2022年江苏省泰州市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022年江苏省泰州市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Nonewerefullyawareoftheunsafeconditionsforloadingammunitionuntiltheexplosionoccurred.

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2.

Theoriginofhydroelectricpoweristhe______producedwhenwaterobeysthelawsofgravity.

3.

TheHistoricSavannahFoundationisresponsibleforprotectingmany______.

4.

Undergraduatesatdozensofschoolshavegonesofarastovoteforincreasesintheiractivitiesfeestohavemoremoneyfor______.

5.

Torecordelectricinstruments,youjustplugyour______rightintotherecordingdevice.

6.

AU.S.scientificreportconcludedthatsometrendsofclimatechangewerecausedby______

7.

Itisveryimportanttheactualpopulationintheworldisontheincrease.

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8.

Adruguser'swithdrawalprocessfromphysicaladdictiondependsonhisorheruseofthedrug's______.

9.

AmericansliketoadoptKoreachildrenbecausetherearemoreorphanedandabandonedchildreninSouthKorea.

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10.

Duringthe19thcentury,naturalgaswasusedonalocalscalebecauseofthedifficultsituationin___________.

11.

Whatisthefirstthingtodotoplanforanearlyretirement?

A.Tomaintainagoodfigure.

B.Toearnasmuchmoneyasyoucannow.

C.Toworkoutadetailedplanofworldtravelling.

D.Toknowexactlytheamountofyourwealth.

12.

Thefirstuseoftheterm"organicfarming"isusuallycreditedto______inhis1940book,LooktotheLand.

13.

Everyyear,adomeownermayspend30%lessinenergyexpenditurethananormalrectilinearhomeone.

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14.

WhentheLong-TermCapitalManagementwasdisintegrated,theproductsinitiatedtocounterweighriskswere______.

A.variousbasketindicesandcreditdefaultswaps

B.hedgefundandforwardrateagreements

C.credit-linkednotes

D.currentswapsandratesswaps

15.HowtoFindTimetoRead

Doyouwanttoknowhowtoimproveyourselfallthetimewithouthavingtospendmoretimereadingbecauseyougetinvolvedinworkeveryday?Doesitsoundtoogoodtobetrue?Well,readon,please.

AnAverageReader

Ifyouareanaveragereaderyoucanreadanaveragebookattherateof300wordsaminute.Youcannotmaintainthataverage,however,unlessyoureadregularlyeveryday.Norcanyoureachthatspeedwithhardbooksinscience,mathematics,agriculture,business,oranysubjectthatisneworunfamiliartoyou.Thechancesarethatyouwillneverattemptthatspeedwithpoetryorwanttoracethroughsomepassagesinfictionoverwhichyouwishtolinger.Butformostofthenovels,biographies,andbooksabouttravel,hobbiesorpersonalinterests,ifyouareanaveragereaderyoushouldhavenotroubleatallinabsorbingmeaningandpleasureoutof300printedwordsevery60seconds.

Statisticsarenotalwayspractical,butconsiderthefollowing:Iftheaveragereadercanread300wordsaminuteofaveragereading,thenin15minuteshecanread4500words.Multipliedby7,thedaysoftheweek,theproductis315000.Anothermultiplicationby12,themonthsoftheyear,resultsinagrandtotalof1512000words.Thatisthetotalnumberofwordsofaveragereadinganaveragereadercandoinjust15minutesadayforoneyear.

Booksvaryinlengthfrom60000to1000000words.Theaverageisabout75000words.Inoneyearofaveragereadingbyanaveragereaderfor15minutesaday,20bookswillberead.That'salotofbooks.Itis4timesthenumberofbooksreadbypublic-libraryborrowersinAmerica.Andyetitiseasilypossible.

SirWilliamOsier

OneofthegreatestofallmodernphysicianswasSirWilliamOsier.HetaughtattheJohnsHopkinsMedicalSchoolHefinishedhisteachingdaysatMcGillUniversity.Manyoftheout-standingphysicianstodaywerehisstudents.Nearlyallofthepracticingdoctorsoftodaywerebroughtuponhismedicaltextbooks.Amonghismanyremarkablecontributionstomedicinearehisunpublishednotesonhowthepeopledie.

Hisgreatnessisattributedbyhisbiographersandcriticsnotalonetohisprofoundmedicalknowledgeandinsightbuttohisbroadgeneraleducation,forhewasaveryculturedman.Hewasveryinterestedinwhatmenhavedoneandtaughtthroughouttheages.Andheknewthattheonlywaytofindoutwhatthebestexperiencesoftheracehadbeenwastoreadwhatpeoplehadwritten.ButOsler'sproblemwasthesameaseveryoneelse's,onlymoreso.Hewasabusyphysician,ateacherofphysicians,andamedical-researchspecialist.Therewasnotimeina4-hourdaythatdidnotrightlybelongtooneofthesethreeoccupations,exceptthefewhoursforsleep,meals,andbodilyfunctions.

Oslerarrivedathissolutionearly.Hewouldreadthelast15minutesbeforehewanttosleep.Ifbedtimewassetfor11:00Pm,hereadfrom11:00to11:15.Ifresearchkepthimupto2:00AM,hereadfrom2:00to2:15.Overaverylongtime,Oslerneverbroketheroleoncehehadestablishedit.Wehaveevidencethatafterawhilehesimplycouldnotfallasleepuntilhehaddonehis15minutesofreading.

Inhislifetime,Oslerreadasignificantlibraryofbooks.Justdoamentalcalculationforhalfacenturyof15-minutereadingperiodsdailyandseehowmanybooksyouget.Considerwhatarangeofinterestsandvarietyofsubjectsarepossibleinonelifetime.Oslerreadwidelyoutsideofmedicalspecialty.Indeed,hedevelopedfromthis15-minutereadinghabitavocationalspecialtytobalancehisvocationalspecialization.AmongscholarsinEnglishliterature,OslerisknownasanauthorityonSirThomasBrowne,seventeenthcenturyEnglishprosemaster,andOsler'slibraryonSirThomasisconsideredoneoft

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Byvoting,thepublicmadethefinalselectionoftheeurosymbols.

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17.Theblack/whitetrickcanprovidepeoplewithmorethantwochoicesfortheirargument.

18.

TheancientOlympicGamesoriginatedfrom______thatwereheldtoshowrespecttheGodsoftheGreeks.

19.Cross-CulturalCommunicationChallenges

DefinitionofCulture

Weallcommunicatewithothersallthetime--inourhomes,inourworkplaces,inthegroupswebelongto,andinthecommunity.Nomatterhowwellwethinkweunderstandeachother,communicationishard.Justthink,forexample,howoftenwehearthingslike;"Hedoesn'tgetit,"or"Shedidn'treallyhearwhatImeanttosay.""Culture"isoftenattherootofcommunicationchallenges.Ourcultureinfluenceshowweapproachproblems,andhowweparticipateingroupsandincommunities.Whenweparticipateingroupsweareoftensurprisedathowdifferentlypeopleapproachtheirworktogether.

Cultureisacomplexconcept,withmanydifferentdefinitions.But,simplyput,"culture"referstoagrouporcommunitywithwhichwesharecommonexperiencesthatshapethewayweunderstandtheworld.Itincludesgroupsthatweareborninto,suchasgender,race,ornationalorigin.Italsoincludesgroupswejoinorbecomepartof.Forexample,wecanacquireanewculturebymovingtoanewregion,byachangeinoureconomicstatus,orbybecomingdisabled.Whenwethinkofculturethisbroadly,werealizeweallbelongtomanyculturesatonce.

Ourhistoriesareacriticalpieceofourcultures.Historicalexperiences--whetheroffiveyearsagooroftengenerationsback--shapewhoweare.Knowledgeofourhistorycanhelpusunderstandourselvesandoneanotherbetter.Exploringthewaysinwhichvariousgroupswithinoursocietyhaverelatedtoeachotheriskeytoopeningchannelsforcross-culturalcommunication.

SixFundamentalPatternsofCulturalDifferences

Aspeoplefromdifferentculturalgroupstakeontheexcitingchallengeofworkingtogether,culturalvaluessometimesconflict.Wecanmisunderstandeachother,andreactinwaysthatcanhinderwhatareotherwisepromisingpartnerships.Oftentimes,wearen'tawarethatcultureisactinguponus.Sometimes,wearenotevenawarethatwehaveculturalvaluesorassumptionsthataredifferentfromothers!

?DifferentCommunicationStyles

Thewaypeoplecommunicatevarieswidelybetween,andevenwithin,cultures.Oneaspectofcommunicationstyle.islanguageusage.Acrosscultures,somewordsandphrasesareusedindifferentways.Forexample,evenincountriesthatsharetheEnglishlanguage,themeaningof"yes"variesfrom"maybe,I'llconsiderit"to"definitelyso,"withmanyshadesinbetween.

Anothermajoraspectofcommunicationstyle.isthedegreeofimportancegiventonon-verbalcommunication.Non-verbalcommunicationincludesnotonlyfacialexpressionsandgestures;italsoinvolvesseatingarrangements,personaldistance,andsenseoftime.Inaddition,differentnormsregardingtheappropriatedegreeofassertivenessincommunicatingcanaddtoculturalmisunderstandings.Forinstance,somewhiteAmericanstypicallyconsiderraisedvoicestobeasignthatafighthasbegun,whilesomeblack,JewishandItalianAmericansoftenfeelthatanincreaseinvolumeisasignofanexcitingconversationamongfriends.Thus,somewhiteAmericansmayreactwithgreateralarmofalouddiscussionthanwouldmembersofsomeAmericanethnicornon-whiteracialgroups.

?DifferentAttitudesTowardConflict

Someculturesviewconflictasapositivething,whileothersviewitassomethingtobeavoided.IntheU.S.,conflictisnotusuallydesirable;butpeopleoftenareencouragedtodealdirectlywithconflictsthatdoarise.Infact,face-to-facemeetingscustomarilyarerecommendedasthewaytoworkthroughwhateverproblemsexist.Incontrast,inmanyEasterncountries,openconflictisexperiencedasembarrassingordemeaning;asarule,differencesarebestworkedoutquietly.Awrittenexchangemightbethefavoredmeanstoaddressthe

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20.TheNewMathonCampus

SexualImbalanceinColleges

AftermidnightonarainynightlastweekinChapelHill,N.C.,alargegroupofsorority(女学生联谊会)womenattheUniversityofNorthCarolinasqueezedintoabasementbar.Bathedinacolorfulglow,theysplashedbeerfrompitchers,tradedjokesandshoutedlyricstoaTaylorSwiftheartacheanthemthunderingoverhead.Asanightout,ithadeverything--exceptguys.

NorthCarolina,withastudentbodythatisnearly60percentfemale,isjustoneofmanylargeuniversitiesthatattimesfeelweirdlylikewomen'scolleges.Womenhaverepresentedabout57percentofenrollmentsatAmericancollegessinceatleast2000,accordingtoarecentreportbytheAmericanCouncilonEducation.Researchersthereciteseveralreasons:womentendtohavehighergrades;mentendtodropoutindisproportionatenumbers;andfemaleenrollmentleadsfurtheramongolderstudents,low-incomestudents,andblackstudents.

TheEffectsoftheSexualImbalance

Intermsofacademicadvancement,thisishardlytheworstnewsforwomen--it'sasignoffemaleachievement.Butsurroundedbysomanyothersuccessfulwomen,theyoftenfinditharderthanexpectedtofindadateonaFridaynight.JayneDallas,aseniorstudyingadvertisingwhowasseatedacrossthetable,complainedthatthepopulationofmaleundergraduateswasevensmallerwhenyoulookedatitasadatingpool."Outofthat40percent,therearemaybe20percentthatwewouldconsider,andoutofthose20,10havegirlfriends,soallthegirlsarefightingoverthatother10percent,"shesaid.

Needlesstosay,thisputsguysinapositiontoplaythefield,andtendstomeanthateventheoneswillingtomakeacommitmentcomewithstoriedromantichistories.RachelSasser,aseniorhistorymajoratthetable,saidthatbeforesheandherboyfriendstarteddating,hehad"hookedupwithaleastfiveofmyfriendsinmysorority--thatIknowof".

ThesesortsofromanticcomplicationsarehardlyconfinedtoNorthCarolina,anacademicallyrigorousschoolwheremoststudentsspendmoretimestudyingthansocializing.Thegenderimbalanceisalsopronouncedatsomeprivatecolleges,suchasNewYorkUniversityandLewis&ClarkinPortland,Ore.,andlargepublicuniversitiesinstateslikeCalifornia,FloridaandGeorgia.TheCollegeofCharleston,apublicliberalartscollegeinSouthCarolina,is66percentfemale.SomewomenattheUniversityofVermont,withanundergraduatebodythatis55percentfemale,sardonicallyrefertotheircollegetown,Burlington,as"Girlington".

Thegendergapisnotuniversal.TheIvyLeagueschoolsarelargelyequalingender,andsomeevenhasafewmoremales.Butatsomeschools,effortstobalancethenumbershavebeenmetwithcomplaintsthatless-qualifiedmenarebeingadmittedovermore-qualifiedwomen.InDecember,theUnitedStatesCommissiononCivilRightsmovedtocheckadmissionsdatafrom19publicandprivatecollegestolookatwhethertheywerediscriminatingagainstqualifiedfemaleapplicants.

Leavingasidecomplaintsabout"affirmativeactionforboys",lessattentionhasbeenfocusedonthesocialdifference.Thankstosimplelawsofsupplyanddemand,itisoftenthewomenwhomustassertthemselvesromanticallyorbeleftaloneonValentine'sDay."Iwastalkingtoilfriendatabar,andthisgirljustcameupoutofnowhere,grabbedhimbythewrist,spunhimaroundandtookhimouttothedancefloorandstartedgrinding,"saidKellyLynch,ajunioratNorthCarolina,recallingarecentexperience.

Studentsinterviewedheresaidtheybelievedtheirmatingritualsreflectedthoseofcollegestudentsanywhere.Butmanyofthem--menandwomenalikesaidthattheimbalancedpopulationtendstotwistbehavior."Alotofmyfriendswillmeetsomeoneandgohomeforthenightand.justhopefor

A.Howtogetaboyfriendincollege.

B.Howtogetabetterdegreeincollege.

C.Relationsbetweensexandprofession.

D.Theimbalancebetweenmaleandfemalestudents.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：M:HowcanIgettoworkwithoutacar?

W:Whydon'tyoucallforacab?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

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A.Callafriend.

B.Workonhiscar.

C.Takeataxi.

D.Walktowork.

22.(29)

A.We'llhavenoneedtofindajob.

B.We'lltalkandplaygameswithnoonebutthetools.

C.We'llfeelboredinoursparetime.

D.We'llenjoymoreoflifewithmachinesdoingeverythingforus.

23.(22)

A.Takeabus.B.Onfoot.C.Takeataxi.D.Takethesubway.

24.SectionB

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

听力原文：Centuriesago,duringtheMiddleAges,mostofthelandinEuropewasownedbymanydifferentkingsandqueens,princesandprincesses,andheadsandladies.Theydidnotallgetalong.Theywerealwaysfighting.Theyallwantedtogetmorelandtoprotectthemselves,theystartedbuildinghugehomesoutofstone.Theycalledtheirhomescastles.

Acastlewasbuiltbehindastrongstonewall.Thewallwasfiveorsixfeetthickandtentotwentyfeethigh.Adeepditchcalledamoatwasdugaroundtheoutsideofthewall.Itwasoftenfilledwithwater,andtheonlywayanyonecouldenterthecastlewastocrossadrawbridge.Thedrawbridgecouldberaisedorloweredoverthemoatfrominsidethecastlewalls.Therewasalsoatunnelthatbeganinthecastleandendedatthemoat.Thiswasimportantincasethecastlewascaptured.Itallowedthekingandqueentoescape.Theycouldswimacrossthemoatandhideintheforest.

Livinginacastlewasnotverycomfortable.Theroomsarecoldanddamp.Everyroomcouldhaveafireburninginagreatfireplace,hatuntilthetwelfthcenturycastlesdidnothavechimneys.Thesmokefromtheirfireplaceshadtogaoutthroughopendoomandwindows.

Mealsoftenhadtenortwelvecourses.ThemeatmightbewildIboarorbirdsthatwereboiledorroastedoveranopenfire.Allthefoodwashighlyseasoned.Peopleevenputpepperintheirdrinks!

Thepeoplesatatalongtableandatewiththeirfingersandaknife,allpickingtheirfoodfromthesamebigdish.Theyhadnonapkins.Therefore,theyoftenwipedtheirhandsonpiecesofbread.Whentheirfingersweredean,theythrewthebreadtotheirhuntingdogs.

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A.Kingsandqueens,princesandprincesses,andlordsandladiesbuiltcastlesinordertogetmoreland.

B.Aroundtheoutsideofacastle,amoatwasdug,whichwasoftenfilledwithwater.

C.Acastlewasbuiltbehindathickandhighstonewall,whichwasstrongenoughtostandthepossibleattackofenemies.

D.Ifadrawbridgewaspulledup,therewasnowayforpeopletoenterthecastle.

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A.Happy.B.Depressed.C.Angry.D.Cheerful.

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【B9】

27.

【B6】

28.(32)

A.TheWorldWarⅠ.

B.Thefactthatfilmswerelessexpensive.

C.Thefactthatfilmsweresilent.

D.Thefactthatfilmswereshorter.

29.(34)

A.Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew.

B.Becauseitsavesthemalotofmoney.

C.Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.

D.Becausetheycangetbetterqualityfurnitureinthisway.

30.听力原文：W:Oh,Rex,Ihavebeenlookingforyouforhours.Wherehaveyoubeen?

M:Hi,Judie.Iwentshoppingwithmyfriend.What'sup?

W:Ihavethisgreatjoblineduptomanagethebookstoreatthemall.

M:Fantastic!Youknowwhat.I'veappliedfurthatposition,too.ButIwasrejected.You'resolucky.Sowhat'stheproblem?

W:Well,oneofmyprofessorsinmydepartmentjusttoldmeaboutawinterinternshipprogramthat'savailable.HethinksImightbeabletointernintheofficeoftheIBMbranchhereintown.

M:Thatsoundslikeagreatopportunitytoo.Whatareyouwaitingfor?Whynottakeadvantageofit?

W:I'dloveto,especiallyasI'mstudyingcomputerscience.Itwouldbeagreatwaytogetsomepracticalexperienceinmyfield.

M:Andyouneverknow,itmightleadtosomethingwiththemaftergraduation.Theyareoneofthebiggestcompaniesintheworld.IBM!That'smydreamcompany!

W:You'reright.Butthedrawback,isIwouldn'tbemakingnearlyasmuchmoneyasIwouldbeworkinginthebookstore,nottomentionthediscountIcouldgetonbooksthere.

M:Forgetaboutthemoney!We'retalkingaboutyourfuturehere.

W:Yes.Iknow.But...

M:Howmuchistheinternshippaid?

W:Theypaytheirinternshipabout＄600forthewholewinterholidayandgivefreeroomandboardfortheholiday.

M:Well,ifIwereyou,Iwouldtaketheinternshipanyway.Youcouldalwaysgetajobduringtheschoolyearnextyeartomakeafewextrabucks.

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A.Shecan'tfindajob.

B.Shedoesn'tknowhowtomanageabookstore.

C.ShewantstoquithercurrentjobintheIBMoffice.

D.Shehasnoideawhichofthetwojoboffersisbetter.

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A.Hismothertoldhimtobecomeateacher.

B.Hisfathertoldhimtobecomeagoodmanager.

C.Hisfathertoldhimtotrytobeateacherandhislifewillbeassured.

D.Histeachertoldhimtogethisteachingdegree.

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A.Sandwiches.B.Fruits.C.Pies.D.Cookies.

33.(38)

34.听力原文：F:Hi,Rex.How'syourhistorypapergoing?

M:It'scomingalong.ButI'vebeenstaringatthiscomputerscreenforhoursandmyeyeshurt.

F:Yeah,doingthatcanmakeyoureyesfeelreallydryandtired.Youshouldtakeabreak.

M:Ican'tIhavetogetthispaperwritten.It'sduetomorrow.

F:Youknow,Ireadaboutcomputersandeyeproblemsrecently.Thearticlesaysthattheyareusuallycausedbynotblinkingyoureyesenough.

M:Blinking?IthoughtIjustneedednewglasses.

F:Whenyoublink,themovementofclosingandopeningyoureyes,eventhoughithappensreallyfast,helpsmoistenyoureyes.It'sthelackofmoisturethatcausestheproblem.

M:Oh,thatmakessense.Butwhatdoesithavetodowiththecomputer?

F:Peoplewhousecomputerstendtostareatthemonitorandblinklessoftenthantheynormallywould.Thatleadstodryirritatedeyes.

M:Well,hopethisnewscanhelpmyeyesnow.Theyreallyhurt.

F:ThearticleIreadaboutofficeworkersfoundthattheworkersaveraged22blinksaminutewhenrelaxed,butjust7aminutewhilelookingattextonacomputerscreen.

M:Wow,that'squiteadifference.

F:Theyalsokepttheireyesopenwider,whichmeansthatmoistureevaporatedmorequickly.

M:Iwonderifusingsomekindofeyedropswouldmakethemfeelbetter.

F:Thatmighthelp.Butthebestprescriptionistotakeabreakandrestyoureyes.

M:Ok.Let'sgotogetsomecoffee.Icanfinishthislatertonight.

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A.Problemsthemanhasencounteredwhenwritinghishistorypaper.

B.Theman'sbrokencomputer.

C.Thereasonwhystaringatcomputerscreenmakeseyeshurt.

D.Thewoman'sarticleonthenewspaperabouteyes.

35.(19)

A.Nextyear.

B.Soon.

C.Whenshefinisheswriting.

D.Afterhevisitsher.

36.(35)

A.Speakingpolitelyandemotionally.

B.Talkingloudlytogivealastingimpression.

C.Talkingalotaboutthejob.

D.Speakingconfidentlybutnotaggressively.

37.听力原文：Languageisawaytocommunicatewitheachother.Westartedtolearnlanguagewhenwewereborn.However,peopleareusedtospeakingtheirnativelanguage,soimmigrantsarehavingmanyproblemsbetweenthefirstgenerationandthesecondgenerationbecausetheydon'thavethesamenativelanguage.Also,thesecondgenerationislosingtheiridentity.EspeciallyinAmerica,therearemanyimmigrantsthatcamefromdifferentcountriestosucceedintheStates.BecausetheysufferinlotsofareassuchasgettingajobandtryingtospeakEnglish,theywanttheirchildrentospeakEnglish,notonlyatschool,butalsoathomeinordertobemoresuccessful.Becauseofthissituation,theirchildrenarelosingtheiridentityand,evenmore,theyareignoringtheirparentswhoseEnglishisnotverygood.

Ithinkmostimmigrantsaretryingtopreservetheirnativelanguageintheirnewcountry,butthisdoesn'thelpverymuchingettingagoodjob.MyaunttaughtKoreantoherchildrennottohelpthemsucceedintheU.S.;shedidso,hopefully,tohelpthemestablishaKoreanidentity.Thoughthesecondgenerationisborninthenewcountry,theyoftengetconfusedabouttheiridentitybecausetheylookdifferentfromothers,andalso,iftheyvisittheirparents'country,theywillprobablyfeeldifferentfromotherpeopletheretoo.MycousinstoldmethatwhentheyvisitedKoreaafewyearsago,theyfeltdifferentfromotherKoreans.Theycouldevenfeelitjuststrollingaroundthestreetbecausetheyworedifferentclothesandwalkeddifferently.Wemustrealizethatlanguageisimportantandvaluableformanyreasons.Immigrantsshouldmakeaneffortnottobeignoredbytheirchildrenandtomaketheirchildrenunderstandtheirbackgroundbyteachingthemtheparents'language.Thisisveryimportant,notonlyfortheharmonyofthefamily,butalsoinhelpingthesecondgenerationestablishtheiridentity.

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A.Theyhavelosttheiridentity.

B.Theirchildrenspeakdifferentlanguages.

C.Theirchildrenarelosingtheiridentity.

D.Theycannotspeaktheirnativelanguage.

38.SectionA

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

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A.ShemustlearntounderstandMichael'shumorbetter.

B.SheenjoysMichael'shumoragreatdeal.

C.Shedoesn'tappreciateMichael'shumor.

D.ShethinksMichaelisnotfunnyenough.

39.听力原文：W:I'mthinkingaboutdroppingmyswimmingclass,I'mjustnotcatchingon.

M:Holdontoit,IdidandIlearnedhowtoswimeventually.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

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A.Hewantstoquittheclasstoo.

B.Heknowsnothingaboutswimming.

C.Hemadegreateffortsinlearningtoswim.

D.Heteachesswimming.

40.(17)

A.Heshouldn'thaveapologized.

B.Hewillfindabetterwayofapologizing.

C.Hecouldn'tfindarightwordtomakeanapology.

D.Hisfriendisaskingformorethanjustanapology.

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

A.thesameas

B.differentfrom

C.morepopularthan

D.lessoftentalkedaboutthan

42.

Theword"subjects"(firstsentence,lastparagraph)refersto______.

A.theperformancetestsusedinthestudyofsleepdeficit

B.specialbranchesofknowledgethatarebeingstudied

C.peoplewhosebehaviorsorreactionsarebeingstudied

D.thepsychologicalconsequencesofsleepdeficit

43.SectionB

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

Ifyougodowntothewoodstoday,youmaymeethigh-techtrees-geneticallymodifiedtospeedtheirgrowthorimprovethequalityoftheirwood.Genetically-engineeredfoodcropshavebecomeincreasinglycommon,albeitcontroversial,overthepasttenyears.Butgeneticengineeringoftreeshaslaggedbehind.

Partofthereasonistechnical.Understanding,andthenaltering,thegenesofabigpinetreearemorecomplexthancreatingabettertomato.Whiletomatoessprouthappily,andrapidly,inthelaboratory,growingawholetreefromasingle,geneticallyalteredcellinatesttubeisatrickyprocessthattakesyears,notmonths.Moreover,littleisknownabouttreegenes.Sometrees,suchaspinetrees,havealotofDNA-roughlytentimesasmuchashuman.And,where-astheHumanGenomeProjectismorethanhalfwaythroughitstaskofisolatingandsequencingtheestimated100,000genesinhumancells,similareffortstoanalyzetreegenesarestilljustsaplings(幼苗).

Giventhelargenumberoftreegenesandthelittlethatisknownaboutthem,treeengineersarestartingwithasearchforgenetic"markers".ThefirststepistoisolateDNAfromtreeswithdesirablepropertiessuchasinsectresistance.ThenextstepistofindstretchesofDNAthatshowthepresenceofaparticulargene.Then,whenyoumatetwotreeswithdifferentdesirableproperties,itissimpletocheckwhichoffspringcontainthemallbylookingforthegeneticmarkers.HenryAmerson,atNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,isusinggeneticmarkerstobreedfungalresistanceintosouthernpines.BillionsofthesearegrownacrossAmericaf