2022年吉林省辽源市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2022年吉林省辽源市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

DifferentversionsofAdhcan______toafruitfly'ssurvival.

2.

Thebackupandrecoverytoolsmustbe______todealwithvariouscomputercrises.

3.

TheaveragethicknessofArcticicehasnowbeenreducedby______.

4.Overcomingprocrastination:APracticalApproach

Doyoufindthatyouoftenbegincorrespondencewithaphraselike,"I'msorryit'stakenmelongtogetbacktoyou,"or,"Myapologiesforthedelayinresponding"?Thismaybeanindicationthatyou'reinthehabitofpurringthingsoff.Similarly,adeskoffilesfilledwithprojectswhichyouhaveyettobeginorwhicharepartiallycompletedbutinactive,isanothersuresignthatthere'sproblem,ffyouareoneofthosepeoplewhoinsistsoncleaningupallthelittleprojectsawaitingyou,inordertoremovethose"bothersomelittlethings"beforeyoubeginamajorproject,youareactuallyengaginginprocrastinationbyallowingyourselftofallvictimtothe"tyrannyofthetrivial".

Reasonsforprocrastination

Likemanyissuesinvolvingtimemanagement,procrastinationisabehavioralproblem,andlikeallsuchproblemsitcan,withsufficientmotivation,bechanged.Inordertochangeabehavioralparrem,however,itisnecessarytounderstandthereasonsforthatbehavior.

Don'tknowwheretostart

Ifyouthinkaboutit,thetaskswhichyoutendtopostponewillgenerallyfallintotwocategories.Thefirstoftheseisthefairlylargeorcomplextask.Suchtasksaregenerallyimportantintheiroutcome,whichonlyaddstothepressuretodoagoodjob,andyettheirverycomplesitymakesitdiffculttoknowjustwhereorhowtobegin.Theresultisthatthetaskisputoffuntilitsimplyhastobedealtwith.

Anunplesanttask

Thesecondcategoryoftaskcommonlypostponedisthatwhichiseitherunpleasanttodoormayhaveunpleasantconsequences.Thismaybesomeaspectofyourworkthatyousimplydon'tenjoy,oritmaybesomethinglikeanegativejobappraisalforanemployee,forwhichyouknowtherewillberepercussions.Again,thetaskisputoffuntilotherpressuresmakeitnecesaryforittobetackled.

Fearoffailure

Onahitmore"psychological"note,therearethosewhoputofftasksbecausetheyhaveasubconsciousfearthattheywillnotbeabletoperform.themsatisfactorily.Relatedtothisarcthosewhoholdthemselvestothestandardofperfectionforallworktheydo.Ifyoususpectthattheirworkwillbelessthanperfecttheymaybeinclinedtoputitoff.

Excusingsub-standardperformance

Attheoppositeendofthespectrumarethosewhouseprocrastination(generallynotonaconsciouslevel)asameansofexcusingworkwhichtheyknowisofpoorquality."IcouldhavedonebetterifI'dhadmoretime,"isthegeneralrefrainofsuchpeople,thoughoncloserexaminationitmaybefoundthattheydidn'thavetimebecausetheychosetoprocrastinate.Keepinmind,ofcourse,thattherearesomeprojectswhichdocomeupasemergenciesandforwhichyoureallydon'thavesufficienttime,sodon'tassumethatthisrefrainisalwaysasignofaprocrastinationproblem.

OvercomingProcrastination

Itisimportantthatyoutakethetimetorecognizewhichreasonsapplymosttoyouortoyourstaffmembers.Bydoingsoyouwillbeabletoselectfromthesolutionsthatfollow,theoneormorethatwillbesthelpyoutoovercomeprocrastination.

UsetheSWAPapproach.Ifyouanalyzeanoverwhelmingtaskthatiscurrentlyfacingyou,youwillprobablyfindthatitcanbebrokendownintoanumberofsmaller,moremanageablepieces.Alogicalorderwillemergeforcomplitingeachpart,oryoumayhavetoimposesuchanorderonthecomponentparts.YoucanthenSWAP—StartWithAPart.Andifyou'velistedthevariouspartsinwriting—whichisrecommended—youcanhavethepleasureofcrossingthemoffstepbystep,andseeingavisualrepresenta

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

Victorianslaidoutpublicparksintheircitiesbecausetheybelievedthepoorwould______.

6.

Theclearingoftreestodayisevidentlyattributedtocattlegrazingbecauseof______.

7.

ManyfamilylawadvisorsOfferlegaladviceforcouplesindivorceissueswithacomparativelylowfee.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

Duringthedevelopmentofcordlesstool,Black&Deckerdesignedacomputerprogramto______.

A.rechargebatteriesbyusingsolarenergy

B.produceenvironment-friendlybatteries

C.reducetheweightofbattery

D.maximizethedurationofbattery

9.

Sports-relatedspectatorviolenceisoftenmorestronglyassociatedwithsocialgroupthanwiththespecificnatureofthesportitself.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

WhatcanyoulearnaboutthePrincesStreet?

A.Itisagardenwithablazeofcolor.

B.Itisamile-longstreetofpalaces.

C.Itisastreetfamousforitsshops.

D.Itisamonumentalmemorial.

11.

Nanotechnologyisthestudyandmanipulationoftheverysmallmatterssuchasatoms,moleculesandviruses.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Theauthordoesanassessmentofallhigh-riskurbanareasintheU.S.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Bankingandconsultingfirmsaretwoleadingbusinesseswhichneedtorecruitmanyuniversitygraduates.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

TheInductrackⅡdesigncanproduceaverystrongmagneticfieldevenwhenthetrainrunsmoreslowlyby______.

15.

Insulatingandsealingupyourhousecansaveyou______.

16.Originalusagereferstoriversthat______.

A.aremultichanneledinflow

B.haveclearbanks

C.includebanklesschannels

D.existforonlyashorttimeinflow

17.

Whymightthegrade-grubberssometimescheatinexams?

18.

4Gwirelesscommunicationcantaketheplaceof______tosendimagesbacktocentralcommandcenter.

19.

ThemainadvantageofthevideophoneoverE-mailandthetelephoneis______.

20.Therearethreepossibleexplanationsforthecontradictionoftheassumptionoflarge-packagepurchase:transportation,______limitations.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:Youmusthaveenjoyedusingyournewcameraonyourtrip.

M:Iwouldhave,butafterbuyinganewcameraespeciallyforthattrip,Ileftitinthecarwithmyfriendwhodrovemetotheairport.

Q:Whatdidthemansayabouthiscamera?

(16)

A.Heenjoyedusinghisnewcamera.

B.Helefthiscameraattheairport.

C.Helefthiscamerainhisfriend'scar.

D.Helosthiscameraonhistrip.

22.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Chinahasoutlinedanewapproachtoforeigninvestment,withplannerssayingtheywillnowfocuslessonattractinglargeamountsofcashandmoreonselectinginvestmentsthatwillbringskillsandtechnologyintothecountry.Thechangeintactics,【B1】______inanofficialdocumentpublishedbytheNationalDevelopmentandReform.Commission,comesaftermorethanayearof【B2】______debateovertheroleforeigninvestorsshouldplayinChina'seconomy.Chinahaslongbeenoneoftheworld'stop【B3】______forforeigninvestment,andinternationalcompanies【B4】______inmorethan$70billionlastyear,drawnbythecountry'slowcosts,【B5】______prowessandhugedomesticmarket.Buttheinroadshavecausedsomeuneaseamongbothordinarypeopleandofficials,whoalsowanttoseedomesticcompaniesdowell.Thenewforeign-investmentplan,whichisn'ta【B6】______blueprintbutratherastatementofbroad【B7】______,doessaythatregulatorswilllookmorecloselyatforeigntakeoversoflocalcompaniesandotherissuesof"nationaleconomicsecurity"thathavereceivedincreasingattentionrecently.Butthevisionitadvancesrepresentsneitheranattemptto【B8】______closeoffChina'seconomynoranewroundofliberalization.Theplanningagencysaid【B9】______.Forinstance,newinvestmentsbyforeigncompanieswillfacestricterenvironmentalandland-usestandards.Ontheotherhand,【B10】______.TheplansaidChinawillcontinuetoopenupserviceindustries,【B11】______.Thecommissionalsopledgedtoimprovethebusinessenvironmentbyreducingredtapeandstrengtheningenforcementofintellectual-propertyrights.

【B1】

23.(31)

A.Individualstates.

B.Taxesofcitizens.

C.Federalgovernment.

D.Parents.

24.(42)

25.(22)

A.Therewouldbeatestnextweek.

B.Therewouldbeapsychologyclass.

C.Themanwouldfeelbettersoon.

D.MikeAndrewsdidn'ttakenotes.

26.听力原文：M:Ijustcan'tconcentratehereintheflat.(19)Yousee,Arthur,I'vegotthreeessaystodo...threeessaysbehindIam.Imean...(20)howcanIconcentratewitheveryoneelsetalking...playingrecords...practicingtheguitar?Ijustcan'tgetpentopaper.

W:Well,Peter,youcouldworkintheuniversitylibrary.

M:Icould...yes...that'sperfectlytrue.But...youknow...Inotonlyneedto(21)sitdownandwrite...I...I...needtothink.AndtothinkIneedtobeabletowanderaround...smoke...beonmyown...besortoffreetodoasIlike.Livinghereinthisflatwith,howmanyothers?—Six...Wellthereareconstantinterruptionsyousee.You'reokay...youlivein...Don'tyoubelieveit'sasidealasitseems.Imeanpeoplecallonyouatallhours...toborrowabook...haveachat...findsomethingtoeat...No...it'sanythingbutidealforaquietlife.

W:Youknow...Isuggestyoulookforasmallflatofyourown.Abed-sitterperhaps.Mindyou...it'llcostalotmorethanthe...thepart-rentyou'repayingatthemoment.Tellyouwhat.Let'slookatthepaper.Attheads.Theremightbesomething.Yougotapaper?

M:Mm...wellthere'sthelastSundayTimes.

W:Thatwon'tbemuchhelp...(22)youreallyneedlocalpaper.Anyway,there'snoharminhavingalook.Youneverknow.

M:Itmustbesomewhereamongstthislot.Er...RadioTimes...TVTimes...Hereweare.I'lljustfindtheaccommodationads.

W:Youmightfindsomethingundertheheadings.

M:Yeah.Hereweare.

(23)

A.TowatchTV.

B.Towritesomeessays.

C.Tolistentomusic.

D.Toreadabook.

27.(21)

A.7andhalfhours.B.10hour.C.8andhalfhours.D.8hours.

28.听力原文：W:Don'ttaketoolongatthesnackbar.It'saquarterafter12.

M:It'sOK.Wehave45minutesbeforetheplaneleaves.

Q:Whattimeistheirdeparturescheduled?

(14)

A.12:15.B.1:00.C.1:10.D.12:30.

29.

【B7】

30.(39)

31.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Icouldn'tputupwithmywifeanylonger.Idon'tknowwhysheusuallywantstolookateverythinginsuchanegativeway.

W:Maybeyoushouldtrytogettoknowsomethingaboutherchildhood.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(12)

A.Themanshouldtrytobemoreunderstanding.

B.Theman'swifeshouldbemoreunderstanding.

C.Theman'snegativeattitudemaybederivedfromhischildhood.

D.Thepessimismoftheman'swifemaybetheresultofherpastexperiences.

32.(29)

A.Becomingawarchief.

B.Travellingacrossthecountryandspeakingtothepublic.

C.Gettingbacksomeofthelandtakenbythesettlers.

D.GettingalltheIndiantribesunited.

33.听力原文：W:Ican'tdecidewhethertobuyanewcarortrytofindasecond-handone.

M:Ifyoubuyanewone,you'llprobablysavemoneyinthelongrun.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggesttothewoman?

(15)

A.Tosavethemoneyforalongtime.

B.Tobuyanewcar.

C.Topurchaseausedcar.

D.Togetasecondcar.

34.(25)

A.Seemoreofher.

B.Spendmoretimeinschool.

C.Earnmoremoney.

D.Getbettergrade.

35.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Ifyouhadsignaledyourintentiontoturnalittlesooner,thiswouldn'thavehappened!

W:ButIsignaledintime!Justlookatthemessyou'vemadeofmycar!Youweredrivingcarelesslyandyourspeedwasabovethelimit!You'retheonewho'stoblame!

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

(12)

A.Adrivingtest.

B.Thebestwaytosignal.

C.APoliceMovie.

D.Atrafficaccident.

36.

【B6】

37.

【B8】

38.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Hello,Peter.Doyoufeellikegoingfishingwithus?

M:Gofishing?Iwouldn'tmind.

Q:WhatisPeter'sattitudetothewoman'ssuggestion?

(12)

A.Hewillnotgo.

B.Hewouldliketogo.

C.Hehasn'tmadeuphismind.

D.Hedoesn'tthinkfishingisinteresting.

39.【B11】

40.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Housesarenormallyfairlystationaryobjects,andthat'snotconsideredasabadthing.But【B1】______neverstandsstill,andanewkindofhousethatcanwalkonsixlegshasbeenbuilt.Thehouseistenfeethigh,【B2】______bysolarpanels,andconsistsofakitchen,toilet,bed,andwoodstove.Lastweek,thehouse,a【B3】______betweenMITandN55,appearedasanartprojectattheWysingArtCenter.【B4】______tomoveatthemusclespeedofahuman,thehousewalkedataboutfivekilometersanhour.N55saysthewalkinghouseismeanttobean【B5】______conceptthatisnotharmfultotheenvironmentand【B6】______excursions.

SamuelKronick,anMITstudent,designedthelegsandwrotethe【B7】______sothatthehousecanmove.Thesixlegsprovidehighstabilityevenover【B8】______terrain.And,withhighmotorfunction,thehousecanturnleftandright,moveforwardandback,andevenchangeheightasneeded.Kronicksays【B9】______.

KronicksayshewantstestthewalkinghouseinAfrica,andhasideasaboutavehiclethatcanfloatonwateraswellaswalkonland.

"【B10】______,remotelyfromaniPhoneorovertheInternetthroughaGoogleMapsinterfaceorsimilar,andhavethehousefollowthatpath,"hesaysN55furthermoresuggestthat.(46).

【B1】

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

A.Negative.B.Indifferent.C.Enthusiastic.D.Neutral.

42.Whatareoutsidedirectorssupposedtobe?

A.Generousinvestors.

B.Unbiasedexecutives.

C.Sharepriceforecasters.

D.Independentadvisers.

43.Theauthor'spurposeincitingthosewhoarerepeatedlyunemployedduringatwelve-monthperiodismostprobablytoshowthat______.

A.thereareseveralfactorsthatcausethepaymentoflowwagestosomemembersofthelaborforce

B.unemploymentstatisticscanunderestimatethehardshipresultingfromjoblessness

C.recurrentinadequaciesinthelabormarketcanexistandcausehardshipsforindividualworkers

D.amajorityofthosewhoarejoblessatanytimedoesnotsufferseverehardship

44.

Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.

A.MedicalPractice

B.CleverAdvertising

C.Self-Medication

D.Self-Treatment

45.Whatwillhappentoascholarwhoshareshisideaswithhiscolleaguesintheauthor'sopinion?

A.Hegainsrecognitionforhisachievements.

B.Heattractslargenumbersofstudents.

C.Heriskshisideasbeingstolen.

D.Heisconsideredslightlymad.

46.

What'sthepurposeofmorein-housetraininginsomecompanies?

47.

Tomakemuchprogresswiththem,howshouldamanagerevaluatehissubordinates?

48.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Theearliestknowngalaxiesintheuniverse,whichformedduringtheuniverse's"darkage"nearly13billionyearsago,havebeenspiedbytwoteamsofastronomers.

Thediscoveries,reportedseparatelyinthisweek'sissueofthejournalNature,suggestthatgalaxieswereformingjust700millionyearsafterthebirthoftheuniverse.

Theoryholdsthattheuniverseformed13.7billionyearsago.whenanextremelydenseconcentrationofmassrapidlyexpandedinaneventknownasthebigbang.

Theuniversehasbeenexpandingeversince,soastronomersareabletoagegalaxiesbycomputinghowmuchthewavelengthoftheirlighthasstretched-orredshified-astheexpansiontakesthegalaxiesfartherfromEarth.Theredderthelightis,theolderandmoredistantthegalaxyis.

Thedetectionofsuchancientgalaxiesaddsintrigue(神秘色彩)totheoriesofhowtheveryfastgalaxiesformed,accordingtoastronomers.

Weretheremanylarge,younggalaxiesintheearlyuniversethatareobscuredfromastronomers'viewbyabundantgasesabsorbingtheirlight?Orweregalaxiesrareandsmallwaybackthen,asaprevailingtheorysuggests,andlaterclumpedtogethertoform.largergalaxiessuchastheMilkyWay?

"Webelievethatweneedboththeseprocessestoexplainwhatwesee,"Masanorilye,aprofessorattheNationalAstronomicalObservatoryofJapan,saidinanemail.

Thegalaxy,calledIOK-1,formedabout750millionyearsafterthebigbang-60millionyearsclosertotheeventthanthepreviousrecordholder.

Giventhenumberofgalaxiesfoundduringalaterepochabout810millionyearsago,theresearchershadexpectedtofindasmanyassixgalaxieslikeIOK-1.Butthecomparativerarity(稀有)ofobjectslikeIOK-1meansthattheuniversemusthavechangedsignificantlyoverthe60millionyearsthatseparatethetwoepochs,theteamsuggests.

Iyeandcolleaguesbelievethattheyarewitnessingthelastphaseofaprocessknownasreionization(再次电离).

AccordingtoIye,about380,000yearsafterthefieryhotbigbang,theuniversecooledsomuchthatprotonsandelectronsrecombinedtoform.neutralhydrogen.Thisisknownasthebeginningofthedarkageoftheuniverse,becauseneutralhydrogenabsorbsthelightfromstars.

Asmoregalaxiesstartedtoform.about300millionyearslater,thehotstarsheatedtheintergalactic(银河间的)mediumandgraduallyreionizedtheneutralhydrogenbacktoprotonsandelectrons.Theionizedhydrogenthenbecamemoretransparent,allowingthegalaxies'lighttopassthrough.

Iyesaidthenewresultssupporttheideathatneutralhydrogenwasstillabundant750millionyearsafterthebigbang,blockingevenoldergalaxiesfromview."Wearestartingtoseethelastphaseofcosmicreionization,orthedawnofthecosmicdarkage,"hesaid.

Iyeaddedthatthediscoveryalsosupportsthe"hierarchical"theoryofgalaxyformation,whichsuggeststhatbig,brightgalaxiesformedassmallergalaxiescollidedandmerged."Theepochwehaveprobedisyetinthiscriticalstage,"hesaid.

Accordingtothediscoveriesoftheastronomers,whendidgalaxiesform?

49.

Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.VariousKindsofHumor

B.DifferentHumorStrategies

C.AddHumortoSpeech

D.UseHumorEffectively

50.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Preparingyoungpeopletobecitizensrequiresustoembraceciviclearningasacoreproposeofeducation.Lastmonth,thousandsofAmericanshonoredthelegacyofMartinLutherKingJr.byparticipatingintheNationalKingDayofService.Dr.Kingdreamofequality,justice,andunitytookwingthroughhispledgetoserveothers.Hebelievedthatserviceisthehallmarkofafulllife.Healsoknewthatserviceisagreatequalizerinwhichpeoplefromallbackgroundscometogethertoaddressimportantpublicissues.

InspiredbyKing'svision,participantsinthenationaldayofservicecametogethertoteachliteracyskills,rehabilitatehousing,andservemealstothehungryandhomebound,tonamejustafewexamples.Formany,particularlyyoungpeople,theKing'sholidaywastheirfirstopportunitytoexperiencethepowerofservice:workingforthecommongoodtomaketheworldabetterplacetolive.

WeencourageallAmericanstobuildontheNationalKingDayofServicebyengaginginthepublicworkoftheircommunitiesandparticipatinginourdemocraticsystem.Educatingouryouthsforcitizenshipisourmostimportantpublicwork.Wemustpurposefullynurturethevalueofserviceandcivicengagementineachgenerationifourcountryistobecaringandjust.Thisfundamentalidealdependsonawell-informedcitizenrythatunderstandstheimportanceofengagementincivicandpoliticallife.

EducationleadersshouldworktoensurethattheKingDayofServiceisnotlimitedtoaone-dayshotofwell-intentionedvolunteerism.ToletthathappenwouldminimizeavaluablelearningopportunityandmisconstruetheimportanceofKing'slegacy.Weurgeinsteadthatschooladministrators,communityorganization,teachers,parents,andstudentsadvocatewithintheirdistrictsandschoolsforthreeactionitemsthatwould:

Makeserviceanongoingpartoftheinstructionalprogramandnotmerelyaseriesofisolatedexperiences;Integrateserviceprojectsintoacademicstudy,especiallythecivicscurriculum,sothatstudentsexploretheunderlyingsocialandpolicycontextofthecommunityissuestheyseektoaddressthroughcommunityinvolvement;andredefineservice-learningspecifically,andciviceducationmoregenerally,asafundamentalobjectiveofteachingandlearningandasignificantpartofdistrictreform.agendas.

Preparingyoungpeopletobecitizensrequiresustoembraceciviclearningasacorepurposeofeducation.Yes,educationisaboutpreparingstudentsforcollegeandcareer,butathirdvitalcomponentofschoolingonethatisoftenleftout,ispreparationforcitizenship.

King'sidealprobablyisthat______.

51.

Whensayingthat"Thesuccessofthegold-exchangestandard,however,dependedonthesuperiorpositionoftheUnitedStatesinworldtrade",theauthorismostprobablyreferringthat______.

A.underthissystem,theUnitedStateswasrequiredtolendmoneytoanycountrythatasked

B.underthissystem,theUnitedStateswastheonlycountryallowedtomaintaingoldreserves

C.tyingthevalueofmostcurrenciestoanyonecurrencyrequiresthatthecurrencybeStable

D.thegoldexchangestandardislessflexibleinmeetingcurrencydemandsthanthegoldstandard

52.SectionB

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

Theessentialproblemofmaninacomputerizedageremainsthesameasithasalwaysbeen.Thatproblemisnotsolelyhowtobemoreproductive,morecomfortable,buthowtobemoresensitive,moresensible,morealive.Thecomputermakespossibleagiganticleapinhumanproficiency;itdemolishesthefencesaroundthepracticalandeventhetheoreticalintelligence.Butthequestionpersistsandindeedgrowswhetherthecomputerwillmakeiteasierorharderforhumanbeingstoknowhowtheyreallyare,toidentifytheirrealproblems,torespondmorefullytobeauty,toplaceadequatevalueonlife,andtomaketheirworldsaferthanitisnow.

Electronicbrainscanreducetheprofusion(繁多)ofdeadendsinvolvedinresearch.Buttheycan'tconnectamantothethingshehastobeconnectedto..therealityofpaininothers;thepossibilitiesofcreativegrowthinhimself;thememoryoftheraceandtherightsofthenextgeneration.

Thereasonwhythesemattersareimportantinacomputerizedageisthattheremaybeatendencytomistakedataforwisdom,justastherehasalwaysbeenatendencytoconfuselogicwithvalues,andintelligencewithinsight.Unobstructedaccesstofactscanproduceunlimitedgoodonlyifitismatchedbythedesireandabilitytofindoutwhattheymeanandwheretheywouldlead.

Factsareterriblethingsifleftspreadingandunattended.Theyaretooeasilyregardedasevaluatedcertaintiesratherthanastherawestofrawmaterialstryingtobeprocessedintothetextureoflogic.Itrequiresaveryunusualmindtoundertaketheanalysisofafact.Thecomputercanprovideacorrectnumber,butitmaybeanirrelevantnumberuntiljudgmentispronounced.

Totheextent,then,thatmanfailstomakethedistinctionbetweentheintermediateoperationsofelectronicintelligenceandtheultimateresponsibilitiesofhumandecisionandconscience,thecomputercouldproveanirrelevance.Itcouldobscureman'sawarenessoftheneedtocometotermswithhimself.Itmayfostertheillusionthatheisaskingfundamentalquestionswhenactuallyheisaskingonlyfunctionalones.Itmayberegardedasasubstituteforintelligenceinsteadofanextensionofit.Itmaypromoteundueconfidenceinconcreteanswers.

Ifwebeginwithcertainties,weshallendindoubts,butifwebeginwithdoubts,andwearepatientwiththem,weshallendincertainties.

Form.thefirsttwoparagraphswemayinferthattheauthorthinksoneofthecomputer'slimitationsisthat________.

A.itcannotimprovehumanproficiency

B.itisnotcreativeandproductiveenough

C.itfailstobreaktheboundaryofthepractical