2022年四川省内江市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2022年四川省内江市大学英语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.

Ifyouwanttohavestrongbonesyoushouldeatfood______.

2.

Becausemanyartists,writersandscientistshavesufferedfrommentalillness,somepeoplewonderiftheseillnesseslinkwith______.

3.

AllthetimeBobwasthinkingofbluejeansmarketinEnglandandnothingelse.

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4.ObesityEpidemic

Askanyonewhythereisanobesityepidemicandtheywillsaythatit'salldowntoeatingtoomuchandburningtoofewcalories.Thatisundoubtedlytrue.Butit'salsotruethatweliveinan"obesogenic(肥胖基因的)environment":calorificfoodisplentifulandcheapandourlifestylesareincreasinglysedentary.

Now,obesityresearchersareincreasinglydissatisfiedwithsuchexplanations.Theybelievethatsomethingelsemusthavechangedinourenvironmenttocausesuchdramaticrisesinobesityoverthepast40yearsorso.Nobodyissayingthatthe"bigtwo"--reducedphysicalactivityandincreasedavailabilityoffood--arenotimportantcontributorstotheepidemic.Buttheycannotexplainitall.

Earlierthisyearareviewpaperby20obesityexpertssetoutthe9mostplausiblealternativeexplanationsfortheepidemic.Heretheyare.

NotEnoughSleep

Itiswidelybelievedthatsleepisforthebrain,notthebody.Couldashortageofshut-eyealsobehelpingtomakeusfat?

Severallargeepidemiologicalstudiessuggesttheremaybealink.Peoplewhosleeplessthan7hoursanighttendtohaveahigherbodymassindex(BMI)thanpeoplewhosleepmore,accordingtodatagatheredbytheUSNationalHealthandNutritionExaminationSurvey.Similarly,theUSNursesHealthStudyfoundthatthosewhosleptanaverageof5hoursanightgainedmoreweightduringthestudyperiodthanthosewhoslept6hours,whointurngainedmorethanthosewhoslept7.

It'swellknownthatobesityimpairssleep,soperhapspeoplegetfatfirstandsleeplessafterwards.Butthenurses'studysuggeststhatitcanworkintheotherdirectiontoo:sleeplossmaycauseweightgain.Onefactorthatcouldbeatworkhereisthewaysleepdeprivationaltersmetabolism(新陈代谢).Leptin,thehormonethatsignalssatiety(过饱),fallswhileghrelin,whichsignalshunger,rises--andthisboostsappetite.

ClimateControl

Wehumans,likeallwarm-bloodedanimals,cankeepourcorebodytemperaturesprettymuchconstantregardlessofwhat'sgoingonintheworldaroundus.Wedothisbyalteringourmetabolicrate,shiveringorsweating.Keepingwarmandstayingcooltakeenergy.

There'snodenyingthatsurroundingtemperatureshavechangedinthepastfewdecades.IntheUS,thechangeshavebeenattheotherendofthethermometerastheproportionofhomeswithairconditioningrosefrom23to47percentbetween1978and1997.Inthesouthernstates--whereobesityratestendtobehighest--thenumberofhouseswithairconhasshotupto70percentfrom37percentin1978.

Couldairconditioninginsummerandheatinginwinterreallymakeadifferencetoourweight?Sadly,thereissomeevidencethatitdoes--atleastwithregardtoheating.

LessSmoking

Badnews:smokersreallydotendtobethinnerthantherestofus,andquittingreallydoespackonthepounds,thoughnooneissurewhy.Itprobablyhassomethingtodowiththefactthatnicotineisanappetitesuppressantandappearstoupyourmetabolicrate.

KatherineFlegalandcolleaguesattheUSNationalCenterforHealthStatisticsinHyattsville,Maryland,havecalculatedthatpeoplekickingthehabithavebeenresponsibleforasmallbutsignificantportionoftheUSepidemicoffatness.Fromdatacollectedaround1991bytheUSNationalHealthandNutritionExaminationSurvey,theyworkedoutthatpeoplewhohadquitinthepreviousdecadewere-muchmorelikelytobeoverweightthansmokersandpeoplewhohadneversmoked.Amongmen,forexample,nearlyhalfofquitterswereOverweightcomparedwith37percentofnonsmokersandonly28percentofsmokers.

PrenatalEffects

Yourchancesofbecomingfatmaybeset,atleastinpart,beforeyouareevenborn.Childrenof

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5.Madagascar

Thereareatleast8millionuniquespeciesoflifeontheplanet,ifnetfarmore,andyoucouldbeforgivenforbelievingthatallofthemcanbefoundinAndasibe.WalkingthroughthisrainforestinMadagascarislikesteppingintothelibraryoflife.SunlightseepsthroughthesilkyfringesoftheRavenealouvelii,anendangeredpalm(棕榈树)found,likesomuchelseonthisAfricanisland,nowhereelse.

MadagascarwhichseparatedfromIndia80millionto100millionyearsagobeforeeventuallysettlingoffthesoutheasterncoastofAfrica,isinmanywaysanEarthapart.AllthattimeingeographicisolationmadeMadagascaraDarwinianplayground,itsanimalsandplantsevolvingintoformsutterlyoriginal.Some90%oftheisland'splantsandabout70%ofitsanimalsarcendemic,meaningthattheyarcfoundonlyinMadagascar.Butwhatmakeslifeontheislanduniquealsomakesituniquelyvuhnerable,whichmeansifwelosetheseanimalsonMadagascar,they'regoneforever.

Thatlossseemslikelierthaneverbecausetheanimalsareunderthreatasneverbefore.Oncelushlyforested,Madagascarhasseenmorethan80%ofitsoriginalvegetationcutdownorburnedsincehumansarrivedatleast1500yearsago,fragmentinghabitatsandleavinganimalseffectivelyhomeless.Uncheckedhuntingwipedoutanumberoflargespecies,andtodaymining,loggingandenergyexplorationthreatenthosethatremain.IthasanareathesizeofNewJerseyinMadagascarthatisstillunderforest,andallthisincrediblediversityiscrammedintoit.

Madagascarisaconservationhotspotatermforaregionthatisverybiodiverseandparticularlythreatened--andwhilethatmakestheislandspecial,itishardlyalone.Conservationistsestimatethatextinctionsworldwideareoccurringatapacethatisupto1000timesasgreatashistory'sbackgroundratebeforehumanbeingsbeganscattering.Worse,thatdie-offcouldbeaccelerating.

PriceofExtinction

Therehavebeenfiveextinctionwavesintheplanet'shistory—includingthePermian(二叠纪的)extinction250millionyearsago,whenanestimated70%ofallterrestrialanimalsand96%ofallmarinecreaturesvanished,and,mostrecently,theCretaceous(白垩纪的)event65million),earsago,whichendedthereignofthedinosaurs.Thoughscientistshavedirectlyassessedtheviabilityoffewerthan3%oftheworld'sdescribedspecies,thesamplepollingofanimalpopulationssofarsuggeststhatwemayhaveenteredwhatwillbetheplanet'ssixthgreatextinctionwave.Andthistimethecauseisn'tanunsteadyplanetorvolcanoes.It'sus.

Throughourgrowingnumbers,ourthirstfornaturalresourcesand,mostofall,climatechange--which,byonereckoning,couldhelpcarryoff20%to30%ofallspeciesbeforetheendofthecentury--we'reshapinganEarththatwillbebiologicallyexhausted.A2008assessmentbythe:InternationalUnionforConservationofNaturefoundthatnearly1in4mammalsworldwidewereatriskforextinction,includingendangeredspecies.Overfishingandacidificationoftheoceansarethreateningmarinespeciesasdiverseasthecorals.

Scaryforconservationists,yes.butthequestionarises:Whyshoulditmattertotherestofus?Afterall,nearlyallthespeciesthatwereeveraliveinthepastaregonetoday.Evolutiondemandsextinction.Whenwe'reusingthetermextinctiontotalkaboutthefateoftheUSautoindustry,doesitreallymatterifwelosespeciesliketheYangtzeRiverdolphinandthegoldentoad,allofwhichhaveeffectivelydisappearedinrecentyears?Whatdocsthelossofafewspeciesamongmillionsmatter?

Foronething,we'reanimalstoo,dependentonthisplanetlikeeveryotherform.oflife.Themorespecieslivinginanecosystem,thehealthierandmoreproductiveitis,whichmattersforus--arecentstudybytheWorldWildlifeFund(WWF)e

A.Atleast8millionuniquespeciesoflife.

B.Morethan8millionuniquespeciesoflife.

C.Alibraryoflifeontheplanet.

D.Akindofpalmwhichcanbefoundnowhere.

6.AccordingtoNadine'scalculation,shecanpayoffallherdebtwhensheis______ifshecangetasalaryof＄120,000ayearfightoutoflawschool.

7.

Employeemoraleismostlyadverselyaffectedby______.

8.

Suchexpensesaschildcareanddependentsupportingcanbewithheldfromthepaycheckfor______.

9.

Boyshaveahigherriskofdevelopingheartdiseasethangirls.

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10.

SellersmaycontacteBayandapplyforanUnpaidItemdisputeagainst______.

11.

Besidesrelievingbackpain,acupuncturealsoseemstogivepatients______.

A.aspa-likeexperience

B.alingeringhappyfeeling

C.modestbenefitsinskincare

D.increasedbloodcirculation

12.

Robotsforindustrialapplicationsappearedearlierthanthosefordomesticuses.

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13.

Therearethreepossibleexplanationsforthecontradictionoftheassumptionoflarge-packagepurchase:transportation,______limitations.

14.

Accordingtopassage,whichofthefollowingisnowtrueabouttheNewfoundlandfisheries?

A.Normalfishingcouldstartagainin2007.

B.Catchesof2700tonsayearonlyarepermitted.

C.Fishingwithdraggerswillbeallowedagainin2007.

D.Nocodfishingisallowedbutsomeotherspeciescanbecaught.

15.

GalileoGalileibuiltthefirst"pendulumclock"asearlyas16

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16.Duringthe20thcentury,______,abundantconflictsinusedemand,andanintensificationofusethathasacceleratedquickly.

17.Alimitedliabilitycorporationprotectsinvestorsinthat______.

A.theyloseonlythefirstsumofmoneyputinthecorporation

B.theyonlydivideequallythecorporationdebts

C.theyneedn'tpaytaxtothegovernment

D.theycanputmoreinvestmentintothecorporation

18.

Sleddogsdon'tusereins,instead,theyfollow______.

19.

Thebookhasmorethanoneauthor.

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20.Theexampleofcrossingthestreetshowsthatthemiddleschoolboyis______.

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

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

听力原文：Manystudentstrytostudythewholenightanddonotsleepbeforeanexam.Twoseparatestudiesshowthismaydomoreharmthangood.Thestudiesfoundthatagoodnight'ssleepmayimprovememory.ThefindingsofbothstudiesappearedinthepublicationNature.

ScientistsattheUniversityofChicagodidoneofthem.Theytrainedstudentstolistentounclearspeechproducedbyamachine.Somestudentslistenedtotherecordingafteranightofsleep.Othersweretestedtwelvehoursafterthetraining,withnosleep.Guesswhat?Thestudentswhosleptunderstoodtherecordingbetter.

ProfessorDanielMargoliashsayssleephasatleasttwoeffectsonlearning.Oneistostrengthenmemoriesandprotectthemagainstinterference.Thesecondistorecovermemoriesthathavebeenlost.

TheotherstudytookplaceatHarvardMedicalSchoolinMassachusetts.Scientiststrainedone-hundredpeopletorepeattwoseriesoffingermovements.Theactwassimilartoplayingnotesonapiano.Peoplewhosleptbetweenlearningthefirstseriesandtheseconddidthebest.Thestudysuggestedthatmemoriesarerecordedinthreesteps.Scientistssaytheprocessissimilartothewayacomputerstoresinformation.Inhumans,theysay,thesecondsteprequiressleep.

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A.Manystudentstrytostudythewholenightbeforeanexam.

B.Sleepmayimprovememory.

C.Examsmayharmmemory.

D.Sleepcanimprovelisteningability.

22.(25)

A.Britishspendmoretimepreparingmeals.

B.Britishjustprepareforbreakfastandlunchsnack.

C.Britishpeoplehavethreemealsaday.

D.Britishpeoplehavetwobigmealsaday.

23.

【B11】

24.

【B10】

25.听力原文：M:Thoughwedidn'twinthegame,weweresatisfiedwithourperformance.

W:Youdidagreatjob.Youalmostbeattheworldchampions.It'srealsurprisetomanypeople.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Theybothenjoyedwatchingthegame.

B.Themanthoughttheresultswerebeyondtheirexpectations.

C.Theybothfeltgoodabouttheresultsofthegame.

D.Peopleweresurprisedattheirwinningthegame.

26.(24)

A.Amagnificentviewofthesea.

B.Acarpark,withmotorvehiclesarrivinganddeparting.

C.Acommercialcentre.

D.Abusystreet.

27.(35)

A.Indevelopingcountries.

B.Inindustrialcountries.

C.InChina.

D.BothAandB.

28.(45)

29.听力原文：Theworld'sfirstcompletelyautomaticrailwayhasbeenbuiltunderthebusystreetsofLondon.TherailwayiscalledtheVictoriaLine,anditispartofthecompleteLondonundergroundrailway.

ThenewVictoriaLinewasopenedin1969．Thisnewlinewasverydifferentfromtheothers.Thestationsontheotherlinesneedalotofworkerstoselltickets,andtocheckandtocollectthemwhenpeopleleavethetrains.ThisisalldifferentontheVictoriaLine.Hereamachinechecksandcollectsthetickets,andtherearenoworkersontheplatforms.

Onthetrain,thereisonlyoneworker.Ifnecessary,thismancandrivethetrain.Butusuallyhejuststartsit;itrunsandstopsbyitself.Thetrainsarecontrolledbyelectricalsignalswhicharesentbytheso-called"commandspots".

Thecommandspotsarethesamedistanceapart.Eachsendsacertainsignal.Thetrainalwaysmovesatthespeedthatthecommandspotsallow.Ifthecommandspotsendsnosignals,thetrainwillstop.

Mostofthecontrolworkisdonebycomputers.Thecomputersalsofixthetrain'sspeeds,andsendthesignalstothecommandspots.

Othermachinesmakesurethatthetrainsarealwaysasafedistanceapart.Onetrainmaystaytoolongatastation;theothertrainswillthenautomaticallymoveslower.Sothereisnodangerofaccidentsontheline.

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A.Workersontheplatformsandtrainswerereplacedbymachines.

B.Acompletelyautomaticlinewasaddedtoitsnetwork.

C.Itbecamethefirstcompletelyautomaticrailwayintheworld.

D.Itstrainsbecamemanual-controlled.

30.(29)

A.Theycanbegotatsomeofthefastfoodrestaurants.

B.Theycanbegotatmostofthefastfoodrestaurants.

C.Theycanbegotatapartofthefastfoodrestaurants.

D.Theycanbegotatallofthefastfoodrestaurants.

31.(28)

A.Helostthefinalchancetowinachampionship.

B.Hewasknockedoutduringonecontest.

C.Hebrokeaboneinthewristduringamatch.

D.Hewasawardedwitha$1.5millionhouse.

32.

【B2】

33.(21)

A.Thelanguagelaboratory.

B.Travel.

C.Studyinginhighschool.

D.GoingtomoviesandwatchingTV.

34.

【B7】

35.(47)

36.(26)

A.Allskiersskionthesameruns.

B.Thewomanisafraidofskiingforsheoncebrokeherleg.

C.Itisthefirsttimeforthewomantoski.

D.Attheendofthedialogue,themansayshewillgetamapbeforetheybegintoskiforthemapisveryhelpful.

37.

【B4】

38.听力原文：Thosewhousesolarenergyhelpussaveourpreciousfuel.Asyouknow,oursuppliesofoilandgasareverylimited.Thereisjustnotenoughonhandtomeetallourfutureenergyneeds.AndwhenMotherNaturesaysthat'sall,that'sall.Theonlywaywecandelayhearingthosewordsisbystartingtosaveenergynowandbyusingothersources,suchasthesun.

Wewon'thavetoworryaboutthesun'srunningoutofenergyforanotherseveralbillionyearsorso.Besidesbeinganendlesssourceofenergy,theuseofthesunhasotheradvantagesaswell.Forexample,thesundoesnotofferpollutionasotherenergysources.

Furthermore,ownersofsolarhomeswillhaveextraprotectionagainstrisingfuelcosts.Theywillalsohavesomeprotectionagainstfuelshortage.Whenutilitycostsgoup,ownersofsolarhomeswon'thavetofacetheburdensbroughtaboutbyincreasedcosts.

Withallthesegoodpoints,whydon'tweseemoreofsolarpower?Therearemanyreasonsforthis.Thebiggestreasonismoney.Untilnow,itwasjustnotpracticalforahomeownertoputinasolarunit.Therewerecheapersourcesofenergyaround.Solarcostsarestartingtoequalthecostsofoilandelectricity.Andexpertssaythatgaswilltripleincostinthenextfewyears.Infact,gasisinsuchshortsupplyrightnowthat,insomeplaces,itisnotsoldtonewcustomers.Somecustomersareevenhavingtheirsuppliescutback.

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A.Risingfuelcoststolimittheuseofit.

B.Savingenergyanduseothersources.

C.Havingprotectionagainstfuelshortage.

D.Puttinginasolarunitineveryhouse.

39.

【B6】

40.(13)

A.Thephotographisnotgoodenoughtosend.

B.ThephotographwasnottakenattheGrandCanyon.

C.TheyalreadysentMaryaphotographoftheirvacation.

D.Sendingpicturesthroughthemailistooexpensive.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.Peopletalkedaboutapromisingidea:usingtheelectricalwiringalreadyinthehousetomovedatafromroomtoroom.Oneearlyapplication,theX10systemforcontrollinglightsandappliances,didn'talwaysworkwell.Thetechnologywascertainlynotreadytobeusedtobringwebpagestocomputersanywhereinthehouse.

Alongcamethewirelessnetwork.For50,youcouldgettheInternetsprayedacrossthehouseandneverbeconfinedbyacordtothewall.Itwasslowinthoseearlydays,veryunreliable,andopentointerruptionifyoucouldn'tbotherwithsettinguptheencodedpasswords.

Butitcaughton.AccordingtoestimatesmadebyParksAssociates,amarketresearchfirmbasedinDallas,about12.5millionhomesnowhavewirelessnetworks;another10millionhomes,mostlynewerones,haveEthernet(以太网).

Cheapandprevalentisahardcombinationtobeat.However,technologycompaniescontinuedtoworkontheidea.AversionforpowerlinescalledHomePlugcameoutin2002,andwhileithardlyaffectedsalesofwirelessnetworkequipment,itsoldenoughthatmajorcompanieslikeIntel,Cisco,Sony,SharpandComcastcreatedtheHomePlugAlliancetopushfornext-generationproducts,withthefirsttocomeoutlaterthisyear.

Somecompaniesarenotwaiting.Panasonic,Netgear,Marantzarealreadyofferingproductsthatwillmovedatathroughhomeelectricallinesfasterthanrouters(刻纹机)usingthecurrentWi-Fistandardforwirelessnetworking.

PanasonicstartedsellingitsHD-PLCEthernetadaptersforpowerlineslastmonth.OneadapterisattachedtoarouterwithashortEthernetcableandpluggedintoanearbywallsocket.Theseconddeviceispluggedintoasocketelsewhereinthehouse.WhenacomputerislinkedtoitwithanEthernetcable,dataistransmittedthroughthehome'selectricalwiringatspeedsofupto190megabits(兆位)asecond.

Netgearwillbesellingasimilarsystemnextmonthforabout$300.Itmovesdataataslightlyfasterrate.

MarantzsaysitsZR6001SPreceiverwillsendmusictospecialspeakersinanotherroomoverpowerlines.Thesystemincludesbothdevices.ThemusiclistenercontrolsthereceiverandtheCDplayersconnectedtoitfromacontrolpadonthespeakers.

Theseproductsseemhopelesscandidates.Whowouldliketopaytwoorthreetimesexpensivethanwirelessnetwork?Theanswerliesinsimplicity."It'swhymostpeopleneedus",Robertsaid,notingthecomplexityofinstallingawirelessnetworkisevidentbythefactthatreturnratesonwirelessnetworkingdevicesdroptonearlyzero.Thethreeproducts'makerssaidthatpeoplewhocannotgetwhole-housecoveragewithawirelesssystemorthoseplaguedbydeadzonesmightfinditappealing.

Thepromisingideamentionedinthefirstparagraph______.

A.hasmaturetechnologytosupportit

B.hasastableearlyapplication—theX10system

C.istotransmitdatabypowerlineswithinthehouse

D.fosteredproductswhichaffectedwirelessnetwork

42.

WhatbenefitscanweexpecttogetfromtheHumanGenomeProject?

43.

Accordingtothecontext,thesentence"Butyoungactorswiththestageintheirbloodarehappy"attheendofthefirstparagraphmeans______.

A.theydon'tcareiftheirjobishard

B.theylikethestagenaturally

C.theyarebornhappy

D.theyareeasilysatisfied

44.

Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorcitesCaesar'sfeasttosuggestthat______.

A.Caesarlikedraisinglivestockverymuch

B.thevictorywascelebratedveryseriously

C.peoplethinkeatingmeatisasymbolofwealthandvictory

D.Caesarwasnotavegetarian

45.【S4】

46.

Whatwillbefataltonon-adaptedanimals?

A.Keepinganormalbodytemperature.

B.Drinkingpollutedwater.

C.Drinkinghugevolumesofwaterinashorttime.

D.Feedingwhendehydrated.

47.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Successfulbusinesstendstocontinueimplementingtheideasthatmadethemsuccessful.Butinarapidlychangingworld,ideasoftenbecomeoutdatedovernight.Whatworkedinthepastwon'tnecessarilyworkinthefuture.Inordertothriveinthefuture,youmustconstantlycreatenewideasforeveryaspectofyourbusiness.Infact,youmustcontinuallygeneratenewideasjusttokeepyourheadabovewater.Businessesthatarenotcreativeabouttheirfuturemaynotsurvive.

AlthoughBillGatesisthemostsuccessfulmanontheplanet,hedidnotanticipatetheInternet.Nowheisscramblingtocatchup.IfBillGatescanmissamajoraspectofhisindustry,itcanhappentoyouinyourindustry.Yourbusinessneedstocontinuallyinnovateandcreateitsfuture.GatesnowisconstantlyworriedaboutthefutureofMicrosoft.Here'swhathesaidinarecentinterviewintheUSNewsWorldReport:"Willwebereplacedtomorrow?No.Inaveryshorttimeframe,Microsoftisanincrediblystrongcompany.Butwhenyoulooktothetwotothreeyeartimeframe,Idon'tthinkanyonecansaywithastraightfacethatanytechnologycompanyhasaguaranteedposition.NotIntel,notMicrosoft,notCompaq,notDell,takeanyofyourfavorites.Andthat'stotallyhonest."

Yetmanyrememberthatin1985theCabbagePatchKidswerethebest-sellingtoysonthemarket.ButafterColecoIndustriesintroducedtheirsensationallineofdollstheybecamecomplacentanddidn'tcreateanynewtoysworthmentioning.Asaresult,Colecowentbankruptin1988.

Themostsuccessfulbusinessessurviveinthelongtermbecausetheyconstantlyreassesstheirsituationsandreinvestthemselvesaccordingly.The3MCompanyhasa15%rule:Employeesareencouragedtospend15%oftheirtimedevelopingnewideasonanyprojecttheydesire,it'snosurprise,then,that3Mhasbeenaroundsince1902.

Mostbusinessesarenotwillingtotearapartlastyear'smodelofsuccessandbuildanewone.Here'safamiliaranalogytoexplainwhytheyarelulledintocomplacency.Imaginethatyourbusinessislikeapotoflobster.Tocooklobster,youputthemintoapotofwarmwaterandgraduallyturnuptheheat.Thelobstersdon'trealizetheyarebeingcookedbecausetheprocessissogradual.Asaresult,theybecomecomplacentanddiewithoutastruggle.However,ifyouthrowalobsterintothepotwhenthewaterisboiling,itwilldesperatelytrytoescape.Thislobsterisnotlulledbyalowlychangingenvironment.Itrealizesinstantlythatit'sinabadenvironmentandtakesimmediateactiontochangeitsstatus.

Thepassageconveysthemessagethatthewayforacompanytokeepoutoffinancialdifficultyisto______.

48.SectionB

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

Concernwithmoney,andthenmoremoney,inordertobuytheconveniencesandluxuriesofmodernlife,hasbroughtgreatchangestothelivesofmostFrenchmen.MorepeopleareworkingthaneverbeforeinFrance.Inthecitiesthetraditionalleisurelymiddaymealisdisappearing.Offices,shops,andfactoriesarediscoveringthegreatefficiencyofashortlunchhourincompanylunchrooms.Inalmostalllinesofworkemphasisnowfallsonever-increasingoutput.Thusthe"typical"Frenchmanproducesmore,earnsmore,andbuysmoregoodsthanhiscounterpartofthelastgeneration.Hegainsincreatingcomfortsandeaseoflife.Whathelosestosomeextentishissenseofpersona,uniqueness,orindividuality.

SomesaythatFrancehasbeenAmericanized.ThisisbecausetheU.S.isaworldsymbolofthetechnologicalsocietyanditsconsumerproducts.Theso-calledAmericanizationofFrancehasitscritics.Theyfearthat"assembly-linelife"willleadtothedisappearanceofthepleasuresofthemoregracefulandleisurely(butlessproductive)oldFrenchstyle.Whatwillhappen,theyask,totaste,elegance,andthecultivationofthegoodthingsinlife--joyinthesmellofafreshlypickedapple,astrollbytheriver,orjusthappyhoursofconversationinalocalcafe?

Sincethelate1950slifeinFrancehasindeedtakenonqualitiesofrush,tension,andthepursuitofmaterialgain.Someofthestrongestcriticsofthenewwayoflifearetheyoung,especiallyuniversitystudents.Theyareconcernedwiththefuture,andtheyfearthatFranceisthreatenedbythetriumphofthiscompetitive,goods-orientedculture.Occasionally,theyhavereactedagainstthetrendwithconsiderableviolence.

Inspiteofcritics,however,countlessFrenchmenarecommittedtokeepingFranceintheforefrontofthemoderneconomicworld.Theyfindthatthepresentlifebringsmorerewards,conveniences,andpleasuresthanthatofthepast.Theybelievethatamodem,industrialFranceispreferabletotheold.

TheoldFrenchwayoflifeischaracterizedby______.

A.leisure,elegance,andefficiency

B.elegance,efficiency,andtaste

C.leisure,elegance,andtaste

D.leisure,efficiency,andtaste

49.

Thestudyofrecentlybereavedpeopleshowsthat______.

A.stressisdirectlylinkedwithillness.

B.bereavedpeopleshouldcontroltheiremotionsproperly

C.whitebloodcellsareanimportantpartoftheimmunesystem

D.thereisobviousconnectionbetweenimmunesystemandpsychologicalfactors

50.

Fromthepassageweknowthathomeschooladvocatesthinkthat______.

A.homeschoolingissuper