2022年河南省商丘市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022年河南省商丘市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Controllingairpollutionisanothercrucialobjective;______devicescanreducetheharmfulgasesemittedfromtheengine.

2.

Chantek,the"orangutanperson",signs"tomatotoothpaste"and"eyedrink"for______respectively.

3.

Ourabilitytothinkisimprovedwhen______.

A.weobservetheworldmorewisely

B.ourabilitytowriteisimproved

C.whatwespeakbecomesconvincing

D.wewriteonpaperinsteadofoncomputer

4.

TheUnitedStatesmadeamistakeonthedetailsof______.

5.

MostofAntarcticaappearstobeimmunetothebigmeltfornowbecauseit'slargelyinsulatedfromglobaltrendsandit'ssobigastogenerate______.

6.

BesidesSATscores,whatdocollegesalsoconsiderintheiradmissionprocess?

A.Recommendationsandextracurricularactivities.

B.Students'academicachievementinhighschool.

C.Students'abilitytoachievesuccessincollege.

D.Students'ACTscores.

7.

Theconvergencecriteriainvolvegovernmentbudgetdeficit,outstandinggovernmentdebt,inflation,nominallong-terminterestrateand______________________.

8.

Besidesmakingbuildingsandworksofart,Mayasachievedgreataccomplishmentson______.

9.Ifyouwanttogiveupajobwholesale,youshouldevaluate______fromit.

10.

Accordingtothepassage,peopletellprotectiveliessimplyfortheirownbenefits.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

SomeEuropeancountriesarerestrictingtheplantingandimportationofGMagriculturalproductsbecauseGMcropscouldposeuniqueriskstotheenvironmentandtohealth.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Ifyouknowhowmanycarbohydrates,fatsandproteinsareinanygivenfood,youknow

A.howmuchenergythatfoodcontains

B.thecompilationofthesethreebuildingblocks

C.howtheenergyisacquired

D.wheredoesthefoodcomefrom

13.

Accordingtotheauthor,itwilltakeabout______toreconstructnewwhite-collarworld.

A.4yearsB.10yearsC.37yearsD.acentury

14.

MostofAntarcticaappearstobeimmunetothebigmeltfornowbecauseit'slargelyinsulatedfromglobaltrendsandit'ssobigasmgenerate______.

15.

Generallyspeaking,therearetwodestructivetsunamiseveryyeararoundtheworld.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.InwhichwaywiltthenewlypassedlawhelpLatinos?

A.Itwillmakeinsurancefreetothoselegalimmigrants.

B.Itwillcoverpeopleinsmallbusinesswithlowsalary.

C.Itwilltakemeasurestoinsurethelow-incomeuninsured.

D.Itwillhavemuchlowerdemandsonimmigrantcandidates.

17.

ThebookThePlayofPowerisnotdifficulttoread,sinceitisnot______.

18.

Whenpeoplegossipaboutothers,theyusuallycomparethemselvestothegossipedones,andthinkthemselves______.

19.TheMostBeautifulCityinAmerica

IthasbeencalledthemostbeautifulcityinAmerica.Italsoisthesubjectofaverypopularbookaboutmurder.ThestoryofSavannah,Georgia,isourreporttoday.

Savannah,Georgia,isnothuge.Itisonlythe3rdlargestcityinthisSouthernstate.Ithasabout140thousandpeople.YetfewAmericancitieshaveprotectedtheirpastaswellasSavannah.Ithasbeautifuloldhouses.Ithasparkswithtreesandcolorfulflowers.AvisittoSavannahtodayshowsthatlifewaslikeintheSouthernUnitedStates200yearsago.

EnglishsettlersestablishedthecityofSavannahin1733.TheywereledbyGeneralJamesOglethorpe.GeneralOglethorpeand120settlerslandedatYamakaroobluffontheSavannahRiver.TheychosetheplaceforthecityofSavannahonahillabovetheriver.Itwas29kilometersfromtheAtlanticOcean.

GeneralOglethorpedecidedtomakeSavannahasbeautifulasacitycouldbe.Hedesignedthestreetsinanunusualway.Manydidnotcrosseachother.Instead,theyendedinlargeopensquareareas.Thereare21suchpublicsquaresinSavannah.Theyhavegrass,trees,flowersandstatues.Theyalsohaveplacesforpeopletositandenjoythebeauty.

Inthe1700sSavannahbecameabusyportcityforexportingfarmproducts.In1793Eliwhiteneywasteachingonacottonfarmnearthecity.Heinventedamachinethatremovedseedsfromthecottonplant.Untilthentheseedhadtoberemovedbyhand.Theworkwasveryhard.Eliwhiteney'sinventionwascalledthe"cottongin".Itgreatlyimprovedtheabilitytoproducecotton.

ThecottonginmadecottonthemostimportantproductintheAmericanSouth.AnditincreasedimportanceofSavannahasaportcity.Savannahbecametheworld'sleadingmarketforcotton.TheSavannahCottonExchangesetthepriceofcottonaroundtheworld.Thecitybecamerich.Richpeoplebegantobuildlargebeautifulhouses.Thecitycontinuedtogrowricheruntiltheearly1860s.ThatiswhenAmerica'sNortliemstatesfoughttherebelSouthernstatesintheCivilWar.

OneofthemostfamousNortherngeneralswasWilliamSherman.HeleduniontroopstoseizecontrolofrebelterritoryintheSouth.GeneralShermancapturedthecityofAtlanta.FromAtlantahemarchedhistroopsthroughtheheartofGeorgiatotheAtlanticOcean.ItwasknownasSherman'sMarchtotheSea.TheUniontroopsburnedallthehouses,farms,animalsandfoodsuppliesontheirway.ThepurposewastodestroypopularsupportfortherebellionoftheSouthernstates.GeneralShermansaid,"TheUnionmustmakeoldandyoung,richandpoorfeelthehardhandofwar."

ThepeopleofSavannahlearnedwhatGeneralShermanhaddonetotherestofGeorgia.Theydidnotwantthesamethingtohappentothem.Sotheyofferedtosurrendertheirbeautifulcityffhepromisednottobumit.GeneralShermanacceptedtheoffer.InDecember,1864,hescmamessagetoPresidentAbrahamLincolninWashington.Itsaid,"IbegtopresentyouasaChristmasgift—thecityofSavannah."Sherman'sgiftincluded150heavyguns,ammunitionand25thousandbalesofcotton.

TheCivilWarhurtSavannah'seconomy.Andyearsofgrowingnothingbutcottondamagedthesoil.Aninsectcalledthebollweevildestroyedtheplant.By1920,littlecottonwasleft.Duringthe1900s,manufacturingtooktheplaceofcottonfarming.Savannah'sshippingindustrycontinuedtogrow.However,manyoldhousesweretearingdown,ortheyfellapart.Onevisitorsaidthecitywaslikeabeautifulwomanwithadirtyface.

Inthe1950ssomecitizensofSavannahbecameangrywhenmoreoldhouseswerebeingthreatenedbydevelopment.Onecompanywantedtodestroyahousetobuildaparkingareaforcars.Agroupof7womendecidedtosavethehouse.Theyaskedpeopleformoney.Theycollec

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

Oneofthebestwaystoalleviatestressisto______.

A.setdeadlinesforyourself

B.completetasksearly

C.dowhatwedesiretodo

D.putourscheduleinwriting

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

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

听力原文：Miceingeneralarenotwell-liked,butamousenamedMickeyhaswontheheartsofmillions.MoviesaboutMickeyMousehavebeenpopularwithaudiencesalmosteverywhereformorethanseventyyears.

WaltDisney,whocreatedthislovablecartooncharacter,wasborninChicagoin1901.LaterhisfamilymovedtoafarmnearKansasCity,whereWaltworkedforatimeasanewsboy.Butwhathereallyenjoyedwasdrawingpictures.

WhenWaltwentbacktoChicago,hestudiedcartooningattheChicagoAcademyofFineArts.HiseducationwasinterruptedwhenWorldWarIbeganin1914.Thoughhewasnotyetoldenoughtojointhearmy,hewantedtohelpinsomeway.HejoinedtheRedCrossandwenttoFrance,wherehestayeduntilthewarwasover.

Afterthewar,DisneyreturnedtoKansasCitytoworkforacompanythatmadefairystorycartoons.Thiswasthekindofworkhelikedbest.Hemadeuphismindtofindbetterwaysofmakingthecartoonsmove,sothatthecartooncharacterswouldseemalive.Heboughtanoldmoviecameraandmadeafewfilmsinhisgarage.In1923hejoinedhisolderbrother,Roy,inHollywood,California,wheretheysoonsetuptheirowncompany.

Soundwasjuststartingtobeusedinmovies,andDisneybelievedithadgreatpossibilities.Hequicklyaddedsoundtohiscartoons.WhenhemadeMickeyMousetalkonthemoviescreen,audiencesweredelighted.Mickeybecameagreatsuccesswithbothyoungandold.

(27)

A.Tellingstories.

B.Drawingpictures.

C.Deliveringnewspapers.

D.Joiningthearmy.

22.(34)

A.Spain.B.France.C.America.D.Germany.

23.(31)

A.Theneedtoexercisethememory.

B.Howthebraindiffersfromotherbodytissues.

C.Theunconsciouslearningofaphysicalactivity.

D.Hownervescontrolbodymovement.

24.听力原文：M:Iwasgoingtotakeorganicchemistrynextsemester,butnowit'sbeencut.

W:Iheardtheuniversity'sgoingtodoublethetuition,too.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredabouttheuniversity?

(14)

A.Itishavingfinancialtrouble.

B.Itschemistryprogramisverypopular.

C.Thefeesforthechemistrycoursehavebeenreduced.

D.Thenumberofstudentshasdoubled.

25.听力原文：M:Howisschoolgoing,Barbara?Areyoutakinganynewclasses?

W:I'mtakinganotherreallyinterestingcoursecalledBusinessandtheWeb.Wearelearningaboute-commerceandhownewtechnologicaldevelopmentswillaffectthewaywebuy,sellandmarketthingsinthefuture.

M:Wow,thatsoundslikesomethingIshouldtake.

W:Ithinkit'soneofthemostusefulcoursesI'vehadsofar.Rightnow,wearestudyingwirelesscommunicationsandhowthat'sgoingtoaffectthedevelopmentoftheInternetandeventuallyonlinebusiness.Wehavehadseverallecturesontheimportanceofcellphonesandseveralnewkindsofportablecomputersandotherelectronicdeviceswhicharebasedonrelatedtechnologies

M:Whatotherkindsoftopicswillyoubecovering?

W:WearegoingtodiscusshighbandwidthInternetconnections,likecablemodems,whichwillallowustoexchangeinformationmorequickly.Andfromthere,wewillfocusonhowInternet.TV,radioandtelephonetechnologiesareallstartingtocometogether.

M:Iwasjustreadingaboutthatinthenewspaper.Buthowdoesthatrelatetoonlinebusiness?

W:Asthesetechnologiesconvergeinthenearfuture,anewhigh-speednetworkwilldevelopwhichwillbeperfectforthedistributionofproductsandservicesonline.

(20)

A.E-commerce.

B.Wirelesscommunications.

C.Businessandtheweb.

D.Newtechnology.

26.(32)

A.Tocompeteforcustomers.

B.Toreducethesizeoftheirstaff.

C.Toprovideservicesfordistantclients.

D.Toexpandtheiroperationsatalowercost.

27.(19)

A.Exchangesomecurrencyinthebank

B.Handinanewletterofrecommendation.

C.Asksomeadvicefromtheprofessor.

D.Makeanappointmentwiththeprofessor.

28.

【B10】

29.(22)

A.Thetransformer.B.Thebattery.C.Thefuses.D.Thewires.

30.(36)

A.Theimportanceofdogsinourdailylife.

B.Waystotrainvariouskindsofdogs.

C.Methodstocollectinformationaboutdogs.

D.Howtochooseanidealdogforthefamily.

31.

【B3】

32.

【B11】

33.听力原文：M:Iseeyou'reworkingonsomethingrightnow,Christine.Assoonasyoufinish,I'dliketotalktoyouforafewminutes.

W:Well,youcantalktomerightnow.Otherwise,youmayhavealongwait.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(15)

A.Hecantalktoherafewminuteslater.

B.Hemustwaitforalongtime.

C.He'dbetterspeaktoheratonce.

D.Hecanhavealongtalkwithher.

34.听力原文：W:IguessI'llsendMaryapostcardfromHawaiiwhenIgothereonbusiness.

M:I'msureshe'llbegladtogetone.Shehasacollectionofcardsfromallovertheworld.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

(14)

A.MaryisgoingtoHawaii.

B.Maryhasbeantomanycountries.

C.Marylikespostcards.

D.Maryistravelingonbusiness.

35.【B4】

36.(26)

A.Onfootandbyboat.

B.Bycarandonfoot.

C.Byairandbycar.

D.Byairandbybus.

37.

【B2】

38.听力原文：M:Thesubway,isrunningbehindscheduleandIdon'tknowifwecangettotheshowontime.

W:It'sabeautifulnight.Let'sgothereonfoot,shallwe?

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?

(16)

A.Takeataxi.

B.Seetheshowsomeothernight.

C.Getthereonhorse.

D.Walktothetheatre.

39.(28)

A.Discountwasofferedforwholesale.

B.Automaticfunctionwasaddedtothemachine.

C.Theyprovidedready-madeclothesorshoesforbuyers.

D.Peoplecouldpayforthemachinebyinstallments.

40.(21)

A.Atthegym.

B.Inthepark.

C.Onthestreet.

D.Atarestaurant.

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

Whatdoestheauthorimplyspeakingofthesleepproblemsthatdoctorsface?

A.Doctors'sleepisdeprivedbyresidents.

B.Sleep-depriveddoctorsareintoxicated.

C.Doctorstendtoneglecttheirownsleepproblems.

D.Doctorsoftenneedlittlesleeptokeepthemenergetic.

42.Forwhomdidtherecently-electedCongressmanJaredPolisopposetocreatemorejobs?

43.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthorimply?

A.Inscience.itisnotdifficulttodistinguishfactfromfiction.

B.Practical-mindedpeoplecanunderstandthemeaningandobjectivesofpurescience.

C.Scientistsengagedinthetheoreticalresearchshouldnotbeblamedforignoringthepracticalsideoftheirdiscoveries.

D.Todayfewpeoplehaveanynotionofthemeaningofscience.

44.

Inrecentyears,______isthemainproblemwithhousing.

A.thedeteriorationofhousingconditions

B.theshortageinhousing

C.thefailuresofconstructionprograms

D.thereductionofhousingsubsides

45.SectionA

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

Fromchildhoodtooldage,wealluselanguageasameansofbroadcastingourknowledgeofourselvesandtheworldaboutus.Whenhumanfirst【C1】______,theywerelikenewbornchildren,unabletousethis【C2】______tool.Yetoncelanguagedeveloped,thepossibilitiesforhumankind'sfutureattainmentsandculturalgrowthincreased.

Manylinguistsbelievethatevolutionis【C3】______forourabilitytoproduceanduselanguage.They【C4】______thatourhighlyevolvedbrainprovidesuswithinnatelanguageabilitynotfoundinlowerorganisms.Proponentsofthisinnateness(先天)theorysaythatour【C5】______forlanguageisinborn,butthatlanguageitselfdevelopsgraduallyasafunctionofthegrowthofthebrainduringchildhood.Thereforetherearecriticalbiologicaltimesforlanguagedevelopment.

Current【C6】______ofinnatenesstheoryaremixed,however,evidencesupportingtheexistenceofsomeinnateabilitiesisundeniable.Indeed,moreandmoreschoolsarediscoveringthatforeignlanguagesarebesttaughtinthelowergrades.Youngchildrenoftencanlearnseverallanguagesbybeing【C7】______tothem,whileadultshaveamuchhardertimelearninganotherlanguageoncetherulesoftheirfirstlanguagehavebecomefirmlyfixed.

Althoughsomeaspectsoflanguageareundeniablyinnate,languagedoesnotdeveloptomaticallyinavacuum.Childrenwhohavebeen【C8】______fromotherhumanbeingsdonotpossesslanguage.Thisdemonstratesthat【C9】______withotherhumanbeingsisnecessaryforproperlanguagedevelopment.Somelinguistsbelievethatthisisevenmorebasictohumanlanguage【C10】______thananyinnatecapacities.Thesetheoriesviewlanguageasimitative,learnedbehavior.Inotherwords,childrenlearnlanguagefromtheirparentsbyimitatingthem.Parentsgraduallyshapetheirchild'slanguageskillsbypositivelyreinforcingpreciseimitationsandnegativelyreinforcingimpreciseones.

A.appropriateB.evolvedC.isolatedD.involved

E.acquisitionF.claimG.reviewsH.generate

I.interactionJ.contrastK.exposedL.valuable

M.informN.responsibleO.potential

【C1】

46.Mathematicalabilityandmusicalabilitymaynotseemonthesurfacetobeconnected,butpeoplewhohaveresearchedthesubject--andstudiedthebrain--saythattheyare.Threequartersofthebrightbutspeech-delayedchildreninthegroupIstudiedhadacloserelativewhoplayedamusicalinstrument.Thechildrenthemselvesusuallytookreadilytomathandotheranalyticalsubjectandtomusic.

Black,whiteandAsianchildreninthisgroupshowthesamepatterns.However,itisclearthatblackshavebeengreatlyoverrepresentedinthedevelopmentofAmericanpopularmusicandgreatlyunderrepresentedinsuchfieldsasmathematics,scienceandengineering.

Iftheabilitiesrequiredinanalyticalfieldsandinmusicaresocloselyrelated,howcantherebethisgreatdiscrepancy?Onereasonisthatthedevelopmentofmathematicalandothersuchabilitiesrequiresyearsofformaltraining,ashashappenedwithanumberofwell-knownblackmusicians.

Itispreciselyinthosekindsofmusicwhereonecanacquiregreatskillwithoutformaltrainingthatblackshaveexcelled,popularmusicratherthanclassicalmusic,pianoratherthanviolin,bluesratherthanopera.Thisisreadilyunderstandable,giventhatmostblacks,formostofAmericanhistory,havenothadeitherthemoneyortheleisureforlongyearsofformalstudyinmusic.

BlackshavenotmerelyheldtheirowninAmericanpopularmusic.Theyhaveplayedadisproportionatelylargeroleinthedevelopmentofjazz,bothtraditionalandmodern.Alongstringofnamescomestomind--LouisArmstrong,CharlieParker...andsoon.

Noneofthispresupposesanyspecialinnateabilityofblacksinmusic.Onthecontrary,itisperfectlyconsistedwithblackshavingnomoresuchinbornabilitythananyoneelse,butbeinglimitedtobeingabletoexpresssuchabilityinnarrowerchannelsthanotherswhohavehadthemoney,thetimeandtheformaleducationtospreadoutoverawiderrangeofmusic,aswellasintomathematics,scienceandengineering.

Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.Mathematicalabilityandmusicalabilityareconnected.

B.Mathematicalabilityhasmoretodowiththebrainthanmusicalability.

C.Morepeoplearegoodatmusicthanmath.

D.Moreresearchshouldbedoneintotherelationshipbetweenmathematicalabilityandmusicalability.

47.TOFOREIGNERS,fewthingsseemaspeculiarlyBritishasthehabitofsendingyoungchildrenawayfromhometoschool.Atfirstglance,boardingschoolsarethriving,withalmost70,000childrenwithintheirwalls.Independenteducation(bothdayandboarding)producesbetter-than-averageacademicresults:theyteachonly7%ofEnglishpupilsbutsupply38%ofthosegainingthreeormoreAgradesintheA-levelexamstakenenage18.

Yetsomeboardingschoolsarestruggling.Whilethedemandforprivateschoolshasincreasedoverthepast20years,thenumberofchildrenatboardingschoolshasdroppedsharply--from112,135in1985to68,255in2005.Thedeclineleveledofffouryearsago,thanks,saysome,tothepopularityoftheHarryPotterbooks.

Onereasonwhyboardingschoolshavelostsomeoftheirappealishighfees--theaverageisaroundPounds18,830($35,470)ayear.Luridstoriesofchildrenwhoharmthemselvesortakedrags,farfromparentaleyes,havenothelped.Someschoolsareintroublefinancially:threemergershavetakenplacethisyear;oneschoolinBuckinghamshirewillcloseinAugust;andanother,inSussex,wasrecentlyrescuedbyparents.

YetAdrianUnderwood,nationaldirectoroftheBoardingSchools'Association,describesthefutureas"rosy".Hisoptimismstemspartlyfromrenewedpoliticalinterestintakingchildrenfromfostercareandchildren'shomesandsendingthemtoboardingschoolsinstead.Only6%ofthoseincarein2004gotfivegodgradesintheirGCSEexams(takenatabout16yearsofage),comparedwith53%ofchildrenoverall.Boardingschoolscanoffersmallclassesandgooddiscipline,helpingpupilstocounterthelowexpectationsthatpreventthemfromachievingalltheycould.

AworkingpartyintheDepartmentforEducationandSkillshasspentmonthslookingatwaystoexpandtheprogramme.PilotprojectsareduetostartinSeptember2007.Amongthe80orsoschoolsthatareinterestedareWellington,anindependentseniorschoolinSomerset,andtheDragonSchool,apreparatoryschoolinOxford.JohnWalker,speakingforBritain'sprepschools(whicheducatechildrenfromages7to13),saystheycouldtakepupilsasyoungasfiveyearsold.Localauthoritiesarelessenthusiastic.Schoolswantfullresponsibilityforthechildrentheyaccept,whilecouncilsandsocialworkerswanttobeabletocheckuponthem.Somethinkthatremovingchildrenfromanyversionofparentingcouldhavedamaginglong-termeffects.Holidaysarealsoproblematic:theFosteringNetwork,whichrepresentsfoster-carets,saysthatmanyfosterparentsareunwillingtohavechildrenonlyfortheholidays.

Forboardingschools,boththosewithanidealisticstreakandthefinanciallystrapped,theappealofincreasingnumbersisclear,aslongasotherparentsdon'tsquawk.Theyhaveanotherreasontobekeen.Newlawswillsoonrequirecharitiestojustifytheirtaxbreaksbyprovingthattheybenefitsocietyatlarge.Independentschools,80%ofwhichhavecharitablestatus,reapedpounds88mintaxrebatesin2004.Acceptingafewneedychildrenalightwellsafeguardthatstatus.

Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicby______.

A.posingacontrast

B.justifyinganassumption

C.makingacomparison

D.explainingaphenomenon

48.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Eveninthiselectronicera.papercontinuestoplayacompleteroleinourdailylives.Americansdependonabout85milliontonsofpaperandpaperboardayeartohelpusclean,organize,advertise,educateandmuchmore,accordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.

Unfortunately,thissoftproductcomeswithenvironmentaldisadvantages.Theseincludethelossofbiologicalvarietyassociatedwithpermanentforest,anenergyandwaterintensiveproductionprocessthatgeneratesgreenhousegasesandotherdangerousproducts,andalifecyclethatendsinalandfill(垃圾掩埋法)orincinerator(焚烧炉)nearlyhalfthetime.

Ofcourse,wehavechoices.Wecanlessenpaper'senvironmentalblowfirstandforemostbyreducingourdependence(usingclothtowelsinthekitchen,printingonbothsidesofthesheetattheoffice,etc.).And,whenwereallyneedtousepaper,wecanmakebetter-educatedbuyingdecisions.

Hereareafewtipsforpurchasingeco-friendlypaper:

Buyrecycled,Doingsosaveslandfillspace,supportsgreenjobsand"reducesthetotalamountofresourcesyou'reusing,"saysSusanKinsella,executivedirectorofConservatree,anorganizationthatadvocatesusingmorepaperwhichcanbeusedagain.

Studylabelingcarefully.Lookforproductsthatcontainpost-consumerwaste(ormaterialthathamcompletedafulllifecycle);thehigherthepercentage,thebetter.Achasing-arrowssymbolmaysimplymeanapaperproductcanberecycled,whiletheword"recycled"mayrefertoonlyasmallpercentageofrecoveredfibers.

Demandcertificate.Anumberoforganizationscertifythattheoriginalfiberusedinagivenpapercomesfromresponsiblymanagedforests.KinsellasaystheoneenvironmentaliststrustmostistheForestStewardshipCouncil.CheckwithyourprinterorpapersuppliertoseewhetheritcarriesFSC-certifiedlines.

Considertree-freeoptions.Somepaperisnowmadefromagriculturalcrops,severalofwhichhaveahigheryieldperacrethansometypesoftreesusedinpapermakingandmayhaveotherbenefits.Tree-freematerialisavailableforpersonaluse(thinkcardsandinvites),butbeforebuying,investigateitsoriginsandthefarmingpracticesused.Foralistofsuppliers,checkouthttp://www.//treefree.html.

Checkcolor.PaperwhichismadewhiterwithouttheuseofCl2(氯)orotherchemicalsislesspolluting.UsingpaperwithoutCl2isanotherstepup.Andwhenusingaprofessionalprinter,askforvegetable-basedinks.

Whatdoestheprocessofpaper-makingproduce?

49.

Traditionally,itisbelievedthatpeoplewithoutself-esteem______.

A.areusuallythetargetsoforganizedcrime

B.arelessviolentthanthosewithunrealisticallyhighself-esteem

C.aremorelikelytohurtotherstogainself-esteem

D.alwaysresorttoviolencewhentheirselfimageischallenged

50.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinacrowdedelevator,aFrenchmancouldmakenoparticulareffortto______.

51.

Contemporarilythemincedmeatismostcommonlydried______.

52.

Inthenearfuture,______.

A.someofficialsconcernedwillleavetheirpositions

B.itwillbepossibletoreachanagreementonGE

C.thecommissionwillberefreshed

D.thenewcommissionwillconsidermoresignificantmatters

53.

Besidesinformationonthetroubleswithchild-bearing,PlannedGrandparenthoodalsooffersguidanceon____________tochildrentargetedbytheirparentstoreproduce.

54.Thetopicoffatis______manyothertaboosubjects.

A.thesameas

B.differentfrom

C.morepopularthan

D.lessoftentalkedaboutthan

55.

【C9】

56.

Whatis"milesofredtape"inParagraph2likelytomean?

A.Troublesomeprocedures.

B.Alongjourney.

C.Manydifficulties.

D.Alotofchoices.

57.

【C4】

58.

WhatcausesthedeforestationandthreatenstheexistenceofAmazonforest?

59.

Thecurriculumvitaehasbecomesuchanimportantdocumentbecause______.

60.

FromParagraph2,wecaninferthat______.

A.thedamageintheSouthwasworsethanintheNorth

B.thedamageintheSouthwaseasytoremedy

C.theconditionsoftheSouthwerebetter

D.factoriesstillhadtobepreparedformilitaryneeds

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5题)61.

【S10】

62.

【S2】

63.

【S8】

64.

【S3】

65.

【S9】

五、6.Translation(5题)66.Pleasedon'ttakeoffence.Itis____________________(倒不是我不想和你一起去),butthatIhavebeenoccupied.

67.Thereisnodoubtthat______________________(我们的教育体系令人不满意).

68.Thecustomercomplainedthatnosooner__________________________(他刚试着使用这台机器，它就不运转了)