2022年山东省莱芜市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022年山东省莱芜市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Differentfromlargeorganicfarms,smallorganicfarmsweremainlyengagedin______.

2.

BothMarkandCzerwinskinoticedthatsomecomputerusersreliedon___________asreminderstohelpthemcopewithdistractions.

3.

Researchersclaimthataslittleasfiveminutesexposuretocommondomesticelectricalappliancewillimpair______.

4.

Asitisusedinthepassage,thephrase"laidoff?"(Line3,Para4)means"______"

5.

Itfoundthatincreasesinairpollutiontendedto______.

6.WhyAmericanstraveloverseaslessthantheirwesterncounterparts?

A.Theirvacationstendtobeshorter.

B.Theycan'taffordinternationaltours.

C.Theyaremoreinterestedinmakingmoney.

D.TheypreferstayingwhereAmericansareinthemajority.

7.AccordingtoRobertFeldman,theauthorofTheLiarinYourLife,Americansnow______.

A.regardthetruthasveryimportant

B.tendtoliemoreoftenthanbefore

C.startaconversationwiththreelies

D.hatetobedeceivedbytheirchildren

8.

Youcanjudgewhetheryou'vereachedyourcareerturningpointafteryou______.

9.

Herlastexperimentprovedthataneffectivewayoftakingadvantageofthepowerofluckis______.

10.AtHighTechHigh,______arehiredtoteachcomesonbiotechnologyorwebdesign.

11.

Undertheinfluenceofhightemperatureandmuchdamagecausedbythehuman,Earthandlifewill______.

12.

AgreatnumberofpeoplebegintotourAfter1950.

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13.

"WhatGianniAgnelliofFiatwastoItaly"referredinthepassageimplies______.

A.Mr.Tata'suncleisimportanttoIndia

B.TataAirlinesisimportanttoIndia

C.Mr.Tata'suncleisdispensabletoIndia

D.TataAirlinesisdispensabletoIndia

14.

CollegeeducationistoblameforthefailureofAmerica'smathandscienceeducation.

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15.WhatdoweknowaboutMarkinthefilmTheInventionofLying?

A.Helookstoothinforhisdate.

B.Heisthemosthonestman.

C.Lyingchangeshislifecompletely.

D.Helivesinalyingworld.

16.

AccordingtoRubin,Auto-Tunemayhavea______effectonsingers.

A.minorB.majorC.positiveD.negative

17.

Ifyouknowhowmanycarbohydrates,fatsandproteinsareinanygivenfood,youknow

A.howmuchenergythatfoodcontains

B.thecompilationofthesethreebuildingblocks

C.howtheenergyisacquired

D.wheredoesthefoodcomefrom

18.Rainforests

Tropicalrainforestsarethemostdiverseecosystem(生态系统)onEarth,andalsotheoldest.Today,tropicalrainforestscoveronly6percentoftheEarth'sgroundsurface,buttheyarehometooverhalfoftheplanet'splantandanimalspecies.

WhatIsaRainforest?

Generallyspeaking,arainforestisanenvironmentthatreceiveshighrainfallandisdominatedbytalltress.Awiderangeofecosystemsfallintothiscategory,ofcourse.Butmostofthetimewhenpeopletalkaboutrainforests,theymeanthetropicalrainforestslocatedneattheequator.

Theseforestsraceivebetween160and400inchesofrainperyear.Thetotalannualrainfallisspreadprettyevenlythroughouttheyear,andthetemperaturerarelydipsbelow60degreesFahrenheit.

Thissteadyclimateisduetothepositionofrainforestsonthegolbe.BecauseoftheorientationoftheEarth'saxis,theNorthernandSouthernhemisphereseachspendpartoftheyeartiltedawayfromthesun.Sincerainforestsareatthemiddleoftheglobe,locatedneartheequator,theyarenotespeciallyaffectedbythischange.Theyreceivenearlythesameamountofsunlight,andthereforeheat,allyear.Consequently,theweatherintheseregionsremainsfairlyconstant.

Theconsistentlywet,warmweatherandamplesunlightgiveplantlifeeverythingitneedstothrive.Treeshavetheresourcestogrowtotremendousheights,andtheyliveforhundreds,eventhousands,ofyears.Thesegiants,whichreach60to150Itintheair,form.thebasicstructureoftherainforest.Theirtopbranchesspreadwideinordertocapturemaximumsunlight.Thiscreatesathickcanopy(树冠)levelatthetopoftheforest,withthinnergreenerylevelsunderneath.Somelargetreesgrowsotallthattheyeventoweroverthecanopylayer.

Asyougolower,downintotherainforest,youfindlessandlessgreenery.Theforestfloorismadeupofmoss,fungi,anddecayingplantmatterthathasfallenfromtheupperlayers.Thereasonforthisdecreaseingreeneryisverysimple:Theoverabundanceofplandtsgatheringsunlightatthetopoftheforestblocksmostsunlightfromreachingthebottomoftheforest,makingitdifficultforrobustplantstothrive.

TheForestfortheTrees

Theamplesunlightandextremelywetclimateofmanytropicalareasencouragethegrowthoftoweringtreeswithwidecanopies.Thisthicktoplayeroftherainforestdictatesthelivesofallotherplantsintheforest.Newtreeseedlingsrarelysurvivetomakeintothetopunlesssomeoldertreesdie,creatinga"hole"inthecanopy.Whenthishappens,alloftheseedlingsonthegroundlevelcompeteintenselytoreachthesunlight.

Manyplantspeciesreachthetopoftheforestbyclimbingthetalltrees.Itismucheasiertoascendthisway,becausetheplantdoes'shavetoform.itsownsupportingstructure.

Someplantspecies,calledepiphytes,growdirectlyonthesurfaceofthegianttress.Theseplants,whichincludeavarietyoforchidsandferns,makeupmuchoftheunderstory,thelayeroftherainforestrightbelowthecanopy.Epiphytesareclose,enoughtothetoptoreceiveadequatelight,andtherunofffromthecanopylayerprovidesallthewaterandnutrients(养分)theyneed,whichisimportantsincetheydon'thaveaccesstothenutrientsintheground.

tranglersandButtresses

Sameepiphyteseventuallydevelopintostranglers.Theygrowlong,thickrootsthatextenddownthetreetrunkintothe

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19.

EvenafterWal-MartmadeSamWaltonextremelywealthy,hestillledaverythriftylifeandaskedhisemployeestofollowsuit.

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20.Painsanti.Gains

Pains

TheIraqWarisdraggingintoitsfourthyear.WhilepeaceremainsuncertaininIraq,opinionpollsintheUnitedStateshaveshownthatsupportforthewarisfallingdown.However,U.S.PresidentGeorgeW.Bushhasoutwardlyexpressedhisconfidenceonmorethanoneoccasion."I'moptimisticwe'llsucceed.Ifnot,I'dpullourtroopsout,"hesaidatarecentpressconference.

WhenheorderedtroopsintoIraqonMarch20,2003,GeorgeW.Bushprobablywouldnothaveimaginedthatthecountrywouldbeplungedintosuchachaoticsituationthreeyearslater.

Despiteitsvictoriousoffensives,U.S.forceshavenotbeenabletoclearanti-U.S.resistance,whichineffecthasseenadrasticrestorationrecently.AlthoughtheU.S.dominateddemocraticprocesshaslargelybeencompleted,andWashingtoncontinuestoincreaseeconomicassistance,Iraqhasmadelittleprogressinitsreconstruction,leavingIraqipeoplewithseverewaterandpowershortages.Inparticular,eversincethebombingofafamousShiiteshrine(什叶派教徒的圣地)onFebruary22,thefeudbetweentheSunnis(逊尼派教徒)andtheShiites,Iraq'stwomajorreligioussects,hasdegeneratedtotheedgeofacompletelossofcontrol.

Atpresent,theUnitedStatescanneithercomeupwithaquickanswertotheIraqproblem,norriditselfoftheheavyburdeneasily.Behindthe"Iraqsyndrome"arethehugecostsonthepartoftheUnitedStates:over2,300troopskilledand$200250billionspent.

Gains

Asamatteroffact,theUnitedStateshasreapedremarkablebenefitsfromthewarinspiteofitsvastcosts.

GeopoliticalPriority

ThegeopoliticalsituationhasbeenmademorefavorabletotheUnitedStates.OneoftheunderlyingreasonswhytheUnitedStatesseeksatransformationofIraqistosmashArabnationalismsoastokeepafirmgriponArabcountries.Iftheiradvantagesinpopulation,naturalresourcesandgeographicpositionareintegratedandtheyspeakwithonevoice,letaloneestablishaunifiedArabcountry,the22-nationArabworldwillbecapableofresistinginterventionbybigpowers.UnitymeanspowerandprovidesthebestscreenagainsttheinterferenceofWesternsuperpowers.Arabnationalism,championedbyformerEgyptianPremierGamalAbdelNasser,wasatitsheightinthe1950sto1960s.In1956,NassersuccessfullydefendedthemilitaryaggressionwagedbyBritain,FranceandIsrael.IntheFourthMiddleEastWar,ortheYomKippurWarin1973,theArabcountrieseffectivelyprotectedtheirdignityandinterestsbyusingtheoilweapon.AlthoughArabnationalismgraduallydeclinedafterthat,withconflictsemergingamongthevariousnations,thebasisforpoliticalintegrationstillexists.FortheUnitedStates,theArabworldis,ofcourse,toolarge.

IraqisatthecoreoftheArabworld.ItsformerleaderSaddamHusseinhadbeengoingoutofhiswaytoreviveArabnationalismbytakingadvantageoftheanti-U.S.sentimentspopularintheMiddleEast,somethinginauspiciousforWashington.ItisforthesereasonsthattheUnitedStatessetaboutchangingthenatureofIraqthroughtheIraqWar,thepost-wardemocratictransformation,andespeciallysupportingtheKurds(库尔德人).InthenewIraqiConstitution,thecountryisnolongerlabeledan"Arabcountry".

TheUnitedStateshasthereforesucceededinbreakingtheArabworldfromwithin,preventingtherevivalofArabnationalismandgettingridofthebiggestthreatforittocontroltheoilandstrategiczonesintheMiddleEast.Inthemeantime,asIraqisturnedintoadependent,proU.S.(支持美国的)country,theUnitedStateswillbeabletoestablishanewstrategicbaseintheheartoftheMiddleEast.Acurvelink

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(24)

A.Sunlight.B.Location.C.Soil.D.Drainage.

22.SectionC

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

听力原文：It'smyhonortobeheretonight.

OurorganizationiscalledtheNoiseAbatementSocietythatmonitorsandtriestodealwithnoiserelatedissues.Wearecurrentlyworkingtointroducewhatiscalledbroadbandnoisetechnologyindifferentareas.

Manypeopleaskedmewhatthebroadbandnoiseis.It'sverysimpleactually,ifyoucanimaginewalkingthroughawoodlateatnightinthepeaceandquietandyouhearatwigsnap,youturnautomaticallytowardsthattwig.Andthisisexactlywhatbroadbandis,youknowwhichdirectionit'scomingfrom,youknowinstantlywhichsideofyouit'scomingfrom.Alarmsatthemomentaresoloudthattheyactuallydisorientateyou.Ifyou'reatasetoftrafficlights,youdon'tknowwhichdirectionanambulance,apolicecarorafireenginemaybecomingfrom,butwithbroadbandyoudo.Youautomaticallyturntowardsit；ithastobesaferbecauseyoucanthengetoutofthewayveryquickly.Itsoundsjustlikea"shushshush"sound.Thealarmsyouhearatthemomentareveryrichintones.Butbroadbandisn't.Becauseit'snotgotthetonalcontent,youknowwherethatsoundiscomingfrom.Andthenicerthingaboutbroadbandisassoonasit'sgoneby，itdisappears，youdon'tactuallyhearit.

Broadbandnoisealarmsarebeingusedinanumberofplacesaroundthecountry.Theycanalsobeusednotonlyonvehiclesbutalsoinbuildingstohelppeoplefindtheexitswhenthereisanemergency.

It'smyhonortobeheretonight.

OurorganizationiscalledtheNoiseAbatementSocietythat【B1】______andtriestodealwithnoise【B2】______issues.Wearecurrentlyworkingtointroducewhatiscalledbroadbandnoisetechnologyindifferentareas.

Manypeopleaskedmewhatthebroadbandnoiseis.It'sverysimpleactually,ifyoucanimagine【B3】______throughawoodlateatnightinthe【B4】______andquietandyouhearatwig【B5】______,youturnautomaticallytowardsthattwig.Andthisisexactlywhatbroadbandis,youknowwhichdirectionit'scomingfrom,youknow【B6】______whichsideofyouit'scomingfrom.Alarmsatthemomentaresoloudthattheyactuallydisorientateyou.Ifyou'reatasetoftraffic【B7】______,youdon'tknowwhichdirectionan【B8】______,apolicecarorafireenginemaybecomingfrom,butwithbroadbandyoudo.【B9】______.Itsoundsjustlikea"shushshush"sound.Thealarmsyouhearatthemomentareveryrichintones.Butbroadbandisn't.Becauseit'snotgotthetonalcontent,youknowwherethatsoundiscomingfrom.【B10】______.

Broadbandnoisealarmsarebeingusedinanumberofplacesaroundthecountry.【B11】______.

【B1】

23.(35)

A.Howeducatorscreateacurriculum.

B.Whysomeparentsobjecttotheteachingofpenmanship.

C.Thestandardsforpenmanshipinstatecurricula.

D.Theeffectsofrewardinggoodpenmanship.

24.听力原文：W:Didyouhearifthedebateteamisgoingontothestatecompetition?Ordidtheygeteliminated?

M:Actually,Ihaven'tbeenfollowingtheirprogressthisyear,becauseI'mverybusythesedays.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Hehasn'ttakenpartinadebatethisyear.

B.Hebelievestheteamwaseliminatedalready.

C.Hedoesn'tknowiftheteamwassuccessful.

D.Heistoobusytogotothecompetitionwiththewoman.

25.SectionB

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

听力原文：Nomancanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.Butifyoustudycorrectlythesignsaroundyou,youmaytellimportantchangesinweather.Thiswayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbelikeonthefollowingdayortwoiscalledweatherforecasting.

Formanycenturiesandinallcountriespeoplehavestudiedtheweatherandtriedtomakeweatherforecasting.Sometimesdistantobjectssuchashillsandtalltreesseemtobeveryclearandnear.Thisisasignofmuchwatervaporintheair,andthereforerainwillprobablycome.Ringsroundthesanarealsoasignofcomingrain.Manypeoplefeelpainintheirbones.Thisisasignofthecoiningofwetweather.Somebirdsflyhighiffineweatheriscoming.Theyflynearthegroundifrainorstormyweatherisontheway.Itisprobablybecausetheinsectswhichtheyarehuntingflylow.Ifyouseearainbowduringrainyweather,thisisasignthattheweatherwillbecomeclearandfine.Suchrainbowsalwayscomeintheevening.Iftherainbowappearsinthemorning,rainyweatherwillprobablycome.Ifafogappearsinthemorningjustaboutsunrisethenthedaywillbewarm.Ifthestarstwinkleclearlyatnight,thenfineweatherwillcontinue.Ifthesunsetismostlyredincolor,thenthefollowingdaywillbefine.

Mostoftheabovesayingshavebeenmadebypeoplewhohaveusedtheireyesandbrainstomakeweatherforecasting.

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A.Theweatherwillbeclearendfine.

B.Rainwillprobablycome.

C.Therewillbeafog.

D.Fineweatherwillcontinue.

26.听力原文：W:Well,howareyoudoing?

M:Fine.Thecomputersectioniscomingalongnicely.Ishouldbefinishedwithitbythisafternoon.

W:Oh.thatisgreat.But,Ineedtopullyouoffthecomputersforalittlewhileandpmyouonsomethingelse.

M:Somethingelse?

W:Yeah,yeah.Listen.youknowaboutelectricity,don'tyou?

M:Well,asthatisthepowersourceformostcomputers.Idopossessarudimentaryknowledgeofitofcourse.

W:Oh.that'sgreat!That'sjustwhatIwantedtohear.

M:Uh,why?

W:Becauseofthis

M:Themaincircuitbox?

W:That'sright.Noticesomethingoddaboutit?

M:Wellyes.Noneofthewiresappeartobeattached.

W:Nobodygetstotheheartofaproblemasquickasyou.Uptonow.we'vebeenpoweringtheplacewithagenerator,butit'stimeforthattostop.Iwantyoutofixthecircuitbox.

M:Fixit?

W:Yeah.youknow.attachthewires.

M:Uh.amItounderstandthatyouwishmetowireyourbuilding?

W:No.no.1don'twishyoutod0it.1wantyoutodoit.Yougoteverythingyouneedhere:transformer,wire,andfuses.

M:WhileIdoknowsomethingaboutelectricalcurrant.Iamnotacertifiedelectrician.

W:DidIsayyouhadtobe?

M:Youdon'tunderstand.Thisjobrequirestheservicesofatrueprofessional.

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A.Heisaprofessionalelectrician.

B.Hepossessesabasicknowledgeofelectricity.

C.Heknowsnothingaboutelectricity.

D.Electricityishismajor.

27.

【B4】

28.听力原文：W:There'saphotomachineinthepostoffice.Itgivesyoufourphotosforthreedollars.

M:Sodoestheoneinthelibrary.ButIwenttoaphotographer'sstudio.Itwasmuchcheaper.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

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A.Thelibraryhasaphotographer'sstudio.

B.Thephotosarecheaperinthepostoffice.

C.Hetookphotosinaphotographer'sstudio.

D.Hetookonepictureofhimselfinthelibrary.

29.听力原文：W:Goodmorning.ThisisMsReedinMr.Farnsworth'soffice.I'dliketoconfirmaflightforMr.Farnsworth.It'sflight420toSydneyonApril17that3:20p.m.ThenameisRogerFarnsworth.

M:Certainly,MsReed.Holdonasecond.That'scorrect.Youreservediton10th,didn'tyou?

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.MsReedisgoingtoSydneyonApril17th.

B.Mr.FarnsworthisgoingtoSydneyonflight430.

C.Theflightleavesat3:20p.m.

D.Theyaretalkingattheticketoffice.

30.

【B10】

31.听力原文：M:That'stoobadwedon'thaveanyonewhocanplaydefenseinourteam,Madam.

W:Youareright,butcheerup!Don'tyouseewehaveplentyofplayerswhocanshootthree-pointers?

Q:Whatistheiradvantageaccordingtothewoman?

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A.Theycanimprovetheirteam'sdefenseveryquickly.

B.Theyhavelotsofthree-pointshooters.

C.Theirteammemberscanshootaccurately.

D.Theirthree-pointshootersarebetterthanotherteams.

32.

【B2】

33.【B6】

34.听力原文：W:Youtoldmeyoulikedyourjob．Whydoyoulooksoupset?

M:Wheneverwetrytochangetheworkroutine．theworkershavesomanyifsandbutsthatwenevermanagetochangeanything．

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Theworkersmakemanycomplaints.

B.Theworkersmakealotofobjections.

C.Theworkersmakelotsofproposals.

D.Theworkersmakenumerousmistakes.

35.听力原文：M:TodaysomanypeoplearetalkingaboutAIDS.IstheAIDSepidemicveryseriousnow?

W:Oh,yeah.Tosaytheimpactonoursociety,thisdiseasewillbethemostseriouspublic-healthproblemwearefacingnow.Onaglobalscale,itthreatenstounderminecountries,especiallyinAfrica.

M:Oh,it'ssoterrible?Whatdoyoumeanby"underminecountries"?

W:Itisaveryseriousdiseaseinthemiddleagesofthepopulation,sothatitwillgreatlyreducethenumberofpeoplecarryingoutthefunctionsofthesociety.InpartsofAfrica,it'shappeningalready.

M:WeknowthatAIDSismainlycausedbysexcontactandbloodexchangeordrugabuse.Doyouthinkpeople'sbasicbehavior.canbealteredintimetostoptheAIDSepidemic?

W:Intimetohaveasignificantimpact,yes.Idon'tthinkwe'llbeperfect.Peoplewillresponddifferently.ButforthehomosexualpopulationinSanFrancisco,therateofhomosexuallytransmitteddiseasesfelldramaticallywhenaseriouseducationalprogramwasputinplace.Peoplewereobviouslywillingtochangetheirbehavior.whentheyweremadetorealizehowseverearisktheyweretaking.

M:Whataboutgroupsnotyethardhit?Canthemessagegettothembeforemassivedeathoccurs?

W:Itiscertainlyhardertoreachpeoplewhentheydon'tseetheconsequenceofwhatthey'redoingrightaroundthemorwhentheconsequenceisextremelydelayed.

M:Howcanwereachpeople?

W:Amassiveeducationalcampaignistheonlythingconceivableatthemomentthatcanhelp.Toarguethatit'sdifficultandexpensiveandthereforeweshouldn'tdoitwouldbeself-defeating.

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A.TheepidemicofAIDS.

B.ThetreatmentofAIDS.

C.ThetransmissionofAIDS.

D.TheimpactofAIDS.

36.(21)

A.Hethoughtshepreferredtostudyalone.

B.Hethoughtshehadmadearrangementstostudywith.

C.Hehadtoldherthathehaddonepoorlyonarecenttest.

D.Hedidn'tknowthatshewasenrolledinalinearalgebracourse.

37.

【B5】

38.(40)

39.SectionA

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

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A.Sheiseagertobeacceptedbytheuniversity.

B.SheiswaitingtoseeifshecouldgetthejobfromCole's.

C.SheisexpectingtoseeifColewouldlendhersomecash.

D.Shehasnoideaaboutwhethershecanaffordtheuniversitytuition.

40.(32)

A.Beginbreathingthroughthenostrils.

B.Slowdownsomewhat,butcontinuestraining.

C.Stoptheparticularexerciseatonce.

D.Closehismouthimmediately.

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

Whoarethekindsofreportersthewriterseemstoadmiremost?

A.Reporterswhoknowhowtosiftthroughalotofinformation.

B.Reporterswhoarewillingtosacrificetochaseafterastory.

C.Reporterswhowon'tsullythemselves.

D.Reporterswhoarehighlytrained.

42.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothesecondexample?

A.Thegirlreceivedaphonymessage.

B.Thevictimwasinvitedbythegirl.

C.Thegirlmanagedtorevengethevictimharmlessly.

D.Thegirlwasn'texpectingthevictim.

43.

Theauthorofthepassagewantstotellusthat______.

A.AmericanslikesportsandsportsrevealmuchaboutthechangingethnicstructureoftheUnitedStates

B.inWashington,severalgamesareplayedinoneday

C.Americanslikeallkindsofgames

D.theAmericangamesarewatchedbynative-Americansandplayedbypeoplefromdifferentcountries

44.Citiesmakegoodhomesforperegrinefalconsbecausetheyprovide______.

A.bountifulnestingareas,abundantfood,andrainwatercontrolbasins

B.abundantfood,buildingsthatresemblecliffs,endnonaturalpredators

C.largebuildingswithchimneys,otherwildlife,andwell-lightednestingareas

D.abundantfood,chimneys,rubble,andwindowsills

45.

【C3】______

46.

【C5】

47.

Accordingtotheauthor,Americans'culturalblindnessandlinguisticignorancewill______.

A.affecttheirimageinthenewera

B.cutthemselvesofffromtheoutsideworld

C.limittheirroleinworldaffairs

D.weakenthepositionoftheUSdollar

48.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Modernfurnituredesignhascomeinforagooddealofabuse.Theveryword"modern"hasunpleasantconnotations.Itbringstomindallthatisimpracticable,garishandvulgar;brightly-colored,angulartables:fragilesetsthatbalanceprecariouslyontwolegs;chairswithinexplicableholescarvedinthemtotraptheunwary:andspindlylampsoftwistedwirewhichcrouchincornerslikeenormousspiders.Butwemustnotconfuseallthatisgoodinmoderndesignwiththesecheap,sensationalimitations.

How,then,arewetodistinguishthegenuinefromthesham?Massproducedarticleswhichdonothingbutexploitnovelty,havebroughtmuchdesignintodisrepute.The"futuristic"coffee-barsetsthepacewithitsbright,chromiumsurfaces,itsgaudy,ridiculoustablesandchairsanditstropicalplantswhichwindinandoutofcrazybeamsintheceiling.Thissortofthingisthedesign'snightmare.Itdebasesourstandardsoftastesothatwecannotdiscriminatebetweenthegoodandthebad.Intheend,tosaythatasinglethingis"modern"isthesameassayingthatitisuglyandoffensive.

Truemoderndesignisbothsimpleandefficient.Itaimsatrelatingmethodsofconstructiontorealneeds.InVictoriantimes,designgotoutoftouchwithlife.Needlessornamentationmadeusforgetwhatfurniturewasreallyfor.Moderndesignhasstrippedawayallthatisinessential.Itspurposeisnottoastonish,buttoprovideuswithwhatispleasinganduseful.

Apieceofreallyfinemodernfurnitureshouldneverbeseeninisolation,butaspartofasetting.Onlythencanwejudgeitsshape,color,andutility.Modernhousestendtobesmallandthefurnituremustgiveusroomtomove.Itshouldbewellproportionalandatthesametimeunobtrusive.Itspresenceshouldbefeltratherthanseen.Becausewecandoawaywithunnecessarywallsanddoors,quiteasmallhousecangivetheimpressionbeinglarge,light,andairy.Anelegantpieceoffurniturecanoftenbeusedtodividealargeroomintotwo,soastomakethebestpossibleuseofspaceandprovideamaximumofcomfort.Awelldesignedmodernhouseisonewecanreallyliveinandnotmoveaboutlikeunwantedguests.

Thefirstparagraphsuggestedthatthewriterthinksthatthemodernfurnituredesignsisbasically______.

49.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

JustastheCorporatecowboysofthe1970sdestroyedthereputationofthecorporationstheyheaded,andengagedingrandscaleselfindulgenceatcorporateexpense,nowAustraliaisintheeraofthecampuscowboy(andfemalecounterpart).Theytoooverstatetheperformanceoftheirproductandcorporation,andindulgeingrandscaleselfindulgence,despitetheirclaimsofacademicexcellenceandprojectingaholierthanholyimage.

Academicsareputundervariouspressurestodropthestandardofuniversityeducationsothatmorestudentsareretainedthroughtograduation,therebymaximizingtherevenuecollectedbygovernmentsofbothpersuasionsandthemorerevenuehandedbacktotheuniversitiestofundtheoutrageousperquisitesofseniormanagementatthoseinstitutions.

Australianuniversitiesartificiallybooststudentn