2022年浙江省绍兴市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022年浙江省绍兴市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Aboutthebuzzingprodigies,peopleargue______.

2.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1～7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8～10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

SoundEffects

Snorers(打鼾的人)havealwaysbeenmadejokes.Incartoons,theirnasal(鼻子的)roarliftstheroofoffhouses.Insituationcomedies,there'sthewifewhorollshereyesathersnoringbedmate.Butinreality,it'snotallthatfunny.Infact,snoringcanbeanightmareforsnorersandtheirtroubledpartners,whomaywakeupseveraltimesanighttopoke,andmaybehoistlovedonesontotheirsidesforalittlerelief.

RisksofSnoringProblems

Butthenightlyracketismorethanapotentialrelationshipstrain.Accordingtothelatestresearch,anincreasinglyolderandheavierpopulationmaymakethisconditionanevengreaterahealthriskthanwepreviouslythought.ForMaggieMoss-Tucker,successfultreatmentforalongtimesnoringproblemcamealmostbyaccident.Onefallmorningin2005,shesawasignatherlocalgymseekingsnorersasvolunteersforastudyatBoston'sBrigham&Women'sHospital.Moss-Tucker,now56,wasintrigued.Shehadstartedsnoringnearlyadecadeearlier."I'dtriedeverythingtostop,"shesays,fromsleepinguprighttousingnosestripsoramouthguard.Buttoherandherhusband'sdismay,nothingworked.WhenshesignedupforthestudyandspentanightatasuburbanBostonsleeplab,shefoundoutwhy.

Afterreviewinghersleeppatternsandoxygenlevels,researcherstoldherthathersnoringwasactuallyanindicationofsomethingworse.Shesufferedfromasleepapnea(呼吸暂停),aconditioninwhichpatientsstopbreathingrepeatedlyastheysleepandcanwakeupasmanyas100timesanightoftenwithoutrememberingit.Thatkindofrevelationhasledtodoctorsre-evaluatingaconditiononcetreatedaslittlemorethananuisance."Inthepast,snoringhasbeentreatedlikeajokingmatter;younevertalkedaboutitwithyourdoctor,"saysDr.DavidRapoport,medicaldirectoroftheSleepDisordersCenteratNewYorkUniversityMedicalCenter."Butwhenitbecomesveryprominentorsuchthatitwakesyouuporinterfereswithbreathing,itcanbeaproblem."

Sleepapnea,inwhichtheairwaybecomesblockedor,lessoften,thebrainfailstoproperlycontrolbreathingduringsleeping,canbeviewedasoneextremeofthesnoringspectrum.Softsnoring,whichisnotgenerallyconsideredahealthhazard,wouldbeattheotherend.Asthesoundandpersistenceofapatient'ssnoringgrows,sodothehealthconcerns.AstudypublishedintheMarch1issueofthejournalSleepfoundthatloudsnorershada40percentgreaterriskthannon-snorersofsufferingfromhighbloodpressure,34percentgreateroddsofhavingaheartattackanda67percentgreaterchanceofhavingastroke.

That'saproblemgiventhenumberofnoisysleepersoutthere.InarecentpollbytheNationalSleepFoundation,aboutonethirdofUSworkingadultsreportedsnoringatleastafewnightsinthepreviousmonth.Snoringgenerallyworsenswithagesotherateisevenhigheramongtheelderly.And,contrarytocommonperceptions,it'snearlyascommoninwomenasmen.Menopause(更年期)appearstobeafactor,asisweight.Beingoverweightcancausethicknessintheairwaytube,holdingbacktheflowofoxygen.

TreatmentofSnoringProblems

Yetmanywhoregularlysnoredon'trealizethatitcouldbebadfortheirhealth.Theresearchlinkinghypertension,cardiacproblemsandloudsnoringisrelativelynew.Andthoughawarenessofs

A.thecausesofsnoringproblems

B.thetreatmentsofsnoringproblems

C.therisksofsnoringproblems

D.thehazardsandthetreatmentsofsnoringproblems

3.

Inordertomakesuretheircustomerswerehappy,PizzaHutintroduced______.

A.twocustomersatisfactionprograms

B.a1-600numbercustomerhotline

C.acustomercall-inprogram

D.happycustomersprogram

4.

AIDSistheleadingcauseofdeathamongwomenandbabiesin15citiesoftheUSA.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

Peoplewhowanttheirbackpaintobefixedquicklyoftenresortto______.

A.surgeryB.chiropracticcareC.massageD.acupuncture

6.

Thehydrogencanbegeneratedfrom__________________orproducedbyreformingfossilfuels.

7.

Ifthepressureonthefaultishigherthantheforceoffrictionbetweendifferentblocksorrock,theblocksofrockwill______.

8.

Beforeanearthquake,peopleshouldrepairdefectiveelectricalwiringandleakygasconnectionsasthesearepotential______.

9.

Whenassessingdifferentattitudestowarddisclosure,weshouldtake______intoconsideration.

10.SevenSecretsofNaturallyThinPeople

Youhatethem.

Youknowthetype…theoneswhoneverbataneyewhenitcomestimetoorderlunchordinner.Askthemtheirweightandtheyprobablycan'teventellyou—theydon'tknowit.Questionthemaboutcaloriecountandyou'relikelytobeansweredwithablankstare.

Theyarethemenandwomenwhodon'tgiveweightwatchingasecondthought.Andthat'stheveryreasonthey'reatahappy,healthyweight.Theyarenaturallythinpeople—theenemytoanyonewho'severbattledextrapound.

Butpleasedon'thatethem.Youtoocanbeoneofthem,saysDr.DorisMccubbrey,authorofHowMuchDoesYourSoulWeight:Diet-FreeSolutionstoYourFood,WeightandBodyWorries.Theweightissuesspecialistandlicensedprofessionalcounselorhasspentthelast15yearshelpingpeopleexploretheirweightwoes(悲哀).Dr.Doris,the"Don'tDiet"doctor,hasmadeithermissiontotakethefocusoffthescaleandputitonwhatshecallsintuitive(直觉的)self-care.It'sthatkindoftreatmentthattheColoradocounselorencourages.Shetriestosteerherclientsawayfromoverlyrestrictivediets.

Theidea,accordingtoDr.Doris,istoemulate(仿效)thewayanaturallythinpersonthinks.Forstarters,theworlddoesn'trevolvearoundthenumberonthescale.

"Sometimeswethink,'whenI'mthinenough,I'llbehappy'."saysDr.Doris,whodescribesherselfassomeonewhowasthe'wrongkindofdieterfor15years."Anaturallythinpersonknowshowtobehappyfirst,beyondweightsuccess.It'sfreedomtoenjoyyourlife.It'sabouthealthierrelationshipsandbeingabletoachievethegoalsyouwantforyourselfprofessionally.It'sfindingthetimetoenjoysomepleasuresinlife,likethevacationsyou'vealwayswantedtotakeorthepersonalgoalsyou'vealwayswantedtoachieve.It'shavingtheenergyanddesireandabilitytofollowthroughonthesethings.It'safuller,richerlife."

AccordingtoDr.Doris,we'reallbornnaturallythin.However,it'sthewaywethinkthattakesawaythismentality(心理).Itallbeginswhenwegoonourfirstdiet,shesays.

Dr.Dorisisquicktopointoutthere'sabigdifferencebetweenbeingthinandbeinganaturallythinperson.Therearethosewhostrugglewithanorexia(厌食)orrelyonstarvationtoavoidweightgain.Thesepeopleareengaginginunhealthyphysicalandmentalbehaviors.Whenitcomestoweightloss,onesizedoesnotfitall,shesays.

Beforeyoucanevengetstartedonahealthyapproachtodealingwithyourweight,it'simportanttogetintherightstateofmind.Dr.Dorishasthesevenhealthysecretsofnaturallythinpeoplethatcanhelpyougetonestepcloser.

Secret1:Practiceintuitiveweightmaintenance

Naturallythinpeoplehaveastableweightanddon'tworrywhatitis.Naturallythinpeopledon'tweigh,measureorotherwisekeeptrackoftheirbodies'dimensions.Youwon'tevenfindabathroomscaleatanaturallythinperson'shouse.Theydon'tneedtoweighthemselves,becausetheytrusttheirbodiestoregulatetheirownweight.

Secret2:Applyanintuitiveattitude

Naturallythinpeoplehaveapositiveviewofthemselvesandtheirlives.Peoplewhohaveneverhadaweightproblemknowthatthekeytohappinessisinhowtheyperceivethemselvesandtheirlives.Theyhaveawonderfulself-image,becausetheyhavenotallowedsociety'spressuretoinfluencethem.Besidesappearance,somepeoplecriticizethemselvesfortheirthoughts,feelings,behaviors—everything.Howtheyseetheirbodiesisareflectionofhowtheytendtoseetheirentirelives.

Secret3:Knowintuitivelywhytoeat

Naturallythinpeopleeatwhentheyarehungry,butforotherreasonsaswell.Theyeatbecausetheirbodiesn

A.Theydon'thavelunchordinnereveryday.

B.Theydon'tknowabouttheirownweight.

C.Theyhatepeoplewhoarenaturallythin.

D.Theyareconcernedaboutcaloriecount.

11.

Bothmother-to-childtransmissionandpartner-to-partnertransmissioncanbepreventedorprotectedeffectivelybydrugsfor________________.

12.

Ifchildrenare______eatmorebytheirparent,theycanlosetheirnaturalregulationofwhattheyeat.

13.

Theperiodbetweenanearlysenseofforebodingandanactualcareerinflectionpointisthetimeforyouto______.

14.

Ifyoubuyanewhybrid,youcan______fromthefederalgovernment.

15.

Manysocialconsequencesbroughtforthbyelectronicproximityinclude______.

16.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Anxietyiscausedbysomecertainreasoninsteadofmultiplereasons.

B.Anxietymakesyouhateyourjobandunwillingtodoyourwork.

C.Themorelong-lastingtheanxietyis,themoresymptomspeoplesufferfrom.

D.Manysymptomswillcomealongwithasingleanxietyatonetime.

17.

Politicalandeconomicmotivationsbelongtotheessentialnatureofsportsinthehistoryofsports.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Overallsecuritycanbedamagedbyconflictsbetweentherefugeesandtheinternallydisplacedwhichcanberesultedinunfairprovisionof______tothem.

19.

Whenusingpublictransportation,thevisitorsaresuggested______becauseinthiswaytheymayknowlessaboutthelocalculture.

20.

Theforeignteacherplanstoaddtohisnewcontractthatheshouldget______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(34)

A.Fromreligiousorganizations.

B.Frompublicsources.

C.Fromcorporatesources.

D.Fromresearchgrants.

22.(35)

A.Theywonthetournamentlastyear.

B.Theyhavebeentrainedthehardestinthetournament.

C.Theyhavethemostmoneytospendontheirathletes.

D.Theyhaveneverlostagamebefore.

23.(46)

24.(18)

A.Sheisagainsttheman'splan.

B.Shethinksitneedsalotofmoney.

C.Theyneedsometimetothinkaboutit.

D.It'sgoodforhiscareerdevelopment.

25.(47)

26.(22)

A.Theboard.

B.Themanager.

C.Thechairman.

D.Thechiefengineer.

27.(26)

A.80dollars.B.88dollars.C.96dollars.D.72dollars.

28.听力原文：W:I'llgoovertotherecyclingcenterthisafternoon.Wouldyoulikemetotakeyouroldnewspaperandpaperbagsalong?

M:Idohavealotofpapersandmagazinesdowninthebasement.Volunteersusedtocomebytheseapartmentsregularlytocollectwastepaper.Istillsaveit.ButpeopleseldomaskfornowadaysandI'venevergoneovertotherecyclingcentermyself.

W:That'stypical.Afewyearsago,peoplewerereallyenthusiasticaboutreusingwastepaper.Unfortunately,interestshavebeendecreasinglately.Manufacturersnowuscwastepaperforthingsliketheyneedtofindnewcommercialusesforrecycledpaper.

M:Isupposethingslikereadingcards,calendarsandwritingpapercouldbemadefromittoo.Butrecycledpaperusuallyhasadingycolor,doesn'tit?

W:Well,itwouldn'tbesuitableforartbooksorhigh-qualitymagazinepaper.Butwhocaresaboutthedrabcolorifthewastepapercantaketheplaceofthevirginwoods,pulpandsohelptopreserveforests.

M:Youareright.I'llbringmywastepaperovertoyourapartmentalittlewhile.Thanksforofferingtotakeit.

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A.Onabicycletrip.

B.Toarecyclingcenter.

C.Toapapermill.

D.Onabusinesstrip.

29.(31)

A.Becausetheyaretoomeantotreatothers.

B.Becausetheyaretooreservedtoexpressintimacy.

C.Becausethatiswhatgentlemanshipmeans.

D.Becausethatcanmakethemintegrateintothepubcrowd.

30.(42)

31.

【B11】

32.听力原文：W:Tony,whoarethestreetpeople?Howdidtheygettobelivinginthestreet?

M:Well,someofthemlosttheirjobs,someofthemhavementalproblems,andsomeofthemdrink.

Q:WhichofthefollowingfactorsisNOTmentionedasacauseofbecomingstreetpeople?

(16)

A.Unemployment.

B.Familybreakup.

C.Mentalproblems.

D.Drinking.

33.(33)

A.Toinform.thejobhuntersoftheopportunitiesavailable.

B.Tohelpdesignclassifiedadsinthenewspaper.

C.Toclassifyavailablejobsintovariouscategories.

D.Tohelpjobhunterswriteimpressiveapplicationletters.

34.(28)

A.Adventurousparents.

B.Stimulatingenvironment.

C.Sensitiveteachers.

D.Furthereducation.

35.听力原文：AbrahamLincolnwasborninKentuckyonFebruary12,1809.Whenhewasasmallboy,hisfamilymovedtoIndiana.Here,hismothertaughthimtoroadandwrite.Lincolnhadverylittleformaleducation,buthebecameoneofthebest-educatedmenoftheGreatWest.

WhenLincolnwasayoungman,hisfamilymovedagaintothenewstateofIllinois.Lincolnhadtoearnalivingatanearlyage,butinhisleisuretimehestudiedlaw.Hesoonbecameoneofthebest-knownlawyersinthestatecapitalofIllinois.ItwasherethatLincolnbecamefamousforhisdebateswithStephenDouglasonthesubjectofslavery.

In1860,LincolnwaselectedPresidentoftheUnitedStates.HewasthecandidateoftheRepublicanParty.Thispartyopposedthecreationofnewslavestates.Soonafterhiselection,someoftheSouthernstateswithdrewfromtheUnionandsetuptheConfederateStatesofAmerica.ThisactionbroughtontheterribleCivilWarwhichlastedfrom1861to1865.

OnJanuary1,1863,duringthewar,LincolnissuedhisfamousEmancipationProclamation.Inthisdocument,LincolnproclaimedthatalltheslavesinSouthernstatesweretobefreefromthatdayon.In1865,afterthewarended,theThirteenthAmendmentwasaddedtotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates.ThisamendmentputanendtoslaveryeverywhereintheUnitedStates.

Earlyin1865,theCivilWarcametoanendwiththedefeatoftheSouthbytheNorth.Onlyafewdaysaftertheendofthewar,LincolnwasshotbyanactornamedJohnWilkesBooth.ThePresidentdiedonApril14,1865.Inhisdeath,theworldlostoneofthegreatestmenofalltime.

(30)

A.Slavery.B.Law.C.Polities.D.Emancipationofslaves.

36.

【B7】

37.(29)

A.TheRepublicanPartyhasalwaysbeensupportedbytheDemocraticParty.

B.TheDemocraticPartyisassociatedwithfreeenterpriseintheeconomy.

C.TheDemocraticPartyisthemainopponentoftheRepublicanParty.

D.TheRepublicanPartyhasneverlostthepresidency.

38.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.

39.听力原文：ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare'stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion．Todayitisestimatedthatsome300millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguage，mainlyintheUnitedStates，Canada，GreatBritain，Ireland，SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,thereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasviciouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms．Infact，itisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguage.ThepurposeforEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitisdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation．

ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresentimportanceasaworldlanguage．Besidesservingtheindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers，Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience，technologyandotherfieldsarebeingproduced，andnotalwaysbynativespeakers．itiswidelyusedfor，suchpurposesasairportcommunications，internationalconferences，andthespreadofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations．Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries，especiallyformerBritishcolonies．Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingualpopulationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment，commerce，industry，lawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest．

(30)

A.Languagespeopleuseininternationalcommunication.

B.ThepopularityofEnglishasaworldlanguage.

C.ThedevelopmentofEnglishasanativelanguage.

D.ThevarietyofEnglishinspokenandwrittenforms.

40.(14)

A.Themanwillnotneedthetaperecordertonight.

B.Themanneedstousethetaperecorderthisevening.

C.Thewomancanreturnthetaperecordertomorrow.

D.Thewomanissorryforlosingthetaperecorder.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.Thousandsofteachersattheelementary,secondary,andcollegelevelscantestifythattheirstudents'writingexhibitsatendencytowardasuperficialitythatwasn'tseen,say,10or15yearsago.Itshowsupnotonlyintheirlackofanalyticalskills,butinpoorcommandofgrammarandrhetoric.I'vebeenaskedbyagraduatestudentwhatasemicolonis.ThemechanicsoftheEnglishlanguagehavebeentorturedtopiecesbyTV.Visual,movingimages--whicharethevenueoftelevision--can'tbeheldinthenetofcarefullanguage.Theywanttobreakout.Theyreallyhavenothingtodowithlanguage,grammar,andrhetoric,andtheyhavebecomefractured.

Recentsurveysbydozensoforganizationsalsosuggestthatupto40%oftheAmericanpublicisfunctionallyilliterate.Thatis,ourcitizens'readingandwritingabilities,iftheyhaveany,areimpairedsoseriouslyastorenderthem,inthathandyjargonofourtimes,dysfunctional.Thereadingistaught--TVteachespeoplenottoread.Itrendersthemincapableofengaginginanactivitythatnowisperceivedasstrenuous,becauseitisnotapassivehypnotized(着迷的)state.Passiveasitis,televisionhasinvadedourculturesocompletelythatthemedium'seffectsareevidentineveryquarter,eventheliteraryworld.Itshowsupinsupermarketpaperbacks,fromStephenKing(whohasacertaincleverskill)topulpfiction.ThesereallyareformsofverbalTVliteraturethatissosuperficialthatthosewhoreaditcanrevelinthesamesensationstheyexperiencewhenwatchingtelevision.

Evenmoreimportantly,thegrowinginfluenceoftelevision,Kernansays,haschangedpeople'shabitsandvaluesandaffectedtheirassumptionsabouttheworld.Thesortofreflective,critical,andvalue-ladenthinkingencouragedbybookshasbeenrenderedobsolete.Inthiscontext,wewoulddowelltorecalltheCyclops--theraceofgiantsthat,accordingtoGreekmyth,predatedman.

Quiteliterally,TVaffectsthewaypeoplethink.InFourArgumentsfortheEliminationofTelevision,JerryManderquotesfromtheEmeryReport,preparedbytheCenterforContinuingEducationattheAustralianNationalUniversity,Canberra,that,whenwewatchtelevision,"ourusualprocessesofthinkinganddiscernmentaresemi-functionalatbest."Thestudyalsoarguesthat,"whiletelevisionappearstohavethepotentialtoprovideusefulinformationtoviewers—andiscelebratedforitseducationalfunction—thetechnologyoftelevisionandtheinherentnatureoftheviewingexperienceactuallyinhibitlearningasweusuallythinkofit."

Thethirdparagraphimpliesthat______.

A.readingpulpnovelsisquitedifferentfromwatchingTV

B.TVinfluencesthewritingstyle.ofnovel

C.StephenKingusesacleverskilltomakehisnovelsquitespecial

D.TVruinsstudents'abilitytoread

42.Wecanbeginourdiscussionof"populationasglobalissue"withwhatmostpersonsmeanwhentheydiscuss"thepopulationproblem":toomanypeopleonearthandatoorapidincreaseinthenumberaddedeachyear.Thefactsarenotindispute;itwasquiterighttoemploytheanalogythatlikeneddemographicgrowthto"along,thinpowderfusethatbumssteadilyandhaltinglyuntilitfinallyreachesthechargeandexplodes".

Tounderstandthecurrentsituation,whichischaracterizedbyrapidincreasesinpopulation,itisnecessarytounderstandthehistoryofpopulationtrends.Rapidgrowthisacomparativelyrecentphenomenon.Lookingbackatthe8,000yearsofdemographichistory,wefindthatpopulationshavebeenvirtuallystableorgrowingveryslightlyformostofhumanhistory.Formostofourancestors,lifewashard,oftennasty,andveryshort.Therewashighfertilityinmostplaces,butthiswasusuallybalancedbyhighmortality.Formostofhumanhistory,itwasseldomthecasethatoneintenpersonswouldlivepastforty,whileinfancyandchildhoodwereespeciallyriskyperiods.Often,societieswereincleardangerofextinctionbecausedeathratescouldexceedtheirbirthrates.Thus,thepopulationproblemthroughoutmostofhistorywashowtopreventextinctionofthehumanrace.

Thispatternisimportanttonotice.Notonlydoesitputthecurrentproblemsofdemographicgrowthintoahistoricalperspective,butitsuggeststhatthecauseofrapidincreaseinpopulationinrecentyearsisnotasuddenenthusiasmformorechildren,butanimprovementintheconditionsthattraditionallyhavecausedhighmortality.

Demographichistorycanbedividedintotwomajorperiods:atimeoflong,slowgrowthwhichextendedfromabout8000B.C.tillapproximately1650A.D.Inthefirstperiodofsome9,600years,thepopulationincreasedfromsome8millionto500millionin1650.Between1650and1975,thepopulationhasincreasedfrom500milliontomorethan4billion.Andthepopulationreached6.2billionthroughouttheworldbytheyear2000.Onewaytoappreciatethisdramaticdifferenceinsuchabstractnumbersistoreducethetimeframe.tosomethingthatismoremanageable.Between8000B.C.and1650,anaverageofonly50,000personswasbeingaddedannuallytotheworld'spopulation.Atpresent,thisnumberisaddedeverysixhours.Theincreaseisabout80,000,000personsannually.

Theword"demographic"(Line4,Para.1)means______.

A.statisticsofhuman

B.surroundingsstudy

C.accumulationofhuman

D.developmentofhuman

43.

Whatdoes"anearthboundrocket"inSentence3Para.3mean?

A.Arocketsentfromtheearthtothemoon.

B.Arocketsentfromthemoontotheearth.

C.Arocketmadeofearth.

D.Arocketwithnopurpose.

44.(61)

45.

Unemploymentrateishighforhighschoolgraduates______.

A.whentheeconomicsituationisbad

B.evenwheneconomytakesaturnforthebetter

C.becausemostofthemarefrompoorfamilies

D.becausetheserviceindustryisthemostfragilesectorofeconomy

46.

Theopinionheldbypetownersregardingtheirpets'behavior.isthatpets______.

47.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Inthe1950s,thepioneersofartificialintelligence(Al)predictedthat,bytheendofthiscentury,computerswouldbeconversingwithusatworkandrobotswouldbeperformingourhousework.Butasusefulascomputersare,they'renowhereclosetoachievinganythingremotelyresemblingtheseearlyaspirationsforhumanlikebehavior.Nevermindsomethingascomplexasconversation:themostpowerfulcomputersstruggletoreliablyrecognizetheshapeofanobject,themostelementaryoftasksforaten-month-oldkid.

AgrowinggroupofAlresearchersthinktheyknowwherethefieldwentwrong.Theproblem,thescientistssay,isthatAlhasbeentryingtoseparatethehighest,mostabstractlevelsofthought,likelanguageandmathematics,andtoduplicatethemwithlogical,step-by-stepprograms.AnewmovementinAl,ontheotherhand,takesacloserlookatthemoreroundaboutwayinwhichnaturecameupwithintelligence.Manyoftheseresearchersstudyevolutionandnaturaladaptationinsteadofformallogicandconventionalcomputerprograms.Ratherthandigitalcomputersandtransistors,somewanttoworkwithbraincallsandproteins.Theresultsoftheseearlyeffortsareaspromisingastheyarepeculiar,andthenewnature-basedAlmovementisslowlybutsurelymovingtotheforefrontofthefield.

Imitatingthebrain'sneural(神经的)networkisahugestepintherightdirection,sayscomputerscientistandbiophysicistMichaelConrad,butitstillmissesanimportantaspectofnaturalintelligence."Peopletendtotreatthebrainasifitweremadeupofcolor-codedtransistors,"heexplains,"butit'snotsimplyaclevernetworkofswitches.Therearelotsofimportantthingsgoingoninsidethebraincellsthemselves."Specifically,Conradbelievesthatmanyofthebrain'scapabilitiesstemfromthepatternrecognitionproficiencyoftheindividualmoleculesthatmakeupeachbraincell.Thebestwaytobuildanartificiallyintelligentdevice,heclaims,wouldbetobuilditaroundthesamesortofmolecularskills.

Rightnow,theoptionthatconventionalcomputersandsoftwarearefundamentallyincapableofmatchingtheprocessesthattakeplaceinthebrainremainscontroversial.Butifitprovestrue,thentheeffortsofConradandhisfellowAlrebelscouldturnouttobetheonlygameintown.

"Butasusefulascomputersare,they'renowhereclosetoachievin