2022年湖南省张家界市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2022年湖南省张家界市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

InMidland,showingnointerestinsports,LauraBushreadhooksjustfor______.

2.WhereDoDreamsComefrom?

Doyouoftendreamatnight?Mostpeopledo.Whentheywakeinthemorningtheysaytothemselves,"WhatastrangedreamIhad!Iwonderwhatmademedreamthat."

Sometimesdreamsarefrightening.Terriblecreaturesthreatenandpursueus.Sometimes,indreams,wishescometree.Wecanflythroughtheairorfloatfrommountain-tops.Atothertimeswearetroubledbydreamsinwhicheverythingisconfused.Wearelostandcan'tfindourwayhome.Theworldseemstohavebeenturnedupside-downandnothingmakessense.

Indreamsweactverystrangely.Wedo,thingswhichwewouldneverdowhenwe'reawake.Wethinkandsaythingswewouldneverthinkandsay.Whyaredreamssostrange?Wheredodreamscomefrom?

Peoplehavebeentryingtoanswerthissincethebeginningoftime.ButnoonehasproducedamoresatisfyinganswerthanamancalledSigmundFreud.One'sdream-worldseemsstrangeandunfamiliar,hesaid,becausedreamscomefromapartofone'smindwhichonecanneitherrecognisenorcontrol.Henamedthisthe"unconsciousmind".

SigmundFreudwasbornaboutahundredyearsago.HelivedmostofhislifeinVienna,Austria,butendedhisdaysinLondon,soonafterthebeginningoftheSecondWorldWar.

Freudwasoneofthegreatexplorersofourtime.Butthenewworldsheexploredwereinsidemanhimself.Fortheunconsciousmindislikeadeepwell,fullofmemoriesandfeelings.Thesememoriesandfeelingshavebeenstoredtherefromthemomentofourbirth—perhapsevenbeforebirth.Ourconsciousmindhasforgottenthem.Wedonotsuspectthattheyarethereuntilsomeunhappyorunusualexperlencecausesustoremember,ortodreamdreams.Thensuddenlyweseeafacewehadforgottenlongago.Wefeelthesamejealousfearandbitterdisappointmentswefeltwhenwewerelittlechildren.

ThisdiscoveryofFreud'sisveryimportantffwewishtounderstandwhypeopleactastheydo.Fortheunconsciousforcesinsideusareatleastaspowerfulastheconsciousforcesweknowabout.Whydowechooseonefriendratherthananother?Whydoesonestorymakeuscryorlaughwhileanotherstorydoesn'taffectusatall?Perhapsweknowwhy.Ifwedon't,thereasonsmayliedeepinourunconsciousminds.

WhenFreudwasachildhewantedtobecomeagreatsoldierandwinhonourforhiscountry.AtthattimeAustriaandGermanywereatwarwitheachother.HisfatherusedtotakeSigmunddowntotherailwaystationtowatchthetrainscomeinfromthebattle-fields.Thetrainswerefullofwoundedsoldiers.Thereweremenwhohadlostalleye,anarmoralegfightingintilewar.Manyofthesoldiersweresufferinggreatpain.

YoungSigmundwatchedthewoundedmenastheyweremovedfromthetrainsintothehay-cartsthatcarriedthemtothehospital.Hewasverysorryforthem.Hepitiedthemsomuchthathesaidtotheteacherathisschool,"Letusboysmakebandagesforthepoorsoldiersasoursistersinthegirls'schooldo."

Eventhen,Freudcaredaboutthesufferingsofothers,soitisn'tsurprisingthathebecameadoctorwhenhegrewup.Likeotherdoctorshelearnedallaboutthewayinwhichthehumanbodyworks.Buthebecamemoreandmorecuriousaboutthehumanmind.HewenttoPadstostudywithafamousFrenchdoctor,Charcot.Charcot'sspecialstudywasdiseasesofthemindandnerves.

Atthattimeitseemedthatnooneknewverymuchabouttilemind.Ifapersonwentmad,or"outofhismind",therewasnotmuchthatcouldbedoneaboutit.Therewaslittlehelporcomfortforthemadmanorhisfamily.Peopledidn'tunderstandatallwhatwashappeningtohim.Hadbebeenpossessedbyadevilorevilspirit?WasGodpunishinghimforwrongdoing?Oftensuchpeoplewereshutawayfromthecompanyofordinarycivi

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

Withitsbodyalmosttotallyunderwater,theNirbacanstillbreathebecauseitsnostrilsareontopof_____

4.

Mostofthefoodsgrownandprocessedaccordingtothefederalstandardswillbeartheseal______.

5.

Throughreadingthisarticle,wecanconcludethattheauthorisa(n)______person.

6.Thatriversareusedasopensewersforcitywastescauses______andeutrophication.

7.

Only______ofAmericansbelieveddrugcompaniesweregenerallyhonest.

8.

Thedisadvantageofthehybridcornisthatitwas______andpoorinflavor.

9.Tolimitwrongdoing,governmentshavelongbeentryingtocontrol______

10.

Admissionofficersevaluateapplicationsinthesameway.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

ThecombinationwiththeFlyingTigersprovidedFedExExpresswithmoredestinationcountries,afleet,worldwidefacilitiesandTiger'sspecialknowledgein______.

12.

Candlerwasskillfulatadvertisingandshowedmuchimaginationinunderstandingthepotential.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

ItcanbereferredfromthepassagethatAliceWalkerwastwenty-twoyearsoldwhenshemovedtoJackson,Mississippi.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.Accordingtoahoaxannouncement,theTacoBellCorporationboughttheLibertyBellandmovedittoIrvinetohelp______.

15.

NowintheUnitedStates,about19millionpeoplearesufferingfrommentalillness.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Manypeoplewillspendlesstimeinfrontofatelevisionscreenmoreonthewebintheworld.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

WhatkindofstudentsdoesBillStroudteach?

A.9/11survivors.

B.Highschooljuniors.

C.Film-makingmajors.

D.Futureengineers,.

18.

Theresearchersarenowtryingtofigureout______.

A.whetherobservedantibodiescanblocktheinfectionofHIV

B.whetherthecombinationofvaccinesstimulatesnewmolecules

C.whetherthecombinationofvaccinescanworkwell

D.whetherthecombinationofvaccinescouldbetestedinnormalpeople

19.StudioengineersbenefitgreatlyfromAuto-Tuneinthat______.

A.theynolongerneedtocorrectwrongnotes

B.ithelpsthemkeepsongssecretbeforegoingpublic

C.itistotallyfreeandthussavesthemlotsofmoney

D.theydon'thavetowastetimeonrecordingmusicagain

20.

Theplanofthemanagerofashippingcompanytousecontainerswasrejectedbytheboardofdirectorsbecausetheplanwasstronglyopposedbythedockers.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B10】

22.

【B11】

23.(32)

A.Hewillfindouttherightnumberforyou.

B.Hewillchargeyoulessforthewrongnumber.

C.Hewillchargeyounomoneyforthewrongnumber.

D.Hewilltellyouwhatthewrongnumberis.

24.听力原文：W:Johntoldmethathewasveryinterestedinthosekindsofpictures.Whataboutyou?

M:IguessIhaven'tacquiredatasteforthem.

Q:What'stheman'sattitudetowardsthepictures?

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A.Hedidn'tknowthepicturesatall.

B.Healsothoughttheywereinteresting.

C.Hewaseagertogetoneofthepictures.

D.Hedidn'tlikethepictures.

25.SectionC

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

It'ssaidveryfewchildrensurvivedcancerbeforethe1970s.【B1】______treatmentsnowshowhopsoflong-termsurvivalforalmosteightypercentofyoungcancerpatients.Yetthechemicaldrugsandradiation【B2】______tocuretheircancerscancauseotherproblemslater.

Anewlyreportedstudy【B3】______morethan12,000grown-upswho【B4】______childhoodcancers.Theiraverageageatthetimeofthestudywastwenty-eight.

Theresearchersfoundthatsixty-twopercentofthecancersurvivorshadatleastone【B5】______healthproblem.Andtheywereeighttimesaslikelyastheirsistersorbrothersto【B6】______life-threateningconditions,becausechemicaldrugscandamagebonegrowthduringanimportantperiodof【B7】______andradiationforsomecancerscan【B8】______theriskofothercancerslater.

Survivorsofbonecancers,andcancersofthecentralnervoussystemwereathighestriskforhealthproblemsasadults.【B9】______.

Doctorssaynewercancertreatmentsarealittlesaferbutnotmuch.Still,【B10】______

Accordingtotheauthorofthestudy,doctorsshouldwatchcloselyforproblemsaschildhoodcancersurvivorsgetolder,Hesays【B11】______.Andhesaysitisespeciallyimportantforsurvivorstoeatright,exerciseandnotsmoke.

【B1】

26.听力原文：W:Hey,lookwhatI'vebought!Whatdoyouthinkofmynewentertainmentcenter?AndthewidescreenTV...andmynewDVDplayer.Here,letmeshowyoumystereo.Youcanreallyrockthehousewiththisone.

M:Butwheredidyougetthemoneytobuyallthis?Youdidn'tborrowmoneyfrommomanddadagain,didyou?

W:Ofcoursenot.Igotitwiththis!

M:This?Letmeseethat...HaveyoubeenusingDad'screditcardagain?

W:No,silly.It'smine.It'sastudentcreditcard.

M:Astudentcreditcard?Howintheworlddidyougetoneofthese?

W:Igotanapplicationinthemail.

M:Well,whydidyougetoneinthefirstplace?

W:Listen.Timesarechanging,andhavingacreditcardhelpsyoubuildacreditrating,controlspending,andevenbuythingsthatyoucan'tpaywithcash.

M:Howdoesastudentcreditcardcontrolspending?Itsoundsyou'vespentyourselfinahole.Anyway,studentcreditcardsjustleadtoimpulsespending..,asIcanseehem.Andtheinterestratesofstudentcreditcardsareusuallyskyhigh,andifyoumissapayment,therates,well,justjump!

W:DidItellyouwenowgetdigitalcablewithover100channels?Oh,andhere'syourbirthdaypresent.AnewMP3player...

M:Yeah.Oh,don'ttellme.Chargedonthecreditcard.Listen.Hey,Idon'tthinkhavingastudentcreditcardisabadidea,but

thisisridiculous.Andhowonearthareyougoingtopayyourcreditcardbill?W:Urn,withmybirthdaymoney?.It'scomingupinaweek.

M:Hey,let'ssitdownandtalkabouthowyou'regoingtopaythingsback,andmaybewecancomeupwithabudgetthatwillhelpyougetoutofthismess.That'stheleastIcando.

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A.Friends.

B.Adviserandclient.

C.Fatheranddaughter.

D.Brotherandsister.

27.听力原文：W：We'llhavetohurryifwe'regoingtobeontimetogettotherailwaystation．It'salreadyseventhirty．

M：Well，ittakesonlyhalfanhourtogettotherailwaystation，andthetraindoesn'tleaveuntileightfifteen．Ithinkwe'llmakeitifweleaveimmediately．

Q：Howmuchtimedotheyhaveoncetheyarriveattherailwaystation?

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A.Threequartersofanhour.

B.Aquarterofanhour.

C.Tenminutes.

D.Halfanhour.

28.(31)

A.Everyonedreamseverynight.

B.Dreamsareeasilyremembered.

C.Dreamsareeasilyforgotten.

D.Peopleusuallyhaveonedreamanight.

29.听力原文：W:Theadmissionpriceis$90perperson.That'sreallyexpensiveforjustoneshow.

M:You'reright.Butifyouhaveastudentcard,you'llgetinfor$30.

Q:Howmuchwillastudenthavetopayfortheshow?

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A.Sixtydollars.

B.Thirtydollars.

C.Ninetydollars.

D.Onehundredandtwentydollars.

30.(41)

31.(35)

A.Itisavailableinsmallairportsandcanflyfurther.

B.Itcanreducefuelemissionsbyabout20%.

C.Itisequippedwithsportsandentertainmentfacilities.

D.Itprovidesmorecomfortableseatsforpassengers

32.听力原文：Ifyou'vebeenoncampusforverylong,I'mcertainthatyou'vealreadyheardaboutthiscourse.Youmayknowthatlastsemesteraboutfiftypercentofthestudentsenrolledinmycoursefailedit.Letmeexplainhowthiscameaboutbeforeyoujumptoanyconclusions.Inthefirstplace,sincethisisacompositionclass,Iexpectmystudentstofollowcertainrulesofformality.Unfortunately,manystudentstodaydislikehavingtofollowrulesofanykind,especiallythosewhichtheymayfeeltobeunnecessary.Forexample,Iaskthateachofyourpapersbetypedandcenteredonthepapercorrectly.Icountoffpointsforvariouskindsofmistakes.Amisspelledwordwillcostyou5points.You'velost25pointsifyou'vemisspelledfivewords.Ifyouwriteanincompletesentence,you'velost10points.Ifyougivemetwocompletesentencesasonewithoutadequatepunctuation,you'velost15points.Idonotacceptlatepapers.Youwillreceiveazeroforanythemewhichyoufailtosubmitontime.Iexpectyoutoreadeachassignment.Tomakecertainthatyouhavereadtheassignment,Iwillgiveyouashortunannouncedquizfromtimetotime.ThisclassmeetsonMondays,Wednesdays,andFridays.Youwillhaveatotalofsixmajorteststhroughoutthesemester.Yourfinalgradewillbebasedonanaverageofthesemajortests,thepoptests,andeightwrittenthemes.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsatanytime,youcanseemeonTuesdays.Myofficeisonthesecondfloorofthisbuilding.Yourassignment,forWednesdayistoreadHemingway'sshortstoryonpage55．Fridaywillbethelastclassdayofthisweek,soyoucanexpecttowriteashortin-classthemeformethen.That'sallfortoday.I'llseeyouonWednesday.

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A.10points.B.2points.C.15points.D.5points.

33.听力原文：(32)Iamoptimisticbynature.IamgladthatIamalive.IamgladthatIamlivingataverydifficult,verydangerous,andverycrucialperiodinhumanhistory.(33)Isupportmyoptimismwithmyknowledgeofhowfarmankindhascome.Throughoutthehundredsofthousandsofyearsthathumanlifehasevolved,atfirstphysicallyandlaterculturally,inhumanbeingshavewithstoodtremendouschangesandhaveadjustedtoradicallynewdemands.Whatwehavetorealize,Ibelieve,isthathumaningenuity,imagination,andfaithinlifeitselfhavebeencrucialbothinbeginningchangesandinmeetingnewdemandsimposedbychange.

(34)Asananthropologist,IalsohaveseenhowalivinggenerationofmenbornintoaStoneAgeculturehasmovedintoamodernworldallatonce,skippingthemanysmallstepsbywhichmankindasawholemovedfromthedistantpastintothepresent.Ifindthesethingsencouraginganearliergenerationinventedtheideaofinvention.Nowwehaveinventedtheindustrializationofinvention--awayofmeetingarecognizedproblembysettinghundredsoftrainedpersonstogethertoworkoutsolutionsand,equallyimportant,toworkoutthemeansofputtingsolutionsintopractice.Thisiswhatmadeitpossibletosendmentothemoonandtobegintheexplorationofouterspace.(35)Thisshouldgiveusreasontobelievealsothatwecanmeettheproblemsofoverpopulation,war,andthepollutionoftheearthonwhichwedependforlife.Alloftheseproblemscanhesolved.Whatweneedisthewilltodemandsolutionsandpatiencetolearnhowtocarrythemout.

(33)

A.Herhappinesstobealive.

B.Herhappinesstobeclosetonature.

C.Heroptimismabouthowmuchknowledgeshecangain.

D.Heroptimismaboutthefutureofmankind.

34.(44)

35.听力原文：M：Itdoesn'tmakeanysensetogohomeforspringholidaynow.I'mboredwithalltheactivitiesinthespringfestival.

W：That'sright．AsfarasIknowyou'llhavetoprepareforyourpaperthen．

Q：Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Themanwillgohomeduringthespringholiday.

B.Themanwillgraduatebeforespringholiday.

C.ThemanwillnotgraduateinMay.

D.Themanwillnotgohomeduringthespringholiday.

36.听力原文：Solarenergyforyourhomeiscoming．Itcanhelpyouasasinglehomeowner．Itcanhelpthewholecountryaswell．(33)Whetherornotsolarenergycansaveyourmoneydependsonmanythings．Whereyouliveisonefactor．Thetypeofhomeyouhaveisanother．Thingslikeinsulation，presentenergycoatsandthetypeofsystemyoubuyareaddedfactors．

Usingsolarenergycanhelpsaveourpreciousfuel．Asyouknow,oursuppliesofoilandgasareverylimited．ThereisjustnotenoughonhandtomeetallourfutureenergyneedswhenMotherNaturesaysthat'sall．Theonlywaywecandelayhearingthosewordsisbystartingtosaveenergynowandbyusingothersources，likethesun．

Wewon'thavetoworryaboutthesunsrunningoutofenergyforanotherseveralbillionyearsorso．Besidesbeinganendlesssourceofenergy,theuseofthesunhasotheradvantagesaswell．(34)Thesundoesn'tofferasmanyproblemsasotherenergysources．Forexample，fossilfuelplantsaddtoalreadyhighpollutionlevels．Withsolarenergy,wewillstillneedsourcesofenergy,butwewon'tneedasmuch．Thatmeanswecancutdownonourpollutionproblems．

Solarcoatsarestartingtoequalthecostsofoilandelectricity．Expertssaythatgas，oilandelectricitypriceswillcontinuetorise．Thedemandforelectricityisincreasingrapidly．Butnewpowerplantswillusemoregas，oilorcoal．Alreadyinsomeplacesthesupplyofelectricityisbeingrationed．(35)Solarenergyisnowinitsinfancy．Itcouldsoongrowtobecomeamajorpartofournationsenergysupply．

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A.Therearemanyfactorswhichcaninfluencetheuseofsolarenergy.

B.Nomatterwhereyoulive，youcanusesolarenergyfreely.

C.Allthehousescanbeequippedwithsolarenergysystem.

D.Onlythewholecountrycanaffordtousesolarenergy.

37.SectionC

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

Tobe【B1】______inthejobinterview,youshould【B2】______certainpersonaland【B3】______qualities.Youneedtocreateagoodimageinthelimitedtime【B4】______,usuallyfrom30to45minutes.Youmustmakea【B5】______impressionwhichtheinterviewerwillrememberwhileheinterviewsother【B6】______Thefollowingaresomequalitiesyoushouldespeciallypayattentiontoduringaninterview.

Firstofall,youshouldtakecaretoappear【B7】______dressed.Therightclotheswornattherighttimecanwintherespectoftheinterviewerandhisconfidenceinyour【B8】______.【B9】______.

Secondly,youshouldpaycloseattentiontoyourmannerofspeakingsincespeechisthereflectionofpersonality.【B10】______.Youshouldbepreparedtotalkknowledgeablyabouttherequirementsofthepositionyouareapplyingfor.

Finally,tobereallyimpressive,youmustconveyasenseofself-confidenceandenthusiasmforwork.【B11】______.

【B1】

38.

【B3】

39.

【B9】

40.(36)

A.Theimportanceofdevelopingwritingskills.

B.Thecomplexitiesofspelling.

C.Thecorrectwayofmarkingcompositions.

D.Therelationshipbetweenspellingandthecontent.

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

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

Anexerciseprogramdesignedforyoungeradultsmaybeinappropriateforolderpersons,particularlyforpersonsoverage50.Specialattentionmustbepaidtomatchingtheprogramtotheinterestsandabilitiesoftheparticipants.Thegoalsoftheprogramshouldincludebothsocialinteractionandphysicalconditioning.

Olderadultsshouldtakeaphysicalexaminationbeforestartingafitnessprogram.Includedinthisexaminationshouldbeastresscardiogram(心电图),bloodpressurecheck,andanevaluationofjointfunctioning.Itisagoodideaforparticipantstolearnhowtomonitortheirowncardiorespiratory(心肺的)statusduringexercise.

Well-designedfitnessprogramsforolderadultswillhaveactivitiesthatbeginslowly,aremonitoredfrequently,andaregearedtotheenjoymentoftheparticipants.Theprofessionalstaffcoordinatingtheprogramshouldbefamiliarwiththesignsofdistress.Periodsofwarm-upandcool-downshouldbeincluded.Activitiestoincreaseflexibilityarebeneficialinthebeginningandendingpartsoftheprogram.Participantsshouldwearcomfortableclothing,appropriateshoes,andbementallypreparedtoenjoytheactivitiestothefullest.

Aprogramdesignedforolderadultswilllargelyconform.tothecriteriaofactivity,intensity,duration,andfrequency.TheprincipalexceptionisintheintensitycampwheretheTHR(TargetHeartRate)shouldnotexceed120beatsperminute.Thislevelofintensityisapproximately40%to50%ofthemaximumheartrate.Also,becauseofpossiblejointormuscularorskeletalproblems,certainactivitiesmayhavetobedoneinasittingposition.Painanddiscomfortshouldbereportedimmediatelytothefitnessinstructor.

Fortunately,properlyscreenedadultswillrarelyhavehealthemergenciesduringawell-monitoredfitnessprogram.Liketheiryouthfulcounterparts,manyolderadultsfindfitnessprogramssociallyenjoyable,physicallybeneficial,andoccasionallyaddictive.

Accordingtotheauthor,______.

A.olderadultsneedmorephysicalexercisesthantheyoungerones

B.youngeradultsarenotnecessarytotakeaphysicalexaminationbeforeafitnessprogram

C.fitnessprogramsforolderadultsshouldbewell-monitored

D.poorly-designedfitnessprogramsforolderadultswilldoseriousharmstothem

42.TheFrencheconomyneededalargershareoftheinternationalmarket______.

43.FashionmagazinesandTVadvertisementseemtolinkfashionto______.

A.confidenceinlife

B.personaldress

C.individualhairstyle

D.personalfuture

44.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Sinceancienttimesvolcanoeshavestruckterrorandwonderintotheheartofman.Yetthereismuchmoretovolcanicactivitythanthespectacularandawe-inspiringeruptionswhichsometimescausegreatdestruction.Comparativelyfewvolcanoesarereallydangerousandmanyofthemaremerely"noisyneighbors"tothosewholivenearby,causingonlyaslightnuisance.Theshareofgoodwhichvolcanicforcehasbroughttotheworldhastoooftenbeenobscuredbytheviolentoutburstsofafewhighlyactiveones.

Inrecentgeologicaltimes,volcanoeshavethrownupamultitudeofislandsdottedamongtheoceansandseasoftheworldwhichhaveaddedsomehundredsofsquaremilestothelandsurfaceoftheearth.Theirrealvaluetoman,however,liesinthewidelyvaryingusetowhichtheycanbeput.Onthecontinentallandmassesvolcanoeshaveraisedmountainswhichhavedonemuchtoincreasewhatwouldotherwisehavebeenascantyrainfall.Andthepeoplesofthetropicsoftenhavealoftyvolcanicconetothankforamoretemperateclimate.

Thegreatestbenefitsofarbroughtbyvolcanoes,however,hasbeenthefertilizingeffectofthelavaandashtheyeject.Thesoilsformedbythedecayofthesevolcanicproductsyieldrichharvestsinmanycountries.Thisfertilityaccountsfortheamazingdensityofpopulationintheneighborhoodofmanyactivecraters.Forgetfulofpastcatastrophesandheedlessofthedangersthatstillthreatensthem,farmershavesettledinlargenumbersroundEtnaandVesuviusandvolcanoesinCentralAmerica,Indonesia,thePhilippines,andJapan,buttheynowrunfewerrisksthantheirforefathers.Inthepastfewdecadesobservationpostshavebeensetupalongsidethemostdangerouscraters,sothatallimpendingeruptioncanbedetectedandwarninggiveningoodtime.

Foralongwhilenoattemptwasmadetoharnesstheenormouspowergeneratedbyvolcanoes.Eveninquitesubsidiaryformsitwasputonlytosuchdomesticuseasheatingandcooking,orwasemployedtherapeuticallyintheform.ofhotmineralsprings.TodaytheremarkabletechnicalachievementsofIcelandandItalyareservingasaspurtotheharnessingofgeothermalpowerforuseinindustry.Inafewyears'time,othercountries,particularlythosewithfewothersourcesofnaturalpower,arelikelytobedrawingmoreandmoreontheinexhaustiblepower35offeredbyvolcanoes.

"Noisyneighbors"inparagraph1refersto______.

45.Nowadays,theathletes'expensesarepaid______.

A.outoftheprizemoneyofthewinners

B.outofthefundsraisedbythecompetingnations

C.bytheathletesthemselves

D.bycontributions

46.

Inthelastsentenceofthepassage"itsprivatepartner"refersto______.

A.theUNOfficeforProjectsServices

B.theUniversityofPennsylvania

C.GlobalTechnologyOrganization

D.theUNMillenniumSummit

47.

【C2】

48.

Forchildren,tobe"present"(Line3,Para.4)isto______.

49.

Canyouuseseveralnounstoshowthemajorconcernsamongthedemonstratorsastotheconstructionofnuclearpowerplant?

50.

Intheauthor'sopinion,thefollowingmaycausecitypeopletobeunhappyEXCEPT______.

A.asenseoffear

B.lackofcommunication

C.housingconditions

D.asenseofisolation

51.

Mr.Priestleywantedtheauthortotakepartinthefestivalmostprobablybecause______.

A.theauthorwasthebestinclass

B.theauthordidn'thaveconfidenceinhimself

C.theauthorwasn'tgoodatexpressinghimself

D.theauthorneededtobemotivated

52.

Fromthepassage,itcanbeinferredthat______.

A.nearly120peoplediebecauseofthetrafficaccidentseveryyearinNorway

B.trafficproblemscanbecoveredbythemediasuchasradioandnewspapernow

C.theethicalproblemsarearesultoftheincompetentadministrationofthecountry

D.Parliamentshouldtakealltheresponsibilityforthesafetyoftraffic

53.

Thepassagesuggeststhat______.

A.nitinolisanorganicmetal

B.nitinolisstrongerthananymetal

C.nitinol'ssensitivitytotemperaturechangesmakesitimpracticalformostuses

D.nitinolisbetterthanstainlesssteelinjobsthatrequireconstantstressonthemetal

54.

Aferretisprobablyakindof______.

A.tameanimal

B.fierceanimal

C.lovelyanimal

D.tamableanimal

55.

Accordingtotheauthor,peopleofunderdevelopedculturescanhave______languages.

A.complicatedB.uncivilizedC.primitiveD.well-known

56.Accordingtothepassage,Alzheimer'sdiseaseisthemaincauseoftheelderlypeople's______.

57.

Whyisthepr