2022-2023年甘肃省平凉市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2022-2023年甘肃省平凉市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

AlfredKorzybski,thefatherofgeneralsemantics,observedthathowwetalkaffectshowwehandleproblemsandhowwebehave.Hefoundthatscientists,trainedtobespecific,handledbothpersonalandlaboratoryproblemsbetterthannon-scientists.Non-scientists,thenasnow,usedwordsloadedwithfeelingandprejudgmentandgotintotrouble.

Changingthewayweusecertaineverydaywordscanactuallyshiftthewayweseetheworldandotherpeople,helpschangetheemotion-ladenattitudesbehindthewords,andmakesuslesslikelytomakeinappropriatedemandsonourselvesandothers.

Thereisalsoachangeintheeffectonothers.Teachers,toldthatcertainstudentshavehiddentalents,willhelpthemdevelop,evenifthestudentswereselectedblindlybyresearchers.Peopleactastheythinktheyhavebeendefined,andlikeitornot,ourwordsplayalargepartinexpressingthatdefinition.

Inourwork,wehavefoundsixwordsthatareoftenusedindamagingways:try,always,is,can't,shouldandeverybody.Thesewordsarereally"families"ofwords.Alwayscanbeexpandedtonever,everytime.Shouldisalsooughtto,must,haveto.Weusenobody,noone,all,'thewayweuseeverybody.

Eachofthesewordsislinkedtotheconceptoftime."Everybodydoesit"implieseverypersonalwaysdoesit.Shouldreflectsastandardadoptedinthepast,governinghowwemustalwaysbehave.Isimpliesapermanentcharacteristicofsomethingorsomeone,as"sheisimpossibletodealwith."AlfredKorzybskicalledhumans"timebinders".Facts,opinionsandbehaviorsarelearned,repeatedandpassedon,eventhoughtheymaynotnecessarilyhavebeentrueinthefirstplace.BothKorzybskiandS.I.Hayakawa,whoisarespectedsemanticist,cautionusagainstusingsuch"allness"terms.

Yetwedousethem,asthoughbydoingsowecouldsomehowmanagethepresentandfuture."Withwords,"saysHayakawainLanguageinThoughtandAction,"weinfluenceandtoanenormousextentcontrol.""I'llmeetyouatthreeThursday"isanattempttomakeanotherperson--andourselves--beatacertainplaceatacertaintime.Hayakawawrites,"Thefutureisaspecificallyhumandimension.Toadog,'hamburgertomorrow'ismeaningless.Withwordswe[humans]imposeacertainpredictabilityuponfutureevents."

Similarly,weattempttocontrolpeople'sactionsandevencharacteristicswithcan't,should,everybodyandrelatedwords.Wetrythustocreate"reliable"data,howeverunrelateditistothefacts.

AccordingtoFreud,tosomementalpatientscertainwordsbecomemagical,symbolsofwholetrainsofthoughtcondensed.Seriouslyillneuroticsmaintainsomeofthatmagic:"Everybody'sagainstme"or"Ihavetodothis."Andnearlyallofushavethesamebadhabittoalessintensedegree.

Whenandwheredowebeginthispatternofrestrictivewordsandbeliefs?

AccordingtothelatespeechexpertWendellJohnson,asadultswearestill"usinginformation,attitudes,beliefs,procedures,practices...adaptedtoanearliertime."Ourbeliefs,andthewordsweusetosupportthemandtoprotectourselvesfromchange,comefromearlyinourlives.WillisHarman,Ph.D.,afuturistatSRI(formerlyStanfordResearchInstitute),maintainsthatweareallinawayhypnotizedfrominfancy."Wedonotperceiveourselvesandtheworldaboutusastheyare,butaswehavebeenpersuadedtoperceivethem,"saysDr.Harman.Researchshowsthatobjectsandpeoplewithsomefamiliarcharacteristicstendtobeperceivedbytheinfantasidentical.Thenewborncannotdistinguishbetweenselfandsurrounding.Whenthebabyishungry,everybodyishungry.Later,anymanbecomes"Daddy"andeveryanimal"doggie."

Weusesuchearlybiasestom

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2.

Ifthestorageproblemis______,anetworkofhydrogenstationsandthetransportationinfrastructurewillhavetodeveloparoundit.

3.

Alargepercentageofseveredepressioncanberelievedortreatedbutinreality,mostofthemarenotseriouslytaken.

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4.

Tobuildyouraudience,you'dbettercatchtheopportunitiestobeacquaintedwithpeopleandtrytocatchtheirattentiononyou.

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5.

Withsomebest-knownsearchenginesuserscansearch______easily.

6.TaughenedGlass:theSolutiontoRetailOwners'SecurityConcerns

Taughenedglass,whichisalsocalledBastieglassbecauseofthenameoftheinventor,isakindofglassthatisfinelytemperedorannealed,byapeculiarmethodofsuddencoolingbyplungingwhilehotintooil,meltedwax,orparaffine.

Thedevelopmentandacceptanceoftaughenedglasshasundergoneseveralstages.Yetthebenefitsofthisparticularkindofglassstillremainunknowntoalargegroupofpeople.

DuPonthasdoneagreatjobofworkingwitharchitectsandthearchitecturalglassindustrytounderstand,developandpromotetheuseoftaughenedglass(safetyglass)worldwide.Withintheretailenvironmentinparticular,architectsinallcontinentsareusingtaughenedglassforadiverserangeofapplications--notonlyforeconomicandfunctionalreasonsbutalsoforthepureaestheticdelightofusingthematerial.

Yetsadly,thegeneralpublicinNorthAmericaisstilltoooftenignorantofthebenefitstaughenedglasscanbring--notonlyinshopsbutalsoinofficesandhomes.Thematerialisstillalltoooftenperceivedasvaguely"moreexpensive"anditswiderangeofbenefitsremainslargelyunknown.Sharingthebenefitswithbuildingowners-fromthebusinesscommunitytohomeowners--hastobeournextmajorchallenge.

NationalGateandGlassCorp.suppliesstorefrontglasstoretailersthroughoutNorthAmerica,fromnationwidechainstosingleoutletowners.Howeverlargeorsmall,ourcustomershavesimilarconcernswhenitcomestothestorefrontglasstheyusewithregardtocost,appearance/aesthetics,securityandservice.

Thegoodnewsisthatin99.9percentofcases,wefindthattheinstallationof6mm+6mmtaughenedglasswithaninterlayerof0.76mmButacite(r)PVBinterlayersolvesalloftheseconcernswithease!Taughenedglassisanidealsolutionformodemretailersintermsofsamedayinstallation,securityprevention,protectionfromtheUVraysthatcausethedegradationofstoredisplaysandfurnishingsandtheeliminationofboardingfollowingdamagetothestorefront.

TimeIsMoney.

Everyoneintheretailconstructionvaluechain,fromownerstoforemen,areconcernedwithcosts.Weareabletoaddressthisfirstconcernprettyquickly.IntheUSA,taughenedglasscostsalmostexactlythesameastemperedglasstopurchaseandinstallpersquaremeter.InAustraliaandEurope,itcanbesignificantlycheaperthantemperedglass!Inthecaseofbreakage,thecostbenefitsoftaughenedglasscanbeseenveryclearly;asstoreowners,managersandlosspreventiondepartmentsknow,timeismoney!Unliketemperedglass,taughenedglassallowsstorestostayopeninthecaseofbreakagesincecrackedorbrokenglassstaysintheframe.Smallerlocationsthatareboardedupwithplywoodcanleavecustomerswiththeimpressionthattheyareclosed--andnobodycanaffordthat.It'scriticallyimportantthateveryoneknowsthatyouare

BetterLookingstorefronts

Thesecondmajorconcernisaesthetics.Manyofourretailcustomerslocatedindowntownareasautomaticallyassumethatshutterswillhavetobeinstalledtoensureadequatesecurityafterstoreopeninghours.Itisalwaysapleasureformetoseethereliefoncustomers'faceswhenItellthemaboutthesecuritybenefitsoftaughenedglassandhowthematerialeliminatestheneedforshutters,allowingmuchbetterlookingstorefronts.

ARealBoosttotheBottomLine

Athirdconcernissecurity.Thelosspreventionofficersofmajorretailersunderstandperhapsbetterthananyoneelsetheextenttowhichbreak-insandvandalismnegativelyaffectthebottomline.Myretailcustomerstellmethattheaveragecostofabreak,inisUS＄30,000.Thisnotonlyincludesstole

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7.

Whenusingadrive-upATM,you'dbetterdriveclosetothemachineaswellas______.

8.

Mostparentsadmithavingastrongpreferenceovertheolderchildbecausetheytendtobesadder.

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9.

ThestrongenvironmentalsentimentsthatledtoEarthDayyieldeddramaticchangesinAmericanlegislationandreflected______.

10.

Oneoftheadvantagesofthegasolinecarovertheelectriconeisthatthegasolinecarisrelatively______torefuel.

11.Morethan2,300universitiesinover100countrieshaveintroducedChinesecoursestotheircurricula,andyoungoverseasnationalsflocktoChinaeachyeartolearnChinese.In2004,thenumberofinternationalstudentsinChinawas400,000,withanannualincreaseof20percentinthepastfiveyears,accordingtotheChinese.MinistryofEducation.

TheRiseofChina'sEconomy

MonsieurLabelandhiswife,bothrespectedarchitectslivinginParis'SixthQuarter,haveenrolledtheirdaughterinanearbyschoolwhereChineseclassesstartatkindergarten.MonsieurLabelsaysofChina:"Iandmycolleagueswitnessedthecountry'samazingdevelopmentwhenwe.attendedarecentseminarinShenzhen.IbelievethatChinaistheeconomicsuperpowerofthefuture.MywifeandIspeakFrench,EnglishandSpanish,butmydaughtershouldalsolearnChinesebecauseitwillbeusefultoherwhenshegrowsup."

SinceChinesecourseswereaddedtothecurriculaof132Frenchjuniorandseniorhighschoolstheirenrollmenthasdoubled.ThatattheOrientalLanguageandCultureCollege,oneofFrance'slargestChineseteachingcolleges,hasskyrocketedinrecentyearn,accordingtoXuDan,deanoftheChineseDepartment.SheconfirmsthatChineseandJapanesearenowthetwomoststudiedAsianlanguages.

FrenchjuniorstudentBeidasaystotallyfluentinChinese."I'mlearningChinesebecauseIwanttobeaninternationallawyerinChina,"heexplains.

YoungFrenchentrepreneurPetriePeniaestablishedhisBeiyanConsultancyCompanyinParis,anditnowworkstogetherwithChinaCentralTelevisioninintroducingFrenchtraditionsandculturetoChineseaudiences.PatricalsocooperatedwithBeijing'sUniversityofFinanceandEconomiesandCentralUniversityofFinanceandEconomiesinlaunchingathree-weekcrashcourseinChineseinBeijing.In2005,heinitiatedthe"Chinesepeopleandbusinessmanagement"trainingcourseinParis,whichconsistsofseminarstohelpFrenchbusinessmenunderstandhowChinesebusinessoperates.

GermanyhasalsocaughtontothebenefitsofChineselanguagelearning,andhasaddedChinesetoitshighschoolgraduationexams.ManyinternationalcorporationsalsoholdintroductoryChinesecoursesforemployee'sassignedworkinChina."Englishisn'tenough,"saysHerrGerck,presidentofSiemensChina,"WeneedtoequipourstaffwiththeabilitytodealwithChinesemerchantsintheirownlanguage."

InBritain,aChineseteachingprogramthatwillform.partofthenationalcurriculumhasbeenformulatedandapprovedbytheDepartmentofEducationandSkills.IntheU.S.,ChineseispartoftheAdvancePlacementProgramforAmericanhighschoolstudents.Thismeansthatstudentscantakecollege-levelChineseinthesamewayastheylearnFrench,SpanishandGermanandgaincreditsiftheygetgoodtestresults.Morethan2,500primaryandhighschoolsnowofferAPcoursesintheChineselanguage.

CulturalEchoes

Chinesecharacters,alongwiththeConfucianphilosophy,havealwayshadprofoundinfluenceonHahculturalcirclesinAsia,andafterabriefhiatus,ChineselanguageteachingisindemandoncemoreintheSingapore,JapanandVietnam.

"SingaporeansrushedtolearnEnglishinthe1970s,whenitwasbelievedtobethemostusefullanguageforthefuture.Now,inthe21stcentury,alackofChinese-speakingskillsisseenasadisadvantage,"saysoneSingaporeanstudent,whorecentlygraduatedfromBeijingUniversitywithaBAininternationalrelations.

TheGermanambassadortotheROKoncetoldviceministerofEducationZhangXinsheng:"Nowadays,highschoolteachersofGermanandFrenchmustalsolearnChineseiftheywanttokeeptheirjobs."

IntheROK,ahighHSK(HanyuShuipingKaoshi--theChineseLanguageProficiencyTest

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12.

Contrarytoindividualsportswhichcallforagreatersenseofautonomy,teamsportslayemphasison______.

13.

Ahotclogisusuallymadefrompork,heel,turkeyandtofu.

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14.

EvaluationsrevealthatAmericanyoungstersarenotobsessedwith______andinneedofreassurance.

15.

Themostcommonfaultamongpoorreadersisthehabitualmakingoftoomany______.

16.

Ifyoufailtosay"thankyou"tothereceptionists,theywillhavenegativeimpressionsofyou.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Inthelast-pacedworld,TVshowsandvideogamesmaydistractusfromour______.

A.prioritiesinlife

B.studyatcollege

C.socialactivities

D.stressandweariness

18.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

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

HappyEarthDay

TheGoodNews

Here'sthegoodnews:ourairiscleaner,ourlakesarepurer,ourforestsarehealthier,endangeredspeciesarerecovering,toxicemissionsaxedown,andacidrainhasdiminisheddramatically.Andyet,ifyou'velookedatanewspaperorwatchedtheeveningnewslately,youmightthinkourenvironmentisundersiege(围攻).Mediacoverageoftheenvironmentisheavyondoomsday,butthetruthisnotatallbleak:nearlyallenvironmentaltrendsintheUnitedStatesarepositiveandhavebeenforyears-ifnotdecades.

Eco-legislation,greenorganizations,corporatecooperationandnewinventionshaveallquietlysteeredourenvironmentinapositivedirection.Wecan'taffordtobecomplacent(自满的),though-especiallywhenitcomestogreenhousegases,sinceglobalwarmingistheonehugeproblemwehaven'treallytackled.Butalmosteverymeasuretakenbygovernmentagenciesendgrass-rootseffortstoimprovetheenvironmenthasshownencouragingresults-usuallyfasterthanexpectedandatalowercost.Nowthat'sgoodnews.

Scientistsandenvironmentaliststhinkthateventheworrisomefactofglobalwarmingcanbeameliorated(改善).Thereisastrongscientificconsensusthattheglobalwarmingthreatrequiresaction,butifcurrentenvironmentaltrendspersistandthereductionofmostpollutantscontinuestobeaccomplishedfasterendmorecheaplythanexpected,wemaybeabletocontrolandreducegreenhousegasesinbothaffordableandpracticalways.

ConsidersomeoftheenvironmentalimprovementstheUnitedStateshaswitnessedoverthelastthreedecades.

ImprovedAirQuality

Takeanice,bigcleansingbreath.AccordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,emissionsoftheprimarysmog-causingchemicalsfromcarsandtruckshavedeclined54percentsince1970,eventhoughthenumberofregisteredcarsandtruckshasmorethandoubled,from108,407,000to230,428,000,andtheyarenowdrivenoneandahalftimesasfarannually.

Keepbreathing,becausethefineparticulateslinkedtorespiratorydisease,includingthosesometimesseenassoot(煤烟),aredownbyaboutone-thirdsince1979(thoughfewercitiesweresurveyedbackthen).Thelevelofcarbonmonoxide,adangerousodorlessgas,isdown53percentsince1970.Andemissionsofsulfurdioxide,oftenthemajorculpritbehindacidrain,aredown49percentsince1970,despitethefactthattheUnitedStatesnowbumsfarmorecoal,themainsourceofthispollutant.

TheseimprovementshavetranslatedintobetterairqualityformillionsofAmericans.Between1976and1990,theLosAngelesareaaveragedsome150daysperyearinviolationoffederalsmogstandards;in2004,thatfiguredroppedtojust27violationdays,thefewesteverforthatcity.

And,incaseyouarewondering,federalstandardshavebecomestricter,notweaker,duringthisperiod.Ofcourse,thereismoretobedone-27smogdaysinLosAngelesarestill27toomany,andAtlanta,Houstonandothercitiescontinuetoexperienceair-pollutionproblems.Butoverall,air-qualitytrendsarestronglypositive.Now,exhale.

BetterWaterQuality

Otherenvironmentaltrendsareequallyencouraging.Waterqualityhasimproved,too,andratesofwaterbornediseasearealsoindecline.It'shardtobelieve,butjustagenerationago,factoriesandmunicipalplantsactuallydischargeduntreatedwaste

A.Globalwarming.

B.Acidrain.

C.Toxicemission.

D.Environment.

19.

It'snecessaryforyoutobuildsincererelationshipswithpeopleinyourprofessionaswellasthose______.

20.Accordingtothepassage,onehealthbenefitsofwalkingisthat______.

A.yourbonedensitywillbedecreased

B.youwillloseweightinaneasyandquickway

C.youwillenjoybetterheartcondition

D.youwillhavestrongerupperbodymuscles

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(47)

22.

【B9】

23.(26)

A.Byreadingherpolishedessay.

B.Byproofreadingherfirstdraft.

C.Bybringinghersomereferencebooks.

D.Byexaminingheroutline.

24.(21)

A.Helosthismealtickets.

B.Thecafeteriafoodwasawful.

C.HemissedhisfavoriteTVprogram.

D.HisTVwasbroken.

25.

【B4】

26.听力原文：Ifyou'vebeenoncampusforverylong,I'mcertainthatyou'vealreadyheardaboutthiscourse.Youmayknowthatlastsemesteraboutfiftypercentofthestudentsenrolledinmycoursefailedit.Letmeexplainhowthiscameaboutbeforeyoujumptoanyconclusions.Inthefirstplace,sincethisisacompositionclass,Iexpectmystudentstofollowcertainrulesofformality.Unfortunately,manystudentstodaydislikehavingtofollowrulesofanykind,especiallythosewhichtheymayfeeltobeunnecessary.Forexample,Iaskthateachofyourpapersbetypedandcenteredonthepapercorrectly.Icountoffpointsforvariouskindsofmistakes.Amisspelledwordwillcostyou5points.You'velost25pointsifyou'vemisspelledfivewords.Ifyouwriteanincompletesentence,you'velost10points.Ifyougivemetwocompletesentencesasonewithoutadequatepunctuation,you'velost15points.Idonotacceptlatepapers.Youwillreceiveazeroforanythemewhichyoufailtosubmitontime.Iexpectyoutoreadeachassignment.Tomakecertainthatyouhavereadtheassignment,Iwillgiveyouashortunannouncedquizfromtimetotime.ThisclassmeetsonMondays,Wednesdays,andFridays.Youwillhaveatotalofsixmajorteststhroughoutthesemester.Yourfinalgradewillbebasedonanaverageofthesemajortests,thepoptests,andeightwrittenthemes.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsatanytime,youcanseemeonTuesdays.Myofficeisonthesecondfloorofthisbuilding.Yourassignment,forWednesdayistoreadHemingway'sshortstoryonpage55.Fridaywillbethelastclassdayofthisweek,soyoucanexpecttowriteashortin-classthemeformethen.That'sallfortoday.I'llseeyouonWednesday.

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A.10points.B.2points.C.15points.D.5points.

27.(28)

A.Femalesandtheyounger.

B.Eldersandfemales.

C.Malesandtheyounger.

D.Eldersandmales.

28.

【B5】

29.(36)

A.Bothofthemrealizedtheiroriginalambitions.

B.BothGeorgeandRichardbecamemillionaires.

C.RichardbecameamillionairewhileGeorgehadnogreatsuccess.

D.GeorgeestablishedasuccessfulbusinesswhileRichardwasmissing.

30.

【B11】

31.

【B6】

32.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.

33.(31)

A.6.7million.B.6.8million.C.8.6million.D.7.6million.

34.(15)

A.Angry.B.Hungry.C.Tired.D.Dissatisfied.

35.(35)

A.Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable.

B.Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple'shometown.

C.Onlythosewhodon'thaveenoughmoneywanttorentfurniture.

D.Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented.

36.听力原文：M:Excuseme,Iheardthattherewereacoupleofjobsavailableinthelibrary.SoI'dliketoapplyforoneofthem.CanIfillouttheapplicationform.athomeandbringitbacknextweek?

F:Sure,butyoushouldknowthatwe'reabouttostartlookingattheapplications,andwehopetomakesomejoboffersinafewdays.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Thelibraryhasalreadychosensomepeopletoworkthere.

B.Sheisgoingtogivethemanajoboffer.

C.Thelibraryislookingformoreapplicants.

D.Themanshouldhurryup.

37.SectionB

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

听力原文：(26)Afewmonthsago,millionsofpeopleinLondonheardalarmsalloverthetown.Emergencyservices,thefiredepartments,thepolice,hospitalsandambulancesstoodby,readytogointoaction.Inrailwayandundergroundstations,peoplereadnoticesandmaps,whichtoldthemwheretogoandwhattodointheemergency.(26)ThiswasExerciseFloodcall,topreparepeopleforafloodemergence.Londonwasn'tflooded,yet.Butitispossiblethatitwouldbe.In1236andin1663,Londonwasbadlyflooded.In1928,peoplelivinginWestminster,theheartofLondon,drownedinfloods.Andin1953,100people,livingontheeasternedgeoftheLondonsuburbs,werekilledagaininthefloods.Atlast,GreaterLondonCounciltookactiontopreventthisdisasterfromhappeningagain.(27)Thoughafloodwallwasbuiltin1980s,Londonersstillmustbepreparedforthepossibledisaster.Ifithappens,50undergroundstationswillbeunderwater.Electricity,gas,andphoneserviceswillbeoutofaction.Roadswillbedrowned.ItwillbeimpossibletocrossanyofthebridgesbetweenNorthandSouthLondon.Imagine!LondonwilllooklikethefamousItaliancity,Venice.(28)ButthisExerciseFloodcalldidn'tcausepanicamongLondoners.Mostpeopleknewitwasjustawarning.Oneladysaid,"It'safloodwarning,isn'tit?Thewaterdoesn'tlookhightome."

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A.OnebridgebetweenNorthandSouthLondoncollapsed.

B.TheheartofLondonwasflooded.

C.Anemergencyexercisewasconducted.

D.Ahundredpeopleinthesuburbsweredrowned.

38.听力原文：W:Dr.Smith,thankyouforcomingtoourprogram.

M:Mypleasure.

W:WhenyousaidthattheInternetiscausingadeclineinpsychologicalwell-being,whatdoyoumeanbythat?

M:Well,psychologically,peoplearegettingmoredepressionandlonelinessthanbefore,especiallyforthosewhospendlongtimeontheInternet.

W:SoifpeoplespendjustafewhoursaweekontheInternet,theywouldnothavethebadfeelingthen?

M:Notreally.Actually,it'snotthelongtimeontheNetthatcausesthemfeelbadbutthestateofbeingontheNetdoes.

W:Butyousaidyouhadmuchbrighterexpectationsatfirst.

M:Yes,wesupposedthattheNetwouldprovetobesociallyhealthierthantelevision,sincetheNetallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewithothers.

W:Then,whydidtheresultturntobecompletelycontrarytoyourexpectations?

M:Well,peopleontheNetdohavemore"virtual"communication,butthiskindoffacelessandbodilesscommunicationislesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactualconversation.Andtheyreducetheirtimebeingwithfamilyandfriends.AnotherpossibilityisthatexposuretothewiderworldviatheNetmakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.

W.TheInternetshouldbefoundguiltyofthisphenomenon,right?

M:Idon'tthinkso.It'snotaboutthetechnology;it'sabouthowitisused.Itreallypointstotheneedforconsideringsocialfactorsintermsofhowyoudesignapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.WhatreallymakespeoplefeelbadontheInternetaccordingtotheman?

23.Whichisincludedintheexpectationsofthemanatfirst?

24.Whydopeoplegetlesshappinessfromthespiritualaspect?

25.Whatistheradicalreasonforthisphenomenonaccordingtotheman?

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A.SpendingmorehoursontheInternet.

B.SpendingfewerhoursontheInternet.

C.ThestateofbeingontheInternet.

D.Theirbrighterexpectationsnotbeingmet.

39.

【B7】

40.(45)

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

【C10】

42.

WhatwayshavebeenusedbytheBritishcompaniestosolvetheproblemoflanguagebarriersincethe1960s?

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Therearenowover700millionmotorvehiclesintheworldandthenumberisrisingbymorethan40millioneachyear.Theaveragedistancedrivenbycarusersisgrowingtoo--from8kmadayperpersoninWesternEuropein1965to26kmadayin1995.Thisdependenceonmotorvehicleshasgivenrisetomajorproblems,includingenvironmentalpollution,depletionofoilresources,trafficcongestionandsafety.

Whileemissionsfromnewearsarefarlessharmfulthantheyusedtobe,citystreetsandmotorwaysarebecomingmorecrowedthanever,oftenwitholdertrucks,busesandtaxis,whichemitexcessivelevelsofsmokeandfumes.Thisconcentrationofvehiclesmakesairqualityinurbanareasunpleasantandsometimesdangeroustobreathe.

InEuropemostcitiesarestilldesignedfortheoldmodesoftransport.Adaptationtothemotorcarhasinvolvedaddingringroads,one-waysystemsandparkinglots.IntheUnitedSates.morelandisassignedtocarusethantohousing.Urbansprawlmeansthatlifewithoutacarisnexttoimpossible.Massuseofmotorvehicleshasalsokilledorinjuredmillionsofpeople.Othersocialeffectshavebeenblamedonthecarsuchasalienationandaggressivehumanbehavior.

A1993studybytheEuropeanFederationforTransportandEnvironmentfoundthatcartransportisseventimesascostlyasrailtravelintermsoftheexternalsocialcostsitentailssuchasco