2022年浙江省衢州市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022年浙江省衢州市大学英语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.

FreudlearnedfromCharcoteverythingheneededtoknowabouthowtocurementallyiiipatients.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Dihydrogenmonoxideisaverydangerouschemical,whichisoftenusedasanindustrialsolvent.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

Withthedevelopmentofspread-spectrumtechnique,wemayuseBluetoothconnectionasasubstituteforcellphone.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

JacquesDelorssuggestedeuroasthenameofthesinglecurrencyinEurope.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

Ifrhymeisusedinthetaglineandthebrandnameismentioned,makesurethatthenameis______.

6.

Maternaldeathsandinfantmortalityarelooselyconnectedwiththepatternsofreproduction.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

TheprofessorMichaelDertouzosguessedthatIndiacouldincreaseGDPbyatrilliondollarsintheflowingfewyearsbywayof______forWesterncompanies.

A.performingsecretwhite-collartasks

B.improvingmanagement

C.makingtechnologicalchange

D.installingnewtools

8.

IfalltheiceintheAntarcticmelted,globalsealevelswouldrisehugely.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

Theyadvertisementsarecleverandentertaining,they______peopletobuy.

10.Athleteswhowinbronzemedalsarehappierbecausetheythink______.

A.theywouldhavewonthegoldmedalbyworkinghardalittle

B.theymighthavewonasilvermedaliftheyhadperformedalittlebetter

C.theyshouldwinthebronzemedalsincethey'dperformedverywell

D.theywouldhavelostthebronzemedalifthey'dperformedalittleworse

11.

ThereasonwhyaninformalagreementamongtheQuintmemberswouldnotworkisthatitisnotlegallycertified.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Itisnecessaryforanewcomerto______ofthecitysincesomelocalpeoplealsousemapsasaguide.

13.

Acidrainmaydamagetrees,soilsandacceleratethedecayofbuildings.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Menandwomenhaveproblemsinconversingwitheachotherbecausetheyareraisedtoseetheworldindifferentways.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.Comparedwiththeir1960scounterparts,theundergraduatesinMs.Blum'sresearchpreferto______.

A.challengethenotionofauthorshipandoriginality

B.establishauniqueandauthenticidentity

C.haveatryonmanydifferentpersonas

D.domoresocialworkbyWeb-linking

16.

TheNetherlandshasplacedtherightsofpedestriansbeforethoseofcarsinsuchareascalled______.

17.

Learningaboutacountry'scultureisashowofrespectandisalwaysdeeplyappreciated.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Criminalprofilesjustifythepolicescathesandarrestswithoutwarrants,apracticesupportedby______.

19.

Untilthemiddleof19thcentury,allinventionsbywomen______underthelaw.

20.Biotechfirmshavenotmuchinterestinthedevelopingworldmarketbecause______.

A.runningbusinessthereneedsmuchindistribution

B.farmerstherearetoopoortobuytheirproducts

C.thesefirmswanttokeeptheirtechnologysecret

D.farmerstheredon'tlikegeneticallymodifiedcrops

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B8】

22.

【B4】

23.【B4】

24.听力原文：W:Couldyoutellmethestartingtimeforbothconcerts?

M:Thefirstbeginsat7pmanditlaststwohoursandfifteenminutes.Thesecondfollowsimmediatelyafterthefirst.

Atwhatapproximatetimedoesthesecondshowstart?

(13)

A.At7:00pm.B.At8:15pm.C.At9:00pm.D.At9:15pm.

25.(24)

A.Itcanincreaseproductionby4.5percentinfactoriesatleast.

B.Itissometimesveryboringtotheworkers.

C.Itcanpossiblygivepeoplebetterfeelingandinfluencetheirattitudes.

D.Itisalwaysfasterthananyothermusic.

26.听力原文：Therearetwokindsofmemory:short-termandlong-term.Informationinlong-termmemorycanberecalledatalatertimewhenitisneeded.Theinformationmaybekeptfordaysandweeks.Incontrast,informationinshort-termmemoryiskeptforonlyafewseconds,usuallybyrepeatingtheinformationoverandover.Thefollowingexperimentshowshowshort-termmemoryhasbeenstudied.

HenningstudiedhowstudentswhoarelearningEnglishassecondlanguageremembervocabulary.Thesubjectsinhisexperimentwere75collegestudents.TheyrepresentedalllevelsofabilityinEnglish:beginning,intermediate,advanced,andnative-speakingstudents.Tobeginwith,thesubjectslistenedtoarecordingofanativespeakerreadingaparagraphinEnglish.Followingtherecording,thesubjectstooka15-questiontesttoseewhichwordstheyremembered.Eachquestionhadfourchoices.Thesubjectshadtocirclethewordtheyhadheardintherecording.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthatsoundedalike.Forexample,weather,whether,wither,andwetherarefourwordssoundalike.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthathavethesamemeaning.Method,way,manner,andsystemwouldbefourwordswiththesamemeaning.Finallythesubjectstookalanguageproficiencytest.

HenningfoundthatstudentswithalowerproficiencyinEnglishmademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthatsoundalike;studentswithahigherproficiencymademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthathavethesamemeaning.Henning'sresultssuggestthatbeginningstudentsholdthesoundofwordsintheirshort-termmemory,andtheadvancedstudentsholdthemeaningofwordsintheirshort-termmemory.

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A.TostudyhowstudentsrememberEnglishvocabularybyshort-termmemory.

B.TostudyhowstudentslearnEnglishvocabulary.

C.Tostudyhowtodevelopstudent'sabilityinEnglish.

D.Tostudyhowlonginformationinshort-termmemoryiskept.

27.(39)

28.听力原文：M:Excuseme,I'mlookingforsomebooksforprofessorJohnson'scourse.

W:I'mafraidtheyarenotavailable.You'llhavetoorderthem,anditwilltakethepublisherthreeweekstoshipthemtous.

Q:Wheredidthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

(14)

A.Atanews-stand.

B.Inthecollegebookstore.

C.Inthelibrary.

D.Atadepartmentstore.

29.SectionC

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

听力原文：Arabsconsiderit(36)badmannertostarttalking(37)immediately.Eventhebusiestgovernmentofficialor(38)alwaystakes(39)timetobepoliteandoffer(40).Nomatterhowbusyyouare,youshouldmaketimeforthis(41).

MakingdecisionsquicklyisnotanArabcustom.Thereisa(42)indoingbusinessntheMiddleEastwhichwillpuzzlea(43).Giveyourselflotsoftimeandasklotsofquestions.

(44).Youmayhavetowaittwoorthreedaystoseehigh-levelgovernmentofficialsastheyareverybusy.Giveyourselfenoughtime.

Personalrelationshipsareveryimportant.TheyarethekeystodobusinessinArabcountries.(45)WhenanArabsaysyes,hemaymean"maybe".Whenhesaysmaybe,heprobablymeans"no".Youwillseldomgetadirect"no"fromanArabbecauseitisconsideredimpolite.Also,hedoesnotwanttoclosehisoptions.Insteadof"no",hewillsay"inshalah"whichmeans,"ifGodiswilling".(46).

Arabsconsiderit【B1】______extremelybadmannertostarttalking【B2】______businessimmediately.Eventhebusiestgovernmentofficialor【B3】______executivealwaystakes【B4】extratimetobepoliteandoffer【B5】______refreshments.Nomatterhowbusyyouare,youshouldmaketimeforthis【B6】______hospitality.

MakingdecisionsquicklyisnotanArabcustom.Thereisa【B7】______vaguenessindoingbusinessintheMiddleEastwhichwillpuzzlea【B8】______newcomer.Giveyourselflotsoftimeandasklotsofquestions.

【B9】___________________________Patienceisanimportantquality.Youmayhavetowaittwoorthreedaystoseehigh-levelgovernmentofficialsastheyareverybusy.Giveyourselfenoughtime.

Personalrelationshipsareveryimportant.TheyarethekeystodobusinessinArabcountries.【B10】___________________________Trytoidentifythedecision-makerregardingyourproductorservicesimmediatelyandgettoknowhimonafriendlybasis.Doyourhomework.Bepreparedtodiscussdetailsofyourproductorproposal.Bereadytoanswertechnicalquestions.

WhenanArabsaysyes,hemaymean"maybe".Whenhesaysmaybe,heprobablymeans"no".Youwillseldomgetadirect"no"fromanArabbecauseitisconsideredimpolite.Also,hedoesnotwanttoclosehisoptions.Insteadof"no",hewillsay"inshalab"whichmeans,"ifGodiswilling".【B11】________________________Ontheotherhand,"yes"doesnotnecessarilymean"yes".Asmileandslownodmightseemlikeanagreement,butinfact,yourhostisbeingpolite.AnArabconsidersitimpolitetodisagreewithaguest.

【B1】

30.(22)

A.Theyareshopping.

B.Theyarejogging.

C.Theyareseeingamovie.

D.Theyaredrinkingcoffee.

31.(14)

A.Thestoriesprobablyweren'ttrue.

B.Tomdoesn'tusuallytellfunnystories.

C.She'ssurprisedTomwassoseriouslastnight.

D.ShewantstoknowwhereTomheardthestories.

32.(26)

A.Itisaseriousthreattoitscompetitors.

B.Itisnotpowerfulenoughtoaffecttheworldmarket.

C.Thecars'qualityisgoodenoughtohavetheirownbranding.

D.NoneoftheChinesecarsmeetthestandardintheUS.

33.

【B10】

34.

【B11】

35.

【B6】

36.(31)

A.Emotionalsupport.

B.Technicalguidance.

C.Strictdiscipline.

D.Personalaffection.

37.听力原文：M:LookatthelowpriceontheseCDs.Don'tyouthinktheyareafantasticbuy?

W:Yes,butqualityismoreimportantthanprice.Let'slookelsewherebeforemakingadecision.

Q:Howdoesthemanfeelabouttheprice?

(19)

A.Hethinksthattheyareofinferiorquality.

B.Hethinksthattheyareabargain.

C.Hethinksthattheyareoverpriced.

D.Hethinksthattheycanbepurchasedatacheaperpriceelsewhere.

38.听力原文：Goodmorningeveryone.MynameisCraigStone,andI'llbeyourguidefortoday'stourofKyoto.First,Iwanttogoovertheitinerary&thetour,soeveryonecanenjoythetripwithoutbeingwordedaboutbeingleftbehindalongtheway.Ofcourse,noonehasgottenlostsofar.

Firstofall,we'llbeleavingat9:15outsidethemaintrainstationexit.Besuretoboardthebusby9:00sharp.

We'llbevisitingsomeofthemostfamoushistoricalspotsinKyoto.OurfirststopwillbeattheGoldenPavilion.atempleconstructedin1397.We'llbeleavingthereat10:30.You'llhaveaboutforty-fiveminutestostrollaroundthetempleanditsgardens.

OurnextdestinationwillbeRyoanjiTemple.That'salwaysadifficultonetopronounce.Thistempleisfamousforitsbeautifulrockgarden.We'lldepartfromthetempleat11:45.

Next,we'llhavelunchbum12:00to12:45.

Intheafternoon,we'llbemakingabriefstopatHeianJinguShrine,whichwasconstructedin1895mcommemoratethe1,100thanniversaryofthefoundingofthecityofKyoto.

Afterthat,we'llheaddowntownandstopinGion.Manypeopleaskedmeaboutdifferenttraditionalshoppingareas,andthisisaplacewedon'twanttomiss.You'llhaveaboutanhourtolookaround,andI'msureyou'llenjoytheatmosphereoftheentirearea--theshops,thehomes,andtherestaurants.We'llbeleavingGionat2:30.

Finally,we'llvisitNijojoCastle,whichwastheresidenceofthefirstTokugawaShogun.You'llhaveaboutanhourtotourthecastle,andwe'llmeetatthebusat4:00.

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A.At9:00.B.At9;15.C.At9:50.D.At9:30.

39.

【B9】

40.听力原文：Alan:Comein!

Sally:HiAlan—Ijustwonderedifyouwouldliketocomeoutforacoffee.

Alan:Oh,hi,Sally.Iwasjustwritingaletter.

Sally:Writingaletter!Isyourphoneoutoforder?

Alan:No—well,notexactlyaletter.Alexhasappliedforajobatchildren'ssummercamp,andthey'veaskedmeforacharacterreference.

Sally:Ohdear—you'renotgoingtotellthemthetruth,areyou?

Alan:Whatdoyoumean?

Sally:Well,thathe'sabig-headedshowoffwhoneverdoesaday'swork.

Alan:Oh,comeon,he'snotthatbad—Imean,kidslovehim.He'salwaysentertaininghislittlebrother'sfriendswithhismagictricks.

Sally:Oh,yes,he'sgreatwithchildren,buthe'sbigkidhimself,isn'the?

Alan:Yes,Isupposeheisabitimmature.

Sally:AndIhopetheydon'texpecthimtoworkbeforefouro'clockintheafternoon.Youknowwhathe'slike—heneedsabombunderhimtogethimupinthemorning.

Alan:Mm.

Sally:Also,hehatestakingordersfromanybody.Doyourememberthatjobhehadlastsummerinarestaurant?Heendedupthrowingabucketofwateroverthechefwhensheaskedhimtowashthekitchenfloor.

Alan:Ohno,don'tremindme.Buthedidrunthatrestaurantsingle-handedwhenthechefandtwoofthewaiterswereoffsickwithfoodpoisoning.

Sally:That'strue.Hersgoodinacrisis.Nowshallwegoandgetsomecoffee?

Alan:Allright.

(20)

A.Don'twritethecharacterreferenceforAlex.

B.Don'ttellthetruthaboutAlexinthecharacterreference.

C.Togooutandhavecoffeewithher.

D.Togototherestaurantwithher.

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

Thepurposeoftheco-authoredpaperbyDirkSehulze-MakuchandLouisIrwinwasto______.

A.introducetheirfindingsaboutVenus

B.promotetheexplorationofVenus

C.convinceothersthatthereusedtobelivesonVenus

D.criticizeotherscientiststhattheyarenarrow-minded

42.

Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat______.

A.thegovernmenthasmadesomecriticalpolicychanges

B.thegovernmenthasencounteredbudgetprobleminhealth-carereform

C.thegovernmentrequirestheschoolstomeetnutritionalstandards

D.allAmericanshaverealizedtheimportanceoflosingweight

43.

"Prince"inthepassagedesignates______.

44.SectionA

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

ThewholeworldputattentiontotheSouthAsiawherethetsunamihappened.Before,musiciansproduceda"sonictsunami”,WallStreetanalysts【C1】______"tsunamis"ofbadearningsnewsandJapaneserestaurantsserved"tsunami"sushirolls.Thewordwasusedindozensofdifferent【C2】______,butnowitlikelywillappearwithjustonetragicmeaning.

BecauseoftheSouthAsiantsunamidisasterthathaskilledmorethan150,000people,thewordassumesa(n)【C3】______solemnuse,muchtheway"GroundZero",forthesiteoftheWorldTradeCanter,haditsmeaning【C4】______from"startingpoint"tothecanteroftheSept.11tragedy,saidPaulPayack,headofGlobalLanguageMonitor.PayacksaidthatsincetheDec.26tsunami,the【C5】______wordhasappearedmorethan18.5milliontimesandbeenthesubjectof88,000articlesinmajormedia.

"BeforeSept.11,2001,thetermgroundzerowasabusinessclichemeaningstartingpoint,especiallywhen【C6】______aprojectoveragainasin'goingbacktogroundzero'.Thattermnowrepresentswhatmanyconsidertobehallowedgroundenditsoldusageisrarely【C7】______,"hesaid.

"Inthesamemanner,weenvisionthatthewordtsunamiwillbethesubjectofconsiderablediscretionbeforebeingusedinanythingotherthanamost【C8】______manner,"hesaid.Payacksaidthousandsof【C9】______teamsaroundtheworldusetsunamiintotheirnames,liketheTsunamiAquaticsSwimteamofLivermore,California.

Hesaidthereamalsosome10,000productscalledtsunami,likeTsunamiPoint-to-PointWirelessBridges,TsunamiMultimediaSpeakersandTsunamiImageProcessors.Newspaperheadlinewritersalsolikedthe【C10】______word,astheDetroitNews'"FordReleasesaTsunamiofNewProducts"and"Headingforthepresidencyonatsunamiofvisions"inLondon'sTheTimes.

[A]colorful[I]foolish

[B]concerts[J]solely

[C]serious[K]thought

[D]changed[L]Japanese

[E]pursuing[M]employed

[F]contexts[N]foresaw

[G]usably[O]sports

[H]beginning

【C1】

45.

IntheUnitedStates,______ismorelikelytoparticipateinnegotiationexceptfortheprinciples.

46.

Theunderlinedword"hone"inparagraph4mostprobablymeans______.

A.sharpenB.grindC.boostD.acquire

47.SectionB

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

Inoneverylongsentence,theintroductiontotheU.N.Chapterexpressestheidealsandthecommonaimsofallthepeopleswhosegovernmentsjoinedtogethertoform.theU.N.

"WethepeoplesoftheU.N.determinedtosavesucceedinggenerationsfromthescourgeofwar,whichtwiceinourlifetimehasbroughtuntoldsufferingtomankind,andtoreaffirmfaithinfundamentalrights,inthedignityandworthofthehumanperson,intheequalrightsofmenandwomenandofnationslargeandsmall,andtoestablishconditionsunderwhichjusticeandrespectfortheobligationsarisingfromtreatiesandothersourcesofinternationallawcanbementioned,andtopromotesocialprogressandbetterstandardsoflifeinlargerfreedom,andfortheseends,topractisetoleranceandlivetogetherinpeacewithoneanotherasgoodneighbors,andtouniteourstrengthtomaintaininternationalpeaceandsecurity,andtoensure,bytheacceptanceofprinciplesandtheinstitutionofmethods,thatarmedforceshallnotbeused,saveinthecommoninterest,andtoemployinternationalmachineryforthepromotionofeconomicandsocialadvancementofallpeoples,haveresolvedtocombineoureffortstoaccomplishtheseaims."

Thename"UnitedNations"isaccreditedtoU.S.PresidentFranklinD.Roosevelt,andthefirstgroupofrepresentativesofmemberstatesmetandsignedadeclarationofcommonintentonNewYear'sDayin1942.Representativesoffivepowersworkedtogethertodrawupproposals,completedatDumbartonOaksin1944.Theseproposals,modifiedafterdeliberationattheconferenceofInternationalOrganizationinSanFranciscowhichbeganinApril1945,werefinallyagreedonandsignedastheU.N.Charterby50countrieson26June1945.Poland,notrepresentedattheconference,signedtheCharterlaterandwasaddedtothelistoforiginalmembers.Itwasnotuntilthatautumn,however,aftertheCharterhadbeenratifiedbyChina,France,theU.S.S.R.,theU.K.andtheU.S.andbyamajorityoftheotherparticipantsthatU.N.officiallycameintoexistence.Thedatewas24October,nowuniversallycelebratedasUnitedNations'Day.

TheessentialfunctionsoftheU.N.aretomaintaininternationalpeaceandsecurity,todevelopfriendlyrelationsamongnations,tocooperateinternationallyinsolvinginternationaleconomic,social,culturalandhumanproblems,promotingrespectforhumanrightsandfundamentalfreedomsandtobeacentreforcoordinatingtheactionsofnationsinattainingthesecommonends.

NocountrytakesprecedenceoveranotherintheU.N.Eachmember'srightsandobligationsarethesame.Allmustcontributetopeacefulsettlementofinternationaldisputes,andmembershavepledgedtorefrainfromthethreatoruseofforceagainstotherstates.ThoughtheU.N.hasnorighttointerveneinanystate'sinternalaffairs,ittriestoensurethatnon-memberstatesactaccordingtoitsprinciplesofinternationalpeaceandsecurity.U.N.membermustoffereveryassistanceinanapprovedU.N.actionandinnowayassiststatesagainstwhichtheU.N.istakingpreventiveorenforcementaction.

ThefirststatedaimoftheU.N.was______.

A.tosupervisepeaceandtreaties

B.toreviseinternationallaws

C.topreventathirdworldwar

D.toassistthe"thirdworld"countries

48.

______mainlyleadstothelowlifeexpectancyinAmerica.

49.

Whomisthepassageaimedat?

50.

Asampleofapopulationisoftenexaminedforthefollowingpurposesexcept______.

A.tomakeamoreaccuratepredictionoftrend

B.toimproveefficiencyandavoidunnecessarywork

C.tosavethetroubleofapproachingeverymember

D.topredictcharacteristicsoftheentirepopulation

51.

Howcanweaccountfortheformationofaniceberg?

52.Therealcauseoftheincidentmaybe______thanwhatevidencesuggests.

53.

Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthepresentsituation?

A.Tolerant.B.Indifferent.C.Disappointed.D.Surprised.

54.

BecauseoftheAscotwoman's______,thestickhadtobepulledoutfromtheground.

55.Whatmightbetheauthor'sattitudetowardsthemovetogenerateeconomicdynamism?

A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.

56.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Corporateexecutivesingeneralareworththehighpaytheyreceive.

B.Theincomeofcorporateexecutivesisproportionaltothegrowthofcorporateprofits.

C.Corporateexecutivestendtotakeadvantageoftheirpositiontoenrichthemselves.

D.Theperformanceofcorporateexecutivesaffectstheirowninterestsmorethanthoseoftheshareholders.

57.

WhenbullyingOccurs，parentsshould______.

A.helpthebullyingchildgetridofcruelty

B.resorttothemediator

C.avoidgettingtooprotective

D.resistthetemptationofcalling

58.SectionA

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

MynewhomewasalongwayfromthecentreofLondonbutitwasbecoming【C1】______tofindajob,sofinallyIspentawholemorninggettingtotownandputtingmynamedowntobeconsideredbyLondonTransportforajobonthetube.Theywerelookingforguards,not【C2】______.Thissuitedme.Icouldn'tdriveacarbutthoughtthati5couldprobablyguardatrain,andperhapscontinuetowritemypoemsbetweenstations.ThewritersKeatsandChekhovhadbeendoctors.T.S.EliothadworkedinabankandWallaceStevensforaninsurancecompany.Iwouldbeatubeguard.Icouldseemyselfbeing【C3】______,useful,agoodmaninacrisis.ObviouslyIwouldbeoverqualifiedbutIwaswillingtoforgetaboutthatinreturnfora【C4】______incomeandtravelprivileges--thosebeingparticularlywelcometosomeonelivingalongwayfromthecitycentre.

ThenextdayIsatdown,withalmostahundredothercandidates,fortheintelligencetest.Imusthavedoneall【C5】______becauseafterhalfanhour'swaitIwassentintoanotherroomforapsychologicaltest.Thistimetherewereonlyaboutfiftycandidates.Theexaminersatatadesk.Youweresignaledforwardtooccupytheseatoppositehimwhenthepreviousoccupanthadbeen【C6】______,afteragreaterorshortertime.Obviouslythelonginterviewswerethemoresuccessfulones.Someoftheinterviewswereasshortasfiveminutes.Minewastheonlyonethatlastedaminuteandahalf.

Icanrememberthequestionsnow:"Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob?""Whydidyouleaveyourjobbeforethat?""Andtheonebeforethat?"Ican't【C7】______myanswers,exceptthattheywereshortatfirstandgrewprogressivelyshorter.Hisclosingstatement,Ithought,revealedalackofsensitivitywhichhelpedtoexplainwhyasa【C8】______,hehadrisennohigherthantheundergroundrailway."Youhavefailedthepsychologicaltestandweareunabletoofferyouaposition."

Failingtogetthatjobwasmylowpoint.OrsoIthought,believingthattheworkwaseasy.Actually,suchjobs--beingapostmanisanotheroneIstill【C9】______--demandexactlythesortofelementaryyetresponsible【C10】______thatthehabitualdreamerisleastqualifiedtogive.ButIwasstillfarshortoffullself-understanding.Iwasalsoshortofcash.

A)awarenessI)psychologist

B)candidateJ)qualification

C)cheerfulK)recall

D)desireL)right

E)dismissedM)righteous

F)driverN)sensible

G)essentialO)steady

H)occupy

【C1】

59.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'scapabilitiesstemfromthepatternrecognitionproficiencyoftheindividualmo