2022年山东省淄博市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)

2022年山东省淄博市大学英语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.

Czerwinskifoundthatnootherchangetoacomputersystemcouldmoresignificantlyimproveauser'sproductivitythan________.

2.

Driverscanbefreefromtheresponsibilityofhavingtofollowalongbehindsomeonewiththehelpof______.

3.AccordingtoDavidVaughan,theAntarcticisshrinkingduetoclimatechange.

4.

Afteryouhavebeencyclingforafewmonths,theauthorthinksthatyouwillfindcyclingintownslessdangerous.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.Fuller'sfamilydwellingwasnotfullyproducedmainlybecausetherewere______.

6.Whatdolocalresidentsclaimfor?

A.Theyaresickbecauseofyearsofpollution.

B.Theyaresickbecauseofindustriesontheirdoorsteps.

C.Theyaresickbecauseofpesticidesfromagriculture.

D.Theyaresickbecauseofairpollution.

7.

Detractorsofculturalimperialismthinkthatculturaldominationendangers______.

8.

Becausepeopleareeagertowin,duringanauction,thereallycompetitivebiddingusuallyoccursin_______________.

9.

Threeweeksaftertheexplosion,whentheblacksailorswereorderedbacktoworkmostofthem______.

10.Whatdowelearnabouttheuntreatedindustrialchemicalwastesfromthepassage?

A.Theycanconservethenormalbiologicalactionofrivers.

B.Theyallreactwithwatertoincreasetheacidityofrivers.

C.Theymakethewatercorrosiveenoughtodestroylivingorganisms.

D.Therearenorulesforconcentrationsofunquestionablytoxicchemicalsofdrinkingwater.

11.

Drinkplentyoffluidsisparticularlyimportantforelderlypeoplewhohaveafever.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Accordingtothepassage,manypeopleareafraidoftryingtochangebecause______.

A.Theyaresatisfiedwiththepresentsituation

B.Theycareaboutthepresentsecurity

C.Theyarehappyincurrentstate

D.Theyareafraidtoconfronttears

13.

Wheretwocolorsmeet,youdon'thavetowaituntilthefirstcolordriesbeforereturningtoapplythesecondcolor.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.Vioxxshowednoconnectiontoheartproblemsinitsclinicaltrial.

15.

Groundseaisformedwhentwoplatesareslidingtowardeachotherandaretightlypushingtogether.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Bobwouldagreetogowithher.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.Forthegeneticfallacy,thereisreferencetotheindividual'spersonalabilities.

18.Whatunderwateractioncanleadtotheproductionofpollutionsimilartothatproducedbyfossilfuelpowerstations?

A.Massdyingofunderwatercreature.

B.Recyclingofunderwaterwasteproducts.

C.Decomposingfloodedvegetation.

D.Abstractingunderwateroil.

19.

ThereisaU.N.conventionthatcancover______.

A.problembetweenneighbors

B.problembetweenstateswhichdonotshareaborder

C.problemsonairpollution

D.trans-boundaryairpollution

20.Sleddogsdon'tusereins,instead,theyfollow______.

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

M:Yes．apparentlyhewasstruckbyanothervehicleandturnedcompletelyover．

Q:WhathappenedtoMike?

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A.Hiscarwashitbyanothercar.

B.Hewashurtwhileplayingvolleyball.

C.Hefelldownthestairsandgotinjured.

D.Hewashitbyaearwhilecrossingthestreet.

22.(26)

A.Itisasmallamounttopayforsomuchpreciousmetal.

B.Itisdifficulttojudgethevalueofsuchanobject.

C.Itisreasonableforanobjectwithsuchanimportantfunction.

D.Itistoohighforsuchalightweight.

23.(31)

A.Thedistancethemerchandisehadtobetransported.

B.Thenumberofinsurancecompaniesavailableatthetime.

C.Theriskinvolvedintransportingthegoods.

D.Thetypeofshipsusedtotransportthegoods.

24.听力原文：Thediamondisconsideredthemostfamous,elegantandvaluablejewelintheworld.Itisthehardestsubstancefoundinnature.Itshardnessandhighdispersionoflightmakeitusefulforindustrialapplicationsandjewelry.

Diamondsweremadeasaresultofgreatvolcanicheatandpressure.Avolcanoisamountainwithaholeinthetop.Whenavolcanoisveryactiveitsometimesexplodesandcausesgreatdamage.

Diamondswerepushedtowardsthesurfaceoftheearth-millionsofyearsago-byanumberofgreatvolcanicexplosions.Itisinthenarrowvolcanicpipesthatdiamondsarefound.Theyarealsofoundamongthesandandstonesofcertainriverbeds,andinafewplacesonthefloorofthesea,fortheywerewasheddownthemountainsidesbytherain.

Diamondsareveryrare.Therearenotmanydiamondpipesordiamond-producingriversintheworld.Duringthelastcentury,adventurersfromEuropewenttoBrazil,becausetheyhadheardthattherewerediamondsintheRiverAmazon.[34]Mostoftheseearlydiamondminersdiedofillnessorwerelostforeverinthegreatforests.

TheearliestknowndiamondswerefoundinIndiamanycenturiesago.ThemostrecentandexcitingdiscoverieshavebeenmadeinEasternRussia.Butmostoftheworld'sdiamondsnowcomefromtheCongo,fromTanzania-whichhasthelargestdiamondmineintheworld-andfromSouthAfrica.

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A.Theycanbeeasilydamaged.

B.Theyareformedwithgreatvolcanicheatandpressure.

C.Theyarebroughtuptothesurfacebyearthquakes.

D.Theycanbefoundeverywhere.

25.听力原文：M:DoyoumindifIaskyouhowoldyouare?

W:Actually,I'drathernotsay.Butputitthisway,I'monthewrongsideof30.

M:Isthata.goodagetobe?

W:Um,yes,prettygood.Butit'salotolderthan25,whichishowoldIfeel.

M:What'slifelikewhenyou'reinyourthirties?

W:Well,notverydifferentfrommytwentiesexceptthatI'mseriouslythinkingofbuyingmoreexpensivefacecreams,andwonderingiftheyreallywork.

M:Whatdoyouthinkisthebestagetobe?

W:Ithinkbetween25and30isagoodage,becauseyou'vesortedoutwhatyouwantandyouknowhowtogetitandyou'vegotsomeexperienceoftryingtogetit.Atthatage,youdon'tthinkabouttheconsequencesofwhatyoudo,whereaswhenyou'reabitolderyoudotendtoworryabouttheconsequences.

M:Sodoyouwishyouwerestill25?

W:No,I'mhappyattheageIamnow.ImeanIhadagoodtimeinmytwenties,butIwouldn'tnecessarilywanttorelivethem.

M:Isee.

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A.Howsheisabletolookyoungerandmoreenergeticthanherage.

B.Whatisthebestageofone'slifeandhowshefeelsaboutherage.

C.Howpeopleintheir20sand30sdifferintheirattitudestowardwhattodowiththeirlives.

D.Whypeoplebuyexpensivefacecreamsandiftheyreallywork.

26.SectionC

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

听力原文：哈德逊河的历史

TheearlyEuropeansettlementswerealongoneofourwell-knownriverswhich(36)emptiesintotheAtlantictoform.NewYorkbay．TheHudsonriverhasa(37)coupleofinterestingfeaturesthatmadeitveryattractiveforsettlementbytheEuropeans．Thefirstisthattheriver(38)extends.inlandfromtheAtlanticOceanformorethan150mileswithnowaterfallsor(39)rapids.Itssurfaceis(40)virtuallyflatforthatentiredistance,withnoobstacles.Second,thewhole150milestretchisinfluencedbytidesfromtheAtlanticOcean.(41)Roughlyeverysixhours,theriver(42)reversesdirection,flowingnorthwhenthetideis(43)risingandsouthtowardtheoceanwhenthetideisgoingdown.

(44)ObviouslytherewerenoobstacletopreventsettlerfrommovingfurtherupstreamontheHudsonriver.andthisexplainswhytheDutchpenetratedsofarinland.TheywerethefirstEuropeanstosettleintheHudsonvalley.Ofcourse,togoupstream,theDutchsettlersneededthefightkindofboat,andsotonavigatetheriver,theydesignasloopwithonlyonemastbutwithtwosails,oneriggedinfrontofthemastandonebehind.(45)Themastwasverytall,inmanycasesover100feettall,sothatthelargesailscouldcatchwindsblowingabovetheshorelinehills.Hudsonriversloopscarriedpassengersandcargo.Thecargorangedfromcoal,lumberandhaytofruit,vegetablesandlivestock.Travelingonlytenmilesanhourinagoodwind,thesloopwasnottoospeedybymodernstandards,butitwasideallysuitedtotheDutchsettlements,and(46)infactwhenthesteamboateventuallywasintroduced,itcouldn'tkeepupwiththesloop.

TheearlyEuropeansettlementisalongoneofourwell-knownrivers--which【B1】______intotheAtlantictoform.NewYorkbay.TheHudsonriverhasa【B2】______ofinterestingphysicalfeaturesthatmadeitveryattractiveforsettlementbytheEuropeans.Theflintisthattheriver【B3】______inlandfromtheAtlanticOceanformorethan150milewithnowaterfallsor【B4】______.Itssurfaceis【B5】______flatforthatentiredistance,withnotides.Second,thewhole150-milestretchisinfluencedbytidesfromtheAtlanticOcean.【B6】______everysixhours,theriver【B7】direction,flowingnorthwhenthetideis【B8】______andsouthtowardtheoceanwhenthetideisgoingdown.

【B9】______________________________andthisexplainswhytheDutchpenetratedsofarinland.TherewerethefirstEuropeanstosettleintheHudsonvalley.Ofcourse,togoupstream,theDutchsettlersneededtherightkindofboat,andsotonavigatetheriver,theydesignasloopwithonlyonemastbutwithtwosails,oneriggedinfrontofthemastandonebehind.【B10】__________________.Hudsonriversloopscarriedpassengersandcargo.Thecargorangingform.coal,lumberandhaytofruit,vegetablesandlivestock.Travelingonlytenmilesanhourinagoodwind,thesloopwasnottoospeedybymodemstandards,butitwasideallysuitedtotheDutchsettlement,【B11】__________________________.

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27.SectionB

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

听力原文：Whatisthebestwaytolearnalanguage?Weshouldrememberthatwealllearnourownlanguagewellwhenwewerechildren.Ifwecouldlearnasecondlanguageinthesameway,itwouldnotseemsodifficult.Thinkofwhatasmallchilddoes.Itlistenstowhatpeoplesayandittriestoimitatewhatithears.Whenitwantssomething,ithastoaskforit.Itisusingthelanguage,talkinginit,andthinkingitallthetime.Ifpeoplehadtouseasecondlanguageallthetime,theywouldlearnitquickly.

Welearnourownlanguagebyhearingpeoplespeakit,notbyseeingwhattheywrite.Weimitatewhatwehear.Inschool,thoughyoulearntoreadandwriteaswellastohearandspeak,itisbesttolearnallthenewwordsthroughtheear.Youcanreadthem,spellthem,andwritethemlater.

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A.Itlearnstosaybyimitatingwhatpeoplesay.

B.Itlearnstosaybyimitatingwhatpeoplehear.

C.Itlearnstosaybythinking.

D.Itlearnstosaybyseeing.

28.(32)

A.Toshowhowpoliticshavechangedovertheyears.

B.TopointoutthatT-shirtsoftenprovidepersonalinformation.

C.Toillustratehowtheprintingonclothinghasimproved.

D.TosupportthatT-shirtsareaform.ofart.

29.听力原文：W:Thisevening,theguestspeakerwithusisDr.Bush.He'sgoingtotalkaboutcopyrightingworksofart.

M:Well,acopyrightisaproofofauthorship.Itprotectsartistsagainstsomeoneelseusingtheirworkwithouttheirpermission.

W:So,allartists'workswillbeprotectedbycopyrightlaw?

M:It'simportanttorememberthatUnitedStatesCopyrightLawprotectsartisticexpressionssuchaspaintings,butdoesnotprotectanyideas,concepts,proceduresortechniques.

W:Howcanartistsobtaincopyrightprotection?

M:Thelawhaschangedin1978andagainin1989.Forartiststhecurrentlawmeanseverythingtheycreateisautomaticallyandimmediatelycopyrighted.Theydon'thavetofileanydocumentsandundertheprotectionoftheCopyrightLaw,anyrecreationsoftheiroriginalworksuchasprintsarealsocoveredbytheartist'scopyright.Furthermore,anychangesartistsmadetotheiroriginalworksarecovered.TheLawalsomakesitclearthatwhensomeonebuystheworkofart,theyarenotallowedtodestroyorchangethatworkofart.

W:Whatiftheworkwassoldtoanewowner?

M:Artistskeepthecopyrightevenaftersellingtheworkofart.Thepurchasermaybuythephysicalwork,buttherighttomakeprintsorcopiesisstilltheartists'andthebuyerdoesnotautomaticallyhaveanyrighttomakeandsellprintsorcopiesofwork.

W:Doyouhaveanysuggestionstoourartistsinthisarea?

M:Althoughworksareautomaticallycopyrighted,artistsareencouragedtoregistertheirworkwithUnitedStatesCopyrightOffice.Registeringartprovidesadditionallegalprotectionandalsogivesthepeoplearoundtheworldtheabilitytoapproachthehonorsaboutlicensingandpurchasingright.

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A.Protectingbuyersofpaintings.

B.Whycopiesoffamouspaintingsaremade.

C.HowpaintingsaresoldintheUnitedStates.

D.Protectingartistsfromillegaluseoftheirwork.

30.

【B7】

31.(22)

A.Buildingrelationshipwithouterspace.

B.Makingprofits.

C.Creatingastepping-stonetoscientificresearch.

D.Fosteringinternationalscientificcooperation.

32.(35)

A.Acertainpoet.

B.Hemingway.

C.JohnSteinbeck.

D.Thepassagedidn'tmentionit.

33.

【B10】

34.听力原文：TheAmericansbelievethatanybodycanbecomePresidentoftheUnitedStates.InarecentHollywoodcomedy,thatisexactlywhathappens.

DaveKovic,playedbyKevinKline,isakind-heartedmanwhorunsabusinessthatfindspeoplejobs.HeleadsatypicalAmericanwayoflife,exceptforonething—helooksexactlylikethePresident,BillMitchell.Infact,theonlythingthatmakeshimdifferentfromthenation'sleaderisthatheisverynice!

Thepresidenthasstartedusinglook-alikesduringsomepublicappearances.Daveisofferedachanceto"servehiscountry"bybecomingone.However,thingsgowrong.ThePresidentbecomesveryillandDaveendsupactingasthePresidentforever.

DirectorIvanReitman,whomadethepopularandsuccessfulcomedieslikeTwins,GhostbustersandLegalEagles,couldhavegoneforeasylaughsbymakingfunoftheAmericangovernment.Instead,Daveisanattractivecomedyaboutanordinarymaninextraordinarysituations.KevinKlinegivesadoubleperformanceasDaveandthePresident,andSigourneyWeaverisatherbestashisFirstLady.ThelovestorythatdevelopsbetweenherroleandDaveisarealclassic.

Thefilmis100%American.However,ifyou'veeverfeltthatanybodycoulddoabetterjobrunningthecountrythanthepeopleinpower,thenyou'llenjoyDave!

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

30.WhoplaystheroleofthePresidentinthefilm?

31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

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A.TomakeacomparisonbetweenDaveandotherfilms.

B.TodiscusstheAmericans'ideasaboutthePresident.

C.TotellreadersabouttheAmericangovernment.

D.Tointroduceanewfilmtothereader.

35.

【B11】

36.听力原文：W:Ohlook!There'stheguywesawlastweek,playingfootballinthepark!Helookedgreatinhiskit,remember?

M:Idon'trememberhim.I'vegotaterriblememoryforfaces.IevenhaveahardtimerecognizingpeopleI'vebeenintroducedto.

Q:Whatistheman'sproblem?

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A.Hecan'trememberpeoplebysight.

B.Hecan'trememberpeoplebyname.

C.Hehasaterriblememoryforfootball.

D.Hehasahardtimerecognizingnames.

37.听力原文：W:CouldyoupleasetellmewhereIcanfindRobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe?

M:Sure.Itshouldbeovertherewithallthenovels.Theyarearrangedalphabeticallybygroup.

Q:Whereistheconversationprobablytakingplace?

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A.Inalibrary.

B.Inacinema.

C.Inaliteratureclass.

D.Inahistoryclass.

38.(25)

A.Informationontheman'sbookingandthehotel'stelephonenumber.

B.Informationontheman'sbookingandthehotelrulesandregulations.

C.Thehotelservicesanditstelephonenumber.

D.Thehoteladdressanditsrulesandregulations.

39.(34)

A.Informationinshort-termmemoryisdifferentfromthatinlong-termmemoryonlyincontent.

B.Long-termmemorycanbeachievedonlybytraining.

C.Itiseasiertotestshort-termmemorythanlong-termmemory.

D.Henninggaveatestonvocabularytohissubjects.

40.(28)

A.Sheknewwherethegoodswereinthesupermarket.

B.Sheaskedotherstotakehertotherightplace.

C.Shemanagedtofindthegoodsbytheirlooks.

D.Sherememberedthenamesofthegoods.

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

Thechangesintheskillsneededforworkintheneweconomyarepromptedmainlyby______.

A.newmarketstandards

B.newpoliticalstructures

C.organizationalstructures

D.decreaseintransportationandcommunicationscosts

42.Technologyisatwo-edgedsword.Rarelyisthisasclearasitisintherealmofhealthcare.Technologyallowsdoctorstotesttheirpatientsforgeneticdefects—andthentoturnaroundandspreadtheresultsthroughouttheworldviatheInternet.Forsomeoneinneedoftreatment,that'sgoodnews.Butforsomeoneinsearchofajoboraninsurancepolicy,itcanbeallbad.

Lastweekacorollary(推论)wasproposedtothepatients'billofrightsnowbeforeCongress:arighttomedicalprivacy.Beginningin2002,underrulessettobecomelawinFebruary,patientswouldbeabletodecidetheconditionsunderwhichtheirpersonalmedicaldatacouldleak.Theywouldbeabletoexaminetheirrecordsandmakecorrections.Theycouldlearnwhoelsehadseentheinformation.Improperuseofrecordsbyacaregiverorinsurercouldresultinbothcivilandcriminalpenalties.TheplanwassaidtobeanunprecedentedsteptowardputtingAmericansbackincontroloftheirownmedicalrecords.

Whiletheadministrationdeclaredthattherulesasanattempttostrikeabalancebetweentheneedsofconsumersandthoseofthehealth-careindustry,neitherdoctorsnorinsurancecompanieswerehappy.Thedoctorssaidtherulescouldactuallydestroyprivacy,pointingtoastipulationallowingmanaged-careplanstousepersonalinformationwithoutconsentifthepurposewas"health-careoperations".That,physicianssaid,wasaloophole(漏洞)throughwhichHealthMaintenanceOrganizationsandotherinsurerscouldpry(窥探)intothedoctor-patientrelationship,inthenameofassessingthequalityofcare.Meanwhile,theinsurersprotestedthattheruleswouldmakethemvulnerabletolawsuits.Theywereespeciallydisturbedbyastipulationholdingthemliableforprivacybreaches(违背)by"businesspartners"suchaslawyersandaccountants.Bothgroupsagreedthatprivacyprotectionswoulddriveupthecostofhealthcarebyatleastanadditional$3.8billion,andmaybemuchmore,overthenextfiveyears.Theyalsocomplainedabouttheincreasedleveloffederalscrutinyrequiredbythenewrules'enforcementrules.

Oneaimoftherolesistoreassurepatientsaboutconfidentiality,therebyencouragingthemtobeopenwiththeirdoctors.Todayvariouscancersandotherembarrassingdiseasescangountreatedbecausepatientsareafraidofembarrassmentoroflosinginsurancecoverage.Thefearisreal:anofficialnotedthataJanuarypollbyPrincetonSurveyResearchAssociatesfoundthatoneinsixU.S.adultshadatsometimedonesomethingunusualtoconcealmedicalinformation,suchaspayingcashforservices.

Whatcanbeinferredfrom"technologyisatwo-edgedsword"inParagraph1?

A.Patientscanbenefitalotfrommedicaltechnology.

B.Peoplearesufferingfrommisuseofmedicaltechnology.

C.Weshouldbeawareofthedangerbroughtbymedicaltechnology.

D.Despitetreatmentimprovement,technologycanbeharmful.

43.

Accordingtothepassage,theFrenchworkerswere______.

44.

【C7】

45.

Whyistheexampleofdieselengineusedinthepassage?

A.Tochallengetheargumentthaterrorsinengineeringdesignareunavoidable.

B.Tosupporttheideathatengineeringdesigninvolvesmorethanasenseofform.

C.Tocriticizetheviewthatmathematicsisanecessarypartofthestudyofdesign.

D.Toquestionstheideathatdesigncoursesform.apartofengineeringcurricula.

46.

WhohaswrittenthepaperthatprovidesacomprehensiveanalysisofChina'spro-growthpoliciesanddevelopmentalplans?

47.TheBushadministrationisgivingpublicschooldistrictsbroadnewlatitudetoexpandthenumberofsingle-sexclasses,andevenschools,inwhatiswidelyconsideredthemostsignificantpolicychangeontheissuesincealandmarkfederallawbarringsexdiscriminationineducationmorethan30yearsago.

Twoyearsinmaking,thenewrules,announcedTuesdaybytheEducationDepartment,willallowdistrictstocreatesingle-sexschoolsandclassesaslongasenrollmentisvoluntary.Schooldistrictsthatgothatroutemustalsomakecoeducationalschoolsandclassesof"substantiallyequal"qualityavailableformembersoftheexcludedsex.

Thefederalactionislikelytoaccelerateeffortsbypublicschoolsystemstoexperimentwithsingle-sexeducation,particularlyamongcharterschools.Acrossthenation,thenumberofpublicschoolsexclusivelyforboysorgirlshasrisenfrom3in1995to241today,saidLeonardSax,executivedirectoroftheNationalAssociationforSingleSexPublicEducation.Thatisatinyfractionoftheapproximately93,000publicschoolsacrossthecountry.

"You'regoingtoseeaproliferationofthese,"saidPaulVallas,chiefofschoolsinPhiladelphia,wheretherearefoursingle-sexschoolsandplanstoopentwomore."There'salotofsupportforthistypeofschoolmodelinPhiladelphia."

Untilnow,Mr.Vallassaid,therehadbeenathreatoflegalchallengethathaddelayed,forexample,aboys'charterschoolfromopeninginPhiladelphiathisSeptember.NewYorkCityhasninesingle-sexpublicschools,mostofwhichopenedinthepastfouryears.

Whilethemovewassoughtbysomeconservativesandurbaneducators,andhadbackingfrombothsidesofthepoliticalaisle,anumberofcivilrightsandwomen'srightsgroupscondemnedthechange.

"ItreallyisaseriousgreenlightfromtheDepartmentofEducationtore-institutingofficialdiscriminationinschoolsaroundthecountry,"saidMarciaGreenberger,aco-presidentoftheNationalWomen'sLawCenter.

UnderTitleIX,the1972lawthatbannedsexdiscriminationineducationalinstitutionsthatreceivefederalfunds,single-sexclassesandextracurricularactivitiesarelargelylimitedtophysicaleducationclassesthatincludecontactsportsandtosexeducation.

Toopenschoolsexclusivelyforboysorgirls,adistricthasuntilnowhadtoshowa"compellingreason",forexample,thatitwasactingtoremedypastdiscrimination.

Butanewattitudebegantotake'holdwiththepassageoftheNoChildLeftBehindLawin2002whenwomensenatorsfrombothpartiescameoutinsupportofsame-sexeducationandaskedtheEducationDepartmenttodraftguidelinestopermittheirgrowth.

Thenewrules,firstproposedbytheEducationDepartmentin2004,aredesignedtobringTitleIXintoconformitywithasectionoftheNoChildLeftBehindLawthatcalledonthedepartmenttopromotesingle-sexschools.

Whatistherequirementforthedistrictstocreatesingle-sexschools?

A.Thereshouldbecoeducationalschools.

B.Thereshouldbequalityclassesavailabletobothsexes.

C.Thereshouldbevoluntaryenrollersinsuchschools.

D.Thereshouldbeequalapproachtobothsingle-sexclassesandcoeducationalclasses.

48.Onlytwoanimalshaveenteredthehumanhouseholdotherwisethanasprisonersandbecomedomesticatedbyothermeansthanthoseofenforceservitude(束缚):thedogandthecat.Twothingstheyhaveincommon,namely,thatbothbelongtotheorderofcarnivoresandbothservemanintheircapacityofhunters.

Inallothercharacteristics,aboveallinthemanneroftheirassociationwithman,theyareasdifferentasthenightfromtheday.Thereisnodomesticanimalwhichhassorapidlyaltereditswholewayofliving,indeeditswholesphereofinterests,thathasbecomedomesticinsotrueasenseasthedog;andthereisnoanimalthat,inthecourseofitscentury-oldassociationwithman,hasalteredsolittleasthecat.Thereissometruthintheassertionthatthecat,withtheexceptionofafewluxurybreeds,suchasAngoras,PersiansandSiamese,isnodomesticanimalbutacompletelywildbeing.Maintainingitsfullindependence,ithastakenupitsabodeinthehouseandouthousesofman,forthesimplereasonthattherearemoremicetherethanelsewhere.Thewholecharmofthedogliesinthedepthofthefriendshipandthestrengthofthespiritualtieswithwhichhehasboundhimselftoman,buttheappealofthecatliesintheveryfactthatshehasformednoclosebondwithhim,thatshehastheuncompromisingindependenceofatigeroraleopardwhilesheishuntinginhisstablesandbarns;thatshestillremainsmysteriousandremotewhensheisrubbingherselfgentlyagainstthelegofhermistressorpurringcontentedlyinfrontofthefire.

Ishouldnomoreliketobewithoutacatinmyhomethantobewithoutthedogthattrotsbehindmeinfieldorstreet.SincemyearliestyouthIhavealwayshaddogsandcatsaboutme.Business-likefriendshaveadvisedmetowriteadog-bookandacat-bookseparately,becausedog-loversdislikecatsandcat-loversfrequentlyabhordogs.ButIconsideritthefinesttestofgenuineloveandunderstandingofanimalsifapersonhassympathiesforboththesecreatures,andcanappreciateineachitsownspecialvirtue.

Dogsandcatsaresimilarinthat______.

A.peoplecanusethemforhunting

B.theyareassociatedwithmanclosely

C.theyhavethesamewayofliving

D.theyareequallylikedbypeople

49.

Fromthethirdparagraph,wecanknowthat______.

A.therehasnotbeenatruehumanlikerobotyet

B.computersintherobotsareexpensive

C.robotsmaydowhattheyaretold

D.robotshavebeendesignedtoworkindependently

50.

Theauth