2022-2023年辽宁省营口市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年辽宁省营口市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.Emergencyoperatorscanidentifythepreciselocationofcell-phonecallersthroughGPSsystemswiththeuseof______.

2.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Ithispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HowtoCreateaHomeLibrary

"Icannotlivewithoutbooks,"declaredU.S.PresidentThomasJeffersontohisfriendJohnAdams.Indeed,Jeffersonwasanobsessivebookcollectorfromayoungage,amassing(收集)threeseparatehomelibrariesinhislifetime.Jefferson'slibrarywasconsideredthefinestinthecountry,andhiscollectiondoubledtheholdingsoftheLibraryofCongress.Still,Jeffersondidn'tlettheshelvesatMonticellositempty.Bythetimehedied11yearslater,hehadmorethan2000volumesinhislibrary.

Jefferson'slibrarymightfityourconceptionofanold-fashionedhomelibrarywithleather-boundbooks,woodpanelinganduncomfortablefurniture.Buthomelibrariescanbeadynamicexpressionoftheowner'spersonality.Creatingahomelibraryisafunwaytodisplayyourinterestswhileestablishingaspecialspaceforreading.

HomeLibraryOrganization

Whenyoustartedusingthepubliclibrary,youprobablylearnedaboutMelvilDeweyandhissystemfororderinglibraries.TheDeweyDecimalClassificationSystemhastenbroadcategoriesfororganizingbooks,includingphilosophy,religionandthearts.Eachcategoryisassignedanumber,soforexample,whenyouwantabookonmodernart,youheadtothe700block.Largerlibraries,suchasthoseatuniversities,tendtousetheLibraryofCongressClassificationSystembecauseitoffersamorespecificarrayofsubjectsforcategorization,addingsubjectssuchasmedicineandlawforatotalof21categories.

Yourhomelibrarymayormaynotbeaslargeasyourlocalpubliclibrary,butagoodsystemoforganizationwillstillhelpyoufindthebookyouwantquickly.YoucouldtakeapagefromDeweyandtheLibraryofCongressandsortbooksbysubjectmatter.Sectionsforsubjectssuchashistory,technologyorfictionmightmaketheirretrievaleasier.Thissystemalsowouldallowyoutohighlightaparticularpassion,suchasanextensivecollectionofWorldWarIIhistory.

Herearesomeotherwaystoorganizeacollection.

Alphabetizingbyauthorworkswellforfictionbutnotnecessarilyfornonfictionbooksofvarioussubjects.

Judgingabookbyitscoverisusuallyfrownedupon,butsortingbycolorcanbeaestheticallypleasingtosome.Thosegenerallyforgetfulaboutthecolorsoftheirbooksmightdisagree.

Afterapainfulbreakup,themaincharacterinNickHornby'sbook"HighFidelity"organizeshisrecordcollectionautobiographicallyintheorderheacquiredthem.Achronologicalorganizationmightincludeshelvesthattracktheprogressofyourlife,frombelovedchildhoodreadingandcollegetext-bookstoparentingbooks.

Tosomereaders,therearetwowaystolookatbooks:readandunread.Prioritizing(区分优先次序)whenyoumightneedthebookwillallowyoutokeepunreadbooksattheforefrontofyourcollection,aswellasbooksyoureachforfrequently,suchasreferencebooksorfavoritenovels.

LibraryFurniture

Whileitmightbedifficultforabooklovertospendmoneyonsomethingotherthanbooks,atsomepoint,youwillneedsomebookshelves.Built-in,bookshelvescanprovidefloor-to-ceilingstorageandspacesavings.Theycanbetuckedunderstaircasesorotherout-of-the-wayspaces;however,they'renotagoodchoiceforrenters,andtheycanrepresentabiginvestmentintermsofpriceandinstallation.Freest

A.builtthreelibrariesforCongress

B.builtthreelibrariesathishome

C.donatedbooksforthreelibraries

D.collectedbooksfromthreelibraries

3.

Sinceexercisesmaycontrolconditionssuchasdiabetesandhighbloodpressure,someoldpeopledon'tneedto______iftheybeginanexerciseprogram.

4.

Evenifthecompanyoverallcannotpassthe12-questiontest,______maypassit.

5.

Thedemandforgoodsdependstotallyonthepriceofdemandedgoods.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

Australianschoolsandsocialinstitutionsmayhavecontributedtotheproblemofsuicideamongboysbyfocusingongivinggirlsmoreopportunitieswhileleavingboysontheirown.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

Whendohighheadpowerplantsusesurpluselectricitytotransferwatertoasecondreservoir?

A.Inthemorning.B.Atnoon.C.Intheafternoon.D.Atnight.

8.

Whatiscausingthesixthgreatextinctionaccordingtothepolling?

A.Fiveextinctionwavesinthehistory.

B.ThePermianandtheCretaceousevent.

C.Anerrantasteroidandsomevolcanoes.

D.Thehumanbeings.

9.WhereDoDreamsComefrom?

Doyouoftendreamatnight?Mostpeopledo.Whentheywakeinthemorningtheysaytothemselves,"WhatastrangedreamIhad!Iwonderwhatmademedreamthat."

Sometimesdreamsarefrightening.Terriblecreaturesthreatenandpursueus.Sometimes,indreams,wishescometrue.Wecanflythroughtheairorfloatfrommountain-tops.Atothertimeswearetroubledbydreamsinwhicheverythingisconfused.Wearelostandcan'tfindourwayhome.Theworldseemstohavebeenturnedupside-downandnothingmakessense.

Indreamsweactverystrangely.Wedothingswhichwewouldneverdowhenwe'reawake.Wethinkandsaythingswewouldneverthinkandsay.Whyaredreamssostrange?Wheredodreamscomefrom?

Peoplehavebeentryingtoanswerthissincethebeginningoftime.ButnoonehasproducedamoresatisfyinganswerthanamancalledSigmundFreud.One'sdream-worldseemsstrangeandunfamiliar,hesaid,becausedreamscomefromapartofone'smindwhichonecanneitherrecognizenorcontrol.Henamedthisthe"unconsciousmind."

SigmundFreudwasbornaboutahundredyearsago.HelivedmostofhislifeinVienna,Austria,butendedhisdaysinLondon,soonafterthebeginningoftheSecondWorldWar.

Freudwasoneofthegreatexplorersofourtime.Butthenewworldsheexploredwereinsidemanhimself.Fortheunconsciousmindislikeadeepwell,fullofmemoriesandfeelings.Thesememoriesandfeelingshavebeenstoredtherefromthemomentofourbirth—perhapsevenbeforebirth.Ourconsciousmindhasforgottenthem.Wedonotsuspectthattheyarethereuntilsomeunhappyorunusualexperiencecausesustoremember,ortodreamdreams.Thensuddenlyweseeafacewehadforgottenlongago.Wefeelthesamejealousfearandbitterdisappointmentswefeltwhenwewerelittlechildren.

ThisdiscoveryofFreud'sisveryimportantifwewishtounderstandwhypeopleactastheydo.Fortheunconsciousforcesinsideusareatleastaspowerfulastheconsciousforcesweknowabout.Whydowechooseonefriendratherthananother?Whydoesonestorymakeuscryorlaughwhileanotherstorydoesn'taffectusatall?Perhapsweknowwhy.Ifwedon't,thereasonsmayliedeepinourunconsciousminds.

WhenFreudwasachildhewantedtobecomeagreatsoldierandwinhonorforhiscountry.AtthattimeAustriaandGermanywereatwarwitheachother.HisfatherusedtotakeSigmunddowntotherailwaystationtowatchthetrainscomeinfromthebattle-fields.Thetrainswerefullofwoundedsoldiers.Thereweremenwhohadlostaneye,anarmoralegfightinginthewar.Manyofthesoldiersweresufferinggreatpain.

YoungSigmundwatchedthewoundedmenastheyweremovedfromthetrainsintothehay-cartsthatcarriedthemtothehospital.Hewasverysorryforthem.Hepitiedthemsomuchthathesaidtotheteacherathisschool,"Letusboysmakebandagesforthepoorsoldiersasoursistersinthegirls'schooldo."

Eventhen,Freudcaredaboutthesufferingsofothers,soitisn'tsurprisingthathebecameadoctorwhenhegrewup.Likeotherdoctorshelearnedallaboutthewayinwhichthehumanbodyworks.Buthebecamemoreandmorecuriousaboutthehumanmind.HewenttoParistostudywithafamousFrenchdoctor,Chareot.Chareot'sspecialstudywasdiseasesofthemindandnerves.

Atthattimeitseemedthatnooneknewverymuchaboutthemind.Ifapersonwentmad,or'outofhismind',therewasnotmuchthatcouldbedoneaboutit.Therewaslittlehelporcomfortforthemadmanorhisfamily.Peopledidn'tunderstandatallwhatwashappeningtohim.Hadhebeenpossessedbyadevilorevilspirit?WasGodpunishinghimforwrongdoing?Oftensuchpeoplewereshutawayfromthecompanyofordinarycivilized

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Creativejusticeiswelcomedbythepublic.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

Gossipsarealwayswithanevilintention,andthestoriesarealwaysuntrue.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.Thegovernments'policestoattractnewresidentsandslowdepopulationprocessmightbecomefutileonce______.

13.

ThekeythatU.S.holdstospreaditscultureacrosstheworldisitsdominationof______.

14.

Additionalclinicaltrialsmighttakeupto______years.

15.

Birthratesdecline,andmortalityofyoungandadultsincreaseswhenthepopulationapproaches______.

16.

Hydrothermalventsareformedby______.

17.

Manypeoplemayrejectbilingualeducationsimplybecausetheydon'tlike

18.

TheauthorofabookonGoogleandanearlyadmirerJohnBattellethinksthat______.

A.hebecomesmorewaryduetoGoogle

B.Googlemakesmanyusersuneasy

C.hepersistsinsupportingGoogle

D.Googlecontrolsonesource

19.

Ultravioletradiationisknowntocauseskincancerandhasdamagingeffectson______.

20.

Thepaintingprocesscanaltogetherbebrokendowninto______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B10】

22.(25)

A.Heshouldhavemadeanappointment.

B.Heshouldhavecalledtocancelhisappointment.

C.Heshouldhavecomeforhisappointment.

D.Heshouldhavestayedathomeuntilhewaswell.

23.听力原文：M:Ineedtosendinanaccidentreport.TellmeinyourownwordsMrs.Nanthy.

W:Well,IwasdrivingalongJeffersonStreet,between19thand20thStreet.Iwasn'tgoingfastatall.Isawacarbackingoutofthedriveway.ItwasMrs.Kathywhodidn'tstopatall.Shehackedrightintome.

Q:Wheredidtheaccidenthappen?

(16)

A.Between19thand20thJeffersonStreet.

B.Between19thand20thJacksonStreet.

C.Between9thand10thJacksonStreet.

D.Between90thand91thJeffersonStreet.

24.SectionC

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

ThefamilyinBritainischanging.TheoncetypicalBritishfamilyheadedbytwoparentshas(36)______substantialchangesduringthetwentiethcentury.Inparticulartherehasbeenariseinthenumberofsingle-personhouseholds,which(37)______from18to29percentofallhouseholdsbetween1971and2002.

Bytheyear2020,itis(38)______thattherewillbemoresinglepeoplethan(39)______people.Fiftyyearsagothiswouldhavebeensocially(40)______inBritain.

Inthepast,peoplegotmarriedandstayedmarried.(41)______wasverydifficult,expensiveandtookalongtime.Today,people'sviewsonmarriagearechanging.Many(42)______,mostlyintheirtwentiesorthirties,livetogetherwithoutgettingmarried.Onlyabout60%ofthesecoupleswill(43)______getmarried.

Inthepast,peoplemarriedbeforetheyhadchildren,butnowabout40%ofchildreninBritainareborntounmarriedparents.In2000;(44)____________.Before1960thiswasveryunusual.Peoplearegenerallygettingmarriedatalateragenowandmanywomendonotwanttohavechildrenimmediately.(45)____________.Thenumberofsingle-parentfamiliesisincreasing.Thisismainlyduetomoremarriagesendingindivorce,(46)____________.

25.(40)

26.听力原文：M:Whydoyoualwaysaskustoputonslipperswhenwegointoyourapartment?

W:Itsaveswearandtearonthecarpet.

Q:Whydoesthewomanaskthemtowearslippers?

(13)

A.Tokeephercarpetclean.

B.Toprotecthercarpet.

C.Toavoidtrippingonthecarpet.

D.Tokeeptheirfeetwarm.

27.

【B3】

28.

【B9】

29.(16)

A.Enjoyable.B.Inspiring.C.Moving.D.Dull.

30.(45)

31.听力原文：W:Whyareyougivingmeaspeedingticket?Iwasgoingat40milesperhour.

M:Can'tyouseethenoticenearby?Itreads"10mphlimits".

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

(18)

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Policemananddriver.

D.Motherandson.

32.(18)

A.Sheisagainsttheman'splan.

B.Shethinksitneedsalotofmoney.

C.Theyneedsometimetothinkaboutit.

D.It'sgoodforhiscareerdevelopment.

33.听力原文：W:Aren'tyouleavingtomorrowforyourhoneymoonvacation?Hasallbeenpackedandreadytogo?

M:Notyet.Istillhavetostopbythedrugstoreandgetsomemedicinesforcarsickness.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

(17)

A.Theman'svacationhasbeenpostponed.

B.Themanmightbecarsick.

C.Themanisgoingtochangehismedicine.

D.Theman'swifeaskedhimtobuysomemedicineforher.

34.

【B2】

35.听力原文：W:Therestaurantdoesn'tseemtogetenoughcustomers.Ithinktheyshouldbedoingbetter,sincethere'snocompetitionalongthisstreet.

M:Iheardthey'rebreakingeven.So,fornowit'sprobablyworthwhiletokeepitrunning.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

(18)

A.Therestaurantislosingmoney.

B.Therestaurantshouldclosedown.

C.Therestaurantisneitherlosingmoneynorgaining.

D.Therestaurantismakingmoneydespitethefactthatithasnotmanycustomers.

36.听力原文：M：Arewomeneverseeninthemediatobesuperiortomen?

W：Veryrarely,infact．Andwhentheyareseentobebetter,orfaster，orstrongerthanmentheyarealsoseentobeafreak(反常的；稀罕的)．Youknow，someonewithsuperhumanpowers．Inotherwords，theyarenotseentobeanordinarypersonlikeyouorme．

M：Whydoyouthinkthisis?

W：(23)It'sprobablybecauseifpeopleknowit'stooridiculoustobetrue,thentheyarenotgoingtobelieveit．Thiswayitwon'tharmmen'simage．

M：Sowhat'stheInternetlike?

W：(24)Infact．IthinktheInternetisprobablytheworstofallthemedia．Idon'tknowwhyexactly,butIthinkitisprobablybecausethereislittleornocontrolovertheInternet．Instead，theInternetisseenasatypeofno-man'sland，ifyoulike．Thatistosayit'snotactuallyownedbyoneperson,oronecompany．ThereforepeoplearefreetoputwhateverinformationontlieInternettheywant．

M：SowouldyousaythenthatinformationontheInternetshouldbesupervised?

W：IthinkthereshouldbesomecontrolovertheInternetbecausesomeoftheimagesaredangerous．

M：Dangerous?I'mafraidyoumightbeexaggeratingaboutit．

W：Notreally,indeed．ForadultsIguessit'snotsuchabigproblembecausematurepeopleareabletodecideforthemselveswhattobelieveandwhatnottobelieve．(25)Butchildrenareadifferentmatter．Theyacceptinformationthatispresentedtothemwithouquestioningthatinformationorconsideringtheconsequencesofbelievingit．Inotherwords，childrenbelievewhattheysee,orwhattheyaretold．

M：Yes，itisreallyabigproblem．

(20)

A.Becausewomenaresuperiorinreallife.

B.Becausemenwanttokeeptheirimage.

C.Becausewomencan'tbebetterthanmen.

D.Becausenobodybelieveswomen'spower.

37.(21)

A.It'soverpriced.

B.Itmakespeoplecrazy.

C.It'sdifferentfromothercoffeehouses'coffee.

D.AllthecoffeeisfromBrazil.

38.【B1】

39.

【B6】

40.(32)

A.Englishlearningatschoolusuallytakesalongtime.

B.MoreandmorepeoplewanttolearnEnglishnowadays.

C.ItisnotnecessaryformanypeopletogotoEnglishspeakingcountriestolearnEnglish.

D.ItismoredifficulttolearnEnglishquicklythantolearnitslowly.

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

Wasitaheorashe?(Para.2)maybereplacedby______.

A.Whodidit?

B.Whowasthepersonwhowroteit?

C.Didheorshewriteit?

D.Wasitwrittenbyamanorawoman?

42.

InParagraph4,theword"Rusken"mostprobablymeans______.

A.atrafficpolicewhodirectsthetraffic

B.abadexampletogiveacaution

C.onepersonwhobreaksthetrafficregulations

D.thedriverlovedbythepassengers

43.Theauthorsuggeststhatmenwouldnotpass______towomenevenifitwasintrouble.

44.

【C8】

45.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

SmugglerstrytobringillegalitemsintotheUnitedStateseveryday.Peoplewhotraveltoforeigncountriessometimestrytoavoidpayingdutytaxesonitemsthey(47)______onvacation.Somepeopletrytoenterourcountry(48)______.Whopreventsthesethingsfromhappening?ThisisthejobofU.S.CustomsInspectors

Customsofficialsworkat(49)______pointstoAmerica.Thisincludesairports,seaports,andourborderswithMexicoandCanada.TheyworktopreventpeoplefromillegallyenteringAmericafrom,(50)______countriesandinspectitemsbroughtintotheUnitedStates.Theyalsoworktopreventillegaldrugsand(51)______fromcomingtoAmerica.Inspectorsmustbevery(52)______.Manytricksareusedtosmugglebothpeopleanditemsintoourcountry.

AmericancitizenswhotraveltootherCountriesalso(53)______customsofficials.Whenpeopletravel,theymaypurchaseitemstobringhome.Thismerchandisemustbe(54)______.Customsofficialsinspectitemsandreceiptstoassessadutytax.ApersonmaybringeighthundreddollarworthofmerchandiseintoAmericawithoutpayingadutytax.Somepeopletrytohideexpensiveitemstoavoidpayingthistax.SometimespeopletrytobringbanneditemstotheU.S.Ourlaws(55)______certaintypesofplants,foods,animals,andproductsfromcomingintoourcountry.Theselawsareforour(56)______.Plantsandfoodsmaycarryharmfulinsectsordiseases.Customsofficialscheckcarefullytomakesurepropertaxesarepaidandbanneditemsdonotcomeintoourcountry.

WordBank:

A.encounterI.entry

B.protectionJ.terrorists

C.dangerousK.honest

D.observantL.foreign

E.illegallyM.prohibit

F.environmentN.freely

G.purchaseO.declared

H.protected

46.

Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.

A.MedicalPractice

B.CleverAdvertising

C.Self-Medication

D.Self-Treatment

47.

AccordingtotheNAS'sreport,oneoftheproblemsinend-of-lifecareis______.

A.prolongedmedicalprocedures

B.inadequatetreatmentofpain

C.systematicdrugabuse

D.insufficienthospitalcare

48.

Internetprovides______.

A.consumerswithinternationalbusinessopportunities

B.subscriberswithacheapandefficientlink

C.formalrolestooverseeitsusers

D.telecommunicationsservicestousers

49.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Astheautomobileindustryshedsjobs,itcomesasgoodnewsthatoverthelastdecadeorsotheInternethascreated1.2millionjobs,manypayinghighersalariesthanaverage,anewstudyfinds.

Internetbusinesscontributes2.1%,or$300billion,tothetotalGDPoftheU.S.AndITandrelatedonlinebusinessmaybefaringbetterinthisrecessionthantheydidinthedotcombubbleof2000-2002,stillgrowingrevenuebutatslowerpace.

Consumersarenowmaking10Xoftheirretailpurchasesonline,withtheexceptionofgroceries,ontheInternet,andInternet-basedadvertisinghasincreasedfour-foldsince2002tomorethan$20billion,saidJohnDeighton,aprofessorofbusinessadministrationatHarvardBusinessSchool,andoneoftheauthorsofthestudyalongwithHamiltonConsultantsInc.

Thestudy,consideredindependent,attemptstomeasuretheso-calledInterneteconomy.ItwaspreparedfortheInternetAdvertisingBureau(IAB.inNewYork,whichrepresentsavarietyofInternetandmediacompanies.

Itdoesnotraisepolicyimplications,butIABofficialssaidthedatawillhelpthemmakethecaseforselfregulationonissuessuchasprivacy.RandallRothenberg,presidentandCEOofIAB,saidthereportisthe"firstrigorous,comprehensivelookatthesize,scopeandimpactoftheinteractiveadvertisingecosystem."

Deightonsaidthefindingcouldhelpmakethecaseforamoveawayfromemployer-basedhealthcare,whichhecalledsomethingoutoftheMiddleAges,toasystemthatisgoodforpeopletostartnewbusinesseswithouthavingtoprovidehealthcoverage.

Thestudy'sjobestimateisbasedonpeoplewhoworkdirectlyinbuildingormaintainingtheInternet'sinfrastructure,conductadvertisingandcommerceoverit,andotherdirectuses.ThenumberofindirectjobssupportedbyInternet-relatedactivitiesmayraisethetotalnumberofjobsby1.54million,ortoslightlymorethan3millionsupportedjobs.

E-commercecompanies,aswellasthosethatdeliverthephysicalgoods,werethemajoremployers,withmorethan500,000ofthe1.2millionjobs.Internetserviceprovidersfollowedat181,000.Content-relatedemploymentwasestimatedatnearly60,000,andsoftwareasaservice,31,500.

JohnYaglenski,whorunstheindependentWaltDisneyWorldtravelinformationsiteI,alongwith35volunteers,wasattheannouncementtodayandsaidthatthatregulationthatimposesnewrequirementsandrestrictsinformationcollectioncouldhaveaseriousimpact.

Yaglenskisaidhehasprivacypoliciesclearlyoutlinedonhissiteandbelievestheindustrycanregulateitself."Ifthegovernmentstepsinandregulatestheindustrytothedegreethatithasdoneinsomeotherareas,itcouldreallyaffectourlivelihood,"hesaid.

Whichkindofbusinessperformswellduringthiseconomicrecessionaccordingtothepassage?

50.Whydofood-bornepathogensinAustraliashowlowdragresistance?

51.

Stanleythoughtthat______wastoblameforthecities'collapseinthemiddleoftheeighthcenturyA.D.

52.

What'stherelationshipbetweensocialnetworkandtechnologynetworknowadays?

53.lfyoudonotpayyourcardoffeverymonth,______.

A.yourrewardscardsarefreemoney

B.youhavetopayanannualfee

C.yourrewardisoutweighedbyinterest

D.nocompaniespayrewards

54.

Inmanyindustrializedcountries,themostcommonfood-bornediseaseis______.

55.

Theword"superfluous"(Para.3)mostprobablymeans______.

A.indispensableB.availableC.surplusD.supplementary

56.AccordingtoBennis,thetraitsharedbyleadersconsistsof______.

A.toplevelsofintelligenceandeducationanddevotion

B.remarkableabilitytoencouragepeoplewithloyaltyandhope

C.strikingqualifiesofgoingthroughserioustrialsandsufferings

D.strongpersonalitiesthatarouseadmirationandconfidence

57.

WhatdidthecourtthinkoftheEPA'sexcusesforitsinaction?

A.ThecourtdeniedtheEPA'sexcusesassufficientforitsinaction.

B.Itremainedundecidedwhetherthecourtacceptedtheexcuses.

C.Thecourtthoughttheexcusesaresimilartothatofcoal-firedpowerplants.

D.ThecourtwillexaminetheEPA'sexcusesfurther.

58.SectionB

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

Areorganicallygrownfoodsthebestfoodchoices?Theadvantagesclaimedforsuchfoodsoverconventionallygrownandmarketedfoodproductsarenowbeingdebated.Advocatesoforganicfoods—atermwhosemeaningvariesgreatly—frequentlyproclaimthatsuchproductsaresaferandmorenutritiousthanothers.

ThegrowinginterestofconsumersinthesafetyandnutritionalqualityofthetypicalNorthAmericandietisawelcomedevelopment.However,muchofthisinteresthasbeensparkedbysweepingclaimsthatthefoodsupplyisunsafeorinadequateinmeetingnutritionalneeds.Althoughmostoftheseclaimsarenotsupportedbyscientificevidence,thepreponderanceofwrittenmaterialadvancingsuchclaimsmakesitdifficultforthegeneralpublictoseparatefactfromfiction.Asaresult,claimsthateatingadietconsistingentirelyoforganicallygrownfoodspreventsorcuresdiseaseorprovidesotherbenefitstohealthhavebecomewidelypublicizedandfromthebasisforfolklore.

Almostdailythepublicisbesiegedbyclaimsfor"noaging"diets,newvitamins,andotherwonderfoods.Thesearenumerousunsubstantiatedreportsthatnaturalvitaminsaresuperiortosyntheticones,thatfertilizedeggsarenutritionallysuperiortounfertilizedeggs,thatuntreatedgrainsarebetterthanfumigatedgrains,andthelike.

Onethingthatmostorganicallygrownfoodproductsseemtohaveincommonisthattheycostmorethanconventionallygrownfoods.Butinmanycasesconsumersaremislediftheybelieveorganicfoodscanmaintainhealthandprovidebetternutritionalqualitythanconventionallygrownfoods.Sothereisarealcauseforconcernifconsumers,particularlythosewithlimitedincomes,distrusttheregularfoodsupplyandbuyonlyexpensiveorganicfoodsinstead.

Theword"advocates”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningtowhichofthefollowing?

A.Consumers.B.Merchants.C.Inspectors.D.Proponents.

59.

ConsumerpsychologyinAmericais______thatofconsumersinGreatBritainaccordingtooneinvestigation.

A.somewhatdifferentfrom

B.exactlythesameas

C.muchbetterthan

D.notasgoodas

60.

Whatistheadvantageofprivatecollectorsoverpublicinstitutionsforcontemporarywork?

A.Theycanchoosefromawiderarrayofartworks.

B.Theycangainhugefinancialprofitfromthework.

C.Theycanconcentratemuchoftheimportantwork.

D.Theycan