2022-2023年辽宁省本溪市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)

2022-2023年辽宁省本溪市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

______isonegreatbenefitoftheweb.

2.

TheUnitedStateshasturneditselffromahegemonicpowertoaguardianofdemocracybytheintroductionof______totheMiddleEast.

3.

BobandJessicawereon______toLondon.

4.HereTheyCome

Mostoftheimmigrantscamebecausetheywerehungry—hungryformorebreadandforbetterbread.Americaofferedthat.Europewasold;Americawasyoung.Europeansoilhadbeenfarmedformanyyears;Americansoilwaspracticallyuntouched.InEuropethelandwasinthehandsofafewpeople,theupperclasses;inAmericathelandwasavailabletoall.InEuropeitwasdifficulttogetwork;inAmericaitwaseasytogetwork.InEuropethereweretoomanylaborerslookingforthefewavailablejobs,sowageswerelow;inAmericathereweren'tenoughlaborerstofilltheavailablejobs,sowageswerehigh.

Abiggerandbetterloafofbread,then,attractedmostoftheinpouringhordesofpeopletoAmerica.Butmanycameforotherreasons.Onewasreligiouspersecution.IfyouwereaCatholicinaProtestantcountry,oraProtestantinanotherkindofProtestantcountry,oraJewinalmostanycountry,youwereoftentimesmadeveryuncomfortable.Youmighthavedifficultyingettingajob,oryoumightbelaughedat,orhavestonesthrownatyou,oryoumightevenbemurdered—justforhavingthewrong(thatis,different)religion.YoulearnedaboutAmericawhereyourreligiondidn'tmakesomuchdifference,whereyoucouldbewhatyoupleased,wheretherewasroomforCatholic,Protestant,Jew.ToAmerica,then!

Orperhapsyouhadtherightreligionbutthewrongpolitics.Perhapsyouthoughtafewpeopleinyourcountryhadtoomuchpower,orthatthereshouldbenokings,orthatthepoorpeoplepaidtoomuchtaxes,orthatthemassesofpeopleshouldhavemoretosayaboutgoverningthecountry.Then,oftentimes,yourgovernmentthoughtyouweretooradicalandtriedtogetholdofyoutoputyouintoprison,whereyourideasmightnotupsetthepeople.Youdidn'twanttogotoprison,soyouhadtoleavethecountrytoavoidbeingcaught.Wheretogounderthecircumstances?Someplacewhereyoucouldbeafreeman,whereyouweren'tclappedintojailfortalking.ProbablyyouturnedtotheplaceJosephdescribedinhislettertohisbrother."Michael,thisisagloriouscountry;youhavelibertytodoasyouwill.Youcanreadwhatyouwish,andwritewhatyoulike,andtalkasyouhaveamindto,andnoonearrestsyou."OfftoAmerica!

ForseveralhundredyearsAmericawasadvertisedjustasLuckyStrikecigarettesandBuickcarsareadvertisedtoday.ThewondersofAmericaweretoldinbooks,pamphlets,newspapers,pictures,posters—andalwaysthisadvicewasgiven,"CometoAmerica."ButwhyshouldanyonebeinterestedinwhetherornotPatrickMcCarthyorHansKnoblochmovedfromhisEuropeanhometoAmerica?Thereweretwogroupsinterestedatdifferenttimes,butforthesamereason—businessprofits.

Intheverybeginning,overthreehundredyearsago,tradingcompanieswereorganizedwhichgothugetractsoflandinAmericafornothingoralmostnothing.Thatland,however,wasvaluelessuntilpeoplelivedonit,untilcropswereproduced,oranimalskilledfortheirfurs.Thenthetradingcompanywouldstepin,buythingsfromthesettlersandsellthingstocompanywouldstepin,buythingsfromthesettlersandsellthingstothem—ataprofits.TheDutchWestIndiaCompany,theLondonCompany,andseveralothersweretradingcompaniesthatgaveawaylandinAmericawiththeideaofeventuallymakingmoneyoncargoesfromthecolonists.Theywantedprofits—neededimmigrantstogetthem—advertised—andpeoplecame.

Inlateryears,from1870on,othergroupsinterestedinbusinessprofitstriedtogetpeopletocometoAmerica.TheCunardline,theWhiteStarline,theNorthGermanLloyed,andseveralothersearnedmoneyonlywhenpeopleusedtheirships.TheythereforesentadvertisementstoallpartsoftheworldtogetpeopletotraveltoAmerica—intheirships.Theysentnotonlyadvertisements,butalsoage

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5.Thesecondparagraphmainlyindicatesthat______.

A.notesandcoinsplayalessimportantrolethanbefore

B.cashstilldominatestheeconomiclifeinthesociety

C.wedon'tneedasmuchmoneyinflowasgoodsvalue

D.therearemanyinconveniencesincashtransactions

6.

Theintegrityoftheleadershipoftheorganizationisthebestmethodforpromotingatrustingworkenvironment.

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7.IfalltheiceintheAntarcticmelted,globalsealevelswouldrisehugely.

8.

Studieshaveshownthat______aretheNo.Ireasonfordivorceforsomecouples.

9.

MostEuropeanswouldnotchoosetoeatGMfoods.

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10.

HenrikChristensenismostconcernedaboutwhetherrobotsare______.

A.harmlessB.powerfulC.intelligentD.durable

11.GetPaidforTeachinginChina

IamaforeignerlivinginChengdu,andIhavebeenteachingEnglishforoverthreeyearsnow.Anyonewhodoesn'tknow—LISTENUP!!Iwasgetting3,000yuanpermonthwhenIfirstarrivedanddidn'tknowJackaboutcontracts.IthoughtIwasgettingaprettygooddeal.Mostfirstyearteachersthinkthisway.Now,Igetnolessthan5,500yuanpermonthfora12hourworkweekplusalltheotherbenefits(ex.airtravel--10,000yuanperyear).

Don'tlettheirgripingandcomplainingabouthowmuchforeignersgetpaidversuswhattheygetpaiddissuadeYOUfromgettingpaid.Feelfreetoe-mailmeandaskformy"BargainingPoints"aswellasasamplecontractfromtheschoolIamnowworkingat.The"BargainingPoints"iswritteninMSWordFormatsoIcanattachitandsendittoyou,oryoucansimplyaskmetocopythemtoareplyTHEYincludeallthethingsyoushouldwatchoutfor(likethefactthatnocontractIeverheardofincludesa"PersonalIncomeTaxBenefit"wheretheschoolpaysfortaxesonincomeover4,000yuanpermonth.Getcaughtwithyourpantsdownonthisoneandjustsmileaswideasyoucanwhileyoubendover.)

Theonlywaythesystemwillchangeisifeveryone(meaningallforeigners)startsdemandingthesamethingandstartssaying"NO"totheridiculouslylowoffersoutthere.

ThebestscenarioforanyonewantingtoworkinChinaistogetthemostmoneyyoucanfortheleasthours,whateverthatmightturnouttobe,andthentofarmyourselfouthourlytootherschools,ffyoudon'tdoityourself,theschoolswillfindawaytodoitforyouandinawaythattheygetthemajorityoftheprofits.Iwasdoingthisfor125yuanperhourwhenIfoundoutthathereinChengdu,175yuanperhouristhenorm.Startat200andletthembargainyoudownto175.Inall,mysituationhasturnedouttobeveryprofitable.Iliveina225sqmeterapartmentandpayallmyownbillswhilelivingoffcampus.LastmonthImade12,300yuanworkingforthreedifferentschoolsanddoingpart-timetutoringwork.Partofitwasduetomyavailabilitytootherschoolsonanhourlybasisbecauseofthelowhoursofmyoriginalcontract.

Thislevelofinvolvementalsorequiresamoreexperiencedindividualwhoreallyknowstheircityandhasmadesomefewrelationshipstobeabletomakeitworkoutproperlytohis/herownadvantagewithoutgainingtheire(愤怒)ofthewrongpeople.Itisalittleriskyatfirst,butoncethingsaredoneproperlyintheChinesewayitisrathersimplerthanitseems.

MOSTIMPORTANTISTOSHARETHISINFORMATION!!HELPINGOTHERSHELPSYOURSELF!!IfyouhaveANYquestionsatANYtime,feelfreetoe-mailme—I'dbealltoohappytohelp.

AsIsaid,juste-mailmeandaskfor"AcopyoftheMSWorddocumentswhichcontaintheNegotiatingPointsandthemostrecentcontract"whichIsignedtobeginthespringsemesterof2006.Pleasenote,whenyoureadthis,thatthelinesinBOLDtextwerethechangesImadetotheoriginalcontract.SometimesIoverwrotewhattheyhad,othertimesIadded.Othersectionswereentirelymyownadditionsresultinginthecontractlengtheningsomewhat.Inall,therearestillsomethingsIfeellikeIshouldhaveadded-likegettingpaidvacationsforforeignholidays(paidleaveforChristmasandThanksgivingforexample)-butwillhavetoremembertoaddthoselaterinthenextcontract.ThesearenotmentionedinmyoriginalNegotiatingPoints,butthenagain,livinginChinaandnotgettingpaidleaveforthosetwoholidaysisnotTHATbigadealanyway.

OnelastpieceofadviceBeingabletomakesuchchangesusuallyrequiresaface-to-face,sodon'texpecttoomuchifyou'rebargainingovertheinternetorthephone.So,thatsaid,youcansignwhatevercontractyouwant,bu

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12.

WhydouniversitiesusuallyusetheLibraryofCongressClassificationSystem?

A.Becauseitismorepopularthanothersystems.

B.Becauseitismoremodernthanothersystems.

C.Becauseitismorespecificinarrangingsubjects.

D.Becauseitislessdifficultthanothersystems.

13.

Peoplewhoarebuyingtheirfirstbicycleareadvisedtospendasmuchmoneyonabicycleastheycan

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14.

Theconvergencecriteriainvolvegovernmentbudgetdeficit,outstandinggovernmentdebt,inflation,nominallong-terminterestrateand______________________.

15.

Nowadayspeoplearesobusywiththeirdallyroutinesthattheyneglectto______.

16.

AccordingtoMs.Lynch,oneofthemostcommonwaysthatboysturndowngirlsisby______.

A.runningaway

B.followingothergirls

C.ignorance

D.tellingthetruthtothegirls

17.

Theauthorwassmiledat,encouragedandwelcomedbycivilianswhenhewasin______.

18.

Ithasbeenprovedthatthegeodesicdomeis______humanshelter.

19.

JohnBarrett'sbooknotonlydescribes______ofSavannah'srichestcitizens,butalsotellsaboutsomeofthecity'sunusualpeopleandplaces.

20.

Asmallpopulationmayundergogeometric,orexponentialgrowthwhenintroducedintoafavorableenvironment.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B3】

22.听力原文：Oneimportantthingaboutartmovementsisthattheirpopularitycanbeaffectedbysocialconditions,whicharethemselvesoftenaffectedbyhistoricalevents.Asanexample,lookatwhathappenedintheUnitedStatesearlyinthe20thcentury,aroundthetimeoftheGreatDepression,theartmovementknownastheRegionalismhadbegunintheUnitedStatesevenbeforetheDepressionoccurred.Butitreallyflourishedinthe1930s,duringthedepressionyears.Why?Well,manyartistswhohadbeenlivinginbigcitieswereforcedbytheeconomiccrisistoleavethosebigcitiesandmovebacktotheirsmalltownsinruralAmerica.Someoftheseartistscametotrulyembracethelifeinsmalltownsandtorejectcitylifeinso-called"sophisticatedsociety".Theseartistsorspecificallycertainpaintersreallybuilttheregionalistmovement.Theycreatedthingsineverydaylifeinsmalltownsorfarmingareas.Andtheirstyle.wasnotallneutral,reallybigglorifiedorromanticizedcountrylife,showingitstable,wholesome,andembodyingimportantAmericantraditions.Andthisstyle.becameverypopular,inpartbecauseoftheeconomicconditionsofthetime.Yousee,theDepressionhadcausedmanyAmericanstobegintodoubttheirsociety.ButregionalismartistspaintedscenesthatglorifiedAmericanvalues,scenesthatmanyAmericanscouldeasilyidentifywith.Sothemovementhelpedstrengthenpeople'sfaithintheircountry,faiththathadweakenedastheresultofthedepression.Butinthe1940s,beforeandaftertheSecondWorldWar,Americanculturebegantotakeonamuchmoreinternationalspirit,andRegionalism,withitsfocusonsmalltownlife,well,itlostalotofpopularity,asAmericansocietychangedonceagain.

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A.Howhistoricaleventsaffectedanartmovement.

B.Howartistscaninfluenceeconomicconditions.

C.Whyacertainartmovementfailedtobecomepopular.

D.Howvaluablepaintingswerelostduringwartime.

23.(36)

A.Indreamswesolvethoseproblems.

B.Afterdreamingweforgetourproblems.

C.Afterdreamingwehaveaclearmind.

D.Itgivesuswaystodealwiththeproblems.

24.(28)

A.Becausewefailtolistencarefullywhentheytalk.

B.Becausepeopletendtobeannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysay.

C.Becausepeopleusuallystateonethingbutmeansanother.

D.Becausewetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssay.

25.听力原文：W:Ifthetrafficwasn'theldupforsolong,Iwouldhavebeentoclassbyteno'clock.

M:It'stoobadyoudidn'tmakeit.Theprofessorwaslookingforyouallmorning.

Q:Whathappenedtothewoman?

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A.Shedidn'tgotoworkthismorning.

B.Shewasinjuredandhadtogotothehospital.

C.Shetalkedwiththebossinthemorning.

D.Thetrafficdelayedher.

26.

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27.听力原文：W:Ifthetrafficwasn'theldupforsolong,Iwouldhavebeentoclassbyteno'clock.

M:It'stoobadyoudidn'tmakeit.Theprofessorwaslookingforyouallmorning.

Q:Whathappenedtothewoman?

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A.Shehadabadcold.

B.Shehadacaraccident.

C.Shegothomebefore10o'clock.

D.Shewasdelayed.

28.【B5】

29.听力原文：M:It'sniceandquiethere,awayfromthedustandnoiseofthecity.Andourapartmentsarenewandwell-furnished.

W:It'sagoodplaceexceptit'sabitfarfromtheplacewherewework.Anyway,I'lltalkwithmyhusbandtonightandgiveyouacalltomorrow.

Q:Whatisthewomandoing?

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A.Lookingforanapartment.

B.Takingasuburbanexcursion.

C.Lookingforajob.

D.Askingthemanforhisopinions.

30.(38)

31.SectionC

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

CertainphrasesonecommonlyhearsamongAmericanscapturetheirdevotiontoindividualism:"Doyourownthing.""Ididitmyway.""You'llhavetodecidethatforyourself.""Youmadeyourbed,now(36)______init.""Ifyoudon'tlookoutforyourself,nooneelsewill.""Lookoutfornumberone."

Closely(37)______withthevaluetheyplaceonindividualismistheimportanceAmericans(38)______toprivacy.Americansassumethatpeople"needsometimetothemselves"or"sometimealone"tothinkaboutthingsorrecovertheir(39)______psychologicalenergy.Americanshavegreat(40)______understandingforeignerswhoalwayswanttobewithanotherperson,who(41)______beingalone.

Iftheparentscan(42)______it,eachchildwillhavehisorherownbedroom.Havingone'sownbedroom,evenasan(43)______,fixesinapersonthenotionthat(44)____________.Shewillhaveherclothes,hertoys,herbooks,andsoon.Thesethingswillbehersandnooneelse's.

Americansassumethat(45)____________.Doctors,lawyers,psychiatrists,andothershaverulesgoverning"confidentiality"thatareintendedtopreventinformationabouttheirclientspersonalsituationsfrombecomingknowntoothers.

Americans'attitudesaboutprivacycanbehardforforeignerstounderstand.(46)____________.Whenthoseboundariesarecrossed,anAmerican'sbodywillvisiblystiffenandhismannerwillbecomecoolandaloof.

32.(45)

33.(19)

A.ProfessorSmithdoesn'tholdseminarsordiscussionsinhislectures.

B.StudentssometimesfallasleepinProfessorSmith'slectures.

C.ProfessorSmith'slecturesarealwayswellattended.

D.ThefrontseatsareveryhardtogetinEnglishlectures.

34.听力原文：M:Thesepatients'situationisterriblyserious.Idohopedoctorscaneffectivelydealwiththeproblems.

W:Adoctorcan'tbetoocareful.Let'sprayforthebest.

Q:Whatdoesthewoman'sresponseimply?

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A.Doctorsneedn'tbecarefulfortheirpatientsinserioussituations.

B.Thepatients'situationisnotseriousenoughfordoctorstobecareful.

C.Thebestsituationisthatdoctorscanprayforthepatients.

D.Themorecarefulthedoctorsare,thebetter.

35.(15)

A.EveryoneenjoyedhimselfatJohn'sparties.

B.Thewomandidn'tenjoyJohn'spartiesatall.

C.ItwillbethefirsttimeforthemantoattendJohn'sparty.

D.ThewomanisgladtobeinvitedtoJohn'shouse-warmingparty.

36.听力原文：M:Doesyourworkbeginat8o'clockeverymorning?

W:No,Istartat8:30todayand9o'clocktomorrow.

Q:Whattimedoesthewomanstartworktoday?

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A.9o'clock.B.8:30.C.8o'clock.D.10o'clock.

37.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Itisapityyoumissedtheconcertyesterdayevening.Itwaswonderful!

M:Ididn'twanttomissthefootballgame.Well,I'mnotaclassicalmusicfananyway.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Themanattendedtheconcertbutdidn'tlikeit.

B.Themanwassorrytomissthefootballgame.

C.Themanismoreinterestedinfootballthaninclassicalmusic.

D.Themanwassorrythathedidn'tattendtheconcert.

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39.【B3】

40.听力原文：M:MathsDepartment,DoctorWebsterspeaking.

W:Hello,Prof.Webster,thisisJanetHillcalling.Ilivetwodoorsdownfromyourteachingassistant,DonWilliams.Donaskedmetocallyoubecausehehaslosthisvoiceandcan'ttalktoyouhimself.

M:Losthisvoice.Oh,whatashame!IsthereanythingIcandoforhim?

W:Well,hehasaclassthisafternoonfromtwo-thirtytofourandhewon'tbeabletoteachit,buthedoesn'twanttocanceliteither.

M:DoeshewantmetotrytofindsomebodyelsetoteachtheClass?

W:No,notexactly.Whathewantstodoistogetsomeonegoinforhim,justtopassbackthemid-termexams.He'salreadymarkedthemandtheyareonthedeskinhisoffice.Thewholethingwouldn'ttakemorethantenminutes.

M:Hisclassesaretwo-thirty,yousay?Well,I'mfreeatthattime,andIwasgoingtobeoncampusanyway,soIcoulddoitforhim.Whatroomishisclass?

W:CaterHall.Room214.Willyouneedhisofficekeytogettheexams?He'sgivenittomeandIcouldbringittoyou.

M:Actually,thatwon'tbenecessary.Wehaveamasterkeyinthemathsdepartment.SoIcangetintohisofficeifnecessary.

W:Thankyouverymuch,Prof.Webster.Dondoesn'thaveanotherclasstoteachuntilTuesday,andhopefully,hewillbeabletotalkbythen.He'IIcallyouassoonashecan.Oh,yes,Ialmostforgot.

M:Yes?

W:Couldyouputthenextassignmentontheboard,too.It'salltheproblemsonpagefourty-five,andtheyaredueatthenextclass.

M:Notroubleatall.ThanksforpassingallthenewsaboutDon,andpleasetellhimnottoworryaboutanything.

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A.Hecan'tfindhisofficekey.

B.Hehasmisplacedsomeexams.

C.Heisunabletotalk.

D.Hedoesn'tlikehisclassroom.

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

Accordingtotheauthor,thewarinNorthernIrelandisnotforreligiousreasons,butforthe______.

42.SectionB

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

AllR&Dexecutiveshavetwomajorresponsibilities:(1)theymustensurethatthecompanyissuppliedwithtechnicallysuccessfulprojects,and(2)theymustselectthemostpromisingschemesandideasfortheexpenditureofR&Dresources.Thisworkiscomplicatedbynumerousuncertainties,inasmuchascommercialresearchanddevelopmentmustbebasedonmarketforecasts.

IfR&Dmanagementcanprovidearegularflowofnewandupdatedproducts,thecompanywillbenefitinanumberofways.Firstofall,itwillbeabletomakefulluseofexpensivedepartmentalresources,developmentengineeringandavailablemarketingcapacity.Inadditiontothat,aflowofnewmarketwinnerswillprovidethebusinesswithsteadygrowthincomeandprofits.Thiscanalsobeimportantpsychologically,foritisoftenonthisbasisthatthoseoutsidethecompanyassessthequalityofitsmanagement.

TheR&Ddepartment'sjobismademoredifficultbecauseofthelengthoftimerequiredtocompleteitsresearch.Inthechemicalandpharmaceutical(制药的)industries,forexample,itmaytakefivetotenyearsbeforeaproductisatechnicalsuccessandafurthersixtoeightyearsbeforeitreachesfullcommercialpotential.

Toachieveresults,R&Dmustdefineboththeareasthatshouldbeinvestigatedandtheobjectivesthatshouldbeachievedineacharea.Forthisreason,theR&Ddepartmentmusttakeaninterestinallaspectsofdesign,application,efficiency,anduseofappropriatematerials.Thereisadifference,however,betweenthedevelopmentofnewconsumerproductsandthedevelopmentofnewindustrialones.Inconsumermarkets,thesearchforanewproductoftenbeginsafterastatementofaspecificneed,anddevelopmentistailoredtomeetit.Inmanyindustrialmarkets,productdevelopmentistheresultofworkdownintheresearchlaboratory.Thisworkisoftenaimedatageneralneed,suchasanewkindofmedicineorhigheroperatingspeedsformachines.Whenthenewindustrialprojecthasbeendeveloped,itsperformancecanbeanalyzedintermsofcustomerneeds.

Inordertodevelophiscompany,theR&.Dmanagershouldhaveasenseof______.

A.psychologicalcommunication

B.marketprediction

C.managementdistribution

D.departmentalresourcesdevelopment

43.

Physicalfatigueisusuallycausedby______。

A.toomanystimulants

B.excesswastesinthebloodstream

C.diseases

D.lackofexercise

44.

Whatmotivatessomeseniorstosucceed?

45.

Howshouldanassistantdoinagoodshop?

A.Helpyoutochooseabook.

B.Approachyouwiththeinevitablegreeting.

C.Keephimselfstayingawayuntilyouhavefinishedglancing.

D.Showhisgreatinterestinsellingbook.

46.

Thereformsarestillin______.

A.agreementB.disagreementC.problemD.disputation

47.Althoughtherearebodylanguagesthatcancrossculturalboundaries,cultureisstiltasignificantfactorinallbodylanguages.Thisisparticularlytrueofpersonalspaceneeds.Forexample,Dr.EdwardHallhasshownthatinJapancrowdingtogetherisasignofwarmandpleasantintimacy.Incertainsituations,HallbelievesthattheJapaneseprefercrowding.

DonaldKeene,whowroteLivingJapan,notesthefactthatintheJapaneselanguagethereisnowordforprivacy.Still,thisdoesnotmeanthatthereisnoconceptoftheneedtobeapartfromothers.TotheJapanese,privacyexistsintermsofhishouse.Heconsidersthisareatobehisown,andhedislikesinvasionofit.Thefactthathecrowdstogetherwithothersdoesnotcontradicthisneedforlivingspace.

Dr.HallseesthisasareflectionoftheJapaneseconceptofspace.Westerners,hebelieved,seespaceasthedistancebetweenobjects;tothemspaceisempty.TheJapanese,ontheotherhand,seespaceashavingasmuchmeaningastheirflowerarrangementsandart,andtheshapeoftheirgardensaswell,whereunitsofspacebalancetheareascontainingflowersorplants.

LiketheJapanese,theArabstooprefertobeclosetooneanother.Butwhileinpublictheyarecrowdedtogether,inprivacy,theypreferagreatdealofspace.ThetraditionalorwealthyArabhouseislargeandempty,withfamilyoftencrowdedtogetherinonesmallareaofit.TheArabsdonotliketobealone,andevenintheirspacious.housestheywillhuddletogether.

ThedifferencebetweentheArabhuddlingandtheJapanesecrowdingisadeepthing.TileArabsliketotouchhiscompanion.TheJapanese,intheircloseness,preserveaformalityandacooldignity.Theymanagetotouchandstillkeeprigidboundaries.TheArabspushtheseboundariesaside.

Alongwiththiscloseness,thereisapushingandshovingintheArabworldthatmanyWesternersfinduncomfortable,evenunpleasant.ToanAmerican,forexample,therearepersonalboundarieseveninapublicplace.Whenheiswaitinginline,hebelievesthathisplacethereishisalone,andmaynotbeinvadedbyanother.TheArabhasnoconceptofprivacyinthepublicplace,andifhecanrushhiswayintoaline,hefeelsperfectlywithinhisrightstodoso.ToanAmerican,thebodyissacred;hedislikesbeingtouchedbyastranger,andwillapologizeifhetouchesanotheraccidentally.ToanArab,bodilycontactisaccepted.

HallpointsoutthatanArabneedsattimestobealone,nomatterhowclosehewishestobe,physically,tohisfellowmen.Tobealone,hesimplycutsoffthelinesofcommunication.Heretreatsintohimself,mentallyandspiritually,andthiswithdrawalisrespectedbyhiscompanions.IfanAmericanwerewithanArabwhowithdrewinthisway,hewouldregarditasimpolite,aslackofrespect,evenasaninsult.

What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.ArabsandJapanesehavedifferentideasofprivacy.

B.Bodylanguagesreflectculturalconcepts.

C.CulturaldifferencesbetweentheWestandtheEast.

D.Peopleindifferentcultureshavedifferentconceptsofspace.

48.

WhichofthefollowingaboutreadingtheinstructionbookisTRUE?

A.Thosewhoreaditbenefitagreatdeal.

B.Generally,itispoorlywritten.

C.Generally,itistoolongtoread.

D.Mostpeopledonotreferthemselvestoit.

49.

Tosumup,theauthor'spointofviewisthatwearingauniform.notonlyaffectsindividuals,butalsodoesharmto______.

50.SectionB

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

SomeoftheconcernssurroundingTurkey'sapplicationtojointheEuropeanUnion,tobevotedonbytheEU'sCouncilofMinistersonDecember17th,areeconomic—inparticular,thecountry'srelativepoverty.ItsGDPperheadislessthanathirdoftheaverageforthe15pre-2004membersoftheEU.ButitisnotfaroffthatofoneofthetennewmemberswhichjoinedonMay1st200