2022年江苏省无锡市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）

2022年江苏省无锡市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Whenyourmindwastransferredfromyourbraintoamachine,youwouldyourtrainofthought.

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2.

Peoplefrequentlysufferingfromsleeprestrictiontendto______.

A.livelonger

B.losemuchweight

C.eatlessfood

D.growanxiousanddepressed

3.CholesterolandHeartDisease

Doyouknowyourcholesterol(胆固醇)level?Manypeopledon't.Ahighlevelofcholesterolinthebloodisanimportantriskfactorforheartdisease.

Somepeoplesaythatthedangerofheartdiseaseisexaggerated.However,heartdiseaseisamaincauseofdeathindevelopedcountries.EveryyearmorethanonemillionAmericanshaveheartattacks,andhalfofthemdie.Peoplewithheartdiseasesufferchestpair/sthatmakesimpleactivities,suchawalking,shaving,ortakingashower,difficult.

Researchhasproventhatcholesterollevelsareconnectedwithheartdisease.OneprojectinMassachusettshasstudiedthesamegroupofmenandwomensince1948.Theresearchershavefoundthatthepeoplewhohavehighlevelsofcholesterolhavemoreheartattacks.

Anaturalsubstanceintheblood,cholesterolcomesfromtheliver.Theamountofcholesterolisaffectedbydietandbyphysicalqualitiesweinheritfromourparents.Onekindofcholesterolsticksfattothewallsofarteries,makingthemsmallerandfinallyblockingthem.Itproducesaconditioncalled"hardeningofthearteries,"whichcausesheartattacks.Withtinycameras,doctorscanseebloodcirculatingthroughtheheartvalves.Angiograms(血管造影照片)arex-raysoftheheartarteries.Theyshowfatdepositsandblockagescausedbyhighcholesterol.

Heartdiseasebeginsinchildrenasyoungas3yearsold.Itoccursearlierinboysthaningirls.Nearlyhalfofteenagershavesomefatdepositsontheirarterywails.Heartdiseasedevelopsfasterifwehavehighcholesterollevelsandalsosmoke.

Whatisasafelevelofcholesterol?Adultshaveahighriskofheartattackiftheircholesterollevelisabove240milligramsperdeciliter(1/10公升)ofblood.Below200isbetter.IntheMassachusettsstudy,noonewithacholesterollevelbelow150haseverhadaheartattack.However,abouthalfofAmericanadultshavecholesterollevelsabove200.

Tolowerourcholesterollevel,wemustchangeoureatinghabits.Anythingthatcomesfromananimalishighinfatandhighincholesterol.TheAmericanHeartAssociationNationalCholesterolEducationProgramsaysthatfatshouldbenomorethan30percentofourdiet.Bloodcholesterollevelsstarttofallafter2to3weeksoffollowingalow-cholesterol,low-fatdiet.Dietarychangesalonecanresultina10percentreductionoftheaverageperson'scholesterollevel.Aerobicexercisehelps,too.Arteryblockagecanbereducedbyasmuchas40percentthroughchangesindietandamountofexercise.

Wemusteducateeveryone,includingchildreninelementaryschools.Wemustteachthemresponsibilityfortheirhealththroughclassesinnutritionandaerobicexercise.Forexample,thesmartsnackisfruit.Childrenmustbeservedfruitintheschoolcafeteria,alongwithlow-fatmeals.Schoolsmustsendrecipeshomewiththechildren.Parentsmustincludechildreninplanningandpreparingmealsandshoppingforfood.

Adults,includingpersonsovertheageofsixtyfive,canlowertheircholesterolby30or40percent.Itisnevertoolatetochange.Onemanbeganhishealthprogramwhenhewasseventy-three.Bythetimehewasseventy-seven,hehadloweredhisarterialblockagefrom50percentto13percentandhischolesterolfrom320to145withoutdrugs.Hewentonavegetariandietwithonly10percentfat,plusprogramstoreducestressandgetmoreexercise.

Alow-cholesteroldietthatcutsoutmostanimalproductsandhigh-fatvegetablesmaybeunfamiliartopeople.TheHeartAssociationsaystousenoaddedfatofanykind.Don'tfryfoodinoil.Cookitinwater,vinegar,orvegetablewater.Learnaboutgrainsandvegetables.Avoideggyolks(theyellowpartoftheegg).Eatpotatoes,beans,low-fatvegetables,andfruit.Peopleoftencomp

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4.

Accordingtothepassage,calorieintakeisthemostimportantreasonleadingpeopletobecomingfat.

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5.

______Paulfirstsawthefaceofthemanwantedbythepolice.

6.

Whenyou'reweighttraining,thequalificationsofinstructorsareimportantbecauseinjuriesmightbecausedby______.

7.

Thefirstuseoftheterm'organicfarming'isusuallycreditedto______inhis1940book,LooktotheLand.

8.

AccordingtoSunilBhartiMittalofBhartiAirtel,whatwillchangethetraditionalwayoftransactionsfundamentally?

A.MasterCard.

B.Textmessages.

C.Pre-paidcards.

D.Telephonenetwork.

9.

Theearlyelectriccarsgraduallydisappearedbecauseof______.

A.gasoline-poweredcars.

B.technologicalrestrictions.

C.lackinggovernment'ssupport.

D.noprofitsandunfeasibility.

10.

______importswillincreaseconsiderablyowingtothedecreaseintradebarriers.

11.AccordingtotheFAO,asthedemandfororganicfoodandproductsincreases,priceswillbelowerfororganicproductsthanconventionalproducts.

12.Overcomingprocrastination:APracticalApproach

Doyoufindthatyouoftenbegincorrespondencewithaphraselike,"I'msorryit'stakenmelongtogetbacktoyou,"or,"Myapologiesforthedelayinresponding"?Thismaybeanindicationthatyou'reinthehabitofpurringthingsoff.Similarly,adeskoffilesfilledwithprojectswhichyouhaveyettobeginorwhicharepartiallycompletedbutinactive,isanothersuresignthatthere'sproblem,ffyouareoneofthosepeoplewhoinsistsoncleaningupallthelittleprojectsawaitingyou,inordertoremovethose"bothersomelittlethings"beforeyoubeginamajorproject,youareactuallyengaginginprocrastinationbyallowingyourselftofallvictimtothe"tyrannyofthetrivial".

Reasonsforprocrastination

Likemanyissuesinvolvingtimemanagement,procrastinationisabehavioralproblem,andlikeallsuchproblemsitcan,withsufficientmotivation,bechanged.Inordertochangeabehavioralparrem,however,itisnecessarytounderstandthereasonsforthatbehavior.

Don'tknowwheretostart

Ifyouthinkaboutit,thetaskswhichyoutendtopostponewillgenerallyfallintotwocategories.Thefirstoftheseisthefairlylargeorcomplextask.Suchtasksaregenerallyimportantintheiroutcome,whichonlyaddstothepressuretodoagoodjob,andyettheirverycomplesitymakesitdiffculttoknowjustwhereorhowtobegin.Theresultisthatthetaskisputoffuntilitsimplyhastobedealtwith.

Anunplesanttask

Thesecondcategoryoftaskcommonlypostponedisthatwhichiseitherunpleasanttodoormayhaveunpleasantconsequences.Thismaybesomeaspectofyourworkthatyousimplydon'tenjoy,oritmaybesomethinglikeanegativejobappraisalforanemployee,forwhichyouknowtherewillberepercussions.Again,thetaskisputoffuntilotherpressuresmakeitnecesaryforittobetackled.

Fearoffailure

Onahitmore"psychological"note,therearethosewhoputofftasksbecausetheyhaveasubconsciousfearthattheywillnotbeabletoperform.themsatisfactorily.Relatedtothisarcthosewhoholdthemselvestothestandardofperfectionforallworktheydo.Ifyoususpectthattheirworkwillbelessthanperfecttheymaybeinclinedtoputitoff.

Excusingsub-standardperformance

Attheoppositeendofthespectrumarethosewhouseprocrastination(generallynotonaconsciouslevel)asameansofexcusingworkwhichtheyknowisofpoorquality."IcouldhavedonebetterifI'dhadmoretime,"isthegeneralrefrainofsuchpeople,thoughoncloserexaminationitmaybefoundthattheydidn'thavetimebecausetheychosetoprocrastinate.Keepinmind,ofcourse,thattherearesomeprojectswhichdocomeupasemergenciesandforwhichyoureallydon'thavesufficienttime,sodon'tassumethatthisrefrainisalwaysasignofaprocrastinationproblem.

OvercomingProcrastination

Itisimportantthatyoutakethetimetorecognizewhichreasonsapplymosttoyouortoyourstaffmembers.Bydoingsoyouwillbeabletoselectfromthesolutionsthatfollow,theoneormorethatwillbesthelpyoutoovercomeprocrastination.

UsetheSWAPapproach.Ifyouanalyzeanoverwhelmingtaskthatiscurrentlyfacingyou,youwillprobablyfindthatitcanbebrokendownintoanumberofsmaller,moremanageablepieces.Alogicalorderwillemergeforcomplitingeachpart,oryoumayhavetoimposesuchanorderonthecomponentparts.YoucanthenSWAP—StartWithAPart.Andifyou'velistedthevariouspartsinwriting—whichisrecommended—youcanhavethepleasureofcrossingthemoffstepbystep,andseeingavisualrepresenta

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13.

SeeingthatPaulreturnedhome,Beltfelt______.

14.

Theauthorcomparesourmemoryfirstto"filecabinets"(Paragraph5)andthentoan"ever-greentree"(thelastparagraph).Thisspecialcomparisonisknownas

15.

Ifyouoftenfailtoachieveyourgoals,youshouldholdonandthrowyourselfinto______.

16.

Weusesuchearlybiasestomakelifeeasy,aswellas_______________.

17.

CharleneLiconsideredthatthefuturesocialnetworkswillbe______.

18.

Globalwarmingonlyresultsfromrapidincreasesinemissionsofgreenhousegases.

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19.Exercisesingratitude,kindnessandoptimismcanmakepeoplehappier--butonlyiftheykeepdoingthemandtheseexercises______.

20.

Takingatestasabattleisapositiveattitudetowardsteststhateachstudentshouldhold.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(31)

A.Becausethefarmerplantedthetreeneartheroad.

B.Becausethefarmerplantedthetreeononeofhisfield.

C.Becausethefarmerplantedthetreenearhishouse.

D.Becausethefarmerplantedthetreeinhiswoods.

22.听力原文：JaneBrownhasbeenmarriedfor12years.ShehasthreechildrenandlivesinthesuburboutsideColumbusOhio.Whenheryoungestchildreachedschoolage,Janedecidedtogobacktowork.Shefeltthatsheshouldcontributetothehouseholdfinances.Hersalarycouldmakethedifferencebetweenafinancialstruggleandasecurefinancialsituationforherfamily.Janealsofeltboredandfrustratedinherroleasahomemakerandwantedtobemoreinvolvedinlifeoutsideherhome.Janewasworriedaboutherchildren'sadjustmenttothisnewsituation,butshearrangedforthemtogostaywithawomannearbyafterschooleachafternoonTheyseemedtobehappywiththearrangement.TheproblemseemedtobebetweenJaneandherhusbandBill.WhenJanewasathomeallday,shewasabletocleanthehouse,gogroceryshopping,washtheclothes,takecareofthechildrenandcooktwoorthreemealseachday.Shewasverybusy,ofcourse,butshesucceededingettingeverythingdone.Nowthesamethingsneedtobedone,butJanehasonlyeveningsandearlymorningtodothem.BothJaneandBillaretiredwhentheyarrivedhomeat6pm.Bill'saccustomedtosittingdownandreadingthepaperorwatchingTVuntildinner'sready.ThisisexactlywhatJanefeelslikedoing,butsomeonehastofixdinner,andBillexpectsittobeJane.JaneisbecomingveryangryatBill'sattitude.Shefeels,thattheyshouldsharethehouseholdjobs,butBillfeelsthateverythingshouldbethesameasitwasbeforeJanewentbacktowork.

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A.Shewasboredwithheridlelifeathome.

B.Shewasofferedagoodjobbyherneighbor.

C.Shewantedtohelpwiththefamily'sfinances.

D.Herfamilywouldliketoseehermoreinvolvedinsociallife.

23.

【B3】

24.(19)

A.Takeashorterroute.

B.Buynewsunglasses.

C.Driveonadifferentroad.

D.ConsidertakingRoute27.

25.(41)

26.听力原文：W:Ifthetrafficwasn'theldupforsolong,Iwouldhavebeentoclassbyteno'clock.

M:It'stoobadyoudidn'tmakeit.Theprofessorwaslookingforyouallmorning.

Q:Whathappenedtothewoman?

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A.Shehadabadcold.

B.Shehadacaraccident.

C.Shegothomebefore10o'clock.

D.Shewasdelayed.

27.(42)

28.听力原文：M:HowdoyoulikeProfessorBen'scourseontheHistoryofPhilosophy?Heisadistinguishedscholaronthatsubject.

W:Heisareallygreatteacher.ButI'mhavingahardtimewiththereadinglist.IfeelIcan'teverfinishit.

Q:Whatproblemdoesthewomanhavewiththecourse?

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A.Shedoesn'tlikethewaytheprofessorlectures.

B.She'shavingahardtimefollowingtheprofessor'slectures.

C.Sheisnotinterestedincourse.

D.She'shavingdifficultywiththeheavyreadingassignments.

29.听力原文：W:EricSchurenbergisthemanagingeditorofMoneyMagazineinthisAugustissue,inwhichthisquizaboutmoneypersonalitytypesappears.Whyisitsoimportanttocomeupwithyourmoneypersonalitytype?

M:Well,peoplearejustnotrationalabouttheirmoney.

W:Soaftertakingthisquiz,youshouldfindoutifyou'reaguardian,thatis,disciplineisthekeytosecurity.Isguardianthebesttypetobe?

M:Well,it'stheonethatmostAmericansare.Youhavealotofself-disciplineifyou'reaguardian.Financialsecuritymattersalottoyou.[19]Ontheotherhand,youarelikelytobetooconservative.Sometimesyouhavetotakeriskstogetahead.

W:AndifyouranswersaremostlyCstoourshortpopquizthere,youareaguardian.[20]Thenextpersonalitytypeisanidealist.Ithinkthat'sprobablywhatIam,becausemoneyjustisn'tthetoppriority.

M:That'sright.Youaremoreconcernedwithhelpingotherpeople,andthat'sagoodthingtooforlotsofreasons,anddoingfunstuffmattersalottoo.

W:So,ifyouranswersaremostlyBs,youareanidealist.What'snext?

M:Artisans.

W:SoifyouranswersaremostlyAs,youareanartisan.What'sanartisan?

M:[21]Artisansarepeoplewhoarewillingtotakerisks.Theygooninstinctalot.

W:That'saprettygoodthing.

M:Ifyouarewillingtotakerisks,youmaybuyalotofstocks.Itworksoutforyouinthelongrun.Ontheotherhand,artisansarenotthetypetodoaseriesoflong-termfinancialplans.Sosometimestheyhavetoputthingsintoplacelikeautomaticsavingsplanssothattheycangetaregularfinancialplanninggoing.

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A.Theyoftentakerisks.

B.They'retooconservative.

C.Theyhavenosenseofsecurity.

D.Theyhavenoself-discipline.

30.SectionC

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

TheAfricanancestorsoftoday'sblackAmericanswerebroughttotheU.S.asslavesintheseventeenth,eighteenth,andnineteenthcenturies.Theyworkedonfarms,especiallythelargefarmsinthe【B1】______states.Slowlytheybecamea【B2】______partoftheeconomicsystemoftheSouth.

Slavesdidnothavetherightsofpeople.Accordingtothelaw,theywere"things"whichbelongedtothepersonwhoboughtthem.Theyhadto【B3】______theordersoftheirownerswithoutquestion.Theywerenotallowedtolearntoread;theirownersfearedthat【B4】______slaveswouldbegintothinkabouttheinjusticeofthesystemandwouldlearntostrugglefortheir【B5】______.Slaveshadtoworklonghoursinextremelyunhealthyconditions.Theirownershadcompletepoweroverthem.TheycouldbeboughtandSoldlikeanimalsattheslavemarkets,blackchildrenwere【B6】______fromtheirparentsandneversawthemagain.Slaveownershadthefighttopunishseverelyanyslavewhobrokerulesor【B7】______againstthesystem.Slaveswereoftenbeaten【B8】______bytheirownersorkilled.【B9】______.Therewasalawagainstbrutalitytoslaves,so【B10】______.Inpractice,however,thelawmeantnothing.【B11】______.

【B1】

31.(14)

A.Addupthefiguresoncemorenow.

B.Putoffthecalculationsuntiltomorrow.

C.Takearestfirstandfinishthefigurestoday.

D.Trycalculatingthefiguresforthelasttime.

32.(24)

A.Romanticlighting.

B.Fantasticmusic.

C.Amazingcostumes.

D.Animalperformers.

33.听力原文：W:Well,weheardsomepeoplejustnowwhoseemtofeelthatotherpeoplehaveawrongideaabouttheworktheydo.Doyouthinkthissortofthingisverywidespread?

M:Ohabsolutely.Mostjobsorprofessionsseemtohaveanimageorastereotypeattachedtothem,oftenmuchtotheirritationofthejobholders.Butthereisaseriouspointtoallthis,too,thatmaybeyoungpeopleactuallychoosetheircareersundertheinfluenceofthesefalseimages.Andcertainly,thereisevidencethattheymayevenavoidcertaincareersbecausetheyhaveanegativeimage.Well,onalargescale,asyoucanimagine,thiscouldcauseproblemsforwholesectorsoftheeconomy.

W:Err,yousaythere'sevidence?

M:Ohmostdefinitely.Therewasasurveyrecentlyintochildren'sattitudestodifferentprofessions.

W:Howwasthatdone,though?Because,afterall,childrendon'tknowmuchabouttheworldofworkbeforetheygetintoit.

M:Well,exactly.Whattheinvestigatorswantedtogetatwastheirimpressionsandtheirprejudices.Theyusedaverysimpletechnique.Theygavethechildrentwelvepairsofstatements.Ineachpaironestatementwaspositive,theotherwasitsopposite.

W:Isee.Whatprofessionsdidtheyaskabout?

M:Doyoureallywantthewholelist?It'shuge!

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A.Heisascientist.

B.Heisasociologist.

C.Heisanofficer.

D.Heisaboss.

34.听力原文：M:Hurryup,Linda!Ihearthattherearen'tmanyticketsleftforthefootballmatch.

W:Iamreadynow.Let'sgo,Itistheearlybirdthatcatchestheworm.

Q:Whydidthemanaskthewomantohurryup?

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A.Hedidn'twanttowarmupforthegame.

B.Hedidn'twanttobeheldupintraffic.

C.Hewantedtomakesuretheygottickets.

D.Hewantedtocatchasmanybirdsaspossible.

35.

【B6】

36.听力原文：M:Pleaseholdtheline,Mrs.Smith.Thedoctorwilltalktoyouinaminute.

W:I'mafraidImayhavetohangup.Idon'thaveanymorecoinsandthelinewillbecutsoon.1think1wouldcallbackassoonasIarrivehome.

Q:WhereisMrs.Smithmostprobably?

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A.Athome.

B.Inatelephonebooth.

C.Atameeting.

D.Inthehospital.

37.(25)

A.TansPueblo.B.Apache.C.Navajo.D.Ute.

38.(22)

A.Itwillpaymorethanthepresentone.

B.Itwillofferabiggeroffice.

C.Itwillrequireworkingextrahours.

D.Itwillinvolvetravellingatweekends.

39.(29)

A.Developmentofthecanningindustry.

B.Foodprocessingandchemicals.

C.Foodindustryindifferentcountries.

D.Preservingfood--pastandpresent.

40.

【B9】

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

Paragraph2impliesthat______.

A.storeswillmakenoisefortheancientcity

B.theantiquehasasignificantroleinMexico

C.mysteriousinhabitantshadlivedthereuntiltheSpanisharrived

D.thepyramidwasusedforceremony

42.

WhatmakesNetflix'srevenueriseinadeeprecessionbackground?

A.TheservicespeedofNetflixisquitesatisfactory.

B.Netflix'srentingbusinessismoreattractive.

C.Netflixpossessesallmannerofmoviesandshows

D.Netflix'smovieonsaleislessexpensiveandeasytoplace.

43.

High-techgroupsbelievethatifanextra＄30ischargedoneveryTVorcomputerpurchasedinCalifornia,consumerswill______.

A.hesitatetoupgradetheircomputers

B.abandononlineshopping

C.buythemfromotherstates

D.stronglyprotestagainstsuchacharge

44.

Theauthorfearsthatifadultsalwayscorrectmistakesforchildren,childrenwillgrowuptobe______.

A.fearfulofmakingmistakes

B.toocriticalofthemselves

C.unabletothinkforthemselves

D.unabletousebasicskills

45.

Theappealofthedogchieflyliesinits______.

A.markeddifferencefromthecat

B.abilitytodevelopastrongattachmenttoman

C.itssubmissivenesstoman

D.itsmeeknessaswellasitsdefiantnature

46.

______couldbethebestsummaryofthelasttwoparagraphs.

A.Digitalstillcameraandtraditionalcamera

B.Prosandconsofdigitalstillcamera

C.Capturingtheworlddigitally

D.Thewaystousedigitalstillcamera

47.

Experiencednewseditorsobviouslythinkthat______.

48.

WhatproblemsexistinBerger'scountryaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thelackofhonestyingovernment.

B.Corruptionandtheriseofparallelpowers.

C.Thedifficultiesoflookingforallies.

D.MsMenchfi'srefusaltoacceptthegovernmentpost.

49.SectionB

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

TherehewasAmerica'sfirstPresidentwithaMBA,themanwholovestoboastabouthisbusinessbackground,whosepresidentialcampaignraisedunprecedentedsumsfromcorporatewalletsandwhosecabinetisstuffedwithchiefexecutives.Buthesaidfiercely,byexecutives"breachingtrustandabusingpower".Itwastimefor"anewethicofpersonalresponsibilityinthebusinesscommunity".Hewasgoingto"endthedaysofcookingthebooks,shadingthetruthandbreakingourlaws".

Onlymonthsago,theideathatGeorgeWBushwouldpubliclylambasteAmerica'scooperatebosseswaslaughable.Asacandidate,borneonthewaveofadecade-longeconomicboomandanunprecedented18-yearbullmarket,hecashedinonAmerican'sloveaffairwithcorporatesuccess.Butthingsaredifferentnow.Thestockmarketbubblehasburstand,despitesignsofeconomicrecovery.WallStreetseemstobesunkingloom.AstringofscandalsatsomeofAmerica'smosthigh-flyingfirms--includingEnron,Xerox.Tyco,GlobalCrossingandmostrecently,WorldCom--hasradicallychangedthepublicmood.

Aspoliticalpressureforreform.increases,sotoodoestheheartonMr.Bush.Isthebusinessman'spresidentreallypreparedtotakebusinessonandpushhardforreform?DespitethesetjawandaggrievedtoneinNewYork.Probablynot.Mr.Bushthinksthecurrentcrisisstemsfromafewbad-applechiefexecutivesratherthanthesystemasawhole.Hencehisfocusontoughpenaltiesforcorruptbusinessmenandhispleaforhigherethicalstandards.Thepresidentannouncedthecreationofafinancial-crimesSWATteam,attheJusticeDepartmenttorootoutcorporatefraud,andwantstodoublethemaximumprisonsentenceforfinancialfraudfromfivetotenyears.Butheofferedfewconcretesuggestionsforsystemicreform.littlementionofchangestostrengthenshareholders'rights,notevenanendorsementoftheSenatecorporate-reform.bill.

TherearefewsignsyetthatcleaningupcorporateAmericaisanissuethatanimatesthevoters.PollsshowthatAmericanshavelittlefaithintheirbusinessleaders,butpoliticiansdonotseemtobesufferingasaresult.Mr.Bush'sapprovalratingshavefallenfromtheirsky-highs,buttheyarestillverystrong.

Thepresident,therefore,needdonomorethantalktough.ThisalonewillconvinceordinaryAmericansthatheisontopoftheissue.Astheeconomyreboundsandpublicoutagesubsides,theclamorforchangewillbequieter.Democraticattackswillfizzle,andfar-reachingreform.billswillbewatereddownbeforetheybecomelaw.Politically,thegamblemakessense.UnfortunatelyforAmericancapitalism,agreatopportunitywillbemissed.

WecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthatMr.Bush______.

A.didn'tintendtotakebusinessonandpushhardforreform

B.didnotdoanythingatallforthepresenceofthecurrentsituation

C.tookshareholders'rightintoaccount,buthedidn'tapprovereform.bill

D.tooksomemeasurestopavethewayforthereform

50.

【C7】

51.MicrosoftChairmanBillGatesrecentlytoldthenation'sgovernorsthatAmericanhighschooleducationis"obsolete(陈旧的)."Hesaid,"WhenIcompareourhighschoolstowhatIseewhenI'mtravelingabroad,Iamterrifiedforourworkforceoftomorrow.In2001;IndiagraduatedalmostamillionmorestudentsfromcollegethantheUnitedStatesdid.Chinagraduatestwiceasmanystudentswithbachelor'sdegreesastheU.S.andhassixtimesasmanygraduatesmajoringinengineering.Americaisfallingbehind."

Gateswasdescribingaglobaleconomyinwhichthechancetomoveupintoabettereconomiclifeisslippingoverseas,alongwithjobsthatcanbeperformedanywhere-manufacturinginChina,technologysupportinIndia,onlineorderfulfillmentacrossborders.TheInternetbringsBhutanandBangalorejustasclosetoourofficesandlivingroomsasBoise.Maybecloser.

Ourchildren'scompetitorsarenottheotherschoolsinthedistrictorthestateoreventhenation.TheyarethetechnologicallyliterateyoungpeopleinTaiwan,India,Korea,andotherdevelopingnations.Fortoday'sAmericanstudents,learningandretrainingwillbealifelongexperience.

InTheWorldisFlat,arecentbookanalyzingtheshiftintheglobaleconomy,ThomasFbubbleinspiredamassiveoutlay(花费)ofcapitaltoconnectthecontinents.Underseacable,universalsoftware,high-techimagery,andGooglehaveerasedgeography.CollegegraduatesinLatinAmerica,CentralAsia,India,China,andRussiacandotheinformationworkAmericansusedtocounton—inmanycasesbetterandinallcasescheaper.

Weareburningthroughreliablecareersforouryoungpeopleathighspeedastechnologyrelievesusofthetediumofrepetitivework.Therobotsthatvacuumourfloorstodaywillbefillingourteethtomorrow.EvenjobsatWal-Martareendangered.Haveyouseentheself-check-outlanes?Nocashiersrequired.

Tobecompetitivenow,U.S.studentsmustdevelopsophisticatedcriticalthinkingandanalyticalskillstomanagetheconceptualnatureoftheworktheywilldo.Theywillneedtobeabletorecognizepatterns,createnarrative,andimaginesolutionstoproblemswehaveyettodiscover.Theywillhavetoseethebigpictureandaskthebigquestions.Howmanyhighschoolsdoyouknowthatarenurturingmindslikethat?

Arewesupplyingtheconditionsinourschoolstocreateanewcropoforiginalthinkers?Arewemakingsureourcurriculaandinstructionalprogramsarenotrelegated(降级)forrepetitivepractice,gatheringandorganizinginformation,remediation,andtestpr