大学英语六级真题集

2006年6月17日大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷(A卷)

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversation

andthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A)ShemetwithThomasjustafewdaysago.

B)Shecanhelpwiththeorientationprogram.

C)Sheisnotsureshecanpassonthemessage.

D)ShewillcertainlytrytocontactThomas.

2.A)Setthedinnertable.

B)Changethelightbulb.

C)Cleanthediningroom.

D)Holdtheladderforhim.

3.A)He'dlikeapieceofpie.

B)He'dlikesomecoffee.

C)He'dratherstayinthewarmroom.

D)He'sjusthaddinnerwithhisfriends.

4.A)Hehasmanagedtosellanumberofcars.

B)Heiscontentedwithhiscurrentposition.

C)Hemightgetfired.

D)Hehaslosthisjob.

5.A)Tony'ssecretary.

B)PauPsgirlfriend.

C)PauTscolleague.

D)Tony'swife.

6.A)Hewasfinedforrunningaredlight.

B)Hewascaughtspeedingonafastlane.

C)Hehadtorunquicklytogettheticket.

D)Hemadeawrongturnattheintersection.

7.A)Hehaslearnedalotfromhisownmistakes.

B)Heisquiteexperiencedintamingwilddogs.

C)Hefindsrewardmoreeffectivethanpunishment.

D)Hethinksitimportanttomasterbasictrainingskills.

8.A)Atabookstore.

B)Atthedentist's.

C)Inarestaurant.

D)Inthelibrary.

9.A)Hedoesn'twantJennytogetintotrouble.

B)Hedoesn'tagreewiththewoman'sremark.

C)HethinksJenny'sworkloadtooheavyatcollege.

D)Hebelievesmostcollegestudentsarerunningwild.

10.A)Itwasapplaudable.

B)Itwasjustterrible.

C)Theactorswereenthusiastic.

D)Theplotwasfunnyenough.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Socialwork.

B)Medicalcare.

C)Appliedphysics.

D)Specialeducation.

12.A)Thetimelyadvicefromherfriendsandrelatives.

B)Thetwo-yearprofessionaltrainingshereceived.

C)Herdeterminationtofulfillherdream.

D)Herparents9consistentmoralsupport.

13.A)Togetthefundingforthehospitals.

B)Tohelpthedisabledchildrenthere.

C)Totraintherapistsforthechildrenthere.

D)Tosetupaninstitutionforthehandicapped.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)AtacountryschoolinMexico.

B)InamountainvalleyofSpain.

C)AtasmallAmericancollege.

D)InasmallvillageinChile.

15.A)Byexpandingtheirmindsandhorizons.

B)Byfinancingtheirelementaryeducation.

C)Bysettingupasmallprimaryschool.

D)Bysettingthemaninspiringexample.

16.A)Shewrotepoetrythatbrokethroughnationalbarriers.

B)Shewasatalenteddesigneroforiginalschoolcurriculums.

C)Sheprovedherselftobeanactiveandcapablestateswoman.

D)Shemadeoutstandingcontributionstochildren'seducation.

17.A)Shewonthe1945NobelPrizeinLiterature.

B)ShewasthefirstwomantowinaNobelPrize.

C)Shetranslatedherbooksintomanylanguages.

D)Sheadvisedmanystatesmenoninternationalaffairs.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A)Howanimalssurviveharshconditionsinthewild.

B)Howanimalsaltercolorstomatchtheirsurroundings.

C)Howanimalsprotectthemselvesagainstpredators.

D)Howanimalslearntodisguisethemselveseffectively.

19.A)Itsenormoussize.

B)Itsplant-likeappearance.

C)Itsinstantaneousresponse.

D)Itsoffensivesmell.

20.A)Ithelpsimprovetheirsafety.

B)Itallowsthemtoswimfaster.

C)Ithelpsthemfighttheirpredators.

D)Itallowsthemtoavoidtwistsandturns.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions

orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletter

ontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Therearegoodreasonstobetroubledbytheviolencethatspreadsthroughoutthemedia.

Movies,Televisionandvideogamesarefullofgunplayandbloodshed,andonemightreasonably

askwhat'swrongwithasocietythatpresentsvideosofdomesticviolenceasentertainment.

Mostresearchersagreethatthecausesofreal-worldviolencearecomplex.A1993study

bytheU.S.NationalAcademyofScienceslisted"biological,individual,family,peer,school,

andcommunityfactors^^asallplayingtheirparts.

Viewingabnormallylargeamountsofviolenttelevisionandvideogamesmaywell

contributetoviolentbehaviorincertainindividuals.Thetroublecomeswhenresearchers

downplayuncertaintiesintheirstudiesoroverstatethecaseforcausality(因果关系).

SkepticsweredismayedseveralyearsagowhenagroupofsocietiesincludingtheAmerican

MedicalAssociationtriedtoendthedebatebyissuingajointstatement:"Atthistime,

wellover1,000studies...pointoverwhelminglytoacausalconnectionbetweenmediaviolence

andaggressivebehaviorinsomechildren.

Freedom-of—speechadvocatesaccusedthesocietiesofcateringtopoliticians,andeven

disputedthenumberofstudies(mostwerereviewarticlesandessays,theysaid).When

JonathanFreedman,asocialpsychologistattheUniversityofToronto,reviewedthe

literature,hefoundonly200orsostudiesoftelevision-watchingandaggression.Andwhen

heweededout"themostdoubtfulmeasuresofaggression,9,only28%supportedaconnection.

Thecriticalpointhereiscausality.Thealarmistssaytheyhaveprovedthatviolent

mediacauseaggression.Buttheassumptionsbehindtheirobservationsneedtobeexamined.

Whenlabelinggamesasviolentornon-violent,shouldaheroeatingaghostreallybecounted

asaviolentevent?Andwhenexperimentersrecordthetimeittakesgameplayerstoread

'aggressive9or'non-aggressive9wordsfromalist,canwebesurewhattheyareactually

measuring?TheintentofthenewHarvardCenteronMediaandChildHealthtocollectand

standardizestudiesofmediaviolenceinordertocomparetheirmethodologies,assumptions

andconclusionsisanimportantstepintherightdirection.

Anotherappropriatestepwouldbetotonedownthecriticismuntilweknowmore.Several

researcherswrite,speakandtestifyquitealotonthethreatposedbyviolenceinthemedia.

Thatis,ofcourse,theirprivilege.Butwhendoingso,theyoftencomeoutwithstatements

thatthematterhasnowbeensettled,drawingcriticismfromcolleagues.Inresponse,the

alarmistsaccusecriticsandnewsreportersofbeingdeceivedbytheentertainmentindustry.

Suchclasheshelpneithersciencenorsociety.

21.Whyistheresomuchviolenceshowninmovies,TVandvideogames?

A)Thereisalotofviolenceintherealworldtoday.

B)Somethinghasgonewrongwithtoday'ssociety.

C)Manypeoplearefondofgunplayandbloodshed.

D)Showingviolenceisthoughttobeentertaining.

22.Whatistheskeptics(Line3.Para.3)viewofmediaviolence?

A)Violenceontelevisionisafairlyaccuratereflectionofreal-worldlife.

B)Moststudiesexaggeratetheeffectofmediaviolenceontheviewers.

C)Acausalrelationshipexistsbetweenmediaandreal-worldviolence.

D)Theinfluenceofmediaviolenceonchildrenhasbeenunderestimated.

23.Theauthorusestheterm"alarmists”(Line1.Para.5)torefertothosewho.

A)usestandardizedmeasurementsinthestudiesofmediaviolence

B)initiatedthedebateovertheinfluenceofviolentmediaonreality

C)assertadirectlinkbetweenviolentmediaandaggressivebehavior

D)useappropriatemethodologyinexaminingaggressivebehavior

24.Inrefutingthealarmists,theauthoradvanceshisargumentbyfirstchallenging

A)thesourceandamountoftheirdata

B)thetargetsoftheirobservation

C)theirsystemofmeasurement

D)theirdefinitionofviolence

25.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthedebateconcerningtherelationshipbetweenthemedia

andviolence?

A)Morestudiesshouldbeconductedbeforeconclusionsaredrawn.

B)Itshouldcometoanendsincethematterhasnowbeensettled.

C)Thepaststudiesinthisfieldhaveprovedtobemisleading.

D)Hemorethanagreeswiththeviewsheldbythealarmists.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

You'reintroubleifyouhavetobuyyourownbrand-nameprescriptiondrugs.Overthe

pastdecade,pricesleapedbymorethandoubletheinflationrate.Treatmentsforchronic

conditionscaneasilytop$2,000amonth-nowonderthatoneinfourAmericanscan'safford

tofilltheirprescriptions.Thesolution?Aheartychorusof"0Canada."Northoftheborder,

wherepricecontrolsreign,thosesamebrand-namedrugscost50%to80%less.

TheCanadianoptionisfastbecomingapoliticalwake-upcall,"Ifourneighborscan

buydrugsatreasonableprices,whycan,twe?Eventowhisperthatthoughtprovokesanger.

“Un-American!”And-thepropagandists9trumpcard(王牌)一"Wreckourbrillianthealth-care

system.Supersizedrugprices,theyclaim,fundtheresearchthatsparksthenextgeneration

ofwonderdrugs.Nosky-highdrugpricetoday,nocureforcancertomorrow.Soshutupand

payup.

Commonsensetellsyouthafsafalsealternative.Therewardforfinding,say,acancer

cureissohugethatnoone'sgoingtohangitup.Nevertheless,ifCanada-levelpricing

cametotheUnitedStates,theindustry'sprofitmarginswoulddropandthepaceofnew-drug

developmentwouldslow.HereliestheAmericandilemma.Whoisallthissplendidmedicine

for?Shouldourhealth-caresystemcontinueitsdrivetowardthebestofthebest,eventhough

risingnumbersofpatientscan,taffordit?Orshouldwedirectourwealthtowardletting

everyoneinontoday'slevelofcare?Measuredbysavedlives,thelatterisalmostcertainly

thebettercourse.

Todefendtheirprofits,thedrugcompanieshavewarnedCanadianwholesalersand

pharmacies(药房)nottoselltoAmericansbymail,andarecuttingbacksuppliestothose

whodare.

Meanwhile,theadministrationisplayingthefearcard.OfficialsfromtheFoodandDrug

AdministrationwillarguethatCanadiandrugsmightbefake,mishandled,orevenapotential

threattolife.

DobaddrugsflyaroundtheInternet?Sure-andthemorewelook,themorewe'llfind,

ButIhaven'theardofanyragingepidemicsamongthehundredsofthousandsofpeoplebuying

crossborder.

Mostusersofprescriptiondrugsdon'tworryaboutcostsalot.They'reshelteredby

employeeinsurance,owingjusta$20co-pay.Thefinancialblowsrain,instead,onthe

uninsured,especiallythechronicallyillwhoneedexpensivedrugstolive,Thisgroupwill

stillincludemiddle-incomeseniorsonMedicare,who911havetodigdeeplyintotheirpockets

beforegettingmuchfromthenewdrugbenefitthatstartsin2006.

26.WhatissaidabouttheconsequenceoftherocketingdrugpricesintheU.S.?

A)AquarterofAmericanscan,taffordtheirprescriptiondrugs.

B)ManyAmericanscan'taffordtoseeadoctorwhentheyfallill.

C)ManyAmericanshavetogotoCanadatogetmedicaltreatment.

D)Theinflationratehasbeenmorethandoubledovertheyears.

27.ItcanbeinferredthatAmericacanfollowtheCanadianmodelandcurbitssoaringdrug

pricesby.

A)encouragingpeopletobuyprescriptiondrugsonline

B)extendingmedicalinsurancetoallitscitizens

C)importinglow-priceprescriptiondrugsfromCanada

D)exercisingpricecontrolonbrand-namedrugs

28.HowdopropagandistsarguefortheU.S.drugpricingpolicy?

A)LowpriceswillaffectthequalityofmedicinesinAmerica.

B)Highpricesareessentialtofundingresearchonnewdrugs.

C)Lowpriceswillbringabouttheangerofdrugmanufacturers.

D)High-pricedrugsareindispensableincuringchronicdiseases.

29.WhatshouldbethepriorityofAmerica'shealth-caresystemaccordingtotheauthor?

A)Toresolvethedilemmainthehealth-caresystem.

B)TomaintainAmerica'sleadinthedrugindustry.

C)Toallowthevastmajoritytoenjoyitsbenefits.

D)Toquickenthepaceofnewdrugdevelopment.

30.WhatareAmericandrugcompaniesdoingtoprotecttheirhighprofits?

A)LabelingdrugsboughtfromCanadaasbeingfakes.

B)Threateningtocutbackfundingfornewdrugresearch.

C)ReducingsuppliestouncooperativeCanadianpharmacies.

D)AttributingtheragingepidemicstotheineffectivenessofCanadiandrugs.

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AgehasitsprivilegesinAmerica.Andoneofthemoreprominentofthemisthesenior

citizendiscount.Anyonewhohasreachedacertainage—insomecasesaslowas55—is

automaticallyentitledtoadazzlingarrayofpricereductionsatnearlyeverylevelof

commerciallife.Eligibilityisdeterminednotbyone'sneedbutbythedateonone'sbirth

certificate.Practicallyunheardofagenerationago,thediscountshavebecomearoutine

partofmanybusinesses—ascommonascolortelevisionsinmotelroomsandfreecoffeeon

airliners.

Peoplewithgrayhairoftenaregiventhediscountswithoutevenaskingforthem;yet,

millionsofAmericansaboveage60arehealthyandsolvent(有支付能力的).Businessesthat

wouldneverdareofferdiscountstocollegestudentsoranyoneunder30freelyofferthem

toolderAmericans.Thepracticeisacceptablebecauseofthewidespreadbeliefthat“elderly”

and“needy“aresynonymous(同义的).Perhapsthatoncewastrue,buttodayelderlyAmericans

asagrouphavealowerpovertyratethantherestofthepopulation.Tobesure,thereis

economicdiversitywithintheelderly,andmanyolderAmericansarepoor,Butmostofthem

aren't.

Itisimpossibletodeterminetheimpactofthediscountsonindividualcompanies.For

manyfirms,theyareastimulustorevenue.Butinothercasesthediscountsaregivenat

theexpense,directlyorindirectly,ofyoungerAmericans.Moreover,theyareadirect

irritantinwhatsomepoliticiansandscholarsseeasacomingconflictbetweenthe

generations.

GenerationaltensionsarebeingfueledbycontinuingdebateoverSocialSecurity

benefits,whichmostlyinvolvesatransferofresourcesfromtheyoungtotheold.Employment

isanothersorepoint,Buoyed(支持)bylawsandcourtdecisions,moreandmoreolder

Americansaredecliningtheretirementdinnerinfavorofstayingonthejob-thereby

lesseningemploymentandpromotionopportunitiesforyoungerworkers.

Farfromakindofcharitytheyoncewere,seniorcitizendiscountshavebecomea

formidableeconomicprivilegetoagroupwithmillionsofmemberswhodon'tneedthem.

Itnolongermakessensetotreattheelderlyasasinglegroupwhoseeconomicneeds

deservepriorityoverthoseofothers.Seniorcitizendiscountsonlyenhancethemyththat

olderpeoplecan'ttakecareofthemselvesandneedspecialtreatment;andtheythreaten

thecreationofanewmyth,thattheelderlyareungratefulandtakingforthemselvesat

theexpenseofchildrenandotheragegroups.Seniorcitizendiscountsaretheessenceof

theverythingolderAmericansarefightingagainst-discriminationbyage.

31.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.

A)offeringseniorcitizensdiscountshasbecomeroutinecommercialpractice

B)seniorcitizendiscountshaveenabledmanyoldpeopletoliveadecentlife

C)givingseniorcitizensdiscountshasboostedthemarketfortheelderly

D)seniorcitizenshavetoshowtheirbirthcertificatestogetadiscount

32.Whatassumptionliesbehindthepracticeofseniorcitizendiscounts?

A)Businesses,havingmadealotofprofits,shoulddosomethingforsocietyinreturn.

B)Oldpeopleareentitledtospecialtreatmentforthecontributiontheymadetosociety.

C)Theelderly,beingfinanciallyunderprivileged,needhumanehelpfromsociety.

D)SeniorcitizendiscountscanmakeupfortheinadequacyoftheSocialSecuritysystem.

33.Accordingtosomepoliticiansandscholars,seniorcitizendiscountswill.

A)makeoldpeopleevenmoredependentonsociety

B)intensifyconflictsbetweentheyoungandtheold

C)haveadversefinancialimpactonbusinesscompanies

D)bringamarkedincreaseinthecompaniesrevenues

34.HowdoestheauthorviewtheSocialSecuritysystem?

A)Itencourageselderlypeopletoretireintime.

B)Itopensupbroadcareerprospectsforyoungpeople.

C)Itbenefitstheoldattheexpenseoftheyoung.

D)Itshouldbereinforcedbylawsandcourtdecisions.

35.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizestheauthor'smainargument?

A)Seniorcitizensshouldfighthardagainstagediscrimination.

B)Theelderlyareselfishandtakingseniordiscountsforgranted.

C)Priorityshouldbegiventotheeconomicneedsofseniorcitizens.

D)Seniorcitizendiscountsmaywellbeatypeofagediscrimination.

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

In1854mygreat-grandfather,MorrisMarable,wassoldonanauctionblockinGeorgia

for$500.Forhiswhiteslavemaster,thesalewasjust“businessasusual."ButtoMorris

Marableandhisheirs,slaverywasacrimeagainstourhumanity.Thispatternofhumanrights

violationsagainstenslavedAfrican-Americanscontinuedunderracialsegregationfornearly

anothercentury.

ThefundamentalproblemofAmericandemocracyinthe21stcenturyistheproblemof

^structuralracism“thedeeppatternsofsocio-economicinequalityandaccumulated

disadvantagethatarecodedbyrace,andconstantlyjustifiedinpublicspeechesbyboth

raciststereotypesandwhiteindifference.DoAmericanshavethecapacityandvisionto

removethesestructuralbarriersthatdenydemocraticrightsandopportunitiestomillions

oftheirfellowcitizens?

Thiscountryhaspreviouslywitnessedtwogreatstrugglestoachieveatruly

multiculturaldemocracy.

TheFirstReconstruction(1865-1877)endedslaveryandbrieflygaveblackmenvoting

rights,butgavenomeaningfulcompensationfortwocenturiesofunpaidlabor.Thepromise

of"40acresandamule(骡子)"wasformostblacksadreamdeferred(尚未实现的).

TheSecondReconstruction(1954-1968),orthemoderncivilrightsmovement,endedlegal

segregationinpublicaccommodationsandgaveblacksvotingrights.Butthesesuccesses

paradoxicallyobscurethetremendoushumancostsofhistoricallyaccumulateddisadvantage

thatremaincentraltoblackAmericans9lives.

Thedisproportionatewealththatmostwhitesenjoytodaywasfirstconstructedfrom

centuriesofunpaidblacklabor.Manywhiteinstitutions,includingsomeleading

universities,insurancecompaniesandbanks,profitedfromslavery.Thispatternofwhite

privilegeandblackinequalitycontinuestoday.

Demandingreparations(赔偿)isnotjustaboutcompensationforslaveryandsegregation.

Itis,moreimportant,aneducationalcampaigntohighlightthecontemporaryrealityof

"racialdeficits99ofallkinds,theunequalconditionsthatimpactblacksregardlessofclass.

Structuralracism'sbarriersinclude“equityinequity."theabsenceofblackcapital

formationthatisadirectconsequenceofAmerica'shistory.Onethirdofallblackhouseholds

actuallyhavenegativenetwealth.In1998thetypicalblackfamily'snetwealthwas$16,400,

lessthanonefifththatofwhitefamilies.Blackfamiliesaredeniedhomeloansattwice

therateofwhites.

Blacksremainthelasthiredandfirstfiredduringrecessions.Duringthe1990-91

recession,African-Americanssuffereddisproportionate1y.AtCoca-Cola,42percentof

employeeswholosttheirjobswereblacks.AtSears,54percentwereblack,Blackshave

significantlyshorterlifespans,inpartduetoracisminthehealthestablishment.Blacks

arestatisticallylesslikelythanwhitestobereferredforkidneytransplantsor

early-stagecancersurgery.

36.Totheauthor,theauctionofhisgreat-grandfatherisatypicalexampleof________.

A)crimeagainsthumanity

B)unfairbusinesstransaction

C)racialconflictsinGeorgia

D)racialsegregationinAmerica

37.Thebarriertodemocracyin21stcenturyAmericais.

A)widespreaduseofraciststereotypes

B)prejudiceagainstminoritygroups

C)deep-rootedsocio-economicinequality

D)denialoflegalrightstoordinaryblacks

38.WhatproblemremainsunsolvedinthetwoReconstructions?

A)Differencesbetweenracesaredeliberatelyobscured.

B)Theblacksarenotcompensatedfortheirunpaidlabor.

C)Thereisnoguaranteeforblackstoexercisetheirrights.

D)Theinterestsofblacksarenotprotectedbylaw.

39.Itisclearthatthewealthenjoyedbymostwhites.

A)hasresultedfrombusinesssuccessesovertheyears

B)hasbeenaccompaniedbyblackcapitalformation

C)hasderivedfromsizableinvestmentsineducation

D)hasbeenaccumulatedfromgenerationsofslavery

40.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthecurrentsituationregardingracialdiscrimination?

A)Racismisnotamajorobstacletoblacks9employment.

B)Inequalityofmanykindsremainsvirtuallyuntouched.

C)Amajorstephasbeentakentowardsreparations.

D)Littlehasbeendonetoensureblacks9civilrights.

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthe

sentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

linethroughthecentre.

41.Becauseoftheofitsideas,thebookwasinwidecirculationbothathomeand

abroad.

A)originality

B)subjectivity

C)generality

D)ambiguity

42.Withitsownparliamentandcurrencyandacommonforpeace,theEuropeanUnion

declareditself-in11officiallanguages-openforbusiness.

A)inspiration

B)assimilation

C)intuition

D)aspiration

43.AmericahasnowadoptedmoreEuropean-styleinspectionsystems,andthe

incidenceoffoodpoisoningisfalling.

A)discrete

B)solemn

C)rigorous

D)autonomous

44.Mainstreampro-marketeconomistsallagreethatcompetitionisanspurto

efficiencyandinnovation.

A)extravagant

B)exquisite

C)intermittent

D)indispensable

45.Inthelate19thcentury,JulesVerne,themasterofsciencefiction,foresawmanyof

thetechnologicalwondersthataretoday.

A)transient

B)commonplace

C)implicit

D)elementary-

46.IwassowhenIusedtheautomaticcheckoutlaneinthesupermarketforthe

firsttime.

A)immersed

B)assaulted

C)thrilled

D)dedicated

47.Hisarmwasfromtheshark'smouthandreattached,buttheboy,whonearlydied,

remainedinadelicatecondition.

A)retrieved

B)retained

C)repelled

D)restored

48.BillGatesandWaltDisneyaretwopeopleAmericahastobetheGreatest

American.

A)appointed

B)appeased

C)nicknamed

D)dominated

49.Themajorityofcitizenstendtobelievethatthedeathpenaltywillhelp

decreasethecrimerate.

A)overflowing