2022年河南省驻马店市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2022年河南省驻马店市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Crammerscanimprovetheirgradesbyaddinginformal______beforetheoverwhelmingpressureison.

2.Traditionalstrategyofmakingoneselfadvertisedmaysometimesbringunexpectednegativeeffectapartfromhighcost.

3.

Afterthenurseoftheexamroomhascompletedherjob,thepatientwillbethoroughlyreviewedallthebodysystemby______.

4.

Aftershegotanewjob,LisaPerezregrettedthatshehadnotdonevolunteeringworkearlier.

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5.

SomeEuropeancountriesarerestrictingtheplantingandimportationofGMagriculturalproductsbecauseGMcropscouldposeuniqueriskstotheenvironmentandtohealth.

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6.

TodepositdirtymoneyinalegitimatepremiumlifeinsurancepolicyremainsasafewayforBritishdrugtraffickerstoevadesuspiciontoday.

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7.

Contrarytoindividualsportswhichcallforagreatersenseofautonomy,teamsportslayemphasison______.

8.Peoplewithsocialanxietydisorderhavea______ofbeingwatchedandjudgedbyothersandofdoingthingsthatwillembarrassthem.

9.

Thetermbirdbrainisusedtodescribe______people.

10.

Whenpeoplegossipaboutothers,theyusuallycomparethemselvestothegossipedones,andthinkthemselves______.

11.

Whatisthemaindifficultyinmakingfriendsacrosscountries?

A.Differencesinexpectationstofriendship.

B.Alackofappreciationoffriendship.

C.Differencesinlanguage.

D.Differencesinlivingstyles.

12.Whentravelinginanothercountry,manyAmericansbringwaterwiththembecause______.

A.theyarenotusedtodrinkinglocalwater

B.theyassumethatlocalwaterisnotsafe

C.theyaremorepronetowater-bornediseases

D.theircaneasilyfallillifcontactingwithlocalgerms

13.

Bysaying"somecouplesweatherfinancialupsanddowns",theauthormeansthatsomecouplessurvivethesefinancialproblemsandareabletocontinueto______.

14.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,you.viiihave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HIVVaccineFeatLeavesMoreQuestionsThanAnswers

OnlyhoursafterHIVvaccineresearchersannouncedtheachievementofamilestonethathaseludedthemforaquarterofacentury,theybeganplottingtheirnextsteps—andcomingbacktoreality.Theirultimategoal,haltingthespreadofAIDS,remainsfarinthefuture.AThaiandAmericanteamhadannouncedearlyThursdayinBangkokthattheyhadfoundacombinationofvaccinesthatprovidedmodestprotectionagainstinfectionwithHIV,offeringthefirstproofofprinciplethatthedeadlydiseasecouldbetamedbyteachingtheimmunesystemtorecognizethevirusanddefeatit.Scientistsaroundtheworldhailedtheachievement.

ButbyThursdayafternoon,theinitialwaveofjoyhadgivenwaytotherecognitionthatmanyquestionswillhavetobeansweredbeforeresearcherscanproduceavaccinethatwillreliablyshieldpeoplefromHIV.Forstarters,itcouldtakeyearstofigureoutthebiologicalmechanismsthatproducedtheapparent31~reductionininfectionsamongthosegiventhevaccinetreatment.

Researchershaveneverbeforeobservedantibodies(抗体)orothermoleculesinthebloodthatcouldblockaninfectionofHIV,thevirusthatcausesAIDS.Nowtheywilltrytofigureoutwhetherthiscombinationofvaccinesstimulatednewmolecules,orprovokedanunusualblendofonespreviouslyobserved.Expertspredictedthatitwouldrequire2to3yearsofresearchtobetterunderstandhowthevaccineworked,andanadditional5to10yearstoproduceavaccinethatwasreadytotestinpeople.SomeresearchersevenwonderedwhethertheapparentreductionininfectionswassimplyastatisticalmistakeresultingfromthesmallnumberofHIVcasesobservedinthetrial.

Theabundanceofunansweredquestionshasn'tsappedtheenthusiasmofmanyHIVresearchers.After26yearsofseeminglyfutileresearchonvaccines,theyhavefinallymadesomeprogressondemonstratingthefeasibilityofanHIVvaccine,saidDr.AnthonyFauci,directoroftheNationalInstituteofAllergyandInfectiousDiseases,whichlargelyfundedthe$120-millionstudy."Thisisthefirstpositivesignal—modestthoughitmaybe—thatwehaveevergotwithanyvaccinethatwehaveevertestedinhumans,"Faucisaid.But"isitavaccinethatisreadyforprimetime?No."

TheThaitrial,whichbeganin2003,hadbeenlaughedatbymanycriticsasawasteoftimeandmoneybecauseitstwovaccineshadproducednobenefitinindividualtrials.Butafewresearchersspeculatedthatusingthemtogether—withonevaccinepriming(开始修复)theimmunesystemandthesecondboostingthatresponse—wouldbemoreeffective.TheprimerinthiscombinationisAlvac,madebySanofiPasteur,whichusesaharmlessvirustocarrythreesyntheticHIVgenesintothebody.:TheboostcomesfromAidsvax,originallymadebyVaxGenInc.andnowownedbythenonprofitgroupGlobalSolutionsforInfectiousDiseases.ItcontainsageneticallyengineeredversionofaproteinfromtheHIVsurface.

Thestudy,ledbyDr.SupachaiRerks-NgarmoftheThaiMinistryofPublicHealth'sDepartmentofDiseaseControl,involvedmorethan16,000volunteersinThailand,allfromthegeneralpopulationratherthanfromapoolofhigh-riskhomosexualsanddrugusersusedinpaststudies.HalfreceivedfourprimingdosesofAlvacandtwoboostdosesofAidsvaxoverasix-monthperiod;theotherhalfreceivedplacebo(无效对照药)shots.Afterthreeyearsoffollow-up,newHIVinfectionswereobserved

A.scientistshavemadecertainachievementsinHIVvaccine

B.HIVvaccinehasbeenprovedsuccessfulultimately

C.HIVvaccinehasbeenproveduseless

D.HIVhasalreadybeendecodedanddefeated

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Itmaytakelargebodiesofwaterandicedecadestorespondtochangesintemperature.

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16.FedExExpress

FedExExpress,asubsidiaryofFedExCorp,istheworld'slargestexpresstransportationcompany,providingfastandreliabledeliverytoeveryUSaddressandtomorethan220countriesandterritories.FedExExpressusesaglobalair-and-groundnetworktospeeddeliveryoftime-sensitiveshipments,usuallyinonetotwobusinessdayswiththedeliverytimeguaranteed.

FamousOrigins

In1965,YaleUniversityundergraduateFrederickW.Smithwroteatermpaperaboutthepassengerroutesystemsusedbymostairfreightshippers,whichbeviewedaseconomicallyinadequate.Smithwroteoftheneedforshipperstohaveasystemdesignedspecificallyforairfreightthatcouldaccommodatetime-sensitiveshipmentssuchasmedicines,computerpartsandelectronics.

InAugustof1971followinghisserviceinthemilitary,SmithboughtcontrollinginterestinArkansasAviationSales,locatedinLittleRock,Ark.Whileoperatinghisnewfirm,Smithidentifiedthetremendousdifficultyingettingpackagesandotherairfreightdeliveredwithinonetotwodays.Thisdilemmamotivatedhimtodothenecessaryresearchforresolvingtheinefficientdistributionsystem.Thus,theideaforFederalExpresswasborn:acompanythatrevolutionizedglobalbusinesspracticesandnowdefinesspeedandreliability.

FederalExpresswasso-namedduetothepatrioticmeaningassociatedwiththeword"Federal,"whichsuggestedaninterestinnationwideeconomicactivity.Atthattime,SmithhopedtoobtainacontractwiththeFederalReserveBankand,althoughtheproposalwasdenied,hebelievedthenamewasaparticularlygoodoneforattractingpublicattentionandmaintainingnamerecognition.

FederalExpress

ThecompanyincorporatedinJune1971andofficiallybeganoperationsonApril17,1973,withthelaunchof14smallaircraftfromMemphisInternationalAirport.Onthatnight,FederalExpressdelivered186packagesto25UScitiesfromRochester,NY,Miami,Fla.

CompanyheadquartersweremovedtoMemphis,Tenn.,acityselectedforitsgeographicalcentertotheoriginaltargetmarketcitiesforsmallpackages.Inaddition,theMemphisweatherwasexcellentandrarelycausedclosuresatMemphisInternationalAirport.Theairportwasalsowillingtomakethenecessaryimprovementsfortheoperationandhadadditionalhangar(飞机库)spacereadilyavailable.

CompanyGrowth

ThoughthecompanydidnotshowaprofituntilJuly1975,itsoonbecamethepremiercarrierofhigh-prioritygoodsinthemarketplaceandthestandardsetterfortheindustryitestablished.

Inthemid-1970s,FederalExpresstookaleadingroleinlobbyingforaircargocontrolthatfinallycamein1977.

ThesechangesallowedFederalExpresstouselargeraircraft(suchasBoeing727sandMcDonnell-DouglassDC-10s)andgaveincentiveforthecompany'srapidgrowth.TodayFedExExpresshastheworld'slargestall-cargoairfleet,includingMcDonnell-DouglassMD-11sandAirbusA-300sandA-310s.Theplaneshaveatotaldailyliftcapacityofmorethan26.5millionpounds.Ina24-hourperiod,thefleettravelsnearly500,000mileswhileitscourierslog(飞行若干距离)2.5millionmilesaday—theequivalentof100tripsaroundtheearth.

Thecompanyentereditsmaturingphaseinthefirsthalfofthe1980s.FederalExpresswaswellestablished.Contendersweretryingtocatchuptoacompanywhosegrowthratewascompoundingatabout40percentannually.Infiscalyear1983FederalExpressreported$1billioninrevenues,makingAmericanbusinesshistoryasthefirstcompanytoreachthatfinancialhallmark(标志)insidetenyearsofstart-upwithoutmergersoracquisitions.

OverseasExpansion

Followingthefirstofseveralinternationalacquisitions,intercontinentalo

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17.AirPollution

Whenpeoplethinkaboutairpollution,theyusuallythinkaboutsmog,acidrain,CFC's,andotherformsofoutdoorairpollution.Butdidyouknowthatairpollutionalsocanexistinsidehomesandotherbuildings?Itcan,andeveryyear,thehealthofmanypeopleisaffectedbychemicalsubstancespresentintheairwithinbuildings.

Agreatdealofresearchonpollutionisbeingconductedatlaboratoriesanduniversities.Thegoalsoftheresearcharetofindsolutionsandtoeducatethepublicabouttheproblem.TwoplaceswherethistypeofworkisbeingdoneareLBNLandtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Let'stakeacloserlookatthevarioustypesofairpollution,theeffectsthattheyhaveonpeople,andwhatisbeing(ornotbeing)donetocorrecttheproblem.

WhatisAirPollution?

Airistheoceanwebreathe.Airsuppliesuswithoxygenwhichisessentialforourbodiestolive.Airsuppliesuswithoxygenwhichisessentialforourbodiestolive.Airis99.9%nitrogen(氮气),oxygen,watervaporandinert(惰性的)gases.Humanactivitiescanreleasesubstancesintotheair,someofwhichcancauseproblemsforhumans,plants,andanimals.

Thereareseveralmaintypesofpollutionandwell-knowneffectsofpollutionwhicharecommonlydiscussed.Theseincludesmog,acidrain,thegreenhouseeffect,and"holes"intheozonelayer.Eachoftheseproblemshasseriousimplicationsforourhealthandwell-beingaswellasforthewholeenvironment.

Onetypeofairpollutionisthereleaseofparticles(微粒)intotheairfromburningfuelforenergy.Dieselsmoke(柴油烟)isagoodexampleofthisparticulatematter.Theparticlesareverysmallpiecesofmattermeasuringabout2.5micronsorabout.0001inches.Thistypeofpollutionissometimesreferredtoas"blackcarbon"pollution.Theexhaustfromburningfuelsinautomobiles,homes,andindustriesisamajorsourceofpollutionintheair.Someauthoritiesbelievethateventheburningofwoodandcharcoal(木炭)infireplacesandbarbequescanreleasesignificantquantitiesofsoot(油烟)intotheair.

Anothertypeofpollutionisthereleaseofnoxiousgases,suchassulfurdioxide,carbonmonoxide,nitrogenoxides,andchemicalvapors.Thesecantakepartinfurtherchemicalreactionsoncetheyareintheatmosphere,formingsmogandacidrain.

Pollutionalsoneedstobeconsideredinsideourhomes,offices,andschools.Someofthesepollutantscanbecreatedbyindooractivitiessuchassmokingandcooking.IntheUnitedStates,wespendabout80-90%ofourtimeinsidebuildings,andsoourexposuretoharmfulindoorpollutantscanbeserious.Itisthereforeimportanttoconsiderbothindoorandoutdoorairpollution.

OutdoorAirPollution

Smogisatypeoflarge-scaleoutdoorpollution.Itiscausedbychemicalreactionsbetweenpollutantsderivedfromdifferentsources,primarilyautomobileexhaustandindustrialemissions.Citiesareoftencentersofthesetypesofactivities,andmanysufferfromtheeffectsofsmog,especiallyduringthewarmmonthsoftheyear.AdditionalinformationaboutsmoganditseffectsareavailablefromtheAirQualityManagementDistrict(AQMD)insouthernCalifornia.

Foreachcity,theexactcausesofpollutionmaybedifferent.Dependingonthegeographicallocation,temperature,windandweatherfactors,pollutionisdisperseddifferently.However,sometimesthisdoesnothappenandthepollutioncanbuilduptodangerouslevels.Atemperatureinversionoccurswhenairclosetotheearthiscoolerthantheairaboveit.Undertheseconditionsthepollutioncannotriseandbedispersed.Citiessurroundedbymountainsalsoexperiencetrappingofpollution.Inversioncanhappeninanyseason.Winterinversionsarelikelytocauseparticulateandcarbonmon

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18.

Ifourteethbleedswhilebrushing,weshould______.

19.

ItcanbereferredfromthepassagethatAliceWalkerwastwenty-twoyearsoldwhenshemovedtoJackson,Mississippi.

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20.AccordingtoRobertFeldman,theauthorofTheLiarinYourLife,Americansnow______.

A.regardthetruthasveryimportant

B.tendtoliemoreoftenthanbefore

C.startaconversationwiththreelies

D.hatetobedeceivedbytheirchildren

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(22)

A.Salaryinformation.

B.Lastyear'staxforms.

C.Stocksorbonds.

D.Familystate.

22.听力原文：UnlikeBoas,whohadonlysuggestedlanguageasameasureofculture,Sapirproposedamutualrelationshipbetweencultureandlanguage.

WhenSapirwasteachingatYale;BenjaminLeeWhorlenrolledinhisclass.Achemicalengineers,Whorfneithersoughtnorobtainedahigherdegreeinlinguistics.Hiscontributiontothescienceoflanguageisnonethelesssignificant.

WhorfwasrecognizedforhisinvestigationsoftheHopilanguage,includinghisauthorshipofagrammarandadictionary.Eveninhisearlypublications,itisclearthathewasdevelopingthetheorythattheverydifferentgrammarofHopimightindicateadifferentmannerofconceivingandperceivingthewordonthepartofthenativespeakerofHopi.

In1936,hewrotehismonumentalwork"AnAmericanIndianModeloftheUniverse,"whichexploredtheimplicationsoftheHopiverbsystemwithregardtotheHopiconceptionofspaceandtime.

Whorfisprobablybestknownforhisarticle,"TheRelationofHabitualThoughtandBehavior.toLanguage,"andforthethroearticleswhichappearedin1941intheTechnologyReview.

Inthesearticles,heproposedwhathecalledtheprincipleof"linguisticrelativity,"whichstates,atleastasahypothesis,thatthegrammarofaman'slanguageinfluencesthemannerinwhichheunderstandsrealityandbehaveswithrespecttoit.SincethetheorydidnotemergeuntilafterWhorfhadbeguntostudywithSapir,andsinceSapirhadmostcertainlysharedinthedevelopmentoftheidea,itcametobecalledtheSapir-WhorfHypothesis.

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A.Boas.B.Sapir.C.Franz.D.Yale.

23.听力原文：M:Ijustheardaboutyouracceptanceintolawschool.Doyouthinkyouwillbeabletojoinyourbrother'sfirmwhenyougraduate?

W:Notlikely.HeisataxlawyerandI'mgoingtomajorincriminallaw.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Sheisgoingtograduatesoon.

B.Sheisgoingtomajorincriminallaw.

C.Shewilljoinherbrother'sfirm.

D.Shewon'tjoinherbrother'sfirm.

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26.SectionC

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

听力原文：Thejudgmentthatcigarettesmokingis(36)hazardoustohealthistheresultofmorethan30yearsofresearchcarriedonbyhundredsofscientistsinthiscountryandabroad.The(37)conclusionthatcigarettesmokingisasignificanthealthhazardissupportedbyeverymedicalandhealth(38)agencyintheworldwhichisknowntohave(39)expressedanopiniononthematter.

Whilecigarettesmokerstendtohavehigherdeathratesthannonsmokers,80percentoftheexcessdeaths(40)associatedwiththishabitarecausedbythreemajordiseases.Theytreelungcancer,(41)coronaryheartdisease,andemphysema.Lungcancerwasararedisease50yearsago.Today,itis(42)estimatedthat60,000menandwomenperyearintheUnitedStateswilldieofthisdiseaseAmongmenitisthemost(43)commoncauseofdeathfromcancer.

Cigarettesmokingisthemajorcauseoflungcancer.(44)Althoughchronicirritationfromcertainchemicalsubstances,radiation,viruses,occupationalhazards,airpollution,andotherenvironmentalfactorshavebeenimplicatedinthisdisease,theyareofsmallimportancecomparedwithcigarettesmoking.(45)Tothosewhosmoke,however,theycanbeimportantinincreasingtherisksstillfurther.Approximately90percentofallprimarycancercasesoccurinpeoplewhosmokecigarettes.Laboratorystudieshaveisolatedfromtobaccosmokeanumberofchemicalcompoundsthatcancausecaner.(46)Inaddition,thereareelementsinsmokethatinteractwithothercompoundstopromotecancerproduction.

Thejudgmentthatcigarettesmokingis【B1】______tohealthistheresultofmorethan30yearsofresearchcarriedonbyhundredsofscientistsinthiscountryandabroad.The【B2】______thatcigarettesmokingisasignificanthealthhazardissupportedbyeverymedicalandhealth【B3】______intheworldwhichisknowntohave【B4】______anopiniononthematter.

Whilecigarettesmokerstendtohavehigherdeathratesthannonsmokers,80percentoftheexcessdeaths【B5】______withthishabitarecausedbythree'majordiseases.Theyarelungcancer,【B6】______heartdisease,andemphysema.Lungcancerwasararedisease50yearsago.Today,itis【B7】______that60,000menandwomenperyearintheUnitedStateswilldieofthisdisease.Amongmenitisthemost【B8】______causeofdeathfromcancer.

Cigarettesmokingisthemajorcauseoflungcancer.【B9】___________________,theyareofsmallimportancecomparedwithcigarettesmoking.【B10】______________________.Approximately90percentofallprimarycancercasesoccurinpeoplewhosmokecigarettes.Laboratorystudieshaveisolatedfromtobaccosmokeanumberofchemicalcompoundsthatcancausecaner.【B11】_____________________

【B1】

27.听力原文：M:Hi,Nancy.CouldIborrowsomemoneyuntilpayday?

W:Uh,yeah,Iguess.Howarethingsgoinganyway?

M:Well,notverywell.I'veusedmycreditcardstopayoffalotofthingsrecently,butnow,Ican'tseemtopaythemoneyoff.

W:Uh,doyouhaveabudget?Imean,howdoyoukeeptrackofyourincomeandexpenses?

M:No,butIguessIshouldhavesomefinancialplans.

W:Well,letmeseeifIcanhelpyou.Howmuchmoneydoyouspendonyourapartment?

M:Uh,Ipay$890onrentforthestudioapartmentdowntown,notincludingutilitiesandcableTV.Buttheplacehasanawesomeviewofthecity.

W:Uh,$890!Whyareyoupayingsomuchforsuchasmallplace,whenyoucouldfindacheaperonesomewhereoutsideofthedowntownarea?

M:Yeah,Iguess.

W:Howmuchmoneydoyouspendonentertainmentamonth?

M:Well,Ispendafewdollarshereandthereonbasketballandmovietickets,aconcertortwo,andballroomdancelessons.

W:Uh,exactlyhowmuchdoyouspendonallofthese?

M:Well,oh...about$400.

W:Nowonderyou'rehavingmoneyproblems.Youcan'tjustblowyourmoneyonthingslikethat!Andwhatabouttransportation?

M:Oh,Icommutetoworkeverydayinmynewsportscar,butIgotagreatdeal,andmymonthlypaymentsareonly$450.

W:Well,Ithinkyou'vegottoreduceyourspending,oryou'llendupbroke.Isuggestyougetridofyourcreditcards,cutdownonyourentertainmentexpenses,andsellyourcar.Takepublictransportationfromnowon.

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A.Howtoborrowmoneyfromfriends.

B.Howtoreduceexpensesontransportation.

C.Howtoworkoutafinancialplan.

D.Howtorentacheapapartment.

28.(36)

A.Thepolice.

B.Thetaxidriver.

C.Acoffeehouseowner.

D.Apersonunknown.

29.(35)

A.Becausetheywantedtobuildstoreshere.

B.Becausetheythoughttheplacewasbeautiful.

C.Becausetheyrealizedthatitwasaverygoodlocationforaseaport.

D.Becausetheywantedtohaveawarhere.

30.听力原文：Humanbeingsenjoychallenges.Manyofthemlikephysicalchallenges.Theyaskthemselvesquestionslikethese:HowfastcanIrun?HowhighcanIclimb?HowdeepcanIdive?HowfarcanIswim?HowlongcanIholdmybreath?HowmuchcanIlift?HowhighcanIjump?Becausepeopleenjoychallenges,theyliketoplaysportsandwatchotherpeopleplaysports.Theylikeclimbing,running,diving,lifting,jumping,andsoon.EveryfouryearsmillionsofpeopleallovertheworldenjoytheinternationalsportscompetitionscalledtheOlympics.

Therearechallengesthatarenotphysicalchallenges.Therearesocialandintellectualchallenges,too.LeonardoDaVinci,wholivedinItalyduringthefifteenthcentury,enjoyedeverypossiblechallenge.Hewasanartistandpaintedthewell-knownpicture,theMonaLisa.Hewasaninventorwhoinventedadevicetoletpeoplebreatheunderwater.Hewasascientist,andhelearnedagreatdealabouthumananatomy.

AnotherkindofchallengefacedtheEgyptiansbetween4,000and5,000yearsagowhentheydecidedtobuildthefirstpyramid.Theyusedsixmilliontonsofrock.Thatisenoughtobuildaten-footwallaroundallofFrance.Fourhundredthousandmenworkedfortwentyyearstobuildit.

So,forthousandsofyears,peopleacceptchallenges.Todaywestillhavemanychallengesbeforeus.Medicalsciencefacesthechallengesofconqueringthemanydiseaseswhichstillattackhumanbeings.Engineersandplannersmustbuildnewcitiesandnewkindsoftransportation.Scientistsmustdevelopnewformsofenergy.Andmanyofusareinterestedinthechallengeofspace.Weliveinanageofchallenge.

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A.Intellectualchallenge.

B.Socialchallenge.

C.Physicalchallenge.

D.Economicchallenge.

31.(31)

A.TheysendthemessagetothePresidentwithintendays.

B.Theyofficiallystatereasonsforrejectingthemessage.

C.TheymeetwiththePresident.

D.Theyrevisethevetoedbill.

32.SectionB

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

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

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

Hehadjustsatdownwhenhefoundtheyoungladyassistantstandingalongsidehim."Youmustbemorecarefulwhenyouarehandlingthesebooks."shesaidseverely.Satisfiedthatshehaddoneherduty,sheturnedtogobacktoherdesk.Thenasuddenthoughtshuckher."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.

33.听力原文：M:Ithinkthatdogracingiskindoffunandexciting.I'venevermissthat.

W:Forme,I'mmorefondofhorsesthancarsanddogs.

Q:Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheconversation?

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A.Themanthinksearracingistooexcitingtomiss.

B.Themanprefersdogracingtohorseorcarracing.

C.Thewomanprefershorseracingtodogorcarracing.

D.Thewomandislikesdogsandcars.

34.SectionB

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

听力原文：TheearliesttimewhenanythinglikebadmintonwasplayedwassometwothousandyearsagowhenpeopleinChinaplayedagamekicking