2022-2023年甘肃省酒泉市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2022-2023年甘肃省酒泉市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Thereisscientificevidencethatthe"hippocampi"deepwithineachhalfofthebrainarethe"memorycenter,"wherelong-termmemoriesareprocessedandstored.

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2.

Asickinfantmaystareandhave______orcoldlimbs.

3.

Thelibrary'sowncardcatalogisonlyoneofthemanyformstowhich___________areavailable.

4.Divorce

Forevery1,000marriedcouplesintheUK,13endupdivorcedaccordingtostatistics.

Divorceisoftenacomplicatedandmessyprocess,andthrowsupmanypitfalls.

Divorceissues

Suchthornyissuesaswhethertosellyourhome,whichparentwilllookafteryourchildren,andhowitwillaffectanyloansyoumayhave,willallhavetoberesolved.AndifyouaredivorcingyourpartnerinScotlandratherthaninEnglandandWalesthenanothersetoflawswillapply.

Formanycouples,obtainingadivorcehasneverbeeneasier.Theold-fashionedconceptofestablishingthat"onepartyisatfault"hasbeenconsignedtohistoryandtheimportantfacttoestablishnowisthattherelationshiphas"irretrievablybrokendown".

Incourtoronline?

Itisevenpossibletodivorceyourpartneronline,allowingyoutosaveonlegalcosts--andaccordingtoonlineexperts,thiscansaveyouabout￡700fromtheaverage￡800.However,thismethodisonlysuitableforverystraightforwardanduncontesteddivorces.

Alternatively,youcanapplyfordivorceatacountycourtinEnglandandWales,buttodothis,couplesmusthavebeenmarriedforatleastayear.

Thefirststageofdivorceisobtainingwhatisknownasa"Decreenisi(日后才生效的离婚判决书)".Thisisgrantedifthecourtissatisfiedthemarriagehas"irretrievablybrokendown",andthisisprovenbyshowingoneoffivethings:adultery(通奸行为);unreasonablebehaviour;desertiononthepartofonepartnerforatleasttwoyears;thatthecouplehavebeenseparatedfortwoyearsandbothspousesconsenttodivorce;orthatthecouplehavebeenseparatedforfiveyears.

Yourspouse's"unreasonablebehaviour"mustbesointolerablethatnobodycouldreasonablyexpectyoutocarryonlivingwithhimorher.Itcouldinclude,forexample,financialrecklessness,drinking,gambling,orlackofemotionalsupport.Youcannotbaseyourdivorceonthisifyouthenlivetogetherforaperiodofmorethansixmonthsafterwards.Thisrulealsoappliestodesertion,andthediscoverythatadulteryhastakenplace.

Thesecondandfinalstageisobtaininga"Decreeabsolute"(绝对判决).Thedivorcecanbestoppedatanytimeuntilthisisgranted,soitisadvisabletosortoutallthefinancialandpracticaldetailsfirst.

Usingadivorcelawyer

If,asinthevastmajorityofcases,yourrelationshipiscomplicated,itisadvisabletoseeklegaladvicefromareputablefamilylawsolicitor,whowillbeabletoproperlyadviseyouaboutyourrightsandresponsibilities.

IfyouareunsurehowtogoaboutchoosingasolicitorthenitmightbeagoodideatoconsulttheLawSocietyortheFamilyLawSolicitorsAssociation,whokeepalistofaccreditedlawyers.AlternativelyvisittheCitizen'sAdviceBureauwhohasagreatdealofinformationregardingsuchmatters.

Whatarethealternatives?

Mediationisavoluntaryservicethatallowsyouandyourpartnertomeetwithatrainedandimpartialnegotiator(themediator)toclarifytheissues,discusstheavailableoptions,andreachdecisionsacceptabletoyouboth.Whilethemediatorwillmanagetheprocessofnegotiation,heorsheisnottheretopromoteeitherperson'sinterests.Thedecisionsareultimatelyyours.

Youwillstillrequiretheservicesofasolicitortoputyourdecisionsonpropertyorfinancialmattersintolegalform.Thegovernmentiskeenforpeopletoattendmediation,andthenumberofpeopleofferingthisservicehasvastlyincreasedinthelastfewyears.Youmayberequiredtoattendmediationsessionsifyourdivorceisfundedbylegalaid.FormoreinformationvisitourfeatureonMediation.

Whataboutthechildren?

Divorcecanbeespeciallyconfusingforchildren,whoamlikelytofeelbewilderedbyeventsandm

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5.

Apersonwithsleepapneawillpossiblyhavethesymptomlike____.

A.failingtowakeupinthemorning

B.stoppingbreathingrepeatedly

C.failingtoconcentrateonhisthinking

D.stayingawakeallthenight

6.Blackwomenare______percentmorelikelytobeobesethanMexican-Americanwomen.

7.

WhatistheNeighborhoodMarketstore?

A.Wal-Mart'smajorcompetitor.

B.Wal-Mart'retaildivision.

C.Wal-Mart'smostprofitingdepartment.

D.Wal-Mart'sclosestpartner.

8.

Theauthorthoughtaweakpointofthebookisthatitis______.

9.

ThispassagemainlydealswithhowEmeryTobinmadehismagazinefamousallovertheUnitedStates.

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10.

Aftershegotanewjob,LisaPerezregrettedthatshehadnotdonevolunteeringworkearlier.

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11.TheDebateoverGeneticallyModifiedFoods

?Ricewithbuilt-inVitaminAthatcanhelppreventblindnessin100millionchildrensufferingfromVitaminAdeficiency

?Atomatothatsoftensmoreslowly,allowingittodeveloplongeronthevineandkeeplongerontheshelf

?Potatoesthatabsorblessfatwhenfried,changingtheever-popularFrenchfriesfromjunkfoodintoamorenutritionalfood

?Strawberrycropsthatcansurvivefrost

Thesearesomeofthebenefitspromisedbybiotechnology.Thedebateoveritsbenefitsandsafety,however,continues.Dowereallyneedtofearmutant(突变体)weeds,killertomatoes,andgiantcomandwillthebenefitsbedelivered?

ConventionalBreedingVersusGeneticallyModified(GM)Crops

Forthousandsofyearsfarmershaveusedaprocessofselectionandcrossbreedingtocontinuallyimprovethequalityofcrops.Eveninnature,plantsandanimalsselectivelybreed,thusensuringtheoptimumgenepoolforfuturegenerations.Traditionalbreedingmethodsareslow,requiringintensivelabor:Whiletryingtogetadesirabletraitinabredspecies,undesirabletraitswillappearandbreedersmustcontinuetheprocessoverandoveragainuntilalltheundesirablesarebredout.

Incontrast,organismsacquireonespecificgeneorafewgenestogetherthroughgeneticmodification,withoutothertraitsincludedandwithinasinglegeneration.However,thistechnologytooisinherentlyunpredictableandsomescientistsbelieveitcanproducepotentiallydangerousresultsunlessbettertestingmethodsaredeveloped.

Traditionalbreedingisbasedonsexualreproductionbetween,likeorganisms.Thetransferredgenesaresimilartogenesinthecelltheyjoin.Theyareconveyedincompletegroupsandinafixedsequencethatharmonizeswiththesequenceofgenesinthepartnercell.Incontrast,bioengineersisolateagenefromonetypeoforganismandsplice(接合)ithaphazardlyintotheDNAofadissimilarspecies,disruptingitsnaturalsequence.Further,becausethetransplantedgeneisforeigntoitsnewsurroundings,-itcannotadequatelyfunctionwithoutabigartificialboost.

Oneofthemaindifferencesbetweenconventionalandgeneticallymodifiedcropsisthattheformerinvolvescrosseseitherwithinspeciesorbetweenverycloselyrelatedspecies.GMcropscanhavegeneseitherfromcloselyrelatedspeciesorfromdistantspecies,evenbacteriaandviruses.

Benefits:OneSideoftheDebate

?Economicalbenefits

GMsupporterstellfarmersthattheystandtoreapenormousprofitsfromgrowingGMcrops.Initially,thecostisexpensivebutmoneyissavedonpesticides.ToproducetheGMcrops,modernbiotechnologyisusedwhichrequireshighlyskilledpeopleandsophisticatedandexpensiveequipment.Largecompaniesneedconsiderableinvestmentsinlaboratories,equipmentandhumanresources,hencethereasonwhyGMcropsaremoreexpensiveforfarmersthantraditionalcrops.GMcrops,farmersaretold,areafarbetteroption.Ittakesashortertimetoproducethedesiredproduct.Itispreciseandtherearenounwantedgenes.

?Herbicide-ResistantCrops

SowhatotheradvantagesdoGMcropsholdforfarmers?GMcropscanbeproducedtobeherbicide-resistant.Thismeansthatfarmerscouldspraythesecropswithherbicideandkilltheweeds,withoutaffectingthecrops.Ineffect,theamountofherbicideusedinoneseasonwouldbereduced,withasubsequentreductionincostsforfarmersandconsumers.ForIngardcotton,pest-resistancewasbuiltintothecotton,hencereducingandevenremovingtheuseofpesticides,whicharenotonlyexpensivebut,moreimportantly,harmfultotheenvironment.

Biotechnologycompaniesareevenexperimentingwithc

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12.

Ifmothlarvaearedeadforfivedays,scrubjayswillnottouchupontheminanycase.

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13.

Asthebandwidthincreasedto550MHz,thenumberofTVchannelsincreasedby______comparedwiththeearlycablesystems.

A.24B.33C.58D.91

14.

Ifyousuppressvariationsinincomebywhatevermeans,theresultalwaysseemstobethesame______.

15.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1～7,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8～10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Euro(欧元)

Nationalcurrenciesarevitallyimportanttothewaymoderneconomiesoperate.Theyallowustoconsistentlyexpressthevalueofanitemacrossbordersofcountries,oceans,andcultures.Wealthcanbeeasilystoredortransportedascurrency.

Currenciesarealsodeeplyembeddedinourculturesandourpsyche.Thinkabouthowfamiliaryouarewiththepriceofthings.Ifyou'vegrownupintheUnitedStates,youthinkofeverythingin"dollars,"justlikeyouthinkaboutdistancesininchesandmiles.

OnJanuary1,2002,theeurobecamethesinglecurrencyof12memberstatesoftheEuropeanUnion.Thiswillmakeitthesecondlargestcurrencyintheworld(theU.S.dollarbeingthelargest).Itwillalsobethelargestcurrencyeventinthehistoryoftheworld.Twelvenationalcurrencieswillevaporate(蒸发)andbereplacedbytheeuro.

DesigningtheEuro

TheEuropeanCommission(EC)wasgiventhetaskofcreatingtheeurosymbolaspartofitscommunicationswork.Therewerethreethingsthedesignhadtoaccomplish:

Ithadtobeeasilyrecognized.

Ithadtobeeasilywrittenbyhand.

Ithadtobepleasingtolookat.

TheEChadmorethan30designsdrawnup.Theyselected10fromthoseandletthepublicvote,whichnarrowedthose10downtotwo.Fromthemtheymadetheirfinalselection.ThedesignthatwasselectedisbasedontheGreekletterepsilon,andalsoresemblesthe"e"asthefirstletteroftheword"Europe."Thetwoparallellinesthroughthecenterofthe"c"representstability.

WhereDidtheIdeaComeFrom?

Theoriginalseedwasplantedin1946whenWinstonChurchillsuggestedthecreationofthe"UnitedStatesofEurope."Hisgoalswereprimarilypolitical,inthathehopedaunifiedgovernmentwouldbringaboutpeaceforacontinentthathadbeentornapartbytwoWorldwars.

Then,in1952,sixwest-EuropeancountriestookChurchill'ssuggestionandcreatedtheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity(ECSC)Theseresourceswerequitestrategictothepowerofeachcountry,soarequirementoftheECSCwasthateachcountryallowstheirresourcestobecontrolledbyanindependentauthority.Theirgoal,justasChurchillhadintended,wastohelppreventmilitaryconflictbetweenFranceandGermany.

In1957,theTreatyofRomewassigned,declaringthegoalofcreatingacommonEuropeanmarket.ItwassignedbyFrance,Germany,Italy,Belgium,theNetherlands,andLuxembourg.

Aftermanyfalsestarts,theprocessofcreatingtheEurogotitsrealstartin1989,whentheDelorsReportwaspublishedbyJacquesDelors,presidentoftheEuropeanCommission.Thisimportantreportoutlinedathree-stagetransition(过渡)planthatwouldcreateasingleEuropeancurrency.

PlanningtheTransition

AsoutlinedintheDelorsReport,thetransitiontoasingleEuropeancourtesyfollowedathree-stageplan:StageonebeganonJuly1,1990,andimmediatelyabolished(废止)(atleastinprinci

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16.

Oneofthetrickstriedbythemoneylaunderswastousetheorganizations'offshorecompaniesto______.

17.GeoffreyHealholdsthattohavecompaniesrespondingtofinancialincentivesratherthantheirownfeelingsisthe______.

18.

Consumersareencouragedtobuylow-fatmilkratherthan______.

19.

WelearnthatthenumberofIndianfarmersisover200times______.

20.TheHydrogenEconomy

Itseemsthateverydaythereisanewannouncementinthenewsaboutautomobilespoweredbyfuelcells.Thepromisesaregreat,sincefuelcellshavethepotentialtoveryquicklydoubletheefficiencyofcarswhilesignificantlyreducingairpollution.

Atthesametime,therehavebeennewsstoriesfordecadesabouttheproblemsassociatedwithpetroleum.Everythingfromoilspillstoozone(臭氧)alertstoglobalwarminggetsblamedonourdependenceonfossilfuels.

Thesetwoforcesareleadingthewormtowardwhatisbroadlyknownasthehydrogeneconomy.Ifthepredictionsaretrue,overthenextseveraldecadeswewillallbegintoseeanamazingshiftawayfromthefossilfueleconomywehavetodaytowardamuchcleanerhydrogenfuture.

ProblemswiththeFossilFuelEconomy

Whilefossilfuelshaveplayedanimportantroleingettingsocietytothepointitisattoday,therearefourbigproblemsthatfossilfuelscreate.

Airpollution—Whencarsburngasoline,theinternalcombustionenginealsoproducescarbonmonoxide,apoisonousgasNitrogenoxides(氮氧化物),themainsourceofurbansmogunburnedhydrocarbons,themainsourceofurbanozone.

Environmentalpollution—Theprocessoftransportingandstoringoilhasabigimpactontheenvironmentwheneversomethinggoeswrong.Anoilspill,pipelineexplosionorwellfirecancreateahugemess.

Globalwarming—Thecarbondioxidecomingoutofeverycar'stailpipeisagreenhousegasthatisslowlyraisingthetemperatureoftheplanet.Theultimateeffectsareunknown,butitisastrongpossibilitythat,eventually,therewillbedramaticclimatechangesthataffecteveryoneontheplanet.

Dependence—TheUnitedStates,andmostothercountries,cannotproduceenoughoiltomeet

demand,sotheyimportitfromoil-richcountries.Thatcreatesaneconomicdependence.WhenMiddleEastoilproducersdecidetoraisethepriceofoil,therestoftheworldhaslittlechoicebuttopaythehigherprice.

AdvantagesoftheHydrogenEconomy

Thehydrogeneconomypromisestoeliminatealloftheproblemsthatthefossilfueleconomycreates.Therefore,theadvantagesofthehydrogeneconomyinclude.

Theeliminationofpollutioncausedbyfossilfuels—Whenhydrogenisusedinafuelcelltocreatepower,itisacompletelycleantechnology.Theonlybyproductiswater.Therearealsonoenvironmentaldangerslikeoilspillstoworryaboutwithhydrogen.

TheeliminationofgreenhousegasesIfthehydrogencomesfromtheelectrolysisofwater,thenhydrogenaddsnogreenhousegasestotheenvironment.Thereisaperfectcycle-electrolysisproduceshydrogenfromwater,andthehydrogenrecombineswithoxygentocreatewaterandpowerinafuelcell.

Theeliminationofeconomicdependence—TheeliminationofoilmeansnodependenceontheMiddleEastanditsoilreserves.

Distributedproduction--Hydrogencanbeproducedanywherethatyouhaveelectricityandwater.Peoplecaneven,produceitintheirhomeswithrelativelysimpletechnology.

Theproblemswiththefossilfueleconomyaresogreat,andtheenvironmentaladvantagesofthehydrogeneconomyaresosignificant,thatthepushtowardthehydrogeneconomyisverystrong.

TechnologicalHurdles(障碍)

Thebigquestionwiththehydrogeneconomyis,"Wheredoesthehydrogencomefrom?"Afterthatcomesthequestionoftransporting,distributingandstoringhydrogen.Hydrogentendstobelargeandtrickyinitsnaturalgaseousform.

Oncebothofthesequestionsareansweredinaneconomicalway,thehydrogeneconomywillbeinplace.

Wheredoesthehydrogencomefrom?Therearetwopossiblesourcesforthehydrogen:electrolysis(电解)ofwater—Usinge

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B9】

22.(15)

A.Becausetheyhavesomefinancialproblems.

B.BecausetherewillbemuchraininMay.

C.Becausetheywon'thavefreetimeinMay

D.Becausetheycan'thaveeverythinggotreadybythen.

23.听力原文：W:Hey,Jake,riseandshine.

M:Whattimeisit,Sheila?IhavenoideahowlongI'vebeenhere.

W:Hmm...thelibraryistoequiet.Youneedaplacethat'sniceandnoisytostudy.

M:You'vegotapoint.IalwaysmeantostudyhardbutIquicklynodoff.It'sjusttooquiethere.

W:MaybeyouwerethinkingofCarlson'spsychologylesson.That'sasgoodasasleepingpill.

M:Yeah,niceguy,buthejustcan'tseemtocomedowntoearth.Thewholetimeheseemedtobetalkingtohimself.

W:YoushouldhavebeeninmyhistoryclasswithProfessorRivers.Whatatrip!Onestudentgotupandchallengedhimtoname6womenwhocontributedtotheAmericanRevolution.Hewasspeechless.

M:Theclassmusthavebeenbuzzing.

W:Especiallywhenthestudentstartedrattlingoffoveradozennames.Shewasnofoolandshewasn'tgoingtolethimoffthehook.

M:SeemsshegaveProfessorRiversagoodlecture.

W:Yeah,althoughIkindoffeltsheshouldhavegivenhimachancetosavehisface.AfterallIdoubtwhethermanypeoplecannameevenone.

M:That'strue.Isurecan't.

W:Jake,Jake.YoushouldattendProfessorAnderson'sclassonwomen'sstudies.She'lltellyouaboutpeoplelikeSarahBradleeFulton,aspywhowasakeyfigureintheBostonTeaParty.

M:Hmm...MaybeRiversshouldjoinme.

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A.Themanistoosleepy.

B.Thelibraryistooquiet.

C.Thelibraryisniceandnoisy.

D.Themanhasbeenthereforalongtime.

24.(35)

A.TogototheUnitedStates.

B.Toapplyforascholarship.

C.Toplaythepianoonceagain.

D.Tohaveherperformancetaped.

25.(28)

A.Thecanoescan'tholdmanypeople.

B.Thevisitorswilleasilylosetheirways.

C.Themosquitoeswilleatthemalive.

D.Thegrassissotallthatit'shardforthecanoestopass.

26.

【B2】

27.(41)

28.

【B10】

29.(22)

A.Buyanewwatch.

B.Gotobedearlier.

C.Seeadoctor.

D.Changehisjob.

30.

【B8】

31.(34)

A.Amessagefromtheoutsideworld.

B.Asymbolofmisfortune.

C.Awarningfromthegods.

D.Agiftfromthegods.

32.(26)

A.Theyloveeachother.

B.Theyhateeachother.

C.Theyarenotverygoodfriends.

D.Notofaboveall.

33.听力原文：W:HowcomeJimlosthisjob?

M:Ididn'tsayhehadlostit.AllIsaidwasifhedidn'tgetoutandstartedsellingafewcarsinsteadofidlingaroundallday,hemightnotrindhimselflookingforanewjob.

Q:WhatdoesthemansayaboutJim?

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A.Hehasmanagedtosellanumberofcars.

B.Heiscontentedwithhiscurrentposition.

C.Hemightgetfired.

D.Hehaslosthisjob

34.SectionC

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

Fromthechildtooldage,wealluselanguageasameansof【B1】______ourknowledgeofourselvesandtheworldaroundus.Whenhumansfirst【B2】______,theywerelikenewbornchildren,unabletousethisvaluabletool.Yetoncelanguagedeveloped,the【B3】______forhuman'skind'sfutureattainmentandculturalgrowthincreased.

Manylinguistsbelievethatevolutionis【B4】______forourabilitytoproduceanduselanguage.They【B5】______thatourhighevolvedbrainprovidesuswithaninnatelanguageabilitynotfoundinlowerorganism.Proponentsofthisinnatenesstheorysaythatourpotentialforlanguageis【B6】______,butthatlanguageitselfdevelops【B7】______,asafunctionofthegrowthofthebrainduringchildhood.Thereforetherearecriticalbiologicaltimesforlanguagedevelopment.

Currentreviewsofinnatenesstheoryaremixed,however,evidencesupportingthe【B8】______ofsomeinnateabilitiesisundeniable.Indeed,moreandmoreschoolsarediscoveringthatforeignlanguagesarebesttaughtinthelowergrades.【B9】______.

Althoughsomeaspectsoflanguageareundeniablyinnate,languagedoesnotdevelopautomaticallyinavacuum.Childrenwhohavebeenisolatedfromotherhumanbeingsdonotpossesslanguage.【B10】______Somelinguistsbelievethatthisisevenmorebasictohumanlanguageacquisitionthananyinnatecapacities.Thesetheoristsviewlanguageasimitative,learnedbehavior.Inotherwords,childrenlearnlanguagefromtheirparentsbyimitatingthem.【B11】______.

【B1】

35.(18)

A.Sheaskedfor$15.

B.Shedonated$50.

C.Sherequested$20.

D.Shegave$10.

36.SectionB

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

听力原文：Todaywhenamanstepsontothemoon,orsomethingnewandimportanthappens,theworldlearnsaboutitimmediately.Whatdidthenewspaperssayaboutthatfirstflightin1903?Strangelyenough,theysaidhardlyanythingaboutitatall.Therewereonlyafewreportsaboutitinthepapers.Thesereportssaidverylittle.Someofthethingstheysaidwerenotevencorrect.In1904theRightsbuiltasecondmachine.Theycalledit“FlyerNo.2”.TheyinvitedsomereporterstoafieldnearDaytontowatchthemfly.Unfortunatelytherewassomemechanicaltroublewiththeplaneanditdidnotflyatallthatday.Thenewspapermenwentaway.Theyweredisappointedanddidnotcomeback.TheRightswentonwiththeirwork.In1905theybuiltanevenbettermachine,“FlyerNo.3”.Theywereabletostayupintheairforhalfanhourandmoreinthismachine.Theywereabletoturnandclimbintheair.Farmers,travelersontheroadsaroundDaytonoftensawthemflying.Butwhenthesepeopletoldnewspapermenaboutit,theyrefusedtobelievethem.

TheRightsoffered“FlyerNo.3”totheUnitedStatesGovernment.TheGovernmentwasnotinterested.TheyseemedtothinktheRightswantedmoneyinordertobuildanairplane.TheydidnotunderstandtheRightshadalreadydonethis,andflownitaswell.Expertswerestillsayingthatmechanicalflightwasimpossible.Attheendof1905,thetwobrotherstooktheirplanetopieces.Thepartswereputintoahugewoodencase.Itseemednobodywasinterested.

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A.Nothing.B.Alot.C.Hardlyanything.D.Alittle.

37.听力原文：M:MyparentswanttocometovisitnextweekendbutI'vecheckedeveryhotelintheareaandtheyallseemtobefull.

W:Well,whynotcalltheCliffsideInn?It'snotsonearthecampusbutit'salwaysgotafewvacancies.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

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A.Findahotelnearbyagaininafewdays.

B.Accommodatehisparentsinhisdormitory.

C.Askhisparentsnotcomeuntilhefindsaproperhotel.

D.Phoneahotelfartherfromthecampusforareservation.

38.SectionC

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

ToallAmericans,anotherbasic【B1】______intheirconstitutionistheBillofRights,adoptedin1971.Thisconsistsof10veryshortparagraphswhich【B2】______freedomandindividualrightsandforbid【B3】______withlivesofindividualsbythegovernment.Each【B4】______isanAmendmenttotheoriginalConstitution.

TheBillofRightsguaranteesAmericanstherighttoaspeedy【B5】______ifaccusedofacrime.Thetrialmustbebya【B6】______andthentheaccusedpersonmustbeallowedrepresentationbyalawyerandmustbeabletocallin【B7】______tospeakforhimorher.Cruelandunusualpunishmentis【B8】______.

IntheBillofRights,【B9】____________________.Theyhavetherighttoassembleinpublicplaces,toprotestgovernmentactionsandtodemandchange.Theyhavetherighttoownweaponsiftheywish.BecauseoftheBillofRights,neitherpolicenorsoldierscanstopandsearchapersonwithoutgoodreason.【B10】_________________________Therewere16otheramendmentstotheConstitutionasof1991.Thechangesarenotmanyconsideringthattheconstitutionwaswrittenin1787.Onlyafewneedtobementionedhere.Oneforbidsslaveryandthreeothersguaranteecitizenshipandfullrightsofcitizenshiptoallpeopleregardlessofrace.【B11】__________________.

听力原文：ToallAmericans,anotherbasic(36)foundationintheirconstitutionistheBillofRights,adoptedin1971.Thisconsistsof10veryshortparagraphswhich(37)guaranteefreedomandindividualrightsandforbid(38)interferencewithlivesofindividualsbythegovernment.Each(39)paragraphisanAmendmenttotheoriginalConstitution.

TheBillofRightsguaranteesAmericanstherighttoaspeedy(40)trialifaccusedofacrime.Thetrialmustbebya(41)juryandthentheaccusedpersonmustbeallowedrepresentationbyalawyerandmustbeabletocallin(42)witnesstospeakforhintorher.Cruelandunusualpunishmentis(43)forbidden.

IntheBillofRights,(44)Americansareguaranteedfreedomofreligion,ofspeechandofthepress.Theyhavetherighttoassembleinpublicplaces,toprotestgovernmentactionsandtodemandchange.Theyhavetherighttoownweaponsiftheywish.BecauseoftheBillofRights,neitherpolicenorsoldierscanstopandsearchapersonwithoutgoodreason.(45)Theyalsocannotsearchape