2022-2023年湖南省湘潭市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022-2023年湖南省湘潭市大学英语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.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

SoNearandYetSoFar

Inmanyexaminations,90%isanexcellentscore,deservingaprizeandahandshakefromtheheadmaster.InGenevathisweek,onlyfullmarkswoulddo,andtheworld'stradeministersfailed.Nomatterthattheycameclosertoadealthananyoneshouldhaveexpected.Nomatterthattheystuckatitforninedaysandseveralnights,inthelongestministerialmeetinginthehistoryoftheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO).Nomatter,too,thatthistimetheypartedinstunneddisbelief,headsshaking,ratherthaninacrimony(刻薄),quarrelandspite,asatCancunin2003.Theymanaged"convergence"on18ofthe20topicssetbeforethembyPascalLamy,theWTO'sdirector-general,buttheystumbledonthe19th,adeviceforprotectingfarmersindevelopingcountriesagainstsurgesinimports.Theyneverreachedthe20th,cotton.Failed.

YoucanconstructaplausibleargumentthatthecollapseofyetanothersetoftalksontheDoharound,whichisnowcominguptosevenyearsold,isoflittleimportance.Whiletheworld'stradeministershavealternatedbetweentalkingandnottalkingtooneanotheraboutDoha,theworld'sbusinesspeoplehavecarriedonregardless:thegrowthofglobalcommercehasoutstrippedthehitherto(到前为止)healthypaceofglobalGDP.Developingcountriesinparticularhavecontinuedtoopenuptoimportsandforeigninvestment.YoumightsaythatnotmuchwasonofferinGenevaanyway:onestudyputtheeventualbenefitsatmaybe$70billion,adropintheoceanoftheworld'sGDP.Globalstockmarkets,withsomuchelseontheirminds,eitherdidn'tnoticeordidn'tcare.OnJuly29th,thedaythetalksbrokeup,theS&P500indexroseby2.3%.

Plausible,butwrong.Forastart,thelowishestimatesoftheeconomicbenefitsoftheroundmissouttwothings.Oneisthevalueoftheunpredictabledynamicbenefitsofmoreopenmarkets.Accesstomorecustomersallowsexporterstoexploiteconomiesofscale.Competitionencouragesnotonlyspecialization,theclassicresultofmoreopentrade,butalsoincreasedproductivity.Theotheriswhatyoumightcallthe"optionvalue"oftheDoharound.TheWTOinhabitsasortofparalleluniverseinwhichcountriesnegotiatenotonwhattariffsandsubsidieswillactuallybe,butonmaximum(or"bound")ratesandamounts.Althoughmanycountrieshavecuttariffsandfarm.subsidies--ifonly,inthelattercase,becauseofrisingfoodprices--toofewhaveturnedthesecutsintocommitments.Tighterbindingwouldcramptheirabilitytoturnbacktoprotection.ItwouldhavemadeupthebulkofaDohadeal.

Doyoucareaboutthebeansorthebeings?

Alsoonofferwerebenefitsthatareeasiertovisualize.Somecutsinboundtariffswouldhavebittenintoactualrates.Therewouldhavebeenmuchless"tariffescalation(增加)"--anastypractice,bywhichhighertariffsareleviedonsuccessivestagesofproduction.Rawcoffeebeansmaybetariff-free,butroastedbeansincurahigherlevy,andsoonastheyareground,gettingridofcaffeineandsoforth.Moveupthevaluechain,andyoupay.Somedevelopingcountries--inLatinAmerica,especiallyBrazil,andinAfricatoo--areseethingthatadealslippedaway.

Givenallthis,theinabilityofministerstoagree,havingcomesoclose,seemsunfathomable(难解).Beliefisallthemorebeggaredwhenyoulookatthewiderworld.Theglobalecono

A.ninedaysB.tendaysC.eighteendaysD.twentydays

2.

ThisarticletellsusthatfurtherstudiesareneededtoassessthepotentialrisksofGMfoodseventhoughthetechnologypromisesmanybenefits.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.Theprogramaimedatcreatingasingle,federatedsign-onsystemiscalled______.

4.

NGVsaren'tasroomyasgasolinecarsbecausetheyhavetogiveupcargoandtrunkspacetoaccommodatethe__________________.

5.

Themajorreasonfortheexplosionofthecigarettemarketis______.

6.

Sherman'sMarchtotheseawasledbyGeneralWilliamShermanoftheUnion.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.Toreducethedamageofbooksinaroomwithwindows,youhaveto______.

8.

Dripirrigationisawayofdeliveringwaterdirectlyto

9.

Controllingairpollutionisanothercrucialobjective,thewrong-dooristhe______.

10.

Modernofficeworkersarejustlikefighterpilotsinthatbothneedtomonitordataofgreatcomplexity.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

Howfarwaterdropstotheturbinesinapowerstationisknownas______.

A.theheads

B.theflowrate

C.theverticaldistance

D.theheights

12.AccordingtoAnnieStevens,manynewlyrecruitedmanagersfailinanewjobbecausetheycannotgetalongwiththeircoworkers.

13.

Poorlyequipped"recyclingcentres"shouldbelimitedandprohibitedbecausethistypeofrecyclinghascausedseriousproblemsofenvironmentalpollution.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Ifrhymeisusedinthetaglineandthebrandnameismentioned,makesurethatthenameis______.

15.

Someresearchmightbeconductedinahigh-securitylaboratoryinordertoavoid______.

16.

What'sthepurposeofthemanufacturers'addingaswitchtomostnewtelevisionsets?

A.Tomakemoremoney.

B.Tospreadthecablesystem.

C.Tomakeordinaryviewingpossible.

D.Toadapttothenewdevelopmentofthecablesystem.

17.

TheexperienceoftheforeignteacherinChengduremindsusofaChinesesaying"afallintothepit,againinyourwit'.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Creativejusticeisappliedto______.

19.

Accordingtothepassage,peopletellprotectiveliessimplyfortheirownbenefits.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

Solvinglateralthinkingpuzzlesisonegoodchoiceforyoutodevelop______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(24)

A.Duringhislastrace.

B.DuringtheBritishGrandPrix.

C.DuringtheMexicanGrandPrix.

D.Onhiswaytothestudio.

22.听力原文：W:Oh,Jack.I'mgladIcaughtyou.IwanttotellyouIhavetoskipthehistorystudygroupsessiontonight.

M:Really?That'stoobad.Aren'tyoufeelingwell?

W:Oh,it'snothingbad.There'sgoingtobeapublicmeetingdownthetownhall.Thestatesenatorfromthisareaisgoingtobethere.Shehasthismeetingthreeorfourtimesayeartospeakwithherconstituency.

M:Isthatwhatyou'dliketodowithyourevening,goingtolistentoapolitician's...

W:Actually,it'saclassassignment.ProfJackson,he'steachingthatpoliticalscienceseminarI'mtaking.Hetoldallofusintheseminartogotohearwhatthesenatorhastosaytonightandalsowriteupareportabouttheissuespeoplebringup.

M:Oh,likemedicalcare,andtaxand...?

W:Right,aslongasI'mthere,IthinkI'dliketobringupgovernmentfundingforstateuniversities.Thetuitionkeepsgoingupandit'sgettingharderandharderforalotofstudentstoaffordit.

M:Tellmeaboutit.

W:Anyway,Iwanttodoareallygoodjobonthisreport.IneedtogetaletterofrecommendationfromProfJacksonforgraduateschool.SoIguessI'dbettershowuptheretonightandseewhat'sgoingon.

M:Yeah,but,whataboutthehistorytest?

W:Well,Ialreadyputsometimeinonthatthismorning.SoIthinkbytomorrowafternoon,I'llbeready.

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A.Shehasseenadoctorrecently.

B.She'sconcernedaboutmedicalcare.

C.She'sunabletoattendthestudysession.

D.Shementionstheneedforsomemedicaltests.

23.听力原文：W:Supposethecompanyofferedyouaraiseinpay.Wouldyoubesodeterminedtoquitthejob?

M:Yes.I'vesetmymindonit.IwanttofindajobinwhichIcanfullyexertmyability.

Q:Whydoesthemanwanttoquitthejob?

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A.Heisnotsatisfiedwiththepay.

B.Heisnotabletoenjoypaidholidays.

C.Thejobisnotverychallengingforhim.

D.Thereisnohopeofpromotion.

24.SectionB

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

听力原文：WordscomefromCaliforniaofanewweaponinthewaronhouseholdpests.TwoscientistsworkingforafirminAnaheim,California,havedevelopedamethodtoeliminateinsectswithoutusingdangerouschemicals.Thenewpoison?Hotair.

Thebasicideaisthatinsectscannotadjusttotemperaturesmuchabovenormal.Inlaboratoryexperiments,mostofthepestscan'tsurvivemuchmorethanaquarterofanhourat125degreesFahrenheit,orabout50degreescentigrade.

Thenewmethodinvolvescoveringahousewithahugetentandfillingitwithairheatedtoaround65degreescentigrade.Hotairisforcedinwithfans,andthetentkeepstheheatinsidethehouse.Sincetermitestrytoescapebyhidinginwoodenbeams,theheattreatmentmustbecontinuedforafullsixhours.Butwhenit’sallover,andtheinsectsaredead,therearenottoxicchemicalstoendangerhumansorpets,andnofumysmells.

Scientistsclaimthatthereisnodangeroffire,either,sinceveryfewhouseholdmaterialswillburnat65degreescentigrade.Infact,woodispreparedforconstructionusebydryingitinovensat80degreescentigrade,whichissubstantiallyhotterthantheairusedinthisprocedure.

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A.Fireprevention.

B.Pestcontrol.

C.Houseconstruction.

D.Toxicchemicals.

25.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.

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.

26.听力原文：Hungryforthebrighteststudents,(26)manyAmericanstrongeruniversitiesareactivelydiscountingtuition.Andit'sthehighachievers,ratherthantheneedystudents,whoaregettingagoodchunkofthemoney.Thepracticeisremarkablywidespread,reachingalmost(27)allbutthe30orsoIvyandotherelitecollegesthatbanmerit-basedfinancialaid.Schoolsarealsobecomingmoreaggressiveinpromotingtheirdiscounts.AttheDePauwUniversityWebsite,enteranSATorACTscore.gradepointaverageandclassrank,andacomputerprogramimmediatelytellsyouwhatkindof“award”.Only“therealunlucky”payfullpriceanymore,saysKennethRedd,directorofresearchattheNationalAssociationofStudentFinancialAidAdministrators.(29)About76%offirst-yearstudentsgotsomeformsofdiscountthisyearat331privateschoolspolledannuallybytheNationalAssociationofCollegeandUniversityBusinessOfficers.Averageawardperstudent：$7000.Atsmallschoolswithtuitionunderabout$20000,theaveragediscountisevenhigher,withsomeschoolsreturningoverhalftheirtuitionrevenue.

Muchasbanksandinsurersofferspecialratestotheirbestcustomers,schoolsaregivingthebiggestbreakstotheirtopstudents.(29)Publicfouryearcolleges,too,areofferingdiscounts.

(28)Theflipsideofbigdiscountsisthatlessmoneyisavailabletoimproveacademicprogramsandkeepschoolinfrastructureuptodate.Mr.Reddsayshefoundthatuniversitiesthathavesharplyincreasedtheirtuitiondiscountrateshaveseengraduationratesfall,andthat'sIrueevenamonghighlyselectiveschools.

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A.Studentsinneedoffinancialhelp.

B.Studentswithgoodacademicperformance.

C.Studentsgoodatnegotiatingwithuniversities.

D.Studentswithspecialcontributions.

27.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Ican'tfigureouthowtostartmypaper.

W:Haveyouthoughtaboutusingaquestion?

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

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A.Asksomeoneelsehowtostarthispaper.

B.Beginhispaperwithaquestion.

C.Thinkmoreabouthowtoendhispaper.

D.Avoidaskingquestionswithoutthinking.

28.(26)

A.Itisasmallamounttopayforsomuchpreciousmetal.

B.Itisdifficulttojudgethevalueofsuchanobject.

C.Itisreasonableforanobjectwithsuchanimportantfunction.

D.Itistoohighforsuchalightweight.

29.(29)

A.Heknewthisbeforehand.

B.Hejudgedfromtimezones.

C.HemadesuchajudgmentsoastoWang.

D.Hegavesuchanexplanationbecauseheanalyzedthespeedsofsoundandelectricity.

30.(16)

A.Sheordereditthroughthemail.

B.Itwasapresentfromherparents.

C.Amalestudentgaveittoherasabirthdaypresent.

D.Shegotitwhilevisitingherparents.

31.(25)

A.Gunfightsandexplodingcars.

B.Depressingstories.

C.Intensecharacters.

D.Darkbackground.

32.(32)

A.Becauseofthetechnologyprogress.

B.Becauseofthecomputerrevolution.

C.Becauseoftheinventionofcomputer.

D.Becauseofmicrowaveovens.

33.

【B9】

34.听力原文：M:Lauraisgettingapart-timejobnextweek.

W:Shouldn'tsheconcentrateondoingherschoolworkinstead?

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

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A.Lauraneedstospendhertimestudying.

B.Lauraalreadyhasajobworkingfortheschool

C.Laurareallyneedsafull-timejob.

D.Laurashouldthinkaboutbecomingateacher.

35.(42)

36.(41)

37.(21)

A.Fliesneedlesssleepthanhumans.

B.Humansneedasimilaramountofsleepwithflies.

C.Theamountofhumansleepisdeterminedbycertaingene.

D.Fliescandeterminehowmuchsleeptheyneed.

38.听力原文：M:DidyouwatchthatcomedyspecialonTVlastnight?Idon'tthinkIeverlaughedsohard.

W:Don'teventalktomeaboutit.TheonlynightIreallywantedtowatchsomethingandwehadapowerfailureinmybuilding.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Shedoesn'tliketalkingaboutTVprograms.

B.She'supsetthatshemissedtheTVprogram.

C.Shedoesn'tthinktheTVprogramwasfunny.

D.ShewatchedtheTVprogramatafriend'shouse.

39.

【B6】

40.

【B11】

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

Accordingtothepassage,CraigRobertsandhiscolleaguesdiscoverfromtheirresearchthat______.

A.perfume-makersshouldneverpayattentiontothishalfmarket

B.properodorcanimprovethemoodofpeoplewhowearit

C.changesofbodyodorcanalterwearers'self-confidence

D.properodorcanevenchangewearers'physicalappearance

42.

Accordingtothepassage,whohasthegreatestdegreeofcontrolinanadministeredsystem?

A.Individual.

B.Smallbusinesses.

C.Majorcorporations.

D.Thegovernment,

43.

AccordingtoProfPrentice,whatarethereasonsforthechangeinourshape?

A.Weeattoomuchandrefusetodophysicalexercises.

B.High-energyfoodsareeasytogetandtechnologydevelopsfast.

C.High-energyfoodsarethemaindietandweusetechnology.

D.High-energyfoodsareeasytogetandweconsumelessenergy.

44.Spaceenthusiastslooktothedaywhenordinarypeople,aswellprofessionalastronautsandmembersofCongress,canleaveEarthbehindandheadforaspacestationresort,ormaybeabaseonthemoonorMars.TheSpacetransportationAssociation,anindustrylobbyinggroup,recentlycreatedadivisiondevotedtopromotingspacetourism,whichitseesasapossiblewaytospureconomicdevelopmentbeyondEarth.

Thegreatstumblingblockinthisroadtostars,however,isthesheerdifficultyofgettinganywhereinspace.Merelyachievingorbitisanexpensiveandriskyproposition.Currentspacepropulsion(推进)technologiesmakeitastretchtosendprobestodistantdestinationswithinthesolarsystem.Spacecrafthavetofollowmultiyear,indirectpathsthatlooparoundseveralplanesinordertogainvelocityfromgravityassists.Thenthecraftlacktheenergytocomeback.Sendingspacecrafttoothersolarsystemswouldtakemanycenturies.

Fortunately,engineershavenoshortageofinventiveplansfornewpropulsionsystemsthatmightsomedayexpandhumanpresencebeyondthisplanet.Someaxeradicalrefinementsofcurrentrocketorjettechnologies.Othersharnessnuclearenergiesorwouldrideonpowerfullaserbeams.Eventheequivalentsof"spaceelevators"forhoistingcargoesintoorbitareonthedrawingboard.

"ReachloworbitandyouarehalfwaytoanywhereintheSolarSystem,"science-fictionauthorRobertA.Heinleinwrote,andvirtuallyallanalystsagreethatinexpensiveaccesstolow-Earthorbitisvitalfirststep,becausemostpossiblesituationsforexpandinghumankind'sreachdependontheorbitalassemblyofmassivespacecraftorotherequipment,involvingmultiplelaunches.

Theneedforbetterlaunchsystemsisalreadyimmediate,driven,byprivateandpublicsectordemand.Mostcommercialpayloads(有效荷载)aredestinedeitherforthenowcrowdedstationaryorbit,wheresatellitespushforelbowroom36,000kilometersabovetheequator,orforlow-Earthorbit,justafewhundredkilometersup.Low-Earthorbitisrapidlybecomingaspaceenterprisezone,becausesatellitesthatclosecantransmitsignalstohandheldreceivers.Scientificpayloadsarealsotakingoffinabigway.Morethan50majorobservatoriesandexplorationstoothersolarsystemsbodieswillliftoffwithinthenextdecade.

Thepassageismainlyabout______.

A.thedevelopmentofspace'technology

B.theobstaclesandprospectsofspacetransportation

C.thepublicinterestsinspacetravel

D.thegrowthofspacebusiness

45.

ConflictsbetweenAmericanNegroesandWestAfricansinitiallyresultfrom______.

A.economicdifferences

B.racialdifferences

C.differencesinoutlook

D.politicaldifferences

46.Aftertheyear1958.amoremodernSupremeCourtagreedwithJusticeHelen.Inahistoricdecisionin1954itheldthatlawsthatforcingblackstudentslogotoraciallysegregatedschoolsviolatedtheUSConstitutionbecausesuchschoolscouldneverbeequal.TheopinionoftheCourtwasthat"toseparate(blackschoolchildren)fromotherssolelybecauseoftheirracegeneratesafeelingofinferiority--thatmayaffecttheirheartsandmindsinawayunlikelyovertobeundone".

TheSupremeCourt'sdecisionin1954ledtochangeswhichbroughtanendtothesystemofsegregatedpubliceducationinthesouthernstate.However,problemsinracerelationscontinuedtotroublethepublicschools,eventhoughschoolswerelegallydesegregatedthroughoutthecountry.

BlackAmericanswerestillmainlyinthelowestincomeandoccupationalgroupsandfrequentlylivedinslumsinthenation'slargestcities.Thepublicschoolsintheseareaswerecomposedpredominantlyorentirelyofblackstudentsandoftensharedtheneighborhoodproblemofhighcrimeratesandotherformsofsocialdisorder.Theschoolsintheblackslumswereclearlyunequaltothoseinthepredominantlywhite,middleclassneighborhoods.

TheproblemofschoolswhereracialseparationresultsfromthemakeupofneighborhoodsratherthanfromlawsrequiringsegregationexistsinallpartsoftheUnitedStates,notjustintheSouth.Numerouseffortstosolvethisproblemhavenotsucceededverywell.Themostcontroversialmethodusedtodealwithunequalneighborhoodschoolswasthebusingofschoolchildrenfromtheirhomeneighborhoodstoschoolsinmoredistantneighborhoodsinordertoachieveagreatermixtureofblackandwhitechildreninallschools.

Blackchildrenfrompoororslumneighborhoodswerebusedtoschoolinpredominantlywhitemiddleclassneighborhoods,andstudentslivinginthemiddle-classneighborhoodswerebusedintothepoorerblackneighborhoodschools.AnewquestiondealingwithracialequalityineducationwasbroughttotheSupremeCourtinthelate1970s.Thequestiondealtwiththeadmissionpoliciesofprofessionalschoolssuchasmedicalandlawschools,whicharcattachedtomanyofthenation'scollegesanduniversities.Someoftheseschoolshaveattemptedtodomorethantreatallapplicantsequally.Manyhavetriedinrecentyearstomakeupforpastdiscriminationagainstblacksandotherminoritiesbysettingasideacertainnumberofplacesspecificallyforapplicantsfromthesegroups,thispracticecametobedescribedassettingminorityquotas,loweringsomewhattheacademicstandardsforadmissionforalimitednumberoFminorityapplicants.

FromParagraph1,wecaninferthatJusticeHelenadvocated______.

A.blackstudentstogotoraciallysegregatedschools

B.thatitwasunlawfultoforceNegrochildrentoattendraciallysegregatedschools

C.thatblackstudentsshouldn'tattendschoolswithwhiteclassmates

D.thattheschoolsblackchildrenattendedwereoflittledifference

47.

Accordingtothepassage,insectscansee______whichhumanscan'tsee.

48.

Itisimpliedthat,inthelongrun,mostLatinosinArizonawill______.

A.bejobless

B.bebadly-paid

C.dolow-skilljobs

D.dohigh-skilljobs

49.

Experiencednewseditorsobviouslythinkthat______.

50.

Accordingtothepassage,thegreatdevelopmentofTurnitinisdueto______.

A.itssuperbmanagement

B.thethrivingofacademiccheating

C.itsbigelectroniceye

D.thetestofitssoftwarebytheJointInformationSystemsCommittee

51.

【C10】

52.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Corporateexecutivesingeneralareworththehighpaytheyreceive.

B.Theincomeofcorporateexecutivesisproportionaltothegrowthofcorporateprofits.

C.Corporateexecutivestendtotakeadvantageoftheirpositiontoenrichthemselves.

D.Theperformanceofcorporateexecutivesaffectstheirowninterestsmorethanthoseoftheshareholders.

53.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Menarenotoriouslyinsensitivetotheemotionalworldaroundthem.Atleast,thatisthestereotypepeddledbyathousandwomen'smagazines.AndastudyattheUniversityofMelbourne,inAustralia,confirmsthatmenare,indeed,lesssensitivetoemotionthanwomen,withoneimportantandsuggestiveexception.Menareacutelysensitivetotheangerofothermen.

MarkWilliamsandJasonMattingleylookedatthewayaperson'ssexaffectshisorherresponsetoemotionallychargedfacialexpressions.Peoplefromallculturesagreeonwhatsixbasicexpressionsofemotionlooklike.Whetherthefacebeforeyouisexpressinganger,disgust,fear,joy,sadnessorsurpriseseemstoberecogniseduniversally—whichsuggeststhattheexpressionsinvolvedareinnate,ratherthanlearned.

Dr.WilliamsandDr.Mattingleyshowedtheparticipantsintheirstudyphotographsoftheseemotionalexpressionsinmixedsetsofeitherfouroreight.Theyaskedtheparticipantstolookforaparticularsortofexpression,andmeasuredtheamountoftimeittookthemtofindit.Theresearchersfound,inagreementwithpreviousstudies,thatbothmenandwomenidentifiedangryexpressionsmostquickly.Buttheyalsofoundthatangerwasmorequicklyidentifiedonamalefacethanafemaleone.

Moreover,mostparticipantscouldfindanangryfacejustmsquicklywhenitwasmixedinagroupofeightphotographsaswhenitwaspartofagroupoffour.Thissuggeststhatsomethinginthebrainisattuned(使协调，使一致)topickingoutangryexpressions,andthatitisespeciallyconcernedaboutangrymen.Also,thishighlytunedabilityseemsmoreimportanttomalesthanfemales,sincethetworesearchersfoundthatmenpickedouttheangryexpressionsfasterthanwomendid.

Dr.WilliamsandDr.Mattingleysuspectthereasonforthisisthatbeingabletospotanangryindividualquicklyhasasurvivaladvantage—and,sinceangerismorelikelytoturnintolethalviolenceinmenthaninwomen,theabilitytospotangrymalesquicklyisparticularlyvaluable.

Theabilitytospotquicklythatamaleisinafoulmoodwouldthushavegreatsurvivalvalue.Itwouldallowthesharp-wittedtimetochooseappeasement(缓和),detenteorpossiblyevenpre-emptive(先发制人的)attack.And,ifitisright,thisstudyalsoconfirmsalessonlearnedbygenerationsofbar-momtoughguysandschoolyardbullies:ifyouwantattention,getangry.

Whatdomostmagazinesforwomenassumeaboutmen?

54.AnAsianengineerisassignedtoaUSlaboratoryandalmostsuffersanervousbreakdown.AUSexecutivetellshisstaffhe'sgoingtotreatthemfairly—andcreatesdissension(纷争).AJapanesemanagerispromotedbyhisBritishpresident,butwithinsixmonthsasksforatransfer.

Eachofthesereal-lifec