2022-2023年陕西省西安市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022-2023年陕西省西安市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Dihydrogenmonoxidecanacceleratecorrosionandrusting,andcauseseverburnsandevendeathfrominhalation.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Ifyouwanttoanswerthe12questionshonestly,youshouldknowwhatmakesyounotblindlyblameyourdepartmentfor______.

3.

Therearefewgovernmentswhoarepreparedtoargueagainsttheideaofsustainabledevelopment.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

Apersonmightneed______caloriestomaintainahealthyconditioninaday.

A.nolessthan2,000

B.lessthan2,000

C.morethan2,000

D.roughlyabout2,000

5.

Oneoftheadvantagesofusinghydrogenasfuelisthatafterbeinguseditonlyproduces______.

6.

Thispassagediscussessomeofthe______wehaveinstoreforus.

7.Whentheinterviewerasksthequestionsaboutthepreviousboss,hewantstofindoutwhethertheintervieweeswould______.

8.

AtthenightofMonday,Decemberfifth,atthemeetingsthroughoutthecountry,blacksinMontgomeryagreedtorefusetogetoncitybusesuntilthecitybusesremovedtheir______.

9.Wal-Mart

Wal-Martismorethanjusttheworld'slargestretailer.Itisaneconomicforce,aculturalphenomenonandalightningrodforcontroversy.ItallstartedwithasimplephilosophyfromfounderSamWalton:Offershopperslowerpricesthantheygetanywhereelse.ThatbasicstrategyhasshapedWal-Mart'scultureanddriventhecompany'sgrowth.

NowthatWal-Martissohuge,ithasunprecedentedpowertoshapelabormarketsgloballyandchangethewayentireindustriesoperate.

HistoryofWal-Mart

SamWaltonopenedhisfirstfive-and-dimein1950.Hisvisionwastokeeppricesaslowaspossible.Evenifhismarginsweren'tasfatascompetitors,hefiguredhecouldmakeupforthatinvolume.Hewasright.

Intheearly1960s,WaltonopenedhisfirstWal-MartinRogers,Arkansas.Thecompanycontinuedtogrow,goingpublicin1970andaddingmorestoreseveryyear.In1990,Wal-MartsurpassedkeyrivalKmartinsize.Twoyearslater,itsurpassedSears.

Waltoncontinuedtodriveanoldpickuptruckandsharebudget-hotelroomswithcolleaguesonbusinesstrips,evenafterWal-Martmadehimveryrich.Hedemandedthathisemployeesalsokeepexpensestoabareminimum—amentalitythatisstillattheheartofWal-MartculturemorethanadecadeafterWalton'sdeath.Thecompanyhascontinuedtogrowrapidlyafterhisdeathin1992andnowoperatesfourretaildivisions—Wal-MartSupercenters,Wal-Martdiscountstores,NeighborhoodMarketstoresandSam'sClubwarehouses.

Wal-MartStrategy

Let'sstartwithtechnology.Wal-Martpushedtheretailindustrytoestablishtheuniversalbarcode,whichforcedmanufacturerstoadoptcommonlabeling.Thebarallowedretailerstogenerateallkindsofinformation—creatingasubtleshiftofpowerfrommanufacturerstoretailers.Wal-Martbecameespeciallygoodatexploitingtheinformationbehindthebarcode.Andthusitisconsideredapioneerindevelopingsophisticatedtechnologytotrackitsstockandcutthefatoutofitssupplychain.

Recently,Wal-Martbecamethefirstmajorretailertodemandmanufacturersuseradiofrequencyidentificationtechnology(RFID).Thetechnologyusesradiofrequenciestotransmitdatastoredonsmalltagsattachedtopallets(货盘)orindividualproducts.RFIDtagsholdsignificantlymoredatathanbarcodes.

Thefrugalculture,establishedbyWalton,alsoplaysintoWal-Mart'ssuccess.Thecompanyhasbeencriticizedfortherelativelypoorwagesandhealthcareplansthatitofferstorank-and-fileemployees.Ithasalsobeenaccusedofdemandingthathourlyworkersputinovertimewithoutpay.Storemanagersoftenworkmorethan70hoursperweek.

Thiscultureisalsopresentatthecompany'sheadquarters.Wal-MartisheadquarteredinBentonville,Arkansas,insteadofanexpensivecitylikeNewYork.Thebuildingisunattractiveanddull.Youwon'tcatchexecutivesinqualitycarsandyouwon'tseethemdraggingintoworkat9:30a.m.Executivesflycoachandoftensharehotelroomswithcolleagues.Theyworklonghours,typicallyarrivingatworkbefore6:30a.m.andworkinghalfdaysonSaturdays.

ThecentralgoalofWal-Martistokeepretailpriceslowandthecompanyhasbeenverysuccessfulatthis.ExpertsestimatethatWal-Martsavesshoppersatleast15percentonatypicalcartofgroceries.Everything—includingthetechnologyandcorporateculture—feedsintothatultimategoalofdeliveringthelowestpricespossible.Wal-Martalsopushesitssuppliers,somesaycruelly,tocutprices.InTheWal-MartEffect,authorCharlesFishmandiscusseshowtheprice,ofafour-packofGElightbulbsdecreasedfrom$2.19to88centsduringafive-yearperiod.

ThePower

BecauseofWal-Mart'smassivesize,ithasincrediblepower.Ithasdrivensmallerretailersoutofbusiness

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

MostInternetvideolooksunclearatfullwidth______becausethespeedoftheusers'connection.

11.

Wecantellwhethersomeonesuffersfromdepressionornotby______.

12.

"Beingthefifthatbridge"showsustheauthorwasthefifthwhoplayedcards.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Knowingthereasonsbehindthebuyingdecisionsmakesaperson______.

14.

DuringChristmasof1963______wascomingintoMiamiforalanding.

15.

Elderlypeopletendtohavelower______thanyuongeradults.

16.

Whatwastheconsequenceofanover-relianceoncreditratings?

A.IncreasingtripleAcompanies.

B.Decliningtrustworthinessonratingagencies.

C.Deficiencyincreditjudgments.

D.Collapseoffinancialinstitutions.

17.

Theright-handcontroloftheMollerSkycarisusedtocontrolthevehicle'smovingpath,velocityandbreaks.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Whatkindofanimalaffectedbyman-madechemicalsisnotreferredinthepassage?

A.Polarbears.B.Mammals.C.People.D.Birds.

19.

Watervaporplaysalmostnoroleinmoderngreenhousewarming.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.Studiesofhuman'seatingfishwithPCBshavefoundthat______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:It'ssohottodayIcan'twork.Iwishtherewereafaninthelibrary.

M:SodoI.I'llfallasleepifIdon'tgetoutofthisstuffyroomsoon.

Q:Whatarethesepeoplecomplainingabout?

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A.Thenoiseinthelibrary.

B.Theheatinside.

C.Thelatehour.

D.Thecrowdedroom.

22.(34)

A.Gatherabundantdata.

B.Organizetheideaslogically.

C.Developagreatopening.

D.Selectappropriatematerials.

23.听力原文：W:IthoughtTomsaidhegotanAinourhistorytest.

M:Mary,youshouldknowbetterthantotakeTom'swordstooseriously.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

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A.Tomisveryresponsible.

B.Tom'swordsaren'treliable.

C.WhatTomsaidistrue.

D.Tornisnothumorousatall.

24.(35)

A.Registerforsummerschool.

B.Repairholesinroomwalls.

C.Removepersonalproperty.

D.Callthehousingoffice.

25.

【B6】

26.

【B4】

27.

【B5】

28.

【B7】

29.听力原文：W:Withusnow,isMalcolmBricklin,CEOofVisionaryVehicles.

M:Hello,everyone.

W:WehavebeenhearingacoupleofthingsaboutthisnewsthatFordMotorCompanyisslashingupto30,000jobs,shuttingdown14plantsnationwide.Isitabigdealifwearenolongermanufacturingthesecars,Malcolm?

M:Ithinkit'sahugedeal.Imeanthecompaniesaremassiveemployersbothdirectlyandindirectly,IfyoulookatFordaftertheirrestructuring,they'veactuallygot87,000employeeswhichistwiceasmanyasMicrosofthaveworldwide.Moreover,ifyoulookatthosejobs,theyareveryhigh-payingjobs.Thesearepeoplewhocanaffordtobuytheirownproducts.

W:Er,itseemstoindicateabighitforoureconomyifthesejobsgobye-bye.

M:Yeah,it'sareallysaddayforAmerica.

W:Butitisnotasifcarsarestoppedbeingmade,right?

M:Correct.StillalargenumberofcarsarebeingmadebyAmericanmanufacturers.MorethanhaftoftheAmericancarssoldinAmericaareAmerican.Sowhathashappenedovertimeisthatasthemarketsharehasfallen,foreigncarcompanieshavecomeintakenoverplantsandsetupnewplants,andtheyhavetakenoverthatcapacity.So,itisnotliketherearefewercarsbeingproducedinAmericathantherewere30yearsago.

W:LetmeaskyouabouttheChinesecomingin.WhatwoulditmeantoAmericanjobs,ifandwhenthathappens?

M:TheChinesecarswehaveseensofararen'tthatgreatandtheydon'thavethebrandingnecessarytomakeahugeimpactintheworldstage.

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A.ItisclosingdownsomefactoriesintheUS.

B.Itnolongeroffershigh-payingjobs.

C.Thenumberofitsemployeesisdoubledaftertherestructuring.

D.Itismanufacturingasmanycarsasbefore.

30.听力原文：Ifanyoneaskedyouwhatwerethemainmeansofcommunicationbetweenpeople,whatwouldyousay?Thatisn'tacatchyquestion.Theanswerissimpleandobvious.Itwouldalmostcertainlyrefertomeansofcommunicationthatinvolvetheuseofwords:speakersandlistenersoralcommunication;writersandreaders-writtencommunication.Andyou'dbequitefight.Thereis,however,anotherform.ofcommunicationwhichweallusemostofthetime,usuallywithoutknowingit.Thisissometimescalledbodylanguage.Itdoesnotinvolvetheuseofwords.Itsmoretechnicalnameisnon-verbalcommunication,"NVC"forshort.

Whensomeoneissayingsomethingwithwhichheagrees,theaverageEuropeanwillsmileandnodapproval.Ontheotherhand,ifyoudisagreewithwhattheyaresaying,youmayfrownandshakeyourhead.Inthiswayyousignalyour-reactions,andcommunicatethemtothespeakerwithoutsayingaword.Incidentally,Ireferredamomentagoto"theaverageEuropean",becausebodylanguageisverymuchtiedtoculture,andinordernottomisunderstand,ornottobemisunderstood,youmustappreciatethis.AsmilingChinese,forinstance,maynotbeapprovingbutacutelyembarrassed.

QuitealotofworkisnowbeingdoneonthesubjectofNVC,whichisobviouslyimportant,forinstance,tomanagerswhohavetodealeverydaywiththeirstaff,andhavetounderstandwhatotherpeoplearefeelingiftheyaretocreategoodworkingconditions.Bodylanguage,orNVCsignals,issometimescategorizedintofivekinds:(1)bodyandfacialgestures;(2)eyecontact;(3)bodycontactorproximity;(4)clothingandphysicalappearance;and(5)thequalityofspeech.Iexpectyouunderstandallthose,exceptperhaps"proximity".Thissimplymeans"closeness".Insomecultures-andIamsurethisisaculturalfeatureandnotanindividualone--itisquitenormalforpeopletostandclosetogether,ortomoreorlessthrusttheirfacesintoyourswhentheyaretalkingtoyou.Inotherculturesthisisdisliked;Americans,forinstance,talkaboutinvasionoftheirspace.

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A.Wordsandphrases.

B.Culture.

C.Individuals.

D.Misunderstanding.

31.听力原文：YoucouldsaythatJosephCornellbecameanartistbecauseofhisloveofcollecting.CornellusedtospendhisfreetimeexploringthestreetlifeofNewYorkCityinthe1920s.Hesoonstartedcollectingoldbooks,prints,postcardsandeventhree-dimensionalobjectsthathefoundinstoresthatsoldusedbooks.

Cornellalsoattendedmanymuseumshows,galleryopeningsanddanceperformances.HewasinfluencedbyagroupofartistscalledtheSurrealistswhocombinedimagesinunusualandoftenstrangeways.

JosephCornellstartedmakinghisownworksbycuttingoutdifferentpicturesandputtingthemtogetherincreativeandmagicalcombinations.Soon,hestartedmakingboxesinsideofwhichwerecarefullyarrangedpicturesandobjects.Heworkedonhisartatnightafterfinishinghisdayjob.Later,whenhisboxesandimagesstartedsellingandreceivingpublicrecognition,heworkedonhisartfulltime.

JosephCornelldiedin1972.TheSmithsonianexhibitshowedalmosttwohundredworksmadeduringhisforty-yearcareer,oneworkiscalled"SoapBubbleSet".Aboxwithaglasswindowshowsamapofthemoon,severalpicturesofseacreatures,twoglasscupsandtwowhitepipesforsmoking.Inanotherbox,Cornellcombinesanimageofacockatoobirdwithamusicboxandwatchfaces.

JosephCornelloncesaidhisartwasbasedoneverydayexperiences.Hesaidthatwithhisartheshowed"thebeautyofthecommonplace".Visitorswhocametothisspecialexhibitfoundmagicinregularobjects-andevensawbeautyinabox.

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A.HeexploredthenightlifeofNewYork.

B.Hecollectedusedboxesfromthestreets.

C.Hejoinedmanyart-relatedactivities.

D.Heorganizedanartisticgroup.

32.听力原文：W:IcertainlywouldliketobuythebrownsuitIsawinthedepartmentstore,butIdon'thaveenoughmoney.ItseemsthatIalwaysrunoutofmoneywheneverIneedtouseit.

M:Well,ifyouspentyourmoneymorecarefully,youwouldbeabletobuyit.

Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthewoman?

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A.Sheshouldbecarefulabouthowtospendhermoney.

B.Sheshouldnotbuythebrownsuit.

C.Sheshouldthinkcarefullywhenshewantstobuythebrownsuit.

D.Hewouldhelphertobuythebrownsuit.

33.(24)

A.Ithelpstokeeptheeyesmoist.

B.Ithelpstheeyesabsorbeye-drops.

C.Itimprovesaperson'sconcentration.

D.Itpreventsabuildupofchemicalsintheeyes.

34.听力原文：Senatorsarepeoplewhoareelectedevery6yearsandtheyrepresentawholestate.ThismeanstherearefewerSenatorsthanCongressRepresentativesbuttheydohavethepowertodefeatanybillthathasbeenpassedbytheCongress.TheirfunctionistoprovidemoresecurityoverthedecisionsandactionsoftheCongressRepresentatives,andtomakesurethatbills,passedbytheHouseofRepresentatives,arenotdrivenbynarrowlocalinterests.InEngland,theBritishhaveanappointedHouseofLordstoprovidea"secondsoberthought"aboutnewlaws.InAmerica,Senatorsarethoughttodothesamethingbuttheprimarydifferenceisthattheyareelectedandareveryresponsivetopublicopinion.However,becausetheydonothavetofaceelectionsfor6years,itwasthoughtthattheymaybemorerationalthanpopulists,althoughinpracticetheSenateandtheCongressarestillverymuchswayedbytheviewsofpublicopinionorbypowerfullobbygroups.IfthebillispassedintheSenate,thenitgoestothePresidenttoeithersignorreject.Ifhesignsit,itbecomeslaw,butifherejectsit,thatistosayhevetoesthebill,orrefusestosignit,orastheysay,"pocketvetoesit",itwillbesentbacktotheCongress.IftheCongressdisagreeswiththePresidentenoughanddoesnotWanttochangeoramendthebill,theycanoverridethePresident'srejectioncalledoverridingtheveto.

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A.Theirterm.

B.Theirduties.

C.Theirfunction.

D.Theircomposition.

35.

【B3】

36.听力原文：W:Goodafternoon.MerlesApartments.MayIhelpyou?

M:Yes,I'minterestedinrentingaone-bedroomapartment.Doyouhaveanyavailable?

W:No,I'msorry.Noneareavailableatthistime,butIexpectavacancyinaboutthreeweeks.CouldIinterestyouinatwo-bedroom?

M:Well,I'mastudentandIhavetocutcorners.Howmuchwouldatwo-bedroomapartmentcostme?

W:Theone-bedroomrentsfor＄150amonthandthetwo-bedroomisonlythirty-fivedollarsmore.

M:Isthetwo-bedroomagreatdeallargerthantheone-bedroom?

W:Yes,itis.Also,Imighttellyouthattheone-bedroomdoesn'thaveadishwasher.Allourtwo-bedroomapartmentsdo.

M:Whataboutsigningalease?

W:Wedorequirea6-monthlease,andthemisadepositof＄100incaseanydamageisdonetotheapartment.

M:Isthereapool?

W:No,I'msorry,thereisn't.Wedohavearecreationareaandasauna.Also,therearetenniscourtsadjacenttoourbuilding.

M:WhencouldIseeanapartment?

W:Howaboutlatethisafternoon?Let'ssee.Ihaveanappointmentvisitoratthreethirtyandanotheroneatfour.Howaboutfiveo'clockthisafternoon?

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A.Ithasabiggerkitchen.

B.Thereisaswimmingpoolnearby.

C.Itisavailableimmediately.

D.Youdon'thavetosignalease.

37.(22)

A.￡5．B.￡30.C.￡50．D.￡55.

38.听力原文：M:IthoughtthatyouweregoingtotheconventioninAtlantalastSaturday.Yousaiditmanytimesbefore.

W:Iwasplanningto,butIhaven'tbeenfeelingwell,soIstayedathomeanddidnothingelse.

Q:WheredidthewomangolastSaturday?

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A.ShewenttoAtlanta.

B.Shewenttoaconvention.

C.Shewenttoahospital.

D.Shestayedathome.

39.(32)

A.Toshowthekeyroleplayedbyairtrafficcontrollers.

B.Toshowthegreatresponsibilityshoulderedbythepilots.

C.Togiveanexampleofairdisasters.

D.Toshowthatairtravelisfarsaferthandrivingacar.

40.(45)

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

【C3】

42.

Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat______.

A.violentprogramshavelimitedinfluenceonchildren'sattitudestowardsreality

B.adultsarelikelytowatchmuchmoreviolencethanchildrendo

C.themoreviolencethereis,thebetterreputationtheTVstationwillgain

D.theeffortsoftheviewerassociationandthemediatoreduceviolenceproveinvain

43.

【C6】

44.Recently-marriedwomencan'tsleepassoundlyasthosemarriedlongerbecausetheymaybe______withtheirhusband.

45.

AccordingtoDeighton,thestudycouldmakeitbeneficialforpeopletostartnewbusinesswithoutoffering______.

46.

Theauthor'sattitudetowardschangesinthefinancialaidtohighereducationbygovernmentis

A.positiveB.indifferentC.criticalD.neutral

47.

Whydosometimestheyoungstudentsaccepttheguidancegivenbytheirteacherswithgreatenthusiasm?

48.

Thelastsentenceofthepassageindicatesthatone'sexposuretothemediais______.

49.SectionB

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

Thereisanewtypeofsmalladvertisementbecomingimcreasinglycommoninnewspaperclassifiedcolumns.Itissometimesplacedamong"situationsvacant",althoughitdoesnotofferanyoneajob,andsometimesitappearsamongsituationswanted,althoughitisnotplacedbysomeonelookingforajobeither.Whatitdoesistoofferhelpinapplyingforajob.

Contactusbeforewritingyourapplication,ormakeuseofourlongexperienceinpreparingyourcurriculumvitaeorjobhistory,ishowitisusuallyexpressed.Thegrowthandapparentsuccessorsuchaspecializedserviceis,ofcourse,areflectiononthecurrenthighlevelsofunemployment.Itisalsoanindicationofthegrowingimportanceofthecurriculumvitae(orjobhistory),withthesuggestionthatitmaynowqualifyasanartform.initsownright.

Therewasatimewhenjobseekerssimplywrotelettersofapplication.Justputdownyourname,address,agearidwhetheryouhavepassedanyexams,wasabouttheaveragelevelofadviceofferedtoyoungpeopleapplyingfortheirfirstjobswhenIleftschool.Theletterwasreallyjustforopeners,itwasexplained,everythingelsecouldandshouldbesavedfortheinterview.Andinthosedaysoffullemploymentthetechniqueworked.Theletterprovedthatyoucouldwriteandwereavailableforwork.Youreagerfaceandintelligentrepliesdidtherest.

Later,asyoumoveduptheladder,somethingslightlymoresophisticatedwascalledfor.Theadvicethenwastoputsomethingintheletterwhichwoulddistinguishyoufromtherest.Itmightbetheaggressiveapproach.Yoursearchisover.Iamthepersonyouamlookingfor,wasawidelyusedtrickthatoccasionallysucceeded.Oritmightbesomespecialfeaturespeciallydesignedforthejobinterview.

Thereisnodoubt,however,thatitistheincreasingnumberofapplicantswithuniversityeducationatallpointsintheprocessofengagingstaffthathasledtothegreatimportanceofthecurriculumvitae.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Thenewtypeofadvertisementmeanstoofferhelpinpeople'sapplyingforjobvacancies.

B.Yoursearchisover.Iamthepersonyouarelookingforisafrequentlyusedtricktoimpresspotentialemployers.

C.Therewasatimewhenanapplicationletterandaninterviewwereallthatwasneededtogetajob.

D.Themunberofjobhunterswithacollegedegreehasbeenontherisealltheseyears.

50.SectionB

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

Mountingevidencehasledastronomerstojustsuchanimprobableconclusion,atleast90percentandpossibly99percentofallmatterintheuniverseiscompletelyinvisible.Astronomerscallthisinvisiblestuffdarkmatter.

Anastronomerfirstreportedtheinvisiblematterafternotingsomeunusualbehavior.invisiblematter.In1993,SwissastrophysicistFritzZwickyobservedthatgalaxiesinaclusterofgalaxiestravelledathigherspeedsthanexpected.Heconcludedthatsomethingwascausingstrangegravitationaleffectsonthesegalaxies.

Galaxiesarelikevastislandsindeepspacecontainingbillionsofstarsthatareheldtogetherbytheforceofgravity.Somegalaxiesarepartoflargersystemscalledclusters,whichcontainmanygalaxies.Mostgalaxies,however,belongtosmallersystemscalledgroups.Groupsandclustersinturnform.evenlargerstructuresknownassuperclusters.Justastheforceofgravitykeepsstarstogetheringalaxies,sotheforceofgravityappearstokeepgalaxiestogetherinclusters.

Thissameforceofgravitykeepsplanetsorbitingaroundthesun,ratherthanflyingoffintospace.Howgreataforcegravityexertsdependsonthemassoftheobjectsattractedandthedistancebetweenthem,aprinciplediscoveredbyNewton.Theamountofmassandthedistancebetweenobjectsalsodeterminehowfasttheobjectstravelastheyorbiteachother.Forexample,inoursolarsystem,thesunisthemostmassiveobject,makingupabout99.9percentofthemassofthesolarsystem,andtheforceofitsgravitykeepsEarthandtheotherplanetsinorbitaroundit.Theorbitalspeedsoftheplanetsdeclinewithincreasingdistancefromthesun.Theplanetnearesttothesun,Mercury,travelsatanorbitalspeedof48kilometerspersecond,whilethedistantplanetPlutoorbitsatspeedof4.7kilometerspersecond.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ninetypercentofallthematterintheuniverseisinvisible.

B.Darkmattercausesvisiblemattertobehaveinastrangeway.

C.Galaxiesinaclustersometimesbehaveinanunusualmanner.

D.Invisiblematterkeepsgalaxiestogetherwithgravity.

51.

Howdodoctorscommentontheproposal?

A.Itmaydamagedoctor-patientrelationship.

B.Thereisnocontroversyonthisissue.

C.Itisdefectiveandsomewhatunreasonable.

D.Doctorswilltendtobeinvolvedinmoremedicaleases.

52.

InmostofAsianbeliefsystems,thereisanessentialpartof______.

53.Theauthor'sgeneralattitudetowardsvideogamesisthat______.

A.videogamescreateaworldwhichreflectourreallife

B.mostvideogamesarehelpfulratherthanharmfultopeople

C.moreresearchshouldbedoneregardingthebenefitsofvideogames

D.videogamesmirrorabalancebetweenrealityandourownwishes

54.

Judgingfromthecontext,theword"they"(Para.4)referto______.

A.thesecurityrisks

B.theterroristattacks

C.environmentalhazardsofover-centralization

D.thesecurityrisks,economicexpenses,andenvironmentalhazards

55.

TheMexicangovernmenttakeshalfmeasurestosolvethepollutionproblembecause______.

A.Mexicaneconomydependsverymuchoncarsandfactories

B.itisnotwiseenoughtocomeupwitheffectivemeasures

C.Mexicansareabletoadaptthemselvestothecurrentemergency

D.Mexicansenjoyplayingdangerousgameswiththeirhealth

56.

Accordingtotheauthor,writing______.

A.isbasicallyaself-taughtoccupationandnoinstructionsonhowtodealwithitareofanypracticaluse

B.isa"trialanderror"processanditdoesnotcountwhetheryouhavethegiftforwritingornot

C.foralivingisthemostdifficultandriskyofallcareers,fulloffrustrationanddiscouragement

D.sometimesprovidesgoodhopesofwinningpublicpraiseandescapinghumiliatingpoverty

57.

Atthepresenttime,experimentsarebeingconductedin______.

A.manipulatingweather

B.determiningdensityofpressuregroups

C.30-day"outlooks"

D.controllingstorms

58.

Whichofthefollowingisanexampleoftelecommutingasdescribedinthepassage?

A.Ascientistinalaboratorydevelopingplansforaspacestation.

B.Atechnicalwritersendingviacomputerdocumentscreatedathome.

C.Acomputertechnicianrepairinganofficecomputernetwork.

D.Ateacherdirectingcomputertoassistlearninginaprivateschool.

59.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Icebergsareamongnature'smostspectacularcreations,andyetmostpeoplehaveneverseenone.Avagueairofmysteryenvelopsthem.Theycomeintobeing—somewhere—infaraway,frigidwaters,amidthunderousnoiseandsplashingturbulence,whichinmostcasesnoonehearsorsees.Theyexistonlyashorttimeandthenslowlywasteawayjustasunnoticed.

Objectsofsheerestbeauty,theyhavebeencalled.Appearinginanendlessvarietyofshapes,theymaybedazzlinglywhite,ortheymaybeglassyblue,greenorpurple,tintedfaintlyorindarkerhues.Theyaregraceful,stately,inspiringincalm,sunlitseas.

Buttheyarealsocalledfrighteninganddangerous,andthattheyare—inthenight,inthefog,andinstorms.Eveninclearweatheroneiswisetostayasafedistanceawayfromthem.Mostoftheirbulkishiddenbelowthewater,sotheirunderwaterpartsmayextendoutfarbeyondthevisibletop.Also,theymayrolloverunexpectedly,churningthewatersaroundthem.

Icebergsarepartsofglaciersthatbreakoff,driftintothewater,floataboutawhile,andfinallymelt.Icebergsafloattodayaremadeofsnowflakesthathavefallenoverlongages(fftime.Theyembodysnowsthatdrifteddownhundreds,ormanythousands,orinsomecasesmaybeamillionyearsago.Thesnowsfellinpolarregionsandoncoldmountains,wheretheymeltedonlyalittleornotatall,andsocollectedtogreatdepthsovertheyearsandcenturies.

Aseachyear'ssnowaccumulationlayonthesurface,evaporatio