2022年河南省焦作市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2022年河南省焦作市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Theeverydayactivitiesofanofficespaceareusuallynotfixedandactuallyquiteflexible.

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2.LandingaJoboftheFutureTakesaTwo-TrackMind

Ifyou'regearingupforajobsearchnowasanundergraduateorreturningstudent,thereareseveralbrightspotswherenewjobsandpromisingcareerpathsareexpectedtoemergeinthenextfewyears.

Technology,healthcareandeducationwillcontinuetobehotjobsectors,accordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics'outlookforjobgrowthbetween2008and2018.Butthoseandotherfieldswillyieldnewopportunities,andevensometried-and-truefieldswillbringsomenewjobsthatwillcombineavarietyofskillsets.

Thedegreesemployerssaythey'llmostlookforincludefinance,engineeringandcomputerscience,saysAndreaKoncz,employment-informationmanagerattheNationalAssociationofCollegesandEmployers.Buttolandthejobsthatwillseesomeofthemostgrowth,jobseekerswillneedtobranchoutandpickupsecondaryskillsorcombinehardsciencestudywithsofterskills,careerexpertssay,whichmanystudentsalreadyaredoing."Studentsarepositionedwellforfutureemployment,particularlyinspecializedfields."Ms.Konczsays.

Careerexpertssaythekeytosecuringjobsingrowingfieldswillbecouplinganin-demanddegreewithexpertiseinemergingtrends.Forexample,communicationsproswillhavetomastersocialmediaandtheanalyticsthatcomewithit;nursingstudentswillhavetolearnaboutriskmanagementandelectronicrecords;andtechieswillneedtokeepupwiththelatestinWebmarketing,user-experiencedesignandotherWeb-relatedskills.

TechnologyTwists

Morethantwomillionnewtechnology-relatedjobsareexpectedtobecreatedby2018,accordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics.Jobsthatareexpectedtogrowfasterthanaverageincludecomputer-networkadministrators,data-communicationsanalystsandWebdevelopers.Recruitersanticipatethatdata-lossprevention,informationtechnology,onlinesecurityandriskmanagementwillalsoshowstronggrowth.

Acomputersciencedegreeandaworkingknowledgeofdatasecurityarecriticaltolandingthesejobs.Commonareasofundergraduatestudyforthesefieldsincludesomeoftheusualsuspects,suchascomputerscience,informationscienceandmanagement-informationsystems.

Butthosemightnotbeenough.That'sbecausenotallofthosejobswillbepurelytechieinnature.DavidFoote,chiefexecutiveofficerofITresearchfirmFootePartners,advisescurrentcomputersciencestudentstocoupletheirdegreeswithstudiesinmarketing,accountingorfinance."Before,peoplewidelybelievedthatallyouneededtohaveweredeep,nerdy(对社会无用的)skills,"Mr.Footesays."Butcompaniesarelookingforpeoplewithmultipleskillsetswhocanmovefluidlywithmarketingoroperations."

Socialmediahasopenedthedoortothegrowthofnewkindsofjobs.AscompaniesturntositeslikeTwitter,LinkedInandFacebooktopromotetheirbrands,capturenewcustomersandevenpostjobopenings,theywillneedtohirepeopleskilledinharnessingthesetools,Mr.Footesays.Inmostcases,thesedutieswillbefoldedintoamarketingposition,althoughlargecompaniessuchasCoca-ColaCo.arccreatingentireteamsdevotedexclusivelytosocialmedia.

Similarly,employmentforpublic-relationspositionsshouldincrease24%by2018.Jobtitleslikeinteractivecreativedirectorwillreflectthedualityoftherequiredskillsets.

BacktoSchool

Studentswillhavetostudystrategytomaximizerelationshipsbetweenthird-partycontentprovidersandtheircompany'sWebteam.OtherkeyskillswillbesearchengineoptimizationtomaximizeWebtrafficandmarketinganalyticstodecipherthecompany'stargetdemographic,saysDonnaFarrugia,executivedirectorofCreativeGroup,amarketingandadvertisingstaffingagencyinMenloPark,Calif.

Manyuniversitiesa

A.technologyB.healthcareC.educationD.media

3.

Amazonisafamouswebsitewhichsellsnotonlybooksbutalso______.

4.TheAmericanVisitor

ThebigredAmericanearwasmuchtoowideforanEnglishcountryroad.WhenPaulCarsonsawitcomingtowardshim,hestoppedhisowncarattheside,tomakeroomforittopass.

Thebigcarwentslowlypast,soclosethatPaulcouldseeitsdriver'sfacequiteclearly.Itwasnotaprettyface.Themouthwastoolarge,andtheearsweretoosmall.Theblackhairwascutveryshort,andtheeyeswerehiddenbehinddarkglasses.

"WherehaveIseenthatfacebefore?"Paulwondered."Waitaminute.Iremembernow.Itwasinthenewspaper."Heturnedtohissister."Haveyoustillgotyesterday'spaper,Nora?Ordidyoulightthefirewithitthismorning?YouusuallydowhenIneedit."

"No,Ididn't,"laughedNora."Butit'sratherdirty.Iputthefishinitjustnowastheyhadnopaperinthefishshop.It'sontheflooratthebackoftheear.I'llgetitifyoulike."

Sheopenedthebackdoorandtookthefishoutofthepaper.Paulturnedquicklytothemiddlepageandshowedherthepicture.Itwaspartlycoveredwithwetfish'sblood,butthefacewasclearenough.Itwasnotaprettyface.Ithadalargemouthandsmallears,anditseyeswerehiddenbehinddarkglasses.

"Wantedbythepolice,"readPaul,"forpayingbillswithuselesschequesathotelsandshopsinMargate,Brightonandotherlargeseasidetowns.TheCityBankwillpayfiftypoundstoanyonewhohelpsthepolicetocatchthisman."

"DoesitsayanythingaboutanAmericancare"

"No.Butlistentothis.HeisEnglish,butheusuallytalksanddresseslikeanAmericanvisitor.Perhapsit'sastolencar.Menlikehimuseadifferentcareveryweek."

"That'strue.Whatareyougoingtodo,Paul?Callthepolice?"

"No.Iwanttomakesurefirst."Heturnedthecarandbegantodrivebackthesameway."Let'sfollowhimandwatchforafewminutes.What'shiscarnumber?Whereishestaying?Togetourfiftypounds,wemustbeabletotellthepoliceasmuchaspossible."

Soontheysawtheredcarinfrontofthem.Itseemedtobegoingveryslowly.

"Don'tgotoonear,Paul.Ifheseesus,we'llnevercatchhim.Oh,becareful,he'sstopping!"

Paulstoppedhisowncarbehindanoldfarm-cartattheroadside,sothatthemancouldnotseehim.Thedooroftheredcaropened,anditsdrivergotoutandlookedround.Thenhestartedwalkingtowardsanoldwhitehouse,whichwashalf-hiddenbytreesalittlewayfromtheroad.

"That'sSeldonManor,theLightfoot'shouse!"saidPaul."They'reawayinGreecethissummer,stayingwithherfamily.DickLightfootmarriedaGreekgirl,youremember?Thegardeneristakingcareoftheplace,butthere'snoonelivingthereatpresent."Helookedoncemoreatthepictureinthenewspaper.Thenhegotoutofthecar.

"Listen,Nora.Youmuststayherewiththecar.I'mgoingacrossthefieldtothesideofthehouse.Hewon'tseeme,butI'llbeabletowatchhim.Ifyouhearmecall,driveuptothehouseasquicklyasyoucan."

Heleftherandranacrossthefield.Themanwascomingawayfromthefrontdoorandwalkingroundthesideofthehouse.Thedoorofthegarden-roomwasopen,andhewentinside.

PaulCarsondidnotstoptothinkortoaskquestions.Heranacrossthegardenandshutthedoor.Thenhefixeditsothatitcouldbeopenedonlyfromoutside.Therewasnootherdoororwindow.Themanwascaught.

Pauldidnotwaittotalk.Heranbacktothecarasfastashecould.Behindhimhecouldheartheangrymantryingtobreakthedooropen.Butitwasastrongdoor;hewouldsoongettiredofhittingit.

Whentheyreachedthepolicestation,Paulwentinandquicklytoldthepoliceofficerallaboutth

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5.

Accordingtothepassage,eighthoursanight______.

A.isunlikeeightglassesofwateraday

B.isonlysoundintheory

C.isapplicabletoeveryone

D.isarulewithpublicobedience

6.

Belowthecanopylevelofatropicalrainforestgrowsanoverabundanceofplants.

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7.

Ifyouknowtheinterestofrecruiter,thenyoucanavoidalotofmistakes.

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8.

Thedemandforgoodsdependstotallyonthepriceofdemandedgoods.

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9.Whenyoufeelyourproblemisseriousandturntopsychologistsorsocialworkers,theywillprovide

10.

Bionicsisnowdevelopedtoaremarkablelevel.

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11.

Bothnaturalgasandgasolineare___________andthusneithercanbeconsideredrenewable.

12.

TherearediscrepanciesbetweentrendsinsurfacetemperaturesandthoseinthetroposphereintheAntarctic.

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13.

IfGoogleassuresprivacybydestroyinguserdata,thiswouldnegativelyinfluenceits______.

14.

AtFarmingtonHighSchoolinMichigan,teachersandstudentsworkoutprojectswiththehelpof______.

15.

Adialectisavarietyofalanguagespokenbyaverysmallnumberofpeople.

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16.

Australianschoolsandsocialinstitutionsmayhavecontributedtotheproblemofsuicideamongboysbyfocusingongivinggirlsmoreopportunitieswhileleavingboysontheirown.

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17.WhatdidthesurveyofJuniorAchievementshowabouttheteenagers?

A.Quiteafewofthembelievethatcheatingisgenetic.

B.Manyofthemseedeceivingasessentialforsuccess.

C.Cheatingoccursmorecommonlyamongthem.

D.Theyarethevictimsofthelyingcultureinfact.

18.

Duringthedualcirculationperiod,thepublicboughtthecommoditieswithnationalcurrencyandgotthechangein______________________.

19.

AtypeofNorthAmericancrowcan______mostofthepineseedsitburiedeventheyareindeepsnow.

A.eatupB.retrieveC.crackD.lose

20.

YoucanapplyfordivorceatacountycourtintheUK,buttodothis,couplesmusthavebeenmarriedforatleastayear.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(15)

A.America.B.England.C.Switzerland.D.Sweden.

22.(31)

A.Husbandshavetosharepowerwiththeirwivesandhelpwiththehousework.

B.Olderwomenarenotimportantandlivealoneaftertheirhusbands'deaths.

C.Familystructureismorecomplicatedinthenuclearfamily.

D.Womenhavetohelpsisters,grandparentswithhouseworkandchildren.

23.(34)

A.Theviolinwastooheavyforher.

B.Shewastooyoungtoplaytheviolin.

C.Theviolinwastooexpensive.

D.Hermotherwantedhertoplaythepiano

24.听力原文：W：Hello?MayIspeaktoBillJohns?

M：Hi，Amy．ThisisBill．

W：Oh，hi，Bill．Youweren'tinengineeringclasstoday，wereyou?

M：No，Iwasn't．(20)Ihaveaflu．Iwaswonderingifyoucouldtellmewhatwenton．

W：I'msorrythatyouareill．Actuallywehadaninterestingclass。(19)Dr．Collintalkedaboutanewtypeoffuel．

M：Oh,yeah?Tellmemoreaboutit．

W：Uhhum．It'scalledDME．

M：Oh．IrememberreadingsomethingaboutDME．It'smostlyusedinspraycans，right?

W：Right．DMEdoesn'tdestroytheozone，soit'sbeenenvironmentallyfriendly．

M：Butdoesn'tDMEpollutetheairifit'sburnedinanengine?

W：Dr．Collinsayssomethingaboutitsexhaustsbeingclear，thatitdoesn'treleaseasmuchpollutantsasdieselfuel．HementionedsomethingaboutDMEbeingmoreefficientthanotheralternativefuels．

M：Whenwillitreplacedieselfuel?

W：Notforawhile．It'snoteconomicaltomassproduce．Butitmayhappeninthefuture．Afterall，timewilltell．

M：Well，thanksfortheinformation．(21)IguessIwon'tneedtoborrowyournotes．

W：(21)Well，maybeyoushouldlookatthem．Wearehavingatestnextweek．Youhavetoprepareforit．

M：Okay，couldyougivethemtoMikeAndrews?Ithinkheisinyourpsychologyclass．Heismyroommate．

W：Sure．Ihopeyou'refeelingbettersoon．

M：Thanks．Metoo．Bye!

(20)

A.Amoreeconomicaldieselrun.

B.Characteristicsofanewtypeofrun.

C.Whereanewenergysourceislocated.

D.Howtodevelopalternativeenergysources.

25.(38)

26.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:IforgottotellyouthatFredcalledlastnighttoborrowyoursleepingbag.

M:Oh,Isawhimatthegymthismorningandhedidn'tsayanything.Sohemusthaveaskedsomebodyelse.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

(12)

A.Hedoesn'twanttolendhissleepingbagtoFred.

B.Fredshouldborrowthesleepingbagfromsomebodyelse.

C.Fredhassuccessfullyborrowedasleepingbag.

D.Fredhasboughtasleepingbagatthegym.

27.(46)

28.【B8】

29.听力原文：M:IthoughtNancyandMikeweregoingtogetmarriedinJune.

W:No,that’swhenhiscousin'sweddingis.Theyaregettingmarriedthefollowingmonth.

Q:WhenareNancyandMikegettingmarried?

(15)

A.April.B.May.C.June.D.July.

30.

【B8】

31.(25)

A.Becausethey'requiteimpressivewithastrongeffect.

B.Becausetheyarenotsofrustratingasotherexpressions.

C.Becausetheyarepracticedandrepeatedonceandagain.

D.Becausetheyaremostpeople'sfavoritewords.

32.(29)

A.Ittellsyouwhattoproduce.

B.Ittellsyouhowtogrowtomatoes.

C.Itprovidesyouwitheverythingyouneed.

D.Ithelpsyousavemoney.

33.【B2】

34.(22)

A.Depressed.B.Ecstatic.C.Worded.D.Ambivalent.

35.听力原文：W:Whydowealwayshavetoargueaboutmoney?Iwouldrathergooutandspenditallsothatwewouldn'thavetoargueaboutit.

M:Ofcourse,you'dliketogospendingallthemoney;youdon'tspendfivedaysaweekinafactory.Besides,ifitwasn'tmoney,you'dargueaboutsomethingelse;Ithinkyouenjoyarguments.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(17)

A.Thewomanlikesarguing,

B.Thewomanshouldgetajob.

C.Thewomanshouldworkinafactory.

D.Thewomanspendstoomuchmoney.

36.听力原文：W:Whatdidyouthinkofthemovie?Didyoulikeit?

M:Notreally,itwasalittletooartsyforme.Itseemedlikethedirectorwastryingsohardtoimpressuswithstrangeclose-upsandavant-gardedialoguesthatheforgottoincludeastory.Ithoughtitwasreallyboring.

W:Ithoughtthemoviewasreallythought-provoking.Iloveitwhenamoviemakesyouthink.It'sanicechangefromthesuperficialdialogueandtwo-dimensionalcharactersyouusuallyseeinfilmsthesedays.

M:Idon'treallycareforalternativefilms.Theyaresodarkanddepressing.Thecharactersarealwayssointense.Whydoesamoviehavetobesadtobedeep?

W:Yeah,Iknowwhatyoumean,butmainstreamcinemaisnothingbutgunfightsandexplodingcars.Igetsosickofmovieslikethat.Iprefermovieswithsubstance.

M:Butsometimesyoudon'twanttothink;sometimesyoujustwantalightmovie.LikethatcomedymoviewithBillyCrystal-thatwassohilarious.IlaughedsohardthatIcried.

W:Movieshavetobemorethanentertainingtome.

M:Didyouseethatnewmysterymoviethatcameoutlastmonth?Thatwassosuspenseful.Iwasontheedgeofmyseatthewholetime.

W:Ilovedthatmovie.Theplotwasgreat,andtheactingwasincredible.Iwouldn'tbesurprisedifitwerenominatedforanAcademyAward.

M:Well,atleastweagreeonsomething.Iguesswe'llhavetosticktomysteriesinthefuture.

(23)

A.Theclose-upsareperfect.

B.Thedialoguesareeasytounderstand.

C.It'snotboringatall.

D.Itdoesn'ttellanystory.

37.

【B3】

38.SectionA

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

(12)

A.Theartist'sworksarebeyondunderstanding.

B.Theartist'sunexpectedtragedyisagreatpity.

C.Theartist'spaintingsareactuallyworthless.

D.Peopleshould'verecognizedtheartist'svalueearlier.

39.听力原文：W:Gary,whyisitthatwheneverIopenmymailboxlately,Ipulloutlettersaddressedtoyou?

M:BecauseuntilIfindanewapartment,I'mhavingthepostofficeforwardmymailtoyourplace.

Q:What'shappeningtoGary'sletters?

(13)

A.ThewomanismailingthemtoGary'soldaddress.

B.Thepostofficeissendingthemtothewoman'shouse.

C.TheyarebeingforwardedtoGary'sapartment.

D.Theyarebeingheldatthepostoffice.

40.(18)

A.Itwillbesunny.

B.Itwillbeverycold.

C.Itwillbewindy.

D.Itwillberainy.

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

Whichofthefollowing,ifitcouldbedemonstrated,wouldmostsupportthetraditionalviewofoceanbasinformation?

A.Theuppermantleoftheearthbehavesasadensesolid.

B.Movementsusuallyoccuralonglines.

C.Sinkingplatescoolthesurfaceoftheearth.

D.Therisingmotioncurrentskeepexactpacewiththem.

42.

UriShamir'sviewpointisthat______.

A.nationsinthatregionarejustfightingforwater

B.peopletherearethirstyforpeaceinsteadofwater

C.waterisnoproblemaslongasthereispeace

D.thosenationshaveeveryreasontofightforwater

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Technologywassupposedtosetusfree,butinthecarindustryit'slockingusoutofourvehicles.Andasmanymoreearkeyscontainelectronicchipsandcomeequippedwithcomputerizedanti-theftignitionsystems,thisproblemlookssettoworsen,expertssay.

Thedaysofvisitingahardwarestoreforanextracarkeyarequicklyvanishing,andconsumersandadvocacygroupssaythetimeneededtoreplacemissingorlostelectronickeysisinordinatelylongandexpensive--anddriversmayhavenorecoursewhendealershipsarenotopen.Gettinganewelectronickeycancosthundredsofdollars,includingthecostoftowingacar.

Unlikeanold-fashionedmechanicalkey,whichunlocksadoororstartsanignitionwithits"teeth,"anelectroniccarkeyworksbysendingacodethatmustbereadelectronicallybeforeavehicle'senginewillstart.Thetechnologyforthesekeysisevolvingrapidlyandonlyafewlocksmithsareinvestinginthetechnologyneededtoreplacethem,meaningmostdriverswholosetheirkeysareforcedtovisitadealershipforareplacement.

Inastudyofthecostofreplacingkeysin50makesandmodelsofvehiclesintheWashington,D.C.,area,Ditlow'sgroupfoundthattheaveragecostofanold-fashionedmechanicalkeywas$12,whiletheaveragelocaldealerpriceofa"smart"orelectronickeywas$152.Thehighestkeyreplacementcostwas$335fora2004LexusIS300.

Ditlowspeculatesthatwithahealthyprofitcomingfromtheirserviceandpartsreplacementdivisions,autocompaniesarereluctanttomakethecodesfortheirelectronickeysmorereadilyavailable.Fortheirpart,automakerssaymakingtheinformationreadilyaccessiblewouldlessentheeffectivenessoftheiranti-theftsystems.Toremedythis,DitlowhassuggestedthattheNationalInsuranceCrimeBureau,whichcombatstheftandinsurancefraud,maintainadatabaseofkeycodessotheycanbeeasilylocated.

Someautomakersdoindeedprovidetheirinformation,butnotall.Andasautomobileelectronicsbecomeincreasinglysophisticatedandincreasinglycommon,theelectronickeyproblemlookssettocontinuetodogdrivers,expertssay.Mostluxurycarsnowhavesophisticatedelectronickeysystems,andearlockoutsareamongthemostcommonreasonsforroadside-assistancecallsaccordingtotheAAA.

Wheredidearownersusetogoinordertoreplaceamechanicalcarkey?

44.

Whichofthefollowingviewsisconsistentwithwhatthedevelopmentalistshold?

A.Childrenaremostinfluencedbytheirpeersthanbytheirparents.

B.Twinsarequitedifferentiftheyarerearedintwoseparatefamilies.

C.Identicaltwinsrearedinthesamehomearedifferentinpersonality.

D.Nurturehasalesssignificanteffectonchildren'spersonalitydevelopment.

45.

【C3】

46.(62)

47.

Theanalogyof"cookingalobsterinapot"illustratethatinaslowlychangingenvironment______.

48.

Stanleythoughtthat______wastoblameforthecities'collapseinthemiddleoftheeighthcenturyA.D.

49.

TheNationalAcademyofSciencesholdsthestancethat______.

A.DNAtestingshouldbesystematized

B.onlyauthorizedlaboratoriescanconductDNAtesting

C.theacademyonlyisauthorizedtoworkoutstandardsfortesting

D.theacademyhastherighttoaccreditlaboratoriesforDNAtesting

50.

TheFDAdeclaresthatthewrongfullysoldpiglets______.

A.mayhavesideeffectsonconsumers

B.maybeharmfultoconsumers

C.aresafetoconsumers

D.maycausehumanillness

51.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Scientistshavedevelopedacomputerisedmind-readingtechniquewhichletsthemaccuratelypredicttheimagesthatpeoplearelookingatbyusingscannerstostudybrainactivity.

ThebreakthroughbyAmericanscientiststookMRI(磁共振成像)scanningequipmentnormallyusedinhospitaldiagnosistoobservepatternsofbrainactivitywhenasubjectexaminedarangeofblackandwhitephotographs.Thenacomputerwasabletocorrectlypredictinnineoutoftencaseswhichimagepeoplewerefocusedon.Guessworkwouldhavebeenaccurateonlyeighttimesinevery1000attempts.

Thestudyraisesthepossibilityinthefutureofthetechnologybeingharnessedtovisualisescenesfromaperson'sdreamsormemory.WritinginthejournalNature,thescientists,ledbyDrJackGallantfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley,said,"Ourresultssuggestthatitmaysoonbepossibletoreconstructapictureofaperson'svisualexperiencefrommeasurementsofbrainactivityalone.Imagineageneralbrainreadingdevicethatcouldreconstructapictureofaperson'svisualexperienceatanymomentintime."

Itwillinevitablyalsoraisefearsthatasuspect'sbraincouldbeinterrogatedagainsthiswill,raisingthenightmarishpossibilityofinterrogationfor"thoughtcrimes".Theresearcherssaythisiscurrentlyfirmlyintherealmofsciencefictionbecausethetechniquecanonlybeappliedtovisualimagesand,todate,theexperimentsrelyonclumsyMRIscanningequipmentandextremelypowerfulmagnets.Thesoftwaredecoderitselfhastobeadaptedtoeachindividualduringhoursoftrainingwhileinthescanner.

Howevertheteamhavewarnedaboutpotentialprivacyissuesinthefuturewhenscanningtechniquesimprove."Itispossiblethatdecodingbrainactivitycouldhaveseriousethicalandprivacyimplicationsdownstreamin,say,the30-to-50-yeartimeframe,"saidProfGallant."Webelievestronglythatnooneshouldbesubjectedtoanyform.ofbrain-readingprocessinvoluntarily,orwithoutcompleteinformedconsent."

WhatdidtheAmericanscientistsusetoscrutinizepatternsofbrainactivity?

52.

WhenAmericansgoabroad,they______.

A.areisolatedbythelocalpeople

B.arenotwellinformedduetothelanguagebarrier

C.tendtogetalongwellwiththenatives

D.needinterpretersinhotelsandrestaurants

53.

Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Radiationcankillananimalimmediately.

B.Radiationatanylevelisnotharmless.

C.Thedeformedcellscanreproducethemselves.

D.Protectionfromradiationisalwaysnecessary.

54.

Aboutelectronicbook,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Itcancontainalibraryofinformationoreverytitleontoday'sbest-sellerlist.

B.Althoughweknowthebasictechnology,wecan'tseeitforsalenow.

C.ThelaptopneedsalotofpowertokeepLCDscreenswork,andthosescreenshaveshortcoming.

D.Youcanchangethetitleandthecontentintheelectronicbookasyoulike.

55.

Slowweightliftersarerequiredtomakeeachrep______.

A.withoutusinganydrivingforce

B.withoutmovementoftheirbody

C.withunbearableironweights

D.withthefeelingofmusclefailure

56.SomeAmericanshavechangedtheirlifeplansbyputtingoff______.

57.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Websterdefinesadviceasbeing"arecommendationwithregardtoacourseofaction".

Theexpression,"Ineedsomeadvice"hastobeoneofthemost【C1】______statementsintheEnglishlanguage.Whatmakesitremarkablyterrifyingisthattheadviserisusually【C2】______withitoutoftheblueandwithlittleornowarning.Mydaughterisanexpertatthis.LatelyIhavebeenableto【C3】______whenshewillcall.ItusuallyhappenswhenIamhavingthetypeofdaywheneverythingseemstobegoingwell.Iamactually【C4】______withfewthingsthathavetobedone.ItisalmostasifIsendouta【C5】______toherthatIamreadyforthechallenge.Thecallalwaysbeginswiththeexpression,"Dad".Thewordisnotasimportantashowitisstated.Itsoundslikeaquestionbeingaskedbysomeonewhodoesnotwanttobeheard.Inotherwords,itisalittlequieterthanaWhisper.IknowsheknowsitisI,becauseshedidthe【C6】______andIamconfidentthatsheknowsthesoundofmyvoice.ItisalmostasifthewordisasignalthatIhadbetterbeready.

WhenmydaughterwassmallIlookedforwardtogivingheradvice.Infact,I【C7】______believethatshealsoenjoyedit.Forthemost.importantthingaDadcandoisgethischildreadyforlife.NotthatIeverthoughtIwasreadybutatleastIhavebeenabletosurvivemyyears,sofar.She【C8】______tositrealclosetomeoronmylapandIwouldexplainthemysteriesoflifetoher.Iwouldtellherofmoralsandethicsthatmadelifeasgoodasitcanpossiblybe.Yearslater,whenmydaughter【C9】______thewonderfulteenagedyears,shedidn'tacceptmyadvicesasshedidinthepast.Infact,sheobviouslyd