2022年江苏省扬州市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）

2022年江苏省扬州市大学英语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.

Yaleiscomposedof______colleges.

2.

Mr.Symondsandhisassociateswere______withtheauthor'sreplies.

3.

Thebivalvelineageswereforcedoutoftropicalregions.

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4.

SomepeoplethoughtthatNASAactedouttheApolloprograminmoviestudiospartiallybecausethepicturestransmittedfromthemoondonotinclude______.

5.SoundEffects

Snorers(打鼾的人)havealwaysbeenmadejokes.Incartoons，theirnasalroar1iftstheroofoffhouses.Insituationcomedies，there'sthewifewhorollsherevesathersnoringbedmate.Butinreality，it'snotallthatfunny.Infact，snoringcanbeanightmareforsnorersandtheirtroubledpartners.whomaywakeupseveraltimesanighttopoke，andmaybehoistlovedonesontotheirsidesfora1ittlerelief.

RisksofSnoringProblems

Butthenightlyracketismorethanapotentialrelationshipstrain.Accordingtothelatestresearch,anincreasinglyolderandheavierpopulationmaymakethisconditionanevengreaterhealthriskthanwepreviouslythought.ForMaggieMoss-Tucker.successfultreatmentforalongtimesnoringproblemcamealmostbyaccident.Onefallmorningin2005，shesawasignatherlocalgymseekingsnorersasvolunteersforastudyatBoston'sBrigham&Women'sHospital.Moss-Tucker,now56,wasintrigued.Shehadstartedsnoringnearlyadecadeearlier.“I'dtriedeverythingtostop.”shesays.fromsleepinguprighttousingnosestripsoramouthguard.Buttoherandherhusband'sdismay.nothingworked.WhenshesignedupforthestudyandspentanightatasuburbanBostonsleeplab,shefoundoutwhy.

Afterreviewinghersleeppatternsandoxygenlevels,researcherstoldherthathersnoringwasactuallyanindicationofsomethingworse.Shesufferedfromasleepapnea(呼吸暂停)，aconditioninwhichpatientsstopbreathingrepeatedlyastheysleepandcanwakeupasmanyas100timesanight—oftenwithoutrememberingit.Thatkindofrevelationhasledtodoctorsre-evaluatingaconditiononcetreatedaslittlemorethananuisance.“Inthepast.snoringhasbeentreatedlikeajokingmatter：younevertalkedaboutitwithyourdoctor，”saysDr.DavidRapoport,medicaldirectoroftheSleepDisordersCenteratNewYorkUniversityMedicalCenter(NYC..“ButwhenitbecomesveryprominentorsuchthatitwakesyouupOFinterfereswithbrea-thing，itcanbeaproblem.”

Sleepapnea，inwhichtheairwaybecomesblockedof.1essoften.thebrainfailstoproperlycontrolbreathingduringsleeping.canbeviewedasoneextremeofthesnoringspectrum.Softsnoring.whichisnotgenerallyconsideredahealthhazard.wouldbeattheotherend.Asthesoundandpersistenceofapatient'ssnoringgrows，sodothehealthconcerns.AstudypublishedintheMarchIissueofthejournalSleepfoundthatloudsnorershada40percentgreaterriskthannon-snorersofsufferingfromhighbloodpressure,34percentgreateroddsofhavingaheartattackanda67percentgreaterchanceofhavingastroke.

That'saproblemgiventhenumberofnoisysleepersoutthere.InarecentpollbytheNationalSleepFoundation，aboutonethirdofUSworkingadultsreportedsnoringatleastafewnightsinthepreviousmonth.Snoringgenerallyworsenswithagesotherateisevenhigheramongtheelderly.And，contrarytocommonperceptions，it'snearlyascommoninwomenasmen.Menopause(更年期)appearstobeafactor，asisweight.Beingoverweightcancausethicknessintheairwaytube，holdingbacktheflowofoxygen.

TreatmentofSnoringProblems

Yetmanywhoregularlysnoredon'trealizethatitcouldbebadfortheirhealth.Theresearchlinkinghypertension,cardiacproblemsandloudsnoringisrelativelynew.Andthoughawarenessofsleepapneaisgrowing,specialistssaytheconditionisstillvastlyundertreated.Primary-carephysiciansdon'troutinelyaskpatientsaboutthequalityoftheirsleep—thoughthatisbeginningtochangeandfewpatientsthinktotelltheirdoctorsthatthey'resnoring,unlessitbecomeshazardoustotheirpartner.Sleepspecialistsestimatethatbetween12millionand18millionAmericanshavesomeform.ofsleepapneabutmanyofthem,likeMoss-Tucker，remainundiagnosedforyears.Re

A.thecausesofsnoringproblems

B.thetreatmentsofsnoringproblems

C.therisksofsnoringproblems

D.thehazardsandthetreatmentsofsnoringproblems

6.PopulationGrowthRates

Populationshaveabirthrate(thenumberofyoungproducedperunitofpopulationperunitoftime),adeathrate(thenumberofdeathsperunitoftime),andagrowthrate.Themajoragentofpopulationgrowthisbirths,andthemajoragentofpopulationlossisdeaths.Whenbirthsexceeddeaths,apopulationincreases;andwhendeathsexceedadditionstoapopulation,itdecreases.Whenbirthsequaldeathsinagivenpopulation,itssizeremainsthesame,anditissaidtohavezeropopulationgrowth.

Whenintroducedintoafavorableenvironmentwithanabundanceofresources,asmallpopulationmayundergogeometric,orexponential(指数的)growth,inthemannerofcompoundinterest.Manypopulationsexperienceexponentialgrowthintheearlystagesofcolonizingahabitatbecausetheytakeoveranunderexploitednicheordriveotherpopulationsoutofaprofitableone.Thosepopulationsthatcontinuetogrowexponentially,however,eventuallyreachtheupperlimitsoftheresources;theythendeclinesharplybecauseofsomecatastrophic(灾难的)eventssuchasstarvation,disease,orcompetitionfromotherspecies.Inageneralway,populationsofplantsandanimalsthatcharacteristicallyexperiencecyclesofexponentialgrowtharespeciesthatproducenumerousyoung,providelittleinthewayofparentalcare,orproduceanabundanceofseedshavinglittlefoodreserves.Thesespecies,usuallyshort-lived,disperserapidlyandareabletocolonizeharshordisturbedenvironments.Suchorganismsareoftencalledopportunisticspecies.

Otherpopulationstendtogrowexponentiallyatfirst,andthenlogistically—thatis,theirgrowthslowsasthepopulationincreases,thenlevelsoffasthelimitsoftheirenvironmentorcarryingcapacityarereached.Throughvariousregulatorymechanisms,suchpopulationsmaintainsomethingofanequilibrium(平衡)betweentheirnumbersandavailableresources.Animalsexhibitingsuchpopulationgrowthtendtoproducefeweryoungbutdoprovidethemwithparentalcare;theplantsproducelargeseedswithconsiderablefoodreserves.Theseorganismsarelong-lived,havelowdispersalrates,andarepoorcolonizersofdisturbedhabitats.Theytendtorespondtochangesinpopulationdensity(thenumberoforganismsperunitarea)throughchangesinbirthanddeathratesratherthanthroughdispersal.Asthepopulationapproachesthelimitofresources,birthratesdecline,andmortalityofyoungandadultsincreases.

CommunityInteractions

Majorinfluencesonpopulationgrowthinvolvevariouspopulationinteractionsthattiethecommunitytogether.Theseincludecompetition,bothwithinaspeciesandamongspecies;predation(掠夺行为),includingparasitism(寄生状态);andco-evolution,oradaptation.

1.Competition

Whenasharedresourceisinshortsupply,organismscompete,andthosethataremoresuccessfulsurvive.Withinsomeplantandanimalpopulations,allindividualsmaysharetheresourcesinsuchawaythatnoneobtainssufficientquantitiestosurviveasadultsortoreproduce.Amongotherplantandanimalpopulations,dominantindividualsclaimaccesstothescarceresourcesandothersareexcluded.Individualplantstendtoclaimandholdontoasiteuntiltheylosevigorordie.Thesepreventotherindividualsfromsurvivingbycontrollinglight,moisture,andnutrientsintheirimmediateareas.

Manyanimalshaveahighlydevelopedsocialorganizationthroughwhichresourcessuchasspace,food,andmatesareapportionedamongdominantmembersofthepopulation.Suchcompetitiveinteractionsmayinvolvesocialdominance,inwhichthedominantindividualsexcludesubdominantindividualsfromtheresource;ortheymayinvolveterritoriality,inwhichthedominantindividualsdividespaceintoexclusiveareas,whichtheydefend.Subdominantorexcludedindividualsareforcedtoliv

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7.

Theauthorsuggestedthatsomethingmustbedonetocauseterroristorganizationssplitupintotwooppositegroups.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

Iftheguaranteedscoresaren'tthere,testpreparationcompaniesofferfreerepetitionofthecourseoreven______.

9.Accordingtothepassage,onehealthbenefitsofwalkingisthat______.

A.yourbonedensitywillbedecreased

B.youwillloseweightinaneasyandquickway

C.youwillenjoybetterheartcondition

D.youwillhavestrongerupperbodymuscles

10.

Therobot'sarmcan______thebodyofanautomobile.

11.

Majorityofcountriessuspectthestatementthattheworldtradechainswillcollapsebecause______.

A.theybelievetheagreementsandtheopentradesystem

B.theglobeeconomicisrecovering

C.manycountries'governmentssupportimportationandexportation

D.theglobetradeisthriving

12.

Evaluationofdepressioncanbeconductedonlywhensuchdepressionisnotattackingthepatient.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Dr.Dorisbelievesthateveryoneisbornto______.

A.haveweightproblems

B.liketobebeautiful

C.bethin

D.behappy

14.

Calciumpermitscellstodivide,regulatesmusclecontractionandrelaxation,andplaysanimportantroleinthemovementofproteinandnutrientsinsidecellsbesideshelping______.

15.

Workisalsoactivity,soourtimemustbefilledwith______.

16.

TheauthordefinesanidealasPlatonicwhen

A.ittriestochangetheworld

B.itisnotperfect

C.itisnotcompatiblewiththereality

D.itmatchestherealworld

17.

Therearetwotypesofheadache:oneis______;theotheristheunfamiliartype.

18.

Bysaying"Asyouexperiment,avoidrandommotion",theauthormeansyoushould______inordernottoheadinanoppositedirection.

19.

Wecanlearnfromthetextthatmanynewlymarriedpeople______payforwhattheyneed.

20.

Foranexam,thecrammeralwayschoosetowaituntil______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B5】

22.(34)

A.Businesspassengers.

B.Leisurepassengers.

C.Theincreasedprice.

D.Thecargoshipments.

23.(21)

A.Theyhiredsomeonetostayintheirhome.

B.Theylefttheirpetswiththeirneighbors.

C.Theyrentedtheirhousetoastudent.

D.Theyaskedtheirgardenertowatchtheirhome.

24.(25)

A.Focusonthepersonwhositsinthemiddle.

B.Giveequaltimetomakeeyecontactwitheveryinterviewer.

C.Focusonthequestionerandlookatothersfromtimetotime.

D.Focusalltheattentiononthequestionandmakelittleeyecontact.

25.听力原文：W:Well,theexaminationisovernow,andwecangotothepicnic.

M:Goingtothepicnicistoofiring.Whynotcometomyhometohaveaparty?

Q:Wherewillthemanoffertogo?

(13)

A.Tohishome.

B.Toherhome.

C.Togotothepicnic.

D.Togoshopping.

26.(28)

A.Theymayhavetofollowcertainhousingrules.

B.Adepositmayberequiredtorentanapartment.

C.On-campusapartmentsarelimited.

D.Theyhavetodevotealltheirtimetotheacademics.

27.(22)

A.Shefeelshervaluewasn'tappreciated.

B.Shewantsamoreinterestingjob.

C.She'stiredofworking.

D.Shewantsmoremoney.

28.(38)

29.

【B2】

30.【B1】

31.听力原文：W:Ineedtofindababysittertotakecareofmyson．DoyouknowMrs．Peterson?Iheardsheisusuallyavailableatweekdays．

M:Well，Iknowthatbabysitter．ButthebestIcansayforherisshehasagreatfantasytotheTVinherlivingroom．

Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutMrs．Peterson?

(16)

A.Hedoesn'tknowheratall.

B.Hewon'trecommendhertothewoman.

C.Heneedstohireherforhisson.

D.Hehasaskedhertoworkforhimatweekdays.

32.

【B11】

33.【B9】

34.SectionC

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

听力原文：Arabsconsideritextremelybadmannertostarttalkingbusinessimmediately.Eventhebusiestgovernmentofficialorexecutivealwaystakesextratimetobepoliteandofferrefreshments.Nomatterhowbusyyouare,youshouldmaketimeforthishospitality.

MakingdecisionsquicklyisnotanArabcustom.ThereisavaguenessindoingbusinessintheMiddleEastwhichwillpuzzleanewcomer.Giveyourselflotsoftimeandasklotsofquestions.

Patienceisanimportantquality.Youmayhavetowaittwoorthreedaystoseehigh-levelgovernmentofficialsastheyareverybusy.Giveyourselfenoughtime.

Personalrelationshipsareveryimportant.TheyarethekeytodobusinessinArabcountries.Trytoidentifythedecision-makerregardingyourproductorservicesimmediatelyandgettoknowhimonafriendlybasis.Doyourhomework.Bepreparedtodiscussdetailsofyourproductorproposal.Bereadytoanswertechnicalquestions.

WhenanArabsaysyes,hemaymean"maybe"Whenhesaysmaybe,heprobablymeans"no".Youwillseldomfretadirect"no"fromanArabbecauseitisconsideredimpolite.Also,hedoesnotwanttoclosehisoptions.Insteadof"no",hewillsay"inshalah"whichmeans,"ifGodiswilling".Ontheotherhand,"yes"doesnotnecessarilymean"yes".Asmileandslownodmightseemlikeanagreement,butinfact,yourhostisbeingpolite.AnArabconsidersitimpolitetodisagreewithaguest.

Arabsconsiderit(36)______badmannertostarttalking(37)______immediately.Eventhebusiestgovernmentofficialor(38)______alwaystakes(39)______timetobepoliteandoffer(40)______.Nomatterhowbusyyouare,youshouldmaketimeforthis(41)______.

MakingdecisionsquicklyisnotanArabcustom.Thereisa(42)______indoingbusinessintheMiddleEastwhichwillpuzzlea(43)______.Giveyourselflotsoftimeandasklotsofquestions.

(44)____________.Youmayhavetowaittwoorthreedaystoseehigh-levelgovernmentofficialsastheyareverybusy.Giveyourselfenoughtime.

Personalrelationshipsareveryimportant.TheyarethekeytodobusinessinArabcountries.(45)____________.

WhenanArabsaysyes,hemaymean"maybe".Whenhesaysmaybe,heprobablymeans"no".Youwillseldomgetadirect"no"fromanArabbecauseitisconsideredimpolite.Also,hedoesnotwanttoclosehisoptions.Insteadof"no",hewillsay"inshalah"whichmeans,"ifGodiswilling".(46)____________.

35.

【B7】

36.SectionC

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

TheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStatesmadeanimportantrulein1954.Itwasthatpublicschoolsneededtobe(36)______.Childrenofallracesweretobe(37)______inthesameschools.Therewouldbenomoreblackschoolsorwhiteschools.Thatwasthe(38)______ofthelaw.Someschoolschosetoclosetheireyesand(39)______thelaw.TheUniversityofMississippiwasoneofthoseschools.Therewerenoblackstudents.Theyweresupportedbythestategovernmentandthegovernor'soffice.

JamesMeredithhadjoinedtheAirForceafterhighschool.Afterleavingthe(40)______herealizedthattheonlywayhewouldbeableto(41)______hisdesireforagoodeducationwastogotocollege.Healsorealizedthatthesamequalityofeducationofferedtowhitestudentswasnot(42)______tohim.HedecidedthattheonlyplacehecouldreceivetheeducationhewantedwastoenrollintheUniversityofMississippi.

Meredithsentseveral(43)______totheuniversity.Eachtimeheapplied,hewasdenied.(44)____________.Hewrotetothepresidentoftheuniversitythathewasreadytopursuehisdreamandwouldnotbackoff.

However,thegovernorofMississippistillbelievedthattheracesshouldnotbemixed.(45)____________.Itwas1962.Therewasanewkindofpresident,sittinginWashington,D.C.HisnamewasJohnF.Kennedy.Hehadpromisedtosupportcivilrightsinhiscampaignforpresident.(46)____________.

37.听力原文：Acountry'slatitude,ordistancefromtheequator,hasanimportanteffectonitsclimate.Inplaceslocatedatlowlatitudes,orneartheequator,likeEcuadorandnorthernBrazil,theamountofsunshinechangestheleastduringtheyear.Atmid-latitudes,inplaceslikeJapanorArgentina,thereismoresunshineinthesummerthaninthewinter.(29)Thegreatestchangeoccursatthehighestlatitudes,inplaceslikenorthernCanadaorAlaska.Intheseplaces,thenightsareverylongforhalftheyearandthedaysareverylongduringtheotherhalf.AttheNorthorSouthPole,sunlightlaststhelongestduringthesummer.Butlightandheatarethemostintenseattheequator.

Latitudeanddistancefromtheseaalsoaffectclimate.Thethinairinhighmountainareasabsorbslessofthesun'sheatthanthethickerairatsealevel.

Thedailychangeintemperaturealsoincreaseswithdistancefromthesea.

(30)Snowandrainareveryimportanttoclimate.Snowreflectsasmuchaseightyorninetypercentoftheheatfromthesun,andmakestheweatherevencolder.Butalargeforestareacanreflectaslittleasfivepercentofthesun'sheat.Thismakestheweatherwarmer.

Ofcourse,thegeneraleffectsofclimatedonotexplaineverythingabouttheweather.Forexample,(31)boththedriestplaceintheworldandtheplacewiththemostrainydaysarelocatedinChile.Calama,intheAtacamaDesert.hashadnorainforover400years.Butduringtheyear1916,itrainedinBahia,Felix,Chilefor348days.

(30)

A.Atlowlatitudes.

B.Atmid-latitudes.

C.Athighlatitudes.

D.Atanylatitude.

38.(19)

A.Thecompanydoesnothavetheman'sresume.

B.Theman'sfirstinterviewmightbesuccessful.

C.Thecompanyhasdecidedtohiretheman.

D.Thewomanisastonishedtohearthenews.

39.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Thisapartmentconsistsoftwobedrooms,alivingroomwithasatelliteTV,acompletelyequippedkitchenandagreatbathroom.Andthechargeisquitereasonable,youknow.

M:Yes,that'sright.Butifit'slocatedontheothersideoftown,we'lldefinitelybuyit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheapartment?

(12)

A.Helikeseverythingaboutit.

B.Hewilldefinitelybuyit.

C.Helikesthelocationofit.

D.Heisnotverysatisfiedwithit.

40.听力原文：JaneAddamscamefromawell-to-doandculturedfamily.ShewassodistressedaboutthemiseryofpoorpeoplethatsheleftherefinehometospendherlifeintheslumsofChicago.In1889,sheestablishedasettlementhousewheresheinitiatedmanyprojectssuchasahot-lunchserviceforfactoryworkers,day-carecentresforlittlechildren,freeclassesforyoungpeopleandadults,agymnasiumandanartgallery.Immigrantsandotherpoorpeoplecametohersettlementhouseforadviceandhelpaswellasforfun.JaneAddamswasalsoactiveinfightingagainsttheuseofchildlabourandagainstwar.Sheworkedforwomen'srighttovoteandforimprovingthesituationoftheblacks.Sheinitiatedcountryvacationprogrammesforpoorcitychildren.JaneAddamshadgreatinfluenceonthedevelopmentofsocialworkintheUnitedStatesandinotherpartsoftheworld.Shepromotedtheideaofresponsibilityforthewelfareofthepoor.Settlementhousesofasimilarkindwerefoundedinmanypoorneighbourhoodstomakethelivesofthepoormoremeaningful.In1931,JaneAddamswasawardedtheNobelPrizeforwhatshehaddoneforsociety.

(30)

A.Inday-carecentreswherelittlechildrenweretakencareof.

B.InareasinChicagowherepoorpeoplelived.

C.Inplaceswherehotlunchwasprovidedforyoungpeople.

D.Inschoolswherefreeclasseswereorganizedforyoungpeople.

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

Inwhichwaysishomeserviceindustrygoodforoursociety?

A.Itmeetstheneedsofmodernlife.

B.Itprovidesworkopportunitiesforthelaid-offworkers.

C.Itisanewindustry.

D.AandB.

42.

What'sthemainfunctionofLinkedIn＠AE?

A.LinkedInoffersvariouswaystoshowyourselftoyourfriendsandleadersonline.

B.LinkedInprovidesaplatform.toexchangefantasticphotosandsomerareinformation.

C.LinkedIngivescollege-agedstudentsachancetosharecommonintereststogether.

D.LinkedInsuppliessomepersonalinformationrelatedwithexperienceandcraftsmanship.

43.

Theprimarysolutiontoenvironmentalproblemsis______.

A.toallowmarketforcestooperateproperly

B.tocurbconsumptionofnaturalresources

C.tolimitthegrowthoftheworldpopulation

D.toavoid,fluctuationsinprices

44.

Theauthorbelieves'that,inWesternsociety,dreamsarcconsideredtobe______.

A.shamefulB.beneficialC.unimportantD.artistic

45.

Anappropriatetitleforthispassagewouldbe______.

A.ManandtheUniverse

B.TowardaDefinitionofScienceFiction

C.ATypeofProseFiction

D.TheBug-EyedMonster

46.

Whydoagriculturaliststhinkthathempwouldbebetterforpaperproductionthantrees?

A.Itischeapertogrowhempthantocutdowntrees.

B.Morepapercanbeproducedfromthesameareaofland.

C.Hempproduceshigherqualitypaper.

D.Itcauseslesspollutionoftheenvironment.

47.

ThecomparativerarityofIOK-1meansthatsignificantchangesmusthaveoccurredintheuniverseoverthe60millionyearsthat______.

48.

Accordingtothetext,animalwelfaregroupshavesucceededin______.

A.stoppingallanimalabuseinschools

B.establishingguidelinesthatbanclassroomexperimentsharminganimals

C.protectinganimalsfrombeingexperimentedwithinextracurricularprojects

D.persuadingtwonationalscienceteachers'associationstoadoptananimalprotectionpolicy

49.

Inorderforlycopenetobeabsorbedbythebody,______.

A.itmustbeconsumedwithacertainamountoffat

B.youshouldconsumedarkredtomatoes

C.youshouldeatrawtomatoes

D.youshouldconsumewatermelonandpinkgrapefruitexcepttomatoes

50.

Whatarethetwofactorsthatleadtotropicaltreescoolingdowntheland?

51.

The4thparagraphshowsthattheUniversityofIllinois______.

A.wascriticizedbytheFDA

B.isingreattrouble

C.isrequiredbytheFDAtocallbackthesoldpiglets

D.mayhavetopaythepenalty

52.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Noonereallythrivesinawhollyinstitutionalized(制度化的)environmentorinapurelyintellectualcareer.Thistruthmighthavebeenfoundlongagobyobservingbabies,fromwhommuchcanbelearnedabouthumannature.Theneedisnotatemporaryone;itbeginsininfancyandcontinuesthroughoutlife.Asthemostmaterialisticscienceintheworld,thescienceofmedicinehasbeenforcedtoadmitthatthehumanbabymustbelovedinordertolive.Hehasfewerchancestosurviveinthesterilized(已灭菌的)wardthaninahousefullofgems.Thebabyneedspersonalaffectionmorethananythingelse.Hemustbe"mothered"byamotherwhoisallhisown.Ababyleftwithoutthisislikelytodiefromsheeremotionalstarvation,orelsegrowupintoadistorted(扭曲的)soul—asourceofanxietytoeverybody.

Theloveimpulselaterundergoesanevolutionarygrowth,butitdoesnotvanish.Thebabyisacreaturethatmustbelovedratherthanacreaturecapableofloving.Todevelopthissecondability,heneedstoliveinanatmosphereinwhichthismaturekindofloveispracticed.Ifhisparentsfailedtochew,towalkortospeak,hewouldprobablybebackwardintheacquisitionofthesearts.Ifhisparentsfailtofurnishhimwiththeexampleoflove,heisdesperatelyoff.Hemayseetheneighborswalk,andtalk,andchew;butthesubtleartofgenerousaffectionisusuallydemonstratedbestbeforeone'sownfamily.

Attheadultlevel,nobodycanlivewhollyinajob.Toomanypersonsaretryingtodoso.Theythinktheycanexistwithoutintimaterelationshipsandgetalongwiththecasualpersonalcontactsofthejobandtheclub.Howmuchbetterifweadmitourneedofloveandaffectionandthentrytobuilduptheserelationshipsinthefulllightofself-knowledge?Personalattachmentsarenecessary.WhycalltheWorldheartlessifwehaveneverlookedforheartsintheonlyplacewheretheyoccur—intheindividualhumanbosom?

Lovemeanssacrifice,butitproducesawell-balancedpersonality.Theimportanceofloveisdemonstratedmorebythedisasterswhichfollowupitsabsencethanbythethingswhichhappenwhenittakesitsnormalplaceinlife.Aswithmanyothervitalnecessities,wearescarcelyconsciousofitspresence.Butletitoncecease,andthepersonalityfallsintodisintegration.Loveisnotcheap,butwemustchoosetopaythecost,forlifedemandsatleastthatmuchheroismfromallofus.

Whydopeoplefailtothriveinawhollyinstitutionalizedenvironmentorinapurelyintellectuallycareer?

53.Theauthorsaysthatinthecurrentworld,SesameStreet______.

A.hasslightedgeoverothershowstargetingchildren

B.hasmadesomechangessoastokeepupwiththetimes

C.triestocatertoadultswhoaccompanytheirchildrentotheshow

D.isdoomedtofailduetoitsout-datedcontentandpresentation

54.

Bysaying"Bytheendofthe20thcenturysomeexpertsconsidertheseeconomiestobedeveloped,ratherthandeveloping",theauthorsuggeststh