2022-2023年贵州省安顺市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022-2023年贵州省安顺市大学英语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.

Thechiefdisadvantageofpronouncingwordswhileyoureadthemisthatittendstotiereadingspeedtospeakingspeed,andthesilentreadingofmostnormalreadersisnearly______asfastastheirspeaking.

2.

Thepurposeoftheauthor'sinvestigationistostudy______.

A.whypeopletryhardtoseizeluck

B.whypeopleworshipgodssinceancienttime

C.whysomepeoplearealwaysluckyandothersaren't

D.whypeoplearefeelingluckywhileworshipinggods

3.

______becamethefirstparliamentintheworldtosuspendprivateprofitmakingintheuseofwater.

4.

Studentsgetmoneyfromnotonlyfederalloansbutalso______.

5.

Manufacturesanalyzethebusinessofsellingandbuyingallthetime,thisiscalled______.

6.

Cabletelevisionhaddevelopedtechnologythatallowedthemtoaddmoreprogrammingtocableservicein______.

A.Intheearly1990s

B.Inthelate1970s

C.Intheearly1950s

D.Intheearly1940s

7.

OneoftheeducationalactivitiesinEastHarlemHealthyHeartprogramis____________________.

8.

Ifyouaredoingacademicreadinginyourlibrary,you'readvised______.

A.tohitoverstuffedcouchesandchairstoproduceideas

B.touseoverstuffedcouchesandchairsforarefreshment

C.nottouseoverstuffedcouchesandchairs

D.nottostuffcomfortablecoachesorchairs

9.

Althoughthejobapplicantshavenotfinishedhighschool,theyarehighlylikelytobepromoted.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Thepointofprogramminglanguagesistopreventourpoorfrailhumanbrainsfrom______.

11.

Eventhoughnotthefirsttoinfluencetheearth,thehumanisstillalteringtheplanetin______.

12.

Manymultinationalcompaniesarehiringmoreandmoretrainedprofessionaltranslatorswhothoroughlyunderstandthetargetlanguageandareveryfamiliarwiththecultureofthecountry.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Ifyouknowhowmanycarbohydrates,fatsandproteinsareinanygivenfood,youknow

A.howmuchenergythatfoodcontains

B.thecompilationofthesethreebuildingblocks

C.howtheenergyisacquired

D.wheredoesthefoodcomefrom

14.

AccordingtoThurgoodMarshall,thethenchiefcounselfortheNationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople,themutinytrialwasoneofthebiggestmiscarriagesofjusticeinAmericanhistory:itwasnot50menontrialformutiny,but______.

15.

BelowthecanopylevelofatropicalrainforestgrowsanOverabundanceofplants.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Forthosewhojuststarttoexercise,thebestwaytoavoidfatigueandmusclepainisto______.

17.

Thegrantofapatentonanimportantinventionisagreatsocialevent.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.ClimateChange

Scientistspredictincreasingdroughts,floodsandextremeweatherandsaythereisgrowingevidencethathumanactivitiesaretoblame.

WhatIsClimateChange?

Theplanet'sclimateisconstantlychanging.Theglobalaveragetemperatureiscurrentlyintheregionof15℃.Geologicalandotherevidencesuggeststhat,inthepast,thisaveragemayhavebeenashighas27℃andaslowas7℃.

Butscientistsareconcernedthatthenaturalfluctuation(波动)hasbeenovertakenbyarapidhuman-inducedwarmingthathasseriousimplicationsforthestabilityoftheclimateonwhichmuchlifeontheplanetdepends.

WhatIsthe"GreenhouseEffect"?

ThegreenhouseeffectreferstotheroleplayedbygaseswhicheffectivelytrapenergyfromtheSunintheEarth'satmosphere.Withoutthem,theplanetwouldbetoocoldtosustainlifeasweknowit.

Themostimportantofthesegasesinthenaturalgreenhouseeffectiswatervapor,butconcentrationsofthatarechanginglittleanditplaysalmostnoroleinmodernhuman-inducedgreenhousewarming.

Othergreenhousegasesincludecarbondioxide,methane(甲烷)andnitrous(含氮的)oxide,whicharcreleasedbymodernindustry,agricultureandtheburningoffossilfuels.Theirconcentrationintheatmosphereisincreasing-theconcentrationofcarbondioxidehasrisenbymorethan30%since1800.

ThemajorityofclimatescientistsacceptthetheorythatanincreaseinthesegaseswillcauseariseintheEarth'stemperature.

WhatIstheEvidenceofWarming?

Temperaturerecordsgobacktothelate19thcenturyandshowthattheglobalaveragetemperatureincreasedbyabout0.6℃inthe20thcentury.

Sealevelshaverisen10～20cm-thoughttobecausedmainlybytheexpansionofwarmingoceans.

MostglaciersintemperateregionsoftheworldandalongtheAntarcticPeninsulaareinretreat,andrecordsshowArcticsea-icehasthinnedby40%inrecentdecadesinsummerandautumn.

Thereareanomalies(异常)however-partsoftheAntarcticappeartobegettingcolder,andtherearediscrepanciesbetweentrendsinsurfacetemperaturesandthoseinthetroposphere(对流层)(thelowerportionoftheatmosphere).

HowMuchWillTemperaturesRise?

Ifnothingisdonetoreduceemissions,currentclimatemodelspredictaglobaltemperatureincreaseof1.4～5.8℃by2100.

Evenifwecutgreenhousegasemissionsdramaticallynow,scientistssaytheeffectswouldcontinuebecausepartsoftheclimatesystem,particularlylargebodiesofwaterandice,cantakehundredsofyearstorespondtochangesintemperature.Italsotakesgreenhousegasesintheatmospheredecadestobreakdown.

Itispossiblethatwehavealreadyirrevocably(不可撤回地)committedtheGreenlandicesheettomelting,whichwouldcauseanestimated7mriseinsealevel.TherearealsoindicationsthatthewestAntarcticicesheetmayhavebeguntomelt,thoughscientistscautionfurtherresearchisnecessary.

HowWilltheWeatherChange?

Globally,wecanexpectmoreextremeweatherevents,withheatwavesbecominghotterandmorefrequent.Scientistspredictmorerainfalloverall,butsaytheriskofdroughtininlandareasduringhotsummerswillincrease.Morefloodingisexpectedfromstormsandrisingsealevels.

Thereare,however,likelytobeverystrongregionalvariationsinthesepatterns,andthesearedifficulttopredict.

WhatWilltheEffectsBe?

Thepotentialimpactishuge,withpredictedfreshwatershortages,sweepingchangesinfoodproductionconditions,andincreasesindeathsfromfloods,storms,heatwavesanddroughts.Poorercountries,whichareleastequippedtodealwithrapidchange,willsuffermost.

Plantandanimalex

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Possiblesourcesforthehydrogenarebothelectrolysisofwaterand______.

20.

Asaresultofsteadyandpredictableincreasesinsciencefunding______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:Jack,I'mhavingdifficultywithallthetheoreticalstuffwe'regettinginourcomputercourse.

M:Oh,thatpartIunderstand.WhatIcan'tfigureoutishowtomakeitworkonmyprogram.

Q:WhatisJack'sproblem?

(13)

A.Hedoesn'tunderstandhisstaff.

B.Hiscomputerdoesn'tworkproperly.

C.Hedoesn'tknowhowtoapplycomputertheory.

D.Heisunabletoaddthefigures.

22.(21)

A.Inaboat.B.Inacave.C.Inariver.D.Inatree.

23.

【B11】

24.(34)

A.Fromreligiousorganizations.

B.Frompublicsources.

C.Fromcorporatesources.

D.Fromresearchgrants.

25.听力原文：M：Thelightinthisdininghallisalittletoobright，don'tyouthink?

W：Isayit'sperfectforafootballstadium.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(18)

A.Sheprefersthestadium.

B.Sheagreeswiththeman.

C.Thelightisn'tbrightenough.

D.Thedininghallisn'tlargeenough.

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

W:Iknowthat,mydear.ButIhavebeenverybusyandIcouldn'tfinishitwhentheofficehourwasover.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

(13)

A.Classmates.

B.Bossandsecretary.

C.Husbandandwife.

D.Teacherandstudent.

27.(22)

A.Theytakethemtogowiththem.

B.Theysendthemtothenursery.

C.Theyasktheirrelativesforhelp.

D.Theyhiresomeonetolookafterthem.

28.【B8】

29.听力原文：W:IreallywanttoknowwhyNancyisalwayssohostiletowardme.

M:Didyoueverthinkofjustcomingrightoutandaskingher?

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkthewomanshoulddo?

(14)

A.BehostiletoNancy.

B.AskNancytocomeout.

C.TalktoNancyherself.

D.WriteNancyaletter.

30.

【B3】

31.(36)

A.Ajournaltailcoat.B.Anessay.C.Poetry.D.Ashortstory.

32.

【B5】

33.SectionC

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

Millionsofyoungpeoplearecreatingblogs.Millionsofothersarereadingthem.Theword"blog"isashortwayofsayingWeblog.

Manypopular【B1】______nowofferfree,easywaystocreatepersonalWebpagesandfillthemwithwritingsandpictures.Manyyoungadultsusetheirblogstowriteaboutdaily【B2】______andeventsintheirlives.Theyalsoprovideaplaceforpeopletowritetheirideasand【B3】______andreacttotheideasofothers.

Blogsofferyoungpeopleaplacetoshowtheirwritingsandotherformsof【B4】______.Blogscanalsobehelpfultoconnectyoungpeoplewithlargersocialgroups.Butsomeresearcherssaythe【B5】______harmlessblogscanbecomedangerouswhenreadonthe【B6】______bymillionsofpeopleallovertheworld.

Peopleare【B7】______thatstudentsareincludinginformationintheirblogsthatcreateathreattotheirown【B8】______andsafety.【B9】______.Thispersonalinformationputsthematriskofbeingsoughtoutbydangerouspeoplewhowanttoharmthem.

【B10】______

Onewaytoavoidtheseproblemsisbyusingprogramsthatpermitblogstobereadby"friendsonly".【B11】______.

【B1】

34.(45)

35.听力原文：W:YouarealwaysworkingaroundthehouseonSaturday,paintinganddoingrepairs.Youmustenjoyit.

M:Notreally.I'dratherrelaxorgofishing,butSaturdayistheonlydayIhavetogetanythingdone.BythetimeIgethomefromworkduringtheweek,Iamsotired.

Q:WhatdoesthemanusuallydoonSaturday?

(19)

A.Heworksathome.

B.Herelaxes.

C.Hepaintspictures.

D.Hegoesfishing.

36.(28)

A.Hestudiedcartooning.

B.Hestayedathome.

C.Hewentabroad.

D.Heworkedforacompany.

37.

【B6】

38.【B11】

39.(32)

A.ThespeakermakesfunofthePresident.

B.Thespeakerthinkshighlyofthefilm.

C.ThespeakerisafanofHollywoodcomedies.

D.ThespeakerwishestobecometheAmericanPresident.

40.听力原文：M:Doesthebosscheckuponyouoften?

W:Indeedshedoes.Itseemsasthoughshe'sinherethreeorfourtimesanhour,althoughI'msureit'snotthatoften.

Q:Whatdoesthebossdo?

(17)

A.Sheleavestheofficeby3:00or4:00intheafternoon.

B.Shesendsheremployeesforregularcheckups.

C.Shepaysheremployeesbycheck.

D.Sheinspectsheremployees'workseveraltimesaday.

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

【C3】

42.

Thefactthatmanypublicplacesareinaccessibletothedisabledtestifiesthat______.

43.

Withwhatconclusion,regardingFrenchmother,isthereaderleft?

A.Theyequategoodnesswithreason.

B.Theyidentifywisdomwithreasonableness.

C.Theyknowhowtoappealtowhatisbestintheirsons.

D.Theyarethemostsignificantinfluenceintheirson'slives.

44.

Thesecondmainreasonfortheirunhappinessisthat______.

A.theyarenotpermittedtochangeajob

B.theyhavetoworkontopayofftheirdebts

C.theyhavenootherwayoutthankeepworking

D.theyhavebeenworkinginacompanyfortoolong

45.

Howdopeopleconcernedwiththerightsofthedisabledtreatthedisabled?

46.

WhenwastheButlerSquarebuildingoriginallybuilt?

A.Intheeighteenthcentury.

B.Intheearlynineteenthcentury.

C.Inthelatenineteenthcentury.

D.Intheearlytwentiethcentury.

47.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueconcerningthecountry?

A.Peoplemayfindittooquiettolivethere.

B.Peoplemaynotbeabletofinddesignerclothesthere.

C.Peoplemaybecutofffromtheirfriendslivingincities.

D.Peoplemaybefreefromisolationbecauseofthecommunitybond.

48.

Citiesmakegoodhomesforperegrinefalconsbecausetheyprovide______.

A.bountifulnestingareas,abundantfood,andrainwatercontrolbasins

B.abundantfood,buildingsthatresemblecliffs,endnonaturalpredators

C.largebuildingswithchimneys,otherwildlife,andwell-lightednestingareas

D.abundantfood,chimneys,rubble,andwindowsills

49.PleaseexcusemeifI'malittlepensive(哀伤的)today.

Markisleaving,andI'mfeelingkindofsad.

Youprobablydon'tknowMark,butyoumightbeluckyenoughtoknowsomeonejustlikehim.He'sbeentheheartandsouloftheofficeforacoupleofyears,combiningexemplaryprofessionalskillswithasweetnotateandgentledisposition.He'sneverbeenallthatinterestedingettingcreditfortheterrificworkhedoes.Hejustwantstodoinsjob,andtodoitsuperblywell.

Andnowhe'smovingontoanexcitingnewprofessionalopportunity.Itsoundslikeitcouldbethechanceofalifetime,andwe'regenuinely,sincerelypleasedforhim.Butthatdoesn'tmakeitanyeasiertosaygoodbyetoadearfriendandtrustedcolleague.

Lifehasawayofthrowingthesecurveballsatus.Justwhenwestarttogetcomfortablewithaperson,aplaceorasituation,somethingcomesalongtoaltertherecipe.Aterrificneighbormovesaway.Someoneinthefamilygraduates.Achildfindsnewloveandloyaltiesthroughmarriage.Thefamily'sprinciplebread-winnerislaidoff.

Ourabilitytocopewithchangeanddisruptiondetermines,toagreatdegree,ourpeace,happinessandcontentmentinlife.

Buthowdowedothat?Philosophershaveconsideredthequestionforcenturies,andtheirresponseshavebeenvaried.AccordingtotheauthoroftheBiblicalbookofEcclesiastes,comfortcanbefoundinrememberingthat"toeverythingthereisaseason,andatimetoeverypurposeunderheaven."KahlilGibranurgedhislistenersto"lettodayembracethepastwithremembrance,andthefuturewithlonging."

Afriendofminewhoworksforthegovernmentisfondofremindinghisfellowbureaucratsthat"survivabilitydependsuponadaptability."Andthenthere'sChris,theCaliforniasurf-rat,whooncetoldmethattheanswertolife'sproblemscanbesummedupinfourwords:"Gowiththeflow."

"It'slikesurfing,"Chrisexplained."Youcan'torganizetheocean.Wavesjusthappen.Youride'emwheretheytakeyou,thenyoupaddlebackoutthereandcatchthenextone.Sure,you'realwayshopingfortheperfectwavewhereyoucanget,like,youknow,totallytubular.Butmostlyyoujusttake'emthewaytheycome.It'snotlikeyou'retryingtonailJell-O(果冻布丁)toatree,youknow?"

I'mnotexactlysure,butIthinkChriswassayingthatlifeisaseriesofevents—bothgoodandbad.Nomatterhowdeft(熟练的)yourorganizationalskills,therewillalwaysbelife-influencingfactorsoverwhichyouhavenocontrol.Thetrulysuccessfulpersonexpectstheunexpected,andispreparedtomakeadjustmentsshouldtheneedarise—asitalmostalwaysdoes.

Thatdoesn'tmeanyoudon'tkeeptryingtomakeallyourdreamscometree.Itjustmeansthatwhenthingscomeupthataren'texactlyinyourplan,youworkaroundthem—andthenyoumoveon.Ofcourse,somebumpsalongtheroadoflifeareeasiertotakethanothers.Arained-outpicnic,forexample,iseasiertocopewiththanthesuddendeathofalovedone.Buttheprincipleisthesame.

"Change,indeed,ispainful,yeteverneedful,"saidphilosopherThomasCarlyle."Andifmemoryhaveitsforceandworth,soalsohashope."

We'regoingtomissMark,justlikeyou'llmissthatgraduate,thatneighbororthatnewlywed.Butratherthandwellonthesadnessofourparting,we'llfocusonourhopesforabrighterfuture—forhim,andforus.Andthenwe'llgooutanddoeverythingwecantomakethatfuturehappen.

Untilourplanschange—again.

WhatdoweknowaboutMarkfromthepassage?

A.Markhasbeentransferredtoanotherjobbecauseofhispoorwork.

B.Markpreferscredittohisowninterest.

C.Markhaspleasantpersonalityandplaysakeyroleintheoffice.

D.Markwillhaveaverypromisingfuturecareer.

50.【S4】

51.

InWeldonSpring,peoplefound______.

A.chemicalsinwellWater

B.manysourcesofsurfacewater

C.moreaquifersthanotherplaces

D.chemicalsinthebombfactory

52.

Theword"gizmos"(paragraph2)mostprobablymeans______.

53.

Scientistshavediscoveredinthepastfewyearsthat______.

A.theexposureofDNAtothepublicisunnecessary

B.thetinycellinDNAisaneatlittlemachine

C.manactuallyknowsnothingaboutDNA

D.manhasmuchtolearnaboutDNA

54.InordertostaysafeonInternet,youshould______.

A.concealyourrealname,age,occupationandpersonalincome

B.notprovideyourpersonaladdressorphonenumberclearly

C.changeyourpersonalinformationasmuchaspossible

D.notrevealyourhobby,interest,andyourphotos

55.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

MorethantwomillionpeopleinEuropenowhavefibrebroadbanddirecttotheirhome,suggestsasurvey.

Thelatestfiguresonsuperfastbroadbanddeliveredbyfibretothehome(FTITI)shows18%growthoverthelastsurveycompiledinlate2008.Thecontinuedgrowthsuggeststhattheglobaleconomicdownturnhasnothitplanstobuildinfrastructure(基础设施)offibre.Swedentopsthelistofnationsrollingoutthetechnology,with10.9%ofitsbroadbandcustomersusingfibre.

KarelHelsen,presidentofEurope'sFibre-To-The-HomeCouncil,saidthegrowthmatchedpredictionsthatwererevisedwhenthecreditcrunch(信用紧缩)startedtomakeitselffelt."Thenumbersin2009areinlinewiththelatestforecasts,"saidMr.Helsen.

By2012,theFITHCouncilexpectsthat13millionpeopleacross35Europeannationswillhavetheirbroadbanddeliveredbyfibre.Suchserviceswouldstartatspeedsof100megabitspersecond(mbps),saidMr.Helsen.

AroundEuropemorethan233projectswereunderwaytolaythefibresthatwouldconnecthomesorbuildingstothenet,saidMr.Helsen.Manyofthose,hesaid,werebeingoperatedbylocalgovernmentsorsmallernetfirms.LocalgovernmentswereinterestedinFTFHbecauseoftheeconomicandsocialbenefitsitbroughtinitswake.Thelowdelayinherentinhigh-speedfibrenetworksmadepossiblenovelusesofbroadband,hesaid.

"Nodelayisveryimportant,"hesaid,"specificallyifyoutalkaboutapplicationsthataretimedependentsuchaspersonalcommunications,conferencecallsorvideocallswheredelayscausealotofinterference."

WhileearlyPITHserviceswereconcentratedincities,saidMr.Helsen,manymorewerereachingouttoruralareasfore-healthande-learningprojects.

SeparatestudiesshowthatanFTI'Hinfrastructurecanhaveadirectimpactonlocaleconomicoutput,saidMr.Helsen.

TheUK,FranceandGermanyhaveyettobreakintothelistoftoptenPITHnations.

Duringtheglobaleconomicdownturn,thenumberofEuropeanswhousefibrebroadband______.

56.WhatdowelearnaboutstudentsinNewYorkCityfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Studentshavetotakestateexamswhichareauthoritativeyardstick.

B.Studentsincharterschoolsknowverywellabouthowtowinalottery.

C.Studentswhoperform.worseonstateexamshavenoaccesstocharterschools.

D.Studentsincharterschoolsaresuperiortoothersintheaspectofstateexams.

57.

Whatarehelpingtospark"greenrevolution"inAmericanworkplaces?

58.

Themajorcontributionofthisstudyisto______.

A.developanewresearchtechniqueeasilytransferredfromoneareatoanother

B.makeacomprehensiveanalysisofjuveniledelinquency

C.demonstratethesuccessfulapplicationofnewresearchtechniquesinanewarea

D.modifycreativelythepreviousresearchfindingofjuveniledelinquency

59.Schoolauthoritiesoftenrefusetofacetheproblem;governmentdrugabuseagencieshavedonealltoolittletoinform.thepublicaboutit;manyphysiciansstillseemunawareofitwhentheyexamineteenagers.Asaresult,parentsmaystillbethelasttoknowthattheirchildrenhavefallenvictimtothedrugepidemicthathasbeenragingformorethanadecadeamongAmerican'syouth.Ina1980surveyofamiddleincomeCincinnatisuburb,38percentofthesixthgradeand89percentoftheseniorclasssaidtheyuseddrugsand/oralcohol;48percentoftheparentsthoughttheirchildrenusedalcohol,butonly8percentthoughttheirchildrenuseddrugs.

Fortunately,thereisanewforceatworkagainstthisepidemic—anationwidemovementofmorethan400parentgroupsformedtoexposeandbattledruguseamongteenagersandpreteens.Thegroups,ranginginsizefrom15memberstomorethan800,havedifferentapproachesandwidelyvaryingratesofsuccess.Yetthisparentalcrusadeistheonlymajorforceinthecountrytohavetakenactive,organizedandeffectivestepsaimedatstoppingmarijuanause.

Whytheconcentrationonmarijuana?Becauseitistheillegaldrugmostusedbykids.Accordingtothe1982NationalHighSchoolSeniorSurvey,44percentofU.S.highschoolseniorshadsmokedpotduringtheyear,andoneoutofsevenoftheseweredailyorneardailysmokers.

Moreover,in1982,sociologists,RichardClaytonandHarwinVoss,reportedacloserelatedconnectionbetweenpotsmokingandsubsequentuseofcocaineandheroinbyyoungmen.Ofthosewhohadsmokedpotfewerthan100times,sevenpercenthadgraduatedtococaine,fourpercenttoheroin.Butofthosewhohadsmokedpotatleast1,000times,theequivalentofonceadayforthoseyears,73percenthadgoneontococaine,andoneoutofthreehadgraduatedtoheroin.(Althoughheroinuseamonghighschoolseniorsisminimal—0.6percentinthepastyear—multidruguseis"in.")

Parentgroupshavefoundthatbystoppingtheirkidsfromsmokingpot,theyalmostautomaticallystopallotherillegaldrugsandcutdownonalcoholuseaswell.TheHighSchoolSeniorSurvey'sstatisticsshowthatheavypotsmokerstendtobeheavydrinkers,whilethosewhodonotusepottendnottodrinkheavily.

Sincevirtuallyalloverthecountryteenager"partying"hascometomean"gettingsmashedandgettingstoned"—onanythingfrompottopills,hashish,ISD,angeldustandalcohol—someparentgroupshomeinonthepartyingaspect.ParentsWhoCare(PWC)wasstartedinNovember1979by15PaloAlto,Calif.parentswhowereupsetbystoriesofdrugsseniorproms.Theyheldtalksessionswiththeirchildrenandlearned,asfounderJoannLundgrenobserved,thatmostofthemhadneverbeentoapartywherethemainactivitywasnotgettinghigh.

Theparents'solution:workshopsshowingkidshowtogivesuccessfuldrugandalcoholfreeparties.SaysMargeryRanch,PWCdirector:"We'veseenachangeinattitude.Youngpeoplearefeelingmorecomfortablesayingno."

Whatdoes"theproblem"inthefirstlinereferto?

A.Thefactthatgovernmentdrugabuseorganizationsarereluctanttoinform.thepublicofthedrugtakingphenomenonamongteenagers.

B.Thefactthatmanydoctorsareignorantofthedrugtakingphenomenonamongteenagers.

C.Thefactthatmanyparentsareignorantofthedrugtakingphenomenonamongtheirchildren.

D.Thefactthatmanyyoungpeoplehaveyieldedtothewideuseofdrugs.

60.SectionB

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

Menseemtohavealwaystakenaninterestinmeteorites,butnotuntiltheearlynineteenthcenturyweretheseobjectsconsideredworthpreservingforscientificstudy.

Inthebeginning,peoplebelievedthatbecausemeteoritesfellfromtheheavens,theywereeithergodsthemselvesormessagesfromthegods.Thusthemorecivilizedofearlymencarefullykeptthemeteorites,drappingthemincostlylinensandanointingthemwithoil.Inmanyinstances,thepeoplebuiltspecialtemplesinwhichthemeteoritesweretobeworshiped.MeteoriteworshipwascommonlongintheMediterraneanarea,andinAfrica,India,Japan,andMexico:suchworshipstillpersistsinsomeregions.

Althoughmanypeopleheldmeteoritesinreverenceparitcularlyiftheywereseentofall,otherpracticalmindedindividualsmadegooduseofthedurableandeasilyworkedalloyprovidedbynatureinthenickel-ironmeteorites.Theyfrequentlyusedofthismetaltomaketools,andoftenpotsandotherutensils.Throughouthistory,meteoriticironhasbeenusedinthemanufactureofspecialswords,daggers,andknivesformembersofroyalty.AttilaandotherearlyconquerorsofEurope.boastedof"swordsform.heaven".Aslateastheendofnineteenthcentury,severalswordsweremadefromaJapaneseironmeteoriteatthecommandofamemberoftheJapanesecourt.

Inthenineteenthcenturymenbeganto______.

A.investigatepracticalusesformeteoriticiron

B.studymeteoritesscientifically

C.takemorethanacasualinterestinmeteorites

D.preservemeteorites

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5题)61.

【S3】

62.Goingthroughlifeasaperfectionistwillalwaysdamage

yourself-esteemandstripyouofanywarmfeelingsofself-acceptance

youmayhaveforyourself.That'sbecausethe

impossiblehighdemandsyoumakeofyourself--andtheunrealistic【S1】______

expectationsyouplaceonother--willinviteonlydisappointment,

self-repudiation(批判),andwidespreadunhappiness.

PreventPerfectionism

Livingyourlifeasaperfectionistwillalsosetyouupfor【S2】______

continuousrejectionandself-putdowns--anddenyyouforpeace

ofmind--becausedemandperfectionusuallyresultsinfailure.【S3】______

Andevenifyouachieveanexceptionalresult,chancesare

whetheryou'llstillbeunhappy,asyou'llfindadditionalreasons【S4】______

fornotbeinggoodenough.That'sthedestructiblenatureof【S5】______

perfectionismandthat'swhyitdestroysself-esteem.Nothingisever

goodenough.

Remember,beingaperfectionistmayparalyzeyourfuture

chan