2022年安徽省池州市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)

2022年安徽省池州市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.Isn'tItTimetoRighttheWrong?

—ByTomSeligson

Inthesummerof1944,PortChicago—aNavybase30milesnortheastofSanFrancisco—wasthesceneofadevastatingexplosion.Hundredsofliveswerelostinwhat'sconsideredthedeadliesthome-frontdisasterofthewar.MostofthedeadandinjuredwereAfrican-Americans,putinharm'swaybyasegregatedmilitarylittleconcernedfortheirsafety.Worse,racismlayattheheartofthedisasterandlaterofaneventthathasbeencalledoneofthebiggestmiscarriagesofjusticeinourhistory.

Atthetime,PortChicagowasthebusiestammunitiondepotontheWestCoast.Thesailorsworkedaroundtheclock,loadingbombs,depthchargesandtorpedoesontoshipsheadedforthePacifictheater.InthesegregatedU.S.Navy,thejobofloadingthedeadlyammunitionwasperformedonlybyblacksailors.

"Tofindyourselfloadingammunitionwasadisappointment,"recallsRobertRouth,anAfrican-AmericansailorfromMemphiswhowas19atthetime."Weallwantedtobeactuallyfighting.Butweknewthatwhatwedidwasessentialtothewar."

Essentialbutrisky."Loadingammunitionwasextremelydangerous,"explainsRobertL.Allen,authorofThePortChicagoMutinyandtheforemostauthorityontheevents."Thesailorsweregivennotrainingforit.Ontopofthat,itwascommonpracticefortheofficerstopitthemenagainsteachother,bettingtoseewhocouldloadtheirboatthefastest."

ACoastGuarddetailworkingattheportwarnedtheNavythattheseunsafeconditionscouldleadtoadisaster.TheNavyrefusedtochangeitsprocedures,andtheCoastGuardwithdrewitsmen.

TheNightCalmWasShattered

OntheeveningofJuly17,1944,twocargoshipsweretiedupatthepier.TheE.A.Bryanwasalmostfullyloadedwith4600tonsofclusterbombs,depthchargesand40millimetershells.TheQuinaltVictoryhadjustdocked.RobertRouthandfellowsailorPercyRobinson,18,fromChicago,wereintheirbarracks.At10:19,thenightcalmwasshattered.

"Iwasinmybunkwhentheexplosionoccurred,"recallsRobinson."Iwaslookingoutthewindow,andallofasuddeneverythingturnedtosunlight.1jumpeduptoseewhatwashappening,andthenIfelttheconcussion.Iinstinctivelycoveredmyfacewithmyarms.Thenasecondexplosionliftedmeupandknockedmetothefloor."

RobertRouthalsoturnedtowardthewindowatthefirstexplosion."Itwasthegreatestfireworksyoueverwantedtosee,"herecalls.Italsowasthelastthingheeversaw."Withthesecondexplosion,glasswenteverywhere.Itwasacombinationoftheglassandtheconcussionthatdestroyedmyeyes."

Thesecondexplosionwassopowerfulthatseismographs(地震仪)atBerkeleyrecordeditasanearthquake.TheE.A.Bryanwasblownintotinypieces.TheQuinaltVictorywasrippedapart,andPortChicago'swoodenpierwascompletelydestroyed.Thehumancostwasevenworse.Everyoneonthepierandaboardthetwoshipswaskilled.Ofthe320fatalities,202wereblack.Andofthe390injured,233wereblack.

Asbadasitwas,though,thedisastermightnothavemadehistoryifitweren'tforwhatfollowed.

TheNavy'sInsult

ANavycourtofinquiryruledoutsabotage.Itheardtestimonyabouttheunsafeconditionsattheport,butitsfinalreportabsolvedthewhiteofficersofanyresponsibilityandblamedthetragedyon"roughhandling"oftheexplosivesbytheblacksailors.Thenthewhiteofficersweregranted30-dayleaves."Noneoftheblacksailorsweregrantedleaves,"saysRobinson,whosufferedlacerations(裂伤)tohisface,head

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2.

ThedemographicchangeinruralEuropewillhaveanegativeeffectoneveryaspectofthelocaleconomyfromtouristindustryincometoagriculturaloutputs.

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3.

Wheneveryoucatchnegativesaying,youshould______.

A.avoidcreatingresistance

B.questionyourowntalk

C.trytothinkpositively

D.turnaroundandstopthinking

4.

The______ofthosecaloriesisofsignificancewhennutritionistakenintoconsideration.

5.Depression

Inbed,youtossandturn,unabletogetagoodnight'ssleep.Youfeelanxiousandworried.There'splentytodo,buttheworkpilesupbecauseyoufeellistlessandtired.Youdon'tevenwanttodoanythingfun.Friendstellyouto"pullyourselftogether,"butyoufeelhelplessandhopeless.Youhavedifficultyconcentratingandmakingdecisions.Whenyoulookinthemirror,youhateyourself.Youaredefinitelyinoneoflife'svalleys—youaredepressed.

Everyonegetsthebluesonceinawhile.Emotionallowsandhighsareanormalpartoflife.Thebluesbecomedepressionwhenyoufeelsosleepyandlistlessthatyoucan'tfunctionnormallyineverydaylife.

TypesofDepression

Depressioncanrangefromamildpanictoself-destructiveorsuicidalbehavior,It'simportanttounderstandthevarioustypesofdepressionsothatyoucanrecognizethem.

Depressionoccursatallages,althoughmajordepressiveepisodespeakbetweentheagesof55and70inmenand20and45inwomen.Abouthalfofthosewhoexperienceanepisodeofmajordepressionwillhaveanotherwithintwoyears.Forsomepeople,episodesofdepressionareseparatedbyseveralyears,whileotherssuffergroupsofepisodesoverashorttimespan.Betweenepisodes,suchindividualsfeelwell.

Majordepressivedisorderaffectsapproximately14.8millionAmericanadults—or6.7percentoftheU.S.populationaged18yearsandolder—inagivenyear.Majordepressivedisorderismorecommoninwomenthaninmen.Althoughtreatmentcanhelpmorethan80percentofpeoplewithseveredepression,mostpeoplewithdepressiondonotseektreatment.

--Reactivedepression.Thistypeofdepressionisareactiontostressfulevents—divorce,deathofalovedone,achronicillness,apersonaltragedy,orevensocialisolation,whichtheelderlyfrequentlyexperience.Thepersonisunabletorecovernormallyfromthefeelingsassociatedwiththeevent.Commonfeelingsincludeself-pity,pessimism,andlossofinterestinlife.Itaffectspeopleofallages.

--SeasonalAffectiveDisorder(SAD).Ifyouliveinthenorthernlatitudesandsufferdepressionduringthewintermonths,youmaysufferfromseasonalaffectivedisordercausedbyalackofexposuretosunlight.Doctorsaren'tsureexactlywhatphysiologicalmechanismsareatworkinSAD,buttheyspeculatethatdepressedfeelingsandothersymptomsmaybeduetoanincreaseinthereleaseofthehormonemeltonin.SADsufferersfeellethargicandirritable.Theymayalsosufferfromchronicheadaches,increasedappetite,weightgain,andanincreasedneedforsleep.Forunknownreasons,SADistrulya"woman'sdepression,"inthatwomenmakeup70percentto80percentofthoseaffected.SinceabouthalfofallSADsufferershaverelativeswhoalsosufferfromSADorotheremotionalproblems,researchersspeculatethattheproblemmaybeinherited.

--Biochemicaldepression.Doctorsaren'tsurewhy,butsomepeopledevelopabiochemicallybaseddepressionsometimeduringmidlife.It'slikelythatthistypeofdepressioniscausedbybiochemicalproblemswithinthebrain.Theproblemusuallyrespondswelltoantidepressantmedication.Youmaybemorelikelytodevelopthistypeofchemicaldepressionifothermembersofyourfamilyhavealsosufferedfromthisproblem.

--Diseaseordrug-relateddepression.SomediseasessuchasAIDS,stroke,chronicpain,andhypothyroidism(甲状腺功能减退)cancausedepression.Inhypothyroidism,thethyroidgland(甲状腺)malfunctions,leadingtotoolittleornothyroidhormonecirculatinginthebloodstream.Inadditiontodepression,othersymptomsofhypothyroidismincludefatigue,weakness,weightgain,impairedmemory,andshortnessofbreath.Fortunately,thedepressionandothersymptomsofhypothyroidismcanbeeffectivel

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6.

AccordingtotheWHO,increasesinmalaria,water-bornediseaseandmalnutritioncouldthreaten______.

7.

______measurestheannualenergyoutputpersquaremeterofareasweptbytheturbinebladesastheyrotate.

8.

DrPagelstudied122familytreesinthatthereweremoregeneticchangesinthem.

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9.

Thechiefdisadvantageofpronouncingwordswhileyoureadthemisthatittendstotiereadingspeedtospeakingspeed,andthesilentreadingofmostnormalreadersisnearly______asfastastheirspeaking.

10.

TheConfuciusInstitutesaimatpromotingtheChineselanguageandcultureoverseasthroughInternetor______courses.

11.

Thecomparisoninadanglingcomparativeisoftenleft______.

12.

SigmundFreudlivedmostofhislifeinVienna,______,butheendedhisdaysin______.

13.

Comparedwithabigengine,asmallonecanimprovethegasmileagebyrunningclosertoits______.

14.

Weworkoutabudgetsoasto______.

A.avoidunnecessaryspending

B.buythefavoriteDVD

C.earnmorecredits

D.spendfreelyonfavoritethings

15.

Totackletheproblemofe-wasteatthesourceinsteadofattheendoftheline,weneedtostartworkatthe______ofaproduct'slifecycle.

16.Greenbuildingtechniquesrequire______.

A.architectstomakefulluseofsunlight

B.peopletoavoidusingelectricalappliances

C.architectstoemploylocallabors

D.businessmentoresistpoisonousbuildingmaterials

17.

Theoxidationofthedecayeddeadalgalbodiescan't______.

A.lowertheamountofoxygeninthefiverwater

B.makethewatertastebadly

C.makethewaterunsuitableforhumanconsumption

D.makethebacteriadead

18.

Unemploymentmeansalotoftime,especiallyforthosehard-chargingexecutiveswhoarenotusedtohavingany______time.

19.

Roboticsisatechnology______.

20.

NovaDreamerwasdesignedtohelppeoplewho______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(26)

A.ShewillcallMr.Taylorinthenextfewdays.

B.Shewilltalkovertheirdiscussionwithothers.

C.ShewillaskhercolleaguestocallMr.Taylor.

D.Shewillnotcontacthimforfurtherconsideration.

22.(38)

23.

【B4】

24.

【B3】

25.(14)

A.Savetimebyusingacomputer.

B.Buyherowncomputer.

C.BorrowMary'scomputer.

D.Stayhomeandcompleteherpaper.

26.(24)

A.Heisapoet.

B.Heneverwritesshortstories.

C.Hewritesshortsmiles.

D.Heismostfamousforhispoems.

27.(35)

A.Therearetoomanycomplaintsfromnetusers.

B.Hackers'attackofMySpacecannotbeforbidden.

C.Parentscannothelpcheckingchildren'sinformation.

D.Itiseasyfortrouble-makerstodoharmtochildren.

28.(28)

A.Theybumpedintoeachotheroveraswimmingpool.

B.Theyavoidedeachotherbyturningindifferentdirections.

C.Theynarrowlyescapedcrashingintoeachother.

D.Oneplaneclimbedabovetheotheratthecriticalmoment.

29.(42)

30.听力原文：M:Ifyouareinahurry,youcantakesubway.Ifyouwanttogosightseeing,takeabus.

W:ActuallyIdon'thavetobeattheconferencebeforenoon.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

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A.Shewilltakesubway.

B.Shewillhurrytotheconference.

C.Shewillskiptheconferenceandgosightseeing.

D.Shewilltakeabus.

31.(32)

A.ChangesinLirestyle.haveastronginfluenceonbusiness.

B.Babygoodsmakemoneyeasily.

C.Businessmenareonlyinterestedinbabies.

D.Businessshouldalwaysbereadytomeetthebabies'needs.

32.(25)

A.Inall,fortytechniciansweresenttothelaunch.

B.Somespecializedtechniciansweresenttopreventaccidents.

C.AllthetechniciansoverlandweresenttoMarbllainsixRangeRovers.

D.Abouthalfasmanytechniciansascarsweresenttothelaunch.

33.听力原文：W:I'mdisappointedthatSusandidn'tmakeittothemeeting.

M:IsawheracoupleofhoursagoIguesssomethingcameupatthelastminute.

Q:WhatcanbeinferredaboutSusan?

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A.Shetoldthewomanshecouldn'tcometothemeeting.

B.Shethoughtthemeetingwouldendsoon.

C.Shehadplannedtoattendthemeeting.

D.Shelookedforthewomanafterthemeeting.

34.(15)

A.Herbackhurtduringthemeeting.

B.Hissupportdoesnotmeananythingnow.

C.Sheagreedthatitwasaverygoodmeeting.

D.Theproposalshouldbesentbacktothemeeting.

35.

【B5】

36.

【B11】

37.SectionB

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

听力原文：ThesilenceoftheReferenceLibrarywasbrokenonlybyanoccasionalcoughandnowandthenbythescarcelyaudiblesoundofpagesbeingturnedover.Therewereabouttwentypeopleintheroom,mostofthemwiththeirheadsbentovertheirbooks.Theassistantlibrarianwhowasinchargeoftheroomsatatadeskinonecorner.SheglancedatPhilipashecamein,andthenwentonwithherwork.

Philiphasnotbeentothispartofthelibrarybefore.Hewalkedaroundtheroomalmostontiptoe,afraidofdisturbingtheindustriousreaderswithhisheavyshoes.Theshelveswerefilledwiththickvolumes:dictionariesinanylanguages,encyclopedias,atlases,biographiesandotherworksofreference.Hefoundnothingthatwaslikelytointeresthimuntilhecametoasmallshelfoutofhisreach,sohehadtofetchasmallladderinordertogetonedown.Unfortunately,ashewasclimbingdowntheladder,thebookhehadchosenslippedfromhisgraspandfelltothefloorwithaloudcrash.Twentypairsofeyeslookedupathimsimultaneously,annoyedbyhisunaccustomeddisturbance.Philipfelthimselfgoredashepickeduphisbook,whichdidnotseemtohavebeendamagedbyitsfall.

Hehadjustsatdownwhenhefoundtheyoungladyassistantstandingalongsidehim."Youmustbemorecarefulwhenyouarehandlingthesebooks."shesaidseverely.Satisfiedthatshehaddoneherduty,sheturnedtogobacktoherdesk.Thenasuddenthoughtshuckher."Bytheway,howoldareyou?"sheaskedPhilip."Thirteen."Hetoldher."Youarenotallowedinhereifyou'reundertheageoffourteen,youknow,"theassistantsaid."Didn'tyouseethenoticeonthedoor?."Philipshookhishead.Heexpectedtheassistanttoaskhimtoleave.Instead,inamorekindlytone,shesaid,"Well,nevermind.Butmakesurethatyoudon'tdisturbtheotherreadersagain,otherwiseIshallhavetoaskyoutoleave."

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A.Philiphasnotbeentothispartofthelibrarybefore.

B.Itwasveryquietinthelibrary.

C.Philipfellofftheladderandmadealoudnoise.

D.Thelibrarianwasverykindtoreaders.

38.听力原文：Inaway,allofusareonaspaceship,theplanetEarth.Wemovearoundthesunat18milespersecondandneverstop.Onourspaceshipwehavefivebillionpeopleandlimitedsupplyofair,water,andland.Thesesupplieshavetobeusedcarefulbecausewecan'tbuynewair,water,orlandfromanywhereelse.

Theenvironmentonourplanetisaclosedsystem:nothingnewiseveradded.Naturerecyclesitsresources.Water,forexample,evaporatesandrisesasvisibledropstoform.clouds.ThissamewaterreturnstotheEarthasrainorsnow.Therainthatfallstodayisactuallythesamewaterthatfellontheland70millionyearsago.

Today,theEarthisintrouble.Factoriespourdirtywaterintoourrivers.Manyfishdieandthewaterbecomesunhealthyforpeopletodrink.Carsandfactoriesputpoisonsintotheairandcauseplants,animalsandpeopletogetsick.Peoplethrowbottlesandpaperoutoftheircarwindows,andtheroadsidebecomescoveredwithalsortsofwastes.Overtheyears,peoplehavechangedtheenvironment,andwehavepollution.

Tocontinuetosurvive,wemustlearnhowtousetheEarth'sresourceswisely.Wehavetochangeourhabitsandstopdumpingsuchenormousamountsofindustrialwasteintothewaterandair.Wemustcooperatewithnatureandlearnbetterwaystouse,notabuse,ourenvironment.

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A.Becausebothhavealimitedsupplyofair,water,andotherresources.

B.BecausetheEarthmovesaroundthesunasfastasaspaceship.

C.Becausewecantraveltoouterspace.

D.BecausetheEarthneverstopsmoving.

39.听力原文：Ourenvironmentisbeingpollutedfasterthannatureandman'spresenteffortscanpreventit.Timeisbringingusmorepeople,andmorepeoplewillbringusmoreindustry,moremotorvehicles,largercities,andthegrowinguseofman-madematerials.

Whatcanexplainandsolvethisproblem?Thefactisthatpollutioniscausedbyman—byhisdesireforamodernwayoflife.Wemake"increasingindustrialisation"ourchiefaim.Foritssake,wearewillingtosacrificeeverything:cleanair,purewater,goodfood,ourhealthandthefutureofourchildren.Thereisaconstantflowofpeoplefromthecountrysideintothecities,eagerforthebenefitsofmodernsociety.Butasourtechnologicalachievementshavegrowninthelasttwentyyears,sopollutionhasbecomeaseriousproblem.

Isn'tittimewestoppedtoaskourselveswherewearegoingandwhy?Itremindsoneofthestoryabouttheairlinepilotwhotoldhispassengersovertheloudspeaker:"I'vesomegoodnewsandsomebadnews.Thegoodnewsisthatwe'remakingrapidprogressat530milesperhour.Thebadnewsisthatwearelostanddon'tknowwherewe'regoing."Thesadfactisthatthisbecomesatruestorywhenappliedtoourmodernsociety.

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A.It'sbecausetherearemanydevelopingnations.

B.It'sbecausepeopleusetoomanyman-madematerials.

C.It'sbecausewehavemoreandmoreindustry.

D.It'sbecausewearebuildingmorevehicles.

40.SectionC

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

听力原文：Afewmonthsago,millionsofpeopleinLondonheard(36)alarmsalloverthetown.TheEmergencyservices,theFireDepartments,thePolice,hospitals,and(37)ambulancesstoodby,readytogointoaction.Inrailwayundergroundstations,peopleread(38)noticesandmapswhichtoldthemwheretogoandwhattodointheemergency.Thiswas

ExerciseFloodCall.topreparepeopleforafloodemergency.Londonwasn'tfloodedyet,butitispossiblethatitcouldbe.In1236andin1663,Londonwas(39)badlyflooded.In1928,peoplelivinginWestminster,theheartofLondon,drownedinfloods.Andin1953,onehundredpeople,livingontheeasternedgeoftheLondon(40)suburbswerekilled,again,inthefloods.Atlast,GreaterLondon(41)Council.tookactionstopreventthisdisasterfromhappeningagain.Thoughafloodwallwasbuiltinthe1960s,Londonersstillmustbepreparedforthepossibledisaster.Ifithappens,50undergroundstationswillbeunderwater.(42)Electricity,gasandphoneserviceswillbeoutofaction.Roadswillbe(43)canals;roadswillberivers.Itwillbeimpossibletocrossanyof(44)thebridgesbetweennorthandsouthLondon.Imagine:LondonwilllooklikethefamousItaliancity,Venice.But(45)thisExerciseFloodCalldidn'tcausepanicamongLondoners.Mostpeopleknewitwasjustawarning.(46)Nobodywouldbeafraidofit.

Afewmonthsago,millionsofpeopleinLondonheard【B1】______alloverthetown.TheEmergencyservices,theFireDepartments,thePolice,hospitals,and【B2】______stoodby,readytogointoaction.Inrailwayundergroundstations,peopleread【B3】______andmapswhichtoldthemwheretogoandwhattodointheemergency.ThiswasExerciseFloodCall,topreparepeopleforafloodemergency.Londonwasn'tfloodedyet,butitispossiblethatitwouldbe.In1236andin1663,Londonwas【B4】______flooded.In1928,peoplelivinginWestminster,theheartofLondon,drownedinfloods.Andin1953,onehundredpeople,livingontheeasternedgeoftheLondon【B5】______werekilled,again,inthefloods.Atlast,GreaterLondon【B6】______tookactionstopreventthisdisasterfromhappeningagain.Thoughafloodwallwasbuiltinthe1960s,Londonersstillmustbepreparedforthepossibledisaster.Ifithappens,50undergroundstationswillbeunderwater.【B7】______gasandphoneserviceswillbeoutofaction.Roadswillbe【B8】______;roadwillberivers.Itwillbeimpossibletocrossanyof【B9】____________________.Imagine:LondonwilllooklikethefamousItaliancity,Venice.But【B10】_______________________.Mostpeopleknewitwasjustawarning.【B11】_____________________________.

【B1】

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Afewyearsagoitwasfashionabletospeakofagenerationgap,adivisionbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders.Parentscomplainedthatchildrendidnotshowthemproperrespectand(47)______,whilechildrencomplainedthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathadgonewrong?Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?Actually,thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Manycriticsarguethatitisbuiltintothe(48)______ofoursociety.

Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapistheopportunitythatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirown(49)______Inmoretraditionalsocieties,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowand(50)of,andoftentocontinuethefamily(51)______.Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducations,moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage,marryorlivewithpeoplewhomtheirparentshavenevermet,andchooseoccupationsdifferentfromthoseoftheirparents.

Inourupwardly(52)______society,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid:tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney,andtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo.Often,how-ever,the(53)______thatparentshavefortheirchildrenareanothercauseofthe(54)______betweenthem.Often,theydiscoverthattheyhaveverylittleincommonwitheachother.

Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisanothercauseofthe(55)______betweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,elderlypeoplearevaluedfortheir(56)______,butinoursocietytheknowledgeofalifetimemaybecomeobsoleteovernight.

WordBank:

A)gapI)ambitions

B)mobileJ)fabric

C)reapK)approve

D)justificationL)predominant

E)divisionM)occupation

F)equalityN)dreadful

G)wisdomO)life-styles

H)obedience

42.Accordingtothepassage,theunreasonablemale-dominatedmodelisbeing______andcanbereplacedbyabettermodel.

43.TheBankofEnglandwillkeepinterestratesonholdthismonth,afterAugust'scut,butproofofslowingeconomicgrowthwillprobablyprovokeanotherreductionlatethisyearorearlyin2006,aReuterspollshows.

All47economistssurveyedbyRentersbetweenAugust30andSeptember1expectedthebank'sMonetaryPolicyCommittee(MPC)tokeepratesat4.50percentwhenitsmeetingendsonThursdaySeptember8.

Themedianforecastshowedratescutto4.25percentbytheendofnextMatchandstayingatthatleveluntilend-2006.

Lastmonth,thebankcutratesforthefirsttimeintwoyearstoboostcomerspendingandaReuterspollcarriedoutafterthemovehadforecastasecondcutbyyear-end.

ButminutesfromtheAugustmeeting,publishedsince,showedthatfouroftheMPC'sninemembers--includingBankofEnglandGovernorMervynKing--hadvotedforkeepingratesonhold.Somesaidthismadeanothermovethisyearlesslikely.

"AftersuchaclosevoteinAugust,theMPCislikelytowanttowaitandgathermoreevidencebeforemovinginterestratesagainineitherdirection,"saidJohnHawksworthatPwC,whoexpectsaratecutsometimein2006.

Seventeenoftheeconomistssaidthenextmovewouldbeacutinthefinalquarterofthisyear,mostlikelyinNovember.Anequalnumberforecastacutin2006,eightoftheminFebruary.Eightsaidthenextmovewouldbeahikeandfivesawratesonholduntiltheendof2006.Thoseeconomistswhoexpectratestobecutagainthisyearsaidevidenceofweakeconomicgrowthinthethirdquartercouldspurthebankintoaction.

"BythetimeoftheNovembermeeting,itshouldbeclearthatgrowthissettodisappointandhencethey(will)cut,"saidMichaelSaundersatCitigroup.

EightoftheeconomistssaidthenextmoveinrateswouldbeareversaloftheAugustcutsometimenextyear.Theyarguedthattheeconomywasnotdoingasbadlyassomethought,andthatthingscouldimprovefurtherthisyear.Concernsaboutinflationcouldthenpromptmewedtightening.

Consumerpriceinflationshotupto2.3percentinJuly,risingabovetheBankofEngland's2.0percenttargetforthefirsttimesinceCPIwasadoptedasBritain'smaininflationmeasureinDecember2003.

Someanalystssaidthebankwouldprobablybeunwillingtoriskfuellinginflationfurtherbycuttingrates.Butothersarguedthattheriseininflationwasmainlyduetothehighoilpricesandcouldthusproveshort-lived.

TheBankofEnglandcutinterestrateslastmonthto______.

A.controlconsumerspending.

B.stimulatepeopletospendmoney.

C.regulatethefinancialmarket.

D.helppeoplemakeendsmeet.

44.

WhatcanwelearnabouttheCityHall?

A.Itwasbuiltninetyyearsagoandisthemostoutstandingfeatureinthecenterofthecity.

B.ItisoriginallypropertobuildagardenonthetopoftheCityHall.

C.Thetemperatureonitstopisalittlebitlowerthanthatonthestreetbelow.

D.ItisthefirstbuildinginAmericatohaveagardenonit.

45.

AccordingtoAristotle,whentheaudiencewatchedactors'performance,______.

A.theyweredeeplyinvolvedintheactor'sfeelings

B.theywereexpectingtobesetfreespiritually

C.theywerelearninghowtowinthefavorofGod

D.theygotridofthetensionsuchasfearandpity

46.

B