2022年吉林省白山市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022年吉林省白山市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Inthetraditionalusage,sportsreferto______activities.

2.

ThemainmeasuretheforeignteachertakestogetPAIDis______.

3.

O'Donnellthinksthatthecauseofher22-year-oldson'ssuicideis______.

4.

AnE-languagelearningsystemcalledChengoishopefultohelpchildrenlearnChineseforthissoftwarecaptures__________________________withstories，gamesandanimationsbasedonthe2008Olympics．

5.

JacquesDelorssuggestedeuroasthenameofthesinglecurrencyinEurope.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.Whenusingadrive-upATM,you'dbetterdriveclosetothemachineaswellas______.

7.

Peoplehavebeenpayingtoomuchattentiontothesulphurparticlesandotherpollutants,sotheyoverlookedanotherproblem,globalwarming.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

Theverbalgymnastlikesusingcomplexsentencesandmouth-fillingphrasesjustasmakinga______.

9.

Withthehelpof4Gnetworks,trafficlightcycleperiodcanbeadjustedaccordingto______.

10.

In2003,extremeheatwavescausedmorethan20,000and1,500deathsin______respectively.

11.

Inthe16thcenturypeopledevelopedgreatpassionforplantcollectingoutofreligiousreasonsaswellas______.

12.

Theproblemwithtaughenedglassisthatitisdifficulttoinstallinashortperiodoftime.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.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

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Arobotbrainsurgeonanesthetizedyourbrainwhenheopensyourbraincaseandpeersinside.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Fromthepassagewecaninferthistextbookiswrittenmainlyfor______toread.

16.

Inthemid-20thcentury,theU.S.governmentexaminedthepossibleimpactof______.

17.

IntheU.S.,theamountofindoorwaterusesurpassestheamountofoutdoorwateruse.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

TodayabouthalfofallPCsarestillnotconnectedtotheweb;oneelementthatpeopleunderestimateisthedegreetowhichthe______willimprove.

19.

Mistakesinglobalmarketingcanbeembarrassinglyhumorous,butwillinevitablyweakenacompany'spositioninthemarket.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.Asanewcorporateform,"BCorporations"requiresenterprisestobuildstrongsocialandenvironmentaloperationstandardsinto______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(31)

A.Itemphasizestheimportanceofthecommunicationtolanguagelearning,

B.Itdoesnotfeaturegrammaticalexplanationsandtranslation,

C.ItemphasizesthatstudentsshouldlearnEnglishbyusingit,

D.Itistaughtexclusivelyinpublicschools.

22.听力原文：(33)TherearepeopleinItalywhocan'tstandsoccer.NotallCanadianslovehockey.AsimilarsituationexistsinAmerica,wheretherearethoseindividualsyoumaybeoneofthemwhoyawnorevenfrownwhensomebodymentionsbaseball."Baseball,tothem,meansboringhourswatchinggrownmeninfunnytightoutfits,standingaroundinafield,staringaway,whileverylittleofanythinghappens".(34)Theytellyouit'sagamebettersuitedtothe19(上标)thcentury,slow,quiet,andgentlemanly.Thesearethesamepeopleyoumaybeoneofthemwholovefootballbecausethere'sthesportthatglorifies"thehit".

(32)Bycontrast,baseballseemsabstract,cool,silent,still.OnTVthegameisbrokenintoadozenperspectives,replays,close-ups.Thegeometryofthegame,however,isessentialtounderstandingit.Youwillstudythegamefromonepointasapainterdoeshissubject;youmay,ofcourse,projectyourselfintothegame.Itisinthisprojectionthatthegameaffordssomuchspaceandtimeforinvolvement.TheTVwon'tdoitforyou.

Theskepticandinnocentmustplaythegame.Andthisinvolvementinthestandsisnomoreintellectualthanlisteningtomusic.Smooththedirtinfrontofyouwithonefoot;smooththepocketinyourglove;watchtheeyesofthebatter,thespeedofthebat,thesoundofhorsehideonwood.Iffootballisasymphonyofmovementandtheatre,(35)baseballischambermusic,aspaciouscombinationofnotes,choresandresponses.

(33)

A.Thedifferenttastesofpeopleforsports.

B.Thedifferentcharacteristicsofsports.

C.Theattractionoffootball.

D.Theattractionofbaseball.

23.(13)

A.Theman'snervousbutbelieveshewillbebettertomorrow.

B.Themanisbeggingthewomantolethimpassthepresentation.

C.Theman'snervousabouthispresentationbecausehe'sunprepared.

D.Themanlefthispresentationonthewindowedgebuthe'llgetittomorrow.

24.(17)

A.Itisquiteunexpected.

B.Shehasalreadygotthenews.

C.Shehasconfidenceintheman.

D.Itisnotexcitingtolearnaboutit.

25.听力原文：M:Openwide.Nowshowmewhereithurts.

W:Hereonthetop,especiallywhenIbiteintosomethinghotorcold.

Q:Whoistheman?

(17)

A.Adentist.B.Acook.C.Adietician.D.Atwirler.

26.

【B6】

27.听力原文：CannesFilmFestival,themostprestigiousmotion-picturefestivalintheworld,isheldeachMayinthecityofCannes,insoutheastFrance.TheCannesFilmFestivalwasconceivedattheendof1938.DuetoWorldWarⅡ,however,thefirstCannesFilmFestivalwasnothelduntil1946.Internationalismandpostwaroptimismcharacterizedthefirstfestival,asorganizersplacedlessemphasisoncompetitionthanonmutualcreativestimulationbetweennationalproductions.Inlateryearstheselectionofentriesforprizesreflectedmorecommercialinterestsandthefestivalsoonacquireditscurrentreputationasafashionableprofessionalevent,moreconcernedwithadvancingthefilmindustrythantheartoffilm.FrenchdirectorFrancoisTruffautaddressedthisissuein1956andpredicteditscommercialdeath.Thefestivalsurvived,however,andin1959,Truffauthimselfwasawardedtheprizeforbestscreenplayforoneofhisfilms.

Despiteitsever-presentfinancialinterests,theCannesFilmFestivalremainsanessentialaffairforinternationalcinema.In1955theorganizingcommitteeatCannesintroducedtheGoldenPalmAward(inEnglish)forbestfilmofthefestival,nowregardedasoneofthefilmindustry'smostdistinguishedprizes.PastrecipientsoftheawardincludeTaxiDriver(1976),byAmericandirectorMartinScorsese;andThePiano(1993),byNewZealanddirectorJaneCampion.

(30)

A.In1938.B.In1946.C.In1955.D.DuringWorldWarⅡ.

28.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Ihearyou'reworkingasamarketsurveyorthissummer.It'sgottobeawfullydifficultaskingthesameoldquestionseveryday.

M:Well,itischallengingwork,butIgettomeetlotsofnewpeopleandthepayisdecentenough.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisnewjob?

(12)

A.Thejobisnotrewardingbutchallenging.

B.Thejobisbothchallengingandrewarding.

C.Thejobhasbothitsstrengthandweakness.

D.Thejobishardworkandthepayisnotsatisfactory.

29.SectionB

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

听力原文：TheforeignstudentsaregiveneveryopportunitytoenjoyandbenefitfromhisstayintheUnitedStates.Inthefirstplace,heiscarefullyselectedonthebasisofhisscholasticability,languageproficiency,characterandpersonality,aimsandfutureprospects.Thethoroughscreeningofapplicationsisdesignedtoeliminatethosestudentsleastlikelytobenefitfromlivingandstudyinginaforeigncounty,andhence,leastlikelytoreturntotheirnativelands.Beforeheleaves,thesuccessfulcandidateisusuallygivenamonth'sbriefingontheimportantaspectsofAmericanlife.UponarrivingintheUnitedStates,heismetbymembersofthecommitteefortheExchangeofForeignStudentsorbyrepresentativesoftheorganizationsponsoringhim.Duringhisfirstsixweeksonforeignsoilheisgivenanothercourseinorientation,whichoftenincludesstayinginanAmericanhome

(27)

A.Scholarship.

B.Languagetalent.

C.Screeningsystem.

D.Scholasticability.

30.SectionA

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

听力原文：M：I'venoticedthatyougetlettersfromCanadafromtimetotime．Wouldyoumindsavingsthestampsforme?Mysistercollectsthem．

W：Myroommatesalreadyaskedforthem.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanimply?

(12)

A.Shewillsavethestampsfortheman'ssister.

B.ShewillnolongergetlettersfromCanada.

C.Shecan'tgivethestampstotheman'ssister.

D.Shehasgiventhestampstotheman'sroommates.

31.(34)

A.Tolimitthenumbersofcarsparkedinthestreet.

B.Topreventcarsparkedinthestreetfrombeingstolen.

C.Tomakeitconvenientfordriverstopaythefee.

D.Todiscouragemotoristsfromleavingtheircarsinthestreetsallday.

32.(22)

A.Theyareshopping.

B.Theyarejogging.

C.Theyareseeingamovie.

D.Theyaredrinkingcoffee.

33.听力原文：W:Ohmygoodness!I'vespilledflouralloverthekitchenfloorandmycakeisn'treadyfortheovenyet.

M:I'llgetthebroom,thedustpanandcleanitupforyou.

Q:Whatisthemangoingtodoforthewomanwhileshe'sgettingthecakereadyfortheoven?

(16)

A.He'sgoingtohelpthewomanbakehercake.

B.Heisgoingtobuysomecake.

C.Heisgoingtosweepthestudyfloor.

D.Hewillgetabroomanddustpantocleanupthefloor.

34.(21)

A.Bywritingapersonalcheck.

B.Bychargingthemtotheirpersonalaccount.

C.Bypayingincash.

D.Byusingastorecreditcard.

35.【B2】

36.(35)

A.Theybecamemorepoplar.

B.Theyweremoreregulated.

C.Theybecamebetterproduced.

D.Theybecamelesshonest.

37.

【B8】

38.【B3】

39.

【B11】

40.(25)

A.Asurvey.

B.Asimpletechnique.

C.Astatement.

D.Anexample.

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

【C10】

42.Partialdecentralizationmay______.

A.eventuallysolvetheproblemofcitycongestion

B.relievethestrainonthecityfacilities

C.decreasethelandvalueinthetowncenter

D.bringthesameproblemofcongestiontothesuburbanareas

43.

Apartfrompersonalpreferences,whatdeterminesone'schoiceofthemediaandmediacontent?

44.

Whatdoes"that"(Line1,Para.3)referto?

A.Ourintellectuallivesandourpublicspaces.

B.Marketing.

C.Citizenship.

D.Healthyculture.

45.

Wagesofthepart-timeworkofferedtotheunemployedmencomefrom______.

46.

Accordingtotheauthor,what'sthemainreasonforthefailuresofmostenterprises?

47.

Stanleythoughtthat______wastoblameforthecities'collapseinthemiddleoftheeighthcenturyA.D.

48.ElAl'ssecurityprocedurescan'tbewidelyappliedinAmericabecausetheyare____.

49.

JerryManderexpressedstrongobjectiontoadvertisingonTVmainlybecause______.

A.theamountofprofitsbroughtinbycommercialsonTVisveryinsignificant

B.heseestheplantingofvaluesforprofitasadisturbingact

C.childrenaremoresusceptibletotheinfluenceofTVcommercials

D.peoplespendtoomuchtimeonTVcommercialstodosomethingmeaningful

50.

Peoplecanfindevidentcluestothewaytheventralvisualpathwayworksfrom______.

51.SectionB

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

Thetragicimpactofthemoderncityonthehumanbeinghaskilledhissenseofaesthetics,thematerialbenefitsofawealthysocietyhavedivertedhisattentionfromhiscityanditsculturalpotentialstotheproductsofscienceandtechnology:washingmachines,centralheating,TVsets,computersandcars.

Heisacardriverandreluctanttowalk.Withoutadequateparkingfacilities,thestreetsarelitteredwithcars.Congestion(堵塞)hasbecomethepredominantfactorinhisenvironment,andstatisticssuggestthattwocarsperhouseholdmaymakemattersworse.

Meanwhile,insultisaddedtoinjuryby"landvalue".Thevalueoflandresultsfromitsuse,Whenitsuseisintensified,itsvaluerises."Puttinglandtoitshighestandbestuse"becomestheprincipaleconomicstandardinurbangrowth.Thisspeculativeapproachandthepressureofincreasingpopulationleadstothe"vertical"growthofcitieswiththeresultthatpeopleareforcedtoadjustthemselvestocongestiontomaintaintheserelativelyartificiallandvalues.Paradoxicallytheremedyforremovingcongestionistocreatemoreofit.Partialdecentralizationintheform.oflargedevelopmentunitsawayfromthetraditionaltowncentersonlyshiftsthediseaseofcongestionroundthetowncenter.

Itiswithinourpowertobuildbettercitiesandrevivetheprideoftheircitizens,butweshallhavetostopoperatingonthefringeoftheproblem.Weshallhaveradicallytore-planthemtoachievearationaldensityofpopulation.Weshallhavetoprovidethemwhatcanbecalledminimum"psychologicalelbowroom".Oneoftheingredientsofthiswillbepropertransportationplans.Thesewillhavetobeanintegralpartoftheoverallplanningprocesswhichinitselfisascientificprocesswherefactsareessential.Wemustcollectallandcompleteinformationaboutthecityorthetown,ifwewanttoplaneffectively.

Wemustnotforgetthatcitiesarebuiltbypeople,andthattheirform.andshapeshouldbesubjecttothewillofthepeople.Scientificmethodsofdatacollectionandanalysiswillindicatetrends,buttheywillnotdirectaction.Scientificmethodsareonlyaninstrument.The"man-educated"man,thehuman,willhavetosetthetarget,andusingtheresultsobtainedbyscience,takeuponhimselfthefinalshapingofhisenvironment.Hewillhavetousehismoralsenseofresponsibilitytothecommunityandfuturegenerations.

Themainconcernofthepassageiswith______.

A.citycongestion

B.cityplanning

C.decentralization

D.landvaluesincities

52.

Theperiodof______growthofeconomycontinuedfrom1820tilltheendofthenineteenthcentury.

53.

HowmanystatesintheU.S.Ahavebeenthreatenedbysnakeheads?

A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.Six

54.

WelearnfromthepassageaboutKochIndustriesthat______.

A.itsignedcontractswithothersonlyontwoissues

B.itbelievesmarketscantotallyreplaceotherforecastingtechniques

C.itsbusinessincludesgoodstrading,pesticide,fertilizersandchemical

D.ithasappliedpredictionforlessthanayear

55.

Accordingtothemeasurestoimprovethesafetyoftraffic,wecanknow______.

A.competitioncriteriamustbemadetomatchtheinjurystatistics

B.personwhogetstheawardof"Oscar"isthemodelforotherdrivers

C.thecampaignmustbespreadtoeveryonealloverthecountry

D.onejournalistwillgetthe"Oscar"thisyearifhegivesthebestopinion______.

56.

Accordingtothelastparagraph,consumerswhobelievethatorganicfoodsarebetterthanconventionallygrownfoodsareoften______.

A.carelessB.mistakenC.thriftyD.wealthy

57.

【C6】

58.

WhichofthefollowingdoesthepassagesuggestaboutJoyceCarolOatesintermsofherwritingcareer?

A.Shehasexperiencedlongnonproductiveperiodsinherwriting.

B.Herstyle.isimitativeofothercontemporaryauthors.

C.Shehasproducedasurprisingamountoffictionsinarelativeshorttime.

D.Mostofherworkisbasedonpersonalexperience.

59.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"itissomewhatlikeanotherBigBrother"(Lines6-7,Para.1)?

A.Googlecontrolsallinformationcompletely.

B.Googlefailstokeepitspromiseofofferingfreeaccess.

C.Googleisviolatingpeople'sprivacy.

D.Googleimprovespeople'slivesgreatly.

60.

Thelastparagraphofthispassagemaybeconcludedwiththestatementthat______.

A.UNgivesprioritytopeacefulsettlementoftheconflictsamongcountries

B.thepeacekeepingtroopsaremostpowerfulintheconflictsbetweencountries

C.economicsanctionwillbeimposedonthecountriesinvolvedinwar

D.jointmilitaryactionisthelastresortoftheSecurityCouncilindealingwithconflictsamongcountries

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5题)61.

【S9】

62.

【S4】

63.

【S6】

64.【S5】

65.

【S5】

五、6.Translation(5题)66.Inthismodemsociety,manypeople_______(沉迷于幻想，以减轻生活的无聊).

67.Areportsaid______(这里只剩下不过30只野生老虎).

68.Onlywhenthefinancialwellrunsdry,______(他们才看到情况已经严重得无可挽救了).

69.I'llbeverygratefulifyoucould________________________________(好心载我一程去学校).

70.______(他们看不到一丝希望)thattheywouldbesavedbyapassingship.

参考答案

1.lightheartedrecreationallightheartedrecreational解析：文章第一自然段第八句strictdefinitionalsomeansabandonmentofthetraditionalusageinwhich“sport...”referstoanylightheartedrecreationalactivity，即是指轻松的消遣的活动。

2.bargaining/negotiatingbargaining/negotiating解析：本文从头至尾的字里行间里都谈到这位外籍教师如何“讨价还价”。其中最为集中的讲述在第四段里。其中说到:“Iwasdoingthisfor125yuanperhourwhenlfoundoutthathereinChengdu，175yuanperhouristhenorm．Startat200andletthembargainyoudownto175”。在这里，本文作者介绍了他讨价还价的技巧。

3.themoneypressuresthemoneypressures解析：根据题干中的信息词O'Donnell和22-year-old定位到最后一个小标题下的第二段，可知O'Donnell的儿子年仅22岁就在自己的卧室内自杀，而O'Donnell确信是金钱的压力导致了他的自杀，由此可得答案。

4.children'sattention．children'sattention．解析：细节题。文章第16段介绍了一种电子语言学习系统Chengo，这套软件以2008年奥运会为基础，抓住了孩子们对于故事，游戏及动画的兴趣，由12位来自中国和美国的专家设计而成。

5.C解析：细节题。文章中提到欧共体委员会主席贾克·戴勒斯，但他并没有提出将欧元这个名称作为欧盟统一市场上流通的唯一货币的名称。文章并没提及是谁提出的，因而不知道。

6.lockthedoorslockthedoors解析：由题干中drive可定位到第五个小标题下第三段第五条第二句Alsomakesurethatyourdoorsarelockedbeforeyoudriveuptothemachine．此处要求填入省略to的动词不定式。aswellas短语要求其前后部分应为并列成分。原句中also与aswellas意思相同，因此将该句中主谓结构根据题干语法需要变为动宾结构，可得答案lockthedoors。

7.A解析：根据题干中的"sulphurparticlesandotherpollutants"，定位到第一个小标题下的最后一段中的第一句话"Theglobalwarmingwouldbemorepronouncedifitwerenotforsulphurparticlesandotherpollutantsthatshadeus．．．”这是个虚拟语气句型，“如果不是因为关注硫化物和其他污染源而占据了视线，人们就会更关注全球变暖这个问题”。也就是说，因为关注硫化物和其他污染源，所以人们忽视了温室效应和全球变暖这个问题，认为这个问题并不紧迫。

8.paradeoflanguageparadeoflanguage解析：题干考查对theverbalgymnast的理解。根据开头的破折号可知onewhomakesaparadeoflanguage是对theverbalgymnast的一个综合定义，下文是对其的进一步说明。再根据题干空格前动词make和冠词a，可推知paradeoflanguage与之搭配，故为正确答案。

9.demanddemand解析：此处应填入名词性成份。题干中trafficlightcycleperiodcanbeadjusted与原文couldchangelightcycletimes属同义转述；题干中的accordingto与原文中的介词on功能相同，都表示“根据”。故空白处应填入on的宾语。

10.EuropeandIndia

11.lookingformedicalplantslookingformedicalplants解析：文章第六段第三句话提到“…ThepassionforplantcollectingsprangpartlyfromtheexpansionofCatholicreligiousordersabroadinthe16thcentury，lookingformedicinalplantsaswellassoulstoconvert．”。人们热衷于收集花草的一部分原因出自神职人员寻求治病药材和拯救灵魂皈依宗教的需要，因此答案为“lookingformedicalplants”。

12.B

13.C解析：根据题干中的信息词freshwatersupplies和glaciers定位到原文第一段，可知北极当地人将发现自己的食物储备不见了，而亚洲和南美洲的淡水供应也将随着提供淡水的冰川的融化而消失，再结合下文可知，这只是一种假设，而原文并没有对该假设给出具体解释。

14.B解析：文章第三段中提到当机器人医生打开你的脑壳时，被麻醉的是你的头颅，而不是大脑，你是完全有意识的。

15.undergraduatesundergraduates解析：从文章最后一句ItmakesAmericanpoliticalprocessesandhistoryaccessibleandunderstandableforundergraduates可知答案。

16.overpopulationinthenationoverpopulationinthenation解析：参见小标题A.PopulationPolicyintheUnitedStates下面的第3句：Inthemid-20thcentury,astherestoftheworldawakenedtothepotentialcrisisbroughtonbyuncheckedpopulationgrowth,theU.S.governmentexaminedthepossibleimpactofoverpopulationinthenation．由此可知，在20世纪中叶，美国政府调查了国家人口过剩可能带来的冲击。

17.C

18.hardwareandsoftwarehardwareandsoftware解析：第8段，今天还有一些人的电脑没有与互联网连接，过低估计这一因素就是硬件和软件的改进程度。

19.B

20.theirfoundationtheirfoundation解析：根据题干关键词“BCorporations”定位到第十二段第三句：“BCorporations”,anewcorporatestructurethatrequiresenterprisestobuildintotheirfoundationstrongsocialandenvironmentalstandardsfortheiroperations.可知，B公司是一种新型的公司结构，要求企业在其基础中植入坚实的社会和环保运行标准。

21.D解析：该题问“以下那一项不是英语作为第二外语的特征?”文章最后一段涉及的就是英语作为第二外语的特征，而"Today，mostlargepublicschoolsandcommunitycollegeshaveESLprograms."显示[D]是错误信息。因此，[D]“只在公立学校教授”是正确答案。

22.D解析：本文除了第一段介绍了不同人对不同体育项目的兴趣外，冰球(hockey)、足球(soccer)等均为体育项目，其余都是在说棒球(baseball)的魅力。故正确答案为D。

23.A解析：W:Somethingisdefinitelybuggingyou.Whyareyouwalkingupanddownthehallway?

M:It'sthispresentationIhavetogivetomorrow.I'mabitonedgebutI'llgetoveritbythen.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

24.C解析：M:Susan,Ifedsohappynow.I'vejustgotthenewsthatI'vewonthescholarshipforthenextschoolyear.

W:Youcertainlydeserveit.

Q:Whatdoestilewomanmean?

25.A解析：综合推断题。男士请女士告知哪里疼，女士说她某处特别是在咬热的或冷的东西时疼，可见女士是牙疼，由此推断，男士是牙医，所以A正确。cook(厨师)，dietician(营养学家)，twirler(领队)，均不正确。

26.reflected

27.B解析：WhenwasthefirstCannesFilmFestivalheld?

信息明示题。文章第一段指出，直到1946年才举办第一届戛纳电影节，所以B正确。

28.B解析：观点态度题。根据问题What…themanthinkof…?可把答案出处锁定在男士所说的话语中。根据challengingwork以及thepayisdecentenough可知，B为答案。由rewarding≈thepayisdecentenough，可排除A。C可能是依据Igettomeetlotsofnewpeople设计的干扰项，但这并不足以称得上是weakness，故排除；选项D与A意思相近，因答案唯一可排除。

29.D解析：细节题。原文中说“onthebasisofhisscholasticability，languageproficiency，character，andpersonality，almsandfutureprospects”，D选项正好是其中之一。

30.C解析：细节推断题。男士说:“我注意到你时常收到来自加拿大的信件，你能否帮我积攒一下邮票?我妹妹收集邮票呢。”女士回答到：“我的室友已经要这些邮票了。”言外之意便是她不能把邮票给男士的妹妹了，所以答案选C。错误选项：A她将为男士的妹妹攒邮票：B她不再会收到来自加拿大的信了；D她已经把邮票给男士的室友了。

31.D解析：Whatageparkingmetersusedto?

32.D解析：综合推断题。男士一直在批判现在的咖啡屋，在最后女士问男士是否喝完了咖啡，是否可以走了时，男士回答说自己花了超过三美元买那杯咖啡，因此要喝完，由此可知，他们是在喝咖啡，故选D。

33.D

34.C解析：Howarepeopleexpectedtopurchasetheirtickets?

35.benefit

36.B解析：HowdidGreenadvertisementschangeafterthefirstwave?

37.security

38.publishedpublished解析：分析句子结构可知，句子成分完整，38inthejournalPsychosomaticMedicine作后置定语修饰anewstudy，故空应填一过去分词形式的动词且其极有可能有“发表”或“刊登”之义。

39.ButIdon'tthinkeventhemostardentsupportersofelectronicinstrumentsexpectthemtocompletelyreplaceacousticinstruments.ButIdon'tthinkeventhemostardentsupportersofelectronicinstrumentsexpectthemtocompletelyreplaceacousticinstruments.

40.A解析：Whatistheevidencegivenbythemantothefirstquestion?

41.II解析：第五段中的第二句话说：有时村民们诱捕池子里的那些鳄鱼，有的用来充饥，有的用来在当地市场上出售。村民卖东西当然要到市场(market)去。

42.D解析：句意理解型细节题。参见第三段最后一句：从传统的市中心地带向外大规模发展，这种部分分散方式只是将(拥堵)问题转移到了城市周边地区。

43.Socialcontextofexposure.Socialcontextofexposure.解析：细节题参见第三段第一句Quiteadifferentsortoffactorthataffectsyourmediaexperiencesisthesocialcontextofexposure...

44.B解析：事实细节题。第三段首句指出，“我们的智力生活和公共空间正在被营销活动占据”，然后使用了代词that指出“对于市民来说，那具有真正的含意”，这样就不难得出t