2022年宁夏回族自治区吴忠市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022年宁夏回族自治区吴忠市大学英语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.

Saccharomycescanstandfarhigherconcentrationsofethanolthanothermicroorganisms.

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2.Television:TheCyclopsThatEatsBooks

WhatisdestroyingAmericatodayisnottheliberalbreedofpoliticians,ortheInternationalMonetaryFundbankers,misguidededucationalelite,ortheWorldCouncilofChurches.Thesearelargelysymptomsofagreaterdisorder.Butifthereisanysingleinstitutiontoblame,itistelevision.

Television,infact,hasgreaterpoweroverthelivesofmostAmericansthananyeducationalsystemorgovernmentorchurch.Childrenparticularlyareeasilyinfluenced.Theyarefascinated,hypnotized(着迷的)andtranquilizedbyTV.Itisoftenthecenteroftheirworld.Evenwhenthesetisturnedoff,theycontinuetotellstoriesaboutwhatthey'veseenonit.Nowonder,then,thatwhentheygrowuptheyarenotpreparedforthefrontlineoflife;theysimplyhavenomentaldefensestoconfronttherealityoftheworld.

TheTruthAboutTV

OneofthemostdisturbingtruthsaboutTVisthatiteatsbooks.Onceoutofschool,nearly60%ofalladultAmericanshaveneverreadasinglebook,andmostoftherestreadonlyonebookayear.AlvinKernan,authorofTheDeathofLiterature,saysthatreadingbooks"isceasingtobetheprimarywayofknowingsomethinginoursociety."Healsopointsoutthatbachelor'sdegreesinEnglishliteraturehavedeclinedby33%inthelasttwentyyears.Americanlibraries,headds,areincrisis,withfewpatronstosupportthem.

Thousandsofteachersattheelementary,secondaryandcollegelevelscantestifythattheirstudents'writingexhibitsatendencytowardssuperficiality(肤浅)thatwasn'tseen,say,tenorfifteenyearsago.Itshowsupnotonlyinthestudents'lackofanalyticalskillsbutintheirpoorcommandofgrammarandrhetoric.ThemechanicsoftheEnglishlanguagehavebeentorturedtopiecesbyTV.Visual,movingimagescan'tbeheldinthenetofcarefullanguage.Theywanttobreakout.Theyreallyhavenothingtodowithlanguage.Solanguage,grammarandrhetorichavebecomefractured.

Recentsurveysbydozensoforganizationsalsosuggestthatupto40%oftheAmericanpublicisfunctionallyilliterate.Theproblemisn'tjustinourschoolsorinthewayreadingistaught.TVteachespeoplenottorean.Itmakesthemincapableofengaginginanartthatisnowperceivedasstrenuous(费力的)andactive.

Passiveasitla,televisionhasinvadedourculturesocompletelythatyouseeitseffectsineveryquarter,evenintheliteraryworld.Itshowsupmsupermarketpaperbacks,fromStephenKingtopulp.fiction(低俗小说).ThesearereallyformsofverbalTV-literaturethatissosuperficialthatthosewhoreaditcanrevel,inthesamesensationstheyexperiencewhentheyarewatchingTV.

Evenmoreimportantly,thegrowinginfluenceoftelevision-haschangedpeople'shabitsandvaluesandaffectedtheirassumptionsabouttheworld.Thesortofreflective,criticalandvalue-ladenthinkingencouragedbycookshasbeenrenderedoutofdate.

TheCyclops

Inthiscontext,wewoulddowelltorecalltheCyclops(独眼巨人)--theraceofone-eyedgiantsinGreekmyth.ThefollowingisHamilton'sdescriptionoftheencounterbetweentheadventurerOdysseusandPolyphemus,aCyclops.

AsOdysseuswasonhiswayhome,heandhiscrewfoundPolyphemus'cave.Theystayedinitasashelterandwaitedfortheownertocomeback.Atlasthecame,hideousandhuge,tallasagreatmountaincrag.Drivinghisflockbeforehimheenteredandclosedtheeave'smouthwithaponderousslabofstone.Thenlookingaroundhecaughtsightofthestrangers.Heroaredoutandstretchedouthismightyarmsandineachgreathandseizedoneofthemenanddashedhisbrainsoutontheground.Slowlyhefeastedoffthemtothelastshred,andthen,satisfied,stretchedhimselfoutacrossthecavernandslept.Hewassafefromattack.Nonebuth

A.dealwithviolence

B.faceasharpcompetition

C.competewithrivals

D.confronttherealityoftheworld

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WithincreasingpopularityofdigitalTVandset-topboxes,thedebateonpublicfundingfortheBBCis______.

4.

Buyingthemagazineatcheckoutcounterisanemotionalpurchasebutmanypurchaseare______.

5.

Thispassagetoldustheexperiencesof______captains'narrowescapes.

6.

AccordingtoDr.DorisMccubbrey,dietingis______forweightcontrol.

A.inessentialB.necessaryC.harmlessD.helpful

7.

Toimproveyouroutput,you'dbettercreateastandardforyouroutputandaredeterminedtoovertakeit

8.Earth:MeltingintheHeat?

Glaciersaremelting;theicecapsaredisappearingintotheoceans;sealevelsmayrisebymanymetersasaconsequence.Indigenous(本土的)Arcticpeopleswillfindtheirfoodstocksgone,whilefreshwatersuppliesinAsiaandsouthAmericawilldisappearastheglacierswhichprovidethemmeltaway;penguins,polarbearsandsealswillfindtheirhabitatsgone,theirtraditionallivesunlivable.

Buthowrealisticisthispicture?Istheworld'sicereallydisappearing,orisitunscientifichotair?

AEuropeansatellitenamedCryosatwasdesignedtoprovidedefinitiveanswerstosomeofthesequestions.AlauncherfaultdestroyedthemissioninOctober2005,buttheEuropeanSpaceAgencyhasapprovedareplacement.Inthemeantime,hereisourglobalsnapshot.

TheAntarctic

Huge,pristine(质朴的),dramatic,unforgiving—theAntarcticiswherethebiggestofallglobalchangescouldbegin.

Thereissomuchiceherethatifitallmelted,sealevelsgloballywouldrisehugely—perhapsasmuchas80m.SaygoodbyetoLondon,NewYork,Sydney,Bangkok...infact,themajorityoftheworld'smajorcities.

Butwillithappen?ScientistsdividetheAntarcticintothreezones:theeastandwestAntarcticicesheets;andthePeninsula,thetongueoflandwhichpointsuptowardsthesoutherntipofSouthAmerica.

"EverybodythinksthattheAntarcticisshrinkingduetoclimatechange,buttherealityismuchmorecomplex,"saysDavidVaughan,aprincipalinvestigatorattheBritishAntarcticSurveyinCambridge,U.K."Partsofitappeartobethickeningasaresultofsnowfallincreases,butthePeninsulaisthinningatanalarmingrateduetowarming.TheWestAntarcticsheetisalsothinning,andwe'renotsureofthereasonwhy."

OntheUp

TemperaturesinthePeninsulaappeartobeincreasingataroundtwicetheglobalaverage—about2℃overthelast50years.Thosefiguresarebasedonmeasurementsmadebyinstrumentsatscientificstations.

Earlierthisyear,DavidVaughan'sgrouppublishedresearchshowingthatthevastmajorityofglaciersalongthePeninsula—87%ofthe244studied—areinretreat.Theicedumpedintotheoceanastheglaciersretreatshouldnotmakemuchdifferencetoglobalsealevels—perhapsafewcentimeters.

Moreworrying,potentially,arethevasticesheetscoveringtherestofAntarctica.Makingtemperaturemeasurementsforthecontinentasawholeisdifficult;itisavastplace—morethan2,000kmacross—therearefewresearchstations,andtemperaturesvarynaturallyby2～3℃fromyeartoyear.Butmeasurementsindicatethatinthewest,meltingisunderway.

"Aboutone-thirdoftheWestAntarcticicesheetisthinning,"saysDr.Vaughan,"onaveragebyabout10cmperyear,butintheworstplacesby3～4mperyear."

TherockonwhichtheWestAntarcticicerestsisbelowsealevel,andBritishAntarcticSurveyresearchersbelievethethinningcouldbeduetotheicesheetmeltingonitsunderside.

"Itmaybethattheoceaniswarmingandthat'scausingtheicetomelt,buttheremaybeothermasonsaswell;forexample,there'slotsofvolcanisminthatareaandsothatcouldchangehowmuchheatisdeliveredtotheundersideoftheicesheet."

CryosatshouldhelptopindownwhatishappeningattheWestAntarcticfringe.TheradaraltimetersonboarditspredecessorsERS1andERS2havebeenunabletomapthesteepslopesatthecoast,whereasCryosat'sinstrumentshouldbeabletocope.

IftheentireWestAntarcticicesheetdidmelt,sealevelsgloballywouldrise,byaround5m.Butatthemoment,thereisnosignofthathappening.

OnerecentscientificpaperattemptedtocalculateprobabilitiesforhowmuchWestAntarcticmeltingwoul

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9.

ReligiousconflictbetweensectsinIraqbecameworseduetothewar.

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10.

Intheir20sand30s,menshouldconsidergettinginvolvedinvarioussportsforbodyflexibility.

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11.LyubomirskydesignedaSubjectiveHappinessScalebecauseshebelieveditwaseachperson's______thatcanfaithfullyrecordtheirownhappiness.

12.ThewithdrawingofVioxxonlyledtosomeaccusationsaboutsomeotherpainrelievers.

13.Married,WithMoney

Youfightoverfinances,right?Here'showtokeepthecash-andthepassion.

BrianGreenbergisacollegefinancialplanner,butonarecentmorninghefeltmorelikeamarriagecounselor.Thecouplesittinginhisoffice,nearCherryHill,NewJersey,wasseekingadviceaboutapplyingforfinancialaidfortheman'ssonfromapreviousmarriage."Whentheywalkedin,"Greenbergrecalls,"Icouldfeelthehostility."

Theincomefromthewife'sbusiness,whichshehadstartedbeforetheymarried,wasmodest,butitwasjustenoughtolimittheamountofaidthesoncouldreceive.Thehusbandwantedhertoincorporatetoreducetheirincome,therebyallowingthesontoqualifyformoreaid.Shedidn'twanttogothroughthecomplicatedincorporationprocess,butfeltpressuredbyherhusband."Hewassaying,'I'mentitledtodowhatIwantbecauseI'mmakingthemoneythatpaysthebills,'"recallsGreenberg."Thatkindofthinkingunderminesarelationship."

Muchofthistypeofanimosity(仇恨)canbeavoidedifonlycoupleswouldtalkaboutmoneybeforetheygetmarried,saysMaryClaireAllvine,acertifiedfinancialplannerinChicagoandAtlantaandco-authorofThe7MostImportantMoneyDecisionsYou'llEverMake.Withoutthistalk,it'sunlikelythatcoupleshaveanactualplanfortheirlivestogether.

StudieshaveshownthatdisagreementsovermoneyaretheNo.1causeoffrictioninamarriage.Andforsome,they'retheNo.1reasonfordivorce.

Sowhycansomecouplesweatherfinancialupsanddownswhileotherssplitoverahouseholdbudget?Thekeytosuccessistofindthecommonground-thesharedvaluesabouthow,aspartners,youwanttoliveyourlivestogether.Herearesometipsforexecutingamoneyplanwithoutlosingthepassion.

Thinkbigandputitinbuckets.Aftercoupleshavepaidtheirfixedexpenses,theyoftenfindthemselvesdisagreeingoverhowtospendwhat'sleft-payoffthecreditcardsorgetthatHDTVoneofthemhasbeencraving.

Toavoidsuchclashes,talkaboutyourdreams.Allvine'sresearchsayscoupleswhodon'tgetboggeddownwithday-to-daybudgetingdetailsareusuallythemostsuccessfulwiththeirmoney."Youcan'tsaytothespender,'Okay,youcanonlyspend$50amonth.'It'slikeputtingpeopleonadietwheretheycanlastforawhilebutthentheyjustbingeandeataloafofbread.Thespenderwillsay,'I'llcutback.Andthentheystartcuttingouttheextracupofcoffee.Butit'srarelythecoffeethatputsthemindebt.It'sthehometheycan'taffordorthecartheyshouldn'tbedriving."

Allvinerecommendssortingyourbigdreams-startingabusiness,owningahome,savingforavacation-intocategories,orbuckets."Whenyounamethebucket,youknowwhatthatmoneyisfor,andyouwon'tuseitforanythingelse.That'showcouplesgettotheirgoals-theypaythemselvesfirstforthebigthings."

Everyoneneedstheprenuptial(结婚前的)talk.Astoday'scouplesmarrylater,orremarry,theyfacebigchallengescombiningresources.Onespousemaybringchildrenfromapreviousmarriage;anothermightbecaringforelderlyparents.Thenew-thinksays,richornot,youmayneedaprenuptialagreement."Itmakessensetothinkthingsthroughearlyon,"saysMellodyHobson,presidentofArielCapitalManagementinChicago.

ButCarrieSchwab-Pomerantz,co-author,withherfather,CharlesSchwab,ofItPaystoTalk,hasadifferenttake:"Noteveryoneneedstosignaprenuptialdocument-buteveryoneshouldhavetheprenuptialconversation."

Thepoint,saysSchwab-Pomerantz,istogetanideaofeachother'smoneypersonality."Ifsomeonehasalotofdebt.thatcanreflectsomepersonalityissuesthathisorherpartnerneedstoknowab

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14.WhatdidtheEastIndiaCompanygetfromBritishsovereignatitsexpansion?

A.Thequalificationofestablishingitsbranches.

B.ThepermissiontobuildYaleUniversity.

C.Financialaswellasmilitarysupport.

D.Theprivatearmytoprotectitsemployees.

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TheteachersinChinahavedifficultiesinproducinganexcellentlessonplananddiscussionsaboutAmericanparties,butmostofthemovercomeitwithease.

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ThelargestnumberofrainforestsintheworldarelocatedontheAfricancontinent.

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Accordingtosomeresearchers'criteria,gossipsaboutfamouspeoplearenotrealgossips.

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Differentfromlargeorganicfarms,smallorganicfarmsweremainlyengagedin___________________.

19.

ToprotectChineseretailersagainstthegrowingforeigncompetition,theChinesegovernmentstilltakesmeasurestolimitthenumbersofstoresopenedbyforeignretailersinlargecities.

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Weworkoutabudgetsoasto______.

A.avoidunnecessaryspending

B.buythefavoriteDVD

C.earnmorecredits

D.spendfreelyonfavoritethings

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：M:Excuseme,Prof.Thomson.Iknowyourofficehoursaretomorrow,butIwaswonderingifyouhaveafewminutesfreenowtodiscusssomething.

W:Sure,John.Whatdoyouwanttotalkabout?

M:Well,IhavesomequickproblemsabouthowtowritetheresearchprojectthatIdothissemesteraboutClimateChanges.

W:Oh,yes.YouwerelookingforchangesinclimateintheGcityarea,right?Howfarhaveyoubeengotten?

M:I'vegottenmydata,soI'mstartingtosummarizeitnow,preparinggraphandstuff.ButI'mjust...I'mlookingatitandI'mafraidthatisnotenough,butI'mnotsurewhatelsetoputintothereport.

W:Ihearthesamethingfromeverystudent.Youknow,youhavetoremembernowthatyouaretheexpertonwhatyouhavedone.Sothinkaboutwhatyouneedtoincludeifyou'regoingtoexplainyourresearchprojecttosomeonewithgeneralorcasualknowledgeaboutthesubjectlikeyourparents.That'susuallymyrule.Wouldmyparentsunderstandthis?

M:Uhh,Igetit.IwaswonderingifIshouldalsoincludethenotesfromtheresearchjournalsyousuggest.

W:Yes,definitely.Besureyouincludegoodreferencesectionwhereallyourpublishedandunpublisheddatacamefrom.

M:Yes.IhavedatamorethanjustintheGcityarea,soIalsoincluderegionaldatainthereport.Witheverythingelse,itshouldbeaprettygoodindicationofclimateofthispartofthestate.

W:Soundsgood.I'llbehappytolookoveradraftbeforeyouhandthefinalcopyifyouwish.

M:Great.IplantogetyouthedraftofthepaperbynextFriday,Thanksverymuch.Seeyou.

W:OK.

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A.Thedatahecollected.

B.Notesfromresearchjournals.

C.Hisresearchproject.

D.Theclimatechangesinhishometown.

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23.听力原文：M:I'mnoexpert.Butthatnoiseinyourrefrigeratordoesn'tsoundgood.Maybeyoushouldcallandhaveitcheckedout.

W:Youareright.AndIsupposeI'veputitofflongenough.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

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A.Sheisgoingtoputitoff.

B.Shewon'tdoanything.

C.Shewillcheckitoutbyherself.

D.Sheisgoingtofollowtheman'sadvice.

24.听力原文：AccordingtoAlvinToffler,authorofthebestsellerFutureShock,(32)Americahasbecomeathrowawaysociety,(33)Cardboardmilkcontainersandrocketsareonlytwoexamples.Suchproductsarecreatedforshorttermorone-timeuse.Theyarebecomingmorenumerousandmoreimportanttomodernliving.Tofflerthinksthatman'srelationshipswiththingswillgrowincreasinglytemporary.

Asproofofthistrend,Tofflercitessuchproductsasdisposablediapers,(33)bibs,papernapkinsandnon-returnablebottles.Vegetablesareencasedinplasticsacks.Theycanbedroppedintoapanofboilingwaterandthrownawayafterthemeal.TVdinnersarecookedinthrowawaytrays.Theyareevenservedinthem.

Allthesethingsarequicklyusedup.Thentheyareruthlesslyeliminated.InToffler'sview,theAmericanhomehasbecomelittlemorethanalargeprocessingplant.

(35)Tofflerfurtherbelievesthathiscountrymenaredevelopingvaluestogowiththeirthrowawayproducts．(34)Hesaysthateasydisposabilityleadstoshorterman-thingrelationships．Peoplewereoncelinkedwithafewobjectsforalongtime.Nowtheyarelinkedwithaseriesofobjectsforabriefperiod.Sotherelationshipbetweenthemisnotsolongandit'shardforpeopletohavethedeepfeelingtosomething．Becauseafteronetime.they'llbethrownaway.

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A.IntroduceAlvinToffler'sbestsellerFutureShock.

B.DiscussthethrowawayprobleminAmerica.

C.Analyzetherelationshipbetweenmenandthings.

D.DescribethethrowawayproductsmadeinUSA

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【B2】

26.听力原文：W:Well,tonightwehaveAndrewGreeninourstudiototalkaboutmusic.Andrewisagreatguitaristandhashisownband.So,Andrew,welcome.

M:Thanksalot.Mypleasuretobeheretonight.

W:Now,Andrew,perhapsyoucouldtellussomethingaboutthefuturetrendsfortheglobalmusicindustry?

M:Sure.Well,frommyperspectiveasamusician,[19]IcanseeadramaticincreaseinthepopularityofLatinmusic,evennow.Ifthistrendcontinues,IimaginethepopularityofSalsadancingwillalsorisedramatically.Thismayresultinaslightdecreaseinthepopularityofothertypesofmusic.

W:Whatdoyouthinkofthesuddendropininterestinclassicalmusic?

M:Ithinkthistrendhasbeenintheworksforquitesometime.Asmoreandmorevarietiesofmusicbecomeavailabletoconsumers,theclassicstandardsmaysufferinthepopularitycontest.[20]Ithinkthedropininterestofclassicalmusichasn'tbeensuddenatall,it'sbeenslowandsteadyformanyyearsnow.

W:Isthereanytypeofmusicthatisconsistentlypopularwithmostpeople?

M:Ifyoulookatthenumbers,rockandrollmusichasremainedasteadyconstantthroughtheyears.Iexpectthepopularityofrockandrollwillstaythesameinthecomingyears.

W:It'ssaidthat[21]rockmusicmightmakeonelivelierandhappier.Whatdoyouthinkofit?

M:That'stree.Researchsuggeststhatmusiccaninfluenceaperson'sfeelingsandcharacter.[21]There'sclearevidencethatpeoplewholistenlivelymusicarelivelypeople.

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A.Salsadancing.

B.Classicalmusic.

C.Rockandroll.

D.Latinmusic.

27.听力原文：W:Hey,Mike!Whereareyouoffto?

M:I'mheadingforthePriceChopper.Idoalotofthefamilyshoppingsincemymomgotapart-timejob.

W:Canyougivemearide?Iwanttogetsomedrinks.

M:Sure!Let'sgo!

W:Doyouenjoyshopping?

M:Enjoy?Idon'tmindadmittingIhateshoppingalmostasmuchasIhatealgebra.Correction!IhateshoppingevenmorethanIhatealgebra.

W:Yipe!Alooseshoppingcart!

M:TodayI'mproudofmyself.Irememberedtobringalongmyshoppinglist.

W:You'rebecominganexperiencedshopper)

M:Gosh!Wrongshoppinglist!

W:I'msorrytohearthat.

M:Butit'sokay!I'msureIcanremembermostofthesixorsevenitemsthatmymomwantedmetopickup.

W:Watchoutforthecart,Mike!

M:Thanks!Youknow,asIscamperthroughtheaislesIcanalwayssuccessfullyavoidtheflyingcartsofmyfellowshoppers.

W:Whew!Thatwasclose!

M:Yousee!ImanagetopickupwhatIwantinrecordtime!

W:Great!Let'sheadfortheexpressline.Everyoneknowsexpresslinesmovemuchfasterthanregularlines.

M:Allright!Oh,unfortunately,thisexpresslinedoesn'tmoveatall!

W:Thenextlinehasoneshopper.Let'sswitchlines!

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A.It'samarket.

B.It'sarecreationcanter.

C.It'sanalgebraschool.

D.It'sthenameofapart4imejob.

28.听力原文：W:Hello?

M:Hi,May,thisisBillJohns.

W:Ohhi,Bill.Youweren'tinengineeringclasstoday,wereyou?

M:Ihavetheflu.Iwaswonderingifyoucouldtellmewhatwenton.

W:Actuallywehadaninterestingclass.Dr.Collintalkedaboutanewtypeoffuel.

M:Oh,yeah?

W:Uh-hum.It'scalledDimethylEtherorDME.

M:Oh,IrememberreadingsomethingaboutDME.It'smostlyusedinspraycans,right?

W:Right.DMEdoesn'tdestroytheozone,soit'sbeenenvironmentallyfriendly.

M:Butdoesn'tDMEpollutetheairifit'sburnedinanengine?

W:Dr.Collinsayssomethingaboutitsexhaustsbeingclear,thatitdoesn'treleaseasmuchpollutantsasdieselfuel.AndhementionedsomethingaboutDMEbeingmoreefficientthanotheralternativefuels.

M:Whenwillitreplacedieselfuel?

W:Notforawhile.It'snoteconomicaltomass-produce.

M:Well,thanksfortheinformation.IguessIwon'tneedtoborrowyournotes.

W:Well,maybeyoushouldlookatthem.Wearehavingatestnextweek.

M:Okay,couldyougivethemtoMikeAndrews?Ithinkheisinyourpsychologyclass.Heismyroommate.

W:Sure.Ihope.you'refeelingbettersoon.

M:Thanks.Metoo.Bye!

W:Bye!

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A.Themanwouldliketointerviewher.

B.Themanwasabsentfromclass.

C.ThewomanwouldliketopromoteDME.

D.ThewomanwouldliketopraiseDr.Collin.

29.(31)

A.Theyreduceaperson'sappetite.

B.Theymakeapersonlesspersistentinfaceoftrouble.

C.Theymakeaperson'snervoussystemweak.

D.Theymakeapersonmorevulnerabletodisease.

30.听力原文：M:Whereistheumbrellathatwasinthecloset?Ihavetoreturnittomyboss,

W:Igaveittoyourbrother.I'llgetitback.

Q:Whomdoestheumbrellabelongto?

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A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Theman'sboss.D.Himself.

31.(39)

32.(34)

A.Governmentfunded.

B.Political.

C.Private.

D.Noneoftheabove.

33.(25)

A.Shelovesherfamily.

B.Shehatespolitics.

C.Menareinterestedofthat.

D.Shethinksthatisnotherbusiness.

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【B8】

35.听力原文：W:Wenowinterruptourregularschedulednewsprogramtobringyouliveup-to-datecoverageonthecivilunrestinthenewlyformedcountryofKarnak,whereourmanStanFieldingisstationed.Stan...

M:ThisisStanFieldingreportinglivefromthesuburbsofthecapitalcity.Just20minutesago,rebelforceslaunchedthebiggestoffensiveagainsttherulinggovernmentinthe18-monthconflicthereinthiscountry.

W:NowStan,isthisasignthatthepeaceprocesshasbeentotallyabandoned?

M:Well,sofar,peacenegotiationshavefailed,andanyresolutiontoendthecivilwarappearsbleakatthismoment.Asyoucansee...Whoa.

W:Stan,Stan,areyouthere?

M:Uh,yes,Shelly.Asyoucanprobablyhearbehindme,rebelforcesarealsousingheavyartillerytopoundthepositionsofgovernmentforcesaroundthecitycenter.Rebelforcesareclosingin,andit'sfearedthattheywillbeabletotakethecapitalbuildingbeforedaybreakwhere,itisbelieved,manygovernmentofficialsareholdingout.

W:Now,besidestheheavyfighting,whatotherpressingconcernsarethereforthecitizensofthecity?

M:Well,sincethebeginningoftheconflict,starvation,andlackofcleanwaterandadequateshelterhavebeenthebiggestdailyobstaclesfacingthecitizensofthiswar-torncountry.Itisbelievedthatover40,000people,mostlychildren,havestarvedtodeath.Fortunately,noepidemicshavebrokenout,butthatisalwaysaconcernifthiswarlingerson.

W:Okay,thatwasStanFieldingreporting.Andwewillkeepyouup-to-dateasthisstorycontinuestounfold.

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A.ThelatestdevelopmentsofanarmedrebellioninKarnak.

B.ThefallofKarnak'scapitalcityintothehandsoftherebelforces

C.TheepidemicthathasjustbrokenoutinthecountryofKarnak.

D.ThepeacetalksbetweentherebelsandthegovernmentinKarnak.

36.听力原文：W:HaveyouseenmyGuidetoWiMBirdsanywhere,Bill?

M:Oh,yes.Ilentittoaguest.ButIthoughthehadgivenitbackalready.

Q:Whycan'tthewomanfindherbook?

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A.Avisitorhasborrowedit.

B.Shehadgivenittoherguide.

C.AfriendtookittotheWest.

D.Billgaveitbacktohisfriend.

37.听力原文：M:MissHanson,thankyouforsendingmethisnote.I'm.sorrytohearMarshaisbeingaproblem.

W:I'mnotsurewhat'shappeningtoMarsha.She'susuallyanexcellentstudent.Shecompletesallherworkandshe'squietinclass.Then,lastmonth,shejustchanged.

Q:Whatcanyouinferfromtheconversation?

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A.Thewomanistheman'sboss.

B.Themanisthewoman'shusband.

C.Thewomanistheteacherofthechild.

D.Thewomanwantstoknowsomethingaboutastudent.

38.(36)

A.HumanBasicNeeds.

B.MaterialComfort.

C.Food:HumanBasicNeed.

D.BasicNecessitiesofLife.

39.听力原文：Weknowthenthatinthe,US,it'sthejobofCongresstoproposenewlaws,whichwecallbills,andperhapstomodifythesebillsandthenwriteonthem.ButevenifthebillispassedinCongress,itstilldoesn'tbecomealawuntilthePresidenthasachancetoreviewit,too.Andifit'snottothePresident'sliking,thebillcanbevetoedorkilledineitheroftwoways.Oneisbyavetomessage.ThePresidenthastendaystovetothebillbyreturningittoCongress,alongwiththemessageexplainingwhyit'sbeingrejected.ThiskeepsthebillfrombecomingalawunlessoverwhelmingmajoritiesofbothHousesofCongressvotetoover-rightthePresident'sveto.Sometimestheydothat.Often,lawmakerssimplyrevisethevetoedbillandpassitagain.Thistime,intheform.thePresidentislesslikelytoobjectto,andlesslikelytowanttoveto.TheotherwaythePresidentcankillabillisbypocketveto.Here'swhathappens.IfthePresidentdoesn'tsignthebillwithintendays,andCongressajournsduringthattime,thenthebillwillnotbecomelaw.NoticethatitisonlyattheendofanentiresessionofCongressthatthepocketvetocanbeused,notjustwheneverCongresstakesashorterbreak,say,forasummervacation.Afterapocketveto,thatparticularbillisdead.IfalawmakerinCongresswantstopushthematterintheirnextsession,they'llhavetostartalloverwithabrand-newversionofthebill.

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A.HowthePresidentproposesnewlaws.

B.HowabillispassedbylawmakersinCongress.

C.HowthePresidentcanrejectaprop