2022年河北省衡水市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)

2022年河北省衡水市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

WhichofthefollowingisNOTprobablyareasonforelectricvehicles'"goodtime"?

A.Risinggasolineprice.

B.Fueleconomy.

C.Affordableprice.

D.Variouschoices.

2.

Thesymptomsofheartdisease,inmenorwomen,areoftencausedby______.

3.

TheLewisCenteratOberlinisanenergy-efficientbuildingandthemajorenergyresourceofitisfrom

4.

Peopleshouldknowthatsomeearthquakesareactually______andalargerearthquakemightoccur.

5.

WhenMoss-Tuckerbegansnoring,shewasabout______.

A.56yearsoldB.46yearsoldC.36yearsoldD.26yearsold

6.

TheU.S.RubberCompanyismakingtestsofmodelingtheelasticskinofadolphinfor_____.

7.SoundEffects

Snorers(打鼾的人)havealwaysbeenmadejokes.Incartoons，theirnasalroar1iftstheroofoffhouses.Insituationcomedies，there'sthewifewhorollsherevesathersnoringbedmate.Butinreality，it'snotallthatfunny.Infact，snoringcanbeanightmareforsnorersandtheirtroubledpartners.whomaywakeupseveraltimesanighttopoke，andmaybehoistlovedonesontotheirsidesfora1ittlerelief.

RisksofSnoringProblems

Butthenightlyracketismorethanapotentialrelationshipstrain.Accordingtothelatestresearch,anincreasinglyolderandheavierpopulationmaymakethisconditionanevengreaterhealthriskthanwepreviouslythought.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)，aconditioninwhichpatientsstopbreathingrepeatedlyastheysleepandcanwakeupasmanyas100timesanight—oftenwithoutrememberingit.Thatkindofrevelationhasledtodoctorsre-evaluatingaconditiononcetreatedaslittlemorethananuisance.“Inthepast.snoringhasbeentreatedlikeajokingmatter：younevertalkedaboutitwithyourdoctor，”saysDr.DavidRapoport,medicaldirectoroftheSleepDisordersCenteratNewYorkUniversityMedicalCenter(NYC..“ButwhenitbecomesveryprominentorsuchthatitwakesyouupOFinterfereswithbrea-thing，itcanbeaproblem.”

Sleepapnea，inwhichtheairwaybecomesblockedof.1essoften.thebrainfailstoproperlycontrolbreathingduringsleeping.canbeviewedasoneextremeofthesnoringspectrum.Softsnoring.whichisnotgenerallyconsideredahealthhazard.wouldbeattheotherend.Asthesoundandpersistenceofapatient'ssnoringgrows，sodothehealthconcerns.AstudypublishedintheMarchIissueofthejournalSleepfoundthatloudsnorershada40percentgreaterriskthannon-snorersofsufferingfromhighbloodpressure,34percentgreateroddsofhavingaheartattackanda67percentgreaterchanceofhavingastroke.

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

TreatmentofSnoringProblems

Yetmanywhoregularlysnoredon'trealizethatitcouldbebadfortheirhealth.Theresearchlinkinghypertension,cardiacproblemsandloudsnoringisrelativelynew.Andthoughawarenessofsleepapneaisgrowing,specialistssaytheconditionisstillvastlyundertreated.Primary-carephysiciansdon'troutinelyaskpatientsaboutthequalityoftheirsleep—thoughthatisbeginningtochangeandfewpatientsthinktotelltheirdoctorsthatthey'resnoring,unlessitbecomeshazardoustotheirpartner.Sleepspecialistsestimatethatbetween12millionand18millionAmericanshavesomeform.ofsleepapneabutmanyofthem,likeMoss-Tucker，remainundiagnosedforyears.Re

A.thecausesofsnoringproblems

B.thetreatmentsofsnoringproblems

C.therisksofsnoringproblems

D.thehazardsandthetreatmentsofsnoringproblems

8.

Inthe16thcenturypeopledevelopedgreatpassionforplantcollectingoutofreligiousreasonsaswellas______.

9.

TheKeywordMethodcreates______ofthelanguageanditscounterpartinsomeform.ofwordplay.

10.NaturalgasVehicles

KermittheFrogoncesaid,"It'snotthateasybein'green."Althoughhewasn'treferringtocars,hisobservationseemsparticularlyappropriatefortheautoindustrytoday:Designing,developingandmarketing"green"earshasnotbeenaneasytask,whichiswhygasolinepoweredvehiclesstillruletheroadandfossilfuelsstillaccountforalmost75percentoftheworld'senergyconsumption.Asgasolinepricessoarandconcernoverharmfulemissionmounts,however,carsthatrunonalternatefuelsourceswillbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Anatural-gasvehicle,orNGV,istheperfectexampleofsuchacar--it'sfuel-efficient,environmentallyfriendlyandoffersarelativelylowcostofownership.

NaturalGasBasics

Theword"gas"isaconfusingtermbecauseitisusedtodescribemanydifferentsubstancesthataresimilarbutnotexactlythesame.Forexample,the"gas"youputinyourcarisgasoline,onecomponentofcrudeoil,orpetroleum.Petroleumisadark,stickyliquidmixtureofcompoundsformedundergroundbythedecayofancientmarineanimals.

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

Naturalgasconsistsprimarilyofmethane(沼气)andotherhydrocarbongases.Hydrocarbonsareorganiccompoundscomposedonlyoftheelementscarbonandhydrogen.Thehydrocarbonsinnaturalgasarecalledsaturatedhydrocarbonsbecausetheycontainhydrogenandcarbonboundtogetherbysinglebonds.

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＄1500.

Natural-gasVehicleDesign

Natural-gasvehiclesusethesamebasicprinciplesasgasoline-poweredvehicles.Inotherwords,thefuel(naturalgasinthiscase)ismixedwithairinthecylinderofafour-strokeengineandthenignitedbyasparkplugtomoveapiston(活塞)upanddown.Althoughtherearesomedifferencesbetweennaturalgasandgasolineintermsofflammabilityandignitiontemperatures.NGVsthemselvesoperateonthesamefundamentalconceptsasgasoline-poweredvehicles.Still,somemodifications

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11.

Anofficeshouldbeequippedwith______ifmostemployeesworkoutoftheofficemostofthetime.

12.

In1954,whileflyinganaeroplane,CaptainHowardsawaUFOwhichhedescribedasratherlike______whenitflewaway.

13.

Investmentinenvironment______present-dayeconomicdevelopment.

14.

ThegrowingfascinationwithgenetictestingintheU.S.partlyreflects______.

15.Studiesindicatethatobesityisheritable,andtheheritabilityis______.

16.

Recedinggumsisoftentheresultofhardtoothbrushing.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.GreenhouseEffect

Ⅰ.Introduction

GreenhouseEffect,thecapacityofcertaingasesintheatmospheretotrapheatemittedfromtheEarth'ssurface,therebyinsulatingandwarmingtheEarth.Withoutthethermalblanketingofthenaturalgreenhouseeffect,theEarth'sclimatewouldbeabout33Celsiusdegreescooler—toocoldformostlivingorganismstosurvive.

ThegreenhouseeffecthaswarmedtheEarthforover4billionyears.Nowscientistsaregrowingincreasinglyconcernedthathumanactivitiesmaybemodifyingthisnaturalprocess,withpotentiallydangerousconsequences.SincetheadventoftheIndustrialRevolutioninthe1700s,humanshavedevisedmanyinventionsthatburnfossilfuelssuchascoal,oil,andnaturalgas.Burningthesefossilfuels,aswellasotheractivitiessuchasclearinglandforagricultureorurbansettlements,releasessomeofthesamegasesthattrapheatintheatmosphere,includingcarbondioxide,methane,andnitrousoxide.Theseatmosphericgaseshaverisentolevelshigherthanatanytimeinthelast420,000years.Asthesegasesbuildupintheatmosphere,theytrapmoreheatneartheEarth'ssurface,causingEarth'sclimatetobecomewarmerthanitwouldnaturally.

ScientistscallthisunnaturalheatingeffectglobalwarmingandblameitforanincreaseintheEarth'ssurfacetemperatureofabout0.6Celsiusdegreesoverthelastnearly100years.Withoutremedialmeasures,manyscientistsfearthatglobaltemperatureswillrise1.4to5.8Celsiusdegreesby2100.Thesewarmertemperaturescouldmeltpartsofpolaricecapsandmostmountainglaciers,causingariseinsealevelofuptolmwithinacenturyortwo,whichwouldfloodcoastalregions.Globalwarmingcouldalsoaffectweatherpatternscausing,amongotherproblems,prolongeddroughtorincreasedfloodinginsomeoftheworld'sleadingagriculturalregions.

Ⅱ.HowtheGreenhouseEffectWorks

ThegreenhouseeffectresultsfromtheinteractionbetweensunlightandthelayerofgreenhousegasesintheEarth'satmospherethatextendsupto100kmaboveEarth'ssurface.Sunlightiscomposedofarangeofradiantenergiesknownasthesolarspectrum,whichincludesvisiblelight,infraredlight(红外线),X-rays,andultravioletlight.WhentheSun'sradiationreachestheEarth'satmosphere,some25percentoftheenergyisreflectedbackintospacebycloudsandotheratmosphericparticles.About20percentisabsorbedintheatmosphere.Forinstance,gasmoleculesintheuppermostlayersoftheatmosphereabsorbtheSun'sX-rays.TheSun'sultraviolet(紫外线的)radiationisabsorbedbytheozonelayer,located19to48kmabovetheEarth'ssurface.

About50percentoftheSun'senergy,largelyintheform.ofvisiblelight,passesthroughtheatmospheretoreachtheEarth'ssurface.Soils,plants,andoceansontheEarth'ssurfaceabsorbabout85percentofthisheatenergy,whiletherestisreflectedbackintotheatmosphere—mosteffectivelybyreflectivesurfacessuchassnow,ice,andsandydeserts.Inaddition,someoftheSun'sradiationthatisabsorbedbytheEarth'ssurfacebecomesheatenergyintheform.oflong-waveinfraredradiation,andthisenergyisreleasedbackintotheatmosphere.

Certaingasesintheatmosphere,includingwatervapor,carbondioxide,methane,andnitrousoxide,absorbthisinfraredradiantheat,temporarilypreventingitfromdispersingintospace.Astheseatmosphericgaseswarm,theyinmmemitinfraredradiationinalldirections.SomeofthisheatreturnsbacktoEarthtofurtherwarmthesurfaceinwhatisknownasthegreenhouseeffect,andsomeofthisheatiseventuallyreleasedtospace.ThisheattransfercreatesequilibriumbetweenthetotalmountofheatthatreachestheEarthfromtheSunandtheamountofheatthattheEarthradiatesoutintospace.Thisequilibriumorenergybalance—the

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18.

OnemajordifferencebetweentheStockExchangeandothermarketsisthattheStockExchangedealswithgoodswith______.

19.

Thetermbirdbrainisusedtodescribe______people.

20.

Themostimportantfactorsnecessarytolowerpopulationgrowthratesinthedevelopingworldare______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(35)

A.Stormsandfloods.

B.Diseaseandfire.

C.Rapidincreaseoftheanimalpopulation.

D.Lessspacefortheirgrowth.

22.

【B4】

23.听力原文：W:Dr.Weinstein,shouldpaintslettheirchildrenwatchtelevisionorreadaboutthewar?

M:Ifparentsaregoingtolettheirkidsmadorwatchtelevisioncoverageofthewar,it'simportantforthemtoreadalongandhelptheirkidsinterpretwhatthey'rereadingorseeing.

Q:Whatshouldparentsdoiftheirchildrenwatchtelevisionorreadaboutthewar?

(17)

A.Toencouragethem.

B.Tostopthemimmediately.

C.Togivesomeexplanation.

D.Toleavethemalone.

24.

【B7】

25.(22)

A.12years.B.2years.C.13years.D.15years.

26.【B2】

27.SectionC

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

听力原文：AlongthecoastoftheUnitedStates,theU.S.CoastGuardhelpsshipsthatgetintodifficultyatsea.TheCoastGuard,liketheNavy,iscontrolledbytheU.S.government.Itreceivesthemoneythatitneedsfromthegovernment;thereforeitsships,planes,andhelicoptersareverymodern.

InGreatBritainthesystemisverydifferent.Thereareasmallnumberofmen,calledlifeboatmen,whogoouttohelpshipsintrouble.Thesebravemenoftenrisktheirlives,buttheyreceivenomoneyfortheirwork.Theyliveinsmalltownsonthecoast,andmosthaveotherjobs.ThespeciallifeboatsthattheyneedareprovidedbytheRoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution(R.N.L.I.),aprivategroupwhichdependscompletelyonmoneyfromprivatepeople.TheR.N.L.I.doesnotacceptanymoneyfromthegovernment.Asaresult,itcannotalwaysbuythebestandmostmodernlifeboats.Forexample,abouttenyearsago,Britishresearchersbegantocriticizethelifeboatswhichwereinuseatthattime.Accordingtotheirstudies,thelifeboatsneversink,buttheyturnedoverincertainseaconditionsandstayedupsidedowninthewater.However,therewasanewkindoflifeboatthatdidnotturnover.TheR.N.L.I.begantobuythissaferkindofboat,butitcouldbeonlyoneortwoeveryyear.

SomeyearsagoonthesouthwesterncoastofEngland,ahelicopterfoundalifeboatlyingupsidedownintheseaandtherewerenosurvivors.

AlongthecoastoftheUnitedStates,theU.S.CoastGuardhelpsshipsthatgetintodifficultyatsea.TheCoastGuard,liketheNavy,is(36)______bytheU.S.government.Itreceivesthemoneythatitneedsfromthegovernment;thereforeitsships,planes,and(37)______areverymodern.

InGreatBritainthe(38)______isverydifferent.Thereareasmallnumberofmen,calledlifeboatmen,whogoouttohelpshipsintrouble.Thesebravemenoftenrisktheirlives,butthey(39)______nomoneyfortheirwork.Theyliveinsmalltownsonthecoast,andmosthaveotherjobs.ThespeciallifeboatsthattheyneedareprovidedbytheRoyalNationalLifeboat(40)______(R.N.L.I.),aprivategroupwhichdependscompletelyonmoneyfromprivatepeople.TheR.N.L.I.doesnotacceptanymoneyfromthe(41)______.Asaresult,itcannotalwaysbuythebestandmostmodernlifeboats.Forexample,abouttenyearsago,Britishresearchersbeganto(42)______thelifeboatswhichwereinuseatthattime.Accordingtotheir(43)______,thelifeboatsneversink,(44)____________.(45)____________.TheR.N.L.I.begantobuythissaferkindofboat,butitcouldbeonlyoneortwoeveryyear.(46)____________.

28.(25)

A.Shegotagoodroomforthemanandhiswifeatthepeakofthetouristseason.

B.ThereisnoroominSheratonHotelatthepeakofthetouristseason.

C.Theroominthehotelisveryexpensive.

D.ThehotelislocatedfarawayfromtheheartofManhattan.

29.听力原文：W:Inthesummer,Andrewplaystennisorgolfalmosteverydayandinthewinterhegoesskiingeverychancehegets.

M:He'salwaysbeenveryenthusiasticaboutsports.

Q:WhatcanbeconcludedaboutAndrew?

(19)

A.Winterishisfavoritetimeforsports.

B.Sportsarequiteimportanttohim.

C.Heshouldbemoreenthusiastic.

D.Heplaysbetterthanheusedto.

30.(19)

A.Askherbosstoraiseherpay.

B.Lookforamoresuitablejob.

C.Trytoswitchhourswithsomeoneelse.

D.Dotheextraworkwithoutcomplaining.

31.

【B5】

32.(36)

A.Hisfather'sadvicehelpedhimtodecidewhichjobtotakeup.

B.Workinginasportsteamwashismostimportantexperience.

C.Helearnedmuchfromhissharedexperiencewithhisteammembers.

D.Hisexperienceasabaggageboyhadagreatinfluenceonhislaterlife.

33.(46)

34.(15)

A.Hedislikesmuseumsandgalleries.

B.Hedoesnotcareaboutthehotweather.

C.Goingtothebeachisthebestchoice.

D.Hedoesn'twanttogotoWashington.

35.【B9】

36.(14)

A.Fred.B.Joe.C.Marina.D.Solvit.

37.

【B3】

38.(20)

A.Skier.B.Kidnapper.C.Author.D.PrivateInvestigator.

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

M:I'msureshe'llbegladtogetone.Shehasacollectionofcardsfromallovertheworld.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

(14)

A.MaryisgoingtoHawaii.

B.Maryhasbeantomanycountries.

C.Marylikespostcards.

D.Maryistravelingonbusiness.

40.(26)

A.Theyloveeachother.

B.Theyhateeachother.

C.Theyarenotverygoodfriends.

D.Notofaboveall

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.Thetelecityisacitywhoselife,direction,andfunctioningarelargelyshapedbytelecommunications.Inthetwenty-firstcentury,citieswillbebasedmoreandmoreonaneconomythatisdependentonservicesandintellectualproperty.Telecommunicationsandinformationnetworkswilldefineacity'sarchitecture,shape,andcharacter.Proximityinthetelecitywillbedefinedbythespeedandbandwidthofnetworksasmuchasbygeographicalpropinquity.Intheageofthetelecity,NewYorkandSingaporemaybecloserthan,say,NewYorkandArkadelphia,Arkansas.

Telecitieswillsupersedemegacitiesforseveralreasons,includingthedrivetowardcleanair,reducingpollution,energyconservation,morejobsbasedonservices,andcopingwiththehighcostofurbanproperty.Nowwemustaddtheneedtocopewithterroristthreatsinahigh-technologyworld.

Westernmind-setswereclearlyjoltedinthewakeoftheterroristattackontheWorldTradeCentreinNewYorkCityandattacksinIndonesia,SaudiArabia,andelsewhere.Buttherisksposedbytwentieth-centurypatternsofurbanizationandarchitecturehaveyettoregisterfullywithpoliticalfiguresandleadersofindustry.ThePentagon,forexample,hasbeenrebuiltinsituationratherthandistributedtomultiplelocationsandconnectedbysecurelandlinesandbroadbandwirelesssystems.Likewise,thereconstructionoftheWorldTradeCentrecomplexstillrepresentsamassiveconcentrationofhumanityandinfrastructure.Thisisaremarkablyshortsightedanddangerousvisionofthefuture.

Thesecurityrisks,economicexpenses,andenvironmentalhazardsofovercentralizationareeverywhere,andtheydonotstopwithskyscrapersandlargegovernmentalstructures.Therearerisksalsoatseaportsandairports,infoodandwatersupplies,atnuclearpowerplantsandhydroelectricturbinesatmajordams,intransportationsystems,andininformationandcommunicationsystems.

Thisvulnerabilityappliesnotonlytoterroristthreatsbutalsotohumanerror,suchassystem-wideblackoutsinNorthAmericainAugust2003andinItalyinSeptember2003,andnaturaldisasterssuchastyphoons,hurricanes,floods,andearthquakes.Leadersandplannersareonlyslowlybecomingawarethatovercentralizedfacilitiesarethemostvulnerabletoattackorcatastrophicdestruction.

Thereisalsogrowingawarenessthenewbroadbandelectronicsystemnowallowgovernmentsandcorporationstosafeguardtheirkeyassetsandpeopleinnewandinnovativeways.Sofar,corporationshavebeenquickesttoadjusttothesenewrealities,andsomegovernmentshavebeguntoadjustaswell.

Whatwillbecrucialtotheeconomyofthecitiesinthetwenty-firstcentury?

A.Services.

B.Telecommunications.

C.Intellectualproperty.

D.bothAandB.

42.SectionB

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

Theideathatmenareinterestedinawoman'sbeautywhilewomenareinterestedinthesizeofaman'swalletisoverlysimplistic,accordingtonewstudyfindings.

Thetrothis,thoughattractivenessandincomemayindeedbefactorsofinterest,qualitiessuchaskindnessandcreativityareaimveryimportant,researchersreport.

NormanRLi,aPhDcandidateatArizonaStateUniversity,andhiscolleaguesstudiedtwogroupsofundergraduatemenandwomenwhoweregivenabudgetof"mate"dollarsandtoldtospendtheappropriateamountonthequalitiesmostimportanttothem.

Whenunderbudgetconstraint,womenplacedthemostimportance--meaningtheyspentthehighestproportionoftheirmatedollars--onintelligenceorkindnessandyearlyincome/.sociallevel,whereasmenplacedthemostimportanceonphysicalattractivenessandintelligence,theinvestigatorsreport.

"Everyonereallywantsawell-roundedmate,butphysicalattractivenessmattersfirstandsocialstatusmattersfirsttomenandwomen,respectively,"Liexplained.

Yet,whengivenadditionalincometospendonluxuries,menandwomendidnotallocatemoredollarstowardsphysicalattractivenessandsocialstatus,respectively,butratheraddedqualitiessuchascreativityandspecialnon-worktalents.

"Atalowbudgetyoureallycan'thaveitall,"Limid,so"youtendtospendmoneyonnecessities;whenyoustartgettingmoremoney,youspendtowardluxuries."

Lastly,theinvestigatorsconductedathirdstudyinwhichtheyasked58undergraduatestoparticipateinacomputeractivitytochoosethequalitiesmostessentialtotheminamate.

Similartotheprevioustwostudyfindings,womenchosesociallevelfirst,withkindnessasaclosesecond.Formen,physicalattractivenessandkindnesstoppedthelist.

Overall,forbothmenandwomen,aperson'sphysicalattractiveness,sociallevelandkindnesswerekeytotheirbeingacceptedorrejectedasapotentialmate.Menalsoconsideredawomen'slivelinessasacrucialfactor,thereporterindicates.

Accordingtothepassage,itis_____thatmenareinterestedinawoman'sbeautywhilewomenareinterestedinthesizeofaman'swallet.

A.appropriate

B.overestimated

C.overlygeneralized

D.overlypessimistic

43.

Insodoing,theauthorintendsto______.

A.revealthecunningofthegreedymoney-lender

B.introducehistopicoflateralandverticalthinking

C.helpthereaderstothinkofpossiblesolutionstotheproblem

D.inviteadvicefortheunfortunategirl

44.Thecurrentswinefluthreatensthehumansmoreseverelythanpreviousflusbecause______.

A.ithaskilledmorepeople

B.ithasbeenfoundinmorecountries

C.peopleknownothingaboutit

D.peoplehavenoimmunitytoit

45.

Whichofthefollowing,ifitcouldbedemonstrated,wouldmostsupportthetraditionalviewofoceanbasinformation?

A.Theuppermantleoftheearthbehavesasadensesolid.

B.Movementsusuallyoccuralonglines.

C.Sinkingplatescoolthesurfaceoftheearth.

D.Therisingmotioncurrentskeepexactpacewiththem.

46.Whydidthepharmaceuticalindustryputforwardthenewdrugtasimelteon?

47.

【C5】

48.Divorcedoesn'tnecessarilymakeadultshappy.Buttoughingitoutinanunhappymarriageuntilitturnsaroundjustmightdo,anewstudysays.

Theresearchidentifiedhappyandunhappyspouses,culled(选出)fromanationaldatabase.Oftheunhappypartnerswhodivorced,abouthalfwerehappyfiveyearslater.Butunhappyspouseswhostuckitoutoftendidbetter.Abouttwo-thirdswerehappyfiveyearslater.Studyresultscontradictwhatseemstobecommonsense,saysDavidBlankenhornoftheInstituteforAmericanValues,athink-tankonthefamily.TheinstitutehelpedsponsortheresearchteambasedattheUniversityofChicago.FindingswillbepresentedinArlington,Va.,atthe"SmartMarriage"conference,sponsoredbytheCoalitionforMarriage,FamiliesandCouplesEducation.

Thestudylookedatdataon5,232marriedadultsfromtheNationalSurveyofFamiliesandHouseholds.Itincluded645whowereunhappy.Theadultsinthenationalsamplewereanalyzedthrough13measuresofpsychologicalwell-being.Withinthefiveyears,167oftheunhappyweredivorcedorseparatedand478stayedmarried.

Divorcedidn'treducesymptomsofdepression,raiseself-esteem