2022年河南省开封市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022年河南省开封市大学英语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.

SomepeoplethoughtthatNASAactedouttheApolloprograminmoviestudiospartiallybecausethepicturestransmittedfromthemoondonotinclude______.

2.

Bookscanbeordered______.

3.

Talkingtooneselfisaneffectivemeansofmanagingstressbecauseitisameansof______.

4.

Ifthetaughenedglassneedstomeetboththesecurityrequirementandthedesireofcontainingtheglassifitbreaks,then______isapplied.

5.

What'sthepurposeoftheNationalInstitutesofHealth-fundedpilotprogram?

A.Tofindoutwhetherthepatients'attitudehelpthepain.

B.Toexperimentwithadvancedsurgicaltreatments.

C.Tosearchforacost-effective,integrativetreatment.

D.Toinvestigateexperts'opinionsonvarioustreatments.

6.

Adepressedpersonmightfeelhopeless,helplessandoverwhelmedifheisinclinedto______oflife.

7.

Theresearchersweredisappointedbecause______.

A.thevaccineshaven'tshownanyeffectonvolunteersinThailand

B.thevaccinesdidn'tstoptheHIVinfectiononthosewhowerevaccinated

C.thevaccineswerestronglyrejectedbythepeopleinThailand

D.thevaccines'effectsiswaitingtobeverifiedatconferenceinParis

8.

InJapanesesystemtheemphasisisplacedon________.

9.AccordingtoSunilBhartiMittal,whatwillrevolutionizethetraditionalmoney-transferbusiness?

A.AllianceoftelephoneoperatorsandMasterCard.

B.Thelargedemandofimmigrantsandmigrantworkers.

C.Sendingmoneybytextmessages.

D.Internationaltelephonenetworks.

10.

Herlastexperimentprovedthataneffectivewayoftakingadvantageofthepowerofluckis______.

11.

Whenyouarefacedwithfears,youusuallyfindthesituationis______.

12.

InAustraliaadisturbingtrendarisesthatyoungpersonsbetweentheageof15to24aretakingtheirownlivesatanalarmingrate.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Whatdomostliarsfeelwhentheyareabletogetawaywithlying?

A.Fortunate.B.Ashamed.C.Proud.D.Fun

14.ThesurveysofERShelplow-incomehouseholdsdevelopeconomizingpractices.

15.HowdoesRobertFeldmanseelittlewhitelies?

A.Theydoharmtobothpeopleandthesociety.

B.Theyaremoreacceptablethanhabituallies.

C.Theyarenecessaryinthesocialrelationships.

D.Theyaregood-intentionedandthusharmless.

16.Fromthequizresearchersfindthatmostpeoplearequiteconfidentabouttheirfeelingsinthe______.

17.

Vioxxisakindofdiseasetocureheartdiseaseandiswithdrawnfromthemarket.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

AmongalltheGMcrops,Btgeneshaveprovedmosteffectivein______whenthelargestreductioninpesticideusehasbeenreported.

19.

PaulTranterfindsthateightypercentofthechildrenwereallowedtovisitplacesotherthanschoolalonein______.

A.AustraliaB.NewZealandC.GermanyD.Britain

20.

Ifapermanentfamilyisunavailable,achildwillhavetomovefromonefosterhometoanother.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:That'sanawfullyheavysweaterforadayliketoday.M:Well,I'mgoingtobeatalectureintheauditoriummostofthismorning.Andyouknowwhattheair-conditioning'slikeinthere.

Whatdoesthemanimply'?

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A.Heisbusyallmorning.

B.Hewillgivealectureonair-conditioning.

C.Hecannotbearthelowtemperatureintheauditorium.

D.Helikestheatmosphereintheauditorium.

22.(18)

A.Thelocationofthesessionhasbeenchanged.

B.Shewilldefinitelygotothesessionthisevening.

C.She'llprobablybetootiredtowalktothesession.

D.Thesessionmightbecanceledbecauseofaheavysnow.

23.(25)

A.HowlongIintendtostayinthejob？

B.HowmuchI'mpaidinmypresentjob？

C.HowmuchIexpecttobepaidinthenewjob？

D.Whatisyourinterestorhobby？

24.听力原文：W:Doyoumindifwedon'tgotothemodestonight?Icanhardlykeepmyeyesopenafterstudyingforthatexamallnight.

M:No．Itdoesn'tmatter.Wecangotomorrowornextweek．

Q:Whyisthewomantired?

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A.Shewatchedamovieallnight.

B.Shehadaneyeoperation.

C.Shetookanexamallnightlong.

D.Shewasstudyingallnight.

25.(38)

26.(32)

A.7.8years.B.7.3years.C.6.3years.D.8.3years.

27.

【B11】

28.(21)

A.Whyspeciesdon'tavoidextinctionbyadapting.

B.Whyspeciesbecomeextinctattheratetheydo.

C.Whyhumansaren'textinct.

D.Howmanyspeciesaren'textinct.

29.SectionB

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

听力原文：ThesilenceoftheReferenceLibrarywasbrokenonlybyanoccasionalcoughandnowandthenbythescarcelyaudiblesoundofpagesbeingturnedover.Therewereabouttwentypeopleintheroom,mostofthemwiththeirheadsbentovertheirbooks.Theassistantlibrarianwhowasinchargeoftheroomsatatadeskinonecomer.SheglancedatPhilipashecamein,andthenwentonwithherwork.

Philiphasnotbeentothispartofthelibrarybefore.Hewalkedaroundtheroomalmostontiptoe,afraidofdisturbingtheindustriousreaderswithhisheavyshoes.Theshelveswerefilledwiththickvolumes:dictionariesinanylanguages,encyclopedias,atlases,biographiesandotherworksofreference.Hefoundnothingthatwaslikelytointeresthimuntilhecametoasmallshelfoutofhisreach,sohehadtofetchasmallladderinordertogetonedown.Unfortunately,ashewasclimbingdowntheladder,thebookhehadchosenslippedfromhisgraspandfelltothefloorwithaloudcrash.Twentypairsofeyeslookedupathimsimultaneously,annoyedbyhisunaccustomeddisturbance.Philipfelthimselfgoredashepickeduphisbook,whichdidnotseemtohavebeendamagedbyitsfall.

Hehadjustsatdownwhenhefoundtheyoungladyassistantstandingalongsidehim."Youmustbemorecarefulwhenyouarehandlingthesebooks."shesaidseverely.Satisfiedthatshehaddoneherduty,sheturnedtogobacktoherdesk.Thenasuddenthoughtstruckher."Bytheway,howoldareyou?'sheaskedPhilip."Thirteen."Hetoldher."Youarenotallowedinhereifyou'reundertheageoffourteen,youknow,"theassistantsaid."Didn'tyouseethenoticeonthedoor?"Philipshookhishead.Heexpectedtheassistanttoaskhimtoleave.Instead,inamorekindlytone,shesaid,"Well,nevermind.Butmakesurethatyoudon'tdisturbtheotherreadersagain,otherwiseIshallhavetoaskyoutoleave."

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A.Philiphasnotbeentothispartofthelibrarybefore.

B.Itwasveryquietinthelibrary.

C.Philipfellofftheladderandmadealoudnoise.

D.Thelibrarianwasverykindtoreaders.

30.(26)

A.ShewillcallMr.Taylorinthenextfewdays.

B.Shewilltalkovertheirdiscussionwithothers.

C.ShewillaskhercolleaguestocallMr.Taylor.

D.Shewillnotcontacthimforfurtherconsideration.

31.(22)

A.Sheisgoodatmakingstrawberrypies.

B.Shewastheorganizeroflastpicnic.

C.Sheisverybusywithherstudy.

D.ShewasDave'sgirlfriend.

32.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

听力原文：M:IthinkthewholeclassisgoingonthefieldtripnextFriday.

W:Iamnotsosure.Youknownoteverybodycanaffordthetransportationfee.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Thetransportationforthetripisfree.

B.Theclasswon'tenjoygoingonthefieldtrip.

C.Somepeoplemaynotgoonthetrip.

D.Everyoneintheclasshaspaidthefee.

33.听力原文：W:Whataretheflowersfor,Richard?

M:Fiveyearsofhappiness.Happyanniversary.

W:Butouranniversaryisn'tuntilSaturday.

M:Icouldn'twait.Besides,wearenotgoingtobehereSaturday.

W:Wherearewegoingtobe?

M:Ifyouhadyourchoiceofalltheplacesintheworld,wherewouldyouchoosetospendouranniversary?

W:TheWatermillInn.Ilovedthatplacewhenwewentonourhoneymoon.

M:Perfect!Youpickedtherightplace.

W:Idon'tunderstand.

M:YouandIaregoingtospendasecondhoneymoonattheWatermillInn.

W:Oh,Richard!That'swonderful,but...

M:Nobuts,absolutelynot.Theworld'sgreatestgrandmother,Mrs.EllenStewart,hasagreedtotakecareofhimfortheweekend.

W:Butisn'tthattoomuchtoaskofyourmother?

M:Toomuch?ShelovestakingcareofMax.

W:But...I'llmisshim.

M:Well,we'llphoneeveryhour,andyoucanlistentohimoverthephone.Comeon.Honey,it'stimeyouandIhadaromanticweekendalonetogether.We'veearnedit.Whatdoyousay?

W:Itdoessoundtempting.You'reright.We'veearnedit.

M:Great!I'llmakeareservationfightnow.Rememberthatwonderfullittlebalconywherewehadourmeals...withaviewoftheHudsonRiver?

W:HowcouldIforget?

M:Mymomisavailabletobaby-sitthisweekend.

W:Well,OK.Checkiftheyhavearoom.

M:I'vealreadymadearrangements.Right!YouandIaregoingtohaveawonderful,romanticweekend!

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A.Twoyears.B.Threeyears.C.Fiveyears.D.Eightyears.

34.听力原文：W:Idon'tknowwhattheproblemis.You'dbettergivemctheworks.

M:Okay.I'llchangetheoilandcheckthebrake.

Q:Whomisshetalkingto?

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A.Aplumber.

B.Anautomobilemechanic.

C.Adoctor.

D.Ahairstylist.

35.【B10】

36.听力原文：PeoplefellinlovewithElizabethTaylorin1944,whenshestarredinNationalVelvet--thestoryofVelvetBrown,ayounggirlwhowinsfirstplaceinafamoushorserace.Atfirst,theproducersofthemovietoldTaylorthatshewastoosmalltoplaythepartofVelvet.However,theywaitedforherforafewmonthsassheexercisedandtrained--andaddedthreeinchestoherheightinfourmonths!HeractinginNationalVelvetwasstillconsideredthebestbyachildactress.

ElizabethTaylorwasborninLondonin1932.Herparents,bothAmericans,hadmovedthereforbusinessreasons.WhenWorldWarIIstarted,theTaylorsmovedtoBeverlyHills,

California,andthereElizabethstartedactinginmovies.Afterhersuccessasachildstar,TaylorhadnotroublemovingintoadultrolesandwontwiceforBestActress:Butterfield8(1960)andWho'sAfraidofVirginiaWolf?.(1966).

Taylor'sfameandpopularitygaveheralotofpowerwiththemovieindustry,soshewasabletodemandveryhighpayforhermovies.In1963,shereceived$1millionforherpartinCleopatra--thehighestpayreceivedbyanystaruptothattime.

ElizabethTaylorisalegendofourtime.LikeVelvetBrowninNationalVelvet,shehasbeenlucky.Shehasbeauty,fameandwealth.Butsheisalsoahardworker.Taylorseldomactsinmoviesanymore.Instead,sheputshertimeandeffortsintoherbusinesses,andintohelpingothers--severalyearsago,shefoundedanorganizationthathasraisedmorethan$40millionforresearchandeducation.

33．Whydidn'ttheproducersletTaylorplaythepartofVelvetatfirst?

34.WhatdidElizabethTaylorandVelvetBrownhaveincommon?

35.TowhatdidElizabethTaylordevoteherselfinherlaterlife?

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A.Theythoughtshewastooyoung.

B.Theythoughtshewassmallinsize.

C.Theythoughtshedidnotplaywellenough.

D.Theythoughtshedidnotshowmuchinterest.

37.(24)

A.Drivinginunsettledweather.

B.Takinglongdrivesoutsidethecity.

C.Meetinginterestingpeopleinthecity.

D.Beingabletoenjoytheworldofnature.

38.(28)

A.Stricterstandardsforfoodpreparation.

B.Moredetailedlabelsonfood.

C.Removingcertainfoodsfromthemarket.

D.Regulartestingoffoodproducts.

39.听力原文：M:Oneofthemostcommonquestionsweaskaboutpeople'sbehavior.iswhy.Whydidshesaythis?Whydidhedothat?Sometimesthereasonisobvious,forexample,someoneisdrivingdownthestreet,thelightturnsred,andtheystop,why?

W:Becausetheyhaveto,legallyImean.

M:Exactly!Inthiscasethereasonisobvious,soweusuallydon'tquestionit.Butwhenthereasonisnotsoobviousandespeciallywhenthebehavior.couldhavenegativeconsequences,we'llmorelikelytofeelaneedtoexplainthecausesofthebehavior.Socialpsychologistshaveatermforthis,fortheprocessofexplainingthecausesofthebehavior,it'scalled"causalattribution".Andonetheorysuggests,there'sapatterninthewaywegoaboutattributingcausestopeople'sbehavior.Accordingtothistheory,therearetwocategoriesofreasons:internalfactorsandexternalfactors.Again,Lisa,sayyou'redrivingdowntheroadandallofasuddensomeguyturnsintothelanerightinfrontofyou,andyouhavetoslamonyourbrakestoavoidanaccident.Howdoyoureact?

W:I'llprobablygetveryangry.

M:Because...

W:Well,he'snotpayingattention,he'sabaddriver.

M:Soyouautomaticallyattributethedriver'sbehavior.toaninternalfactor.Hehimselfistoblamebecauseheiscareless.

W:SoifIsaiditwasbecauseofheavytrafficorsomething,I'dbeattributinghisbehavior.toanexternalfactor,somethingbeyondhiscontrol.

M:Good.Nowhowdoweusuallyexplainourownnegativebehavior?

W:Weblameexternalfactors.

M:That'sright.

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A.Commoncausesofanger.

B.Judgingpeople'sbehavior.

C.Changingpeople'sattitudes.

D.Theeffectsofnegativebehavior.

40.SectionC

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

听力原文：Thefirsttwostagesinthedevelopmentofcivilizedmanwereprobablytheinventionofprimitiveweaponsandthediscoveryoffire,althoughnobodyknowsexactlywhenpeopleacquiredtheuseofthelatter.

Theoriginoflanguageisalsoobscure.Nodoubtitbeganverygradually.Animalshaveafewcriesthatserveassignals,buteventhehighestapeshavenotbeenfoundabletopronouncewordsevenwiththemostintensiveprofessionalinstruction.Thesuperiorbrainofmanisapparentlynecessitiesforthemasteringofspeech.Whenmanbecamesufficientlyintelligent,wemustsupposethathegraduallyincreasedthenumberofcriesfordifferentpurposes.Itwasagreatdaywhenhediscoveredthatspeedcouldbeusedfornarrative.Therearethosewhothinkthatinthisrespectpicturelanguageprecededorallanguage.Amancoulddrawapictureonthewallofhiscavetoshowinwhichdirectionhehadgone,orwhatpreyhehopedtocatch.Probablypicturelanguageandorallanguagedevelopedsidebyside.Iaminclinedtothinkthatlanguagehasbeenthemostimportantsinglefactorinthedevelopmentofman.

Twoimportantstagescamenottoolongbeforethedawnofwrittenhistory.Thefirstwasthedomesticationofanimals;thesecondwasagriculture.Agriculturewasastageinhumanprogresstowhichsubsequentlytherewasnothingcomparableuntilourownmachineage.Agriculturemadepossibleanimmenseincreaseinthenumberofthehumanspeciesintheregionswhereitcouldbesuccessfullypracticed.Theywere,atfirst,onlythoseinwhichnaturefertilizedthesoilaftereachharvest.

Thefirsttwostagesinthedevelopmentofcivilizedmanwereprobablytheinventionofprimitiveweaponsandthediscoveryoffire,althoughnobodyknowsexactlywhenpeople(36)______theuseofthelatter.

Theoriginoflanguageisalso(37)______.Nodoubtitbeganverygradually.Animalshaveafewcriesthatserveas(38)______,buteventhehighestapeshavenotbeenfoundableto(39)______wordsevenwiththemostintensiveprofessionalinstruction.The(40)______brainofmanisapparently(41)______forthemasteringofspeech.Whenmanbecamesufficientlyintelligent,wemustsupposethathegradually(42)______thenumberofcriesfordifferentpurposes.Itwasagreatdaywhenbediscoveredthatspeedcouldbeusedfor(43)______.Therearethosewhothinkthatinthisrespectpicturelanguageprecededorallanguage.Amancoulddrawapictureonthewallofhiscavetoshowinwhichdirectionhehadgone,orwhatpreyhehopedtocatch.(44)____________.Iaminclinedtothinkthatlanguagehasbeenthemostimportantsinglefactorinthedevelopmentofman.

Twoimportantstagescamenottoolongbeforethedawnofwrittenhistory.(45)____________.Agriculturewasastageinhumanprogresstowhichsubsequentlytherewasnothingcomparableuntilourownmachineage.(46)____________.Theywere,atfirst,onlythoseinwhichnaturefertilizedthesoilaftereachharvest.

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

WhatdidpeopledotosolvetheproblemofrainlackaroundChadLake?

A.Theymovedoutofthisarea.

B.TheydrewwaterfromLakeChad.

C.Theycarriedwaterfromotherareas.

D.Theyutilizeseawaternearthisarea.

42.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthecritics?

A.Criticsaregreaterinnumberthanpeopleenjoyingthenewwayoflife.

B.Studentcriticsaregreaterinnumberthancriticsinotherfields.

C.Studentcriticshave,onoccasion,resortedtoviolentmeansagainstthetrend.

D.Criticsareconcernedsolelywiththepresentratherthanthefuture.

43.

Accordingtothethirdparagraph,impropercallsonthefootballfield______.

A.areevidenceofcorruptionbysomeofficials

B.areincreasedbythehigherspeedofthegame

C.resultfromreducedproficiencyofreferees

D.arecausedbyanythingotherthanhumanerror

44.

Whatdoesthesentence"...mealsinGirarenotnecessarilyfranticaffair"(Para.3)mean?

A.Thelionsdonotshowintimacyamongthemanymore.

B.Thelionsmaynotneedtofightforfood.

C.Foodisnotreadilyavailableinthatregion.

D.Mealscanbeobtainedonlywithgreateffort.

45.

Thekeypointofthepassageisthat______.

A.stricterdisciplineshouldbemaintainedinschoolsandfamilies

B.moregoodexamplesshouldbesetforpeopletofollow

C.morerestrictionsshouldbeimposedonpeople’sbehavior

D.morepeopleshouldacceptthevalueofaccountability

46.Itisforbiddenthatvisitors______.

A.takepicturesofthescenes

B.pickflowersinthegardens

C.haveacompleteviewofthearea

D.singquietlywhilevisiting

47.Ifyouexpecttomakemoneyinthenetworkmarketing,themostsignificantabilityyoumusthaveis______.

A.knowingwellthegreatliesofnetworkmarketing

B.realizingthatthebusinessisaboutsale

C.havingtobeanexcellentsalesperson

D.knowingyourproductandtargetmarketexactly

48.

Biotechcan'tsolvetheproblemofdistributingfoodindevelopingnationsbecause______.

A.enoughfoodcanbeproducedtofeedworldpopulation

B.thetransportinfrastructureinsomecountriesarebackward

C.biotechitselfcannotbedistributedtothesecountries

D.farmersinthosenationscannotaffordtobuythetechnology

49.

Inthelastsentenceofthepassage"itsprivatepartner"refersto______.

A.theUNOfficeforProjectsServices

B.theUniversityofPennsylvania

C.GlobalTechnologyOrganization

D.theUNMillenniumSummit

50.

Accordingtothepassage,e-mailsareusedbyonlineretailersto______.

A.catertothespecialneedsoftheonlineshoppers

B.helponlinecustomerstolearntodoonlineshopping

C.changetheattitudeofthepotentialbuyerstowardonlineshopping

D.convertlookersintobookers

51.

Contemporarilythemincedmeatismostcommonlydried______.

52.

WhichofthefollowingaboutnewspaperadsisNOTtrue?

A.Newspaperadstellpeoplesalesinformation.

B.Newspaperadscanmakeaproductfamous.

C.Localbusinessprefersnewspaperads.

D.Newspaperadsattractcustomermost.

53.SectionB

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

Housingisrecognizedasa"sociallydeterminantvariable".InFrance,housingisthemainitemofexpenditureinthefamilybudget(accountingforanaverageof29percent),andmanyfamilieswouldbeunabletofinddecenthousingwithoutsomehelpfromtheState.Foralongtime,themainproblemwasthehousingshortagebutinrecentyearsthedeteriorationofhousingconditionshasbeengivingevengreatercauseforconcern.

Despiteextensiveconstructionprograms,theproblemofhousingforthemostunderprivilegedpopulationgroupshasnotbeensolved.Accordingtoarecentreport,between2and3millionfamilieshadseriousdifficultiesmeetingtheirhousingcostsandwerelivinginprecariousanduncomfortableconditions.

Policiesdesignedtoaddressthehousingproblemhaveshiftedoverthepastfewdecadesfromamacro-economicapproachpromotingconstructiontohousingsubsidies.Thereasonsforthisshiftcanbetracedtoadeterminationtolimitpublicspendingandtoavoidsomeoftheadversaryeffectsofmacro-economicpolicies.TheStatehastosomeextentceasedtofinancehousing,especiallytheconstructionofnewprojects,withtheresultthatthecostisnowchieflyanddirectlybornebythefamilybudget.Manyunderprivilegedfamilies,whichwereexcludedfromlow-renthousingforvariousreasonssuchasselectionoftenants,saturationofexistingcapacityorbankruptcy,hadnoalternativebuttopurchasetheirownhomeandwereencouragedtodosowithoutrestraintbythetheneasytermsofhousingloans.Thehousingsectorthuscontributedtothedevelopmentofthe"economyofindebtedness".Itshouldindeedbeemphasizedthat"widespreadhomeownershipthroughborrowingcouldonlybeveryharmfultolow-incomefamilies."

InBelgium,thequalityofhousing,consideredtheprimeindicatorofhousingdeprivation,leavesmuchtobedesired.Low-renthousingprojectshavebeencutbackaspartoftheausterity(缩减)policywhichispursuedbythenationalandregionalgovernments,andlow-incomehouseholdsarefindingitdifficulttofindsomewheretolive.Thenumberofhomelesshasalsotakenonalarmingproportions.Anestimated3,000personsspendnightsinrefuges,buttheactualfigureisprobablymuchhigher.Moreover,thenumberofhomelesswomenandyoungpersonsisincreasing.

Inthispassagetheauthormainlyarguesthathousing______.

A.isaproblemthatcanbesolvedsocially

B.isaheavyburdenformostunderprivilegedfamilies

C.isawidespreadprobleminsomeEuropeancountries.

D.changeswithsocialconditions.

54.Ithappenedonemorning20yearsago.BritishscientistAlecJeffreystumbleduponDNAfingerprinting:Heidentifiedthepatternsofgenetic(基因的)materialthatareuniquetoalmosteveryindividual.Hisdiscoverychangedeverythingfromthewaywedocriminalinvestigationstothewaywedecidefamilylaw.ButtheprofessorofgeneticsattheUniversityofLeicester,UK,isstillsurprised,andabitworded,bythepowerofthetechnologyhereleasedupontheworld.

ThepatternswithinDNAareuniquetoeachindividual,exceptidenticaltwins,whosharethesamepattern.Theabilitytoidentifythesepatternshasbeenusedtoconvictmurderersandtoclearpeoplewhoarewronglyaccused.Itisalsousedtoidentifythevictimsofwarandsettledisputesoverwhoisthefatherofachild.

Jeffreysaidheandhiscolleaguesmadethediscoverybyaccidentwhiletrackinggeneticvariations.But,withinsixmonthsofthediscovery,geneticfingerprintinghadbeenusedinanimmigrationcase,toprovethatanAfricanboyreallywashisparents'son.In1986,itwasusedforthefirsttimeinaBritishcriminalcase:Itclearedonesuspectafterbeingaccusedoftworapesandmurdersandhelpedconvictanotherman.

DNAtestingisnowverycommon.InBritain,anationalcriminaldatabaseestablishedin1995nowcontains2.5millionDNAsamples(样本).TheU.S.andCanadaaredevelopingsimilarsystems.ButtherearefearsaboutthestoredDNAsamplesandhowtheycouldbeusedtoharmaperson'sprivacy.Thatincludesaperson'smedicalhistory,racialoriginorpsychologicalprofile."Thereisthelong-termriskthatpeoplecangetintothesesamplesandstartgettingadditionalinformationaboutaperson'spaternityorriskofdisease,"Jeffreysaid.

DNAtestingisnotanunfailingproofofidentity.Till,itisconsideredareasonablyreliablesystemfordeterminingthethingsitisusedfor.Jeffrey'sestimates(估计)theprobabilityoftwoindividuals'DNAprofilesmatchinginthemostcommonlyusedtestsatbetweenoneinabillionoroneinatrillion.

Thepassageismainlyabout______.

A.thediscoveryoffingerprintingbyJeffery

B.thepracticeoffingerprintingincourt

C.thefingerprintinginthepresentsituation

D.themeritsanddemeritsoffingerprinting

55.

TheorderofathleticeventsattheancientOlympics______.

A.hasnotdefinitelybeenestablished

B.variedaccordingtothenumberofforeigncompetitors

C.wasdecidedbyZeus,inwhosehonortheGameswereheld

D.wasconsideredunimportant

56.

Specificpanicattacksareinconnectionwith______.

57.

【C5】

58.Bysaying"birdfluvirusesappeartoexistinducksinalow-pathogenicform"(Para.6),theauthorsuggeststhatinfection

59.

Whatdoescreativityrequirethatyoudo?

A.Payattentiontoeverything.

B.Payattentiontonothing.

C.Payparticularattentiontosomething.

D.Payattentiontounfamiliarthings.

60.

【C6】

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5题)61.

【S7】

62.

【S10】

63.

【S9】

64.

【S2】

65.

【S5】

五、6.Translation(5题)66.Whentheempire,aformerpowerfulcountry,felltopieces,______________(它发现自己面对的是洪水和饥饿)

67.Thewarwentonforyears,______(夺去了成千上万人的生命).

68.Itisbelievedthattheauthorities_______________________(正在考虑征收新的税款以增加税收).

69.Theytriedtoavoid______(让女儿做她不喜欢的事情).

70.Awayfromtheirprofession,_____________________(科学家并不天生就比其他人更讲道德).

参考答案

1.stars。stars。解析：根据题干中的信息词Apolloprogram和picturestransmittedfromthemoon定位到最后一个小标题下的第二段，可知有人认为阿波罗计划是在摄影棚里拍摄出来的，他们指出，从月球传回的画面上并没有星星，这应该就是他们怀疑登月真实性的部分原因。

2.byfaxphoneorpostbyfax,phoneorpost解析：答案在“Youcanord