2022年安徽省淮北市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2022年安徽省淮北市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Ifsomeoneisshortofbreathwhenlyingdown,theremaybe______.

2.

AftertheelectionLauraBushhasbeenmorewillingtoopentheWhiteHouse,butafter9/11sherestricted______.

3.

Whenyouexperienceandobserveyourinflectionpoint,youshouldstopyourcareeratonce.

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4.TheprimarydifferencebetweenthetwobusinessmodelsJoostisignoringliesin______.

A.whethertocarryontogetherwithadvertising

B.whethertodeliveritsgoodsbyposttoitsconsumers

C.whethertomakeuserspayforwhattheydownload

D.whethertoallowuserstokeepwhattheydownload

5.Intheirlatesttestsresearchersareinvestigatingpeople'sdecisionsinthefieldsof______withchoiceblindness.

6.

Budgetforlegislationmaydoubletheexpenditureson______in10years.

7.

Unemploymentmeansalotoftime,especiallyforthosehard-chargingexecutiveswhoarenotusedtohavingany____________time.

8.

Peopletendtousecaloriewhenreferringtofoodkilocalorie.

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9.

Increasedcompetitionamongcompaniesandlaborsavingtechnologywillcontributetoalossofjobsin______.

10.HealthCareandEpidemics

Everyonesuffersfromdiseaseatsometimeoranother.However,millionsofpeoplearoundtheworlddonothavegoodhealthcare.Sometimestheyhavenomoneytopayformedicaltreatment.Sometimestheyhavemoney,butthereisnodoctor.Sometimesthedoctordoesnotknowhowtotreatthedisease,andsometimesthereisnotreatment.Somepeopleareafraidofdoctors.Whentheseconditionsarepresentinlargepopulationcenters,epidemicscanstart.

EpidemicsChangeHistory

Explorationsandwarscausedifferentgroupsofpeopletocomeintocontactwithother.Theycarrystrangediseasetoeachother.Forexample,whentheEuropeansfirstcametoNorthandSouthAmerica,theybroughtdiseaseswiththemthatkilledabout95percentoftheNativeAmericanpopulation.

People'sFear

Peopleareveryafraidofunknownthings,especiallydiseases.Peoplehaveallkindsofideasabouthowtopreventandtreatdisease.Somepeoplethinkthatifyoueatlotsofonionsorgarlic,youwon'tgetsick.Otherssayyoushouldtakehugeamountsofvitamins.Scientificexperimentshavenotprovedmostofthesetheories.However,peoplestillspendmillionsofdollarsonvitaminsandotherprobablyuselesstreatmentsorpreventatives.Somepeoplewantantibiotics(抗生素)whenevertheygetsick.Someantibioticsareveryexpensive.Muchofthismoneyiswastedbecausesomediseasesarecausedbyavirus.Virusesareevensmallerthanbacteria,andtheycausedifferentkindsofdiseases.Antibioticsareuselessagainstviruses.

Becauseoftheirfear,peoplecanbecrueltovictimsofdisease.Sometimestheyfirethemfromtheirjobs,throwthemoutoftheirapartments,andrefusethemtransportationservices.Intheplague(瘟疫)epidemicsafewhundredyearsago,peoplesimplycoveredthedoorsandwindowsofthevictim'shousesandleftthemtodieinside,allinanefforttoprotectthemselvesfromgettingsick.

TheWaysEpidemicDiseasesSpread

Doctorsknowhowmostepidemicdiseasesspread.Some,liketuberculosis,arespreadwhenpeople'ssneezesendsthebacteriashootingoutintotheair.Thentheyenterthemouthornoseofanyonenearby.

Othersarespreadthroughhumancontact,suchasonthebands.Whenyouaresickandblowyournose,yougetvirusesorbacteriaonyourhands.Thenyoutouchanotherperson'shand,andwhenthatpersontoucheshisorhermouth,nose,oreyes,thediseaseentersthebody.Somediseasesspreadwhenpeopletouchthesamedishes,towels,andfurniture.Youcanpickupadiseasewhenyoutouchthingsinpublicbuildings.Otherdiseasesarespreadthroughinsectssuchasflies,mosquitoes,andticks.

Onediseasethatcausesfrequent,worldwideepidemicsisinfluenza,orfluforshort.Thesymptomsofinfluenzaincludeheadacheandsometimesarunnynose.Somevictimsgetsicktotheirstomachs.Thesesymptomsaresimilartosymptomsofother,milderdiseases.Influenzacanbeamuchmoreseriousdisease,especiallyforpregnantwomen,peopleoversixty-five,andpeoplealreadysufferingfromanotherdisease,suchasheartproblems.Abouthalfofallflupatientshaveahighbodytemperaturecalledafever.Fluisverycontagious.Onepersoncatchestheflufromanotherperson.Itdoesn'tbegininsidethebodyasheartdiseasedoes.

Prevention&TreatmentforDiseases

Sometimesmedicinecanrelievethesymptoms.Thatis,itcanmakeapersoncoughless,makeheadacheslessintense,andstopnosesfromrunningforawhile.However,medicinecan'talwayscurethedisease.Sofar,thereisnocureformanydiseasesandnomedicinetopreventthem.Peoplehavetotrytopreventtheminotherways.

Somediseasescanbepreventedbyvaccination(接种疫苗).Aliquidvaccineisinjectedintothearmortakenbymouthandthepersonissafefromc

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11.

Peopleusuallyplaceanearlybidincasethebiddingendstoosoonwithsomeonechoosing_______________.

12.Scientistsandenvironmentaliststhinkthatglobalwarmingcanbe______.

A.continuedB.improvedC.controlledD.reduced

13.HeleneHegemann,whosenovelincludespassagesliftedfromothers,statedthatwhatmattersisnothingbut______.

14.Similartoaninventionorsomeinnovationincommerce,weareagainenteringaperiodofsocialchangethroughcommercialway:______.

A.politicalvoting

B.volunteering

C.consuming

D.spendingmoremoneythanever

15.

TheBBCadopts"hammocking"techniqueinorderto______.

A.widenitsaudience

B.addyouthappealtoitsprograms

C.concealpublicservicethemesbeneathentertainment

D.getpeopletowatchworthystuff

16.

MarkTwain'slanguagestyle.is______.

17.WorkandPlay

Whatdowemeanbyleisure,andwhyshouldweassumethatitrepresentsaproblemtobesolvedbythearts?Thegreatagesofartwerenotconspicuousfortheirleisure—atleast,artwasnotanactivityassociatedwithleisure.Itwasacraftlikeanyother,concernedwiththemakingofnecessarythings.Leisure,inthepresentmeaningoftheword,didnotexist.Leisure,beforetheIndustrialRevolution,meantnomorethan"time"or"opportunity";"Ifyourleisureserved,Iwouldspeakwithyou",saysoneofShakespeare'scharacters.Phraseswhichwestilluse,suchas"atyourleisure",preservethisoriginalmeaning.

Butwhenwespeakofleisurenowadays,wearenotthinkingofsecuringtimeoropportunitytodosomething;timeisheavyonourhandsandtheproblemishowtofillit.Leisurenolongersignifiesaspacewithsomedifficultysecuredagainstthepressureofevents:ratheritisapervasiveemptinessforwhichwemustinventoccupations.Leisureisavacuum,adesperatestateofvacancyavacancyofmindandbody.Ithasbeencommandeeredbythesociologistsandthepsychologists:itisaproblem.

Ourdiurnalexistenceisdividedintotwophases,asdistinctasdayandnight.Wecallthemworkandplay.Weworksomanyhoursaday,and,whenwehaveallowedthenecessaryminimumforsuchactivitiesaseatingandshopping,therestwespendinvariousactivitieswhichareknownasrecreations,anelegantwordwhichdisguisesthefactthatweusuallydonotevenplayinourhoursofleisure,butspendtheminvariousformsofpassiveenjoymentorentertainment-notfootballbutwatchingfootballmatches;notacting,buttheatre-going;notwalking,butridinginamotorcoach.

Weneedtomake,therefore,ahardandfastdistinctionnotonlybetweenworkandplaybut,equally,betweenactiveplayandpassiveentertainment.Itis,Isuppose,thedeclineofactiveplayofamateursportandtheenormousgrowthofpurelyreceptiveentertainmentwhichhasgivenrisetoasociologicalinterestintheproblem.Ifthegreaterpartofthepopulation,insteadofindulginginsport,spendtheirhoursofleisureviewingtelevisionprogrammes,therewillinevitablybeadeclineinhealthandphysique.And,inaddition,therewillbeapsychologicalproblem,forwehaveyettotracethementalandmoralconsequencesofaprolongeddietofsentimentalorsensationalspectaclesonthescreen.Thereis,ifweareoptimistic,thepossibilitythatthedietistoothinandunnourishingtohavemuchpermanenteffectonanybody.Ninefilmsoutoftenseemtoleaveabsolutelynoimpressiononthemindorimaginationofthosewhoseethem:fewpeoplecangiveacoherentaccountofthefilmtheysawtheweekbeforelast,andatlongerintervalstheymustrelyonthemanagementtoseethattheydonotsitthroughthesamefilmtwice.

Wehavetoliveartifwewouldbeaffectedbyart.Wehavetopaintratherthantookatpaintings,toplayinstrumentsratherthangotoconcerts,todanceandsingandactourselves,engagingalloursensesintheritualanddisciplineofthearts.Thensomethingmaybegintohappentous:toworkuponourbodiesandoursouls.

Itisonlywhenentertainmentisactive,participatedin,practised,thatitcanproperlybecalledplay,andassuchitisanaturaluseofleisure.Inthatsenseplaystandsincontrasttowork,andisusuallyregardedasanactivitythatalternateswithwork.Itistherethatthefinalandmostfundamentalerrorentersintoourconceptionofdailylife.

Workitselfisnotasingleconcept.Wesayquitegenerallythatweworkinordertomakealiving:toearn,thatistosay,sufficienttokenswhichwecanexchangeforfoodandshelterandalltheotherneedsofourexistence.Butsomeofusworkphysically,tillingtheland,mindingthemachines,diggingthecoal;o

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18.

Thegovernments'policestoattractnewresidentsandslowdepopulationprocessmightbecomefutileonce____________.

19.

MorethanhalfofAmericansnowusetheInternet.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

Thedifferencebetweenreal-worldartist'splayingandsingingandheronlinealterego'sisthatthelatter______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B7】

22.(21)

A.Towithdrawfromclass.

B.Tostayinclass.

C.Tomissjustonemoreclass.

D.Togetanotherclass.

23.(40)

24.(35)

A.Hesentsurgeonstoserveinthearmy.

B.Heprovidedsoldierswithmedicalsupplies.

C.Herecruitedvolunteerstocareforthewounded.

D.Hehelpedtofreetheprisonersofwar.

25.(24)

A.BamboowasthefoodoftheShintogods.

B.TheShintogodslivedinsidethebamboo.

C.TheearlyinhabitantsworshipbambooastheShintogods.

D.TheShintogodsusedbambootobuildhouses.

26.听力原文：M:Hi,Susan.Wherewereyouatlunchtime?Iwassavingaseatforyouinthecafeteria.

W:Oh,sorrytomissyou,butmythirstforknowledgewasgreaterthanmypangsofhunger.

M:Ineverhadthatproblem.Sowherewereyou?

W:Mypoliticalscienceclassranovertime.

M:That'sbeenhappeningquiteabitlately,hasn'tit?

W:Iguessso.Actuallywhathappensisthatabunchofushungaroundforawhileafterclasstotalkwithourprofessorandaskhimquestions.

M:Whoisthis20thcenturySocrates?

W:ProfessorHall.Haveyouheardofhim?

M:Mm.HedoeshaveagoodreputationinthePoliticalScienceDepartment.

W:Andawell-deservedone.Thesamestudentswhofallasleepindiscussiongroupsandinseminarsfightforfront-rowseatsinhislectures.

M:Oh,no.Ihopethisisn'tcatching.

W:Youcanjoke.Butit'sgreattohaveaprofessorwhoisnotonlyinterestingbutpreparestogiveuptimeforstudents.

M:Iknow.ThereIreallyagreed.MaybeIshouldsitinonhisclasssometime.Doyouthinkhe'dcare?

W:Notatall.Lotsofstudentsbringalongtheirfriendsandhesayshefeelsflattered.

M:Well,justtobesafe,IthinkI'llbringmylunchalongaswell.

W:I'llmakeagoodstudentofyouyet.

(20)

A.Inthelaterooming.

B.Immediatelyafterlunch.

C.Inthemid-afternoon.

D.Aftertheeveningmeal.

27.

【B5】

28.听力原文：Ourenvironmentisbeingpollutedfasterthannatureandman'spresenteffortscanpreventit.Timeisbringingusmorepeople,andmorepeoplewillbringusmoreindustry,moremotorvehicles,largercities,andthegrowinguseofman-madematerials.Whatcanexplainandsolvethisproblem?Thefactisthatpollutioniscausedbyman—byhisdesireforamodemwayoflife.Wemake"increasingindustrialization"ourchiefaim.Foritssake,wearewillingtosacrificeeverything:cleanair,purewater,goodfood,ourhealthandthefutureofourchildren.Thereisaconstantflowofpeoplefromthecountrysideintothecities,eagerforthebenefitsofmodemsociety.Butasourtechnologicalachievementshavegrowninthelasttwentyyears,pollutionhasbecomeaseriousproblem.Isn'tittimewestoppedtoaskourselveswherewearegoing—andwhy?

Itislikethestoryabouttheairlinepilotwhotoldhispassengersovertheloudspeaker:"I'vesomegoodnewsandsomebadnews.Thegoodnewsisthatwe'remakingrapidprogressat530milesperhour.Thebadnewsisthatwe'relostanddon'tknowwherewe'regoing."Thesadfactisthatthisbecomesatruestorywhenappliedtoourmodemsociety.

(30)

A.Becausetherearemanydevelopingnations.

B.Becausepeopleusesomanymotorvehicles.

C.Becausewehavemoreandmoreindustry.

D.Becausewearebuildingmorevehicles.

29.(22)

A.Itisclosetotheschool.

B.Itischeap.

C.Ithasconvenientfacilities.

D.Thetenantagreementisgood.

30.(13)

A.Shestayedattheopeningtheentiretime.

B.Shewasn'tabletoattendtheshow.

C.Shelostinterestintheshowandleft.

D.Shewasn'tfamiliarwiththeartists.

31.听力原文：M：I'dliketomakeanappointmenttoseeDr．Smithtomorrow．

W：I'msorry．Dr,SmithwentonaweekvacationinMexico，andonhiswayhe'llbestayinginCaliforniafor5days．Letmesee．He'llprobablybebackthedayaftertomorrow．

Q：WhereisDr．Smithnow?

(15)

A.InMexico.B.InCalifornia.C.Inthecity.D.InNewMexico.

32.

【B2】

33.(34)

A.HeenviedRichard'smarriage.

B.HewasguiltyofRichard'sdeath.

C.Hefeltluckywithnorivalintown.

D.HethoughtofRichardfromtimetotime.

34.

【B8】

35.

【B11】

36.听力原文：Whatis"Americanfood"?Tomanypeople,Americanfoodmeanshamburgers,hotdogsandpizza.It'struethatAmericansdoeatthosethings.ButarethosetheonlykindoffoodyoucanfindinAmerica?

ExceptforThanksgivingturkey,it'shardtofindatypically"American"food.TheUnitedStatesisalandofimmigrants.WhenpeoplemovetoAmerica,theybringtheircookingstyleswiththem.That'swhyyoucanfindalmosteverykindofethnicfoodinAmerica.(33)Insomecases,Americanshaveadoptedfoodsfromothercountriesasfavorites,buttheAmericanversiondoesn'ttastequiteliketheoriginal!

Aswithanylargecountry,theU.S.Ahasseveraldistinctregions.Eachregionboastsitsownspecialstyle.offood.VisittheSouthandenjoycountry-style.cooking.(34)TakeatriptoNewEnglandandsampledelicateseafooddishes.TravelthroughtheMidwest,"thebreadbasketofthenation,"fordeliciousbakedgoods.

Americanslivingatafastpaceoftenjust"grabaquickbite.'Fastfoodrestaurantsofferpeopleontheruneverythingfromfriedchickentofriedrice.Microwavedinnersandinstantfoodsmakecookingathomeasnap.Ofcourse,oneofthemostcommonquickAmericanmealsisasandwich.Ifitcanfitbetweentwoslicesofbread,(35)Americansprobablymakeasandwichoutofit.Peanutbutterandjellyisanall-timeAmericanfavorite.

Americansrepresentawiderangeofbackgrounds.ThevarietyoffoodsintheU.S.reflectsthediversityofpersonaltastes.

(30)

A.Theytastethesameastheoriginal.

B.Theytastebetterthantheoriginal.

C.They'relesstypicalthantheoriginal

D.They'regreatindiversity.

37.【B4】

38.听力原文：W:3346791.

M.Isthatyou,Sue?

W:Who'scalling?

M:ThisisMike.MikeFerguson.Don'tyourememberme?

W:Mike!OfcourseIrememberyou.Howareyou?haven'theardfromyouforatleasttwoyears.Whatareyoudoing?

M:Nothingveryexciting.That'sonereasonI'mringing.needsomeadvice.

W:Advice.Hmm.That'sagoodone.I'vejustbeersacked.

M:Therearethepips.Hangon,Sue.Whatdoyoumere...you'vejustbeensacked?Sue,you'rethemostsucessfulwomanIknow.

W:That'sprobablywhyI'vebeensacked.Butlet'stalkaboutyou.Yousaidyouneededsomeadvice.

M:Icertainlydo.IwantedtoaskyouaboutinterviewsHaveyouhadalotofthem?

W:Yes,Ihave.Toomany.

M:So,couldyoutellmethesortofquestionsyou'reusuallyasked?

W:Letmethink.Thefirsttenquestionsarealmostalwaysthesame.Icallthemthe"whys","how"and"whores'.

M:Notagain.Don'tgoaway,Sue.I'vegotonemorecoin.Areyouthere,Sue?

W:Yes,I'mstillhere.

M:Sorry,Ididn'tunderstandwhatyouweretellingme.Couldyourepeatit?

W:It'sveryboring,buthereyouare:I'malwaysasked:WhyIwanttoleavemypresentjob?WhyIaminterestedinthenewjob?HowIintendtogettowork?HowlongIintendtostay,inthejob?WhereIlive?WhereIwenttoschool?HowmuchI'mpaidinmypresentjob?HowmuchIexpecttohepaidinthenewjob?Ohyes.I'malwaysaskedifI'mmarried.

M:That'sit,Sue.Nomorecoins.I'llwritetoyousoon...andmanythanks.

(23)

A.Becausetheyaresisterandbrother.

B.Becausetheylostconnectionsforalongtimeandhewantstokeepintouchwithher.

C.Becausetheyarebestfriends.

D.BecauseMikewantssomeadvicefromSueforjobinterview.

39.(32)

A.Crimescausedbytheuseofdrugs.

B.Anewwaveofsexualfreedomoftheyouth.

C.Youngpeople'sdislikeofhardwork.

D.Disagreementbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirparents.

40.(26)

A.Ihavetowearthetienow.

B.Myshoesdon'thurtanymore.

C.Ihavetogoforthegallerynow.

D.Mybuttonsareon.

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

AccordingtoJ.GeoffreyKron,onecoin-storepeakcoincideswithacivilwarbecauseof______.

A.fearsofdanger

B.thehighestimate

C.politicalopponents

D.thecomingdanger

42.ThedisputeovertheIMFbailoutwastriggeredbyIcelandicgovernment'sthreatof______

43.

WhatisthesignificanceofweedresearchaccordingtoStepp?

A.Itwouldhelptomaintainthediversityofplants.

B.Itwouldcontributetothegrowthofcultivatedplants.

C.Itwouldpromotetraditionalmedicines.

D.Itwillresultinmoremodemhealthcarefacilities.

44.

Intheauthor'sopinion,adivorceisnotanevilact______.

A.ifthemartiallifeisimperfect.

B.ifitleadstoamoreworthwhilelifeforthepersons

C.ifthecouplelatergetmarriedagainandfindreallove

D.ifthecouplelivefarawayfromeachother

45.Whichfactorpusheduphouseprices?

A.Manyyoungmen,wholivealone,haveincreaseddemandforhouses.

B.Manyyoungmenneedtorentmorehouses.

C.Itiseasytoapplyforamortgageforyounggeneration.

D.Thenumberofolderpeople,manyofwhomlivealone,becomesbiggerandbigger.

46.

Howcanthecompaniescuttheircostaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theydismisssomeemployeestosavemoney.

B.Theyusetemporarylaborsandcheaplabors.

C.Theydon'tpayfortheemployees'healthinsurance.

D.Theyinvestmoneyonmarketingcampaigns.

47.SectionA

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

ThewholeworldputattentiontotheSouthAsiawherethetsunamihappened.Before,musiciansproduceda"sonictsunami",WallStreetanalysts【C1】______"tsunamis"ofbadearningsnewsandJapaneserestaurantsserved"tsunami"sushirolls.Thewordwasusedindozensofdifferent【C2】______,butnowitlikelywillappearwithjustonetragicmeaning.

BecauseoftheSouthAsiantsunamidisasterthathaskilledmorethan150,000people,thewordassumesa(n)【C3】______solemnuse,muchtheway"GroundZero",forthesiteoftheWorldTradeCenter,haditsmeaning【C4】______from"startingpoint"tothecenteroftheSept.11tragedy,saidPaulPayack,headofGlobalLanguageMonitor.PayacksaidthatsincetheDec.26tsunami,the【C5】______wordhasappearedmorethan18.5milliontimesandbeenthesubjectof88,000articlesinmajormedia.

"BeforeSept.11,2001,thetermgroundzerowasabusinessclichemeaningstartingpoint,especiallywhen【C6】______aprojectoveragainasin'goingbacktogroundzero'.Thattermnowrepresentswhatmanyconsidertobehallowedgroundanditsoldusageisrarely【C7】______,"hesaid.

"Inthesamemanner,weenvisionthatthewordtsunamiwillbethesubjectofconsiderablediscretionbeforebeingusedinanythingotherthanamost【C8】______manner,"hesaid.Payacksaidthousandsof【C9】______teamsaroundtheworldusetsunamiintotheirnames,liketheTsunamiAquaticsSwimteamofLivermore,California.

Hesaidtherearealsosome10,000productscalledtsunami,likeTsunamiPoint-to-PointWirelessBridges,TsunamiMultimediaSpeakersandTsunamiImageProcessors.Newspaperheadlinewritersalsolikedthe【C10】______word,astheDetroitNews'"FordReleasesaTsunamiofNewProducts"and"Headingforthepresidencyonatsunamiofvisions"inLondon'sTheTimes.

[A]colorful[I]foolish

[B]concerts[J]solely

[C]serious[K]thought

[D]changed[L]Japanese

[E]pursuing[M]employed

[F]contexts[N]foresaw

[G]usually[O]sports

[H]beginning

【C1】

48.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.ChadLakelocatedinthemiddleofChadinnorthernAfrica.

B.ThewaterfromChadwatercannowonlybeusedforirrigation.

C.TheareaaroundChadLakehassufferedfromheavyrainlackmanydecades.

D.PopulationaroundtheChadLakenowbeginstodecreaseduetowaterlack.

49.

Asfordarkenergy,whatisfavoredbythephysiciststoexplainit?

50.Theestimatesofthenumbersofhome-schooledchildrenvarywidely.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationestimatesthereare250,000to350,000home-schooledchildreninthecountry.Homeschooladvocatesputthenumbermuchhigherataboutamillion.

Homeschooladvocatestakeaharshattitudetowardhomeschoolers,perceivingtheiractionsastheultimateslapinthefaceforpubliceducationandadamagingmoveforthechildren.Homeschoolersharborfewkindwordsforpublicschools,chargingshortcomingsthatrangefromlackofreligiousperspectiveinthecurriculumtoaherdlikeapproachtoteachingchildren.

Yet,aspublicschoolofficialsrealizetheystandlittletogainbyremaininghostiletothehomeschoolpopulation,andashomeschoolersrealizetheycanreapbenefitsfrompublicschools,thesehardlinesseemtobesofteningabit.

Publicschoolsandhomeschoolershavemovedclosertotoleranceand,insomecasesevencooperation.SaysJohnMarshall,aneducationofficial,"wearebecomingrelativelytolerantofhomeschoolers.Theideais,let'sgivethekidsaccesstopublicschoolsothey'llseeit'snotasterribleasthey'vebeentold,andthey'llwanttocomeback."Perhaps,butdon'tcountonit,sayhomeschooladvocates.

Homeschoolersopposethesystembecausetheyhavestrongconvictionsthattheirapproachtoeducation--whetherfueledbyreligiousenthusiasmortheindividualchild'sinterestandnaturalpace--isthebest."Thebulkofhomeschoolersjustwanttobeleftalone.”SaysEngeCannon,associatedirectoroftheNationalCenterForHomeEducation.Shesayshomeschoolerschoosethatpathforavarietyofreasons,butreligionplaysarole85percentofthetime.

ProfessorVanGalenbreakshomeschoolersintotwogroups.Somehomeschoolerswanttheirchildrentolearnnotonlytraditionalsubjectmatterbutalso"strictreligiousdoctrineandaconservativepoliticalandsocialperspective".Notincidentally,theyalsowanttheirchildrentolearn--bothintellectuallyandemotionally--thatthefamilyisthemostimportantinstitutioninsociety."Otherhomeschoolerscontend"notsomuchthattheschoolsteachheresy,butthatschoolsteachwhatevertheyteachinappropriately."VanGalenwrites."Theseparentsarehighlyindependentandstrivetotakeresponsibilityfortheirownliveswithinasocietythattheydefineasbureaucraticandinefficient.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Homeschoolersengageprivateteacherstoprovideadditionaleducationfortheirchildren.

B.Homeschoolersdon'tgotoschoolbutareeducatedathomebytheirparents.

C.Homeschoolerseducatetheirchildrenathomeinsteadofsendingthemtoschool.

D.Homeschoolersadvocatecombiningpubliceducationwithhomeschooling.

51.

WhydoestheauthorassertthatallthingsAmericanarefascinatingtoforeigners?

A.BecausetheyhavegainedmuchpublicitythroughtheAmericanmedia.

B.Becausetheyrepresenttheworld'slatestfashions.

C.Becausetheyembodythemostsophisticatedtechnology.

D.Becausetheyareavailableatalltouristdestinations.

52.

【C6】

53.Accordingtothepassage,scholarsandstudentsaregreattravelersbecause______.

A.salariesandconditionsarebetterabroad

B.standardsarehigheratforeignuniversities

C.theyareeagerfornewknowledge

D.theirgovernmentsencouragethemtotravel

54.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Whoevercoinedthephrase"savetheplanet"isapublic-relationsgenius.Itconveysthesenseofimminentcatastropheandhighpurposethathaswrappedenvironmentalisminanaura(光环)ofmoralurgency.Italsotypifiesenvironmentalism'srhetoricexcesses,which,inanyothercontext,wouldbeseenaswildexaggerationorsimpledishonesty.

Uptoapoint,ourenvironmentalawarenesshascheckedamindlessenthusiasmforunrestrainedeconomicgrowth.Wehavesensiblycurbedsomeofgrowth'sharmfulsideeffects.Butenvironmentalismincreasinglyresemblesaholycrusadeaddictedtohype(天花乱坠的广告宣传)andignorantofhistory.Everyenvironmentalillisdepictedasanonrushingcalamitythat—ifnotstopped—willendlifeasweknowit.

Takethelatestscare:thegreenhouseeffect.We'representedwiththehorrifyingspecter(幻像)ofaworldthatincinerates(火化)itself.Ac