2022-2023年黑龙江省伊春市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022-2023年黑龙江省伊春市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

DuringWorldWarII,moreyoungerpeopletookupsmoking.

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2.

Accordingtothepassage,thekeyto"findtimetoread"is______.

3.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutthecrazeforAuto-TunewhichtrendyCherstarted?

A.Itfadedsoon.

B.Itlastedformanyyears.

C.Itmadeengineerslazy.

D.Itharmedpeople'screativity.

4.

Web-basedapplicationsareprogramsthatsit______andtalktoyouthroughaWebbrowser.

5.

AftertheresignationofIndonesianPresidentin1998,IndonesianChineseresidentssenttheirchildrentoschooloffering____________inthebeliefthat"ChinesechildrenshouldlearnChinese".

6.

AccordingtoEdwards,themicrobesarenow______.

A.recognizedbymostpeople

B.neglectedbymostpeople

C.diedoutfromtheEarth

D.outofactionoftheEarthsystem

7.

Manyhealthypeoplehavebeendeniedinsuranceoremploymentbecauseof______.

8.FactsaboutDepression

Inanygivenone-yearperiod,9.5%ofthepopulation,orabout18.8millionAmericanadults,sufferfromadepressiveillness.Theeconomiccostforthisdisorderishigh,butthecostinhumansufferingcannotbeestimated.Depressiveillnessesofteninterferewithnormalfunctioningandcausepainandsufferingnotonlytothosewhohaveadisorder,butalsotothosewhocareaboutthem.Seriousdepressioncandestroyfamilylifeaswellasthelifeoftheillperson.Butmuchofthissufferingisunnecessary.

Mostwithadepressiveillnessdonotseektreatment,althoughthegreatmajority—eventhosewhosedepressionisextremelysevere—canbehelped.Thankstoyearsoffruitfulresearch,therearenowmedicationsandpsychosocialtherapiessuchascognitive/behavioral"talk"orinterpersonalthateasethepainofdepression.

What'sDepressiveDisorder?

Adepressivedisorderisanillnessthatinvolvesthebody,mood,andthoughts,ftaffectsthewayapersoneatsandsleeps,thewayonefeelsaboutoneself,andthewayonethinksaboutthings.Adepressivedisorderisnotthesameasapassingbluemood.Itisnotasignofpersonalweaknessoraconditionthatcanbewilledorwishedaway.Propelwithadepressiveillnesscannotmerely"pullthemselvestogether"andgetbetter.Withouttreatment,symptomscanlastforweeks,months,oryears.Appropriatetreatment,however,canhelpmostpeoplewhosufferfromdepression

TypesofDepression

Depressivedisorderscomeindifferentforms,justasisthecasewithotherillnessessuchasheartdisease.Briefdescriptionsofthemostcommontypesofdepressivedisordersaregivenbelow.However,withinthesetypestherearevariationsinthenumberofsymptoms,theirseverity,andpersistence.

Majordepressionismanifestedbyacombinationofsymptoms(seesymptomlist)thatinterferewiththeabilitytowork,study,sleep,eat,andenjoyoncepleasurableactivities.Suchadisablingepisodeofdepressionmayoccuronlyoncebutmorecommonlyoccursseveraltimesinalifetime.

Alessseveretypedepression,dysthymia,involveslong-term,chronic(慢性的)symptomsthatdonotdisable,butkeeponefromfunctioningwellorfromfeelinggood.Manypeoplewithdysthymiaalsoexperiencemajordepressiveepisodesatsometimeintheirlives.

Anothertypeofdepressionisbipolardisorder.Notnearlyasprevalentasotherformsofdepressivedisorders,bipolardisorderischaracterizedbycyclingmoodchanges:severehighs(mania)andlows(depression).Sometimesthemoodswitchesaredramaticandrapid,butmostoftentheyaregradual.

Wheninthedepressedcycle,anindividualcanhaveanyorallofthesymptomsofadepressivedisorder.Wheninthemaniccycle,theindividualmaybeoveractive,over-talkative,andhaveagreatdealofenergy.Maniaoftenaffectsthinking,judgment,andsocialbehavior.inwaysthatcauseseriousproblemsandembarrassment.Forexample,theindividualinamanicphase(状态)mayfeelelated,fulltograndschemesthatmightrangefromunwisebusinessdecisionstoromanticsprees(放纵).Mania,leftuntreated,mayworsentoapsychoticstate.

SymptomsofDepressionandMania

Noteveryonewhoisdepressedormanicexperienceseverysymptom.Somepeopleexperienceafewsymptoms,somemany.Severityofsymptomsvarieswithindividualsandalsovariesovertime.

Depression

•Feelingsofhopelessness,pessimism

•Feelingsofguilt,worthlessness,helplessness

•Lossofinterestorpleasureinhobbiesandactivitiesthatwereonceenjoyed,includingsex

•Decreasedenergy,fatigue,being"sloweddown"

•Difficultyconcentrating,remembering,makingdecisions

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9.RichNorth,HungrySouth

Afewyearsago,therichworld'sworryabouteconomicinteractionwithdevelopingcountrieswasthatthepoorcouldnotprofitfromit.SounbalancedweretermsofexchangebetweentheNorth'smightyindustriesandtheSouth'sweaklingsweatshopsthattradebetweenthetwocouldbenothingmorethanexploitationoftheonebytheother:farfromhelpingthepoorcountries,globalintegrationwouldactuallydeepentheirpoverty.Thisfearhasnowgivenwaytoapessimismthatisequalandopposite—namely,thattradewiththedevelopingworldwillimpoverishtoday'srichcountries.

Likethepreviousscare,thisviewcontainsaniotaoftruth—enoughtolendplausibility.Alsolikeitsprocessor,itisahystericalexaggeration.However,thisnewfearismoredangerousthantheoldone.Theearlierscaretacitlyaffirmedthattheindustrialcountrieswouldsufferiftheycuttheirlinkswiththethirdworld.Startingfromthere,campaigningintheNorthtorestricttradewithdevelopingcountrieswasgoingtobeanuphillstraggle.Thosewhoopposedeepereconomicintegrationnowhaveabetterplatform.Vitalinterestsobligetherichcountriestoprotecttheirindustriesfromthenewonslaught.Unlikeitsprocessor,thisideamaysell.

Thegripthatthisthinkingalreadyhasonpopularopinionoweslittletoeconomichistoryorprinciples.Thenewfear,liketheoldone,expresstheconvictionthatgrowthinonepartoftheworldmustsomehowcomeattheexpenseofanother.Thisisadeeplyrootedprejudice,andplainlywrong.Verynearlyalloftheworldismoreprosperousnowthanitwas30yearsago.Growthhasbeenastoryofmutualadvance,notredistribution;andwherelivingstandardshavenotimprovedinrecentdecades(notably,inpartsofAfrica),excessiveintegrationintheinternationaleconomyhasnotbeenthecause.

Lendingusefulsupporttothisfirsterrorisasecond—theideathatthereisonlysomuchworktogoround.Ifnewtechnologiesrendersomejobsobsolete,orifanincreaseinthesupplyofcheapimportsmakesotherjobsuneconomic,theresultmustbeapermanentriseinunemployment.Again,onamoment'sreflection,thisiswrong:otherwise,technologicalprogressthiscenturywouldhavepushedunemploymentratesintheindustrialcountriestosomethinginexcessof95%.

Atthecoreofbothfallaciesisblindnesstotheadaptivepowerofamarketeconomy.Whentoday'sricheconomieswerepredominantlyagricultural,itseemedcertainthatrapidlyrisingfarmproductivity(thankstonewtechnology)wouldcreateapermanentarmyofunemployed.Inthedaysoflabor-intensivemanufacturing,thesamefearswereexpressedaboutlabor-savingtechnologyinthefactory.Farmemploymentintheindustrialcountrieshasdwindledtonearlynothing:manufacturingemploymentinAmericanowstandsatamere15%ofthelabor-force.Butotherjobshavetakentheirplace.Asaresult,thesechangeshavehappenedalongside—indeed,theyhavebeenpartandparcelof—anextraordinarilyrapid,persistentandwidelysharedimprovementinlivingstandards.

Yetitdoesnotsufficetorefuteelementaryfallacies.Sophisticatedalarmistsavoidthem(takingcare,obviously,nottoeducatetheirlisteners).Butcarefully,theircasegoesasfollows.Thebreadthandintensityofthird-worldcompetitionisincreasing.Thepressureisconcentratedonparticularpartsoftheeconomy—forthemoment,onlow-skillmanufacturing.Wagestherearebeingforceddownandjobslost.Thischangewillaccelerate.Modemsocieties(withweaktiesoffamilyandreligion)arenolongerequippedtowithstandsuchstrains.Theresultwillbegreatsocialdistress.

Thisargumentrestsonaseriesofclaimsthatneedtobeexaminedonebyone.Onesurveydoesthisatlength.Itagreesthatinmanyindustriesthedevelopingcou

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10.Tsunami

UpuntilDecemberof2004,thephenomenaoftsunamiwasnotonthemindsofmostoftheworld'spopulation.ThatchangedonthemorningofDecember24,2004whenanearthquakeofmomentmagnitude9.1occurredalongtheoceanictrenchoffthecoastofSumatrainIndonesia.Thislargeearthquakeresultedinverticaldisplacementoftheseafloorandgeneratedatsunamithateventuallykilled280,000peopleandaffectedthelivesofseveralmillionpeople.Althoughpeoplelivingonthecoastlineneartheepicenteroftheearthquakehadlittletimeorwarningoftheapproachingtsunami,thoselivingfartherawayalongthecoastsofThailand,SriLanka,India,andEastAfricahadplentyoftimetomovetohighergroundtoescape.But,therewasnotsunamiwarningsysteminplaceintheIndianOcean,andalthoughothertsunamiwarningcentersattemptedtoprovideawarning,therewasnoeffectivecommunicationsysteminplace.Unfortunately,ithastakenadisasterofgreatmagnitudetopointoutthefailingsoftheworld'sscientificcommunityandtoeducatealmosteverypersonontheplanetabouttsunami.

HowTsunamisAreGenerated

ThereisanaverageoftwodestructivetsunamisperyearinthePacificbasin.Pacificwidetsunamisareararephenomenon,occurringevery10-12yearsontheaverage.Mostofthesetsunamisaregeneratedbyearthquakesthatcausedisplacementoftheseafloor.

Earthquakescausetsunamibycausingadisturbanceoftheseafloor.Thus,earthquakesthatoccuralongcoastlinesoranywherebeneaththeoceanscangeneratetsunami.Thesizeofthetsunamiisusuallyrelatedtothesizeoftheearthquake,withlargertsunamigeneratedbylargerearthquakes.Butthesenseofdisplacementisalsoimportant.Tsunamisaregenerallyonlyformedwhenanearthquakecausesverticaldisplacementoftheseafloor.The1906earthquakenearSanFranciscoCaliforniahadaRichterMagnitudeofabout7.1,yetnotsunamiwasgeneratedbecausethemotiononthefault(断层)wasstrike-slipmotionwithnoverticaldisplacement.Thus,tsunamionlyoccurifthefaultgeneratingtheearthquakehasnormalorreversedisplacement.Becauseofthis,mosttsunamisaregeneratedbyearthquakesthatoccuralongthesubductionboundariesofplates,alongtheoceanictrenches.SincethePacificOceanissurroundedbyplateboundariesofthistype,tsunamisarefrequentlygeneratedbyearthquakesaroundthemarginsofthePacificOcean.

ExamplesofTsunamiGeneratedbyEarthquakes

May22,1960-Amomentmagnitude9.5earthquakeoccurredalongthesubductionzoneoffSouthAmerica.BecausethepopulationofChileisfamiliarwithearthquakesandpotentialtsunami,mostpeoplealongthecoastmovedtohigherground.15minutesaftertheearthquake,atsunamiwitharun-upof4.5mhitthecoast.Thefirstwavethenretreated,draggingbrokenhousesandboatsbackintotheocean.Manypeoplesawthissmoothretreatoftheseaasasigntheycouldridetheirboatsouttoseaandrecoversomeofthepropertysweptaway,bythefirstwave.But,about1hourlater,thesecondwavetravelingatavelocityof166km/hrcrashedinwitharun-upof8m.Thiswavecrushedboatsalongthecoastanddestroyedcoastalbuildings.Thiswasfollowedbyathirdwavetravelingatonly83km/hrthatcrashedinlaterwitharun-upof11m,destroyingallthatwasleftofcoastalvillages.Theresultingcausalitieslisted909deadwith834missing.InHawaii,atsunamiwarningsystemwasinplaceandthetsunamiwasexpectedtoarriveat9:57AM.Ithitat9:58AMand61peopledied,mostlysightseersthatwantedtowatchthewaverollinatcloserange(obviouslytheyweretooclose).ThetsunamicontinuedacrossthePacificOcean,eventuallyreachingJapanwhereitkilledanadditional185people.

PredictionandEarlyWarning

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11.WorkandPlay

Whatdowemeanbyleisure,andwhyshouldweassumethatitrepresentsaproblemtobesolvedbythearts?Thegreatagesofartwerenotconspicuousfortheirleisure—atleast,artwasnotanactivityassociatedwithleisure.Itwasacraftlikeanyother,concernedwiththemakingofnecessarythings.Leisure,inthepresentmeaningoftheword,didnotexist.Leisure,beforetheIndustrialRevolution,meantnomorethan"time"or"opportunity";"Ifyourleisureserved,Iwouldspeakwithyou",saysoneofShakespeare'scharacters.Phraseswhichwestilluse,suchas"atyourleisure",preservethisoriginalmeaning.

Butwhenwespeakofleisurenowadays,wearenotthinkingofsecuringtimeoropportunitytodosomething;timeisheavyonourhandsandtheproblemishowtofillit.Leisurenolongersignifiesaspacewithsomedifficultysecuredagainstthepressureofevents:ratheritisapervasiveemptinessforwhichwemustinventoccupations.Leisureisavacuum,adesperatestateofvacancyavacancyofmindandbody.Ithasbeencommandeeredbythesociologistsandthepsychologists:itisaproblem.

Ourdiurnalexistenceisdividedintotwophases,asdistinctasdayandnight.Wecallthemworkandplay.Weworksomanyhoursaday,and,whenwehaveallowedthenecessaryminimumforsuchactivitiesaseatingandshopping,therestwespendinvariousactivitieswhichareknownasrecreations,anelegantwordwhichdisguisesthefactthatweusuallydonotevenplayinourhoursofleisure,butspendtheminvariousformsofpassiveenjoymentorentertainment-notfootballbutwatchingfootballmatches;notacting,buttheatre-going;notwalking,butridinginamotorcoach.

Weneedtomake,therefore,ahardandfastdistinctionnotonlybetweenworkandplaybut,equally,betweenactiveplayandpassiveentertainment.Itis,Isuppose,thedeclineofactiveplayofamateursportandtheenormousgrowthofpurelyreceptiveentertainmentwhichhasgivenrisetoasociologicalinterestintheproblem.Ifthegreaterpartofthepopulation,insteadofindulginginsport,spendtheirhoursofleisureviewingtelevisionprogrammes,therewillinevitablybeadeclineinhealthandphysique.And,inaddition,therewillbeapsychologicalproblem,forwehaveyettotracethementalandmoralconsequencesofaprolongeddietofsentimentalorsensationalspectaclesonthescreen.Thereis,ifweareoptimistic,thepossibilitythatthedietistoothinandunnourishingtohavemuchpermanenteffectonanybody.Ninefilmsoutoftenseemtoleaveabsolutelynoimpressiononthemindorimaginationofthosewhoseethem:fewpeoplecangiveacoherentaccountofthefilmtheysawtheweekbeforelast,andatlongerintervalstheymustrelyonthemanagementtoseethattheydonotsitthroughthesamefilmtwice.

Wehavetoliveartifwewouldbeaffectedbyart.Wehavetopaintratherthantookatpaintings,toplayinstrumentsratherthangotoconcerts,todanceandsingandactourselves,engagingalloursensesintheritualanddisciplineofthearts.Thensomethingmaybegintohappentous:toworkuponourbodiesandoursouls.

Itisonlywhenentertainmentisactive,participatedin,practised,thatitcanproperlybecalledplay,andassuchitisanaturaluseofleisure.Inthatsenseplaystandsincontrasttowork,andisusuallyregardedasanactivitythatalternateswithwork.Itistherethatthefinalandmostfundamentalerrorentersintoourconceptionofdailylife.

Workitselfisnotasingleconcept.Wesayquitegenerallythatweworkinordertomakealiving:toearn,thatistosay,sufficienttokenswhichwecanexchangeforfoodandshelterandalltheotherneedsofourexistence.Butsomeofusworkphysically,tillingtheland,mindingthemachines,diggingthecoal;o

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12.

WhenWilcoxlivedinthevalley,hewassatisfiedwiththefactthattheremainsof______wasundisturbed.

13.

Accordingtothepassage，whatisthemostcommontreatmentforsleepapneais______.

A.wearingamaskwhensleeping

B.takinganapeveryday

C.havinglong-timesleeping

D.usingaCPAPmachine

14.

Peoplecanbuygardeningsuppliesatsupermarketsandgeneralstoreswheretheysell______.

15.

Ifyoufailtosay"thankyou"tothereceptionists,theywillhavenegativeimpressionsofyou.

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16.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1～7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8～10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

SoundEffects

Snorers(打鼾的人)havealwaysbeenmadejokes.Incartoons,theirnasal(鼻子的)roarliftstheroofoffhouses.Insituationcomedies,there'sthewifewhorollshereyesathersnoringbedmate.Butinreality,it'snotallthatfunny.Infact,snoringcanbeanightmareforsnorersandtheirtroubledpartners,whomaywakeupseveraltimesanighttopoke,andmaybehoistlovedonesontotheirsidesforalittlerelief.

RisksofSnoringProblems

Butthenightlyracketismorethanapotentialrelationshipstrain.Accordingtothelatestresearch,anincreasinglyolderandheavierpopulationmaymakethisconditionanevengreaterahealthriskthanwepreviouslythought.ForMaggieMoss-Tucker,successfultreatmentforalongtimesnoringproblemcamealmostbyaccident.Onefallmorningin2005,shesawasignatherlocalgymseekingsnorersasvolunteersforastudyatBoston'sBrigham&Women'sHospital.Moss-Tucker,now56,wasintrigued.Shehadstartedsnoringnearlyadecadeearlier."I'dtriedeverythingtostop,"shesays,fromsleepinguprighttousingnosestripsoramouthguard.Buttoherandherhusband'sdismay,nothingworked.WhenshesignedupforthestudyandspentanightatasuburbanBostonsleeplab,shefoundoutwhy.

Afterreviewinghersleeppatternsandoxygenlevels,researcherstoldherthathersnoringwasactuallyanindicationofsomethingworse.Shesufferedfromasleepapnea(呼吸暂停),aconditioninwhichpatientsstopbreathingrepeatedlyastheysleepandcanwakeupasmanyas100timesanightoftenwithoutrememberingit.Thatkindofrevelationhasledtodoctorsre-evaluatingaconditiononcetreatedaslittlemorethananuisance."Inthepast,snoringhasbeentreatedlikeajokingmatter;younevertalkedaboutitwithyourdoctor,"saysDr.DavidRapoport,medicaldirectoroftheSleepDisordersCenteratNewYorkUniversityMedicalCenter."Butwhenitbecomesveryprominentorsuchthatitwakesyouuporinterfereswithbreathing,itcanbeaproblem."

Sleepapnea,inwhichtheairwaybecomesblockedor,lessoften,thebrainfailstoproperlycontrolbreathingduringsleeping,canbeviewedasoneextremeofthesnoringspectrum.Softsnoring,whichisnotgenerallyconsideredahealthhazard,wouldbeattheotherend.Asthesoundandpersistenceofapatient'ssnoringgrows,sodothehealthconcerns.AstudypublishedintheMarch1issueofthejournalSleepfoundthatloudsnorershada40percentgreaterriskthannon-snorersofsufferingfromhighbloodpressure,34percentgreateroddsofhavingaheartattackanda67percentgreaterchanceofhavingastroke.

That'saproblemgiventhenumberofnoisysleepersoutthere.InarecentpollbytheNationalSleepFoundation,aboutonethirdofUSworkingadultsreportedsnoringatleastafewnightsinthepreviousmonth.Snoringgenerallyworsenswithagesotherateisevenhigheramongtheelderly.And,contrarytocommonperceptions,it'snearlyascommoninwomenasmen.Menopause(更年期)appearstobeafactor,asisweight.Beingoverweightcancausethicknessintheairwaytube,holdingbacktheflowofoxygen.

TreatmentofSnoringProblems

Yetmanywhoregularlysnoredon'trealizethatitcouldbebadfortheirhealth.Theresearchlinkinghypertension,cardiacproblemsandloudsnoringisrelativelynew.Andthoughawarenessofs

A.thecausesofsnoringproblems

B.thetreatmentsofsnoringproblems

C.therisksofsnoringproblems

D.thehazardsandthetreatmentsofsnoringproblems

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Insurancecompaniesusuallypaythesameamount______,Suttersays,sothehospitalisleftpickingupthetabforthemoreexpensiveroboticsurgery.

18.LetChina'sRetailWarsBegin

NewlyunfetteredforeignchainscouldgrabmoreofChina'smarket.OnacoldandwindyFridayafternoon,LiFangisrushingtogetsomeshoppingdonebeforetheweekendbegins.Andthe30-year-oldhumanresourcesmanagerknowsexactlywhereshewantstogo:theCarrefourhypermarket,a10-minutebusridefromherapartmentinnorthBeijing.it'snotthecheapestoption,buttheFrench-ownedstorehasallthemeat,vegetablesandfruitsheneeds."Carrefouroffershighqualityandabettervarietyofproductscomparedtoothersupermarkets,"shesays.

Inrecentyears,majorinternationalchainslikeCarrefourSAofFranceandWal-martStores,Inc.oftheUnitedStateshaveexpandedaggressivelyinChina.LocalChineseretailershaveloudlyprotestedthisandlobbiedheavilyforprotectionfromthenewcompetitioninpriceandservicethatthesemajorretailershavesetoff.Earlierdraftsofthelawhadincludedarequirementforasystemtorateandpunishforeignretailerswhohadpreviouslysetupstoreswithoutcentralgovernmentapproval.Anotherproposalwouldhaveprohibitedforeignretailersfromopeningstoresincitiesthathaven'tdrawnupdetailedmapsofplannedretailsites,whichwouldincludemanysmallercities.

ManymoreChinesewillsoongetachancetosamplethequalityandvarietyatCarrefourandotherforeign-ownedstores.InkeepingwiththeconditionsforChina'smembershipintheWorldTradeOrganization,BeijingonDec.11liftedmostrestrictionsonforeignretailers.Gonearelimitsonthenumberofstores,rulesconfiningthemtolargecities,andregulationscappingtheforeigners'stakeinlocalventuresat65%.

ChinaerectedthosehurdlestogiveitsowncompaniesachancetocopytheWest'sbig-storemodel—andtheyhavedonesowithgreatsuccess.Thetopfourretailersinthecountryareallrunbythegovernmentorlocalentrepreneurs,ledbyarapidlyexpandingchaincalledShanghaiBailian.Buttheforeigncompaniesarenippingatthelocals'heels,andtheyhavebigplansforexpansionnowthatthebarriershavebeentomdown.Pads-basedCarrefourhassome240storesinChina,andplanstoopenasmanyas150morethisyear.Its2003salesof＄1.8billionmakeitChina'sfifth-biggestretailer.China"isveryimportantforourfuture,"saysJean-LucChereau,executivemanagerofCarrefourChina.

PREMIUMONCONVENIENCE

CarrefourwasquicktogetintoChinaandoftenpushedtheregulatoryenvelope,bypassingBeijingandcuttingdealswithlocalgovernments.AlthoughthatstrategygotCarrefourintohotwateratthetime,thecompanyhasemergedastheundisputedleader.IthasevenbesteditsBentonville(Ark.)rival,Wal-MartStoresInc.,(WMT)whichhas43storesin20Chinesecities,andanother10intheworksthisyear.Germany'sMetroistheNo.3foreignplayer,with24storesandanother40withinfiveyears.Alltold,dozensofforeigncompanieshaveopenedinthemainland.

Whytherush?Overthepast20years,retailsalesinChinahavejumpednearly15%annually,tosome＄628billionin2004—makingitthethird-largestmarketonearth.Andconsumerexpectationshaveshotupevenfaster.JustadecadeagomostChinesewerecontenttolineupinstate-ownedstorestobuywhatevermeagerproductswereavailable,thenshuffleofftooutdoormarketsformeat,eggs,andvegetables.Nowbothlocalchainsandthemultinationalsarepushingoutthestodgyoldstateretailersandmom-and-popshopsbybuildingbig,convenientstoresinchoicecentrallocationsinBeijing,Shanghai,andGuangzhou.Withtheendofgeographicrestrictions,thebattlefordominancewillshifttosmallercities.

Thecustomersareamiddleclassthattodaytotalsatleast100million.Theseshoppersliketobuyclothes,TVs,andgroceriesatclean,modemoutletswithafullran

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19.

Ifyourcompanysharesthesameofficebuildingwithsomeverylargebusinesses,makesure______.

20.

Thewaythatsomeonespendshismoneycanreflect______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(40)

22.SectionA

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

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A.Shelikesitandsuggestedclimbingmountains.

B.Shewouldn'tgoiftheyplantoconquersomemountains.

C.Shewouldn'tgobecauseshewasafraidofoutdooractivities.

D.Shelovesitforsheenjoystheviewfromhighplaces.

23.(36)

A.HumanBasicNeeds.

B.MaterialComfort.

C.Food:HumanBasicNeed.

D.BasicNecessitiesofLife.

24.(41)

25.听力原文：M:I'mterriblysorry,Anna.Ilostthemagazineyoulentmetheotherday.

W:Itdoesn'tmatter.Itwasabackissueanyway.

Q:Whydoean'tthewomancareaboutthelostmagazine?

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A.Sheisagenerouswomanbynature.

B.Itdoesn'thaveabackcover.

C.Shefeelstheman'sapologyisenough.

D.Itisnolongerofanyusetoher.

26.(21)

A.Good,butneedsimprovement.

B.It'sgoodenough.

C.Good,butitcanmakepeoplelazy.

D.Good,butthecomputersarelikelytobeattackedbyhackersfromtheInternet.

27.听力原文：M:Hey,Christine,rememberhowwewerecomplainingthatwewantedtoseethedramaseriesbutcouldn'taffordthetickets?I'vefoundasolution.

W:Yeah?Wonthelottery,huh?

M:Huh-uh.But,seriously,Ididfindawayforustoseealltheplays—andwedon'thavetopayacent.

W:Comeon,Jim.That'simpossible.

M:No,really,wecan.IcalledStanhopeTheatertoaskiftheyhadstudentdiscounts.Theydidn't,buttheydidhaveanoth