2022年湖南省永州市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022年湖南省永州市大学英语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.Whatistheforceoftheriseoftwotrendswhichappearoppositetoeachother?

A.Thedevelopmentofpopradio.

B.Photoshopthatcanedithumanvoice.

C.AvocalsoftwarecalledAuto-Tune.

D.ThepopularityofapopsingernamedCher.

2.

Inthisarticle,theauthorrelieschieflyon______tosupporthismainideas.

3.

ThethreearrestedinSudanwereregardedas______bylocalauthorities.

4.

Theyoungmanwasveryproficientatoperatingcomputer.

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5.

Itisnecessarythatwemustemploydeterminedgovernmentactiontocontrolpollution.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

ItcanbereferredfromthepassagethatAliceWalkerwastwenty-twoyearsoldwhenshemovedtoJackson,Mississippi.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

Manycompaniesencouragetheiremployeesto______withIBMoneofthem.

8.Abirdflu,amassiveearthquake,amonsterstormandaterroristattackareallthreatstomajorcitiesintheU.S.

9.CreativeJustice

Throwingcriminalsinjailisanancientandwidespreadmethodofpunishment,butisitawiseone?Itdoesseemreasonabletokeepwrongdoersinaplacewheretheyfindfeweropportunitiestohurtinnocentpeople,andwheretheymightdiscoverthatcrimedoesn'tpay.Thesystemhaslongbeenconsideredfairandsoundbythosewhowanttoseetheguiltypunishedandsocietyprotected.Yetthevalueofthisform.ofjusticeisnowbeingquestionedbytheverymenwhohavetoapplyit:thejudges.Thereason,theysay,isthatprisondoesn'tdoanyoneanygood.

Doesitreallyhelpsociety,orthevictim,orthevictim'sfamily,toputinjailamanwho,whiledrunkatthewheelofhiscar,hasinjuredorkilledanotherperson?Itwouldbemorehelpfultomakethemanpayforhisvictim'smedicalbillsandcompensatehimforthebadexperience,thelossofworkingtime,andanyotherproblemsarisingfromtheaccident.Ifthevictimisdead,inmostcaseshisfamilycouldusesomefinancialassistance.

Theideaofcompensationisfarfromnew:someancientnationshadlawsdefiningverypreciselywhatshouldbepaidforeveryoffenseandinjury.InBabylon,around2700B.C.,athiefhadtogivebackfivetimesthevalueofthegoodshehadstolen;inRome,centurieslater,thievesonlypaiddouble."Goodsystem!"saymodernjudges,whoknowwhatbadeffectsaprisontermcanhaveonanonviolentfirstoffender.Ayoungthiefwhospendstimeinjailreceivesthereathorougheducationincrimefromhisfellowprisoners.Willinglyornot,hehastoassociatewithtoughcriminalswhowilldraghimintomoreseriousoffenses,moreprisonterms—alifeofrepeatedwrongdoingthatwillleaveatrailofvictimsandcostthecommunityagreatdealofmoney;foritisveryexpensivetoputamanontrialandkeephiminjail.

SuchconsiderationshavecausedanumberofEnglishandAmericanjudgestotryotherkindsofpunishmentfor"light"criminals,allunpleasantenoughtodiscouragetheoffendersfromrepeatingtheiroffenses,butsafeforthembecausetheyarenotexposedtodangerouscompany.Theypayfortheircrimebyhelpingtheirvictims,financiallyorotherwise,orbydoingunpaidlaborfortheircommunity;theymayhavetoworkforthepoororthementallyill,tocleanthestreetsoftheirtown,collectlittleorplanttrees,ortodosomeworkforwhichtheyarequalified.Orperhapstheytakeajobandrepaytheirvictimoutoftheirsalary.Thissortofpunishment,calledanalternativesentence,isappliedonlytononviolentcriminalswhoarenotlikelytobedangeroustothepublic,suchasforgers,shoplifters,anddriverswt,ohavecausedtrafficaccidents.Alternativesentencesareconsideredparticularlygoodforyoungoffenders.Thesentencedcriminalhastherighttorefusethenewtypeofpunishmentifheprefersaprisonterm.

Sincealternativesentencesarenotdefinedbylaw,itisuptothejudgestofindthepunishmentthatfitsthecrime.Theyhaveshownremarkableimaginationinapplyingwhattheycall"creativejustice."

Adentistconvictedofkillingamotorcyclistwhiledrivingdrunkhasbeencondemnedtofixtheteethofthepoorandtheelderlyathisownexpenseonedayaweekforafullyear.Anotherdrunkdriver(agenineteen)wasorderedtoworkintheemergencyroomofahospitalonceaweekforthreeyears,sothathecouldseeforhimselftheresultsofcarelessdriving.

Athiefwhohadstolensomeequipmentfromafarmerhadtoraiseapigandacalfforhisvictim.Aformercitytreasurer,guiltyofdishonestactions,wasputtoraisingmoneyfortheRedCross.

Agroupofteenagersweresentencedtofixtentimesthenumberofwindowsthattheyhadsmashed"justforfun"onewildevening.Graffitiartistshavebeenmadetoscrubwalls,benches,andother

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

TheInductrackⅡdesigncanproduceaverystrongmagneticfieldevenwhenthetrainrunsmoreslowlyby______.

11.Thetreasuredbooksshouldbeputin______.

A.built-inbookshelves

B.freestandingbookcases

C.hangingbookshelves

D.glasscases

12.

ByusingbarcodesdevelopedByWal-Mart,manufacturesenjoyedmoresaysoverretailers.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.Accordingtopreparednessexperts,ifacityhasatleast500hospitalbedsforevery100,000residents,itcouldfind______inanemergency.

14.

Amosquitocangiveamessagetoanothermosquito150feetawayby_____.

15.

Amotorbikeisatypeofhybridbecauseitusestwo______torun.

16.

Manufacturershavedeveloped______tocorrecterrorslikereceivingsignalofthesamefrequencyfromastrangedevice.

17.

Laptopsequippedwith___________________canallowtheirownerstotemporarilydealwithofficeworkinsomepublicplaces.

18.

InSpanish(PuertoRicoisaSpanish-speakingisland),"nova"means"start",butwhenspoken,"nova"means"itdoesn'tgo."Verynaturally,fewpeoplewould______.

19.NASAInventionsYouMightUseEveryDay

In1958,PresidentEisenhowersignedtheSpaceAct,officiallycreatingtheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration.Fromthebeginning,thepurposeforthenewbranchextendedbeyondspaceshipsandmoonboots.Thelawprescribedthatitsresearchandadvancementsshouldbenefitallpeople,andinits50-yearhistory,NASAhascertainlyfulfilledthatrole.

Althoughmostpeopletodaywillneversetfootonthemoon,everyonelikelycomesincontactwithaNASAby-producteveryday.Partneringwithvariousresearchteamsandcompanies,NASAcontinuestoproduceavastarrayofnewtechnologiesandproductsthathaveimprovedourdailylives.Basicstepsinhealth,safety,communicationsandevencasualentertainmentfindtheirrootsinthegovernmentbranchcommonlyassociatedwithrocketshipsandfloatingpeople.Infact,NASAhasfiledmorethan6,300patentswiththeU.S.government.

Eachyearsince1976,NASAhaspublishedalistofeverycommercializedtechnologyandproductlinkedtoitsresearch.TheNASAjournalSpinoffhighlightstheseproducts,whichhaveincludedthingslikeimprovedpacemakers,stateoftheartexercisemachinesandsatelliteradio.EachproductwasmadepossiblethankstoaNASAideaorinnovation.

Butitdoesn'ttakearocketscientisttousemanyoftheseso-calledby-products.Readontolearnaboutsomeofthesefamiliarproducts.

1.WaterFilters

Wateristheessentialingredienttohumansurvival.Sincepeoplecannotlivewithoutwater,theabilitytoconvertcontaminatedwatertopurewaterisanincrediblyimportantscientificachievement.

Astronautsneededawaytocleansewatertheytakeupintospace,sincebacteriaandsicknesswouldbehighlyproblematic.Waterfiltertechnologyhadexistedsincetheearly1950s,butNASAwantedtoknowhowtocleanwaterinmoreextremesituationsandkeepitcleanforlongerperiodsoftime.

Ifyoulookatawaterfilter,youcanusuallydetectsmallchunksofcharcoal(木炭)insideofthem.Sometimes,whenyoufirstuseawaterfilter,you'llevennoticetinyblackflecksfromthosechunks.Thischarcoalisspeciallyactivatedandcontainssilverionsthatneutralizebacteriainthewater.Alongwithkillingbacteriainthewater,thefiltersalsopreventfurtherbacterialgrowth.Companieshaveborrowedfromthissametechnologytobringusthewaterfiltersystemsmillionsofpeopleuseathomeeveryday.

2.CordlessTools

Whenyou'resuckingupbitsofdirtorcrumbsaroundthehousewithahandheldcordlessvacuum,youareactuallyusingthesametechnologythatastronautsusedonthemoon.AlthoughBlack&Deckerhadalreadyinventedthefirstbattery-poweredtoolsin1961,theNASA-relatedresearchhelpedrefinethetechnologythatledtolightweight,cordlessmedicalinstruments,handheldvacuumcleanersandothertools.

Inthemid-1960s,topreparefortheApollomissionstothemoon,NASAneededatoolthatastronautscouldusetoobtainsamplesofrocksandsoil.Thedrillhadtobelightweight,compactandpowerfulenoughtodigdeepintothesurfaceofthemoon.Sinceriggingupacordtoadrillinouterspacewouldbeadifficultfeat,NASAandBlack&Deckerinventedabattery-powered,magnet-motordrill.Workinginthecontextofalimitedspaceenvironment,Black&Deckerdevelopedacomputerprogramforthetoolthatreducedtheamountofpowerexpendedduringusetomaximizebatterylife.

AftertheNASAproject,Black&Deckerappliedthesameprinciplestomakeotherlightweight,battery-poweredtoolsforeverydayconsumers.

3.Long-distanceTelecommunications

Theabilitytocarryonlong-distancetelephoneconversationsdidnothappenovernight.Itdoesn't

A.spacetravel

B.nationalsecurity

C.people'swelfare

D.economicdevelopment

20.

LyubomirskydesignedaSubjectiveHappinessScalebecauseshebelieveditwaseachperson's______thatcanfaithfullyrecordtheirownhappiness.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(24)

A.Marydidn'tpaytherentontime.

B.Shecouldn'tfindanyonetorepairthedishwasher.

C.Shehadtobuyanewdishwasher.

D.Maryhadthedishwasherrepairedwithoutherpermission.

22.(26)

A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.

23.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:OutofallthemoviesthatI'veseen,IthinkIfYouAretheOneisthefunniestone.Icouldn'tkeepfromlaughingthroughoutthewholemovie.

W:That'sexactlyhowIfelt.Iwaslaughingthewholetime,andmystomachmuscleshurtafterwards.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

(12)

A.Theirfavoritemovie.

B.Theirhobbies.

C.Thelatestfilm.

D.TheirfavoriteDVD.

24.(31)

A.Itreflectscommercialinterests.

B.Itisafashionableprofessionalevent.

C.Itisanessentialaffairforinternationalcinema~

D.Itismoreconcernedwiththeartoffilmthanwithfinancialinterests.

25.(44)

26.【B5】

27.(35)

A.ShewasanimaginarypersoncreatedbyRobert.

B.ShewasagracefulladyRobertdeeplyloved.

C.Shewasthedaughterofafamousgeneral.

D.Shewasanexpertwhowasgoodattellsignatures.

28.听力原文：M:Weren'tyougoingtocheckwiththeemploymentagencytoseeiftheyhaveanyleadsforjobsthissummer.

W:Yeah.Thanksforremindingme.TheymightassumeI'mnotinterestedifIdon'tgetbacktothemfastenough.Youknow,moreandmorepeoplearecompetingforfewerandfewerjobs.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

(19)

A.Phonetheemploymentagencyassoonaspossible.

B.Lookingharderforemployment.

C.Nothingsincesheisnotinterested.

D.Studyinginthissummerinstead.

29.(17)

A.MissBrowndoesnotknowhowtopaint.

B.MissBrownwillteachart.

C.MissBrownwillteachEnglish.

D.MissBrownwillnotgotothehighschool.

30.

【B7】

31.听力原文：M:I'vejustgotbackfromtheholidayyouarrangedforme.ButImusttellyouthehotelwasreallyawful.Itwasmilesfromthesea.Thefoodwasawful,too.Thebedroomwasdirty.

W:Sorryaboutthat.Butit'snotreallyourfault.Thecontractdoessaythatthehotelaccommodationisnotourresponsibility.

Q:Whereistheconversationprobablytakingplace?

(19)

A.Heisnotequaltothejob.

B.Hedoesn'tthinkthejobischallengingenough.

C.Heisnotwellpaidforhiswork.

D.Hecannotkeephismindonhiswork.

32.听力原文：M:HowlongcanIkeepthebook?

W:Threeweeks,butyoucanrenewitifyouneeditforalongertime.

Q:WhatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweentheSpeakers?

(13)

A.Professorandstudent.

B.Shopassistantandcustomer.

C.Librarianandreader.

D.Twofriends.

33.听力原文：W:We'rehavingareallydeliciousspecialkindofchocolatecakefordesserttonight.

M:Terrific.I'montileseconddayofmydiet.I'mtryingtocontrolmysweettooth...

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

(17)

A.Hedoesn'tlikechocolatecake.

B.He'splanningtobeginanewdiettonight.

C.It'llbehardforhimtorefusethedessert.

D.Hegetsatoothachewhenheeatssweets.

34.(34)

A.Itdeterminesthestandardofonetoreachtosomedegree.

B.Itisthehappiestperiodduringone'slife.

C.Itisthemostimportanttimetomoldone'scharacter.

D.Itisthebesttimeforchildrentolearnnewthings.

35.听力原文：M:Itrynotto.Idon'tlikepicturesofpeoplewhoposeforthecamera.Illkepeoplewhoaregoingabouttheirdailybusinesswithoutbeingawareofthecamera.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

(16)

A.Doingbusiness.

B.Takingpictures.

C.Buyingcameras.

D.Makingmovies.

36.听力原文：W:Haveyougotajobwaitingforyou?

M:No,IgaveupmyjobwhenIcamehere.Iworkedinashippingcompany,butitwasdocuments,documents,alldaylong.SoIdecidedIneededachange.NowI'mgoingtotryandgetajobwithatravelfirm.I'dlikeajobdealingwithpeople.

Q:Whatsortofafirmwouldsheliketoworkfor?

(15)

A.Theshippingcompany.

B.Thetravelfirm.

C.Thefirmdealingwithdocuments.

D.Thefirmwithalotofpeople.

37.(29)

A.Itshouldbeassimilatedthoroughly.

B.Itshouldbeenclosedinquotationmarks.

C.Itshouldbeparaphrasedbytheauthor.

D.Itshouldbeauthorizedbythesource.

38.(32)

A.OnlytheU.K.

B.OnlyChina.

C.BoththeU.S.andChina.

D.BoththeU.K.andChina.

39.听力原文：M:Theviolinsoundsawful.

W:Iknow.Iwishwecouldgetarefund.ThisperformanceistheworstI'veeverbeento.

Q:Wherearethesepeopletalking?

(14)

A.Theyareataviolinshop.

B.Theyareatacircus.

C.Theyareataconcert.

D.Theyareinsideamovietheatre.

40.听力原文：M:WasIsupposedtogivetheseminarpresentationthisweek?

W:No.IassignedittoJoan.

Q:Whatwillhappenthisweek

(13)

A.Joanwillgiveouttheassignments.

B.Joanwillspeakintheseminar.

C.Joanwon'tbepresentattheseminar.

D.Joanwon'tsignthepetitions.

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

【C9】

42.

Woman'sexperimentreversalsthatwhenitcomestopolitics,attractiveness

A.turnsouttobeanobstacletomen

B.affectsmenandwomenalike

C.hasaslittleeffectonmenasonwomen

D.ismoreofanobstaclethanabenefittowomen

43.

Theprocedureofearlyadmissiongrewpopularbecauseithelpedcollegestosecuretherecruitmentof______.

44.

Withshopsoverstockedwithfood,whyarepeoplebuyinglessofit?

45.Peoplefromlargefamilieshaveanincreasedriskofstomachcancer,suggestsastudythatfollowedmorethan7,000Japanese-Americanmenfor28years.

ThestudyconcludedthatfamilysizehadamajorinfluenceonthedevelopmentofstomachcancerlinkedtothebacteriumHelicobacterpylori(幽门螺杆菌),andthatyoungersiblings(兄弟，姐妹，同胞，同属)fromlargefamilieswereespeciallypronetothemostcommonform.ofstomachcancer.

H.pylorilivesinthemucous(黏液的)layerofthestomachandisassociatedwithpepticulcers(消化器官溃疡)andstomachcancer.It'sestimatedthathalfoftheworld'spopulationcarriesH.pyloriinthestomach.Itcanbetransmittedorallyfrompersontopersonorthroughcontactwithhumanfeces(粪便).

ThestudyfoundthatmenwhocarriedcertainstrainsofH.pyloriintheirstomachsandhadsevenormoresiblingshadmorethantwicetheriskofdevelopingstomachcancer,comparedtomenwiththesameH.pyloristrainswhohadonetothreesiblings.

ThefindingsarepublishedintheJanuary16onlineissueofthejournalPublicLibraryofScienceMedicine.

"Thisisaverycarefullycontrolledstudythatclearlyshowsthattherearefactorsinearlychildhoodthataffecttheriskofdevelopingcancermanydecadeslater,"studyleaderDr.MartinJ.Blaser,professorandchairmanoftheDepartmentofMedicine,andprofessorofmicrobiologyatNewYorkUniversityMedicalCenterandSchoolofMedicine,saidinapreparedstatement.

"Thatearlychildhoodeventsaffecttheriskofcancersoccurringinoldageisremarkable,andthismaybeamodelforothercancers,"Blasersaid.HesaidthatyoungerchildreninlargefamiliesmayacquireH.pylorifromoldersiblingsatatimewhentheyoungerchildren'simmunesystemsarestilldeveloping.This,incombinationwiththefactthatthebacteriumisalreadyadaptedtoageneticallyrelatedperson,meanstheyoungerchildrenmayhaveamorevirulentH.pyloripopulationinthestomachthanifthey'dacquiredthegermfromanon-relative.

Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbestgeneralizethepassage?

A.Familysizemaydeterminestomach-cancerrisk.

B.Familysizemaymovestomach-cancerrisk.

C.Thestudymayfollowmorethan7,000Japanese-Americanmenfor28years.

D.Peoplefromsmallfamilieshaveanincreasedriskofstomachcancer.

46.

Inthelastparagraph,thephrase"tookto"couldbebestreplacedbywhichofthefollowing?

A.Began.B.FledtoC.Carriedto.D.Becamefriendlytoward.

47.

Accordingtotheauthor,______.

A.thepersonalitiesofathletesproduceviolentconfrontations

B.athletesshouldnothavetoacceptunnecessaryphysicalabuse

C.athletessalariesarealreadytoohigh

D.athletesneedhighersalariestocompensatefortheirinjuries

48.

Greece,______andItalyarethreecountriesthatattachleastimportancetothebenefitsofthedisabledpeopleinEurope.

49.

Dr.Aschfailedtofindout______.

A.thenumberofsubjectswhocavedintogrouppressure

B.thereasonwhysomesubjectscavedintogrouppressure

C.whetherthesubjectswhocavedintogrouppressureknewtherightanswer

D.whetherthesubjectswerepsychologicallyhealthy

50.

Whichwordisclosestinmeaningtotheword"reinvent'(lastsentence,Paragraphtwo)?

A.recreate.B.reinforce.C.reproduce.D.reexamine.

51.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Publicityoffersseveralbenefits.Therearenocostsformessagetimeorspace.Anadinprimetimetelevisionmaycost$250,000to$500,000ormoreperminute,whereasafive-minutereportonanetworknewscastwouldnotcostanything.However,therearecostsfornewsreleases,apublicitydepartment,andotheritems.Aswithadvertising,publicityreachesamassaudience.Withinashorttime,newproductsorcompanypoliciesarewidelyknown.

Credibilityaboutmessagesishigh,becausetheyarereportedinindependentmedia.Anewspaperreviewofamoviehasmorebelievabilitythananadinthesamepaper,becausethereaderassociatesindependencewithobjectivity.Similarly,peoplearemorelikelytopayattentiontonewsreportsthanads.Readersspendtimereadingthestories,buttheyflipthroughtheads.Furthermore,theremaybe10commercialsduringahalf-hourtelevisionprogramorhundredsofadsinamagazine.Featurestoriesaremuchfewerinnumberandstandoutclearly.

Publicityalsohassomesignificantlimitations.Afirmhaslittlecontrolovermessages,theirtiming,theirplacement,ortheircoveragebyagivenmedium.Itmayissuedetailednewsreleasesandfindonlyportionscitedbythemedia;andmediahavetheabilitytobemuchmorecriticalthenacompanywouldlike.Forexample,in1982,P&Gfacedasubstantialpublicityproblemoverthemeaningofits123-year-oldcompanylogo(标识语).Afewministersandcitizensbelievedthatthesymbolwassacrilegious(渎圣的).Thesebeliefswerecoveredextensivelybythemediaandresultedinthefirmreceiving15,000phonecallsabouttherumorinJunealone.Tocombatthisnegativepublicity,thefirmissuednewsfeaturingprominentclergythatrefutedtherumors,andthreatenedtosuethosepeoplespreadingthestories.Themediacooperatedandthefalserumorwastemporarilyputtorest.However,in1985,negativepublicitybecamesodisruptive(制造混乱的)thatP&Gdecidedtoremovethelogofromitsproducts.

Afirmmaywantpublicityduringcertainperiods,suchaswhenanewproductisintroducedornewstoreopened,butthemediamaynotcovertheintroductionoropeninguntilafterthetimeitwouldaidthefirm.Similarly,mediadeterminetheplacementofastory;itmayfollowareportoncrimeorsports.Finally,themediaascertainwhethertocoverastoryatallandtheamountofcoverage.Acompany-sponsoredjobsprogrammightgounreportedorreceivethreesentencecoverageinalocalnewspaper.

Publicitycancoverlargenumbersofaudiencesinashorttimeanditscostsarelowerthan______.

52.SectionB

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

Anissuethatmanycorporateexecutivesignoreisthepossibilitythataggressivepeopleseekreinforcementfortheirowndestructiveacts.Televisionviolence,forinstance,andthewidespreadpublicconcernaccompanyingithaveledtoCallsforstrictcontrolsonthedepictionofviolentprograms.

Intheirdecisionmaking,someproducersdonottakeresponsibilityfortheequallyimportantminority.Instead,theymaygeartheircontenttowardsthemasses,whocravesexuallyexplicitandviolentaction.Fortunately,thisgrouphastheabilitytodisseminateviolentactionrationally,realizingthatinreality,peoplewhocommitactsofviolencehavetocompensatefortheiractionsbytakingfullresponsibilityfortheharmtheycausetoothers.

Noteveryonecandistinguishfactfromfantasy.Notonlyisittheirrationalpeoplewhocommitthecrimesinourcountry,butourownchildrenwhomayerrantly(错误地)belearningfromdayonethatnothingbadwillhappentothemiftheyshoottheirbrotherintheheadwithDaddy'spistol.

Studiesshowthatinoneweekofcontentanalysisofprime-timeoutputonsevenNewYorkCitychannels,therewere3,421actsandthreatsofviolenceobserved.Children'sfictionalentertainmentprogramshadthreetimesthefrequencyofviolentactsorthreatsrecordedinadultprograms.Manyoftheseactswerecommittedwithoutanycompensationfortheactionwithoutresponsibility,thenitmustbeacceptablebehavior.Similarly,aggressiveadultsareseekingreinforcementfortheirownanti-socialbehavior.fromseeingattractivetelevisioncharactersbehaveinthesameway.

Behavioralevidencehasindicatedthattheanti-socialeffectsofviolenttelevisionportrayalsarestrongestandaremostlikelytooccuramongindividualswhoarealreadyaggressive.

Theethicalquestionis,shouldtelevisionsubmittomassappealortakeintoconsiderationtheeffectsoncertainmembersofsociety,includingchildren?Theconsequencesoftelevisingviolencearenotonlyharmfultosomeviewersbutconcurrentlyaffectthetelevisionstationsintheform.oflossofviewersandpossiblygainingabadreputation.Therearemanysources,includingviewers'associationsandpopularjournalism,whichhavebeencondemningthedepictionofviolenceintelevisionprogramsasapotentiallydangerousandanti-socialactonthepartofthosewhomakeandtransmitprograms.Still,eventhoughtheseassociationshavebeencondemningtelevisionviolence,theireffortshavehadlittleeffectonthelargemoney-makingcorporations.Therefore,thedecision,onthepartofthoseinchargeoftheprograms,shouldbeoneofsocialresponsibility.

Inhisarticle,"SexandViolence",JoeSaltzmanstates,"If,asproducersargue,violenceisapartofthehumancondition,thensoisresponsibility.Inreallife,youjustdonotcommitmayhemandthengoontothenextscene."

Itisalsonecessarytorealizethatviolenceispartofournatureandofourlife.Almosteverydayweareparticipantsandobserversofviolence,whetheritisnaturalviolence,theatricalorfictionalviolence,sportingeventviolence,orpoliticalviolence.Toexcludeallscenesofviolenceform.televisionwouldbetofalsifythepictureoflife.

Televisionmediacan"encourageoraid"destructivebehavior,not"cause"it.Thereareusuallymanymorecasualfactorsinvolved.Totellpeoplewhattheycanandcannotsay,write,andteleviseisunconstitutional;however,itcanbecontrolledandwecanhopethatthedacisionmakerswillpromotestrongmoral,ethicalvaluesintheirdecisionmakingoratleast

A.findexcusestojustifytheirviolentbehaviors

B.askotherstohelpwiththeiraggressiveactions

C.boosttheirconfidencesoastocommitteemoreviolence

D.competewitheachotherincommittingviolence

53.

【C5】

54.

Modernathletes'resultscannotbecomparedwiththoseofancientrunnersbecause______.

A.theGreekshadnomeansofrecordingtheresults

B.detailssuchasthetimewerenotrecordedinthepast

C.theyaremuchbetter

D.theyaremuchworse

55.Tofightagainstcomputercrimes,acomputersystemneedsasurewayofidentifyingitsrightusersandrejectingthosewhoarenotentitledtouseit.Theidentificationsystemshouldbequick,simple,andconvenient.

Atpresent,signaturesarewidelyusedtoidentifycreditcardholders,butittakesanexperttodetectagoodforgery.Sometimesevenahumanexpertisfooled,andthereisnoreasontobelievethatacomputercoulddoanybetter.

Photographsarealsosometimesusedforidentification.But,peoplefinditinconvenienttostopbyacredit-cardcompanyandtobephotographed.Companiesmightlosebusinessiftheymadethepicturesunderabsoluterequirement.