2022年安徽省安庆市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022年安徽省安庆市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

2.

Technologiesarenotvalue-neutralbutare______phenomena.

3.

Accordingtosomeresearchers'criteria,gossipsaboutfamouspeoplearenotrealgossips.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

Budgetforlegislationmaydoubletheexpenditureson______in10years.

5.

Therearetwobasiccategoriesofnegotiationstyles:positionaland______.

6.Accordingtothepassage,whataspectistheresponsibilityrevolutionmainlyconcernedwith?

A.Thechangeofthemindofconsumerstospendcautiously.

B.Theeffortofthecompaniestobeenvironmental.

C.Theeffortofthecompaniestobesustainable.

D.Thebehavior.ofthecitizentospendresponsibly.

7.

Accordingtothepassage,peopletellprotectiveliessimplyfortheirownbenefits.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

Bluetoothnetworkingtransmitsdatavialow-powerradiowavesbetween2.402GHzand2.480GHz.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

Totackletheproblemofe-wasteatthesourceinsteadofattheendoftheline,weneedtostartworkatthe______ofaproduct'slifecycle.

10.

Accordingtoageneraldefinition,amaturetreewouldbeatleast______.

11.ProgrammingLanguages

Programminglanguagesarehowpeopletalktocomputers.Thecomputerwouldbejustashappyspeakinganylanguagethatwasunambiguous.Thereasonwehavehighlevellanguagesisbecausepeoplecan'tdealwithmachinelanguage.Thepointofprogramminglanguagesistopreventourpoorfrailhumanbrainsfrombeingoverwhelmedbyamassofdetail.

Architectsknowthatsomekindsofdesignproblemsaremorepersonalthanothers.Oneofthecleanest,mostabstractdesignproblemsisdesigningbridges.Themyourjobislargelyamatterofspanningagivendistancewiththeleastmaterial.Theotherendofthespectrumisdesigningchairs.Chairdesignershavetospendtheirtimethinkingabouthumanbodies.Softwarevariesinthesameway.Designingalgorithms(运算法则)forroutingdatathroughanetworkisanice,abstractproblem,likedesigningbridges.Whereasdesigningprogramminglanguagesislikedesigningchairs:it'sallaboutdealingwithhumanweaknesses.

Mostofushatetoacknowledgethis.Designingsystemsofgreatmathematicalelegancesoundsalotmoreappealingtomostofusthanpanderingtohumanweaknesses.Andthereisaroleformathematicalelegance:somekindsofelegancemakeprogramseasiertounderstand.Buteleganceisnotanendinitself.AndwhenIsaylanguageshavetobedesignedtosuithumanweaknesses,Idon'tmeanthatlanguageshavetobedesignedforbadprogrammers.InfactIthinkyououghttodesignforthebestprogrammers,buteventhebestprogrammershavelimitations.Idon'tthinkanyonewouldlikeprogramminginalanguagewhereallthevariablesweretheletterxwithintegersubscripts.Ifyoulookatthehistoryofprogramminglanguages,alotofthebestoneswere

languagesdesignedfortheirownauthorstouse,andalotoftheworstonesweredesignedforotherpeopletouse.

Whenlanguagesaredesignedforotherpeople,it'salwaysaspecificgroupofotherpeople:peoplenotassmartasthelanguagedesigner.Soyougetalanguagethattalksdowntoyou.Cobol(计算机通用语言)isthemostextremecase,butalotoflanguagesarepervadedbythisspirit.Ithasnothingtodowithhowabstractthelanguageis.Cisprettylow-level,butitwasdesignedforitsauthorstouse,andthat'swhyhackerslikeit.Theargumentfordesigninglanguagesforbadprogrammersisthattherearemorebadprogrammersthangoodprogrammers.Thatmaybeso.Butthosefewgoodprogrammerswriteadisproportionatelylargepercentageofthesoftware.

I'minterestedinthequestion,howdoyoudesignalanguagethattheverybesthackerswilllike?Ihappentothinkthisisidenticaltothequestion,howdoyoudesignagoodprogramminglanguage?

GivetheProgrammerasMuchControlasPossible.

Manylanguages(especiallytheonesdesignedforotherpeople)havetheattitudeofagoverness:theytrytopreventyoufromdoingthingsthattheythinkaren'tgoodforyou.Iliketheoppositeapproach:givetheprogrammerasmuchcontrolasyoucan.WhenIfirstlearnedLisp(表处理语言),whatIlikedmostaboutitwasthatitconsideredmeanequalpartner.IntheotherlanguagesIhadlearneduptillthen,therewasthelanguageandtherewasmyprogram,writteninthelanguage,andthetwowereveryseparate.ButinLispfilefunctionsandmacrosIwrotewerejustlikethosethatmadeupthelanguageitself.IcouldrewritethelanguageifIwanted.Ithadthesameappealasopen-sourcesoftware.

AimforBrevity.

Brevityisunderestimatedandevenscorned.Butifyoulookintotheheartsofhackers,you'llseethattheyreallyloveit.Howmanytimeshaveyouheardhackersspeakfondlyofhowin,say,APL,theycoulddoamazingthingswithjustacouplelinesofcode?Ithinkanythingthatreallysmartpeoplereallyloveisworthpayingattentionto.Ithinkal

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Intuningsystem,theFederalCommunicationsCommissionhaddistributedpartsof______spectrumto12televisionchannelswhichwerebrokenintotwogroupstoavoidinterferencewithexistingservicesatthebeginning.

13.

TopeoplelivingintheArctic,themeltingofsomeglaciersmaypermitnewopportunitiesfor______.

14.

Ifadrugcanbringgreatbenefittoapatient,thepatientmaybewillingtotakethedrugevenwiththeriskfor______.

15.Whenyouaremeasuringyourwork,youshouldconsiderthatifthereissomeoneatworkwhoencouragesyourdevelopmentandtalkstoyouabout______.

16.

Oilinthisworldwillbeexhaustedoneday,inthefuture,butthatmaynotcomesosoonaswewouldsuppose.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Tocertainextent,GMcropsareregardedas______sincethegeneinsertedintoaplantcannotbeseen,tastedortouched.

18.

Inordertoachievethelowest-pricegoal,Wal-Martevenpushes______tocutprices.

A.thewholesalers

B.theretailers

C.thesuppliers

D.themiddlemen

19.

Childrenwitha104-degreetemperatureorhighermaybemorecomfortableiftheirfeverisloweredwith______.

20.

Aunanimousdefinitionofculturehasfailedtoemirgebothinsocialanthropologyandeveryadylife.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:Exercise,exercise,exercise!Wehearsomuchaboutitthesedaysthateventheexpertscan'tagreeonwhichexercisesarebest.Nowsomedoctorsarestronglyencouragingarmexercises.

M:Armexercises?I'veneverheardofthat.Isthatbecauseourarmsaretoofatorflabby?

W:Actually,that'snotthemainreason.Theysaythatarmexercisesareanidealwaytobecomephysicallyfit.

M:Butdon'tarmexercisesraiseyourbloodpressure?SeemsI'vereadanarticleaboutthatbefore.So,that'srisky.

W:Notreally.Thattheydo,butthearticleIreadmentionedseveralwaysthatcancompensateforthat.

M:Really?How?

W:Byaddinglegexercisesothearmsdon'tdoallthework.Armexercisesalonearen'tenoughtoincreasemetabolismbeforefatiguesetsin.Themoreofabodythatinvolvesintheexercisethebetter.

M:Andinturn,I'msurethatthereisagreatchanceoflosingweight,right?

W:Soundsrighttome.

M:So,whatexercisesdotheexpertsrecommend?

W:Theymentionedquiteafew.Butsomeofthemorepopularonesarecyclingwithspecialbicyclesthatmakeyouusebothyourarmsandlegs,andwalkingvigorouslywhilewearingarmweights.

M:Soundsgreat.Imusttrythat.Youknow,Iliketowalkalot.

23．Accordingtotheconversation，whatisoneproblemwitharmexercises?

24.Accordingtotheconversation,whataretheexpertsnowrecommending?

25.Whatform.ofexercisedoesthewomanmention?

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A.Theydon'tgetridofflabbyarms.

B.Theycandamagearmmuscles.

C.Theyaren'tacceptabletomostpeople.

D.Theycanraiseone'sbloodpressure.

22.(43)

23.听力原文：W:Hi,Kaven.YourroommatetoldmethatIcouldfindyouintheTVlounge.Whatareyoudoinghere?

M:WhatdoesitlooklikeIamdoing?

W:Well,itlookslikeyouarewatchingtelevision,butwehavealinearalgebramid-termtomorrow,soIthoughtyou'dbestudyingforitandmaybeIcanstudywithyou.

M:Oh,well,Iwasjusttakingabreak.ThislinearalgebrastuffgivesmeaheadacheifIworkonittoolong.

W:Iknowwhatyoumean.I'vebeenworkingonitforthreehoursalready.I'mbeginningtogocross.I'dbeentheorizingatthesampleproblems.Ijustdon'tgetsomeofthem.

M:ButIcan'tbelieveyouarecomingtome.ImeanyoudoknowwhatIgotonthelasttest,don'tyou?

W:Yeah,Iknow.Youtoldme.Ijustthoughttwoheadsmightbebetterthanone.

M:Yeah,that'saniceidea.But,youknow,IwishIknewthatpersoninourclasswhogotahundredonthelasttest.Shedidn'tmissaquestion.Umm...wasitElizabeth?

W:Ohyeah,Elizabeth!Sheisafriendofmine.She'dbeabighelprightnow.Whydon'tIgiveheracall?

M:What!Atthishour?It'salreadytenthirty.Idon'twannaimposeonher.

W:Yeah,Iguessyouareright.Butyouknowwhat;sheowesmeabigfavor.Let'satleastgiveheracallandseewhatshesays.Maybegoingoversomeoftheproblemswithuswouldhelpherreviewthematerial.

M:It'sworthatry.

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A.Aclasspresentationthey'repreparing.

B.Atelevisionprogramthemaniswatching.

C.Visitingaclosefiendoftheirs.

D.Studyingforatest.

24.

【B2】

25.(32)

A.DowningStreetistheplacewhereIranianleadersmeetvisitors.

B.Ideologicalandculturaldifferencesareobstacles.

C.Economicsanctionsareeffectiveoncontrollinganothercountry.

D.Peacefulmeansisthebestsolutioninsettlingdifferences.

26.(35)

A.Itwassixdayslong.

B.Itdidn'tincludeSaturdayafternoon.

C.Italwaysincludedatleastoneholiday.

D.Itdidn't'allowtheworkerstimeoff.

27.【B11】

28.(26)

A.Thefunfair.

B.TheWaterWorld

C.TheOceanPark.

D.TheWaterfallGarden.

29.

【B5】

30.(22)

A.Hetriestomaketheman'sdatingsuccessful.

B.Hewantstodividethecouple.

C.Heremindthemanwheretheyweremeeting.

D.Hemeanstobringthecouplecloser.

31.听力原文：M:LosAngelesissaidtobeaplacewithprettygoodclimate,beautifulbeachesandyear-roundflowers.

W:Yes.Butthelocalpeopleareannoyedbythedirtyairbecausethere'snotenoughwindtoblowthefog,smokeandautomobileexhaustaway.

Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkofLosAngeles?

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A.It'stoowindythere.

B.Theairispollutedthere.

C.Thebeachesaredirtythere

D.Peopletherearepleasedwiththefreshair.

32.(28)

A.Itreflectscommercialinterests.

B.Itisafashionableprofessionalevent.

C.Itisanessentialaffair{orinternationalcinema.

D.Itismoreconcernedwiththeartoffilmthanwithfinancial.

33.

【B3】

34.(13)

A.Sarahmovedtoanewaddressaweekago.

B.Sarahmissesherfamilyverymuch.

C.TheyshouldpaySarahavisit.

D.TheyshouldstopseeingSarah.

35.【B8】

36.

【B4】

37.SectionB

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

听力原文：F,KevinRosedidn'tneedanalarmclock."By6a.m.,Iwasupandonthecomputer,"herecalls."(26)Itwasthesheerfearofnotknowingwhatwasonmyownhomepage."

Here'swhy:experiencededitorsdonotdeliberateoverDigg'sfrontpage.It'sstrictlyapopularitycontest.Userspostnewsstoriesandimagesfoundanywherefromthewebsitesofbignewspaperstosmallblogs—andwiththeclickofabutton,otheruserseither"digg"theitems(meaningtheylikethem)or"bury"them(meaningtheydon't).

(27)KevinRosestartedDiggasan"experiment".Buthequithisdayjobwithinmonths,Today,thesitegets35milliondifferentvisitorsamonth.WhenhestartedDigg,hethought,"IfthiscanpaymyrentandIcanstaycoolinmyapartmentanddrinkmyteaandhaveanawesomelittleoffice,that'dbemorethanIcouldaskfor."AsachildinLasVegas,Rosewas"themostunpopularkidinschool".Intheearly'90s,hepersuadedhisparentstobuyhimhisowncomputer,whichheusedtotalktechnologyinchatrooms.

(28)Likemanywebsites,Digghasn'tyetfiguredouthowtotransform.itstrafficintoprofit.Nonetheless,itcontinuestodevelop.Diggnowrecommendsstoriestousersbasedonotherstoriestheylike.Italsoletsthemvoteonquestionstheywanttoaskpoliticiansandfamouspeople.

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A.Becausehewasexcitedaboutthewebsite.

B.Becausehewaskeenoncomputers.

C.Becausehewasanxiousaboutthewebsite.

D.Becausehewaseagertosucceedinthewebsite.

38.(36)

A.Asupporteroffreeglobaltrade.

B.AmemberoftheFoodCommission.

C.AsupporterofFirstWorldfoodmarkets.

D.Amemberofanenergydevelopmentgroup.

39.听力原文：W:Whatdoyouplantodoonyourvacation?

M:ThisyearI'mjustgoingtobelazyathome.I'llprobablydosomegardening,watchTV,andworkonmystampcollection.

Q:WhereisthemangoingtospendMsvacation?

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A.Onafarm.B.Inapostoffice.C.Athome.D.Atwork.

40.(18)

A.Heisnotsatisfiedwiththepay.

B.Heisnotabletoenjoypaidholidays.

C.Thejobisnotverychallengingforhim.

D.Thereisnohopeofpromotion.

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

【C2】

42.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardonlineeducation?

A.Definitelyopposed.

B.Stronglydoubted.

C.Completelywelcome

D.Reasonablyaccepted.

43.SectionB

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

Overthepastdecade,Americancompanieshavetriedhardtofindwaystodiscourageseniormanagersfromfeatheringtheirownnestsattheexpenseoftheirshareholder.Thethreemostpopularreformshavebeenrecruitingmoreoutsidedirectorsinordertomakeboardsmoreindependent,linkingbosses'paytovariousperformancemeasures,andgivingbossesshareoptionssothattheyhavethesamelong-terminterestsastheirshareholders.

ThesereformshavebeenwidelyadoptedbyAmerica'slargercompanies,andsurveyssuggestthatmanymorecompaniesarethinkingoffollowingtheirlead.Buthavetheydoneanygood?ThreepaperspresentedattheannualmeetingoftheAcademyofManagementinBostonthisweeksuggestnot.Asisusuallythecasewithboardroomtinkering,theconsequenceshavedifferedfromthoseintended.

Startwiththoseindependentboards.Onthefaceofit,dismissingtheboss'sfriendsfromtheboardandreplacingthemwithoutsiderslooksaperfectwaytomakeseniormanagersmoreaccountable.ButthatisnottheconclusionofastudybyProfessorJamesWestphal.Instead,hefoundthatbosseswithaboardroomfullofoutsidersspendmuchoftheirtimebuildingalliances,doingpersonalfavorsandgenerallypleasingtheoutsiders.

Alltoooften,theseseductionssucceed.Mr.Westphalfoundthat,toaremarkabledegree,"independent"boardspursuestrategiesthatarelikelytofavorseniormanagersratherthanshareholders.Suchcompaniesdiversifytheirbusiness,increasethepayofexecutivesandweakenthelinkbetweenpayandperformances.Toassesstheimpactofperformance-relatedpay,Mr.Westphalaskedthebossesof103companieswithsalesofover$1billionwhatmeasurementswereusedtodeterminetheirpay.Themeasurementsvariedwidely,rangingfromsalestoearningspershare.Buttheseresearchersuncoveredastartlingfinding:executives"attendtomeasuresthataffecttheirownincomesandignoreorplaydownotherfactorsthatdetermineacompany'soverallsuccess".

Inshort,bossesarequicktoturneveryimaginablesystemofcorporategovernmenttotheiradvantage,whichisprobablywhytheyarethepeoplewhoareputinchargeofthings.Hereisaparadoxforthemanagementtheorists:anybosswhocannotbeatasystemdesignedtokeephimundercontrolisprobablynotworthhaving.

Thepurposeofthelargecompaniesinrecruitingoutsidersandputtingthemontheboardofdirectorsisto______.

A.diversifythebusinessofthecorporation

B.protecttheinterestsoftheshareholders

C.introduceeffectivereformsinbusinessmanagement

D.enhancethecooperationbetweentheseniormanagersandtheboarddirectors

44.

Theauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthispassageisto______.

A.comparedifferentsystemsofgovernment

B.tellstoriesaboutwomeninSovietUnion

C.amusethereader

D.provideinformation

45.

Whichofthefollowingwordscouldbestreplacetheword"one"(Underlined)?

A.Oil.B.Door.C.Store.D.Product.

46.

Paragraph4istosuggestthat______.

A.politicianswillneedtolearntobecomemorepersonalwhenmeetingcitizens

B.politicianswhoareconsideredveryattractivearefavoredbycitizensoverpoliticianswhoarelessattractive

C.citizenstendtofavorapoliticianwhoanalyzestheissuesoveronewhodoesnot

D.citizenswillneedtolearnhowtoevaluatevisualpoliticalimagesinordertobecomebetterinformed

47.【S5】

48.

Industrialproductsareoftentheresultof______accordingtothepassage.

A.laboratorywork

B.marketsurvey

C.commercialresearch

D.businessgrowth

49.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruewiththe"enjoyyourself"message?

A.Itisadifferentkindofpersonalityfromothers.

B.Itisonethatisself-centered.

C.Iliketodowhatmakesmefeelgood.

D.Ilivemydreamstoday,nottomorrow.

50.SectionB

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

Anissuethatmanycorporateexecutivesignoreisthepossibilitythataggressivepeopleseekreinforcementfortheirowndestructiveacts.Televisionviolence,forinstance,andthewidespreadpublicconcernaccompanyingithaveledtoCallsforstrictcontrolsonthedepictionofviolentprograms.

Intheirdecisionmaking,someproducersdonottakeresponsibilityfortheequallyimportantminority.Instead,theymaygeartheircontenttowardsthemasses,whocravesexuallyexplicitandviolentaction.Fortunately,thisgrouphastheabilitytodisseminateviolentactionrationally,realizingthatinreality,peoplewhocommitactsofviolencehavetocompensatefortheiractionsbytakingfullresponsibilityfortheharmtheycausetoothers.

Noteveryonecandistinguishfactfromfantasy.Notonlyisittheirrationalpeoplewhocommitthecrimesinourcountry,butourownchildrenwhomayerrantly(错误地)belearningfromdayonethatnothingbadwillhappentothemiftheyshoottheirbrotherintheheadwithDaddy'spistol.

Studiesshowthatinoneweekofcontentanalysisofprime-timeoutputonsevenNewYorkCitychannels,therewere3,421actsandthreatsofviolenceobserved.Children'sfictionalentertainmentprogramshadthreetimesthefrequencyofviolentactsorthreatsrecordedinadultprograms.Manyoftheseactswerecommittedwithoutanycompensationfortheactionwithoutresponsibility,thenitmustbeacceptablebehavior.Similarly,aggressiveadultsareseekingreinforcementfortheirownanti-socialbehavior.fromseeingattractivetelevisioncharactersbehaveinthesameway.

Behavioralevidencehasindicatedthattheanti-socialeffectsofviolenttelevisionportrayalsarestrongestandaremostlikelytooccuramongindividualswhoarealreadyaggressive.

Theethicalquestionis,shouldtelevisionsubmittomassappealortakeintoconsiderationtheeffectsoncertainmembersofsociety,includingchildren?Theconsequencesoftelevisingviolencearenotonlyharmfultosomeviewersbutconcurrentlyaffectthetelevisionstationsintheform.oflossofviewersandpossiblygainingabadreputation.Therearemanysources,includingviewers'associationsandpopularjournalism,whichhavebeencondemningthedepictionofviolenceintelevisionprogramsasapotentiallydangerousandanti-socialactonthepartofthosewhomakeandtransmitprograms.Still,eventhoughtheseassociationshavebeencondemningtelevisionviolence,theireffortshavehadlittleeffectonthelargemoney-makingcorporations.Therefore,thedecision,onthepartofthoseinchargeoftheprograms,shouldbeoneofsocialresponsibility.

Inhisarticle,"SexandViolence",JoeSaltzmanstates,"If,asproducersargue,violenceisapartofthehumancondition,thensoisresponsibility.Inreallife,youjustdonotcommitmayhemandthengoontothenextscene."

Itisalsonecessarytorealizethatviolenceispartofournatureandofourlife.Almosteverydayweareparticipantsandobserversofviolence,whetheritisnaturalviolence,theatricalorfictionalviolence,sportingeventviolence,orpoliticalviolence.Toexcludeallscenesofviolenceform.televisionwouldbetofalsifythepictureoflife.

Televisionmediacan"encourageoraid"destructivebehavior,not"cause"it.Thereareusuallymanymorecasualfactorsinvolved.Totellpeoplewhattheycanandcannotsay,write,andteleviseisunconstitutional;however,itcanbecontrolledandwecanhopethatthedacisionmakerswillpromotestrongmoral,ethicalvaluesintheirdecisionmakingoratleast

A.findexcusestojustifytheirviolentbehaviors

B.askotherstohelpwiththeiraggressiveactions

C.boosttheirconfidencesoastocommitteemoreviolence

D.competewitheachotherincommittingviolence

51.

Theauthorreferstostrawembeddedinfencepostsinordertoshow

A.wheretornadoesoccur.

B.whomakesreportsabouttornadoes.

C.whentornadoestakeform.

D.howtornadoesaffectphysicalobjects.

52.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinidenticallythesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairytalesassacredtexts:"Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualcircumstancesofthetimeandtheindividualchild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter."

Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimorarousinghissadisticimpulses.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairytalesweremoreoftenguiltyofcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Aggressive,destructive,sadisticimpulseseverychildhas,andonthewhole,theirsymbolicverbaldischargeseemstoberatherasafetyvalvethananincitementtoovertaction.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,wellauthenticatedcasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairytales.Often,however,thisarisesfromthechildhavingnotheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.

Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairytalesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,twoheadeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.donotexist;andthat,insteadofindulginghisfantasiesinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughthowtoadapttorealitybystudyinghistoryandmechanics.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustconfess,sounsympatheticandpeculiarthatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonabroomstickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirenchantedgirlfriend.

Nofairytaleeverclaimedtobeadescriptionoftheexternalworldandnosanechildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.

Theauthorconsidersthatafairytaleismoreeffectivewhenitis______.

53.

GenevieveLemonagreedthatCampionisespeciallyskillfulin______.

54.

WhatcanwelearnaboutMr.Dantasaccordingtothewholepassage?

A.Heisagiftedfinancierandlesssocializedperson.

B.Healwaysenjoysnotoriousfameineconomicandpoliticalfield.

C.Heisavegetarianwholikesmakingfoodbyhimself.

D.Histragedywasmountedbythegovernmentconspiracy.

55.

"Autonomy"inlastparagraphmeans______.

A.areaoccupiedbythepatient

B.therightofself-decisionofpatients

C.fieldofinfluenceofpatients

D.politicalpowerofpatients

56.

【C9】

57.

Accordingtothepassage,people'slearningactivitiesarepossiblebecausethey______.

A.believethatemotionsarefundamentalforthemtostayalive

B.benefitfromprovidinghelpandsupporttooneanother

C.enjoybeingrewardedfordoingtherightthing

D.knowwhatisvitaltotheprogressofsociety

58.

Toachievethedesiredresult,humorousstoriesshouldbedelivered______.

A.inwell-wordedlanguage

B.asawkwardlyaspossible

C.inexaggeratedstatements

D.ascasuallyaspossible

59.LordLothiansaidmostoftheancienthouseswere______.

A.tobeprotectedbythegovernment

B.decayingthroughlackofmoneyfortheirrepair

C.keptingoodconditionforthetimebeing

D.doomedtodecaywithoutgoodpreservation

60.

ThereorganizationwillenableGE'schiefexecutiveto______.

A.quietdowntheunrestintheworld

B.workinamorefriendlybusinessenvironment

C.havemoredirectcontactwithGE'sfinancialservicesteams

D.appearlessmysterioustotheoutsideworld

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5题)61.

【S9】

62.

【S8】

63.

【S10】

64.

【S7】

65.

【S4】

五、6.Translation(5题)66.Rumorsareeverywherespreadingfear，damagingreputations，__________________(把平静的环境搅得鸡犬不宁)．

67.Patfeltillateasewithhisgirlfriend，______(考虑是否要宣布他的事)．

68.Heiswellawarethat______(他晋升的可能性根本没有).

69."Itdoesn'tpaytobedishonest,doesit?""__________(那当然啦)!

70.Manydriversthinkitnecessarythat__________________(政府制定更严格的交通规则).

参考答案

1.themostefficientthemostefficient解析：参见本文第八段最后一句：Geodesicsheltershavebeenbuilt...andstilltheyhaveproventobethemostefficienthumanshelteronecanfind．

2.socialandpoliticalsocialandpolitical解析：根据关键词technologies查读小标题TheTechnologicalSociety下面第二段倒数第二句Thus，technologiesthemselvesarenotneutral；theyaresocialandpoliticalphenome