2022-2023年湖南省怀化市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022-2023年湖南省怀化市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

TodepositdirtymoneyinalegitimatepremiumlifeinsurancepolicyremainsasafewayforBritishdrugtraffickerstoevadesuspiciontoday.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.ScientistsWorryMachinesMayOutsmartMan

Arobotthatcanopendoorsandfindelectricaloutletstorechargeitself.Computervirusesthatnoonecanstop."Predator"fighters,which,thoughstillcontrolledremotelybyhumans,comeclosetoamachinethatcankillautonomously.

Impressedandalarmedbyadvancesinartificialintelligence,agroupofcomputerscientistsisdebatingwhetherthereshouldbelimitsonresearchthatmightleadtolossofhumancontrolovercomputer-basedsystemsthatcarryagrowingshareofsociety'sworkload,fromwagingwartochattingwithcustomersonthephone.

Theirconcernisthatfurtheradvancescouldcreateprofoundsocialdisruptionsandevenhavedangerousconsequences.

Asexamples,thescientistspointedtoanumberoftechnologiesasdiverseasexperimentalmedicalsystemsthatinteractwithpatientstosimulatesympathy,andcomputerwormsandvirusesthatdefyextermination(消灭)andcouldthusbesaidtohavereacheda"cockroach"stageofmachineintelligence.

WhilethecomputerscientistsagreedthatwearealongwayfromHal,thecomputerthattookoverthespaceshipin"2001:ASpaceOdyssey,"theysaidtherewaslegitimateconcernthattechnologicalprogresswouldtransform.theworkforcebydestroyingawideningrangeofjobs,aswellasforcehumanstolearntolivewithmachinesthatincreasinglycopyhumanbehaviors.

Theresearchers—leadingcomputerscientists,artificialintelligenceresearchersandroboticistswhometattheAsilomarConferenceGroundsonMontereyBayinCalifornia—generallydismissedthepossibilityofhighlycentralizedsuperintelligencesandtheideathatintelligencemightspringspontaneouslyfromtheInternet.Buttheyagreedthatrobotsthatcankillautonomouslyareeitheralreadyhereorwillbesoon.

Theyfocusedparticularattentiononthespecterthatcriminalscouldexploitartificialintelligencesystemsassoonastheyweredeveloped.Whatcouldacriminaldowithaspeechsynthesissystemthatcoulddisguiseasahumanbeing?Whathappensifartificialintelligencetechnologyisusedtominepersonalinformationfromsmartphones?

Theresearchersalsodiscussedpossiblethreatstohumanjobs,likeself-drivingcars,softwarebasedpersonalassistantsandservicerobotsinthehome.Justlastmonth,aservicerobotdevelopedbyWillowGarageinSiliconValleyproveditcouldnavigatetherealworld.

Areportfromtheconference,whichtookplaceinprivateonFeb.25,istobeissuedlaterthisyear.Someattendeesdiscussedthemeetingforthefirsttimewithotherscientiststhismonthandininterviews.

TheconferencewasorganizedbytheAssociationfortheAdvancementofArtificialIntelligence(A.A.A.I.),andinchoosingAsilomarforthediscussions,thegrouppurposefullyevokedalandmarkevent(里程碑式事件)inthehistoryofscience.In1975,theworld'sleadingbiologistsalsometatAsilomartodiscussthenewabilitytoreshapelifebyswappinggeneticmaterialamongorganisms.Concernedaboutpossiblebiohazardsandethicalquestions,scientistshadhaltedcertainexperiments.TheconferenceledtoguidelinesforrecombinantDNAresearch,enablingexperimentationtocontinue.

ThemeetingonthefutureofartificialintelligencewasorganizedbyEricHorvitz,aMicrosoftresearcherwhoisnowpresidentoftheassociation.

Dr.Horvitzsaidhebelievedcomputerscientistsmustrespondtothenotionsofsuperintelligentmachinesandartificialintelligencesystemsrunamok(横行).

Theideaofan"intelligenceexplosion"inwhichsmartmachineswoulddesignevenmoreintelligentmachineswasproposedbythemathematicianI.J.Goodin1965.Later,inlecturesandsciencefictionnovels,thecomputerscientistVernorVingepopularizedthenotionof

A.robotsforciviluse

B.militarycomputers

C.artificialintelligence

D.biochemicalweapons

3.

WhentheMissionstarteditwason______.

4.

Theauthorsuggeststhatthewifekeepthemoneywhilethehusbanddecideshowtospendit.

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5.EntertainmentinLondon

BuyingBooks

Londonersaregreatreaders.Theybuyvastnumbersofnewspapersandmagazinesandevenofbooksespeciallypaperbacks,whicharestillcomparativelycheapinspiteofever-increasingrisesinthecostsofprinting.Theystillcontinuetobuy"proper"books,too,printedongoodpaperandboundbetweenhardcovers.

TherearemanystreetsinLondoncontainingshopswhichspecializeinbook-selling.PerhapsthebestknownoftheseisCharingCrossRoadintheveryheartofLondon.Herebookshopsofallsortsandsizesaretobefound,fromthecelebratedonewhichboastsofbeing"thebiggestbookshopintheworld"tothetiny,dustylittleplaceswhichseemtohavebeenleftoverfromDickens'time.Someoftheseshopsstock,orwillobtain,anykindsofbooks,butmanyofthemspecializeinsecond-handbooks,inartbooks,inforeignbooks,inbooksorphilosophy,politicoranyotherofthevarioussubjectsaboutwhichbooksmaybewritten.Oneshopinthisareaspecializessolelyinbooksaboutballet!

AlthoughitmaybethemostconvenientplaceforLondonerstobuybooks,CharingCrossRoadisnotthecheapest.Forthereallycheapsecond-handvolumes,thecollectormustventureoffthebusyandcrowdedroads,toFarringdonRoad,forexample,intheEastCentraldistrictofLondon.Herethereisnothingsograndasbookshops.Instead,thebooksellerscomealongeachmorningandtipouttheirsacksofbooksontobarrows(推车)whichlinethegutters(贫民区).Andthecollectors,someprofessionalandsomeamateur,whohavebeenwaitingforthem,pouncetowardsthesellers.Inplaceslikethisonecanstill,occasionally,pickupforafewpenceanoldvolumethatmaybeworthmanypounds.

BothCharingCrossRoadandFarringdonRoadarewell-knownplacesofthebookbuyer.YetalloverLondontherearebookshops,inplacesnotsowellknown,wherethebooksareequallyvariedandexciting.Itisinthesympatheticatmosphereofsuchshopsthattheloyalbookbuyerfeelsmostathome.Intheseshops,eventhelife-longbook-browserisfrequentlyrewardedbytheaccidentaldiscoveryofpreviouslyunknowndelights.Onecould,infact,easilyspendalifetimeexploringLondon'sbookshops.Therearemanylesspleasantwaysofspendingtime!

GoingtotheTheatre

Londonisveryrichintheatres:thereareoverfortyintheWestEndalone--morethanenoughtoensurethattherewillalwaysbeatleasttwoorthreeshowsrunningtosuiteverykindtaste,whetherseriousorlighthearted.

Someofthemarespecialisttheatres.TheRoyalOperaHouse,CoventGarden,wherethegreatoperasingersoftheworldcanbeheard,isthehomeofoperaandtheRoyalBallet.TheLondonColiseumnowhousestheEnglishNationalOperaCompany,whichencouragesEnglishsingersinparticularandperformsmostoperasinEnglishatpopularprices.

Sometheatresconcentrateontheclassicsandseriousdrama,someonlightcomedy,someonmusicals.Mosttheatreshaveapersonalityoftheirown,fromtheold,suchastheTheatreRoyal(alsocalledthe"Haymarket")intheHaymarket,tothemoremodernsuchastherecentlyopenedBaibicancentreinthecity.TheNationalTheatrehasthreeseparatetheatresinitsnewbuildingbyWaterlooBridge.AtthenewBarbicancentretheRoyalShakespeareCompanyhastheirLondonhome-theirothercentreisatStratfor-on-Avon.

MostoftheoldLondontheatresareconcentratedinaverysmallarea,withinastone'sthrowofthePiccadillyandLeicesterSquaretubestations.Astheeveningperformancesnormallybegineitheratseven-thirtyoreightp.m.,thereisakindofminorrush-hourbetweenseven-fifteenandeighto'clockinthisdistrict.Peoplestreamoutofthenearbytubestations,thepavementsarecrowded,andtaxisandprivatecars

A.Newspapers.B.Magazines.C.Paperbacks.D.Hardbacks.

6.

Thepistonofanatural-gasvehiclemovesupanddownbythepowerof______.

A.thesparkplug

B.thefour-strokeengine

C.theairinthecylinder

D.theheatofnatural-gasburning

7.

Alargepercentageofseveredepressioncanberelievedortreatedbutinreality,mostofthemarenotseriouslytaken.

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8.

Freudwasthefirstmantohelpmentalpatientsbyhavingthemtalkaboutwhatmadethemanxious.

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9.

Acalorieisaunitofenergyassociatedwithanythingcontainingenergy.

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10.

Tomakesurethatwelivenowon80%ofourincomeandinvesttheother20%,theauthorsuggestsapplyingtothebankfor______.

11.TrustMe,I'maRobot

Withrobotsnowemergingfromtheirindustrialcagesandmovingintohomesandworkplaces,roboticistsareconcernedaboutthesafetyimplicationsbeyondthefactoryfloor.Toaddresstheseconcerns,leadingrobotexpertshavecometogethertotrytofindwaystopreventrobotsfromharmingpeople.InspiredbythePugwashConferences—aninternationalgroupofscientists,academiesandactivistsfoundedin1957tocampaignforthenon-proliferationofnuclearweaponsthenewgroupofrobo-ethicistsmetearlierthisyearinGenoa,Italy,andannouncedtheirinitialfindingsinMarchattheEuropeanRoboticsSymposiuminPalermo,Sicily.

"Securityandsafetyarethebigconcerns,"saysHenrikChristensen,chairmanoftheEuropeanRoboticsNetworkattheSwedishRoyalInstituteofTechnologyinStockholm.Shouldrobotsthatarestrongenoughorheavyenoughtocrushpeoplebeallowedintohomes?Is"systemmalfunction"ajustifiabledefenceforaroboticfighterplanethatcontravenes(违反)theGenevaConventionandmistakenlyfiresoninnocentcivilians?

"Thesequestionsmayseemhardtounderstandbutinthenextfewyearstheywillbecomeincreasinglyrelevant,"saysDr.Christensen.AccordingtotheUnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforEurope'sWorldRoboticsSurvey,in2002thenumberofdomesticandservicerobotsmorethantripled,nearlysurpassingtheirindustrialcounterparts.Bytheendof2003thereweremorethan600,000robotvacuumcleanersandlawnmowers—afigurepredictedtorisetomorethan4mbytheendofnextyear.Japaneseindustrialfirmsareracingtobuildhumanoidrobotstoactasdomestichelpersfortheelderly,andSouthKoreahassetagoalthat100%ofhouseholdsshouldhavedomesticrobotsby2020.Inlightofallthis,itiscrucialthatwestarttothinkaboutsafetyguidelinesnow,saysDr.Christensen.

Stoprightthere

Sowhatexactlyisbeingdonetoprotectusfromthesemechanicalmenaces?"Notenough,"saysBlayWhitby.Thisishardlysurprisinggiventhatthefieldof"safety-criticalcomputing"isbarelyadecadeold,hesays.Butthingsarechanging,andresearchersareincreasinglytakinganinterestintryingtomakerobotssafer.Oneapproach,which.soundssimpleenough,istrytoprogramthemtoavoidcontactwithpeoplealtogether.Butthisismuchharderthanitsounds.Gettingarobottonavigateacrossaclutteredroomisdifficultenoughwithouthavingtotakeintoaccountwhatitsvariouslimbsorappendagesmightbumpintoalongtheway.

"Regulatingthebehaviourofrobotsisgoingtobecomemoredifficultinthefuture,sincetheywillincreasinglyhaveself-learningmechanismsbuiltintothem,"saysGianmarcoVeruggio."Asaresult,theirbehaviourwillbecomeimpossibletopredictfully,"hesays,"sincetheywillnotbebehavinginpredefinedwaysbutwilllearnnewbehaviourastheygo."

Thenthereisthequestionofunpredictablefailures.Whathappensifarobot'smotorsstopworking,oritsuffersasystemfailurejustasitisperformingheartsurgeryorhandingyouacupofhotcoffee?Youcan,ofcourse,buildinredundancybyaddingbackupsystems,saysHirochikaInoue.Butthisguaranteesnothing,hesays."Onehundredpercentsafetyisimpossiblethroughtechnology,"saysDr.Inoue.Thisisbecauseultimatelynomatterhowthoroughyouare,youcannotanticipatetheunpredictablenatureofhumanbehaviour,hesays.Ortoputitanotherway,nomatterhowsophisticatedyourrobotisatavoidingpeople,peoplemightnotalwaysmanagetoavoidit,andcouldenduptrippingoveritandfallingdownthestairs.

Legalproblems

Inanycase,saysDr.Inoue,thelawsreallyjustsummarizecommonsenseprinciplesthatarealreadyappliedtothedesignofmostmodernappliances,bothdomesticandindustr

A.Thenon-proliferationofnuclearweapons.

B.Saferobotsinallaspectsoflife.

C.Robot-ethicsinthenewcentury.

D.Restrie6onontheuseofrobotsasaweapon.

12.PartyRandomThoughts

Lastnight,pressuredbywdl4ntentionedfriends,forthefirsttimeinmonths,Icameoutofwriter'sseclusionandattendedacocktailpartywhichisanotherwordforasocialgathering.SothereIwas,trappedinacrowdedmom,peoplemilling(乱转)allaroundme,eachwithadrinkinhand,chitchattingwhilethewaitersskillfullynegotiatedtheirwaythroughthebustlewithtraysofcolorfulbeveragesandfancyhorsd'oeuvres(小菜).Itwasdefinitelypartytime!Yet,insteadoflosingmyselftotheconvivial(欢乐的)surroundingsoffood,drinkandconversations,IfoundmyselfretreatingbackintomyheadallthewaytoChinawherethesubjectofAmericansocialityisofgreatinterest.InChina,manyofmystudentsarecuriousabouthowAmericanspartyandhaveagoodtime,"Whatdoyoudo?Singanddance?Towhatkindofmusic?What'sAmericanpartytalk?Howdoyoudressandactataparty?Howaboutfood?Whatdoyoueat?"

Everyyearwithoutfail,studentsasktheirforeignteacherstodedicateafullclasstothisfascinatingtopic.Ofcourse,onewouldthinkthatasubjectasinterestingandentertainingassuchwouldmakeforanexcellentlessonplan,arichsourceofdiscussions.Buttomysurprise,manyteachersrunintoroadblocks(障碍)whengeneratingthisparticularlessonplan."Michelle,Michelle!IhavetoteachaclassonAmericanparties.AndIonlyhave,hmm,fivethingstosayaboutit.AndthatI'lltalkaboutfiveminutes.WhatamIsupposedtodoafterthat?"Theycry."Wall,tellmewhatthosefivethingsare,"Iask."Arrivelate,talk,eat,drinkandhaveablast."Theyblurtout.Itistruethatthefivestepslistedaboveencompassmuchofthegoings-onatAmericansocialgatherings.Ofcourse,duringpartiesforspecialoccasionssuchasbirthdays,holidays,weddings,babyshowers,anniversaries,graduations,etc.,thereareadditionalceremoniessuchascakecutting,giftopening,dancing',toasting,game-playing,etc.Butregardless,thefundamentalsofatypicalAmericansoiree(社交晚会)aregoodcompany,goodfoodanddrinks,andgoodtimes.Soundssimply,doesn'tit?Butifyouweretolookdeeperandthinkfurther,you'llrealizethatthere'sfarmoretothesestepsthanmeetstheeyes.

FashionablyLate

Itisamajorfauxpas(socialembarrassment)toarriveatapartyearlyorevenontime.Therefore,withtheexceptionofthehosts,youneverwanttobethefirstpersonpresentatasocialfunction.Why?Becausepeoplefearthatothersmaythinkthattheyhavenolifeornothingbettertodothanwaitingforapartytostart.ManyAmericanstrytoprojectanimageofbusinesswhich,whethertrueornot,hasapositivecorrelationwithsuccess.Sobyarrivinglate,youaresaying,"Ileadafulllifeandit'sexcitingandproductive."Therefore,an8o'clockpartycustomarilydoesn'treallystartuntilmaybe9o'clockaseveryonewantstobethoughtofasabusyandimportantpersonwithlotstodo.Inotherwords,apartyisoneofthoserareoccasionswhereyourpunctualitycanactuallyhurtyou.Strange,isn'tit?Anyhow,remember,befashionablylate.

SmallTalk

Onewayofgaugingthesuccessofapartyisbythenoisemeter.Thelouderthepartyis,themorehappeningitis,andthemorefunpeoplearehaving.Thenyoustoptowonder,ifit's.sonoisy,howcanpeoplereallyheareachotherandhavegreat,engagingconversations?Thetruthis,theydon't.Theyengagedinsmalltalk,whichisanotherwordforcasual,trivialconversations.Theychewthefat,shootthebreezeandswapanecdotesaboutrandom-subjects:work,family,news,weather,hobbies,etc.Becausethesurroundingnoiseandactivitiesoftensidetrackpeople,it'sdifficulttogetpersonalordiscussanyonetopicatlengthorindepth.Thepointistohavefun,nottogetserious.

However,keepinmindthatsincepeople

A.hopedtowalkoutofwriter'sseclusion

B.wouldliketoknowthecustomsofparties

C.wantedtojoininasocialgathering

D.waspersuadedbykindfriends

13.Theprovidersofweb-maillikeGoogle,MicrosoftandYahoo!,havereapedhugeprofitsbyplacingadvertisements.

14.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Pollution:ALifeandDeathIssue

OneofthemainthemesofPlanetunderPressureisthewaymanyoftheEarth'senvironmentalcrisesreinforceoneanother.Pollutionisanobviousexample--wedonothavetheoptionofgrowingfood,orfindingenoughwater,onasqueaky-cleanplanet,butononeincreasinglytarnishedandtrashedbythewaywehaveuseditsofar.

Cuttingwasteandclearinguppollutioncostmoney.Yettimeandagainitisthequestforwealththatgeneratesmuchofthemassinthefirstplace.LivinginawaythatislessdamagingtotheEarthisnoteasy,butitisvital,becausepollutionispervasiveandoftenlife-threatening.

Air:theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)saysthreemillionpeoplearekilledworldwidebyoutdoorairpollutionannuallyfromvehiclesandindustrialemissions,and1.6millionindoorsthroughusingsolidfuel.Mostareinpoorcountries.

Water:diseasescarriedinwaterareresponsiblefor80%ofillnessesanddeathsindevelopingcountries,killingachildeveryeightseconds.Eachyear2.1millionpeoplediefromdiarrhoeal(痢疾的)diseasesassociatedwithpoorwater:

Soil:contaminatedlandisaprobleminindustrializedcountries,whereformerfactoriesandpowerstationscanleavewastelikeheavymetalsinthesoil.Itcanalsooccurindevelopingcountries,sometimesusedfordumpingpesticides.Agriculturecanpollutelandwithpesticides,nitrate-richfertilizersandslurryfromlivestock.Andwhenthecontaminationreachesriversitdamageslifethere,andcanevencreatedeadzonesoffthecoast,asintheGulfofMexico.

ChronicProblem

Chemicalsareafrequentpollutant.WhenwethinkofchemicalcontaminationitisoftenimagesofeventslikeBhopalthatcometomind.Buttheproblemiswidespread.Onestudysays7～20%ofcancersareattributabletopoorairendpollutioninhomesandworkplaces.TheWHO,concernedaboutchemicalsthatpersistandbuildupinthebody,especiallyintheyoung,sayswemay"beconductingalarge-scaleexperimentwithchildren'shealth".

Someman-madechemicals,endocrine(内分泌)disruptorslikephthalates(酞酸盐)andnonylphenol--abreakdownproductofspermicides(杀精子剂),cosmeticsanddetergents--areblamedforcausingchangesinthegenitalsofsomeanimals.Affectedspeciesincludepolarbears--sonoteventheArcticisimmune.Andthechemicalsclimbthefoodchain,fromfishtomammals,andtous.

About70,000chemicalsareonthemarket,witharound1,500newonesappearingannually.Atleast30,000amthoughtnevertohavebeencomprehensivelytestedfortheftpossibleriskstopeople.

Atfastglance,theplasticbucketsstackedinthecomeroftheenvironmentalNGOofficelooklikeanyothers.Butthecontainersareanunlikelyweaponinonepoorcommunity'sfightagainstoilcompanieswhichtheysayareresponsibleforwidespreadill-healthcausedbyyearsofpollution.Thevesselsareusedbyanetworkoflocalvolunteers,knownastheBucketBrigade,togatherairsamplesinneighborhoodsborderingoilrefineries,aspartofacampaigntomonitoranddocumentairpollutionwhichtheybelieveiscomingfromtheplants.

InSouthAfrica,asinmanydevelopingandnewlyindustrializedcountries,legislationonairpollutionhasfailedtokeeppacewithmushroomingindustries.Solocalresidents,likemanyinpoorcomm

A.3millionB.2.1millionC.1.6millionD.3.2million

15.

Upper-managementoftenleadstotheworkplacenegativitythatisdifficulttocontrol.

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16.

London'spopulationofelevenmillionmakesitthe______largestcityintheworld.

17.

Accordingtosomeresearchers'criteria,gossipsaboutfamouspeoplearenotrealgossips.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Manycompaniesencouragetheiremployeesto______,withIBMoneofthem.

19.JudgingfromDukeUniversity'srecentstudy,evenstudentsrecruitedbytopcollegesseemtohave______before.

20.

Whichofthefollowingprovidesdinnercruisesnow?

A.ThePotomacRiver

B.BostonHarbor

C.TheChicagoRiver

D.TheMississippiRiver

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(22)

A.Patient.B.Surprised.C.Worried.D.Irritated.

22.听力原文：W：Iwonderifourchildrenwillstillbeabletobreathethecleanair,drinkcleanwaterandseethebluesky.

M：Iagreewithyou．Ithinkit'stimemanlearnedtoliveinharmonywiththeearthinsteadofjustexploitingit.

Q：Whataretheytalkingabout?

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A.Theenvironmentalproblem.

B.Thehealthproblem.

C.Theeducationalproblem.

D.Theinternationalproblem.

23.SectionA

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

(12)

A.Thetransportationforthetripisfree.

B.Theclasswon'tenjoygoingonthefieldtrip.

C.Somepeoplemaynotgoonthetrip.

D.Everyoneintheclasshaspaidthefee.

24.(28)

A.50undergroundstationsweremadewaterproof.

B.Afloodwallwasbuilt.

C.Analarmsystemwassetup.

D.Rescueteamswereformed.

25.(16)

A.Askherbosstoraiseherpay.

B.Lookforamoresuitablejob.

C.Trytoswitchhourswithsomeoneelse.

D.Dotheextraworkwithoutcomplaining.

26.(24)

A.Itchangesthebody'smetabolismthroughrapidweightgain.

B.Ittricksthebodyintorespondingasifitwereinadifferenttimezone.

C.Itpromotesincreasedalertnessbyaddingsnackstothediet.

D.Itbuildsresistancetoillnessbyincreasingintakeofvitamins.

27.听力原文：M:Kevin'sbeeninsuchabadmoodlately.

W:Hasn'the?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(14)

A.Sheagreeswiththeman.

B.Shehasn'tseenKevinrecently.

C.ShethinksKevinwillbelate.

D.Shedoesn'tknowwhatthemanmeans.

28.(15)

A.Thetroublewillcomesoon.

B.Themanhassettledsomeproblemswell.

C.Somethinghasbeenoutoftheirexpectations.

D.Thewomanisalwaysoptimistic.

29.(31)

A.1B.2C.3D.4

30.听力原文：M:Beinganefficientsecretary,youshouldhavetofinishyourworkpunctuallyattheoffice,notdoitnowathome.

W:Iknowthat,mydear.ButIhavebeenverybusyandIcouldn'tfinishitwhentheofficehourwasover.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

(13)

A.Classmates.

B.Bossandsecretary.

C.Husbandandwife.

D.Teacherandstudent.

31.(26)

A.Architectsshouldscraporcleantheoriginallandscapeelements.

B.Architectsshouldincorporatethefeaturesoftheoriginallandscape.

C.Architectsmayrefertomanyarchitecturebooks.

D.Architectshavetolearnmoretechniques.

32.(35)

A.Therearetoomanycomplaintsfromnetusers.

B.Hackers'attackofMySpacecannotbeforbidden.

C.Parentscannothelpcheckingchildren'sinformation.

D.Itiseasyfortrouble-makerstodoharmtochildren.

33.(29)

A.Therewasalongintervalbetweencauseandeffect.

B.Theweatherwasdifficultforustoforecast.

C.Weatherforecastwasinaccurate.

D.Ecologistsdidn'tappearuntilmoderntimes.

34.SectionB

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

听力原文：Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere'sabigdifferencebetween"beingawriter"andwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter."You'vegottowanttowrite,"Isaytothem,"notwanttobeawriter."

Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheUSCoastGuardtobecomeawriter,Ihadnoprospectsatall;whatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn'tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedmanualtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.

Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn'tgottenabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.ItwassohardtosellastorythatIbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn'tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering,whatif?Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest—eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.

(27)

A.Theythinkwritershavewealthandfame.

B.Theylikewriting.

C.Theywanttoenjoyloneness.

D.Theyfollowsomeexamples.

35.(36)

A.TheydrankaspecialbeveragemadefromJapaneseherbs.

B.Theyhaduncookedfishthenightbeforethegame.

C.Theyhadamassagefromheadtofoottorelaxtheirmuscles.

D.Someplayerswereinjuredbeforethegame.

36.

【B4】

37.(38)

38.听力原文：W:Professor,(19)I'mgoingtotakepartinadebateonadvertisingtomorrow.Wouldyoupleasegivemesomehint?

M:That'sinteresting.Ishouldliketohearwhatyoungpeoplethinkaboutadvertising.

W:Well,(20)wewouldn't