2022年安徽省巢湖市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022年安徽省巢湖市大学英语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.

Aswearestillignorantofmillionsofuniquelifeformsintherainforest,deforestationcanbecomparedtothedestructionof______.

2.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions17,choosethebestanswerfromthe.fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

howSATsWork

Testsareafactoflifethroughoutourschoolcareers,butoneofthemostimportant,and,tosomethescariest,ofthemallistheSAT—thatthree-hourexamthat'ssupposedtomeasureahighschoolstudent'schanceofacademicsuccessinthefirstyearofcollege.SomecollegesconsiderSATscoresmajorfactorsintheiradmissionprocess,whileothersviewhighschoolacademicperformance,alongwithrecommendationsandextracurricularactivities,equally,orevenmoreimportantly.Nomatterwhereyou'reheaded,ifyou'reahighschoolstudent,theSATisimportanttoyoubecausemostcollegesrequirestudentstoreporteitherSATorACTAssessment(anothertest)scores.

WhatIstheSAT?

Firstofall,SATnolongerstandsforScholasticAptitudeTest(学术性倾向测验),theoriginalnameofthetestwhenitwasintroducedin1941.Althoughyoumaystillseethatnameoccasionally,theCollegeBoard,thenot-for-profiteducationalassociationthatsponsorstheSATs,decidedtolettheacronymstandonitsownasawayofaddressingcontroversyaboutthemeaningoftheword"aptitude".TheCollegeBoardalsorejectedthealternative"ScholasticAssessmentTest".(Englishteachersprobablypointedoutthatthisnamewasredundant,sinceassessmentmeanstest.)

TheSATImeasuresverbalandmathreasoningabilitiesthatyou'vedevelopedthroughoutyourschoolyears.Themultiple-choicetest,developedbythenot-for-profitEducationalTestingService,isintendedtoletstudentsdemonstratetheirverbalandmathabilitieswithoutregardtothekindofschoolingthey'vehad.AccordingtotheCollegeBoard,thetestlooksforastudent'sabilitytounderstandandanalyzewrittenmaterial,todrawinferences,todifferentiateshadesofmeaning,todrawconclusionsandsolvemathproblemsallskillsthatarenecessaryforsuccessincollegeandtheworkworld.

TheAmericanCollegeTesting(ACT).Assessment,whichwasintroducedin1959,isanalternativetotheSATthatvirtuallyallcollegesanduniversitiesnowaccept.Developersofthetesttoutitforitscurriculum-basedquestions,sayingthattheirtestismoredirectlyrelatedtowhatisactuallytaughtinhighschool.

What'stheSATII

ThenewerSATII:SubjectTests,formerlytheCollegeBoardAchievementTests,areintendedtomeasureastudent'sknowledgeofaparticularsubject,suchasEnglish(writingorliterature),historyandsocialsciences,mathematics(variouslevels),sciences,andlanguages(Chinese,French,German,modernHebrew,Italian,Japanese,Latin,Spanish,English).SomecollegesrequireoneormoreSATIItests,buteveniftheyaren'trequired,SATIItestsscorescanhelpyoupresentamorepersonalizedportfoliothatillustrateshowwellyouwouldfitataparticularschool.MostcollegesuseSATIIscoresnotforadmissionpurposesbutforprogramplacementandcounseling.SATIItestsaregivenonaslightlydifferentschedulefromtheSATI.Generally,SATIItestsareonehourlongandconsistofmultiplechoicequestions.Thereareexceptions.Forexample,theWritingTesthas40minutesofmultiple-choicequestionsanda20-minutewritingsample.

Todecidewhichsubjecttestshouldbetaken,first,makealistofallthecollegesyou'reconsidering.ThenreviewtheircatalogsorwebsitestofindoutiftheyrequireSubjectTestscores

A.measurewhetherastudent'sabilitycanbesuccessfulinthefirstyearofcollege

B.evaluatehighschools'educationqualitythroughoutthecountry

C.helpimprovetheeducationincollegethroughoutthecountry

D.measurehighschoolstudents'chanceofafruitfullife

3.

China'seconomicopportunitiesandits_____________onthefuturecontributestopeople'sinterestinlearningChinese.

4.

Ifachildonadiet______suffersfrommeasles,asevereillnessmayensue.

5.

Bunoventurecemeterycannotbeseenthereanymore;itwasremovedbecausetoomanyvisitorswantedto______ofit.

6.Natural-gasVehicles

KermittheFrogoncesaid,"It'snotthateasybein'green."Althoughhewasn'treferringtocars,hisobservationseemsparticularlyappropriatefortheautoindustrytoday:Designing,developingandmarketing"green"carshasnotbeenaneasytask,whichiswhygasoline-poweredvehiclesstillrulethemadandfossilfuelsstillaccountforalmost75percentoftheword'senergyconsumption.Asgasolinesoarandconcernoverharmfulemissionmounts,however,carsthatrunonalternatefuelsourceswillbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Anatural-gasvehicle,orNGV,istheperfectexampleofsuchacar--it'sfuel-efficient,environmentallyfriendlyandoffersarelativelylowcostofownership.

NaturalGasBasics

Theword"gas"isaconfusingtermbecauseitisusedto'describemanydifferentsubstancesthataresimilarbutnotexactlythesame.Forexample,the"gas"youputinyourcarisgasoline,onecomponentofcrudeoil,orpetroleum.Petroleumisadark,stickyliquidmixtureofcompoundsformedundergroundbythedecayofancientmarineanimals.

Naturalgasalsocomesfromthedecayofancientorganisms,butitnaturallytakesagaseousform.insteadofaliquidfrom.Naturalgascommonlyoccursinassociationwithcrudeoil.Itisderivedfrombothlandplantsandaquatic(水生的)organicmatterandformsaboveorbelowoildeposits.Itisoftendissolvedincrudeoilatthehighpressuresexistinginareservoir.Therearealsoreservoirsofnaturalgas,knownasnon-associatedgas,thatcontainonlygasandnooil.

Naturalgasconsistsprimarilyofmethane(沼气)andotherhydrocarbongases.Hydrocarbonsareorganiccompoundscomposedonlyoftheelementscarbonandhydrogen.Thehydrocarbonsinnaturalgasarecalledsaturatedhydrocarbonsbecausetheycontain'hydrogenandcarbonboundtogetherbysinglebonds.

Likegasoline,naturalgasiscombustible(易燃的),whichmeansitcanbeusedinacombustionenginelikegasoline.Butcarsthatcouldburnnaturalgasdidn'tappearonthesceneuntilthe1930s.

FromFieldtoFord

Weextractnaturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsbydrillingwellsintotheearth.Amodernwell,equippedwithdiamond-studdeddrillbits,candrilltodepthsapproaching25,000feet.

Throughoutthe19thcentury,theuseofnaturalgasremainedlocalizedbecausetherewasnowaytotransportlargequantitiesofgasoverlongdistances.In1890,theinventionofaleakproofpipelinecouplingmadeitpossibletotransportgasmilesfromthesource.Improvementsinpipelinetechnologycontinuedoverthenexttwodecadesuntillong-distancegastransmissionbecamepractical.From1927to1931,laborersconstructedmorethan10majornaturalgastransmissionsystemsintheUnitedStates,makingnaturalgasaviableenergysourceformanyapplications.Theoilshortagesofthelate1960sandearly1970sbroughtrenewedinterestinnaturalgasasafuelsource,especiallyforautomobiles.

Today,ownersofnatural-gasvehiclescanfilluptheircarsatoneof1,300fuelingstationslocatedintheUnitedStates.Hondaalsooffersapersonalnaturalgaspumptopeoplewhopurchaseitsnatural-gas-poweredCivic.Thepumpusesahome'sexistingnaturalgaslinesandcanbeinstalledfor$500to$1,500.

Natural-gasVehicleDesign

Natural-gasvehiclesusethesamebasicprinciplesasgasoline-poweredvehicles.Inotherwords,thefuel(naturalgasinthiscase)ismixedwithairinthecylinderofafour-storkeengineandthenignitedbyasparkplugtomoveapiston(活塞)upanddown.AlthoughtherearesomedifferencesbetweennaturalgasandgasolineintermsofflamabilityandignitiontemperaturesNGVsthemselvesoperateonthesamefundamentalconceptsasgasoline-poweredvehicles.

Still,somemodificationsarerequired

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7.

Inthe16thcenturypeopledevelopedgreatpassionforplantcollectingoutofreligiousreasonsaswellas______.

8.

IfyouwantyourCDplayertoknowwhereeachsongofthealbumbegins,you______toyourCD.

9.

WhydowecallMadagascaraDarwinianplayground?

A.Becauseofitsgeographicisolation.

B.Becauseitsnatureisstillinoriginalform.

C.Becausemostofitsplantsareendemic.

D.Becausemostofitsanimalsareendemic.

10.

Whatultimatelyholdspeoplebackfromattainingtheiridealsis______.

11.

In1988,theworldwidebankingcommunityadopted______soastopreventlaundersfromusingthefinancialsystem.

12.

Urbanozoneisprimarilycausedby__________________,whichareproducedbyfossilfuels.

13.SevenSecretsofNaturallyThinPeople

Youhatethem.

Youknowthetype…theoneswhoneverbataneyewhenitcomestimetoorderlunchordinner.Askthemtheirweightandtheyprobablycan'teventellyou—theydon'tknowit.Questionthemaboutcaloriecountandyou'relikelytobeansweredwithablankstare.

Theyarethemenandwomenwhodon'tgiveweightwatchingasecondthought.Andthat'stheveryreasonthey'reatahappy,healthyweight.Theyarenaturallythinpeople—theenemytoanyonewho'severbattledextrapound.

Butpleasedon'thatethem.Youtoocanbeoneofthem,saysDr.DorisMccubbrey,authorofHowMuchDoesYourSoulWeight:Diet-FreeSolutionstoYourFood,WeightandBodyWorries.Theweightissuesspecialistandlicensedprofessionalcounselorhasspentthelast15yearshelpingpeopleexploretheirweightwoes(悲哀).Dr.Doris,the"Don'tDiet"doctor,hasmadeithermissiontotakethefocusoffthescaleandputitonwhatshecallsintuitive(直觉的)self-care.It'sthatkindoftreatmentthattheColoradocounselorencourages.Shetriestosteerherclientsawayfromoverlyrestrictivediets.

Theidea,accordingtoDr.Doris,istoemulate(仿效)thewayanaturallythinpersonthinks.Forstarters,theworlddoesn'trevolvearoundthenumberonthescale.

"Sometimeswethink,'whenI'mthinenough,I'llbehappy'."saysDr.Doris,whodescribesherselfassomeonewhowasthe'wrongkindofdieterfor15years."Anaturallythinpersonknowshowtobehappyfirst,beyondweightsuccess.It'sfreedomtoenjoyyourlife.It'sabouthealthierrelationshipsandbeingabletoachievethegoalsyouwantforyourselfprofessionally.It'sfindingthetimetoenjoysomepleasuresinlife,likethevacationsyou'vealwayswantedtotakeorthepersonalgoalsyou'vealwayswantedtoachieve.It'shavingtheenergyanddesireandabilitytofollowthroughonthesethings.It'safuller,richerlife."

AccordingtoDr.Doris,we'reallbornnaturallythin.However,it'sthewaywethinkthattakesawaythismentality(心理).Itallbeginswhenwegoonourfirstdiet,shesays.

Dr.Dorisisquicktopointoutthere'sabigdifferencebetweenbeingthinandbeinganaturallythinperson.Therearethosewhostrugglewithanorexia(厌食)orrelyonstarvationtoavoidweightgain.Thesepeopleareengaginginunhealthyphysicalandmentalbehaviors.Whenitcomestoweightloss,onesizedoesnotfitall,shesays.

Beforeyoucanevengetstartedonahealthyapproachtodealingwithyourweight,it'simportanttogetintherightstateofmind.Dr.Dorishasthesevenhealthysecretsofnaturallythinpeoplethatcanhelpyougetonestepcloser.

Secret1:Practiceintuitiveweightmaintenance

Naturallythinpeoplehaveastableweightanddon'tworrywhatitis.Naturallythinpeopledon'tweigh,measureorotherwisekeeptrackoftheirbodies'dimensions.Youwon'tevenfindabathroomscaleatanaturallythinperson'shouse.Theydon'tneedtoweighthemselves,becausetheytrusttheirbodiestoregulatetheirownweight.

Secret2:Applyanintuitiveattitude

Naturallythinpeoplehaveapositiveviewofthemselvesandtheirlives.Peoplewhohaveneverhadaweightproblemknowthatthekeytohappinessisinhowtheyperceivethemselvesandtheirlives.Theyhaveawonderfulself-image,becausetheyhavenotallowedsociety'spressuretoinfluencethem.Besidesappearance,somepeoplecriticizethemselvesfortheirthoughts,feelings,behaviors—everything.Howtheyseetheirbodiesisareflectionofhowtheytendtoseetheirentirelives.

Secret3:Knowintuitivelywhytoeat

Naturallythinpeopleeatwhentheyarehungry,butforotherreasonsaswell.Theyeatbecausetheirbodiesn

A.Theydon'thavelunchordinnereveryday.

B.Theydon'tknowabouttheirownweight.

C.Theyhatepeoplewhoarenaturallythin.

D.Theyareconcernedaboutcaloriecount.

14.TheScienceofLastingHappiness

ThedayImeetSonjaLyubomirsky,shekeepsgettingcallsfromherToyota,Priusdealer.Whenshefinallypicksup,sheisexcitedbythenews：shecanbuythecarshewantsintwodays.Lyubomirskywondersifherenthusiasmmightcomeacrossasmaterialism,butIunderstandthatsheisbuyinganexperienceasmuchasapossession.Twoweekslater,inlateJanuary,the40-year-oldLyubomirsky,whosmilesoftenandseemstoapproachlifewithzestandgoodhumor,reportsthatsheis"totallylovingthePrius".Butwillthefeelingwearoffsoonafterthenew-carsmell,orwillitlast,makinganaturallyhappypersonevenmoreso?

ThePossibilityofLastingHappiness

Anexperimentalpsychologistinvestigatingthepossibilityoflastinghappiness,Lyubomirskyunderstandsfarbetterthanmostofusthefollyofpinningourhopesonanewcar--oronanygoodfortunethatcomesourway.Wetendtoadapt,quicklyreturningtoourusuallevelofhappiness.Theclassicexampleofsuch"hedonicadaptatiou"(享乐适应)comesfroma1970sstudyoflotterywinners,whoendedupnohappierthannonwinnersayear.aftertheirwindfall(意外横财).Hedonicadaptationhelpstoexplainwhyevenchangesinmajorlifecircumstances--suchasincome,marriage,physicalhealthandwherewelive--dosolittletoboostouroverallhappiness.Notonlythat,butstudiesoftwinsandadopteeshaveshownthatabout50percentofeachperson'shappinessisdeterminedfrombirth.This"geneticsetpoint"alonemakesthehappinessglasslookhalfempty,becauseanyupwardswinginhappinessseemsdoomedtofallbacktonearyourbaseline."There'sbeenatensioninthefield,"explainsLyubomirsky'smaincollaborator,psychologistKennonM.SheldonoftheUniversityofMissouri-Columbia."Somepeoplewereassumingyoucanaffecthappinessif,forexample,youpickedtherightgoals,buttherewasallthisliteraturethatsuggesteditwasimpossible,thatwhatgoesupmustcomedown."

TheHappinessPie

Lyubomirsky,Sheldonandanotherpsychologist,DavidA.SchkadeoftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,puttheexistingfindingstogetherintoasimplepiechartshowingwhatdetermineshappiness.Halfthepieisthegeneticsetpoint.Thesmallestsliceiscircumstances,whichexplainonlyabout10percentofpeople'sdifferencesinhappiness.Sowhatistheremaining40percent?"Becausenobodyhadputittogetherbefore,that'sunexplained,"Lyubomirskysays.Butshebelievesthatwhenyoutakeawaygenesandcircumstances,whatisleftbesideserrormustbe"intentionalactivity",mentalandbehavioralstrategiestocounteractadaptation'sdownwardpull.

Lyubomirskyhasbeenstudyingtheseactivitiesinhopesoffindingoutwhetherandhowpeoplecanstayabovetheirsetpoint.Intheory,thatispossibleinmuchthesamewayregulardietandexercisecankeepathletes'weightbelowtheirgeneticsetpoints.ButbeforeLyubomirskybegan,therewas"ahugevacuumofresearchonhowtoincreasehappiness",shesays.Thelotterystudyinparticular"madepeopleshyawayfrominterventions",explainseminentUniversityofPennsylvaniapsychologistMartinE.P.Seligman,thefatherofpositivepsychologyandamentortoLyubomirsky.Whensciencehadscrutinized(细察)happinessatall,itwasmainlythroughcorrelationalstudies,whichcannottellwhatcamefirst--thehappinessorwhatitislinkedto--letalonedeterminethecauseandeffect.Findingoutthatindividualswithstrongsocialtiesaremoresatisfiedwiththeirlivesthanloners,forexample,begsthequestionofwhetherfriendsmakeushappierorwhetherhappypeoplearesimplylikeliertoseekandattractfriends.

Lyubemirsky'sResearch

Lyubomirskybeganstudyinghappinessasagraduatestudentin1989afteranintriguingconversationwithheradviser,StanfordUniversitypsychologistLeeD.Ro

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15.

Afterninemonths,individualtemperamentsbecame______asthebabies□schedulesbecameestablished.

16.TheBermudaTriangle

ThereisaplaceintheAtlanticOceanwhereshipsandairplanesseemtodisappearmoreoftenthananywhereelseonEarth.Itseemstoform.atrianglebetweenMiami,Bermuda,andtheoceaneastofPuertoRico.ThisplaceiscalledtheBermudaTriangle.Over100planesandshipshavebeenlosttheresince1945.Over1,000,peoplehavedisappeared.

Itisalmostasffthelostplaneshadgoneintoaholeinthesky,asiftheslipshadbeensuddenlysuckedclownintoahugewhirlpool.Thestrangestthingisthatnothingiseverfound:nobodiesinthewaterorwasheduponthebeach.

ThebiggestsinglelossofplaneshappenedinDecemberof1945.FiveNavyplanesfromFloridawereflyingtogether.Therewere14meninthem.TheyradioedbacktotheirBasethattheirflyinginstrumentswerenotworking,theydidnotknowwheretheywere.Thebaseradioedbacktothemtofollowthesunvest.Theyansweredthattheycouldnotseethesun,eventhoughtheweatherwasgood.Theyalsosaidthattheoceandidn'tlookasitshould.Finallytheysaidtheycouldnothearthebase.Butthebasetowercouldstillhearthemtalkingaboutstrange"whitewater".Thelastthingthetowerheardwas:"Don'tcomeafterus.Itlookslike..."Thentherewassilence.

Inthemeantime,13meninanotherplanehadbeensenttohelpthem.Buttheysentjustonemessage.Itsaidthattheywerecomingtotheplacewheretheplaneswerelost.Thenitalsodisappearedandwasneverheardfromagain.Aftercheckingandsearchingformanymonths,aNavyofficersaid,"It'salmostasiftheyhadgonetoMars."

SometimesaplaneorshipwilldisappearfightaftersendingamessagesayingthateverythingisOK.DuringChristmasof1963aDC-3passengerplanewascomingintoMiamiforalanding.Thepilotaskedforlandingdirections.Thenhesaid,"Wouldyoubelieveit?ThepassengersarestillsingingChristmascarols!"Thensuddenlytheplane'sradiowentofftheair.Neithertheplanenoranyofthepassengersinitwereeverheardfromagain.

ItisknownthatpilotsofplanesoftenhavetroublewiththeirinstrumentsintheBermudaTriangle.ManypeoplehavestudiedtheTriangletofindoutwhatcouldbecausingsuchthingstohappedthere.In1965aNavyplanewassenttostudythemagneticfieldintheBermudaTriangle.Soonafterflyingintothearea,theplanedisappeared.The10meninitweregone,too.

Instrumenttroublealonecan'tbethewholeanswer.Mostoftheshipsandplaneshavevanishedclosetoland,ingoodweather,andoftenindaytime.Whateverhappensseemstohappenveryquickly.AsmallboatoncedisappearedrightoffMiamiharbor.Itsowner,DanBurack,hadstoppedatBuoyNo.9toadmiretheChristmaslightsonshore.HesuddenlysentacallforhelptotheCoastGuard.Hedidn'tsaywhatwaswrong.ACoastGuardboathurriedtoBuoyNo.9.

Onitsradio,themenheardBuracksay,"I'veneverseenonelikethatbefore."Nobodyknowswhathemeant.BythetimetheCoastGuardboatgotthere,Burack'sboatanditspassengershaddisappeared.

Manylargeshipshavevanished,too.Oneweighed20,000tons.Anotherhadmorethan300peopleonboard.TheradioononelargeshipfromJapansentaverystrangelastmessage.Itsaid,"Dangerlikedaggernow.Comequickly!Wecannotescape."Afterthismessage,theshipvanishedfromthesea.

SomethingintheBermudaTrianglecausesflightinstrumentstogooutoforder.Thismightexplainhowplanesgetlostandcrash.Butitwouldnotexplainwhyplaneswouldvanishsuddenlyingoodweatherandsometimeswhentheyarecominginforalanding.Someoftheshipscouldhavebeenturnedoverordestroyedbyaccidents.Orasmallboatcouldberunintoandsunkbyalargerone.Thisisnotlikely,though.Andinanycase,somethingwouldhaveb

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17.

Thefirstcarthatcouldusenaturalgasaspowerinthecombustionengineemergedinthehistorycameoutin______.

A.the19thcentury

B.the1930s

C.thelate1960s

D.theearly1970s

18.

InbothPeruandColombia,violencehasresultedintheinternaldisplacementofhundredsofthousandsofpeople.

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19.Howdoyoucreateasenseofpeacetoreleasethestressaccordingtothepassage?

A.BywatchingTV.

B.Bygoingshopping.

C.Bytalkingwithfriends.

D.Bylisteningtobeautifulmusic.

20.

GianmarcoVeruggiothinksthatitisdifficulttoregulaterobots'behaviourduetotheir______.

A.unpredictablefailures

B.self-learningmechanisms

C.automaticnavigationalsystems

D.possessionofhuman-likepersonalities

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:Whyareyougivingmeaspeedingticket?Iwasgoingat40milesperhour.

M:Can'tyouseethenoticenearby?Itreads"10mphlimits".

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

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A.Husbandandwife.

B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Policemananddriver.

D.Motherandson.

22.(34)

A.Bibs.B.Cardboardmilkcontainers.C.Spaceships.D.Rockets.

23.听力原文：W:Soyouneedsomeonetowatchyourdogswhileyouareaway?

M:Willthatbeaproblemforyou?

Q:Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?

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A.Whetherthewomanneedshishelp.

B.Whetherthewomanhasanypets.

C.Wherethewomanisgoing.

D.Whetherthewomancantakecareofhispet.

24.SectionC

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

OnehundredandthirteenmillionAmericanshaveatleastonebank(36)______creditcard.Theygivetheirowners(37)______creditinstores,restaurants,andhotels,athome,acrossthecountry,andeven(38)______,andtheymakemanybankingservices(39)______aswell.Moreandmoreofthesecreditcardscanbereadautomatically,makingitpossibleto(40)______ordepositmoneyinscatteredlocations,whetherornotthelocalbranchbankisopen.Formanyofusthe"cashlesssociety"isnotonthe(41)______,—it'salreadyhere.

Whilecomputersofferthese(42)______toconsumers,theyhavemanyadvantagesforsellerstoo.Electroniccashregisterscandomuchmorethansimplyringupsales.Theycankeepawiderangeofrecords,includingwhosoldwhat,when,andtowhom.Thisinformationallowsbusinessmentokeeptrackoftheirlistofgoodsbyshowingwhichitemsarebeingsoldandhowfasttheyaremoving.Decisionsto(43)______orreturngoodstosupplierscanthenbemade.Atthesametime,(44)____________.Andtheyalsoidentifypreferredcustomersforpromotionalcampaigns.Computersarereliedonbymanufacturersforsimilarreasons.(45)____________.Computerskeeptrackofgoodsinstockofrawmaterialsonhand,andevenoftheproductionprocessitself.(46)____________.

25.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Willyoutakethesebookstothelibraryduringyourlunchhour,Jack?AndhereisalistofbooksIwanttoread.Askthegirlfortwobooksfromthelist.

M:Certainly,mother.You'vegotabout20titleshere.Whatkindofbookswouldyoulike?

Q:WhatisJackgoingtododuringhislunchhour?

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A.Returnandborrowbooksinthelibrary.

B.Gotoworkinthelibrary.

C.Returnbookstothelibraryandbuytwobooksforhismother.

D.Writedownthelistofbookshismotherwantstoread.

26.听力原文：W:Hello!

M:Goodevening.IsthatMrs.Philips?

W:Yes,itis.

M:Well,Mrs.Phillips.Thisevening,I'mcallingtoofferyouaspecialdiscounton...

W:Ah,no,letmeguess.YouwanttosellasubscriptiontothenewspaperoragreatdealontheairfaretoHawaii,right?Or,youwanttooffermeanunbelievablebargainondancelessons.

M:No,no,actuallyMrs.Philips.Oh,sorry.Thatwasthelastguy.Uh,wewanttoofferyouafreemembershiptooursportsclubdowntownattheintroductorypriceof$39.95.

W:39.95?Ithoughtyousaidfree!Uh,listen,I'mnotinterested.

M:Well,itincludesunlimitedaccesstoallourfacilities,includingthegym,weightroom,tenniscourts,andswimmingpool.

W:Again,I'mnotinterested.IhavemyownfitnessprogramIdoaroundthehouseanyway.

M:Well,thisisanonce-in-a-life-timedeal.Inaddition,thelocationofthesportsclubisnearyourhouse.Thatwillbeconvenientforyou.

W:LikeIsaid,I'llpassthistime.Andpleaseputmeonyour"don't-call"list.

M:Okay.It'lltakebetweenfourandsixmonthsbeforeyournamewillberemovedfromourdatabase.Youmightbe,calledbyanotherrepresentativeduringthattime.

W:Ah,man...

M:Haveaniceevening,Mrs.Philips.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.Whatisthemandoing?

24.Whatdoesthemanwanttoofferthewoman?

25.Whatdoesthewomanrequestattheendoftheconversation?

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A.Promotingthesalesofsomethingbytelephone.

B.TalkingwiththewomanaboutasportsTVprogram.

C.Discussingwiththewomanonhowtostayfit.

D.Bargainingwiththewomanaboutafitnessprogram