldReutersHealth."TheyleadtoreallycloserelationshipsbecausepeopleexpressthemselvesmorefreelyandaremoreopenandhonestontheInternet.

Gavincametothisconclusionaftercarryingoutin-depthinterviewswith42regularchatmomusersranginginagefrom19to26.

"Whattendstohappenisthat,whentheymeet,it'safairlysmoothtransitionfromonlinetooff-linebecausetheyknoweachothersowell,"saidGavin.

Thelateststudysuggestscyberspacemayhavesomeconsiderablebenefitsinhelpingnewrelationshipsform.

Theinterviewsshowedpeopleroutinelyliedaboutthemselvesonline,butinmostcasesrileywereminormisrepresentationsratherthanoutrightfabrication.Interestingly,thislittlebitofdishonestyseemedtoencouragechatroomuserstothenbemoreemotionallyexplicitandintimate.

"Theystillseemtocomplytothesocialnormsaroundthebody,"Gavinexplained."Sotheguystendtomakethemselvessoundblondandblue-eyed,whilethewomenaddabitofblondtotheirhair.It'sme12ofthemtoldoutfightliesbuttherestjustexaggeratedslightly."

Gavinsaidofthe42volunteershestudied,29reportedclosefriendshipsorromanticrelationshipswithpeopletheymetonline,with21progressingtoface-to-facemeetings.

"ThiswasmorethanIexpectedandthesetendedtosettleintoregularrelationships.Onecoupleevenbecameengagedtobemarried,"henoted.

PassageThree

LEGEND:

+DiedinofficexResignedfromPresidency

++Assassinatedinoffice&

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14.Morethan2,300universitiesinover100countrieshaveintroducedChinesecoursestotheircurricula,andyoungoverseasnationalsflocktoChinaeachyeartolearnChinese.In2004,thenumberofinternationalstudentsinChinawas400,000,withanannualincreaseof20percentinthepastfiveyears,accordingtotheChinese.MinistryofEducation.

TheRiseofChina'sEconomy

MonsieurLabelandhiswife,bothrespectedarchitectslivinginParis'SixthQuarter,haveenrolledtheirdaughterinanearbyschoolwhereChineseclassesstartatkindergarten.MonsieurLabelsaysofChina:"Iandmycolleagueswitnessedthecountry'samazingdevelopmentwhenwe.attendedarecentseminarinShenzhen.IbelievethatChinaistheeconomicsuperpowerofthefuture.MywifeandIspeakFrench,EnglishandSpanish,butmydaughtershouldalsolearnChinesebecauseitwillbeusefultoherwhenshegrowsup."

SinceChinesecourseswereaddedtothecurriculaof132Frenchjuniorandseniorhighschoolstheirenrollmenthasdoubled.ThatattheOrientalLanguageandCultureCollege,oneofFrance'slargestChineseteachingcolleges,hasskyrocketedinrecentyearn,accordingtoXuDan,deanoftheChineseDepartment.SheconfirmsthatChineseandJapanesearenowthetwomoststudiedAsianlanguages.

FrenchjuniorstudentBeidasaystotallyfluentinChinese."I'mlearningChinesebecauseIwanttobeaninternationallawyerinChina,"heexplains.

YoungFrenchentrepreneurPetriePeniaestablishedhisBeiyanConsultancyCompanyinParis,anditnowworkstogetherwithChinaCentralTelevisioninintroducingFrenchtraditionsandculturetoChineseaudiences.PatricalsocooperatedwithBeijing'sUniversityofFinanceandEconomiesandCentralUniversityofFinanceandEconomiesinlaunchingathree-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,havealwayshadprofoundinfluenceonHahculturalcirclesinAsia,andafterabriefhiatus,ChineselanguageteachingisindemandoncemoreintheSingapore,JapanandVietnam.

"SingaporeansrushedtolearnEnglishinthe1970s,whenitwasbelievedtobethemostusefullanguageforthefuture.Now,inthe21stcentury,alackofChinese-speakingskillsisseenasadisadvantage,"saysoneSingaporeanstudent,whorecentlygraduatedfromBeijingUniversitywithaBAininternationalrelations.

TheGermanambassadortotheROKoncetoldviceministerofEducationZhangXinsheng:"Nowadays,highschoolteachersofGermanandFrenchmustalsolearnChineseiftheywanttokeeptheirjobs."

IntheROK,ahighHSK(HanyuShuipingKaoshi--theChineseLanguageProficiencyTest

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15.

Underyourdurablepowerattorney,ifyouareunable,apersoncanbegiventheauthorityto______.

16.

Fromthepassagewecaninferthistextbookiswrittenmainlyfor______toread.

17.Theunluckysubjectintheexperimentssaidthatherbadluckhaddiedaway,becauseshehas______.

18.Theexampleofcrossingthestreetshowsthatthemiddleschoolboyis______.

19.

Somepeople'spowertosatisfyhisorherurgetoeatcanbeenhancedby______.

20.

TheUnitedStatessmashedArabnationalismsoasto______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(34)

A.HeexhibitedhispaintingatUniversalExhibition.

B.HewascriticizedforbeingCommunistParty.

C.Hewasconsideredtorepresenttherevolutionaryworkers.

D.HehadcreatedhisownexhibitioninsteadofUniversalExhibition.

22.(25)

A.Themoremoneygoesintothecampaign,themoredemocracyvoterscanenjoy.

B.Toomuchmoneywillresultinathirdparty.

C.Sufficientmoneymaybridgethegapbetweenthecandidatesandthevoters.

D.Toomuchmoneymayhinderthevotersfromthecandidates'trueideas.

23.听力原文：W:Howwasthejobinterview?Ithinkyou'llmakeagoodjournalist.Irememberyouasthebestwriteroftheclass.

M:Well,infact,myapplicationwasturneddown.Theywerelookingforpeoplewithexperienceintheprofession.

Q:Whydidn'tthemangetthejob?

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A.Hedoesn'twritewellenough.

B.Hedoesn'tturnintheapplication.

C.Hehasn'tgotaprofessionalexperience.

D.Hedidn'tperform.wellintheinterview.

24.SectionB

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

听力原文：Ifyouareinyourtwenties,youownyourfirstcar,yourcareerismoreorlesslaunched,andyouarestartinglookingforwardtoowningahome,butyou'reworried,too.Perhapsyou'vegotsomedebt.Youprobablydon'thavemuchinthewayofsavings.Andwithoutyourexpenses,itdoesn'tlooklikeyouwillbeabletoimprovethesituationsoon.Ifyouwonderhowtocutcorners,there'sanobviousplacetolook,atyourspendinghabits.Doyoubuyasodaeachweekend?Wasteonedollaradayforfortyyearsandwhenyousettoretire,youfindyouraccountshortbyonehundredandninetythousanddollars.Grabthecalculatorandyoudiscoverthatoverfortyyearsgoingouttodinnertwiceamonthatfortydollarseachtime,amonthtohaveamillion.Evenapack-a-daycigaretteshabitwilllighteryourretirementaccountbythreehundredandthirtythousanddollars.AndthesamewithcableTV.Andthosecoolearrings.Theywillprobablyamounttoasmuchasonemillion.So,thefirstcluetoaccumulatingwealthistofocusonyourspendinghabits.Hereareacoupleoftrickstohelpyousaveevenifyouswearyoucan'taffordto.Startbuyingthingsthatfallratherthanriseinvalue,payyourselffirst.Beforeyoupaythemonthlybills,send25dollarstoamutualfund.Stopspendingcoins.Fromnowon,spendonlypapercurrencyandkeepthechangeeveryday.Getyourfamilyinvolved,andyou'lldoubleyoursavings.Usediscountticketsatthesupermarket,butusethemcorrectly.How?Ifyoureallywanttomaketheseticketsworthwhile,youactuallymustinvestintoyourmutualfundtheamountyousavebyusingthetickets.Otherwise,you'rewastingyourtimeandyourmoney.

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A.Familydebts.

B.Banksavings.

C.Monthlybills.

D.Spendinghabits.

25.听力原文：W:Congratulations!Iheardaboutyournewjob.

M:Thanks.Nearlyperfectforme.It'sreallyinteresting.Thehoursareidealandit'saneasywalkfromhome.Ifonlythepaywerehalfasgoodaseverythingelse.

Q:Whatdoesthemanfeelabouthisnewjob?

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A.Hethinksitperfectforhim.

B.Heissatisfiedwitheverythinghehas.

C.Heisnotsatisfiedwiththeplaceofhisoffice.

D.Heisnotsatisfiedwiththesalaryhegets.

26.(31)

A.PeoplewholiveinAmazontribesdon'tthinkplantsarethebasisofthefoodpyramid.

B.PeoplewholiveinAmazontribesdon'tregardbotanyasaspecialbranchofknowledge.

C.PeoplewholiveinAmazontribesknowallthepropertiesofplantsinthejungle.

D.PeoplewholiveinAmazontribesgivesomespecialnamestobotany.

27.(21)

A.Higher.

B.Lower.

C.Aboutthesame.

D.Itdependsontheproduct.

28.(16)

A.Heisnotsatisfiedwiththepay.

B.Heisnotabletoenjoypaidholidays.

C.Thejobisnotverychallengingforhim.

D.Thereisnohopeofpromotion.

29.听力原文：W：ThereportsaysallthedepartmentsaremakingaprofitexcepttheAsianDepartment．

M：Well，Mr.Smithseemstobethewrongpersontoheadthatdepartment.Onemorestepwrongandhewouldberemovedfromtheoffice．

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Mr.Smithwillbereplacedifhemakesanothermistake.

B.Mr.SmithisanadmirablechiefoftheAsianDepartment.

C.Mr.Smith'sdepartmentismoresuccessfulthanalltheothers.

D.Mr.Smithisseldominhisoffice.

30.

【B2】

31.

【B11】

32.(14)

A.Hedoesn'twanttogototheoperatonight.

B.Hehasachancetohaveabreakfromthemathproblem.

C.Hewantstoimprovehismathgradebywatchingoperas.

D.He'llmeetthewomanwhenhehasfinishedthemathproblem.

33.(32)

A.Itwasnotreallyamagazine.

B.Itfeaturedavarietyofarticlesandstories.

C.Itwaspraisedbyreadersofpoetry.

D.Itwasunpopularwithpoliticians.

34.(17)

A.Larrywasprobablyjustifiedtogetsoangry.

B.Larrymaybejusthavingadifficulttimeatschool.

C.Larrydoesn'tlosehiscoolandshedoesn'tbelievethathedid.

D.TheprofessorprobablyhadagoodreasontolosehiscoolatLarry.

35.听力原文：M:Theweatherisn'texactlywhatIwouldcallcomfortableforplayingfootball.It'squitechilly.

W:Isn'tit,though?IwishIhadbroughtmyheavysweateralong.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttheweather?

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A.Shedoesn'tthinkit'scoldenough.

B.Shebelievesit'sagooddaytoplayfootball.

C.Shebroughthersweateralongincaseit'sgettingcold.

D.Sheagreesthatitwasn'tsupposedtobesocold.

36.(13)

A.Tonyalwaysspeakstoofast.

B.Tony'sspeechisalwaysnotclear.

C.Tonyalwaysdoesn'tcometothepoint.

D.Tonyalwaysspeakswithstrongaccent.

37.(47)

38.(22)

A.Itwillincreaseclasssize.

B.Itlimitsinteractionamongstudents.

C.Itrequirestoomuchtravelingtodifferentcities.

D.Itwillforcestudentstowatchtoomuchtelevision.

39.(18)

A.Thewomanlikesarguing.

B.Thewomanshouldgetajob.

C.Thewomanshouldworkinafactory.

D.Thewomanspendstoomuchmoney.

40.听力原文：Iwillletyouknowthatthere'sabigdifferencebetweenundergraduateandgraduateschool.Undergraduateschoolisverycourse-intensive.That'sallyoudo:gotoclassesandgotolabs.Ingraduateschool,youhavealotoffreetime.Muchofyourlearningisself-initiated,andyou'retypicallytakingamuchlighterclassload.Thisgivesyoumoretimeforindependentstudyandresearch.Whileyou'reingraduateschool,you'regoingtohavetodevelopyourselfasascientist.Youdothisbyperformingcreativeandthoroughresearchanddevelopingareputationforbeingagoodscientist.You'llalsobedevelopingyourspeakingskills.Youhavetobecomfortableinpresentingyourresultsandyourresearchtoverycriticalaudiences.That'sveryimportant.Youalsowanttoattendconferenceswhereyoucanminglewithyourpeersandgroupsfromotheruniversities,becausethesewilleventuallybeyourcolleaguesatsomepoint.Also,it'simportanttoattendseminarsandcolloquythatyouruniversityhas.Notonlydoesthiskeepyouinformedofwhatisthelatestandgreatestinyourarea,butalsoletsyouhearaboutotherunrelatedareasaswell.Youcan'tbesofocused,youhavetohaveabroadbaseofknowledge.

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A.Apupil.B.Agraduate.C.Asenior.D.Anundergraduate.

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

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

Whileitcan'tyetbesaidthateverymouthfuloffoodhasbeenchangedthroughgeneticengineering,itislikelythatalmosteveryAmericanhashadamouthfulofengineeredfood.

Takethesoybean,forexample.About55percentoflastyear'scropwasgeneticallyengineeredinsomefashion,reportstheAmericanSoybeanAssociation.AndthoughfewAmericanssitdowntoaplateofsoybeansfordinner,thesesoybeansarrivethroughthebackdoorasanadditivetoscoresoffoodslikecookingoils,saladdressings,coffeecreamers,beer,cerealsandcandy.

Americaisonthevergeofasecondgreenrevolution.Thefirsttripledworldfoodoutputoverthecourseofamerethreedecadesduringthelate20thcentury.Scientistsboostedcropyieldsbycrossbreeding(杂交)relatedplantsthatadddesirabletraits.Thenfarmersaddedfertilizer,pesticide,andirrigationinordertomakethehigh-yieldcropsthrive.

Nowthatthosegainsarelevelingoff,scientistsarelookingtobiotechnologytoincreasefoodproductionevenmore.Thistime,insteadofbreedingplantswiththeirclosestrelatives,scientistsareinsertinggenes.Forexample,genesfromflounderscanhelpordinaryplantsliketomatoesandstrawberriesfightthecold.Researchersarealsoinsertingbacterialgenesintocornandsoybeanplantstobetterprotectthemfrominsectsorrenderthemimmunetocertainherbicides(除草剂).

Thetechnologyhasenormouspotential.Theapplicationofbiotechnologyisgoingtoproduceasetofpossibilitiesthatwesimplycannotconceiveof,eveninourmostimaginativeflightsoffancy.Forfarmers,cro