2022年广东省惠州市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022年广东省惠州市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.Luckypeopleusecounter-factualthinkingto______.

A.encourageotherstobehappier

B.movetheirmisfortunetoothers

C.weakentheimpactofmisfortune

D.helpunluckypeopledealwithmisfortune

2.

Itisnecessaryforustoknowhealthyweightisnot______.

3.

Traditionalmediaoutletssuchas______maystillhoaxtheiraudiencesnowadays.

4.

Amongthealternativeenergysources,______,andcoalarethecheapestformstoday.

5.Antipollutionlegislationshavebeenenactedthankstothecontinuedpressurefrom______.

A.grass-rootsorganizations

B.individualactivism

C.environmentalists

D.environmentalregulation

6.

Whatkindofanimalaffectedbyman-madechemicalsisnotreferredinthepassage?

A.Polarbears.B.Mammals.C.People.D.Birds.

7.

LyubomirskydesignedaSubjectiveHappinessScalebecauseshebelieveditwaseachperson's______thatcanfaithfullyrecordtheirownhappiness.

8.

President______isleavinghismarkwithanambitious$1billionconstructionprograminMassachusettsInstitute.

9.

Today,theterm"FedExapackage"haslongbeenrecognizedtomean______.

10.

Followingitsfounder'slead,Hondahasalwaysbeenaleaderintechnology,especiallyintheareaof______.

11.WaystoTakeIttotheNextLevel

Nomatterwhatyou'redoing,therecomesatimewhenyouaregoingtowanttotakethingsupanotch.Maybeit'syourcareer--evenifthingsaregoingalongfinerightnow,ultimatelyyou'dliketogetapromotion,increaseyourclientbase,orreachalargeraudience.Ormaybeit'sahobbythatyouthinkyou'dliketoturnintoacareer.

Gettingstartedwithanythingcanbeastruggle,butonceyoureachacertainlevelofsuccess,itcanbehardtofigureouthowtomakewhateveritisyoudotrulyremarkable.Thethingswedohaveawayofdevelopingtheirowninertia,andifwe'renotcareful,wegetcarriedalongintheroutinewithouteverrealizingthefullpotentialofwhatweandourlivescanbe.

Howcanyoushakethingsupabit?Whatdoyouhavetodototakeyourproject,yourcareer,yourproduct,oryourlifetothenextlevel?Readon...

1.BuildYourBrand

Thestrengthofyourbrandishowwellyouareassociatedwithwhateveryoudo.Whenpeopleheartheword"lifehack",theythinkofpersonalproductivity,andwhentheyhear"personalproductivity"theythinkoflifehack.It'saprettystrongbrand.Somepeoplehaveequallystrongbrands:whenyouhearaboutpermissionmarketing,chancesareyouthinkofSethGodin.

Howstronglyisyournamelinkedwithwhatyoudo?Whatcouldyoudotolinkthemmorestrongly?Somethingstoconsider:

-Traditionalmarketing:Commercials,printads,billboards,buswraps--anythingthatgetsyournameandmessageinpeople'sfaces.Thereareafewproblems,though:peoplemightmistakeyourmessage,linkingyouwiththewrongspecialty;peopletendtotuneoutalotofadvertisingasasurvivalmechanism;peopleoftenrespondnegativelytoblatant(炫耀的)brandingefforts;it'squiteexpensive.

-blogging:Ablogisaconversationwithyouraudience,andcanhelpbuildupaloyalfollowingthatactuallycaresaboutwhatyoudo.

-Word-of-mouth:Hardtocreateandhardtofake,butveryeffective.Seekoutpeoplewithagreatdealofinfluenceandfocusonconvincingthemofyourvalue.IfSethGodinwroteonhisblogthatyouwerethebestwebwriterheknewof,wecanbetthatwithinthedayyourcareerwouldbeatthenextlevel(maybethelevelafterthat,even!).

2.BuildYourAudience

Makeaconcertedefforttoincreasethenumberofpeoplewhoknowaboutyou.Brandingispartofthis,butit'snotallofit.Givesomethingaway,findanewoutlet,telleveryoneyoumeetwhatyoudo,handoutcardswhereveryougo,showupatconferencesandexhibitions,gotoyourkids'classroomsandtalkaboutwhatyoudo(andmakeitinterestingenoughthattheytelltheirparents).Makeyourselfusefulsopeoplehaveacompellingreasontopayattention.

3.IncreaseYourOutput

Giveyouraudience,whoeverthatis,moreofwhattheyexpectfromyou.Double,triple,orsextupleyouroutput.Ifyou'reawriter,writetwiceasmuch.Ifyou'reanactor,getintomoreplays.Ifyou'reafilmmaker,pledgetoproducefourshortfilmsthisyearinsteadofone.Makeapaintingaday.Aimtotopyoursalesquotasby50%everymonth.Dowhateverittakestomakeyourselfmoreproductive.Learntodowhateveryoudoinhalfthetime--thenhalveitagain.

4.ImproveYourOutput

Makewhateveryoumaketwiceaswell.Improvethequalityofyourworkuntilpeoplehavenochoicebuttostopandgape(目瞪口呆).Createstandardsforyouroutput,andaimtotopthemeverysingletime.Takeclasses,readbook,followamentor,practicetwiceasmuch,commityourselftodoingwhatittakestomasteryourcraftorprofession.

5.ExpandYourNiche(合适的位置、职业)

Dowhatyoudonowbutwithawideroutlook.Ifyouwriteaboutdogs,startwritingaboutpetsingeneral.Ifyousellwidgets,getintot

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Fullerwon______in19

13.

Forcreatureslivingunderhigh-gravityconditioninHalClement'snovel,evenafallfromanotvery-highplacecanbe______.

14.Changeblindnessreferstothephenomenonthat______.

A.manypeoplefailtonoticethebigchangearoundthem

B.peopletendtoignorethesmallchangesinthesurroundings

C.people'schoicescanbeeasilyinterruptedbyabigchange

D.quiteafewpeopledonothaveagoodsenseofdirections

15.

TheBermudaTriangleseemstoform.atrianglebetween______,______,andtheoceaneastofPuertoRico.

16.

AlargesumofmoneymustbespentonLyubomirsky'sresearchbecauseitneedstotracealotofpeople______.

17.

Inhistoricalrecord,waterusedemandcaused______.

18.Natural-gasVehicles

KermittheFrogoncesaid,"It'snotthateasybein'green."Althoughhewasn'treferringtocars,hisobservationseemsparticularlyappropriatefortheautoindustrytoday:Designing,developingandmarketing"green"carshasnotbeenaneasytask,whichiswhygasoline-poweredvehiclesstillrulethemadandfossilfuelsstillaccountforalmost75percentoftheword'senergyconsumption.Asgasolinesoarandconcernoverharmfulemissionmounts,however,carsthatrunonalternatefuelsourceswillbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Anatural-gasvehicle,orNGV,istheperfectexampleofsuchacar--it'sfuel-efficient,environmentallyfriendlyandoffersarelativelylowcostofownership.

NaturalGasBasics

Theword"gas"isaconfusingtermbecauseitisusedto'describemanydifferentsubstancesthataresimilarbutnotexactlythesame.Forexample,the"gas"youputinyourcarisgasoline,onecomponentofcrudeoil,orpetroleum.Petroleumisadark,stickyliquidmixtureofcompoundsformedundergroundbythedecayofancientmarineanimals.

Naturalgasalsocomesfromthedecayofancientorganisms,butitnaturallytakesagaseousform.insteadofaliquidfrom.Naturalgascommonlyoccursinassociationwithcrudeoil.Itisderivedfrombothlandplantsandaquatic(水生的)organicmatterandformsaboveorbelowoildeposits.Itisoftendissolvedincrudeoilatthehighpressuresexistinginareservoir.Therearealsoreservoirsofnaturalgas,knownasnon-associatedgas,thatcontainonlygasandnooil.

Naturalgasconsistsprimarilyofmethane(沼气)andotherhydrocarbongases.Hydrocarbonsareorganiccompoundscomposedonlyoftheelementscarbonandhydrogen.Thehydrocarbonsinnaturalgasarecalledsaturatedhydrocarbonsbecausetheycontain'hydrogenandcarbonboundtogetherbysinglebonds.

Likegasoline,naturalgasiscombustible(易燃的),whichmeansitcanbeusedinacombustionenginelikegasoline.Butcarsthatcouldburnnaturalgasdidn'tappearonthesceneuntilthe1930s.

FromFieldtoFord

Weextractnaturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsbydrillingwellsintotheearth.Amodernwell,equippedwithdiamond-studdeddrillbits,candrilltodepthsapproaching25,000feet.

Throughoutthe19thcentury,theuseofnaturalgasremainedlocalizedbecausetherewasnowaytotransportlargequantitiesofgasoverlongdistances.In1890,theinventionofaleakproofpipelinecouplingmadeitpossibletotransportgasmilesfromthesource.Improvementsinpipelinetechnologycontinuedoverthenexttwodecadesuntillong-distancegastransmissionbecamepractical.From1927to1931,laborersconstructedmorethan10majornaturalgastransmissionsystemsintheUnitedStates,makingnaturalgasaviableenergysourceformanyapplications.Theoilshortagesofthelate1960sandearly1970sbroughtrenewedinterestinnaturalgasasafuelsource,especiallyforautomobiles.

Today,ownersofnatural-gasvehiclescanfilluptheircarsatoneof1,300fuelingstationslocatedintheUnitedStates.Hondaalsooffersapersonalnaturalgaspumptopeoplewhopurchaseitsnatural-gas-poweredCivic.Thepumpusesahome'sexistingnaturalgaslinesandcanbeinstalledfor$500to$1,500.

Natural-gasVehicleDesign

Natural-gasvehiclesusethesamebasicprinciplesasgasoline-poweredvehicles.Inotherwords,thefuel(naturalgasinthiscase)ismixedwithairinthecylinderofafour-storkeengineandthenignitedbyasparkplugtomoveapiston(活塞)upanddown.AlthoughtherearesomedifferencesbetweennaturalgasandgasolineintermsofflamabilityandignitiontemperaturesNGVsthemselvesoperateonthesamefundamentalconceptsasgasoline-poweredvehicles.

Still,somemodificationsarerequired

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

CompelledbyWal-Marttolowertheprice,Lakewoodhadto______,whichcausedmanyworkerstobeunemployed.

20.

AccordingtotheUN'sprediction,thegrowthpopulationfromnowto2050isnearlyallin______.

A.westerncountries

B.Africancountries

C.developedcountries

D.developingcountries

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：M：Youknow，I'vebeenstudyingregularly，butI'mstillnotdoingwellinmyhistoryclass．

W：Maybeinsteadofstudyinginyourroom,youshouldseatyourselfinaplacethathasfewerdistractions.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

(18)

A.Findaquietplacetostudy.

B.Changetheconditionsofhisroom.

C.Findamorecomfortableplacetostudy.

D.Avoiddistractionswhilestudyinginhisroom.

22.(36)

A.Bothofthemrealizedtheiroriginalambitions.

B.BothGeorgeandRichardbecamemillionaires.

C.RichardbecameamillionairewhileGeorgehadnogreatsuccess.

D.GeorgeestablishedasuccessfulbusinesswhileRichardwasmissing.

23.(45)

24.

【B11】

25.

【B4】

26.听力原文：W:Didn'tyoutellTomaboutthemeeting?

M:WhateverIsaytohimgoesinoneearandouttheother.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(18)

A.Tomisunabletohearwell.

B.Tomdidn'tsayanythingatthemeeting.

C.Tomdoesn'tlistentohim.

D.Tomwentoutbeforethemeetingwasover.

27.【B8】

28.(46)

29.

【B10】

30.(25)

A.Theywerehappy.

B.Theywerecalm.

C.Theyweresatisfied.

D.Theyweresad.

31.(29)

A.Theseverediscriminationstowardswomenindivorce.

B.Men'sinferiorityinthecourtdecisionoverdivorce.

C.Differentideasaboutwhichisthemostimportantiteminfamilylife.

D.Thedifferencesofdifferentsexesonthepossessiondivision.

32.听力原文：M:Oh!Iturnedallofmywhitesockspink.IthrewaredT-shirtinbyaccident.

W:Haveyoutriedrunningthemthroughagainwithbleach?

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

(15)

A.WashhisredT-shirtagain.

B.Buynewwhitesocks.

C.Throwawayhispinksocks.

D.Usebleachonhissocks.

33.(21)

A.Shewillearnless.

B.Ittakestoomuchtimetogothere.

C.Ithasnothingtodowithherstudy.

D.Shehasnointerestinthatfield.

34.(22)

A.Sheisveryvain.

B.Shetriesveryhardtohideherrealagefromothers.

C.Shehadagoodlifewhenshewasyoungerandstillfeelsyoungatheart.

D.Sheisnolongeryoungbutshemanagestolookyoungerbyusingexpensivefacecreams.

35.(24)

A.Whyspeciesdon'tavoidextinctionbyadapting.

B.Whyspeciesbecomeextinctattheratetheydo.

C.Whyhumansaren'textinct.

D.Howmanyspeciesaren'textinct.

36.听力原文：M：Marry，howdoyoufeelaboutthislatesttaxincrease?

W：Well，asfarasIarilconcerned，itisofcourseregrettable．Butitisnecessaryfortheeconomicpolicy，Iamafraid．

Q：Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

(18)

A.Themanisagainstthelatesttaxincrease.

B.Thewomanisforthelatesttaxincreaseheavily.

C.Thewomanisindifferenttothetaxincrease.

D.Personally，thewomandoesn'tlikethetaxincrease.

37.听力原文：M:Goodeveningandwelcometoourprogram.OurguestisMrs.Green,whoisanexpertinthefieldofenvironmentalprotection.Welcometoourprogram,Mrs.Green.

W:Thankyou.

M:Well,wehearitalotinthenewsthesedays:"Recyclenewspapersandsaveatree.Collectbottlesandcanssotheycanbereusedinthemanufacturingofnewproducts."Buthowtopromotetherecyclingmovement?Canyougiveussomesuggestions?

W:Ithinktherearethreeessentialkeys.

M:Whatisthefirstone?

W:Thefirstkeyistohaveamoreinformedpublic,thatis,toraisepublicawarenessabouttherecyclingprocess,toexplainthekindsofmaterialsthatcanberecycled,andprovidewaysonhowtoproperlydisposeofthem.Localgovernmentsshouldeducatethepubliconhowtoproperlysortreusablematerialsfromthose,likewaxedpaper,carbonpaper,plasticmaterialsuchasfastfoodwrappers,thatcan'tberecycledveryeasily.

M:Thenwhatisthesecondkey?

W:Thesecondisthedevelopmentofimprovedtechnology.Technologicalprogresshasbeenmadeonmanyfronts,butgovernmentalagenciesneedtostepuptheirsupportforcompaniesinvolvedinrecyclingbyprovidingtaxincentives,low-costloans,orevengrantstoupgradeequipmentandtoencouragefurtherresearch.

M:Sowhataboutthethirdessentialkey?

W:Thefinalkeyistodevelopagreaterdemandforrecycledmaterials.Thismeansincreasingdemandforthegrowingsurplusofresourceswaitingtoberecycled.

M:Recyclingisacruciallinkprotectingourplanet.ThethreekeysMrs.Greenmentionedareimportantwaystoachievethisend.Thanksforjoiningus,Mrs.Green.

W:You'rewelcome.

(23)

A.Keystopaperrecycling.

B.Importanceofrecycling.

C.Keystorecyclingimprovement.

D.Technologicalprogressinrecycling.

38.听力原文：Afableisashortstorywhichisnottrue.Itisastorythatteachesusalesson.Wecallthelessonasmoral.Fablesareoftenaboutanimals,liketheoneaboutthehareandthetortoise.Haveyoureadthatfable?Whichonehaveyourread?Theyarenotalwaysaboutanimals,However.HereisaChinesefable.

AfishermancalledAhChongoncewentfishing,heloweredalineintothewater,onwhichtherewerehooks.Heintendedtocomeback'latertocollectthefishbutthelinebegantofeelveryheavysohehauleditintotheboat.Tohisastonishment,agoldchainwasonthehook.Hehauledthechainintotheboatbutmoreandmorechainappeared.Soonthebottomoftheboatwascoveredbytheglitteringlinksofchain."Ishallbewealthy.Ishallhavejewels,silkclothesandhundrredsofservants,"hethought.Hewentonpullinginthechainanddidnotnoticethattheboatwassinkingundertheweightofthegoldchain.Finally,thatboatsanktothebottomofthesea.

(30)

A.Afableisashort,truestorythatteachesusalesson.

B.Afableisashort,untruestoryaboutanimals.

C.Afableisashort,untruestorywithamoral.

D.Afableisashortlessonaboutanimals.

39.(31)

A.Theicewascutandhandledwiththehelpofsomespecialtools.

B.Theicewastakenfromtheflowingfiverwithhooksandcardedbysledstoicehouses.

C.Theicewascarriedonthefrozensurfaceofthepondorriver.

D.Theicewassawedintoevenblocksbyworkers.

40.(16)

A.Hefeltupsetbecauseofherfailure.

B.Hebelievesshewillpassthetestthistime.

C.Heissuretheywillsucceedinthenexttest.

D.Hedidnobetterthanthewomaninthetest.

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

Theselectionisprimarilyconcernedwith______.

A.wildlifeofallkindsreturningtolargecitiestolive

B.falconsinNewYork,Baltimore,Philadelphia,andNorfolk

C.moosestumblingintoplate-glassstorefronts

D.foxesreturningtoLondon

42.SectionB

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

Withrapidgrowthofworldpopulation,mainlyindevelopingcountries,theavailablecultivablelandperpersonhasdeclinedsteadilysince1960andwilldeceasebyhalfoverthenext50years.Besides,about400millionwomenofchildbearingageareirondeficient,leavingtheirbabiesexposedtovariousbirthdefects.Asmanyas100millionchildrensufferfromvitaminAdeficiency.Tensofmillionsofpeoplesufferfromothermajorailmentsandnutritionaldeficienciescausedbylackoffood.

Howcanbiotechhelp?Biotechnologistshavedevelopedgeneticallymodifiedricefortifiedwithbetacarotene(β-胡萝卜素)andadditionaliron,andtheyareworkingonotherkindsofnutritionallyimprovedcrops.Biotechcanalsoimprovefarmingproductivityinplaceswherecropfailuresarecausedbypests,drought,poorsoilandcropviruses,bacteriaorfungi.Geneticallymodified,virus-resistantcropscanreducethatdamage,ascandrought-tolerantseedsinregionswherewatershortageslimittheamountoflandundercultivation.Biotechcanalsohelpsolvetheproblemofsoilthatcontainsexcessaluminum,whichdamagesrootsandcausesstaplecropfailures.

Manyscientistsbelievebiotechcouldraiseoverallcropproductivityindevelopingcountriesasmuchas25%andhelppreventthelossofthosecropsaftertheyareharvested.Yetforallthatpromise,biotechisfarfrombeingthewholeanswer.Indevelopingcountries,lostcropsareonlyonecauseofhunger.Povertyplaysthelargestrole.Makinggeneticallymodifiedcropsavailablewillnotreducehungeriffarmerscannotaffordtogrowthemorifthelocalpopulationcannotaffordtobuythefoodthosefarmersproduce.

Norcanbiotechovercomethechallengeofdistributingfoodindevelopingcountries.Takenasawhole,theworldproducesenoughfoodtofeedeveryone--butmuchofitisinthewrongplace.Especiallyincountrieswithundevelopedtransportinfrastructures,geographyrestrictsfoodavailabilityasdramaticallyasgeneticspromisestoimproveit.

Biotechhasitsown"distribution"problems.Private-sectorbiotechcompaniesinrichcountriescarryoutmuchoftheleading-edgeresearch.Theirproductsareoftentoocostlyforpoorfarmersinthedevelopingworld,andmanyofthoseproductswon'tevenreachtheregionswheretheyaremostneeded.Biotechfirmshaveastrongfinancialincentivetotargetrichmarketsfirsttohelpthemrapidlyrecoupthehighcostsofproductdevelopment.Butsomecompaniesarerespondingtotheneeds.

Biotechnologistscanhelpillnessesrelatedtonutritionalinadequacyby______.

A.developinggeneticallymodifiedornutritionallyimprovedcrops

B.incorporatingpest-resistantorvirus-resistantgenesintoseedsofcrops

C.improvingtheabilityofseedstoresistwatershortagesincertainregions

D.identifyinggenesthathelpsneutralizealuminumtoxicityincrops

43.

Accordingtothesecondparagraph,BasicEnglishissufficientfor______.

44.

Accordingtotheauthor,ifapersonisfoundguiltyofacrime,______.

A.societyistobeheldresponsible

B.moderncivilizationisresponsibleforit

C.thecriminalhimselfshouldbeartheblame

D.thestandardsoflivingshouldbeimproved

45.Ifpeopleundergo______fromtheiremotions,thoughtsorbehavior,theymaybesufferingfrommentaldisease.

46.

Accordingtotheauthor,whatarethefinalaimsofthesocialreform?

47.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

FormanyyearsGarryKasparov,aworldchesschampion,saidthatacomputerwouldneverbeathim.InMay1997hehadtoeathiswords.DeepBlue,aninventionofIBM,didjustthat.

Thisdemonstratedprocessingpowerratherthanintelligence.Computersaregenerallygoodatsolvingspecificproblems,notspecificallygoodatsolvinggeneralones.

ThomasSerreandhiscolleaguesattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhavebuiltacomputerprocessingsystemthattriestoworkinthisgeneralway.Amongthetasksthatcomputersarebadatisrecognisingbroadcategoriesofimages.Tellonetosearchforsomethingspecific,suchasarectangle,anditcansucceedindoingthetask.Askittofind"animals"amongphotographsofdragonflies(蜻蜓),treesandmonkeys,anditfails.

That,atleast,washowitusedtobe.ButasDr.Serredescribes,hiscomputerhandlesthisproblemratherwell.Inarecenttestitevendidalittlebetterthanhumans.

Giventhebriefestofglancesatapicture,mostpeoplebelievetheyhavenothadtimetorecogniseanythinginitatall.Askthemwhethertheysawananimalandtheyconsiderthemselvestobemakingafutileguess.Yetthoseguessesarerightmuchmoreoftenthantheyarewrong.Thatisbecausethebraincancarryoutimmediatevisualprocessingevenwhenitdoesnothavetimeforanycognitiveanswer.

ThatisthepurposeofDr.Serre'scomputer.Hisprojectisnothinglessthananattempttoreverse-engineertherelevantpartofthebrain.Thatpartistheventral(腹面的,腹部的)visualpathway.Anatomy(解剖学)showsthatitisorganisedintonumerousareas.Experimentsonmonkeysgivestronghintsabouthowitworks.

Dr.Serreconsideredhiscomputer'sprocessingunitsanalogoustonervecells,andheorganisedthemintoareas,justastheyareinrealbrains.Thenheletthemachinelearninmuchthesamewaythatbabiesdo.Theresultwasamodelthatcloselyimitatestheventralvisualpathway.

Asystemlikethishasobviousapplications.Butitalsobringsmoresubtlebenefits.Basedonhowbrainswork,itmaygiveinsightsintowhathappenswhentheygowrong.Realneuroscientistsrelyonlesions(thatis,damagedareasofabrain)tohelpthemunderstandwhatisgoingoninbrainsbyseeingwhathappensinresponsetoparticularsortsofdamage.Dr.Serrehastherefore"lessoned"hiscomputersysteminsimilarways.

Whatdoesitmeanby"hehadtoeathiswords"(Para.1)?

48.

Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthepassagemean?

A.It'seasytounderstandanimalconsciousness.

B.It'seasytounderstandanimalshaveconsciousness.

C.It'ssensibletobelieveinanimalconsciousness.

D.It'ssensibletobelieveanimalshaveconsciousness.

49.Totheauthor'sgranddaughtertheword"ripping"______.

A.hasaclearermeaningthanitdoesfortheauthor

B.isunacceptablebecauseitisslang

C.seemsstrangeandold-fashioned

D.meansmuchthesameassmashing

50.

Accordingtotheauthor,there-modelingofcitiesshouldtakeintoaccountallofthefollowingexcept______.

A.thebenefitsoffuturegenerations

B.thewillandtheprideofthecitydwellers

C.thepsychologicalneedsoflandowners

D.propertransportationplans

51.

Whensheencounteredthesetwomen,theauthor______.

A.felttooembarrassedtogetawayimmediately

B.wasverynervousduetothepublicattentiontoher

C.realizeditwouldbeagreatopportunitytoaccomplishherprojectassignment

D.felttheurgentneedtodosomethingtohelpthesetwomen

52.

What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthearticle?

A.Topersuadepeopletomovetosparselypopulatedareas.

B.ToprovethatEdinburghisnotsuitableforpeopletolivein.

C.Toattractgovernment'sattentiontopeople'ssenseofhappiness.

D.Toofferreaderstheinformationofpeople'sfeelingofwell-being.

53.

IncontrasttotheUS,JapanandSwedenarefundingtheirmedicalcare______.

A.moreflexibly

B.moreextravagantly

C.morecautiously

D.morereasonably

54.

WhichcanbethemeaningofShadenfreudeinthelastparagraph?

A.Totakedelightatothers'misfortunes.

B.Tohurtotherspurposely.

C.Topresentfunnybehavior.toentertainothers.

D.Toshowcollaborativebehaviors.

55.

WhatsuggestiondoesSarahJacksonmakeconcerningtheflexibleworkinghours?

A.Fathers,aswellasmothers,shouldtrytoapplyfortheflexibleworkinghours.

B.Theflexibleworkinghourscansolvetheconflictbetweenfamilyandwork.

C.Flexibleworkinghourscanhelpmakefamiliesstronger.

D.Flexibleworkinghourswillmakethealreadyexistinginequalitiesworse.

56.

ProfessorCharlesR.Schwenk'sresearchshows______.

A.theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofconflict

B.therealvalueofocnflict

C.thedifficultyindeterminingtheoptimallevelofconflict

D.thecomplexityofdefiningtherolesofconflict

57.

Whydidparticipantsfeelfrightenedeventhoughtherewasnoshockgoingwithbluesquares?

A.Becausetheyexperiencedthefirst-handfear.

B.Becausetheylearnedfearindirectly.

C.Becausetheirbrainsweresensitivetocolors.

D.Becausetheirreactingsystemweremonitored.

58.

AccordingtoLarson,toredressthetrafficproblem______.

A.carpoolingmustbestudied

B.rapidmasstransitsystemsmustbeintroduced

C.flexibleworkhoursmustbeexperimented

D.overallstrategiesmustbecoordinated

59.SectionA

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

OnthemorningofMay9,1927,CharlesA.LindberaghtookofffromamuddyairfieldinNewYorkandheadedforParis.Fourteenhourslaterhewasstillflying.Duringthefourteenhours,hehadsome【C1】______moments.Sleethadgatheredonthe【C2】______oftheplaneandhefogwassothickthathecouldhardlyseethelipsofthewings.However,hehadencounteredequallydangerousflyingconditionsbefore.Ofcourse,nowthathewasovertheoceanhisparachutewasuseless.Hehadonlyonechoice;hehadtogoon.Aloneintheplane,Lindberghknewtha