2022年广东省清远市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022年广东省清远市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Theautomatedphonesystemisso______thatpeoplehavetotalktoarealpersontosolvesomeproblems.

2.

Americanshavehadagoodtrackrecordofbeingsensitivetoculturaldistinctions.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

Theoxidationofthedecayeddeadalgalbodiescan't______.

A.lowertheamountofoxygeninthefiverwater

B.makethewatertastebadly

C.makethewaterunsuitableforhumanconsumption

D.makethebacteriadead

4.

Theconvergencecriteriainvolvegovernmentbudgetdeficit,outstandinggovernmentdebt,inflation,nominallong-terminterestrateand______________________.

5.

AccordingtothefiguresreleasedbyOfcom,whichofthefollowingcurrentlyposesthegreatestthreattotheBBC?

A.TheBBC'sterrestrialcompetitors

B.TheInternet

C.Themulti-channelservicesincludingdigitalchannels,BBC3andBBC4.

D.Newspapersandmagazines.

6.

Depressionmightbethecauseof______.

7.

What'ssomysteriousaboutbackproblems?

A.Theimpossibilitytomeasuretheintensityofthepain.

B.Theunknownoriginofthepain.

C.Thedisconnectbetweenspinedefectsandpain.

D.Thelowpercentageofpeoplewithabnormaldiscsamongthehealthy.

8.

Viewerswillhavetoagreetoparticipateinaspecialfile-sharingnetwork,toreducethecostofdownloading.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.AccordingtoMs.Brookover,researchinginthestacksandonlinearedifferentbecause______.

A.peopledonotwalkintothelibraryanylonger

B.peopledonotphysicallyholdingthearticle

C.peopleofsenseofauthoronline

D.everythingcanbelongtoyoueasilyonline

10.

AccordingtoPatriciaMorgantheincreasingnumberofwomenwhohavechildrenlateordon'twanttogivebirthtochildrenarethosewhoare______.

11.

Marshasathinatmospherethatcontainslowconcentrationsof______.

12.

Asaresult,hisdoublelifeminedhisteachingcareer.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Withsomebest-knownsearchenginesuserscansearch______easily.

14.

Only______beallowedtoentertheancientOlympicGames.

15.

Gossipsarealwayswithanevilintention,andthestoriesarealwaysuntrue.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.SuggestionsforYourWork

Annieisalongtimesecretary/receptionistfortwoseniorvicepresidentsatabigcompany.Theyhavebeendoingalotofhiringlately,andalmostallofthenewmiddle-managementpersonnelhavebeeninterviewedbyoneortheotherofAnnie'stwobosses,sonaturallytheycomethroughherofficefirst.

Someofthesepeopleareunbelievablyrude.EithertheytreatAnnielikeapieceoffurniture(nohello,noeyecontact)ortheythinksheistheirerrand(差使)girl.Lately,Annie'stwobosseshavestartedaskingherforherimpressionsofjobcandidates.Sofarthisweek,twohavebeendiscourteous(失礼的)anddismissive,soAltairgaveboththethumbs-down.Neitherisgettingcalledbackforthenextroundofinterviews.

Nooneknowshowcommonthisis,butifyouarejobhunting,it'snecessarytobeawarethatthedummyatthereceptiondeskmaybeanythingbutnot"justasecretary".

SuggestionstoJobHunters

AccordingtoAnnieStevensandGregGostanian,twopartnersataBoston-basedexecutivecoachingfirmcalledClearRock,it'snotunusualthesedaysforahiringmanagertoaskeveryonewhomeetsapotentialnewhiretogiveanopinionofhimorher."Oneofthebiggestreasonssomanynewlyrecruitedmanagersfailinanewjobistheirinabilitytofitinandgetalongwiththepeoplewhoarealreadythere,"saysStevens."Soemployersnowwanttogetstaffers'impressionsrightatthestart."

AddsGostanian:"Alotcanbelearnedfromhowcandidatestreatreceptionists.Ifthejobseekerisrude,condescending,orarrogant,thismightbeanindicationofhowheorshewouldtreatcoworkersordirectreports."

Obviously,anyonelookingforanewjobwoulddowellnottoalienatethepersonwhositsoutsidetheinterviewer'sdoor.StevensandGostanianofferthesesixtipsfurgettingofftotherightstart:

?Introduceyourselfasyouwouldtoanyotherpotentialnewcolleague.Smile,shakehands,andsoon.Itseemsoddthatthishastobespelledout,butapparentlyitdoes;and,besidesbeingamatterofcommoncourtesy,ordinaryfriendlinessoffersapracticaladvantage."Learningandrememberinganinterviewer'sreceptionist'snamecanonlyhelpasyouadvanceintheinterviewingprocess,"Stevensnotes.

?Don'tregardareceptionistorotherassistantasanunderling(部下)—atleast,notasyourownpersonalunderling."Alwaysasktheinterviewerifyouneedhelpfromanyoneelseintheofficewhereyou'reinterviewing,insteadofseekingthisdirectlyyourself,"saysGostanian.Inotherwords,ifyou'dliketoleaveanextracopyofyourresume,refrainfromsendingtheinterviewer'sassistanttotheXeroxmachine.

?It'sfinetoacceptifyou'reofferedabeverage,butkeepitsimple."Don'taskforparticularbrandnamesorexpecttobebrewedafreshpotofcoffee,"Stevenssays.Andofcourse,needweaddthatdispatchinganybodytoStarbucksisoutofthequestion?

?Feelfreetomakesmalltalk,butknowthatanythingyousaymaywellgetbacktotheinterviewer."Don'taskprobingquestionsaboutthecompanyorofferunsolicitedopinions,"Gostanianadvises.Nomatterhowhideoustheofficedoor,endlessthehikefromtheparkinglot,orinconvenientthewaittoseetheinterviewer,keepittoyourself.Plentyoftimeforwhining(抱怨)andgrumblingafteryou'rehired.

?Don'ttalkonyourceilphoneinfrontofthereceptionist,andtrytoputyourBlackBerryaside."Ifyouhavetomakeortakeacall,leavethereceptionarea,"Stevenssays.Preoccupationwithwirelessdeviceswillmarkyou,shesays,as"acoldandfixatedperson".

?Don'tforgettosaygood-bye."Failuretosaygood-byetosomeoneyou'vejustmetreflectsnegativelyonyou,"Gostaniannotes."You'llcomeacrossasimpersonalanduncaring

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Sensiblecalculationofreal-worldrisksseemsentirelybeyondusandit'ssomethingwe'llneverdoexceptionallywell.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

ArecentstudyreportedthatJapaneseworkerswere______thancommonlythought.

19.

AtPennStateUniversity,engineershavedesignedaircraftwingsthatcanchangeshapeindifferentphasesofflight,______.

20.

HawalaBanks,becauseof______hasbeenatargetfordrugsdealersasawaytomovetheirmoneyaround.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B5】

22.(24)

A.Itisluxurious.

B.Itisgrand.

C.Ithasclassicalstyle.

D.Ithasgoodreputation.

23.听力原文：M：Howwasyourinterviewlastweek?Haveyougottheircalls?

W：Well．chancesareslim．MymindwasallfocusedontheexaminthatafternoonandIevenforgottobringmyresume．

Q：Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherinterview?

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A.Itwasjustso-so.

B.Itwasgreat.

C.Itwasterrible.

D.Itwasinteresting.

24.SectionC

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

InAmericaandmanyothercountries,onespecialkindofboxcontainsthefuture.It'scalledaballotbox.WhatpeopleputintotheboxonElectionDaycanchangethecourseofhistory.

Electionsarethe【B1】______ofademocracy.Theworddemocracy【B2】______means"thepeoplerule",animportant【B3】______inAmerica'shistory.InAmerica,electionsareheldeverytwoyearsformembersofCongress.Intheseelections,allseatsintheHouseofRepresentativesandone-thirdoftheSenateseatsareupforgrabs.Everyfouryears,votersgotothepollsto【B4】______thenation'spresidentandvice-president.Votersalsoregularlyvoteforstateandcitygovernmentleadersandlocalschoolboardmembers.

IntheAmericanelectoralsystem,peopledon'treallyvoteforpresidentialcandidates.Instead,voters【B5】______theirballotsfor"electors"whosupporteachcandidate.Eachstatehasasmanyelectorsasthe【B6】______numberofitsrepresentativesinCongress.This【B7】______twosenatorsperstateplusthenumberofitsrepresentativesintheHouse.Thecandidatewhohasthemostvotesinastatewinsallofthestate'selectors.Towinthepresidentialelection,acandidatemust【B8】______atleast270ofthe538totalelectoralvotes.

【B9】______.Someearlyreformsoutlawedcheating,givingbribesandthreateningvoters.【B10】______.In1870,blackpeoplegainedtherighttovote,andin1920,thatrightwasextendedtowomen.Inrecentdecades,lawsagainstunfairrulesforvotinghavebeenpassed.【B11】______.

【B1】

25.SectionB

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

听力原文：AlotofpeopleintheUnitedStatesarecoffeedrinkers.Overthelastfewyears,atrendhasbeendevelopingtointroducepremium,speciallyblendedcoffees--knownas"gourmetcoffees"--intotheAmericanmarket.

Bostonseemstohavebeenthebirthplaceofthistrend.Infact,majorgourmetcoffeemerchantsfromothercitieslikeSeattleandSanFranciscocametoBoston,wheretodaythey'reengagedinakindof"coffeewar"withBoston'smerchants.Theyareallcompetingforasignificantshareofthegourmetcoffeemarket.

Surprisingly,thecompetitionamongtheseleadinggourmetcoffeebusinesseswillnothurtanyofthem.ExpertspredictthatthegourmetcoffeemarketintheUnitedStatesisgrowingandwillcontinuetogrow,tothepointthatgourmetcoffeewillsooncapturehalfofwhatisnowa1.5-million-dollarmarketandwillbean8-millinn-dollarmarket.Studieshaveshownthatcoffeedrinkerswhoconverttogourmetcoffeeseldomgobacktotheregularbrandsfoundinsupermarkets.Asaresult,thesebrandswillbethereallosersinthegourmetcoffeecompetition.

(27)

A.ThecoffeemarketinBoston.

B.Theroleofsupermarketsinthecoffeebusiness.

C.AnewtrendintheUnitedStates.

D.Theadvertisingofanewproduct.

26.(25)

A.TeachDon'sclasswhilehe'sabsent.

B.GiveProfessorWebsterthekeytoDoll'soffice.

C.LeaveamessageontheboardinDon'sclassroom.

D.BringDonthehomeworkthatwasduetoday.

27.(36)

A.Itmaycauseunintendedbadresultstohumanbeings.

B.Itisdevelopedwellenoughtoclonehumanbeings.

C.Itwillbringmoreunexpectedeconomicbenefits.

D.Itissupportedbyethicistsandreligiousleaders.

28.(43)

29.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:NOW.Miss,doyoufeelallrightnow?Whathappened?

W:Yes.I'mfinenow.Iwasjustatthemotorway.IwasdrivingalongthemainroadandwhensuddenlyrightheforethecrossroadsImetthecarcameoutatthesidestreet.Ididn'tseeituntilithitme.

Q:Wherewastheothercar?

(12)

A.Inthesidestreet.

B.Atthecrossroads.

C.Onthemainroad.

D.Onthemotorway.

30.(19)

A.MoveoutoftheSouthDorm.

B.Findabiggerroom.

C.LookforaroomintheSouthDorm.

D.Staywhereshelivesnow.

31.

【B9】

32.(44)

33.(34)

A..Hethinkstheyarebeautiful.

B.Hebelievestheycanbringdelighttohim.

C.Hethinkstheyareworthshowingtothepublic.

D.Hebelievestheyareparticular.

34.听力原文：Wecanagreewithprimitivemanthatfoodisabasicneed,butwedifferfromhiminourfoodwantsbecauseofthewidevarietyoffoodwehaveavailablecomparedwithhim;wehaveawiderchoice.Takefruitforexample,notonlycanweenjoythefruitsgrowninhiscentury,butbecauseofmodernmethodsoftransportandfoodpreservation,wecanalsoenjoymorefruitsfromforeigncountries,whereasprimitivemanislimitedinhischoicetothekindsoffruitwhichactuallygrowwherehelives.

Howevertheydifferinsatisfyingtheirhunger,primitiveandcivilizedmenbothexperiencethebasicneedforfood.

Thesameistrueofthesecondofourhumanneeds.Clothingisnecessarytoregulatetheheatofourbodies.Sinceweliveinatemperateclimateweneedmoreclothesthanpeoplelivingintropicalconditions.Likewise,ourclothingneedstochangewiththeseasons.

Shelter,thethirdofourneeds,dependsupontheclimate,theskillofthebuilder,one'ssocialposition,andthematerialsavailable.Thesimpleshelterofprimitivemanwouldnotdoforus,andyetitsatisfieshisneeds.Thethree-bedroomsuburbanhouseoftheaveragefamilywouldnotbegrandenoughforarichfamily,andyetthemodernhousecontainsmanyofthematerialcomfortswhichweredeniedtotheKingsandQueensofold.

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A.Foodisnolongerabasicneedforus,whileitwasforprimitivepeople.

B.Weeatawidevarietyoffood.

C.Wenolongereatfruitthatprimitivepeopleeverate.

D.Weeatmorefoodthanprimitivepeopledid.

35.听力原文：M:Ididnotseeourbossyesterday.Hashecomeback?

W:HewasjustbackfromFranceaftervisitingBritain,Germany,andSpain.

Q:Whichcountrydidthebossvisitfirst?

(13)

A.France.B.BritainC.Germany.D.Spain.

36.(29)

A.Itisthesameindifferentcountries.

B.ItisusedtoshowAmericanvalues.

C.Itsimplicationissometimesmisunderstoodbyvisitors.

D.ItisanAmericanindividualinterest.

37.

【B3】

38.(46)

39.(22)

A.Heusedtosharehishouseopenlywiththestrangestcreatures.

B.Guestswhocametodinnerhadtobepreparedforamostunusualmenu.

C.Onceheeventriedtomakesoupfromelephant'strunk.

D.Aboveall.

40.(14)

A.Hefeltsickwhenhesawthealteration.

B.Hethinksthewomanisbeingmean.

C.Heexpectedhissuittobeready.

D.Hebackedupintoanothercar.

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

Thewriterofthearticlewas,undoubtedly______.

A.alinguistB.anattorneyC.ascientistD.anessayist

42.What'sthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.Tomakepeoplepaymoreattentiontolibraries.

B.TointroducetheWorldDigitalLibraryclearly.

C.Toarousepeople'sawarenessofprotectingourculture.

D.Totellpeoplehowtotakeadvantageofdigitallibraries.

43.

TheauthoragreeswithMarcPrenskyonthepointthatyoungerworkerspreferamultitaskingstyle.because______.

A.theyaresmartandenergetic

B.theyhavethespecialabilitytoperform.severaltasksatthesametime

C.broughtupinaspecialculturalbackground,theyhavedevelopedabehavioralpatterndifferentfromthatoftheiroldercolleagues

D.theyhavebeentrainedtoreceiveandprocessinformationinaspecialway

44.IntheCaucasusregionoftheSovietUnion,nearly50outofevery100,000peoplelivetocelebratetheir100thbirthday,andmanydon'tstopat100.Bycomparison,inAmericaonly3peoplein100,000reach100.ButtheseSovietoldpeoplearen'talone.ThePakistaniHunzas,wholivehighintheHimalayaMountains,andtheVilcabambansoftheAndesMountainsinEcuadorseemtosharethesecretoflonglifetoo.

Thesepeoplesremainhealthyinbodyandspiritdespitethepassageoftime.Whilemanyolderpersonsinindustrialsocietiesbecomeweakandillintheir60sand70s,someSovietGeorgians,aged110to140,workinthefieldsbesidetheirgreat-great-grandchildren.Eventheideaofagingisforeigntothem.Whenasked,"Atwhatagedoesyouthend?"mostoftheseoldpeoplehadnoanswer.Severalreplied,"Well,perhapsatage80."Theveryyoungestestimatewasage60.

Whataccountsforthisabilitytosurvivetosucholdage,andtosurvivesowell?Firstofall,hardphysicalworkisawayoflifeforalloftheselong-livedpeoples.Theybegintheirlongdaysofphysicallaboraschildrenandneverseemtostop.Forexample,Mr.RustamMamedovis142yearsofage.Heremembershislifeexperiences:theCrimeanWarof1854;theTurkishWarof1878;theBolshevikRevolutionin1917.Hiswifeis116yearsold.Theyhavebeenmarriedfor90years.Mr.Mamedovhasnointentionsofretiringfromhislifeasafarmer."Why?WhatelsewouldIdo?"heasks.Oh,he'ssloweddownabit.Nowhemightquitforthedayafter6hoursinthefieldinsteadof10.Allthesepeoplegethealthfulrewardsfromtheenvironmentinwhichtheywork.Theyallcomefrommountainousregions.Theyliveandworkatelevationsof5,000to12,000feet(1,660to4,000meters)abovesealevel.Theairhaslessoxygenandispollution-free.Thisreduced-oxygenenvironmentmakestheheartandbloodvesselsystemstronger.

Anotherfactorthatmaycontributetothegoodhealthofthesepeopleistheirisolation.Toagreatextent,theyareseparatedfromthepressuresandworriesofindustrialsociety.

Inheritedfactorsalsoplaysomerole.Mostofthelongest-livedpeopleshadparentsandgrand-parentswhoalsoreachedveryoldages.Goodfamilygenesmay,therefore,beonefactorinlivinglonger.

Finally,althoughthesethreegroupsdon'teatexactlythesamefoods,theirdietsaresimilar.TheHunzas,Vilcabambans,andSovietseatlittleanimalmeat.Theirdietsarefulloffreshfruits,vegetables,nuts,grains,cheese,andmilk.Theynevereatmorefoodthantheirbodiesneed.

Itisclearthatisolationfromurbanpressuresandpollution,cleanmountainair,dailyhardwork,moderatediets,goodgenes,andayouthfulapproachtolifeallcontributetothehealthandremarkablelonglifeofallthesepeople.

Whatisthemainsubjectofthispassage?

A.Mr.Mamedov'slife.

B.Adescriptionofseveralsocietieswherepeoplelivealongtime.

C.Suggestionsforhowyoucanlivealonglife.

D.Hardphysicalworkisagoodwaytolivealongtime.

45.(54)

46.

Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe______.

A.HowtoGettoSeventy

B.HowtoTellaFunnyStory

C.SmokingandAging

D.MyFunnyLife

47.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?

48.

AccordingtoBahramBekhradnia,whenthenumberofstudentsdeclines,______.

A.researchersandscholarswillbetemptedoverseas

B.topuniversitieswillhavetobecomemorecompetitive

C.universitieswillhavetocuttheirtuitionpricesfurther

D.bottomuniversitieswillhavetostrugglehardertosurvive

49.

AccordingtoCyberDialogue,______.

A.onlineshoppingwillnotreplacethetraditionalshoppinghabits

B.customersseekinformationviatheInternetmoreoftenthanviaanyothermeans

C.Internetusersprefertoseekinformationonlinewithoutmakingrealpurchases

D.fewerandfewerpeoplepurchasewhattheywantviatheInternet

50.

Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A.Flexibleworkinghourshasbeenexistingformanyyears.

B.Thegovernmentismakingeffortinhelpingparents.

C.Flexibleworkinghoursmakeseverybodyhappy.

D.Children'sopinionisusuallyignored.

51.Accordingtoestimates,whatistherecyclerateofwaterbottles?

52.Theauthorsuggeststhatmenwouldnotpass______towomenevenifitwasintrouble.

53.SectionB

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

Theownershipofpetsbringsavarietyofbenefitsthattheuninitiatedwouldneverbelieve.Foreverytaleofshreddedcushion,flattenedplants,chewslippers,thereisanothertestimonialofintelligence,sympathyandundyingdevotion.Nowthegrowingbodyofresearchintothemedicalandsocialadvantagesofpetownershiphasconfirmedwhatpetownershavealwaysintuitivelyknown:thatpetsarenotjustlovingcompanionsbutactuallydousgood.Researchershaveestablishedthevalueofpetsinsoothingandreassuringhumans,particularlywhenill,lonelyorindistress.Perhapstheunquestioningloveandapprovalpetsgiveusissomethingwedon'talwaysgetfromourhumannearestanddearest.

Ourmakeshiftunderstandingpsychologyleadsmanyofustoviewverycloserelationshipswithpetswithsuspicion.Childlesscouplesinparticulargiverisetospeculation,butaconsultantinanimalbehavior.says,"Thereisnoevidencethatapetisadirectsubstituteforchild."Andwhilemanyadultsfeelfoolishifcaughttalkingtotheirpets,theyhavenoneedto.Theexpertssayyoucannothave'acloserelationshipwithapetwithouttreatingitasapersonandthattalkingtoapetisnotunhealthy--simplyawayofestablishingcamaraderie.

Theshakinghelplessnessofayoungpuppyorfluffykittenstirsprotectiveinstinctsdeepwithinusandpromptsmanyparentstobuypetsfortheirchildreninthehopeofinstillingasenseofresponsibilityandcaringandacceptanceofthefactsoflifeanddeath.Hutanimalsdon'thavetobesoftandfondtobringoutthebestinus.Asocialworkerencouragedaggressiveboystohandleferrets--ifhandledcorrectlytheyrespondwithfriendship;ifincorrectlytheybite."

Thereseemstobenodoubtthat,emotionallyandphysically,ourpetsdousgood--thereisapricetobepaid.Whenlovedanimaldiesitisoftenatraumaticevent--andthenwheredoweturnforcomfort?

Petsaresometimescriticizedbecausethey______.

A.lackintelligence

B.aredestructive

C.needconsiderablecare

D.demandaffection

54.

Developmentsininternationalcooperationareoftenconsideredtheresultof______.

A.articlesinlearnedjournals

B.programmesinitiatedbygovernments

C.friendshipsformedbyscholarsatmeetings

D.theworkofinternationalagencies

55.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Althoughclichésaboutthe"vulnerability"ofwomenintheeconomyhavebeendisprovedbyhardBLSdata,wewanttobelievethem.Whenwomenlosejobs,thevictimsarewomen.Whenmenlosejobs,thevictimsare,women,becausetheyhavetomakeupforthatlostmaleincome.Thescaleofmalejoblosseswasevidentevenwhenthestimulusbillwaspassed.ThatdidnotstopincomingCongressmanJaredPolls,aColoradoDemocrat,fromwarningObamathat"genderimbalanceinoccupationsrelatedtobasicfacilitydevelopmentmeansthatthedirectjobcreationwillbenefitmostlymen."

Menstillmakeup53%oftheworkforce,andthepercentageofsociety'sworktheydoisconsiderablyhigher,owingtowomen'sshorterhoursandmorefrequentleaveforchild-rearing.Inprosperoustimes,womenmayyearnformoretimeathome.Buteconomicrealitieshaveawayofwashingawaytheseyearnings.Onesuchrealityistherecession.Anotheristhatwomenreceive58%ofthebachelor'sdegreesinthiscountry,alongwithhalftheprofessionaldegrees.

Shouldweexpectmentogiveupsomecontroloveraneconomytheyhavesothoroughlymessedup?No.Wehavenoexamplesofthateverhavinghappened.Whatwehaveplentyofexamplesof—youcanseevariantsofitalloverthedevelopingworld—iseconomiesinwhichwomendoallthearduousworkwhilemensitaroundsmokingandchattingincoffeehousesandbarbershops.Fordecades,policymakershavebeenattentivetotheflawsofapatriarchal(男性制),middle-class,single-earner,nuclear-family-orientedmodeloffamilyeconomics—andtheirattentionremainsfixedonit.WhetherornotthatmodeldominatedAmericansocietyasmuchasitscriticsclaimed,wearenowleavingitbehind.Maybethereisahumanemodelthatcanreplaceit.Wehavenotfoundoneyet.

InspiteoftheBLSdata,wetendtobelievethatwomenare______intheeconomy.

56.

Theauthorusestheexpression"thosebabies"(Line4,Para.2)torefertohighheelsto______.

A.showtheirfragilecharacteristics

B.indicatetheirfemininefeatures

C.showwomen'saffectionforthem

D.emphasizetheirsmallsize

57.Whathavemadepeoplecertainofthepurityofbottledwater?

58.

Whichofthefollowingbestdescribespeoplewhoworkinlargecitiesandliveinvillages?

A.Normal.B.Original.C.Arrogant.D.Insensitive.

59.

Theauthorofthisessayseemstosuggestthat______.

A.thedevaluationofMalaysia'scurrencyisduetotheAmericanplot

B.theAsianCrisisistheresultofASEANpanderingtoterroristgovernments

C.thereisnotaseriouseconomicproblemsinSouthea