2022年安徽省铜陵市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022年安徽省铜陵市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.Badeatinghabits,increasedfoodavailability,increasinglysedentarylifestyle.andreducedphysicalactivityarethefirstfourcausesoftheobesityepidemic.

2.Whatissaidabout"FutureSelf'inthepassage?

A.It'sharmfulanddrivespeopletobeunrealisticaboutthemselves.

B.Itisatherapyusedwidelytocuredepressioncausedbyjobloss.

C.Itcanmakepeoplehaveapositiveattitudetowardtheirfuture.

D.Itisakindofimaginationwhichcanberealizedwithefforts.

3.

Whencomputervirusesreachthe"cockroach"stageofmachineintelligence,theviruses______.

A.becomediversified

B.becomeinfectious

C.areeasilydestroyed

D.aredifficulttokill

4.

Commonpeopleusedwordsastheylike.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

Peopleareveryinterestedin______inthevirtualworld,whichmakethemfeelasifinarealworld,inspiteofthetechglitches.

6.

Whichofthefollowingprovidesdinnercruisesnow?

A.ThePotomacRiver

B.BostonHarbor

C.TheChicagoRiver

D.TheMississippiRiver

7.

Therewere______groupsofindenturedservants.

8.

Themostimportantpartofbothfallaciesisblindnessto______ofamarketeconomy.

9.

Somepeoplemayfailtofigureoutpuzzle2,possiblybecausetheydidn'trealize,withoutfoodfor3years,thelionsshouldhavebeen______ratherthanhungryandmoredangerous.

10.

TopeoplelivingintheArctic,themeltingofsomeglaciersmaypermitnewopportunitiesfor______.

11.

StephenWinstonwasthefirstprofessionalorganizer.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

ChineseimmigrantstoHawaiifoundthatthey______.

A.weretreatedwithoutdiscrimination

B.wereprovidedwithfewerjobchoices

C.couldn'ttraveltomainlandAmerica

D.couldonlyliveorworkinChinatown

13.

Whichistheelementresponsibleforrisingwageinequality?

A.Technologyasamoreirresistibleforce.

B.Technologyandglobalization.

C.Technologyandautomation.

D.Socialclassinwhiteandblue-collars.

14.

Thosedrunkatpartiesnotonlyspoiltheirimagebuttheirdrunkenbehavior.couldendanger______.

15.

Brand-nameproductsarepromotedmorefrequently.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Thetermusedtodescribetheamountofpowerawindturbineactuallyproducesoveraperiodoftimeis______.

17.

Duringthe19thcentury,naturalgaswasusedonalocalscalebecauseofthedifficultsituationin___________.

18.Inthehappinesspiechart,errorfactorsaccountfor10percent.

19.

LAEV'slocationneardowntownoffersitbothconvenienttransportationand______.

20.

AccordingtoRubin,Auto-Tunemayhavea______effectonsingers.

A.minorB.majorC.positiveD.negative

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：Fullfacetransplantarenolongersciencefictionfantasy,aleadingsurgeonhassaid,addingthattheyaretechnicallyfeasiblebutmorallycomplex.PeterButlerfromLondon'sRoyalFreeHospitalcalledforadebateonthemoralityof(29)suchanoperationmadepossiblebynewdrugswhichstopthebody'simmunesystemrejectingatransplantedface.(30)"Itisnot'canwedoit?'but'shouldwedoit?',"hetoldtheBBC."Thetechnicalpartisnotcomplex,butIdon'tthinkthat'sgoingtobetheverygreatdifficulty...Themoraldebateisobviouslygoingtohavetotakeplacebeforethefirstfacialtransplantation."

TheBritishAssociationofPlasticSurgeonswilldiscussthemicrosurgicalprocedure,whichcouldgivenewskin,bone,nose,chin,lipsandearsfromdiseaseddonors(31)topatientsdisfiguredbyaccidents,burnsorcancer.Butsurgeonscouldhavetroublefindingenoughwillingdonors.(32)Butlersaidhissurveyofdoctors,nursesandmembersofthepublicshowedmostwouldacceptafacetransplantbutfewwerewillingtodonatetheirownafterdying.

Despiteanumberofmoralconcerns,ChristinePiff,whofoundedthecharityLet'sFaceItaftersufferingararefacialcancer25yearsago,welcomedthepossibilityoffacetransplants.Sherejectedtheideathattheprocedurewouldmeanpeoplewouldenduplivingwithadeadperson'sface."Therearesomanypeoplewithoutfaces,Ihavehalfaface...butweallsomuchmorethanjustaface...youdon'ttakeontheirpersonality.Youarestillyou,"shetoldreporters."Ifwecandonateotherorgansofthebody,thenwhynottheface?Ican'tseeanythingwrongwithit."

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A.Newdrugs.

B.Advancedequipment.

C.Skillfulsurgeons.

D.Settleddebate.

22.【B4】

23.听力原文：M:Haveyoufinishedtheresearchpaperforbiology?

W:Notyet,butIalwaysdon'twriteituntilthelastminute.

Q:Whatdidthewomanmean?

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A.Sheneverdoesthingsearly.

B.Shehasalreadyfinishedit.

C.Sheisn'tgoingtofinishit.

D.Shewillfinishitinafewminutes.

24.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Doesthismusicbotheryourstudying,Pam?

W:ActuallyI'mnotstudyinganymore,butI'mtryingtosleep.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.She'senjoyingthemusic.

B.Themusicwillkeepherawake.

C.Themusicdoesn'tbotherher.

D.Shewouldpreferadifferentstyle.ofmusic.

25.听力原文：M:WeseemtobehavingLidsconversationoverandovera-gain.

W:You'reright.

M:Look,Iknowhowyoufeelaboutmysmoking.Youdon'thavetotellmeeveryday.w:I'msorry.Iworryaboutyou.

M:Iknow.Butworkandschoolhavemesostressedout.MaybeI'llbeabletoquitafter1graduate.

W:Let'sbeholiest.There'salwaysgoingtobe,areason.Afteryougraduate,it'sgoingtobehardtofindajob,thentherewillbethestressfromjuststartingajob,then.

M:Okay,Igetyourpoint.It'sjustsohard.Youdon'treallyunderstandbecauseyouneversmoked.

W:Youneedsomehelp.Whydon'tyougotoadoctor?

M:Youmeanapsychiatrist?

W:No,Idon't.Imeanageneralpractitioner.Maybeyoucangetapatch,orsomepillswell,Idon'tknow,somethingtohelpyouwiththewithdrawal.Becausethat'swhatitis.

M:Really,IbelieveIcanquitonmyown.ButI'llthinkaboutit.Iwill.

W:Allright.Iwon'tmentionitforaweek.ThenIwanttoknowyourdecision.Becauseifyoudon'tgetsomehelp,Ineedtorethinkourplans.

M:Youmeanyou'dbreakourengagementoverthis?Ican'tbelieveit!

W:Idon'tknow.Iloveyou,butI'mnotsureIcouldaccepteverythingthatgoesalongwiththesmoking.

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A.Theman'sgraduation.

B.Thecouple'sengagement.

C.Theman'ssmoking.

D.Theman'sstress.

26.(28)

A.Aboomperiodofphotography.

B.Theofficialdateofthepeakofphotography.

C.Theofficialdateofthebeginningofphotography.

D.Ameaninglessyearofphotography.

27.听力原文：W:DoyouhaveanaddresswhereIcanwritetoyou?

M:No,I'llbeoffcampinginthemountainsmostofthetime.Butifyouwritetomeatmyuncle'shouse,he'llholdmymailuntilIgetthere.

Q:Whereshouldthewomanwritetoherfriend?

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A.Atthepostoffice.

B.Athishomeaddress.

C.Athismountaincabin.

D.Athisuncle'saddress.

28.听力原文：W:Hello,Steve?

M:Hi,Veronica.What'sgoingon?

W:Oh,mycar'shavingproblemsagain,butIdon'thavethetimeorthemoneytogetitfixed.

M:Isitreallybad?

W:It'sstartingtooverheatwheneverI'midlingorinheavytraffic,andtwodaysagoIhadtopullofftheexpresswayandwaituntiltheenginecooleddown.

M:Haveyoutakenitintoashop?

W:Well,Iwenttotwodifferentplacesyesterday;onemechanicsaidhe'dcheckthecoolantlevelandlookforfluidleaks;theotherguysaidhethoughtitwasthethermostat.Ididn'tleavethecarwitheitherofthem,though,becauseIdidn'thavearideback.

M:Whatareyougoingtodo?

W:Ireallydon'tknow.I'llhavetofigureoutsomething;thebusserviceisterriblearoundwhereIfive.Anyway,couldIaskyouforafavor?

M:Ofcourse,whatisit?

W:Youknow,tomorrow'sMondayandwe'resupposedtoturninourhomeworkinEnglish,butI'veonlygottenhalfwaythroughit—I'vejustbeentoobusy.IfIcameover,wouldyouhelpmefinishit?

M:Sure,I'llbehereallevening.AndactuallyIhaven'tfinishedthehomeworkeither;I'vejustbeenputtingitoff,soit'sgoodyou'recomingover—Ineedsomeonetomotivateme.

W:Thankyousomuch,Steve.It'ssoniceofyou.Seeyoulater.

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A.Shedidn'ttakeittotherepairshopatall.

B.Shedecidedtothrowitawayandbuyanewone.

C.Shetookittotherepairshopbutrefusedtohaveitrepaired.

D.Sheturnedtomechanicsforhelpbuttheycoulddonothingwithit.

29.

【B8】

30.听力原文：M:Ijustcan'tconcentratehereintheflat.(19)Yousee,Arthur,I'vegotthreeessaystodo...threeessaysbehindIam.Imean...(20)howcanIconcentratewitheveryoneelsetalking...playingrecords...practicingtheguitar?Ijustcan'tgetpentopaper.

W:Well,Peter,youcouldworkintheuniversitylibrary.

M:Icould...yes...that'sperfectlytrue.But...youknow...Inotonlyneedto(21)sitdownandwrite...I...I...needtothink.AndtothinkIneedtobeabletowanderaround...smoke...beonmyown...besortoffreetodoasIlike.Livinghereinthisflatwith,howmanyothers?—Six...Wellthereareconstantinterruptionsyousee.You'reokay...youlivein...Don'tyoubelieveit'sasidealasitseems.Imeanpeoplecallonyouatallhours...toborrowabook...haveachat...findsomethingtoeat...No...it'sanythingbutidealforaquietlife.

W:Youknow...Isuggestyoulookforasmallflatofyourown.Abed-sitterperhaps.Mindyou...it'llcostalotmorethanthe...thepart-rentyou'repayingatthemoment.Tellyouwhat.Let'slookatthepaper.Attheads.Theremightbesomething.Yougotapaper?

M:Mm...wellthere'sthelastSundayTimes.

W:Thatwon'tbemuchhelp...(22)youreallyneedlocalpaper.Anyway,there'snoharminhavingalook.Youneverknow.

M:Itmustbesomewhereamongstthislot.Er...RadioTimes...TVTimes...Hereweare.I'lljustfindtheaccommodationads.

W:Youmightfindsomethingundertheheadings.

M:Yeah.Hereweare.

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A.TowatchTV.

B.Towritesomeessays.

C.Tolistentomusic.

D.Toreadabook.

31.(24)

A.Developingafunctionalorganizationalstructureintheman'scompany.

B.Developingthebusinessoftheman'scompany.

C.Developingtheproductoftheman'scompany.

D.Developingtheman'sabilitytoorganizehiscompany.

32.(17)

A.Shedoesn'tlikepicnic.

B.Itwillbetoohot.

C.Shewillhaveanexamnextweek.

D.Thebiologyclasswillgotothebeachnextweek.

33.听力原文：M:DidyouseethatTVspecialonNormanRockwelllastnight?

W:Yes,Idid.Itwasreallygood,wasn'tit?

M:Itsurewas.Ithoughtitwasreallyinterestinghowhedevelopedthepaintingsinstatesstartingwithphotographs.

W:Yes,Idid,too.Itneveroccurredtomethathewouldhaveactuallyemployedmodels.

M:Iknow.Butitdoesmakesensetousephotographsofre-alpeople,tosolveasmanyofthecompositionproblemsaspossiblebeforestartingtopaint.

W:True.Anyway,youknowwhatIlikemostabouthiswork?

M:What?

W:Well,whenyoulookatoneofthemagazinecovers,whichmagazinewasit?

M:TheSaturdayEveningPost.

W:Yes,youcanjusttellwhatthepeoplearethinkingandfeeling.Thepicturereallytellsastory.

M:You'reright.Ilikethat,too.Andtothinkthathecreatedseveralhundredofthose.

W:Amazing.Ofcourse,thatwasoveraperiodofalmostsixtyyears,butstill...

M:I'dliketoseethemwhenthatexhibitcomestoMiami.

W:Whatexhibit?

M:Theonetheymentionedafterthespecial.

W:Oh.Imusthaveturneditoffbeforetheannouncement.I'dliketoseeit,too.Let'sgo.

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A.Theuseofphotographsinpainting.

B.TheTVprogramaboutNormanRockwell.

C.TheSaturdayEveningPostmagazine.

D.Exhibitsofartonmagazinecovers.

34.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:IforgottotellyouthatFredcalledlastnighttoborrowyoursleepingbag.

M:Oh,Isawhimatthegymthismorningandhedidn'tsayanything.Sohemusthaveaskedsomebodyelse.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

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A.Hedoesn'twanttolendhissleepingbagtoFred.

B.Fredshouldborrowthesleepingbagfromsomebodyelse.

C.Fredhassuccessfullyborrowedasleepinghag.

D.Fredhasboughtasleepingbagatthegym.

35.听力原文：W:Thisrefrigeratorisnotworkingproperly.Ithinkweshouldbuyanewone.butIdon'tseehowwecanafforditrightBOW.

M:Ifonlywehadn'tboughtthatmotorbike.

Q:Whydidn'ttheybuyanotherrefrigerator?

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A.Theyboughtthemotorbike.

B.Theyhadnotime.

C.Theydidn'twantarefrigerator.

D.There'snothingwrongwiththeoldone.

36.

【B11】

37.听力原文：Theyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing"dead"aretalkingnothingbutnonsense,asintheirheartstheymustsurelyknow.Thevillageisnotdead.Thereismorelifeinitnowthanthereeverwas.Butitseemsthat"villagelife"isdead.Goneforever.Itbegantodeclineaboutahundredyearsago,whenmanygirlslefthometogointoserviceintownmanymilesaway,andmenalsolefthomeinincreasingnumbersinsearchofwork.Therearestillanumberofpeoplealivetodaywhocanrememberwhat"villagelife"meant.Itmeantknowingandbeingknownbyeverybodyelseinthevillage.Itmeantfindingyourentertainmentinthevillageofwithinwalkingdistanceofit.itmeanthousewivestiedtothehomealldayandeveryday.Itmeantgoingtobedearlytosavelampoilandcoal.

ThencametheFirstWorldWarandtheSecondWorldWar.Aftereachwar,newideas,newattitudes,newtradesandoccupationswererevealedtovillagers.Thelong-establishedorderofsocietywasnolongertakenforgranted.Electricityandthemotorcarweresteadilyoperatingtomake"villagelife"and"townlife"almostalike.Nowwiththehighlydevelopedscienceandtechnologyandhigh-levelsocialwelfareforall,thereisnopointwhateverintalkinganylongerabout"villagelife".Itisjustlife,andabetterlife.

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A.Becauseyoungpeoplecan'trememberthevillages.

B.BecausethetwoWorldWarsdestroyedmanyvillages.

C.Becausetherearenojobopportunitiesinvillages.

D.Becauseitseemsthatvillagelifeisgoneforever.

38.

【B9】

39.SectionA

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

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A.Hisresearchpaperwasreallygoodandgothighgrade.

B.Hisresearchpaperwasrefusedbytheprofessor.

C.Hisresearchpaperwontheprofessor'sfavor.

D.Hisresearchpaperwasorganizedwithuselessclaims.

40.SectionB

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

听力原文：Investmentinthepublicsector,suchaselectricity,irrigation,publicservicesandtransportincreasedbyabout10%,althoughtheemphasismovedtothetransportandawayfromtheothersectorsmentioned.Tradeandservicesrecordeda16%to17%investmentgrowth,includinga30%increaseininvestmentinbusinesspremises.IndustrialinvestmentisestimatedtohaverisenbyWo.Althoughtheshareofagricultureintotalgrossinvestmentintheeconomycontinuedtodecline,investmentgrewby9%inabsoluteterms,largelyspurredonbya23%expansionofinvestmentinagriculturalequipment.Housingconstructionhad12%moreinvestedinitin1964,notsomuchowingtoincreaseddemand,astofearsofnewtaxesandlimitationofbuilding.

Totalconsumptioninrealtermsrosebycloseon11%during1964,andpercapitapersonalconsumptionbyunder7%,asin1963.Theundesirabletrendtowardsarapidriseinconsumption,evidentinpreviousyears,remainedunaltered.Sinceatcurrentpricesconsumptionroseby16%anddisposableincomeby14%,therewasevidentlyafallintherateofsavingintheprivatesectoroftheeconomy.Onceagainconsumptionpatternsindicatedaswiftadvanceinthestandardofliving.Expenditureonfooddeclinedinsignificance,althoughconsumptionoffruitincreased.Spendingonfurnitureandhouseholdequipment,health,educationandrecreationcontinuedtoincrease.Thegreatestproofofalteredlivingstandardswastherapidexpansionofexpenditureontransportandprivateservicesofallkinds,whichoccurredduring1964.Theprogressivewealthoflargesectorsofthepublicwasdemonstratedbythechangingcompositionofdurablegoodspurchased.Saturationpointwasrapidlybeingapproachedforitemssuchasthefirsthouseholdradio,gascookers,andelectricrefrigerators,whereasincreasingpurchasesofautomobilesandtelevisionsetswereregistered.

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.Whydoesthespeakerthinkthatthetrendtowardsarapidriseinconsumptionwasundesirable?

31.Inwhatrespectdidexpenditureincreaseaccordingtothepassage?

32.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheincreaseoffruitconsumption?

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A.Itmadepeoplesavelessmoney.

B.Itincreasedthenumberofthepoor.

C.Itmadepeopleconsumeless.

D.Itencouragedluxuryconsumption.

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

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

Noverysatisfactoryaccountofthemechanismthatcausedtheformationoftheoceanbasinshasyetbeengiven.Thetraditionalviewsupposesthattheupperlayeroftheearthbehavesasaliquidwhenitissubjectedtosmallfocusforlongperiodsandthatdifferencesintemperatureunderoceansandcontinentsaresufficienttoproducemovementsintheupperlayeroftheearthwithrisingcurrentsunderthemid-oceanridges(山脊)andsinkingcurrentsunderthecontinents.Theoretically,thesemovementswouldcarrythecontinentalplatesalongasthoughtheywereonaconveyorbeltandwouldprovidetheforcesneededtoproducethesplitthatoccuralongtheridge.Thisviewmaybecorrect.Ithastheadvantagethatthecurrentsaredrivenbytemperaturedifferencesthatthemselvesdependonthepositionofthecontinents.

Ontheotherhand,thetheoryisunconvincingbecausethemovementsdonotnormallyoccuralonglines,anditcertainlydoesnotoccuralonglinesbrokenbyfrequentchangesindirection,astheridgeis.Also,itisdifficulttoseehowthetheoryappliestotheplatebetweentheMid-AtlanticRidgeandtheridgeintheIndianOcean.Thisplateisgrowingonbothsides,andsincethereisnointermediatetrench,thetworidgesmustbemovingapart.Analternativetheoryisthatthesinkingpartoftheplate,whichisdenserthanthehottersurroundings,pullstherestofplateafterit.AgainitisdifficulttoseehowthisappliestotheridgeintheSouthAtlantic,whereneithertheAfricannortheAmericanplatehasasinkingpart.

Anotherpossibilityisthatthesinkingplatecoolstheneighboringmantle(地幔)andproducesmotioncurrentsthatmovetheplates.Thislasttheoryisattractivebecauseitgivessomehopeofexplainingtheneighboringmantleandproducesmotioncurrentsthatmovetheplates.Thislasttheoryisattractivebecauseitgivessomehopeofexplainingtheenclosedseas.Theseseashaveatypicaloceanicfloor,exceptthatthefloorisoverlaidbyseveralkilometersofsediment(沉积物).Theirfloorshaveprobablybeensinkingforlongperiods.Itseemspossiblethatasinkingcurrentofcooledmaterialontheuppersideofthemightbethecauseofsuchdeepbasins.Theenclosedseasareanimportantfeatureoftheearth'ssurfaceandseriouslyrequireexplanation.

Whichofthefollowingtitleswouldbestdescribethecontentofthetext?

A.SeveralTheoriesofOceanBasinFormation.

B.TheTraditionalViewoftheOceans.

C.TemperatureDifferencesAmongtheOceans.

D.MotionsandOceanCurrents.

42.

Whatdoestheauthormeanby"SosayNotothatdoughnutandburger"?

A.Answeringthequestion"willparentsoutlivetheirchildren".

B.Thedoughnutandburgershouldbebanned.

C.Weshouldleadahealthylife.

D.Weshouldbegindieting.

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Asresearcherslearnmoreabouthowchildren'sintelligencedevelops,theyareincreasinglysurprisedbythepowerofparents.Thepoweroftheschoolhasbeenreplacedbythehome.Tobeginwith,allthefactorswhicharepartofintelligence-thechild'sunderstandingoflanguagelearningpatternscuriosity-areestablishedwellbeforethechildentersschoolattheageofsix.Studyafterstudyhasshownthatevenafterschoolbegins,children'sachievementshavebeenfarmoreinfluencedbyparentsthanbyteachers.Thisisparticularlytrueaboutlearningthatislanguage-related.Theschoolratherthanthehomeisgivencreditforvariationsinachievementinsubjectssuchasscience.

Inviewoftheirpowerit'ssadtoseesomanyparentsnotmakingthemostoftheirchild'sintelligence.Untilrecentlyparentshadbeenwarnedbyeducatorswhoaskedthemnottoeducatetheirchildren.Manyteachersnowrealizethatchildrencannotbeeducatedonlyatschoolandparentsarebeingaskedtocontributebothbeforeandafterthechildentersschool.

Parentshavebeenparticularlyafraidtoteachreadingathome.Ofcoursechildrenshouldn'tbepushedtoreadbytheirparentsbuteducatorshavediscoveredthatreadingisbesttaughtindividually-andtheeasiestplacetodothisisathome.Manyfourandfive-year-oldwhohavebeenshownafewlettersandtaughttheirsoundswillcomposesinglewordsoftheirownwiththemevenbeforetheyhavebeentaughttoread.

Whathaveresearchersfoundoutabouttheinfluenceofparentsandtheschoolonchildren'sintelligence?

44.SectionB

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

Housingisrecognizedasa"sociallydeterminantvariable".InFrance,housingisthemainitemofexpenditureinthefamilybudget(accountingforanaverageof29percent),andmanyfamilieswouldbeunabletofinddecenthousingwithoutsomehelpfromtheState.Foralongtime,themainproblemwasthehousingshortagebutinrecentyearsthedeteriorationofhousingconditionshasbeengivingevengreatercauseforconcern.

Despiteextensiveconstructionprograms,theproblemofhousingforthemostunderprivilegedpopulationgroupshasnotbeensolved.Accordingtoarecentreport,between2and3millionfamilieshadseriousdifficultiesmeetingtheirhousingcostsandwerelivinginprecariousanduncomfortableconditions.

Policiesdesignedtoaddressthehousingproblemhaveshiftedoverthepastfewdecadesfromamacro-economicapproachpromotingconstructiontohousingsubsidies.Thereasonsforthisshiftcanbetracedtoadeterminationtolimitpublicspendingandtoavoidsomeoftheadversaryeffectsofmacro-economicpolicies.TheStatehastosomeextentceasedtofinancehousing,especiallytheconstructionofnewprojects,withtheresultthatthecostisnowchieflyanddirectlybornebythefamilybudget.Manyunderprivilegedfamilies,whichwereexcludedfromlow-renthousingforvariousreasonssuchasselectionoftenants,saturationofexistingcapacityorbankruptcy,hadnoalternativebuttopurchasetheirownhomeandwereencouragedtodosowithoutrestraintbythetheneasytermsofhousingloans.Thehousingsectorthuscontributedtothedevelopmentofthe"economyofindebtedness".Itshouldindeedbeemphasizedthat"widespreadhomeownershipthroughborrowingcouldonlybeveryharmfultolow-incomefamilies."

InBelgium,thequalityofhousing,consideredtheprimeindicatorofhousingdeprivation,leavesmuchtobedesired.Low-renthousingprojectshavebeencutbackaspartoftheausterity(缩减)policywhichispursuedbythenationalandregionalgovernments,andlow-incomehouseholdsarefindingitdifficulttofindsomewheretolive.Thenumberofhomelesshasalsotakenonalarmingproportions.Anestimated3000personsspendnightsinrefuges,buttheactualfigureisprobablymuchhigher.Moreover,thenumberofhomelesswomenandyoungpersonsisincreasing.

Inthispassagetheauthormainlyarguesthathousing_____.

A.isaproblemthatcanbesolvedsocially

B.isaheavyburdenformostunderprivilegedfamilies

C.isawidespreadprobleminsomeEuropeancountries.

D.changeswithsocialconditions.

45.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTaboutOceanEdge?

A.Itdoesn'topentotourists.

B.Itwasrebuiltin1906.

C.Itcaughtafirein1890.

D.ItwasoriginallyaprivatehomeownedbyNixonfamily.

46.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Someadultscan'ttellfightfromwrong.

B.Censorshipiscomparedtothelawbecausebothofthemperform.goodservicetosocietyasawhole.

C.Censorspayattentiononlytogenuineworksofart.

D.Censorshipisnecessarybecausemanybooks,playsandfilmsarefarfrombeing"worksofart".

47.BeforeDNAfingerprintingisused,suspects______.

A.wouldhavetoleavetheirfingerprintsforfurtherinvestigations

B.couldeasilyescapeconvictionofguilt

C.wouldhavetosubmitevidencefortheirinnocence

D.coul