2022年贵州省六盘水市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)

2022年贵州省六盘水市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Ifyouattendedthisyear'scommencement(毕业典礼)atWilliamsCollegeinwesternMassachusetts,youprobablysampledthefreshfoodmadefromlocallyproduced,hormone-freemilk.Youmighthavetriedtheorganicgreenswithediblecabbageblossomsorsampledthefreshasparagus(芦笋)allfromnearbyfarms.Thesedishesnotonlytastedbetterthanstandardonesbutalsosavedfossilfuelsnormallyusedtoshipfoodlongdistances.Disposableplatesandcutlerywerenowheretobefound,reducingtrashby80percent.Andtheraredisposableitemswereeco-friendly."Weusedcompostablepaper'napkinsandbiodegradablestraws,"saysStephanieBoyd,whohelpedorganizethe"greencommencement"aspartofherjobaschairofWilliams'sclimate-actioncommittee.

Itwasnotonlyaimedtoimpressparents.Moreandmorecollegesaregettingseriousaboutgoinggreen.InJune,284universitypresidentsrepresentingsomeofthenation'smostinfluentialschoolsannouncedanagreementpledgingtomaketheircampuses"carbonneutral".Themessagewasclear."We'resayingthatsustainabilityisnolongeranelective,"saysCornellpresidentDavidSkorton.Theirmotivationwasn'tmerelytoreduceenergyconsumptionandwaste.Asa$315billionsectoroftheeconomy--andonethatwilltrainfutureleaders--highereducationhasaspecialresponsibilitytoencourageenvironmentalstewardship.Theuniversitypresidentshopethatevenstudentswhodon'tpursueincreasinglypopularmajorsinenvironmentalstudieswilllearnsimplyfrombeingonagreencampus,livingingreenbuildings,eatingsustainablefoodandabsorbingeverydaymessagesofconservation.Andwhoknows?Far-reachingenvironmentalprogramsmaycreateanairofexcitementthatattractsapplicants."Inthelongrun,studentswillsay,whywouldIwanttogotoaschoolthatdoesn'tcareaboutthis?"saysMichaelCrow,presidentofArizonaStateUniversity,whichhas.madeamajorcommitmenttosustainability.

AtHarvard,goinggreenstartsbeforestudentsevenarriveoncampus,whenfreshmenreceivemailingsurgingthemtobuyonlyenergy-efficientrefrigeratorsfortheirdormroomsandpurchasecompactfluorescent(发荧光的)bulbs,whichuseanaverageof18Wattsapieceinsteadof75.Butsomeofthemosteffectivelobbyingcomesfromstudentsthemselves.Harvardpays20undergraduatestohelpgetthegreenmessageouttofellowstudentsinafunway.ThatmightmeanwhippingupacompetitionbetweenresidentialhousestowinthecovetedGreenCupforthegreatestenergyreductionsandbiggestincreasesinrecycling.Oritcouldbeorganizingtrash-freedancesorgreenmovienights("WhoKilledtheElectricCar?")withfreeicecreamforanyonewhobringsarecyclablebowl.Onedayayear,studentscollecttrashfromHarvardYardandpileitintoasingleheap,called"MountTrashmore".Thegiantmound(垛)remindsstudentshowmuchtheyarethrowingawayandhowmuchwastetheycouldavoidbyrecycling.Studentsevencompetetocomeupwiththebestecothemedcartoons.Thisyear'ssecond-placewinnershowedMarilynMonroewithhericonicbillowingskirtunderthecaptionwinddoesgreatthings.Thefunaddsuptoserioussavings."Energyuseinthedormshasdecreased15percentoverthepastfewyears,andrecyclinghasrisen40percent,"saysLeithSharp,headoftheHarvardGreenCampusInitiative.

Atmanyschools,theconstructionofanewbuildingisanotherchancetopushgreensolutions."Whatmessagedoesaconventionalcampussend?"asksDavidOrr,whoteachesenvironmentalstudiesatOberlin."Itsendsthemessagethatenergyischeapandplentiful."AtOberlinandothercolleges,administratorsareseekingtoreversethatmessagewithenergy-efficientbuildings.TheLewisCenteratOberlin,openedin2000,wasoneofthefirsts.It'spoweredentirelybysolararrays,whichproduce30percentmor

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Ifyoubuyanewhybrid,youcan______fromthefederalgovernment.

3.

Thethirdattitudetowardstestsiswhollypositivebecauseitistheattitudeof______.

4.

Inordertopreventfaultytranslationsinadvertising,internationalcompaniesareemployingatechniqueknownas

5.

MarkTwaingothisfamebythework"TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty".

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6.

Thecomparisoninadanglingcomparativeisoftenleft______.

7.

Whenasharedresourceisinshortsupply,organismscompete,andthosethat______survive.

8.

Throughreadingthisarticle,wecanconcludethattheauthorisa(n)______person.

9.

Freudbelievedthatinchildhoodsomepeopleexperiencedeepfeelingstheyareashamedofandthesefeelingsoftenfadeawayintotheunconsciousmind,butmayreturnindreamsinlaterlife.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Officesinthefuturetendtolookdifferentandservedifferentpurposes;theywillmostlikelybedesignedto______.

11.

TheaveragesurfacetemperatureofEarthkeepsaround15℃.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Writingavisualmentalscript.tobefollowedinthecontesttocomebuildsmoreaggressivenessthan______.

13.

Wheretwocolorsmeet,youdon'thavetowaituntilthefirstcolordriesbeforereturningtoapplythesecondcolor.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

TheodoreRooseveltgreatlyexpandedboththenationalforestandnationalparksystemsandcreatedasystemof______.

15.

It'sthemonitoringfunctionthatmakesthehostprocessorfinallysolveadisputeaboutatransaction.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

NGOcommunityisoftentheonlyavailablesourceofsupportfortheinternallydisplacedthoughtheassistanceisinadequatefor______.

17.

"Wordborrowing"meanstakingwordsfromonelanguageandincorporatingthemintothevocabularyofanotherlanguage.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.Thequestionaboutsatisfactionwithpayandbenefitsisnotincludedinthe12questionsbecauseifsimportanttoallemployees,whether______ornot.

19.ResidentsofOldOrderAmishcommunitiesbeganunconsciouslytopractisesustainablelivingfrom______.

20.

ThePineIslandGlacierisenteringtheoceanatarateof______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：M:IamjustwritingMaryaboutourvacation.Whydon'tyouenclosethispictureofusinfrontoftheGrandCanyon?

W:Don'tyouthinkit'salittleoutoffocus?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Thephotographisnotgoodenoughtosend.

B.ThephotographwasnottakenattheGrandCanyon.

C.TheyalreadysentMaryaphotographoftheirvacation.

D.Sendingpicturesthroughthemailistooexpensive.

22.(36)

A.Thefivequestionswerenotwelldesigned.

B.Notallthequestionnaireswerereturned.

C.Onlyasmallnumberofstudentsweresurveyed.

D.Someoftheanswerstothequestionnairewerenotvalid.

23.听力原文：M:WhencanImaketheearliestappointmentwithDr.Johnson?

W:Dr.JohnsonhasappointmentsonMondayandTuesdaymornings,ThursdayandFridayafternoons,andhehasaconferencethewholeday,Wednesday.

Q:WhencanthemanmeetDr.Johnsonattheearliest?

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A.Mondaymorning.

B.Mondayafternoon.

C.Wednesdaymorning.

D.Fridayafternoon.

24.

【B4】

25.(26)

A.Shecomplainsalot.

B.Sheplanstoquitherjob.

C.Sheisoftencriticizedbyhercustomers.

D.Sheisveryfamiliarwiththecity.

26.听力原文：M:DidyougotothatBusinessStrategylectureonFriday?Imisseditandneedtocopyyournotes.

W:I'dsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah'sgotthem.BecarefulnottomissProfessorBrown'sseminar,hetakesattendanceinthat.

Q:Whatisthewomantellingtheman?

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A.Shewantstoborrowhisnotesandadviseshimtoattendthelecture.

B.Shewantstoborrowhisnotesandadviseshimtoattendtheseminar.

C.Shecanlendhernotesrightnowandadviseshimtoattendthelecture.

D.Shecan'tlendhimhernotesrightnowandadviseshimtoattendtheseminar.

27.SectionA

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

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A.Themanandthewomanwenttothecinematoseeafilmonspaceexploration.

B.BothofthemanandthewomanappreciatedthefilmonTVverymuch.

C.Bothofthemanandthewomanlikedspaceexploration.

D.Thewomanwasimpressedbytheexplorationthemanmade.

28.(29)

A.Peoplearebecomingcrazy.

B.Somekindsofdangeroussportsisnotpopularasbefore.

C.Thereasonwhypeoplenowadaystakepartinsomedangeroussports.

D.Bungeejumpingisdifferentfromotherdangeroussports.

29.(18)

A.Shehastoreadalotofliteraturebooks.

B.Shehasfailedtomeetthedeadlineforherreadingassignmentagain.

C.TheEasternLiteraturebooksaretoodifficulttounderstand.

D.Shefeelsregretfulthatshehasbeentakingawrongcourse.

30.(21)

A.Shewillbeabletoliveonhergovernmentpension.

B.Sheiscomingoutofretirementtowork.

C.Returnsfromlifeinsurancewillsustainher.

D.Sheneedsherchildrentosupporther.

31.

【B8】

32.

【B3】

33.(34)

A.Peoplemarryatamuchlatertime.

B.Morebirthcontroldevicesandmethodshavebeenused.

C.Womenwouldrathergotostudyorworkthanhavechildren.

D.Alloftheabove.

34.听力原文：W:Waitinginlinetocopyjustonepageofanarticlewastessomuchtime.

M:Haveyouevertriedthephotocopieronthethirdfloorofthelibrary?Idon'tthinkasmanypeopleknowaboutit.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

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A.Havehercopiesmadeoutsidethelibrary.

B.Useadifferentmachinetomakehercopies.

C.Readthearticlewhileshewaitsinline.

D.Lookforadifferentmagazinearticle.

35.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.

36.SectionB

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

听力原文：ThesilenceoftheReferenceLibrarywasbrokenonlybyanoccasionalcoughandnowandthenbythescarcelyaudiblesoundofpagesbeingturnedover.Therewereabouttwentypeopleintheroom,mostofthemwiththeirheadsbentovertheirbooks,Theassistantlibrarianwhowasinchargeoftheroomsatatadeskinonecomer.SheglancedatPhilipashecamein.andthenwentonwithherwork.

Philiphasnotbeentothispartofthelibrarybefore.Hewalkedaroundtheroomalmostontiptoe,afraidofdisturbingtheindustriousreaderswithhisheavyshoes.Theshelveswerefilledwiththickvolumes:dictionariesinanylanguages,encyclopedias,atlases,biographiesandotherworksofreference.Hefoundnothingthatwaslikelytointeresthimuntilhecametoasmallshelfoutofhisreach,sohehadtofetchasmallladderinordertogetonedown.Unfortunately,ashewasclimbingdowntheladder,thebookhehadchosenslippedfromhisgraspandfelltothefloorwithaloudcrash.Twentypairsofeyeslookedupathimsimultaneously,annoyedbyhisunaccustomeddisturbance.Philipfelthimselfgoredashepickeduphisbook.whichdidnotseemtohavebeendamagedbyitsfall.

Hehadjustsatdownwhenhefoundtheyoungladyassistantstandingalongsidehim."Youmustbemorecarefulwhenyouarehandlingthesebooks."shesaidseverely.Satisfiedthatshehaddoneherduty.sheturnedtogobacktoherdesk.Thenasuddenthoughtstruckher."Bytheway,howoldareyou?"sheaskedPhilip."Thirteen."Hetoldher."Youarenotallowedinhereifyou'reundertheageoffourteen,youknow."theassistantsaid,"Didn'tyouseethenoticeonthedoor?"Philipshookhishead.Heexpectedtheassistantmaskhimtoleave.Instead.inamorekindlyrune,shesaid,"Well.nevermind.Butmakesurethatyoudon'tdisturbtheotherreadersagain,otherwiseIshallhavetoaskyoutoleave."

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A.Philiphasnotbeentothispartofthelibrarybefore.

B.Itwasveryquietinthelibrary.

C.Philipfellofftheladderandmadealoudnoise.

D.Thelibrarianwasverykindtoreaders.

37.(33)

A.Fireprevent.

B.Pestcontrol.

C.Houseconstruction.

D.Toxicchemicals.

38.听力原文：M:Hi,Anne.Pleasecomeinandtakeaseat.

W:Well,Ican'tstaylong.I'vestillgotthesepaperstomark,butIthoughtI'dcheckupyourprogresswiththewebsite.

M:Well,thingsarealittleonholdrightnow.We'vegotaproblemwiththeBBS.Thefreelancewebdesignerwasnotasgoodasweinitiallythoughtshewouldbe.SheinformeduslastnightthatshecouldonlydosimpledesigningandthatputtingupaBBSisbeyondhermeans.

W:Well,didn'tyoumakealistofwhatyouwantfromheratthebeginning?

M:Notreally,shewasrecommendbyJimandfromwhathetoldme,thisladysoundedtobeprettyqualifiedtodothejob.I'mnotaskingforaterrificwebdesignbuttobuildupastructurewithallthebasicelementsofwebdesign.

W:Didyouaskherwhyshewasn'tfrankwithyouinthebeginningifshecouldn'tdotheBBS?

M:Idid.ShesaidIdidn'tbringthatupandthatitwasacommunicationproblem.Youknow,IalsorealizethatsheisanamateurandisnotwhatJimhasdescribedexactly.Thatreallygetsme.

W:Iknowyoumustbefeelingyou'rebeingcheatedorsomething.Sowhatdoyouplantodonowthatshegotthejobhalfdone?

M:Idon'twanttobemeanbutI,basically,ItoldherstraightoutIwillnotpayherfullfeesbecauseshewasn'thonestwithmeinthebeginningandbecauseofthisithascostsmetimeandenergyonthisprojectsinceIhavetosearcharoundforotherpeopletocompletethejob.

W:Thatsoundsfair.ButI'msureshemustbeveryupsetafteralltheworkshe'sdone.

M:Hey,butwho'stheloserhere?Idon'tthinkpeopleshouldtakeupajobifitisnotwithintheirmeanstocomplete.Thatshouldteachheralesson.

W:Well,itstillmeansweneedtofindsomeone.IsuggestwegobacktoourDeanandseeifwecangetextrafundingsomewhereintheTeacherDevelopmentFund.Thenwecangetaprofessionaltoworkatit.

M:WecantrybutIthinkwehaven'tgotahopeinhell.

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A.Thedesignercouldn'thandletheBBS.

B.TheBBSfailed.

C.Thedesignwastoobad.

D.Thedesignerwasout.

39.SectionC

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

Itisonlyrightthatthestarsshouldbepaidinthisway.Don'tthetopmeninindustryearn【B1】______salariesfortheservicesthey【B2】______totheircompaniesandtheircountries?

Popstarsearnvastsumsinforeign【B3】______oftenmorethanlarge【B4】______concerns--andthetaxmancanonlybegratefulfortheirmassiveannual【B5】______totheexchequer.Sowhowould【B6】______themtheirrewards?

It'llbeallverywellforpeopleinhumdrumjobstomoanaboutthesuccessesand【B7】______ofothers.Peoplewhomakeenviousremarksshouldrememberthatthemostfamousstars【B8】______onlythetipoftheiceberg.Foreveryfamousstar,therearehundredsofothersstrugglingtoearnaliving.【B9】_________________________________.

Hehaschosensecurityandpeaceofmind,sotherewillalwaysbealimittowhathecanearn.【B10】___________________________________.Heknowsattheoutsetthatonlyahandfulofcompetitorsevergettotheverytop.Heknowsthatyearsofconcentratedeffortmayberewardedwithcompletefailure.Butheknows,too,thattherewardsforsuccessareveryhighindeed:【B11】______________.That'stheessenceofprivateenterprise.

【B1】

40.听力原文：W：Tom，wherewereyouyesterdayevening?Iexpectedtoseeyouattheconcert.

M：Oh,Iwaitedforyouatthecornerofyourstreet,ThenIlookedforyouatyourflat,butthehousekeepersaidyouwereout．

Q：Whydidn'ttheymeetthatevening?

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A.Theywerebothbusydoingtheirwork.

B.Theywaitedforeachotheratdifferentplaces.

C.Theywenttothestreetcomeratdifferenttimes.

D.Themanwenttotheconcert,butthewomandidn't.

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

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

Lowself-esteempopsupregularlyinacademicreportsasanexplanationforallsortsofviolence,fromhatecrimesandstreetcrimestoterrorism.Butdespitethepopularityoftheexplanation,notmuchevidencebacksitup.InarecentissueofPsychologicalReview,threeresearchersexaminethisliteratureatlengthandconcludethatamuchstrongerlinkconnectshighself-esteemtoviolence."Itisdifficulttomaintainbeliefinthelowself-esteemviewafterseeingthatthemoreviolentgroupsaregenerallytheoneswithhigherself-esteem."writeRoyBaumeisterofCaseWesternReserveUniversityandLauraSmartandJosephBodenoftheUniversityofVirginia.

Theconventionalviewisthatpeoplewithoutself-esteemtrytogainitbyhurtingothers.Theresearchersfindthatviolenceismuchmoreoftentheworkofpeoplewithunrealisticallyhighself-esteemattackingotherswhochallengetheirself-image.Underthisumbrellacomebullies,rapists,racists,psychopathsandmembersofstreetgangsandorganizedcrime.

Thestudyconcludes:Certainformsofhighself-esteemseemtoincreaseone'spronenesstoviolence.Anuncriticalendorsementoftheculturalvalueofself-esteemmaythereforebecounterproductiveandevendangerous.Thesocietalpursuitofhighself-esteemforeveryonemayliterallyendupdoingconsiderableharm."Asforprisonprogramsintendedtomakeviolentconvictsfeelbetteraboutthemselves,"perhapsitwouldbebettertotryinstillingmodestyandhumility."theresearcherswrote.

InaninterviewwiththeBostonGlobe,Baumeistersaidhebelievedthe"self-promotingestablishment"wasstartingtocrumble."Whatwouldworkbetterforthecountryistoforgetaboutself-esteemandconcentrateonself-control."hesaid.Intheschools,thiswouldmeanturningawayfrompsychicboosterismandemphasizingself-esteemasaby-productofrealachievement,notasanendinitself.Theself-esteemmovement,stillentrenchedinschoolsofeducation,isdeeplyimplicatedinthedumbingdownofourschools,andinthedisguisedequalitybehindtheideathatitisaterriblepsychicblowifonestudentdoesanybetteroranyworsethananother.Let'shopeitisindeedcrumbling.

Theresearchersfindthattherearestrongerconnectionsbetween______.

A.lowself-esteemandviolence

B.lowself-controlandviolence

C.highself-imageandviolence

D.highself-controlandviolence

42.

【C6】

43.

Whatdidthearrivaloftheindustrialagemean?

44.

【C5】

45.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Theinstinctivefoundationoftheintellectuallifeiscuriosity,whichisfoundamonganimalsinitselementaryform.Intelligencedemandsanalertcuriosity,butitmustbeofacertainkind.Thesortthatleadsvillageneighborstotrytopeerthroughcurtainsafterdarkhasnotveryhighvalue.Thewidespreadinterestingossipisinspired,notbyloveofknowledge,butbymalice(恶意);noonegossipsaboutotherpeople'ssecretvirtues,butonlyabouttheirsecretvices.Curiosityproperlyso-called,ontheotherhand,isinspiredbyagenuineloveofknowledge:Youmayseethisimpulse,inamoderatelypureform,atworkin,acatthathasbeenbroughttoastrangeroomandproceedstosmelleverycornerandeverypieceoffurniture.Youwillseeitalsoinchildrenwhoarepassionatelyinterestedwhenadrawerorcupboard,usuallyclosed,isopenfortheirinspection.Animals,machines,thunderstorms,andallformsofmanualworkarousethecuriosityofchildren,whosethirstforknowledgeputsthemostintelligentadulttoshame,Thisimpulsegrowsweakerwithadvancingyearsuntilatlastwhatisunfamiliarinspiresonlydisgust,withnodesireforacloseracquaintance.Thisisthestageatwhichpeopleannouncethat"thingsarenotwhattheywereinmyyoungdays".Thethingthatisnotthesameasitwasinthatfar-offtimeisthespeaker'scuriosity.Andwiththedeathofcuriosity,wemayreckonthatactiveintelligence,also,hasdied.Butalthoughcuriositylessensinintensityandinextentafterchildhood,itmayforalongtimeimproveinquality.Curiosityaboutgeneralpropositionsshowsahigherlevelofintelligencethandoescuriosityaboutparticularfacts.Broadlyspeaking,thehighertheorderofgenerality,thegreateristheintelligenceinvolved.Curiositydissociatedfrompersonaladvantageshowsahigherdevelopmentthandoescuriosityconnected,say,withachanceoffood.Thecatthatsniffsinanewroomisnotawhollydisinterestedscientificinquirerbutprobablyalsowantstofindoutwhethertherearemiceabout.Perhapsitisnotquitecorrecttosaythatcuriosityisbestwhenitisdisinterestedbutratherthatitisbestwhentheconnectionwithotherinterestsisnotdirectandobvious,butdiscoverableonlybymeansofacertaindegreeofintelligence.

Accordingtothepassage,howmaymostintelligentadultfeelfacingchildren'sthirstforknowledge?

46.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsindustrialismmightbestbesummarizedasoneof______.

A.approvalB.dissatisfactionC.suspicionD.tolerance

47.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoPara.1?

A.PartoftheeventsoccurringontheuniversitycampusatBerkeleyweregivennationalmediacoverage.

B.The1989SanFranciscoearthquakehasn'tbeencoveredbythevideoprogramme.

C.Electronicmediacanlimitone'scontactwiththeworld.

D.Thoselivingfarawayfromacertaineventcannothaveperceptionofrealities.

48.SectionB

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

Leadershipishardlyanewareaofresearch,ofcourse.Foryears,academicshavedebatedwhetherleadersarebornormade,whetherapersonwholackscharisma(capacitytoinspiredevotionandenthusiasm)canbecomealeader,andwhatmakesleadersfail.WarrenG.Bennis,possiblytheworld'sforemostexpertonleading,has,togetherwithhisco-author,writtentwobest-sellersonthetopic.Generally,researchershavefoundthatyoucan'texplainleadershipbywayofintelligence,birthorder,familywealthorstability,levelofeducation,race,orsex.Fromoneleadertothenext,there'senormousvarianceineveryoneofthosefactors.

Theauthors'researchledtoanewandtellingdiscovery:thateveryleader,regardlessofage,hadundergoneatleastoneintense,transformationalexperiencewhattheauthorscalla"crucible"(severetest).Theseeventscaneithermakeyouorbreak,you.Foremergingleaders,theydomoremakingthanbreaking,providingkeylessonstohelpapersonmoveaheadconfidently.

Ifacruciblehelpsapersontobecomeleader,therearefouressentialqualitiesthatallowsomeonetoremainone,accordingtotheauthors.Theyare:an"adaptivecapacity"thatletspeoplenotonlysurviveinevitablesetbacks,heartbreaks,anddifficultiesbutalsolearnfromthem;anabilitytoengageothersthroughsharedmeaningoracommonvision;adistinctiveandcompellingvoicethatcommunicatesone'sconvictionanddesiretodotherightthing;andasenseofintegritythatallowsaleadertodistinguishbetweengoodandevil.

Thatsoundsobviousenoughtobecommonplace,untilyoulookatsomerecentfailuresthatshowhowvalidthesedictums(formalstatementsofopinion)are.TheauthorsbelievethatformerCodaColaCo.ChairmanM.DouglasIvesterlastedjust28monthsbecause"hisgraspofcontextwassorrowful."Amongotherthings,IvesterdegradedCoke'shighest-rankingAfrican-Americanevenasthecompanywaslosinga$200millionclassactionbroughtbyblackemployees.Procter&GambleCo.ex-CEODurkJagerlosthisjobbecausehefailedtocommunicatetheurgent