2022-2023年黑龙江省绥化市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022-2023年黑龙江省绥化市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Somepeoplesufferheadachesonweekendsbecausetheirusualeatingandsleepinghabitsformedduringtheweekaresuddenlybroken.

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Thesatellitetelevisionsignalistransmittedinthedigitalvideoformatof______.

3.HasaRunawayGreenhouseEffectBegun?(Adapted)

ByNormDixon

UrgentActionforGovernments

Inrecentweeks,scientistshavereleasedtwoseparatefindingsthatindicatetheconsequencesofglobalwarmingduetotheemissionof"greenhousegases"primarilycarbondioxide(CO2)fromtheindustrialburningoffossilfuelsmaybefargreaterthanpreviouslyestimated.

Thenewfindingsstresstheneedforgovernmentsaroundtheworld,inparticulartheindustrializedFirstWorldcountriesthatareresponsibleformorethan80%ofpastemissionsand75%currently,totakeurgentactiontomassivelyreducetheworld'sindustrialgreenhousegasemissionsby60-80%.

RajendraPachauri,chairpersonoftheUnitedNations'IntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC),whichpoolstheexpertiseofmorethan2,000oftheworld'sclimatescientists,warnedonOctober25thatthegreenhousegasemissionreductiontargetsestablishedinthe1997Kyotoagreementdonotgofarenoughandfarmoreradicalsolutionsmustbefound.

PachauriwelcomedtheRussianparliament'sOctober22approvaloftheKyotoagreement,whichwillallowthetreatytocomeintolegalforcedespitetherefusalbytheworld'smajorpolluter,theUnitedStates,tosign.However,"thismustn'tdeceiveusintothinkingthattheproblemissolved",PachauritoldReuters(路透社)."Kyotoisnotenough.Wehavetolookattheproblemafresh."TheKyototreatyaimsforareductioningreenhousegasemissionsofaround5%of1990levels,farshorto{the60-800/oooverthenext50yearsnecessarytoarrestglobalwarming.

CO2AccumulationIncreasing

Thenewevidenceonthepaceofglobalwarmingsuggeststhatworldgovernmentsmayhaveevenlesstimetoactthanpreviouslyestimated.TheOctober11BritishGuardian(英国卫报)reportedthatCO2intheatmosphereisatrecordlevelsandincreasingatanacceleratingrate,whiletheSeptember23editionofSciencerevealedthatglaciersinwesternAntarcticaflowingintotheseaarespeedingup,indicatinganincreasedlevelofmelting.

ThescientistswhomakeuptheIPCCestimatethatunlesslevelsofgreenhousegasesintheatmospherearestabilizedbymid-century,Earth'saveragetemperaturewillrisebyupto5.8~Cby2100.AccordingtotheIPCCfigures,ifunchecked,CO2levelsintheairwillbebetween650and970partspermillion(ppm).However,theseestimatesmaybetooconservative.

AccordingtotheOctober11Guardian,measurementsofaverageatmosphericCO2levelsin2002and2003mayconfirmthattherateofCO2accumulationisnowincreasingatanalarmingrate.ScientistsatHawaii'sMaunaLoaObservatory(气象台)reportedthataverageCO2levelsincreasedby2.08ppmin2002,to373.1ppm,andin2003,toanaverageof375.64ppm.ThisisthefirstrecordedexampleoftheaverageCO2leveljumpingmorethan2ppmintwosuccessiveyears.TheaverageincreaseintheCO2leveloverthelastfewdecades,reportstheGuardian,hasbeen1.5ppm.ThecurrentlevelofCO2isthehighestinatleast420,000years!

AssociatedPress(美联社)reportedearlierthisyear,onMarch20,thatscientistsatMaunaLoaObservatoryhadrecordedtheCO2levelintheatmospherepeakingatarecordof379ppm,comparedto376ppmayearearlierand373ppmin2002.

GlobalWarming

Theincreasehasimplieda"runaway"greenhouseeffectalreadyunderway.PreviousincreasesofCO2levelsofabove2ppm—1973,1988,1994and1998—havecoincidedwiththeElNino(厄尔尼诺现象)weatherpatterninthePacific.However,thiscannotexplainthelatestrises.

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4.

Thedisruptednaturalecosystemhasledto______ofsomespeciesandputalotofspeciesindanger.

5.TimeintheAnimalMind

Humansareborntimetravelers.Wemaynotbeabletosendourbodiesintothepastorthefuture,atleastnotyet,butwecansendourminds.Wecanreliveeventsthathappenedlongagoorimagineourselvesinthefuture.Newstudiessuggestthatthetwodirectionsoftimetravelareintimatelytwistedtogetherinthehumanbrain.Butsomeexpertsonanimalbehavior.donotthinkweareuniqueinthisrespect.Theypointtoseveralrecentexperimentssuggestingthatanimalscanvisitthepastandfutureaswell.

Thefirstcluesaboutthetwistsandturnsofmentaltimetravelcamefrompeoplewithcertainbraininjuriesthatcausedthemtoforgetautobiographicaldetailswithoutforgettingtheinformationtheyhadpickedupalongtheway.AmanknownasK.C.,forinstance,couldplaychesswithnomemoryofhavingeverplayedit.K.C.couldremembersentencespsychologiststaughthimwithoutanymemoryofthelessons.K.C.hadlostwhatpsychologistsnowcallepisodicmemory.EndelTulving,aCanadianpsychologist,definedepisodicmemoryastheabilitytorecallthedetailsofpersonalexperiences:whathappened,whereithappened,whenithappenedandsoon.Dr.Tulvingarguedthatepisodicmemorywasdistinctfromotherkindsofmemorythatdidnotinvolvepersonalexperience.Peoplecanrememberhowtogettoasubwaystop,forexample,withoutrecallingthefirsttimetheywerethere.

Episodicmemorywasalsouniquetoourspecies,Dr.Tulvingmaintained.Foronething,hearguedthatepisodicmemoryrequiredself-awareness.Youcan'trememberyourselfifyoudon'tknowyouexist.Healsoarguedthattherewasnoevidenceanimalscouldrecollectexperiences,evenifthoseexperiencesleftanimpressiononthem.

Manyanimalbehavior.expertsagreedwithDr.Tulving,eventhoughtheyhadnotactuallyrunexperimentstestingtheidea.ButwhenNicolaClayton,acomparativepsychologist,firstheardabouttheclaim,shehadadifferentreaction.Dr.Claytonbegantotestwesternscrubjays(灌丛鸦)toseeiftheymetanyofthecriteriaforepisodicmemory.Thejayscanhideseveralthousandpiecesoffoodeachyearandrememberthelocationofeachone.Dr.Claytonwonderedifscrubjayssimplyrememberedlocations,oriftheyrememberedtheexperienceofhidingthefood.

Sherananexperimentusingtwokindsoffood:mothlarvae(幼虫)andpeanuts.Scrubjayspreferlarvaetopeanutswhilethelarvaearestillfresh.Whenthelarvaearedeadforafewhours,thejayspreferpeanuts.Dr.Claytongavethebirdsachancetohidebothkindsoffoodandthenputtheminanothercage.Shelaterreturnedthebirdstotheirhiding-places,insomecasesafterfour,hoursandinothercasesafterfivedays.Thetimethescrubjaysspentawayfromtheircacheshadabigeffectonthetypeoffoodtheylookedfor.Thebirdsthatwaitedfourhourstendedtodiguplarvae,andthebirdsthathadtowaitforfivedayspassedthelarvaebyandduguppeanutsinstead.

In1998,Dr.Claytonandhercolleaguespublishedtheresultsoftheirexperiment,declaringthatscrubjaysmetthestandardsfor"episodic-like"memory.OtherscientistshavefollowedDr.Clayton'sleadandhavesearchedforsignsofepisodic-likememoryinetheranimals.Whenratsareexploringamaze,forexample,theyseemtobeabletorecallwhichkindsoffoodtheyencounteredalongtheway.Hummingbirds(蜂鸟)seemtorememberwhereandwhentheyvisitedindividualflowersfornectar.Rhesusmonkeys(恒河猴)canrememberwheretheyputfood,butnothowlongagotheyputitthere.

Someresearchershavenotbeenpersuadedbythesestudies,however."Animalsseemtobelivingverymuchinthepresent,"saidThomasSuddendorf,acomparativepsychologistattheUniversityofQueenslandinAustralia.Dr.Suddendorfarguesthatascrubjaycouldremembertypeof

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6.

Theauthor'sattitudetowardsonlinechattingis______.

7.

Themostimportantfactorsnecessarytolowerpopulationgrowthratesinthedevelopingworldare______.

8.

Candlerwasskillfulatadvertisingandshowedmuchimaginationinunderstandingthepotential.

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9.America'sBrainDrainCrisis

LosingtheGlobalEdge

WilliamKunzisaself-describedcomputergeek.Amoreaptdescriptionmightbecomputergenius.Whenhewasjust11,Kurtzstartedwritingsoftwareprograms,andby14hehadcreatedhisownvideogame.AsahighschoolsophomoreinHouston,Texas,hewonfirstprizeinalocalsciencefairforadataencryption(遍密码)programhewrote.Inhissenioryear,hetooktopprizeinaninternationalscienceandengineeringfairfordesigningaprogramtoanalyzeandsortDNApatterns.

KunzwentontoattendCarnegieMellon,amongthenation'shighest-rankeduniversitiesincomputerscience.AftercollegehelandedajobwithOracleinSiliconValley,writingsoftwareusedbycompaniesaroundtheworld.

Kunzlookedsettobecomeastarinhisfield.Thenhegaveitallup.

Today,threeyearslater,KunzisinhisfirstyearatHarvardBusinessSchool.Heleftsoftwareengineeringpartlybecausehisearningpotentialpalednexttofriendswhoweregoingintolaworbusiness.Healsoworriedaboutjobsecurity,especiallyasmorecompaniesmovetheirprogrammingoverseastolowercosts."Everytimeyou'reaskedtotrainsomeoneinIndia,youthink,'AmItrainingmyreplacement?'"Kunzsays.

Thingsareturningoutverydifferentlyforanotherstandoutinengineering,Qing-ShanJia.AstudentatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijing,Jiashinesevenamonghisgiftedcohorts(一群人)ataschoolsometimescalled"theMITofChina".HeconsideredapplyingtoHarvardforhisPhD,butdecideditwasn'tworthit.

Hisuniversityisinvestingheavilyincutting-edgeresearchfacilities,andattractsanimpressiverosterofinternationalprofessors."Icangetaworld-classeducationhereandstudywithworld-classscholars,"Jiasays.

Thesetwosnapshots(快照)illustratepartofadeeplydisturbingpicture.Inthedisciplinesunderpinningthehigh-techeconomy—math,scienceandengineering—Americaissteadilylosingitsglobaledge.Thedepthandbreadthoftheproblemisclear:

--SeveralofAmerica'skeyagenciesforscientificresearchanddevelopmentwillfacearetirementcrisiswithinthenexttenyears.

--Lessthan6%ofAmerica'shighschoolseniorsplantopursueengineeringdegrees,down36%fromadecadeago.

--In2000,56%ofChina'sundergraduatedegreeswereinthehardsciences;intheUnitedStates,thefigurewas17%.

--ChinawilllikelyproducesixtimesthenumberofengineersnextyearthanAmericawillgraduate,accordingtoMike

GibbonsoftheAmericanSocietyforEngineeringEducation.Japan,withhalfAmerica'spopulation,hasminted(铸造)twiceasmanyinrecentyears.

"MostAmericansareunawareofhowmuchsciencedoesforthiscountryandwhatwestandtoloseifwecan'tkeepup,"saysShirleyAnnJackson,presidentofRensselaerpolytechnicInstituteandchairoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.DavidBaltimore,presidentoftheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyandaNobellaureate,putsitbluntly:"Wecan'thopetokeepintactourstandardofliving,ournationalsecurity,ourwayoflife,ifAmericansaren'tcompetitiveinscience."

TheCrisisAmericansCreated

InJanuary2001,theHart-RudmanCommission,taskedwithfindingsolutionstoAmerica'smajornationalsecuritythreats,concludedthatthefailuresofAmerica'smathandscienceeducationandAmerica'ssystemofresearch"poseagreaterthreat...thananypotentialconventionalwar."

Therootsofthisfailurelieinprimaryandsecondaryeducation.Thenationthatproducedmostofthegreattechnologicaladvancesofthelastcenturynowscorespoorlyininternationalsciencetesting.A2003surveyofmathandscienceliteracyrankedAmerican15-year-oldsagainstkidsfromotherindustrializednations.Inmath,Americanst

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10.Theexistingsatellitesarenotgoodatdetectingthethicknessoftheicepartlybecausetheorbitsofsatelliteswith______donotcovereveryportionoftheocean.

11.

AccordingtoFredrikdeWahl,whatisthedifferencebetweenJoostandKaZaA&Skype?

A.KaZaAandSkypebenefitthedomainwheretheyinvolve.

B.KaZaAandSkypedonotimpactthedomainwheretheyinvolveatall.

C.Joostdoesn'tthreatenthedomainwhereitinvolves.

D.Joostnegativelyimpactsthedomainwhereitinvolves.

12.

U.S.populationwillincreasefrom250millionin1990to349millionin2025,andthegrowthwillstopat______.

13.Whatdowelearnabouttheboundariesofchoiceblindness?

A.Theboundariesareimpossibletobemarked.

B.Itoccursonlywhendecisionsarenotimportant.

C.Itcouldhappeneveninthesignificantevents.

D.Brideswon'thavechoiceblindnessintheweddings.

14.

Informationtechnologywillbecomemoreandmoreimportantforhospitalsto______.

15.

DennisandIlah'sincomeisatmid-levelinthesociety.

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16.Youshouldpayspecialattentiontothefirstsixquestionsofthe12questionsbecausetheymakeupthebaseonwhich______.

17.WhyarebossesinthetelevisionindustrynervouswithZennstromandFriis?

A.ThetwohaverefreshedthemusicindustrybyKaZaA.

B.ThetwowoulddevastatethetelecomsindustrybySkype.

C.ThetwoalreadydestroyedthetelevisionindustrybyJoost.

D.ThetwomayruinthetelevisionindustrybyJoost.

18.

Accordingtothenewfindings,thedifferencesinthehousesshowmanydifferent______livedinMaya.

19.

TheHistoricSavannahFoundationisresponsibleforprotectingmany______.

20.AccordingtoVisa,transactionsbymobileATMscanencouragespendingby______.

A.18%B.5%C.0.4D.0.2

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：TheresultsofthemunicipalelectionsinItalyinwhichthegoverningcoalitionlostgroundtopartiesontheleftandrightattractedconsiderableattentionintoday'sBritishnewspapers.It'stheleadstoryfortheFinancialTimes,whichfocusesonthesharpfallsontheMilanstockexchangeandsaysthenervousnessinthefinancialmarketsreflectedtheviewthatfreshgeneralelectionswouldbeheldearlynextyearamidincreasedpoliticaluncertainty.

TheScotsmansaysfileresultsreflectthebewildermentofapeoplewhoarewatchingfileabruptdisintegrationofthecountry'spost-warpoliticalandeconomicfabric.TheYorkshirePostsaystheresultsraisetheperennialquestionofwhetherItalyisgovernable.AndTheIndependentaddsthatthere'slittleprospectofaconvincingnewpartyofthemoderatecentrerightemergingintimefortheelectionstofillthepoliticalvacuumleftbythediscreditedChristiandemocratsandsocialists.

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A.Itwontheelectionseasily.

B.Itlosttheelectionscompletely.

C.Itattractedconsiderableattentioninnewspapers.

D.Itdidn'tcausethefallsonthestockexchange.

22.

【B2】

23.听力原文：W:OurEnglishteachertoldmethatthefinalexamwouldcoverthefirsttenUnitsoutofthetotaltwenty.

M:Really?IthoughtitwouldonlyincludethelastfourUnits.ThenImustspendthenextweektofinishthelessonswewillhaexamined.

Q:HowmanyUnitsmustthemanreviewnextweek?

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A.SixUnits.B.FourteenUnits.C.SixteenUnits.D.TenUnits.

24.

【B4】

25.SectionA

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

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A.Themanalwayslovedstudy.

B.Thewomanwasopposedtogotoschooleveryday.

C.Themansuggestedthewomanhavearest.

D.Thewomanobjectedtohavingexams.

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27.(29)

A.Thefriendwasexpectingtostaywithhim.

B.Therewasnokeyinthedoormat.

C.Thefriendhadawonderfulmealinhisabsence.

D.Thefriendgotintotheneighbour'sflat.

28.(41)

29.(22)

A.Young.B.Purcell.C.Raleigh.D.Kelly.

30.【B5】

31.

【B5】

32.听力原文：W:So,haveyoufoundajobyet?

M:No,but,Ihaveafewinterviewsnextweek,sothingsarelookingup.

W:Whatkindofjobareyoulookingfor?

M:Actually,(22)IwanttoworkforaWebhostingcompany.

W:Whatwouldyoudothereexactly?

M:Well,generallyspeaking,WebhostingcompaniesprovidespaceforpeopletostoreandruntheirWebsites.Canyoufollowme?

W:Oh,yeah,sortof.

M:Well,theyallowpeopletowithouthavingtobuyandmaintaintheirownservers,andI'dliketoworkintechnicalsupport,youknow,helpingcustomersresolvecomputer-relatedproblemswiththeirsites.

W:So,how'sthepayforthatsortofjob?

M:Well,mostpeopleIknowstartoutwithaveryreasonablesalary;youcanearnpayincreasesdependingonyourperformance.

W:So,whataboutbenefits?

M:Oh,thebenefitsareprettygood.(23)Theyoftenprovidehealthinsurance,twoweeksofpaidvacationayear,andopportunitiesforadvancement.

W:Well,istherelong-termjobsecurityinajoblikethat?

M:That'shardtotell.Imean,(24)theInternetisbooming,andthesekindsofcompaniesaresproutingupeverywhere,whichisagoodthingbutyouneverknowhowlongthingswilllast.

W:Well,haveyoueverthoughtaboutgoingbacktoschooltoimproveyourjobskills?(25)Youknow,youdiddropoutofcollege;moretrainingmighthelpyoulandabetterjob.

M:Well,Idon'thavetheresourcesatthemomenttodothat;however,thejobIamlookingatwillpayforsomeclassesafterIhavebeenwiththecompanyforsixmonths.

W:Well,itlookslikeyouhavethingsplannedoutthistime.

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A.Educationindustry.

B.Medicineindustry.

C.ITindustry.

D.Engineeringindustry.

33.听力原文：W:ProfessorMarnes,IwonderifyoucanfillmeinonyourlecturelastFriday.Ihadtoattendascholarshipawardceremony.

M:Ohwell,congratulations.Ihopeyouwererewardedhandsomely!

W:Well,everybithelps.So,aboutyourlecture,Iunderstandyouweretalkingaboutextinctions.

M:Yes.Well,thecruxofmytalkwasjustthatwetendtothinkofextinctionasadramaticevent,butmostspeciesdieoutoverquiteaperiodoftime.

W:Whydotheydieoff?Ithoughttheywerecontinuouslyimprovingthemselves.Naturalselection,Ithinkyouoncementioned.

M:Ah,butyouseewhilethereisnaturalCompetitionbetweenthespecies,whatdetermineswhichspeciessurviveislargelybychance.

W:Idon'tgetit.Whydospeciesbothercompeting?

M:Well,thereareshort-termadvantages.Butmanyspeciesalsoarehelpedbyothers.Forexample,thecommonhouseflyandcockroachesmighthavediedoffyearsagoifnotforhumans.

W:Butyou'renotsayingthathumansaresosuccessfulmerelybecauseofchance?

M:Toacertainextent,humanswereinitiallyluckyenoughtohavetherightweatherconditionsandalackofpredators,butnow,ofcourse,wesurvivebyingenuity!

W:gowemayneverbecomeextinct.

M:No,becausewemaybeinacrashcoursetoextinctionbyourcontinuousexploitationoftheenvironment.Wearearelativelyyoungspeciesandourtimeishotyetoverdue.

W:Butthereare6billionofus!

M:Yesandthere'remanymorehousefliestoo!Eachwiththecapacitytospreadonediseasefromonepersontoanotherinafastperiodoftime.

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A.Sheiswritingacompetitivepaperforascholarship.

B.Sheisdoingapaper.

C.Shemissedthelecture.

D.Sheisplanningtoattendthescholarshipawardceremony.

34.听力原文：M:Isthistableinthecornerokay?

W:Sure.Wecansithere.

M:Gee.You'vehardlygotanythingonyourtray.

W:Yeah.IguessI'mjustnotthathungry.

M:What'sthematter?Aren'tyoufeelingwell?

W:Well,I'vebeenreallyworried.It'smycar.It'sintheshopagain.

M:Really?What'swrongthistime?

W:Idon'tknowexactly.Somethingiswrongwiththebrakes,Ithink.

M:Well,atleastthatshouldn'tcostyoumuchtofix.PartsarecheaperforalltheAmericancarslikeyours.Didthemechanicsayhowmuchitwouldcost?

W:Hesaidhewouldcallmewithanestimatelaterontoday.

M:Watchout,hedoesn'ttrytotakeadvantageofyou.

W:Whatdoyoumean?

M:Well,Somecarmechanics.Iftheythinkthatsomeonedoesn'tknowmuchaboutcars,theymighttrytooverchargethatperson.

W:Maybeso.ButItrustthisguy.Hewasrecommendedbyoneofmyneighbors.Hehasdonesomeworkformeinthepastandhispricesseemedtobereasonable.

M:Oh,that'sgoodtoknow.MaybeI'lltryusinghiminthefuture.Bytheway,doyouneedaridehomeafterclasstoday?

W:Oh,I'dsureappreciateit.It'sreallytoughgettingaroundwithoutacarwhenyouliveoffcampus.

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A.Ithasbrokendownbefore.

B.Shegenerallydoesn'tallowpeopletoborrowit.

C.Sheistryingtosellit,

D.Sheboughtitfromafriend,

35.听力原文：M:Dr.White,Iwaswonderingifyoucouldwritearecommendationletterforme.

W:Well.Icanwriteoneforyou.ButI'llpointoutyourlimitationsaswellasyourstrengths.1hopeyouwon'tmind.UsuallyIwon'tjustgivesomeoneatotallygoodappraisal.

Q:Whatisthewoman'sattitudetowardswritingtherecommendationletter?

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A.Impatient.B.Serious.C.Enthusiastic.D.Nervous.

36.

【B11】

37.(32)

A.ChangesinLirestyle.haveastronginfluenceonbusiness.

B.Babygoodsmakemoneyeasily.

C.Businessmenareonlyinterestedinbabies.

D.Businessshouldalwaysbereadytomeetthebabies'needs.

38.(43)

39.(24)

A.Theepidemichasbeenbroughtundercontrol.

B.Therearesignsofprogressinthepeaceprocess.

C.Greatimprovementsarebeingmadeinitscapital.

D.There'slittlehopeofbringingtheconflicttoanend.

40.听力原文：W：Hello，Michael．Wouldyoucometomyofficeforaminute?Iwanttodiscusssomethingwithyou．

M：Sure．I'llbethereinaminute．Whatisthematter?

W：(22)Manyofourelderlycustomershavenevertriedtouseourcomputerizedbankingservices．Couldyoutellmewhy?

M：(23)Hmm．itcouldbethattheymightfinditstrangetousethosecomputersormachinesandtheydidn'tliketoaskforhelp．(24)MaybeweshouldoffersomeprogramstoshowthemhoweasyandconvenientitistousesuchdevicesasATM．

W：It'sagoodidea．Itwillhelpthoseseniorcitizenstoknowbetteraboutthebankcomputers，tounderstandhowitwillsavethemfromwaitinginlineduringregularbankinghours．

M：Wecouldalsoarrangesomeofourstafftohelpthosewhomightdotheirbusinesswithacomputerwhilewaitinginline．Thecustomerswouldbehappytofind．thattheycouldenjoyamoreefficientservice．

W：(25)Wecoulddothat．HowaboutapamphletorsomethingtodistributeonaSeniors'Day?Abeautifulbookletwillenablethemtolearnhowtohandlethemachinesquickly．

M：Soundsgood．Actuallytheelderlyneedmoreassistanceandinstructioninsuchmodernmatters．

W：(25)Let'sKoforwardwithitrightnow．Iwantourcustomerstoknowjusthowconvenientthecomputersareandhowmuchwecareabouttheirconcerns．

M：Ok，I'llmakesomearrangementsforthatsoon．

WhatdoesthewomanwantfromMichael?

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A.ShewantsMichaeltocheckabouttheATMservice.

B.Shewantstoknowwhytheelderlyavoidusingcomputerizedbankingservices.

C.ShewantsMichaeltohaveatrywiththeirautomaticbankingservices.

D.Shewantsmoreinformationaboutmodernmachinesinbanks.

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

ItcanbeinferredthattheworkofBala'steamfocuseson______.

42.

Theauthorgivestheexampleofairplanetoshowthat______.

A.theuseofplanedoesharmtothewholeworld

B.newtechnologyenhancescommunicationbetweencountries

C.newcommunicationmeansmaynotsavetheworldfromwars

D.airforcebecamemoreimportantthangroundtroopsinwars

43.

Whydoestheauthorthinkthatsixteenisthekey,crucialandnaturalage?

A.Adultswouldtiketobeyoung.

B.Sixteen-year-oldsdonotwastethings.

C.Sixteen-year-oldsreadnewspapers.

D.Sixteen-year-oldswillbefightingsoonforadults.

44.

WhichofthefollowingstatementstheauthordoesNOTbelievetobetrue?

A.Thepersonwhowearsauniform.hasnoserf-worth.

B.Wearingauniform.givesapersonasenseofidentificationwithalargeconcept.

C.Uniformswillhurtoneentireinformationandentertainmentindustry.

D.Envyandcompetitionarcincentivetoimproveone'slife.

45.

Whatis"milesofredtape"inParagraph2likelytomean?

A.Troublesomeprocedures.

B.Alongjourney.

C.Manydifficulties.

D.Alotofchoices.

46.CambridgeUniversitycloseddowninthesummerof1665whentheplaguebrokeout.Newton,astudentthere,wenthometoLincolnshire.HestayedhomefortwoyearswhilethediseaseranitscourseintheareaaroundLondon.The23-year-oldNewtonspentthattimestudyingandlayingthefoundationsforhisgreatestwork,thePrincipia.Onedayhesatthinkinginhisgarden,whenanapplefell.Thenherealizedthatthedirectiontheapplefell,alongwitheveryotherobjectonthisroundearth,wasalwaystowardEarth'scenter.Itwasn'tjustthattheapplefell,butthatittriedtogotoEarth'scenter.ThatwasNewton'seurekamoment.HerealizedthatEarthhaddrawntheappletoit.Herealizedthateveryobjectintheuniversedrawseveryotherobject—probablyinproportiontoitsmass.Newtondidn'tpublishhisPrincipiauntil20yearslater.ButheformulatedtheLawofUniversalGravitation(LUG)thereinhisLincolnshiregarden.Heshowedusthatwastrueofplanetsandmoonsaswell.

Nowentersasurprisingcharacter.Thepersonwhopopularizedtheapplestory,wasnoneotherthanthewell-knownFrenchwriterandphilosopherVoltaire.Duetohisoutspokenviews,in1726hewasforciblyexiledtoEnglandwherehespentthenextthreeyears.Newtondiedin1727soVoltairewouldhavebeenfamiliarwiththemanydiscoveriesmadebyhim.VoltairewasalsoacquaintedwithNewton'sniece,CatherineBarton.NewtonwasabachelorandshehadagreedtomanagehisLondonhome;thereforeshewouldhavebeenfamiliarwiththeapplestory,whichsherelatedtoVoltaire.

VoltairesidedwithNewtoninNewton'sbitterfightswithLeibnitz.InCandide,VoltaireridiculedLeibnitz.ThecharacterDr.Pangloss,whowentaboutinsistingthatweliveinthe"bestofallpossibleworlds",wasVoltaire'sversionofLeibnitz.

WemightchalkVohaire'sapplestoryupto"partisanlicense".Butit'you'veeverdoneanythingcreative,you'llrecognizetheplausibilityoftheapplestory.You'llrememberyourownmomentwhensomesmall