2022-2023年辽宁省锦州市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年辽宁省锦州市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Themostimportantfactorthatleadstohungerindevelopingcountriesis______.

A.lostcrops

B.globalgreenhouseeffect

C.economiccrisis

D.poverty

2.

Generalizedanxietydisordercanbecausedlargelyby______.

A.people'sworries,uncertainties,endfears

B.theeconomicandsocialproblems

C.somespecificphenomenon

D.individualcircumstances

3.Thatriversareusedasopensewersforcitywastescauses______andeutrophication.

4.

Duringthe1900s,manufacturing______cottonfarming,andSavannah'sshippingindustrycontinuedtogrow.

5.Thedisabilityinsuranceobtainedbytheemployeebenefitsplanis______.

A.notenoughforadecentliving

B.quiteenoughforadecentliving

C.betterthanthesalarybyworkingregularly

D.asequalasyouroriginalweeklysalary

6.

Inthe"map-and-compass"theory,thecompasscomponentgives______—north,south,east,west.

7.

WhatistheNeighborhoodMarketstore?

A.Wal-Mart'smajorcompetitor.

B.Wal-Mart'retaildivision.

C.Wal-Mart'smostprofitingdepartment.

D.Wal-Mart'sclosestpartner.

8.

NotallpeoplethinkAmericanculturewillbedurableenoughtomeet______.

9.

TheGiantPandasaremostactiveinthemorningand______.

10.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

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

WhatWillWeDoforWork

Ibelievethat90%ofwhite-collarjobsintheU.S.willbeeitherdestroyedoralteredbeyondrecognitioninthenext10to15years.That'sacatastrophicprediction,giventhat90%ofusareengagedinwhite-collarworkofonesortoranother.Evenmostmanufacturingjobsthesedaysareconnectedtosuchwhite-collarservicesasfinance,humanresourcesandengineering.

ItalkedtoanoldLondonloadersometimeback.Heallowedthatin1970ittook108guysaboutfivedaystounloadatimbership.Thencamecontainerization.Thecomparabletasktodaytakeseightfolksoneday.Thatis,a98.5%reductioninman-days,from540totaltojusteight.

Thistimetheproductivityaimstoreconstruct—makethatdeconstruct—thewhite-collarworld.Infact,Iseeafive-sidedmovementthatwillbringtomyapparentlyfantastic"90%in10years"prediction.

FIRSTtheDestructiveNatureoftheCurrentFlavorofCompetition,DotcomCompany.

Sure,mostwillfail.Butthesurvivorswillexertenormouspressure—fast!—ontheBigGuys.WhenanAmazonoraCharlesSchwabmovesintoyourneighborhood,you'vegotmomentstoreact.OrtakekingentrepreneurJimClarkofNetscapefame.Hislatestventure,Healtheon/WebMD,intendstosqueezehundredsofbillionsofdollarsofwasteoutofthehealth-caresystem.Thesenewfirmsaimtocreatenothinglessthanhavocinthetheatersinwhichtheyoperate.

SECONDEnterpriseSoftware.

It'sanameforthetoolsthatwillhookupeveryaspectofabusiness'sinnards'internalorgans—personnel,production,sales,accounting—andthenhookupallthathooked-upstufftotherestofthe"family"ofsuppliersandthesuppliers'suppliersandwholesalersandretailersandendusers.

Theyareyournightmare,these"white-collarrobots."ThecomplexproductsfromGermansoftwaregiantSAPwilldotoyourcompany'sinternalorgansexactlywhatrobotsandcontainerizationdidtotheblue-collarworldin1960.Installingthesetoolsisnoteasy.Thetechnicalpartisdistressing;thepoliticsaredreadful.Whentheblue-collarrobotsarrived,theunionsrevoltedagainstit.Thistimeit'smanagementofficialwhoareopposingtechnologicalchange.Why?Thesetoolsthreatentheircomfortablestatus,carefullycraftedoverseveralgenerations.

Buttherobotsdidcome.Andtheytriumphed.

THIRDOutsourcing.

M.I.T.'sNo.1computerprofessor,MichaelDertouzos,saidIndiacouldeasilyboostitsGDPbyatrilliondollarsinthenextfewyearsperformingsecretwhite-collartasksforWesterncompanies.Heguessedthat50millionjobsfromthewhite-collarWestcouldgosouthtoIndia,whosepopulationhit1billionlastweek.Theaverageannualsalaryforeachofthose50millionnewIndianworkers:$20,000.

FOURTHtheWeb.

Ford,GMandDaimlerChryslerannounceararecombination.Theywilllinkalltheirtensofthousandsofsuppliersintoasingle,Internet-basednetwork.Thisentitywillinclude$250billionannuallyofsuppliers'products(andperhapsanadditional$500billionofthosesuppliers'products).Inshort,everypennyofwastewillbecompressedfromthehugeprocurementsystem.Theordercyclewillspeedupdramatically.Medibuyaimsforthesamehattrickinmedicalsupplies,DigitalThinkintraining,CarStationintheauto-body-

A.98.5%B.90%C.50%D.37%

11.

Telegraphoperationisalessstressful,lessattention-demandinginformation-technologyjobincomparisonwithcomputeroperation.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Oftenassociatedwithcrudeoil,naturalgasisprincipallymadeupof__________________andotherhydrocarbongases.

13.

BasedonMs.Fay'sadvice,weknowthatanemergingspecialtywithstronggrowthinjobsexpectedmightbe______.

14.

NotonlyistheentireSwedenIceHotelstructuremadetotallyoflee,butallofthedecorationsfoundwithinarealsoconstructedfromice.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Thedisadvantagesassociatedwithautomationare______and______anditspotentialdangers.

16.

Forthegeneticfallacy,thereisreferencetotheindividual'spersonalabilities.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

______,artificialdiscoperationisconsideredabetteroptionthanthetraditionalfusionsurgery.

A.Givingpatientsgreatermobilityandquickerrecovery

B.Suitableforeveryback-painsufferers

C.Beinglessinvasiveandcostly

D.Withfewerpost-operationsideeffects

18.

Apersonwithlittlesleepthenightbeforehisspeechmayshowthat______.

A.hehasnospeakingexperience

B.hedidn'tpreparethespeechcarefully

C.hewasquitenervousaboutthespeech

D.hegotnosuggestionsfromotherspeakers

19.Madagascar

Thereareatleast8millionuniquespeciesoflifeontheplanet,ifnetfarmore,andyoucouldbeforgivenforbelievingthatallofthemcanbefoundinAndasibe.WalkingthroughthisrainforestinMadagascarislikesteppingintothelibraryoflife.SunlightseepsthroughthesilkyfringesoftheRavenealouvelii,anendangeredpalm(棕榈树)found,likesomuchelseonthisAfricanisland,nowhereelse.

MadagascarwhichseparatedfromIndia80millionto100millionyearsagobeforeeventuallysettlingoffthesoutheasterncoastofAfrica,isinmanywaysanEarthapart.AllthattimeingeographicisolationmadeMadagascaraDarwinianplayground,itsanimalsandplantsevolvingintoformsutterlyoriginal.Some90%oftheisland'splantsandabout70%ofitsanimalsarcendemic,meaningthattheyarcfoundonlyinMadagascar.Butwhatmakeslifeontheislanduniquealsomakesituniquelyvuhnerable,whichmeansifwelosetheseanimalsonMadagascar,they'regoneforever.

Thatlossseemslikelierthaneverbecausetheanimalsareunderthreatasneverbefore.Oncelushlyforested,Madagascarhasseenmorethan80%ofitsoriginalvegetationcutdownorburnedsincehumansarrivedatleast1500yearsago,fragmentinghabitatsandleavinganimalseffectivelyhomeless.Uncheckedhuntingwipedoutanumberoflargespecies,andtodaymining,loggingandenergyexplorationthreatenthosethatremain.IthasanareathesizeofNewJerseyinMadagascarthatisstillunderforest,andallthisincrediblediversityiscrammedintoit.

Madagascarisaconservationhotspotatermforaregionthatisverybiodiverseandparticularlythreatened--andwhilethatmakestheislandspecial,itishardlyalone.Conservationistsestimatethatextinctionsworldwideareoccurringatapacethatisupto1000timesasgreatashistory'sbackgroundratebeforehumanbeingsbeganscattering.Worse,thatdie-offcouldbeaccelerating.

PriceofExtinction

Therehavebeenfiveextinctionwavesintheplanet'shistory—includingthePermian(二叠纪的)extinction250millionyearsago,whenanestimated70%ofallterrestrialanimalsand96%ofallmarinecreaturesvanished,and,mostrecently,theCretaceous(白垩纪的)event65million),earsago,whichendedthereignofthedinosaurs.Thoughscientistshavedirectlyassessedtheviabilityoffewerthan3%oftheworld'sdescribedspecies,thesamplepollingofanimalpopulationssofarsuggeststhatwemayhaveenteredwhatwillbetheplanet'ssixthgreatextinctionwave.Andthistimethecauseisn'tanunsteadyplanetorvolcanoes.It'sus.

Throughourgrowingnumbers,ourthirstfornaturalresourcesand,mostofall,climatechange--which,byonereckoning,couldhelpcarryoff20%to30%ofallspeciesbeforetheendofthecentury--we'reshapinganEarththatwillbebiologicallyexhausted.A2008assessmentbythe:InternationalUnionforConservationofNaturefoundthatnearly1in4mammalsworldwidewereatriskforextinction,includingendangeredspecies.Overfishingandacidificationoftheoceansarethreateningmarinespeciesasdiverseasthecorals.

Scaryforconservationists,yes.butthequestionarises:Whyshoulditmattertotherestofus?Afterall,nearlyallthespeciesthatwereeveraliveinthepastaregonetoday.Evolutiondemandsextinction.Whenwe'reusingthetermextinctiontotalkaboutthefateoftheUSautoindustry,doesitreallymatterifwelosespeciesliketheYangtzeRiverdolphinandthegoldentoad,allofwhichhaveeffectivelydisappearedinrecentyears?Whatdocsthelossofafewspeciesamongmillionsmatter?

Foronething,we'reanimalstoo,dependentonthisplanetlikeeveryotherform.oflife.Themorespecieslivinginanecosystem,thehealthierandmoreproductiveitis,whichmattersforus--arecentstudybytheWorldWildlifeFund(WWF)e

A.Atleast8millionuniquespeciesoflife.

B.Morethan8millionuniquespeciesoflife.

C.Alibraryoflifeontheplanet.

D.Akindofpalmwhichcanbefoundnowhere.

20.

Inthe18thcentury,ittookalotofphysicallabourtotrimanacreoflawn.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：M：Howareyournewneighbors,Nancy?

W：Theyseemniceenough,buttheyhaveasonwho'sdrivingmecrazy

M:Whatdoyoumean?

W:Hecomeshomeeverynightaround10withhiscarwindowsrolleddownandhisradioblaring.Itstopsassoonasheturnsthecaroff.ButbythenBrianandLisaarewideawake.

M:Oh,no.

W:Oh,yes.Sometimesittakesustillmidnightjusttogetthemtosettledownagain.

M:Haveyoutriedtalkingtothem?

W:Wehaven'tevenreallymetthemyetexcepttosayaquickhallo.Ihatetogetoffonthewrongfoot.

M:Youarenotgoingtolikethemwhenyoudomeetthemifyoukeeponsimmering.

W:Iknow,butIfeelstupidcomplaining.It'snotasthoughhe'sblastinghisstereoallnight.

M:Yousaidyourselfitisdrivingyoucrazy.

W:Well,YouknowhowearlyIhavetogetuptobehereattheoffice,I'mjustnotgettingenoughsleepandneitherarethekids.They'resoirritablewhenIgethomeintheafternoon.

M:Maybeyoucouldgoovertheresometimewithalittlegift:aplantfortheyardorsomething.Thenyoucouldasktheirsonwhethertheyhaveanyotherchildrenandthey'llbesuretoaskaboutyours.

W:Yeah,andthenwhat?

M:Thenyoucouldmentionthatthehardestthingatthisstageisgettingyourkidstogotosleepatnight.

W:Andkeepingthemintheasleep.

M:That'stheidea.Andyoushoulddoitsoon.Thelongeryouwait,theharderitwillbetodopolitely.

(20)

A.Hedrivestoofast.

B.Heplayshisguitartooloudly.

C.Hisradiowakesherchildrenup.

D.Hisfriendsaretoonoisy.

22.听力原文：F:Weneedafourthplayerfortennisthismorning.Doyouwanttojoinus?

M:I'vegotaclassatten.ButJudie'sfreeandshe'sreallygood.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

(18)

A.Waitforhimuntilhefinisheshisclass.

B.InviteJudietoplayinstead.

C.Cancelthegameandstayathome.

D.Gotoattendtheclasswithhim.

23.(24)

A.Getmorefundingfortheirgroup.

B.Scheduleameetingwithcollegeadministrators.

C.Securemorestudentparkingspaces.

D.Preserveanopenspaceoncampus.

24.SectionB

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

听力原文：(26)AnelementaryschoolbusdriverpulledintoagasstationinOhiobecausehehadtousethebathroom.Insteadofturningofftheengineandtakingthekeywithhim,thedriverleftthebusrunning.Therewere20kidsonthebus.Thedrivertoldapoliceofficerthatitwascoldoutside,andhedidn'twantthekidstogetchillywhilehewasusingthebathroom.Butheforgottosettheemergencybrakebecausehewasinahurry.

Thebusslowlystartedrollingawayfromthegasstation.Asthebuspickedupspeed,thekidsbeganyellingandscreaming.(27)Ten-year-oldJakeranforwardtothedriver'sseatandgrabbedthesteeringwheel.Hepressedhardonthebrakepedalandmanagedtostopthebusasitapproachedaguardmiloverlookingariver.Jaketurnedofftheengine.Afterthecopsarrivedatthescene,theycongratulatedJakeonhisheroiceffort.

Jakewasn'timpressedwithwhathehaddone.Hethoughtstoppingthebuswaseasycomparedtoplayinghisfavoriteactionvideogame.Thebusdriver,walkingalongthehighwaywhenarrestedbythepolice,wasinitiallychargedwith"leavingachildunattendedwhilemotorvehicleisrunning."Whilethatisonlyaminordrivingviolation,thecountydistrictattorneysaidhehopedtoupgradethechargebecauseofthenumberofchildreninvolved.

(28)Thedistrictattorneybelievethatwhateverthedriverischargedwith,thedriverwillneverdriveabusinthiscountyagain.

(27)

A.Becausehewantedtorefuelthebus.

B.Becausehewantedtohavearest.

C.Becausehewantedtorelievehimself.

D.Becausehewantedtohaveameal.

25.(25)

A.Knowthelimitofyourtemper.

B.Tellthemdon'tdothesamethingsagain.

C.Givethemrewardtobehavewell.

D.Pretendtobeunawareofwhathappened.

26.(26)

A.At10:00.B.At8:00.C.At7:30.D.At8:30.

27.(21)

A.Stayandnegotiateormove.

B.MoveclosertotheUniversityornearthesubway.

C.Fightforasmallincreasesoracceptsanincreaseoffer.

D.Thereisnochoice.

28.

【B7】

29.

【B11】

30.(31)

A.Otherlivingthingschangetheirenvironmentwhilemandoesn't.

B.Manaltershisenvironmentwhileheisadaptedtoit,butotherlivingthingsdonot.

C.Otherlivingthingsisnotonlyadaptedtotheirenvironmentbutalsoaltersit.

D.Manisonlyadaptedtotheenvironmentbuthedoesn'talterit.

31.SectionB

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

听力原文：Therearethreekindsofgoals,short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.Shorttermgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossiblymonths.Itshouldberememberedthatjustabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,ourlong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.

Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschool,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouraged.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.

Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.

(27)

A.Twoyears.

B.Long-termgoals.

C.Currentactivities.

D.Thegoalsthathavebeencompleted.

32.(35)

A.Theylikeplayingwithdolls.

B.Theylikethenewthings.

C.Theylikeplayingcardswithothers.

D.Theylikedrawingandmakingthings.

33.(36)

A.Thefuelischeap.

B.Theycanbestoppedandreignite.

C.Theyarecheaptobuild.

D.Theymustbeusedsoonafterfueling.

34.听力原文：W:Kevin,Youarehavinganothercupofcoffee?That'syourthirdsincelunch.

M:(20)Yeah.Well,Istayedupallnightreviewingformyhistoryexam.Icouldn'tkeepmyeyesopeninmylastclass.I'mhavingthiscoffeesoIcanstayawakethisafternoon.

W:Don'tyouknowthatdrinkingtoomuchcoffeeisharmful?

M:Whatdoyoumeanharmful?

W:Well,foronethingitmaycauseheartdisease.

M:(21)Butmostoftheresearchaboutthelinkbetweencoffeeandtheheartdiseaseisnotsopersuasive.Theconclusionisnotsodefinite.

W:Butcoffeehascaffeine,whichisaddictive.

M:Youcan'tbecomeaddictedtocaffeinelikeotherdrugs.

W:En,youcan.Don'tyouknowthatpeoplewhoaredeprivedofcaffeinesufferwithsymptoms,especially,headaches?

M:Onecureforheadaches,oddlyenough,iscaffeine.Haven'tyouevernoticedthatmanydrugsforcuringheadacheusecaffeineasoneoftheiringredients?Besides,coffeehelpsmeworkfaster.

W:(22)Studieshaveshownthatcoffeemakesyouworkfasterbutnotnecessarilybetter.Youmayfinishyourexaminashorterperiodoftimebutyouwon'thavefewererrors.

M:Youknow,thatCoca-Colayouaredrinkinghascaffeineinit,too.

W:But12ouncesofcokehasonlyhalfthecaffeineofa5ouncescupofcoffee.Andacupofteahaslessthanthat.

M:ButIlikethetasteofcoffee.

W:Youcoulddrinkdecal,whichhasmuchlesscaffeine.

M:Decaldoesn'thaveasmuchflavorasregularcoffee.BesidesIwantsomethingthatwillkeepmealertinclass.

W:Well,youarestubborn.

(23)

A.Theeffectsofcaffeine.

B.Somecausesofheadaches.

C.Howtodowellonexams.

D.Problemswiththestudentcafeteria.

35.听力原文：M:Excuseme,I'mlookingforsomebooksforprofessorJohnson'scourse.

W:I'mafraidtheyarenotavailable.You'llhavetoorderthem,anditwilltakethepublisherthreeweekstoshipthemtous.

Q:Wheredidthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

(14)

A.Atanews-stand.

B.Inthecollegebookstore.

C.Inthelibrary.

D.Atadepartmentstore.

36.

【B3】

37.

【B5】

38.听力原文：W:ProfessorAndrewturnedadeafeartoourrequest.

M:Youmeanwecan'tmmintheassignmentafewdayslater?

Q:WhatdidtheyprobablyaskProfessorAndrewtodo?

(18)

A.Canceltheirassignment.

B.Allowthemtohandintheirassignmentafewdayslater.

C.Helpthemtowritepartoftheassignment.

D.Explaintothemwhattheassignmentwas.

39.听力原文：M:ThoseweresuchfunnystoriesTomtoldlastnight.Hewaslikeatotallydifferentguy.

W:Yeah,really.Heisnormallysoserious.Whatdoyouthinkbroughtallthatoutofhim?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

(16)

A.Thestoriesprobablyweren'ttrue.

B.Tomusuallydoesn'ttellfunnystories.

C.She'ssurprisedTomwassoseriouslastnight.

D.ShewantstoknowwhereTomheardthestories.

40.

【B6】

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

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

Moviedirectorssometimesshoottwoendingstoafilm,undecidedaboutwhichtouseuntiltheverylastminute.IntheCasablancaeveryoneknows,IngridBergmanleavesHumphreyBogart,butinanotherendingBogartgotthegirl.

Insomeways,itfeelslikewe'reinthemiddleofamoviemadebysomederanged(疯狂的)economist,andwedon'tknowyetifwe'regoingtogetthehappyendingorthesadone.DoestheriseofIndiaandotherdevelopingcountriessupercharge(提高)globalgrowth,orwillallthenewcompetitionpulldownwagesintheindustrializedworld?IsthisperiodgoingtobetitledTheBrightDawnorTheBigSqueeze?

Certainlyforworkersintheindustrializedworld,thelatestsignsaretroubling.Profitsseemtobeoutpacingwagesjustabouteverywhere.Asaresult,fromJapantotheU.S.toEurope,laborisgettingasmallershareoftheeconomicpie.Thenumbersareprettystraightforward:InJapan,theshareofnationalincomegoingtoworkersdroppedfrom53.1%in2001to51.1%intheyearendingwiththefirstquarterof2005.IntheU.S.,theemployeeshareofgrossdomesticincomedroppedfrom58%to56.8%.InWesternEurope,workers'shareofnationalincomedroppedfrom51.7%in2001to50.5%attheendof2004,beforebouncingupabitinthelatestquarter.

Anobvious—andpessimistic—explanationforthisbroaddeclineistheintensificationofglobalcompetition,forcingformerlyprivilegedworkersinadvancedcountriestoacceptalowerstandardofliving.HarvardeconomistRichardFreemanhasarguedthattheentryofChina,India,andtheformerSovietcountriesintotheglobaleconomyhaseffectivelydoubledthesizeoftheworld'sworkforce.Asaresult,laborisrelativelyabundant,capitalisrelativelyscarce,thereturnstolaborgodown,andthereturnstocapitalgoup.

"Havingtwiceasmanyworkersandnewlythesameamountofcapitalplacesgreatpressureonlabormarketsthroughouttheworld",writesFreeman.That"shiftsthebalanceofpowerinmarketstowardcapital,asmoreworkerscompeteforworkingthatcapital."

Thisistheunhappyendingtotheglobaleconomystory.However,thenumbersarealsoconsistentwithanother,muchmoreupbeat(乐观的)ending.ItcouldbethatcorporaterestructuringeffortsinJapanandEuropearefinallytakinghold,leadingtohigherprofitsandfasterproductivitygrowth,evenasU.S.companiescontinuetheireffortstoboostefficiency.Anditcouldbethatthere'sjustalagbeforetheproductivitygainsgetpassedontoworkersintheform.ofhigherwages.

So,willwegetthehappyendingorthesadending?There'snowayoftellingyet—buthey,whatfunisamoviewithapredictableending?

SimilartothestoryinthemovieCasablanca,theworldeconomy______.

A.isexperiencingdramaticchanges

B.issetincomplicatedpoliticalfactors

C.involvesfiercecompetitionbetweendifferentparties

D.isdevelopingintotwopossibleoppositedirections

42.【S4】

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Computerscienceisnotonlyacomparativelyyoungfield,butalsoonethathashadtoproveitisreallyscience.SkepticsinacademiawouldoftensaythatafterAlanTuringdescribedtheconceptofthe"universalmachine"inthelate1930's—heideathatacomputerintheorycouldbemadetodotheworkofanykindofcalculatingmachine,includingthehumanbrain—allthatremainedtobeclonewasmereengineering.

Themoregenerousperspectivetodayisthatdecadesofstunninglyrapidadvancesinprocessingspeed,storageandnetworking,alongwiththedevelopmentofincreasinglycleversoftware,havebroughtcomputingintoscience,businessandcultureinwaysthatwerebarelyimaginedyearsago.Thequantitativechangesdeliveredthroughsmartengineeringopenedthedoortoqualitativechanges.

Computingchangeswhatcanbeseen,simulatedanddone.Soinscience,computingmakesitpossibletosimulateclimatechangeandunravelthehumangenome(基因组).Inbusiness,low-costcomputing,theInternetanddigitalcommunicationsaretransformingtheglobaleconomy.Inculture,theartifactsofcomputingincludetheiPodandcomputer-animatedmovies.What'snext?Thatwasthesubjectofasymposium(研讨会)inWashingtonheldbytheComputerScienceandTelecommunicationsBoard.JosephF.Traub,theboard'schairmanandaprofessoratColumbiaUniversity,titledthesymposium"2016".

ComputerscientistsfromacademiaandcompanieslikeIBMandGooglediscussedtopicsincludingsocialnetworks,digitalimaging,onlinemediaandtheimpactonworkandemployment.Butmosttalkstouchedontwobroadthemes:theimpactofcomputingwillgodeeperintothesciencesandspreadmoreintothesocialsciences,andpolicyissueswillloomlarge,asthetechnologybecomesmorepowerfulandmorepervasive.

Socialnetworksarepre-technologicalcreationsthatsociologistshavebeenanalyzingfordecades.HoweverwiththeriseoftheInternet,socialnetworksandtechnologynetworksarebecominginextricablylinked,sothatbehavior.insocialnetworkscanbetrackedonascaleneverbeforepossible.

Thenewsocial-and-technologynetworksthatcanbestudiedincludee-mailpatterns,buyingrecommendationsoncommercialWebsiteslikeAmazon,messagesandpostingsoncommunitysiteslikeMySpaceandFacebook,andthediffusionofnews,opinions,fids,urbanmyths,productsandservicesovertheInternet.Socialnet-workingresearchpromisesarichtrove(珍藏品)formarketersandpoliticians,aswellassociologists,economists,anthropologists,psychologistsandeducators.

Whatisthemeaningofthe"universalmachine"?

44.

Whatcanyoulearnfromthesurveydonebythegovernment'sEqualitiesoffice?

A.Mostparentsfeeltheydon'thaveverygoodrelationshipwiththeirchildren.

B.Whenchildrengetolder,parentsdon'tneedtospendmuchtimewiththem

C.Mostparentssurveyedwantmoretimetohelpchildrenwiththeirhomework.

D.Mostparentsfavortheideaofhavingflexibleworkinghours.

45.Theauthor'stoneinthearticlecanbedescribedas______.

A.depressingB.urgentC.jokingD.mocking

46.

【C10】

47.

SomeAmericanstrytomakethemselvesfeellessguiltybyattributingthepovertyoftheworkingpeopleto______.

48.

Whydoestheauthorthinkalaundry,isnotnecessarilymorecostlythanusingwashing