2022年山西省太原市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022年山西省太原市大学英语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.MostofAntarcticaappearstobeimmunetothebigmeltfornowbecauseit'slargelyinsulatedfromglobaltrendsandit'ssobigastogenerate______.

2.Whensleddogsgetsufficientcarefromtheowner,theyusually______.

A.fightwithotherdogs

B.aretooheavytorun

C.arefriendlyandgentle

D.developreliabilityontheowner

3.Tolimitwrongdoing,governmentshavelongbeentryingtocontrol______.

4.

Accordingtothepassage,thebestwaytomakeupforsleepdeficitis______.

A.totakenapseveryday

B.tohavemoresleepovertime

C.togotobedearly

D.todrinkacupofmilkbeforebedtime

5.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HappyEarthDay

TheGoodNews

Here'sthegoodnews:ourairiscleaner,ourlakesarepurer,ourforestsarehealthier,endangeredspeciesarerecovering,toxicemissionsaredown,andacidrainhasdiminisheddramatically.Andyet,ifyou'velookedatanewspaperorwatchedtheeveningnewslately,youmightthinkourenvironmentisundersiege(围攻).Mediacoverageoftheenvironmentisheavyondoomsday,butthetruthisnotatallbreak:nearlyallenvironmentaltrendsintheUnitedStatesarepositiveandhavebeenforyears--ifnetdecades.

Eco-legislation,greenorganizations,corporatecooperationandnewinventionshaveallquietlysteeredourenvironmentinapositivedirection.Wecan'taffordtobecomplacent(自满的),though--especiallywhenitcomestogreenhousegases,sinceglobalwarmingistheonehugeproblemwehaven'treallytackled.Butalmosteverymeasuretakenbygovernmentagenciesandgrass-rootseffortstnimprovetheenvironmenthasshownencouragingresults--usuallyfasterthanexpectedandatalowercost.Nowthat'sgoodnews.

Scientistsandenvironmentaliststhinkthateventheworrisomefactofglobalwarmingcanbeameliorated(改善).Thereisastrongscientificconsensusthattheglobalwarmingthreatrequiresaction,butifcurrentenvironmentaltrendspersistandthereductionofmostpollutantscontinuestobeaccomplishedfasterandmorecheaplythanexpected,wemaybeabletocontrolandreducegreenhousegasesinbothaffordableandpracticalways.

ConsidersomeoftheenvironmentalimprovementstheUnitedStateshaswitnessedoverthelastthreedecades.

ImprovedAirQuality

Takeanice,bigcleansingbreath.AccordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,emissionsoftheprimarysmog-causingchemicalsfromcarsandtruckshavedeclined54percentsince1970,eventhoughthenumberofregisteredcarsandtruckshasmorethandoubled,from108,407,000to230,428,000,andtheyarenowdrivenoneandahalftimesasfarannually.

Keepbreathing,becausethefineparticulateslinkedtorespiratorydisease,includingthosesometimesseenassoot(煤烟),aredownbyaboutone-thirdsince1979(thoughfewercitiesweresurveyedbackthen).Thelevelofcarbonmonoxide,adangerousodorlessgas,isdown53percentsince1970.Andemissionsofsulfurdioxide,oftenthemajorculpritbehindacidrain,aredown49percentsince1970,despitethefactthattheUnitedStatesnowbumsfarmorecoal,themainsourceofthispollutant.

TheseimprovementshavetranslatedintobetterairqualityformillionsofAmericans.Between1976and1990,theLosAngelesareaaveragedsome150daysperyearinviolationoffederalsmogstandards;in2004,thatfiguredroppedtojust27violationdays,thefewesteverforthatcity.

And,incaseyouarewondering,federalstandardshavebecomestricter;notweaker,duringthisperiod.Ofcourse,thereismoretobedone-27smogdaysinLosAngelesarestill27toomany,andAtlanta,Houstonandothercitiescontinuetoexperienceair-pollutionproblems.Butoverall,air-qualitytrendsarestronglypositive.Now,exhale.

BetterWaterQuality

Otherenvironmentaltrendsareequallyencouraging.Waterqualityhasimproved,too,andratesofwaterbornediseasearealsoindecline.It'shardtobelieve,butjustagenerationago,factoriesandmunicipalpla

A.Globalwarming.

B.Acidmin.

C.Toxicemission.

D.Environment.

6.

Themaindifficultiesofspaceflightareneither______nor______.

7.

Theorangutans'DNAis______tothehumans'.

8.

Hedonicadaptationmeanspeoplealwaysreturntotheirusuallevelofhappinessafterthetemporarysatisfaction.

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9.

Theeconomyandjobmarketaresogoodthatmoregraduatesaredeterminedtofindthebestjob.

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10.

Today'sU.S.athletesusuallyavoidbeinglikearolemodelsincethatwillruintheirreputation.

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11.

ThenatureofthemagazineTLSis______.

12.Library

Thelibraryisaplacewherebooks,journals,microfilms,audioandvisualmaterialsarekeptandorganizedtosupportthecultural,informational,recreational,andeducationalneedsofthegeneralpublicorspecificgroupsofusers.Recentadvancesincomputingandcommunicationtechnologieshavetransformedthecontemporarylibrary:itisnotonlyawarehouse,butnowalsoanactivememberinavastnetworkoflibrariesanddatabanksthroughwhichusershaveaccesstoaworld-widestoreofrecordedknowledge.

Themostcommonkindsoflibrariesarepubliclibrariesandthoseofschools,collegesanduniversities,andgovernment.Inaddition,manyspecializedlibrariesservingindustry,commerce,themedia,andtheprofessionshavebeenestablishedduringthepasthalfcentury.IntheUnitedStatesandCanadaalonemorethan135,000librariesexist,ranginginsizefromtheLibraryofCongresstothesmallestelementaryschoolfacilities.

ClassificationSystemsandtheCatalog

Libraryclassificationsystemspermituserstofindaparticularbookorauthor,ortodiscoverwhatbooksonaparticularsubjectareheldbythelibrary.Mostlibrariesuseoneofthreemajorclassificationsystems:theDeweyDecimalSystem,inventedbyMelvilDewey;theUniversalDecimalClassification,aEuropeanadaptationofDewey;orasystemdevelopedbytheLibraryofCongress.Thelibrary'scatalognotonlyliststhelibrary'scontentsbutalsoanalyzesthem,sothatallworksbyanindividualauthor,allworksonagivensubject,andallworksinaspecificcategory(dictionaries,music,ormaps,forexample)canbeeasilylocatedbyreaders.Themodemcatalogisapracticaltoolthatistheresultoftheanalysisofthesubject,category,andcontentsofbooks,videocassettes,microfilms,compactdiscs,andahostofotherinformationalvehicles.

Thelibrary'sowncardcatalogisonlyoneofthemanyformsinwhichcatalogandbibliographicmaterialsareavailable.LargelibrariesowntheNationalUnionCatalog,forexample,acumulativelistingofthelibraryresourcesoftheLibraryofCongressandothermajorandspecializedlibrariesintheUnitedStatesandCanada.SpecializedlibrariesmayownorsubscribetosuchspecializedcatalogsastheEighteenthCenturyShortTitleCatalog(ESTC),acomputerizeddatabaselistingeverypublication--book,pamphlet,orsinglesheet--printedbetween170land1800inEnglishor,ifinaforeignlanguage,inEnglish-speakingcountries.

Catalogingandclassifyingareexpensiveprocesses.Manylibrariescutexpensesbysubscribingtoacomputerizedbibliographicservice.Tolocatematerialsthatarenotamongits.holdings,alibrarymayinquiretheOnlineComputerLibraryCenter(OCLC)ortheResearchLibrariesInformationNetwork(RLIN),whicharethetwomajornationalcatalognetworks.Throughtheircomputerizeddatabases,thesenetworksofferinterlibraryloanservicesthatcanoperate,ifnecessary,acrossthecontinent.

History

TheearliestancientlibrarieswereclaytabletstoreroomsinancientMesopotamia,andthelaterpapyrusscrolllibrariesinEgypt,Greece,andRome.Ashurbanipal'slibraryinNineveh(7thcenturyBC)consistedofthousandsofinscribedclaytabletsrecordinglaws,astronomicaldata,commercialtransactions,narrativepoems,androyalhappenings.A30,000-tabletlibraryhasbeendiscoveredatdiggingsintheancientSumeriancityofNippur,andotherextensivelibrarieshavebeenfoundthroughouttheMesopotamianregion.

TheearliestlargeGreeklibraryistracedtoAristotle(4thcenturyBC),butthegreatestwasestablished(3dcenturyBC)byPtolemyIinthemuseumatAlexandria,Egypt.Scholarstherecopied,revisedandeditedworksoftheclassicalGreekwriters.Theircopiesofancientworksbecamethestandardeditionsonwhichother

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13.Accordingtotheprogramin2002,caregiverswereexpectedtoreducestressby______.

14.

Someoftheimportantcustomerswereboredbylatedeliveryofthewatches.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Sophisticated______techniqueshavebeenalreadyemployedtocalculatehowintermarriageischangingthefaceoftheUnitedStates.

16.

Themeaningofbuzzwords,iftheyhave,isbasedonconnotationsinsteadof______.

17.

IITVgivesateacheralotofadvantages.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.Thegreatbiologicplausibilitymakesitpossibletousemicrobicidesandoral-preventiondrugstopreventHIVinthenext10years.

19.

Newton'ssecondlawofmotionsaysforceequals______,multipliedbythechangeinspeeditproducesinanobject.

20.Onceapersonistooweakorlosestheabilitytodothings,alivingwillisareliabledocumentforrequired______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:IfIwereyouI'dliveinthecityinsteadofcommutingtoworkbytrain.

M:Butthecountryissobeautifulandpleasantinthespringandfall.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggest?

(14)

A.Sheshouldliveinthecountry.

B.Sheshouldlivenearthespring.

C.Hepreferstoliveinthecountry.

D.Heagreeswiththewoman.

22.听力原文：W:IwonderwhatmakesMothersoupsetthesedays.

M:Fatherwouldliketoaffordanewvillainthefarawaysuburbs,whichgoesagainstherwishes.And,whatismore,heturnsadeafeartoherwords.

Q:WhyisMotherveryunhappyrecently?

(15)

A.Shewantstoliveinthesuburbs.

B.Sheisoffendedbyhernaughtychildren.

C.Shedisagreeswithfather.

D.Sheturnsadeafeartoherhusband'swords.

23.(28)

A.Tokeepsellingpeoplebyproducingcigaretteswithlesstar.

B.Topersuadepeopletogiveupsmokingentirely.

C.Toreducetherisktopeople'shealth.

D.Toletpeopleknowtherisktopeople'shealth.

24.(31)

A.PeoplewholiveinAmazontribesdon'tthinkplantsarethebasisofthefoodpyramid.

B.PeoplewholiveinAmazontribesdon'tregardbotanyasaspecialbranchofknowledge.

C.PeoplewholiveinAmazontribesknowallthepropertiesofplantsinthejungle.

D.PeoplewholiveinAmazontribesgivesomespecialnamestobotany.

25.(34)

A.Thenecessityofplantingtheseeds.

B.Theimportanceofnutritionandregularexercise.

C.Togetrideofthedeliciouspies.

D.TomakeappearanceinPrevention.

26.(22)

A.Collectinginformationaboutthebacteria.

B.Workingonacattleranch.

C.Writingapaperaboutextinctanimals.

D.Analyzingbuffalobehavior.

27.

【B7】

28.

【B10】

29.(33)

A.Toinform.thejobhuntersoftheopportunitiesavailable.

B.Tohelpdesignclassifiedadsinthenewspaper.

C.Toclassifyavailablejobsintovariouscategories.

D.Tohelpjobhunterswriteimpressiveapplicationletters.

30.听力原文：Thehomeisthecentralfocusofmostyoungpeople'slivesinBritain,particularlyforthosewhoarestillattendingschool.Themajorityrelyupontheirhomeenvironmentasaplaceofsecurityandupontheirparentsasthemainprovidersoffood,moneyandothernecessitiesoflife—aswellasgeneraladvice.Youngpeoplespendalargeproportionoftheirleisuretimeathomewithothermembersoftheirfamilyorwithfriends.

Afterthehome,schoolisthemainsocialenvironmentwherechildrennotonlyreceivetheirformaleducationbutalsodeveloptheiridentitieswithinpeergroups.AllschoolchildreninBritainareencouragedtotakeupactivitieswhichcomplementtheiracademicandvocationaleducationandhelptoidentifytheirindividualtalent,suchassports,drama,musicandcreativepursuits.Manyoftheseform.partoftheschoolcurricula.

Thepersonaldevelopmentandinformalsocialeducationofyoungpeopleagedfrom11to25arealsopromotedbytheYouthServiceinBritain.TheServiceisapartnershipbetweenlawauthoritiesandalargenumberofvoluntaryorganizations.ArecantsurveyestimatesthatnearlysixmillionyoungpeopleinthisagegroupareeithercurrentorpastparticipantsintheService.

YouthclubsandcentersarethemostcommontypesofYouthServiceprovision,encouragingtheirmemberstoparticipatehisport,culturalandcreativeactivities,andcommunityservice.Somealsoprovideinformationandcounseling.Youthclubsmaybebranchesofnationalorinternationalbodiesortheymaybeentirelylocalinstitutions.

(33)

A.Atschool.B.Athome.C.AtYouthClubs.D.AtYouthCenters.

31.(35)

A.Massachusetts.B.Texas.C.California.D.Connecticut.

32.

【B3】

33.(29)

A.Conservationofforestsisnotaneasytask.

B.Smokinginforestsareonlyallowedinsomesafeareas.

C.Lightingaccountsformostofforestsfires.

D.Newbreakthroughshavebeenachievedtocontrollightningstrikes.

34.(21)

A.Ananalysisofearlypresidentialelections.

B.Acomparisonofpoliticaljournals.

C.Theuseofcomputersincalculatingelectionresults.

D.Theimpactoftelevisiononrecentpresidentialelections.

35.(14)

A.Shethinksthepriceistoohigh.

B.Shethinksthepriceisquitenormal.

C.Shethinksthepricecouldbecheaper.

D.Shethinksthepriceisreallylow.

36.(15)

A.Itisthebestcityhe'severvisited.

B.Itwasworsethanhehadexpected.

C.Itisdifficulttogetaroundinthecity.

D.Thehotelserviceisterribleinthecity.

37.SectionB

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

听力原文：Isuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrightened.Lookingdown,Iimmediatelyrecognizedthatsomethingwaswrong,andrandowntotheedgeofthenearbank.ThereIsawMaShwewithherthree-month-oldbabystrugglinginthefast-risingwater,anditwasalife-and-deathstruggle.Herbabywasfloatingandscreamingwithfear.MaShwewasasneartothefarbankasshecouldget,holdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwater,andkeepingthebabypressedagainstherhugebody.Everynowandthentherushingwaterwouldsweepthebabyaway.Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthebabywaswashedcleanoverthemother'sbodyandwasgone.MaShweturnedquicklytoreachitandpressedthebabywithherheadandtrunkagainsttherockybank.Thenwithahugeeffort,shepickeditupinhertrunkandtrieduntilshewasabletoplaceitonanarrowshelfofrock.

Justatthismoment,shefeltbackintotheriver.Ifshewerecarrieddown,itwouldbecertaindeath.Iknew,aswellasshedid,thattherewasonespotwhereshecouldgetupthebank,butitwasontheothersidefromwhereshehadputherbaby.WhileIwaswonderingwhatIcoulddonext,Iheardthesoundofamother'slove.MaShwehadcrossedtheriverandgotupthebankandwasmakingherwaybackasfastasshecould,roaringallthetime.Buttoherbabyitwasmusic.

30．Whatdidthespeakerseethemomenthegotdowntotheriverbank?

31.HowdidMaShwemanagetosaveherbabyfromthefast-flowingwater?

32.Howdidthebabyfeelaboutthemotherelephant'sroaring?

(27)

A.Thebabywasabouttofallintotheriver.

B.MaShwewasplacingthebabyontherock.

C.Thebabywaswashedawaybytherisingwater.

D.MaShwewasholdingthebabyagainsttherushingwater.

38.(24)

A.Drivinginunsettledweather.

B.Takinglongdrivesoutsidethecity.

C.Meetinginterestingpeopleinthecity.

D.Beingabletoenjoytheworldofnature.

39.【B6】

40.听力原文：W:Ican'tbeartheairpollutioninthiscityanymore，It'sgettingworseandworse，Theskylooksgreymostofthetime．

M:Yousaidit!We’veneverhadsomanyfactoriesbefore.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(13)

A.Theairpollutioniscausedbythedevelopmentofindustry.

B.Thecitywaspoorbecausetherewasn'tmuchindustrythen.

C.Thewoman'sexaggeratingtheseriousnessofthepollution.

D.Hemightmovetoanothercityverysoon.

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

【C4】

42.There'ssimplepremisebehindwhatLarryMyersdoesforaliving:Ifyoucansmellit,youcanfindit.Myers

isthefounderofAuburnUniversity'sinstituteforBiologicalDetectionSystems,themaintaskofwhichistochasetheultimateindetectiondevices-anartificialnose.

Fornow,thesubjectoftheirresearchislittlemorethanastackofgleamingchipstuckedawayinalaboratorydrawer.Butsoon,suchatoolcouldbehangingform.thebeltsofpolice,arson(纵火)investigatorsandfund-safetyinspectors.Thetechnologythattheyareworkingonwouldsuggestquitereasonablethat,withinthreetofiveyears,we'llhavesomeworkablesensorsreadytouse.Suchdevicesmightfindwideuseinplacesthatattractterrorists.Policecoulddetectdrugs,bodiesandbombshiddenincars,whilefoodinspectorscouldeasilytestfoodandwaterforcontamination.

Theimplicationsforrevolutionaryadvancesinpublicsafetyandthefoodindustryareastonishing.Butso,too,arethepossibilitiesforabuse:Suchmachinescoulddeterminewhetherawomanisovulating(排卵),withoutaphysicalexamorevenherknowledge.

OneofthetraditionalprotectorsofAmericanlibertyisthatithasbeenimpossibletosearcheveryone.That'sgettingnottobethecase.

ArtificialbiosensorscreatedatAuburnworktotallydifferentlyfromanythingeverseenbefore.Aromascan,forexample,isadesktopmachinebasedonabankofchipssensitivetospecificchemicalsthatevaporateintotheair.Asairissuckedintothemachine,chemicalspassoverthesensorsurfacesandproducechangesintheelectricalcurrentflowingthroughthem.Thosecurrentchangesareloggedintoacomputerthatsortsoutodorsbasedontheirelectricalsignatures.

Myerssaystheyexpecttoleadasinglefingernail-sizechipwiththousandsofodorreceptors(感受器),enoughtocreateasensorthat'snearlyassensitiveasadog'snose.

Whichofthefollowingiswithinthecapacityoftheartificialnosebeingdeveloped?

A.Performingphysicalexaminations.

B.Locatingplaceswhichattractterrorists.

C.Detectingdrugsandwatercontamination.

D.Monitoringfoodprocessing.

43.

【C8】

44.

LauraMcHughpromisedtogetthebulliedboytestedfordiseasesbecause____.

A.hersonconfessedtobeingwrong

B.shewasafraidtoannoytheboy'sparents

C.hewaslikelytobeaffectedbythesediseases

D.shewantedtoteachherownsonalesson

45.What'sthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.Tomakepeoplepaymoreattentiontolibraries.

B.TointroducetheWorldDigitalLibraryclearly.

C.Toarousepeople'sawarenessofprotectingourculture.

D.Totellpeoplehowtotakeadvantageofdigitallibraries.

46.

【C2】

47.

AccordingtoYoshikoMatsumoto,thelinguisticbehavior.observedintoday'syoungwomen______.

A.mayleadtochangesinsocialrelations

B.hasbeentrueofallpastgenerations

C.isviewedasasignoftheirmaturity

D.isaresultofrapidsocialprogress

48.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Womenwhoapplyforjobsinmiddleorseniormanagementhaveahighersuccessratethanmen,accordingtoanemploymentsurvey.Butofcoursefarfewerofthemapplyforthesepositions.Thestudy,byrecruitment(征召新成员)consultantsNBSelection,showsthatwhileoneinsixmenwhoappearoninterviewshortlistgetjobs,thefigurerisestooneinfourforwomen.

Reasonsforhighersuccessratesamongwomenaredifficulttoisolate.Oneexplanationsuggestedisthatifawomancandidatemanagestogetonashortlist,thenshehasprobablyalreadyprovedherselftobeanexceptionalcandidate.Dr.Marxsaidthatwhenwomenapplyforpositionstheytendtobebetterqualifiedthantheirmalecounterpartsbutaremoreselectiveandconservativeintheirjobsearch.Womentendtoresearchthoroughlybeforeapplyingforpositionsorattendinginterviews.Men,ontheotherhand,seemtorelyontheirabilitytosellthemselvesandtoconvinceemployersthatanyshortcomingstheyhavewillnotpreventthemfromdoingagoodjob.

ManagerialandexecutiveprogressmadebywomenisconfirmedbytheannualsurveyofboardsofdirectorscarriedoutbyKornInternational.Thisyearthesurveyshowsadoublingofthenumberofwomenservingasnon-executivedirectorscomparedwiththepreviousyear.However,progressremainspainfullyslowandtherewerestillonly18postsfilledbywomenoutofatotalof354non-executivepositionssurveyed.

InEuropearecentfeatureofcorporatelifeintherecessionhasbeenthede-layeringofmanagementstructures.HilarySearssaidthatthishashaltedprogressforwomeninasmuchasde-layeringhastakenplaceeitherwherewomenareworkingorinlayerstheyaspireto.Searsalsonotedapositivetrendfromtherecession,whichhasbeenthegrowingnumberofwomenwhohavestartedupontheirown.

Inbusinessasawhole,thereareanumberoffactorsencouragingtheprospectofgreaterequalityintheworkforce.Demographictrendssuggestthatthenumberofwomengoingintoemploymentissteadilyincreasing.Inadditionafargreaternumberofwomenarenowpassingthroughhighereducation,makingthembetterqualifiedtomoveintomanagementpositions.OrganizationssuchastheEuropeanWomen'sManagementDevelopmentNetworkprovidearangeofopportunitiesforwomentoenhancetheirskillsandcontacts.

However,ArianeAntal,directoroftheInternationalInstituteforOrganizationChangeforArchampsinFrance,saidthatthereisonlyanecdotalevidenceofchangesinrecruitmentpatterns.Andshesaid:"It'sstillsohardforwomentoevengetontoshortlists-therearesomanyhurdlesandbarriers."Sheagreedthattherehavebeensomepositivesignsbutsaid:"Untilthereisabeliefamongemployers,untiltheyvaluethedifference,nothingwillchange."

Fromthepassage,wecanseethatmalesapplicants______femaleapplicantsfortopposts.

49.Oneofmyfavoriteposterssays,"Lifeisatest.Itisonlyatest.Hadthisbeenareallifeyouwouldhavebeeninstructedwheretogoandwhattodo."WheneverIthinkofthishumorousbitofwisdom,itremindsmenottotakemylifesoseriously.Whenyoulookatlifeanditsmanychallengesasatest,orseriesoftests,youbegintoseeeachissueyoufaceasanopportunitytogrow,achancetodiscovermoreaboutlife.Whetheryou'rebeingbombarded(攻击;质问)withproblems,responsibilities,eveninsurmountable(不能超越的)difficulties,whenlookedatasatest,youalwayshaveachancetosucceed,inthesenseofrisingabovethatwhichischallengingyou.If,ontheotherhand,youseeeachnewissueyoufaceasaseriousbattlethatmustbewoninordertosurvive,you'reprobablyinforaveryrockyjourney.Theonlytimeyou'relikelytobehappyiswheneverythingisworkingoutjustright.Andweallknowhowoftenthathappens.

Asanexperiment,seeifyoucanapplythisideatosomethingyouareforcedtodealwith.Perhapsyouhavemuchpressurefromyourparentsoryouhaveademandingboss.Seeifyoucanredefinetheissueyoufacefrombeinga"problem"tobeingatest.Ratherthanstrugglingwithyourissue,seeifthereissomethingyoucanlearnfromit.Askyourself,"Whyisthisanissueinmylife?Whatwoulditmeanandwhatwouldbeinvolvedtoriseaboveit?Could1possiblylookatthisissueanydifferently?CanIseeitasatestofsomekind?"

Ifyougivethisstrategyatryyoumaybesurprisedatyourchangedresponses.Ithasbecomefarmoreacceptabletometoacceptthingsastheyare.

Accordingtothepassage,whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardslife?

A.Hetakeshislifeseriously.

B.Heconsiderslifeasatest.

C.Heknowswheretogoandwhattodo.

D.Hethinkslifeisfullofhumorouswisdom.

50.Accordingtothepassage,colorblindnesscanbedangerousincertainoccupationslike______.

51.

Theresultoftheresearchforaneasilydigestiblefatturnedouttobe______.

A.commerciallyuseless

B.justasanticipated

C.somewhatcontroversial

D.quiteunexpected

52.

OneofCarver'smainconcernismostsimilartowhatofpresentdaycauses?

53.Accordingtotheauthor,there-modelingofcitiesshouldtakeintoaccountallofthefollowingexcept______.

A.thebenefitsoffuturegenerations

B.thewillandtheprideofthecitydwellers

C.thepsychologicalneedsoflandowners

D.propertransportationplans

54.

Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethepassage?

A.Heche--thebestactressofHollywood.

B.Heche--theversatileactress.

C.Heche--thetalentedactress,writeranddirector.

D.Heche--abrilliantstarinBroadway.

55.

Theoldpeoplebelievethat______.

A.theoldvaluestheyhavekepttoshouldalsochangewiththeadvancingsociety

B.theyknowmorebecausetheyhaveexperiencedmuchmoreoflife

C.youngpeoplearegoodsuccessorstotheirideals

D.youngpeopleshouldnotcontinuetolivethewaytheydid

56.InPara.3,theconceptof"wiredcities"isrevivedbecause______.

A.personalcomputersbecomeeasilyavailabletomorepeople

B.theInternethasfoundextensiveapplications

C.thenumberofonlineconsumersandcompaniesisontherise

D.e-mallshavereplacedlettersasthedominantmessageofcommunication

57.

Nestleandsomebottledwatercompaniesaretryingtoreducetheenvironmentalimpactbyshiftingto

58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutmillennials'attitudetowardstheirfuture?

A.Negative.B.Uncertain.C.Positive.D.Conservative.

59.

Inorderforlycopenetobeabsorbedbythebody,______.

A.itmustbeconsumedwithacertainamountoffat

B.yous