2022年湖北省孝感市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022年湖北省孝感市大学英语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.

Mnemonicsinforeignlanguageacquisitionisnotamodemart.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Whenitcametomoneymatters,onedadhadahabitofputtinghisbraintosleep,theotherhadahabitof______.

3.

NocaptainsandnopilotseverescapedtheTriangleaccidents.

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4.

Antipollutionlegislationshavebeenenactedthankstothecontinuedpressurefrom______.

A.grass-rootsorganizations

B.individualactivism

C.environmentalists

D.environmentalregulation

5.PassageOne

Amazonrainforest,normallyoneoftheworld'swettestregions,showstheweathercycleisswingingtooneextremeratherthansignalingclimatechange,localmeteorologistssaidThursday.WaterlevelsontwomajorAmazontributaries,MadeiraandSolimoes,droppedtorecord--38-yearlowsrespectively,creatinglongdelaysinfivertraffic,themainform.ofregionaltransport.

Dryweatheralsofannedhugeforestfires,notablyintheremotewesternStateofAcre.ButweatherforecastersaddedthatelsewhereincontinentallysizedBrazil,seasonalspringrainshadstartedinthesouthandwerespreadingnorthwardsthroughBrazil'smajorcoffeebeltandgraduallyintosoybeanareasinthecenter-west."TheAmazondroughtshowsextremeclimatevariability,notclimaticchange,"saidJoseMarengo,researcherattheWeatherForecastingandClimaticStudiesCenter,partoftheNationalInstituteofSpaceResearch.MarengosaidthatnormalrainswereforecastforthesouthAmazon--theStatesofAcreandRondonia,southernpartofParaStateandnorthernpartofMatoGrossoState.

"RainisforecastinAcreinthenextcoupleofweeks,"hesaid,addingthattheregionisnormallydrybetweenJuneandSeptemberandwettestinDecemberandJanuary.ButweareabitworriedthattherecouldbelessrainthanusualatthemouthoftheAmazon,aroundBelem,hesaid,notingthatextremeclimaticeventswereoccurringmorefrequently,"Wecouldbeseeingthefirstsymptomsofchangingcycles."MeteorologistsdiscountedalinkbetweenunusuallyseverehurricanesintheGulfofMexicoanddroughtintheAmazon.

DryweatherintheAmazonislinkedtowarmeroceansurfacetemperaturesinthePacificandtolowsunspotactivity,saidExpeditoRebello,headofappliedmeteorologyatthegovernment'sNationalInstituteofMeteorologyinBrasilia."It'saphenomenal(不同寻常的)droughtandcouldbelinkedtoawarmerPacificandlittlesunspotactivity,"Rebellosaid,notingextremelylowwaterlevelsintheAmazon.Butheaddedthattheweathercyclewouldreachalownextyearandthenstarttomoderate.PauloEtchitchury,directorofprivatemeteorologistsSomar,saidthatthePacificshouldstarttoenteracoolerperiodnextBraziliansummerandthiscouldresultinaweakLaNinaweatherpattern."Itwon'taffectsummerrainsandit'sstillveryearlytotalkaboutnextwinter,"hesaid,addingthatLaNinadoesn'tnecessarilysignalacoldwinterandextrariskoffrostdamagetoBrazil'scoffeecrop,theworld'sbiggest.

BrazilwasinatransitionalperiodbetweenthedryMay/AugustwinterandrainyspringwhichstartedinsouthBrazilinSeptember,Etchitchurysaid.HesaidthatthisyearweatherconditionsareingeneralseasonallynormalinBrazil'smainfarmingareas,exceptthatdroughtintheAmazoncouldaffectMateGrosso,Brazil'smainsoystate."Rainsinthesoutharereplenishing(补充)awaterdeficitandprovidingreservesforsummersoyandcomharvests,"hesaid,adding,"LastSeptemberwashotanddryandpeoplewereworriedaboutdroughtdamagetocropflowering."

PassageTwo

Eventoday,manyexpertssaywomenscientistsareoftennottreatedfairly.TheWashingtonPostnewspaperreportedastudyaboutthenumberofresearcharticlespublishedinmedicalmagazinesinwhichawomanwasthemainwriter.Womenwerethemainwritersonlytwenty-ninepercentofthetime.NancyAndreasenisascientistattheUniversityofIowa.ScientistslikeMissAndreasenoftensendstoriesabouttheirresearchtospecialprofessionalpublications.MissAndreasensaysherresearchispublishedmoreoftenwhenshesignsthemasN.C.AndreasenratherthanNancyAndreasen.Inthatway,theeditorsofthepublicationsdonotknowifthewriterisamanorawoman.

Womenalsoreceivefewerpatentsfortheirinventions.Ap

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6.

Theauthorpointsoutthatone'sstyle.ofwritingis______.

A.inheritableB.unteachableC.unchangeableD.learnable

7.

Whenadambreaks,thereemerges______whichiscausedbythesuddenre-leaseofahugeamountofwater.

8.

Althoughtherearesomedrugseffectiveinrelievingflusymptomstoday,nonecancureflu.

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9.

Somepeoplemayfailtofigureoutpuzzle2,possiblybecausetheydidn'trealize,withoutfoodfor3years,thelionsshouldhavebeen______ratherthanhungryandmoredangerous.

10.

Invitrofertilizationiscompletedinalabandthefertilizedeggissurgicallyimplantedinthewomb.

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11.

Now,thereareabout200,000medicalrepresentativesallovertheworld.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Thecropcircleswerethoughttobethegreatestworksofmodernart,thesignsof______orlandingsitesofUFOs.

13.Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheAdvantagesofCommunicativeLanguageTeaching

Asateachertrainerworkingwithinternationalgroups,Iamfrequentlyaskedtoincludeanoverviewofcommunicativelanguageteaching(CLT),anddiscusswaysofadaptingmaterialstomakelessonsmorecommunicativeorinteractive.

MostgroupsareenthusiasticaboutthelessonopportunitieswhichCLToffers.However,somealsoindicatedtheyfeltconstrainedbythesystemunderwhichtheyoperated,especiallythoseteachinginsettingswhichareparticularlyexam-focused.Inaddition,theyqueriedtherelevanceofCLTtotheirsituation,wheremanyofthestudentsneverusedEnglishoutsidetheclassroom.Incontrast,Ihadshiftedacrossaspectrumoflearners,enthusiasticallytakingCLTalongwithmeasuniversallyappropriate.

Takingmycolleagues'concernsonboard,IbegantoquestiontheappropriatenessofCLTforsomeofthesediverselearnergroups.Thiswassupportedbycurrentreadingonthetopic;thetitlesofsomearticlesmademethinkIshouldgiveupthesupportforCLTthenandthere.However,themoreIreadonthetopic,themoreIdefendedthecontinuedsuitabilityofCLT.Itreallydoesbenefitthestudentsinavarietyofways.

ElementsofCLT

Communication—AccordingtoAbility

WhetherCLTshouldbeconsideredanapproachoramethodologyisamoreabstractdebateandhereIwanttodealwithitsmorepracticalaspects,infact,itisthoseveryelements,andthenameitself,whichhavebeenusedtochallengethefuturerelevanceofCLT.Firstly,thelabelimpliesafocusoncommunicationandsomemightarguethatthismethodcan'tbeemployedgenuinelywithlowlevelsasthereisnoauthenticcommunication,duetoalimitedvocabularyandrestrictedrangeoffunctions.Initially,manyofalearner'sutterancesareveryformulaic.Asanaside,considerjustwhatpercentageofourownEnglishexpressionsareunique,andhowoftenwerelyonasetphrase;justbecauseitisdeliveredunselfconsciouslyandwithnaturalintonationdoesnotmakeitoriginal.Theaimisthatthelengthandcomplexityofexchanges,andconfidentdelivery,willgrowwiththestudent'slanguageability.

Withtheemphasisoncommunication,thereisalsotheimplicationthatspokenexchangesshouldbeauthenticandmeaningful;detractorsclaimthattheartificialnatureofclassroom-based(i.e.teacher-createdinteractionsmakesCLTanoxymoron.Nevertheless,aproficientteacherwillprovideacontextsothatclassinteractionsarerealisticandmeaningfulbutwiththesupportneededtoassiststudentstogeneratethetargetlanguage.Weneedtoconsiderthatproducinglanguageisaskillandwhenwelearnaskillwepractiseinimprovisedsettings.Forexample,beforeanursegivesarealinjection,theyhavepuncturedmanyapieceoffruittohonetheirtechnique.

AccuracyasWellasFluency

Itmightalsobearguedthattheextentofsomeofthestructuresorfunctionsmayneverbeusedinreallife.Oneexampleisadjectiveorder;Ihavegivenstudentsanexercisewheretheyhavetoproduceaphrasewithastringofadjectives,suchas"astrong,orange,Norwegian,canvastent."Thisisveryunnatural,asmosttimesweonlycombinetwoorthreea

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14.

RiceisoneofthemajorGMcropscontaininggeneswhichhelptoeitherresistinsectortolerateweed-killingherbicides.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Thosewhoareactivelyreligiousareprobably______.

16.

SomepeoplethoughtthatNASAactedouttheApolloprograminmoviestudiospartiallybecausethepicturestransmittedfromthemoondonotinclude______.

17.

Aftertheygetthehostages,thehostage-takersusuallydeclaretheirdemandsduringthenegotiationphase.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

AccordingtoEdwardW.Gregg,it'snevertoolateforwomentostartexercise.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Weusedtobelievethatlifecouldnotexistunderextremelyhotorcoldenvironment.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.AccordingtoSunilBhartiMittal,whatwillrevolutionizethetraditionalmoney-transferbusiness?

A.AllianceoftelephoneoperatorsandMasterCard.

B.Thelargedemandofimmigrantsandmigrantworkers.

C.Sendingmoneybytextmessages.

D.Internationaltelephonenetworks.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(32)

A.Differencesbetweenpeopleswillgraduallydisappear.

B.Thetourismindustrywillbecomeflourishing.

C.Theworldwillbecomemoreandmoreinteresting.

D.Peopleindifferentcountrieswillstillkeeptheirowncustoms.

22.听力原文：M:Excuseme,madam,couldyoutellmehowtousethisbankcardforcash?

W:That'seasy.Firstputyourcardintothemachine.Yes,thisside.Thenenteryourpersonalnumber,thentheamountofmoneyyouwant.Ok,nowpressthe"withdrawal"keyand"process"key.

Q:Accordingtotheconversation,whatmustthemandofirsttogetthemoney?

(16)

A.Pressthe"process"key.

B.Inserthiscard.

C.Memorizehispersonalnumber.

D.Insertsomecoins.

23.(25)

A.BecauseApplehasmadeandplayedalotofads.

B.Becausetheyaregettingsmallerandsmaller.

C.Becausetheykeepdevelopingandcatertotheneedsofpeople.

D.Becauseitcanhaveallthemusicyoulikecollected.

24.

【B11】

25.听力原文：M:Mm,it'snotabedsizableroom,isit?

W:Oh,it'sgreat!It'slovely.Oh,andlookatthatgreat!Oh,wecanhavethetwochairsrightinfrontofthefireplacethereinthemiddleoftheroomandtoastourfeet.

M:Thefirsttiringweoughttodoisjustdecidewherethebed'sgoing.

W:Whataboutrightherenexttothedoor,sortofbehindthedoorasyoucomein?

M:Yes,that'sagoodidea,justasyoucomein,justinthatcornerthen.

W:Yes.Wellnow,let'sthink.Whatelse?

M:Whatelseisthere?Wellthere'sthathugewardrobeofyours.That'sgottogosomewhere.

W:Whataboutoverhere-youknow-acrossfromthefireplacethere,becausethen,inthatlittlecornerwhereit...wherethewallgoesback...look,overthere.That'ddo,wouldn'tit?

M:Ok,wellwe'llputtheword,bethemthen.

W:Whataboutyourdesk?Whereyougoingtoputthat?

M:Ineedlotsoffight,soIthink,inthatfarcornerbetweenthetwowindows,OK?

W:Oh,Iseeinthecomerthere.That'dbegood.

M:Sothedeskgoesthere.

W:Soyou'dhaveyourchairwithyourbacktothefireplace?Yes,

M:Yes.Andthere'sthechestofdrawers.

W:Oh,that'dbenicebetweenthetwowindowsthere,rightinthemiddle.Iknowyou'regoingtolikeit.

(20)

A.It'snotabadsizableroomforthecouple.

B.Thefirstthingtheyoughttodoisjustdecidewherethebed'sgoing.

C.Themanneedslotsoflight.

D.Thereinthemiddleoftheroomisthefireplace.

26.

【B4】

27.SectionA

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

(12)

A.ThatitlooksexactlylikeSusan.

B.ThatitmakesSusanlookyoungerthanshereallyis.

C.ThatitmakesSusanlookolderthanshereallyis.

D.ThatitmakesSusanlookbetterthanshelooksinperson.

28.听力原文：W:Iwonderifyouhavetimetogotothefoodstoretoday.Wehavealmostrunoutofbread.

M:You'dbetterdothat.Ihaven'tgotmyreportreadyyet,butmybossneedsittomorrow.

Q:Whyisn'tthemangoingtodotheshopping?

(17)

A.Hehassomeworktodo.

B.Thewomanisgoingtodothat.

C.Hisbossiscomingtoseehim.

D.Hedoesn'tfeellikeeatinganybreadtoday.

29.(39)

30.(21)

A.Stayandnegotiateormove.

B.MoveclosertotheUniversityornearthesubway.

C.Fightforasmallincreaseoracceptsanincreaseoffer.

D.Thereisnochoice.

31.听力原文：W：Mr．LeewasborninIndonesia，wasn'the?

M：Idon'tknowwhetherhewasbornthereornot，butI'veheardhimsayhelivedinHongKongwhenhewasinjuniorhighschool．

Q：Whatdoesn'tthemanknowaboutMr．Lee?

(18)

A.Hedoesn'tknowifMr.LeewasborninIndonesia.

B.Hedoesn'tknowwhereMr.Leelivedbefore.

C.Hedoesn'tknowwhenMr.LeewouldgotoHongKong.

D.Hedoesn'tknowwhereMr.Leegrewup.

32.(22)

A.Becausehecanstillfightdespitehisage.

B.Becausemorepeoplearetakingexercises.

C.Becausehehaswonchampionshipsinfivedivisions.

D.Becausepeoplearelivinglonger.

33.

【B3】

34.【B9】

35.(24)

A.Becausesheisontheexecutivestaff.

B.Becausesheisfamiliarwiththecompany.

C.Becauseshehasknowledgeofmanagement.

D.Becauseshehasanoutstandingachievement.

36.SectionB

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

听力原文：Manystudentstrytostudythewholenightanddonotsleepbeforeanexam.Twoseparatestudiesshowthismaydomoreharmthangood.Thestudiesfoundthatagoodnight'ssleepmayimprovememory.Thefindingsofbothstudiesappearedin.thepublicationNature.

ScientistsattheUniversityofChicagodidoneofthem.Theytrainedstudentstolistentounclearspeechproducedbyamachine.Somestudentslistenedtotherecordingafteranightofsleep.Othersweretestedtwelvehoursafterthetraining,withnosleep.Guesswhat?Thestudentswhosleptunderstoodtherecordingbetter.

ProfessorDanielMargoliashsayssleephasatleasttwoeffectsonlearning.Oneistostrengthenmemoriesandprotectthemagainstinterference.Thesecondistorecovermemoriesthathavebeenlost.

TheotherstudytookplaceatHarvardMedicalSchoolinMassachusetts.Scientiststrainedone-hundredpeopletorepeattwoseriesoffingermovements.Theactwassimilartoplayingnotesonapiano.Peoplewhosleptbetweenlearningthefirstseriesandtheseconddidthebest.Thestudysuggestedthatmemoriesarerecordedinthreesteps.Scientistssaytheprocessissimilartothewayacomputerstemsinformation.Inhumans,theysay,thesecondsteprequiressleep.

(27)

A.Manystudentstrytostudythewholenightbeforeanexam.

B.Sleepmayimprovememory.

C.Examsmayharmmemory.

D.Sleepcanimprovelisteningability.

37.(19)

A.Yes,andshehasalsoreadsomeofhisfictions.

B.Yes,butshehasnotreadhisbooks.

C.No,butshehasreadsomeofhisfictions.

D.No,andshehasneverreadanyofhisbooksbefore.

38.

【B5】

39.(18)

A.Waysofgettingextracredits.

B.AllrequirementsofanM.A.degree

C.Thecredithoursrequiredforadegree.

D.Takingmoreoptionalcourses.

40.听力原文：Thegamesofaculturecanhelpusunderstandagreatdealabouttheirhistory,religion,andbeliefsystem.TheIndiansrevealedagreatdealaboutthemselvesbyplayinggames.AlmostallIndians,regardlessoftheirage,gender,orphysicalcondition,playedgames.

Womenplayedgamesasmuchasmen,buttheyusuallyplayedseparatelyfromthemenandhaddifferentgames.Childrenalsoplayedgames.Asamatteroffact,theyoftenplayedthesamegamesthattheirparentsenjoyed.

Mostofthegameshadareligiousmeaning.Manyofthetribesusedthegamestotrainwarriorsandtowinhonors.Astheyearsworeon,thatmeaningwaslostbutthegamecontinuedtobeplayed.

ManyIndiansenjoyedshootingarrowsasasport.Theyusedmanyvarietiesoftargets,includingpiecesofbark,womengrass,oranarrowstuckinatree.Quieteramusementsincludedgamesofchance.Forexample,piecesofclothwouldbeusedtocovervariousitemsdeterminedbyoneperson.Theotherpersonwouldrandomlychooseoneofthehiddenitems.Hisorherchoicewouldrevealtheirpastaswellastheirfuture.Otherpopulargameswereguessinggames.Forinstance,itwouldrequireagrouptoguessthenumberofrocksinacertainarea.Thentheywouldcounttheactualnumberandrankthepeoplewhoguessedaccordingtohowclosetheycametotheactualnumber.

(30)

A.Theyplayedthesamegamesasmen.

B.Theyplayedgamesasmuchasmen.

C.Theyplayedgameswithmen.

D.Theydidnotplaygames.

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

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.internationaltradeshouldbeexpanded

B.theinterestsofthepoorcountrieshavenotbeengivenenoughconsideration

C.theexportsofthepoorcountriesshouldbeincreased

D.communicationstechnologyinthedevelopingcountriesshouldbemodernized

42.TheBushadministrationisgivingpublicschooldistrictsbroadnewlatitudetoexpandthenumberofsingle-sexclasses,andevenschools,inwhatiswidelyconsideredthemostsignificantpolicychangeontheissuesincealandmarkfederallawbarringsexdiscriminationineducationmorethan30yearsago.

Twoyearsinmaking,thenewrules,announcedTuesdaybytheEducationDepartment,willallowdistrictstocreatesingle-sexschoolsandclassesaslongasenrollmentisvoluntary.Schooldistrictsthatgothatroutemustalsomakecoeducationalschoolsandclassesof"substantiallyequal"qualityavailableformembersoftheexcludedsex.

Thefederalactionislikelytoaccelerateeffortsbypublicschoolsystemstoexperimentwithsingle-sexeducation,particularlyamongcharterschools.Acrossthenation,thenumberofpublicschoolsexclusivelyforboysorgirlshasrisenfrom3in1995to241today,saidLeonardSax,executivedirectoroftheNationalAssociationforSingleSexPublicEducation.Thatisatinyfractionoftheapproximately93,000publicschoolsacrossthecountry.

"You'regoingtoseeaproliferationofthese,"saidPaulVallas,chiefofschoolsinPhiladelphia,wheretherearefoursingle-sexschoolsandplanstoopentwomore."There'salotofsupportforthistypeofschoolmodelinPhiladelphia."

Untilnow,Mr.Vallassaid,therehadbeenathreatoflegalchallengethathaddelayed,forexample,aboys'charterschoolfromopeninginPhiladelphiathisSeptember.NewYorkCityhasninesingle-sexpublicschools,mostofwhichopenedinthepastfouryears.

Whilethemovewassoughtbysomeconservativesandurbaneducators,andhadbackingfrombothsidesofthepoliticalaisle,anumberofcivilrightsandwomen'srightsgroupscondemnedthechange.

"ItreallyisaseriousgreenlightfromtheDepartmentofEducationtore-institutingofficialdiscriminationinschoolsaroundthecountry,"saidMarciaGreenberger,aco-presidentoftheNationalWomen'sLawCenter.

UnderTitleIX,the1972lawthatbannedsexdiscriminationineducationalinstitutionsthatreceivefederalfunds,single-sexclassesandextracurricularactivitiesarelargelylimitedtophysicaleducationclassesthatincludecontactsportsandtosexeducation.

Toopenschoolsexclusivelyforboysorgirls,adistricthasuntilnowhadtoshowa"compellingreason",forexample,thatitwasactingtoremedypastdiscrimination.

Butanewattitudebegantotake'holdwiththepassageoftheNoChildLeftBehindLawin2002whenwomensenatorsfrombothpartiescameoutinsupportofsame-sexeducationandaskedtheEducationDepartmenttodraftguidelinestopermittheirgrowth.

Thenewrules,firstproposedbytheEducationDepartmentin2004,aredesignedtobringTitleIXintoconformitywithasectionoftheNoChildLeftBehindLawthatcalledonthedepartmenttopromotesingle-sexschools.

Whatistherequirementforthedistrictstocreatesingle-sexschools?

A.Thereshouldbecoeducationalschools.

B.Thereshouldbequalityclassesavailabletobothsexes.

C.Thereshouldbevoluntaryenrollersinsuchschools.

D.Thereshouldbeequalapproachtobothsingle-sexclassesandcoeducationalclasses.

43.

【C9】

44.

Theevidencecollectedshowsus______.

A.concentratedwealthleadstopeople'slongerandhappierlife

B.lower-positionedpeoplemayenjoyhigherhealthandrelaxation

C.peopleinplacenolongerdominatingwillnotfeelstressed

D.identityexposed,lower-statuspeoplewillperform.worsethannormal

45.

Someothersthinkchildrenshouldstudyhistoryandmechanicsratherthanreadingfairystoriesbecausetheythink______.

46.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Betta,alsoknownastheSiamesefightingfish,commonnameofasmallfreshwaterfishnativetoSoutheastAsia.Cultivatedbettasmaybeofanycolorbutmostcommonlyarered,blue,orturquoise.Thecolorinmalesbecomesmorevividwhenthefishiscourtingorotherwisearoused.Theadultmeasures3.8to6.4cm(1.5to2.5in.)inlength.Likeseveralrelatedspecies,includingthegouramiandclimbingperch,thebettadoesnotobtainitsentireoxygensupplyfromwaterbutmustperiodicallyrisetothesurfaceforair.Acavityaboveeachgillchambercontainsaspecialorgan,thelabyrinth,usedinbreathingair.Itenablesthefishtoinhabitoxygen—deficientwaterthatcouldnotbetoleratedotherwise.Themalebuildsanestfortheeggsbyblowingstickybubblesofairthatcollectasafrothatthewater'ssurface.Themalefertilizesintothisfrothandalsobrieflyguardsthehatchedyoung.

MalefightingfisharebredinThailandforthepurposeofcompetitivecombat,andpeoplegambleontheoutcomeofthematches.Malebettasareaggressiveandevenattacktheirownreflectionsinamirror.Fightsbetweenmalebettasarebegunbyplacingtwoevenlymatchedfishinadjacentglasscontainers.Whenthefishmakeattemptsatattackingeachother,theyareremovedfromtheseparatecontainersandplacedinasinglelargercontainer.Whentheyhaverecoveredfrombeingtransferred,theytakeupaside-by-sidepositionandbeginalongseriesofswiftattackingmovements.Becausetheirteetharesmall,theynibbleratherthanbite,concentratingtheirattacksonthefins.Fightsaresometimesinterruptedwhilethefishswimtothesurfacetoreplenishtheirsupplyofoxygen.Althoughinjuriestofinsandscalessustainedduringbattleareusuallyextensive,fightingfishgenerallyrecovercompletelyinafewweeks.

Inwhatcasedobettasassumevariouscolors?

47.

Thewriterwouldapproveanunsuccessfulpoliticalcandidate______.

A.gaveupallhisopportunities

B.promisedtotryagainnexttime

C.overthrewthegovernmentbyforce

D.toldthepeoplethetruthabouthisopponent

48.

Whyarethespeedsonmotorwaysgreaterthanthoseonotherroads?

49.

Mr.Trumpthinksthatduringanemergency,theschoolchildrenshouldfollowtheinstructions______.

50.

【C10】

51.

Whatdidthegovernmentdowiththefundingforthepeoplewhowantedtoretrain?

52.

Whatistheaimofthebook---Liar'sPokeraccordingtothepassage?

53.The386pigletswrongfullysoldintofoodsupplyarefrom______.

A.Europe

B.anAmericanresearchorganization

C.ameatprocessingplant

D.ananimalfarm

54.

ThetheatreofAbsurdhasprobably______.

A.followedstrictlytheBroadwaystagestyle

B.dealtwiththerealisticconflictsinlife

C.fannedtheaudience'senthusiasmtowardsdramas

D.overthrownthetraditionaldramaforms

55.

WhenbullyingOccurs，parentsshould______.

A.helpthebullyingchildgetridofcruelty

B.resorttothemediator

C.avoidgettingtooprotective

D.resistthetemptationofcalling

56.

Accordingtothepassage,thefivewritersobjecttothescientificmethodprimarilybecausetheythinkit______.

A.isnotthehestwaytoobtainanunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweentheindividualandthecosmos

B.cannotprovideanadequateexplanationofintuitionandimagination

C.misleadspeopleintobelievingtheyhaveanunderstandingoftruth,whentheydonot

D.preventspeoplefromrecognizingthesymbolicnatureofexperience

57.SectionA

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

TheopinionofmanyengineersisthatthearchitectsthatdesignedtheNewYorkWorldTradeCenterTwinTowersdidagoodjobin.designingthebuildings.Thebuildingsweresafefromthehazards(47)______atthetime.Indeed,theyweredesignedtowithstandtheforceofaircraftthatmightcrashintothem.Theywerenothowever,designedtowithstandtheeffectsoftheveryhightemperaturesgeneratedbythe(48)______oftonsofaviationfuelcarriedbytheaircraft.

Steel(49)______coveredwithconcreteis