2022年湖南省郴州市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2022年湖南省郴州市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Inthe1700sSavannahbecameabusyportcityforexportingfarmproductsandacitywithlotofbanks.

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2.

Winstondeclaresthatsharpeningyourtimemanagementskillsisveryimportantandcanmakeyou_______.

3.OrganicFood

OrganicfarmingwasamongthefastestgrowingsegmentsofU.S.agricultureduringthe1990s.Thevalueofretailsalesoforganicfoodwasestimatedtobe＄16billionin2004.AccordingtotheFoodMarketingInstitute,morethanhalfofAmericansnowbuyorganicfoodatleastonceamonth.Whyisorganicfoodbecomingsopopular?

WhatisOrganicFood?

InDecember2000,theNationalOrganicStandardsBoardoftheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)establishedanationalstandardfortheterm"organic".Organicfood,definedbyhowitcannotbemaderatherthanhowitcanbemade,mustbeproducedwithouttheuseofsewer-sludgefertilizers,mostsyntheticfertilizersandpesticides,geneticengineering(biotechnology),growthhormones,irradiationandantibiotics.Avarietyofagriculturalproductscanbeproducedorganically,includingproduce,grains,meat,dairy,eggs,andprocessedfoodproducts.

"Organic"doesnotmean"natural".Thereisnolegaldefinitionastowhatconstitutesa"natural"food.However,thefoodindustryusestheterm"natural"toindicatethatafoodhasbeenminimallyprocessedandispreservative-free.Naturalfoodscanincludeorganicfoods,butnotallnaturalfoodsareorganic.Onlyfoodslabeled"organic"havebeencertifiedasmeetingUSDAorganicstandards.

OrganicFarming

Thephrase"organicfarming"firstappearedinLordNorthbourne'sbookLooktotheLand,publishedin1940.Butthetruthis,organicfarmingistheoldestform.ofagriculture.BeforetheendofWorldWarⅡ,{armingwithouttheuseofpetroleum-basedchemicals(syntheticfertilizersandpesticides)wastheonlyoptionforfarmers.Technologiesdevelopedduringthewarwerefoundtobeusefulforagriculturalproduction.Forexample,thechemicalammoniumnitrate(硝酸铵),whichwasusedasmunitions(军需品),becameusefulasfertilizer,andorganophosphates(有机磷酸盐)usedfornervegaswerelaterusedasinsecticide.

Thesedays,farmersareswitchingtoorganicagricultureonceagain,butnowwithanecologicallybased,systematicapproachthatincludeslong-termplanning,detailedrecordkeepingandmajorinvestmentinequipmentandsupplies.Althoughitisstillonlyasmallindustry,thenumberoforganicfarmersisgrowingbyabout12percentperyearandnowstandsatmorethan12,000nationwide.

OrganicFarmingintheU.S.Today

TheUSDA'sEconomicResearchServicereportsthatin1997,thelatestyearforwhichdataareavailable,farmersin49statesusedorganicproductionmethodsandthirdpartyorganiccertificationserviceson1.35millionacresoutofatotal828millionacesoffarmland.Approximatelytwo-thirdsofthecertifiedU.S.organicfarmlandwasusedforcrops,andone-thirdwasusedaspasture.

Largefarms,mostlylocatedintheMidwestandWest,producedprocessedtomatoes,organicwinegrapesandotherhigh-valuecropsonacommercialscale,whereasnumeroussmallfarms,concentratedintheNortheast,specializedinmixedvegetableproductionfordirectmarketingtoconsumersandrestaurants.

Whileorganicfoodcanbefoundthroughoutthecountry,Californiawastheleaderinproductionoforganicfruitsandvegetablesin1997,followedcloselybyArizona,Florida,Texas,andWashingtonindecreasingorderoftotalyield.Farmersandranchersin23statesraisedasmallnumberofcertifiedorganiccows,hogsandsheep.NewYork,WisconsinandMinnesotawerethetopproducersoforganicdairycows.

Production:Organicvs.Conventional

Asyoucanimagine,organicagriculturalpracticesarequitedistinctfromthoseof"conventional"farming.

Conventionalfarmers

applychemicalfertilizerstothesoiltogrowtheircrops;

spraywithinsecticidestoprotect

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4.

Manypeoplearetooscaredtopursuetheirdreamsbecausetheyareunwillingto______.

5.

TheprogramofFlightSimulatorwasproducedbyMicrosoftandfiveothersmallfirms.

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6.

It'snecessaryforyoutobuildsincererelationshipswithpeopleinyourprofessionaswellasthose______.

7.

Studiesshowthatmusicfailstoactivatethepartsofthebrainthatproducehappiness.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

Besidestheeminentcontributions,atorchbearerischosenforpesonifyingof______ofaparticularOlympics.

9.

Youcangetthejobyouwantifyou______.

10.Morethan2,300universitiesinover100countrieshaveintroducedChinesecoursestotheircurricula,andyoungoverseasnationalsflocktoChinaeachyeartolearnChinese.In2004,thenumberofinternationalstudentsinChinawas400,000,withanannualincreaseof20percentinthepastfiveyears,accordingtotheChinese.MinistryofEducation.

TheRiseofChina'sEconomy

MonsieurLabelandhiswife,bothrespectedarchitectslivinginParis'SixthQuarter,haveenrolledtheirdaughterinanearbyschoolwhereChineseclassesstartatkindergarten.MonsieurLabelsaysofChina:"Iandmycolleagueswitnessedthecountry'samazingdevelopmentwhenwe.attendedarecentseminarinShenzhen.IbelievethatChinaistheeconomicsuperpowerofthefuture.MywifeandIspeakFrench,EnglishandSpanish,butmydaughtershouldalsolearnChinesebecauseitwillbeusefultoherwhenshegrowsup."

SinceChinesecourseswereaddedtothecurriculaof132Frenchjuniorandseniorhighschoolstheirenrollmenthasdoubled.ThatattheOrientalLanguageandCultureCollege,oneofFrance'slargestChineseteachingcolleges,hasskyrocketedinrecentyearn,accordingtoXuDan,deanoftheChineseDepartment.SheconfirmsthatChineseandJapanesearenowthetwomoststudiedAsianlanguages.

FrenchjuniorstudentBeidasaystotallyfluentinChinese."I'mlearningChinesebecauseIwanttobeaninternationallawyerinChina,"heexplains.

YoungFrenchentrepreneurPetriePeniaestablishedhisBeiyanConsultancyCompanyinParis,anditnowworkstogetherwithChinaCentralTelevisioninintroducingFrenchtraditionsandculturetoChineseaudiences.PatricalsocooperatedwithBeijing'sUniversityofFinanceandEconomiesandCentralUniversityofFinanceandEconomiesinlaunchingathree-weekcrashcourseinChineseinBeijing.In2005,heinitiatedthe"Chinesepeopleandbusinessmanagement"trainingcourseinParis,whichconsistsofseminarstohelpFrenchbusinessmenunderstandhowChinesebusinessoperates.

GermanyhasalsocaughtontothebenefitsofChineselanguagelearning,andhasaddedChinesetoitshighschoolgraduationexams.ManyinternationalcorporationsalsoholdintroductoryChinesecoursesforemployee'sassignedworkinChina."Englishisn'tenough,"saysHerrGerck,presidentofSiemensChina,"WeneedtoequipourstaffwiththeabilitytodealwithChinesemerchantsintheirownlanguage."

InBritain,aChineseteachingprogramthatwillform.partofthenationalcurriculumhasbeenformulatedandapprovedbytheDepartmentofEducationandSkills.IntheU.S.,ChineseispartoftheAdvancePlacementProgramforAmericanhighschoolstudents.Thismeansthatstudentscantakecollege-levelChineseinthesamewayastheylearnFrench,SpanishandGermanandgaincreditsiftheygetgoodtestresults.Morethan2,500primaryandhighschoolsnowofferAPcoursesintheChineselanguage.

CulturalEchoes

Chinesecharacters,alongwiththeConfucianphilosophy,havealwayshadprofoundinfluenceonHahculturalcirclesinAsia,andafterabriefhiatus,ChineselanguageteachingisindemandoncemoreintheSingapore,JapanandVietnam.

"SingaporeansrushedtolearnEnglishinthe1970s,whenitwasbelievedtobethemostusefullanguageforthefuture.Now,inthe21stcentury,alackofChinese-speakingskillsisseenasadisadvantage,"saysoneSingaporeanstudent,whorecentlygraduatedfromBeijingUniversitywithaBAininternationalrelations.

TheGermanambassadortotheROKoncetoldviceministerofEducationZhangXinsheng:"Nowadays,highschoolteachersofGermanandFrenchmustalsolearnChineseiftheywanttokeeptheirjobs."

IntheROK,ahighHSK(HanyuShuipingKaoshi--theChineseLanguageProficiencyTest

A.YB.NC.NG

11."Natural"isabigbuzzwordwhichusuallycanbefoundintheadvertisementof______.

12.AccordingtothedescriptionofBuckminsterFuller,themainadvantageofatriangleinstrengthwas______.

13.

itisimpracticaltowriteanoriginalessayjustWiththehelpof______.

14.

Theparentsurgehighschoolteacherstodevelopmorelenientgradingsystemsbecausetheythinkitwill______.

A.enhancethechildren'sself-esteem

B.helpthechildrenwiththeacademicperformance

C.plummetthechildren'sself-esteem

D.makethechildrenmorecompetent

15.Thepassageismainlyaboutwhyandhowtoplantmoretreestomakeuniversitiesbecomegreen.

16.

Ifyouknowhowmanycarbohydrates,fatsandproteinsareinanygivenfood,youknow

A.howmuchenergythatfoodcontains

B.thecompilationofthesethreebuildingblocks

C.howtheenergyisacquired

D.wheredoesthefoodcomefrom

17.Theideaofusingdogstopullsledsbegan______.

A.some35000yearsago

B.1000yearsago

C.before1000B.C.

D.before1908

18.

ItcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatEmeryTobinhadadeep-rootedhatredfor______.

19.

Allthemigratorybirdscanfindtheirhomewiththehelpofsun,starsortheEarth'smagneticfield.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.Evenifthecompanyoverallcannotpassthe12-questiontest,______maypassit.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(13)

A.Hewillsearchforanair-conditionerforhisplace.

B.Hewillfindaplacetofixanair-conditioner.

C.Hewilllookforaplacewithair-conditionertostayin.

D.Hewillhaveaplaceforair-conditioner.

22.

【B11】

23.

【B8】

24.听力原文：Insciencethemeaningoftheword"explain"sufferswithcivilization'severystepinsearchofreality.Sciencecannotreallyexplainelectricity,magnetism,andgravitation;theireffectscanbemeasuredandpredicted,butoftheirnatureisnomoreknowntothemodemscientiststhantoThaleswhofirstlookedintothenatureoftheelectrificationofamber,ahardyellowish-browngum.Mostcontemporaryphysicistsrejectthenotionthatmancaneverdiscoverwhatthesemysteriousforces"really"are.Electricity,BertrandRussellsays,"isnotathing,likeSt.Paul'sCathedral;itisawayinwhichthingsbehave.Whenwehavetoldhowthingsbehavewhentheyareelectrified,andunderwhatcircumstancestheyareelectrified,wehavetoldallthereistotell."Untilrecentlyscientistswouldhavedisapprovedofsuchanidea.Aristotle,forexample,whosenaturalsciencedominatedwesternthoughtfortwothousandyears,believethatmancouldarriveatanunderstandingofrealitybyreasoningfromself-evidentprinciples.Hefelt,forexample,thatitisaself-evidentprinciplethateverythingintheuniversehasitsproperplace,henceonecandeducethatobjectsfalltothegroundbecausethat'swheretheybelong,andsmokegoesupbecausethat'swhereitbelongs.ThegoalofAristoteliansciencewastoexplainwhythingshappen.ModemsciencewasbornwhenGalileobegantryingtoexplainhowthingshappenandthusoriginatedthemethodofcontrolledexperimentthatnowformsthebasisofscientificinvestigation.

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A.Toexplainwhythingshappen.

B.Toexplainhowthingshappen.

C.Todescribeself-evidentprinciples.

D.TosupportAristotelianscience.

25.(26)

A.Ithelpsonespeakthelanguageimmediately.

B.Ithelpsoneimprovereadingskill.

C.Ithelpsoneimprovewritingskill.

D.Ithelpsoneenlargevocabulary.

26.

【B4】

27.

【B9】

28.【B9】

29.(25)

A.Hegoestomovies,watchesTV,andreadsnewspapersandmagazines.

B.Hemakesfriendswhospeakthelanguage.

C.Hegoestoclasses.

D.Hestudiesgrammarandvocabulary.

30.SectionB

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

听力原文：Theworld'sfirstcompletelyautomaticrailwayhasbeenbuiltunderthebusystreetsofLondon,TherailwayiscalledtheVictoriaLine,anditispartofthecompleteLondonundergroundrailway.

ThenewVictoriaLinewasopenedin1969.Thisnewlinewasverydifferentfromtheothers.Thestationsontheotherlinesneedalotofworkerstoselltickets,andtocheckandtocollectthemwhenpeopleleavethetrains.ThisisalldifferentontheVictoriaLine.Hereamachinechecksandcollectsthetickets,andtherearenoworkersontheplatforms.

Onthetrain,thereisonlyoneworker.Ifnecessary,thismancandrivethetrain.Butusuallyhejuststartsit;itrunsandstopsbyitself.Thetrainsarecontrolledbyelectricalsignalswhicharesentbytheso-called"commandspots".

Thecommandspotsarethesamedistanceapart.Eachsendsacertainsignal.Thetrainalwaysmovesatthespeedthatthecommandspotsallow.Ifthecommandspotsendsnosignals,thetrainwillstop.

Mostofthecontrolworkisdonebycomputers.Thecomputersalsofixthetrain'sspeeds,andsendthesignalstothecommandspots.

Othermachinesmakesurethatthetrainsarealwaysasafedistanceapart.Onetrainmaystaytoolongatastation;theothertrainswillthenautomaticallymoveslower.Sothereisnodangerofaccidentsontheline.

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A.Workersontheplatformsandtrainswerereplacedbymachines.

B.Acompletelyautomaticlinewasaddedtoitsnetwork.

C.Itbecamethefirstcompletelyautomaticrailwayintheworld.

D.Itstrainsbecamemanual-controlled.

31.(31)

A.Workitself.

B.Careeradvancement.

C.Thesymbolsofsuccess.

D.Socialidentity.

32.SectionC

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

听力原文：Whydosomanypeoplelivetoahealthyoldageincertainpartsoftheworld?Whatisthesecretoftheirlonglives?Threethingsseemtocontributetoit:freshair,freshfoodandasimplewayoflife.Peopleworkneartheirhomesintheclean,mountainairinsteadoftravellinglongdistancestoworkbybus,carortrain.Theydonotsitalldayinstressfulofficesorfactories,butworkhardoutdoorsinthefriends.TheytakemoreexerciseandeatlessfoodthanpeopleinthecitiesoftheWest.Foryears,theHunzasoftheHimalayasdidnotneedpolicemen,lawyersordoctors.Therewasnocrime,nodivorceandnotmuchillnessintheirsociety.Theywereahappy,peacefulpeople,famousalloverIndiafortheirlong,healthylives.

Althoughmanypeoplearekeenonfiguringoutwaystolivealongerlife,therearepeopleworryingabouttheirsenioryears.OncearetireddoctorIinterviewedsharedwithmehisworries:It'sonlynaturaltolookforwardtosomethingbetter.Thingsmayneverreallyimprove,butatleastwealwayshopetheywill.Itisoneoflife'sgreatironiesthatthelongerwelive，thelessthereistolookforwardto.Retirementmaybringwithitthefulfillmentofalifetime'sdreams.Atlasttherewillbetimetodoallthethingsweneverhadtimefor.Fromthenon,thedreamfades.Unlesscircumstancesareexceptionaltheprospectofgrowingreallyoldishorrifying.Whowanttolivelongenoughtobecomeadodderingwreck?Whowantstogobacktothatmostdreadfulofallhumanconditions，asecondchildhood?

Whydosomanypeoplelivetoahealthyoldageincertainpartsoftheworld?Whatisthesecretoftheirlonglives?Threethingsseemto【B1】______toit:freshair,freshfoodandasimplewayoflife.Peopleworkneartheirhomesintheclean,mountainairinsteadoftravellinglong【B2】______toworkbybus,carortrain.Theydonotsitalldayin【B3】______officesorfactories,butworkhardoutdoorsinthefriends.TheytakemoreexerciseandeatlessfoodthanpeopleinthecitiesoftheWest.Foryears,theHunzasoftheHimalayasdidnotneed【B4】______,lawyersordoctors.Therewasnocrime,no【B5】______andnotmuchillnessintheirsociety.Theywereahappy,peacefulpeople,famousalloverIndiafortheirlong,healthylives.

Althoughmanypeoplearekeenon【B6】______outwaystolivealongerlife,therearepeopleworryingabouttheir【B7】______years.OncearetireddoctorI【B8】______sharedwithmehisworries:It'sonlynaturaltolookforwardtosomethingbetter.Thingsmayneverreallyimprove,butatleastwealwayshopetheywill.【B9】______.Retirementmaybringwithitthefulfillmentofalifetime'sdreams.Atlasttherewillbetimetodoallthethingsweneverhadtimefor.Fromthenon,thedreamfades.【B10】______.Whowanttolivelongenoughtobecomeadodderingwreck?【B11】______?

【B1】

33.

【B6】

34.SectionB

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

听力原文：Theworldisnotonlyhungry;itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseemstrangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.Butabout97%ofthishugeamountisseawater,orsaltwater.Peoplecanonlydrinkandusetheother3%-thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,andothersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheform.oficebergsandglaciers.Evenworse,someofithasbeenpolluted.

Ourneedforwaterisincreasingrapidly.Onlyifwetakestepstodealwiththisproblemnowcanweavoidasevereworldwidewatershortagelateron.Oneusefulstepweshouldtakeistodevelopwaysofreusingit.

Today,inmostlargecities,waterisusedonlyonce.Butitispossibletopipewaterthathasbeenusedtoapurifyingplant.Thereitcanbefilteredandtreatedwithchemicalssothatitcanbeusedagainjustasifitwerefreshfromaspring.

Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwouldnothaveenough.Wherecouldweturnnext?Totheoceans!Allwe'dhavetodotomakeuseofthevastamountofseawateristoremovethesalt.Thissalt-removingprocessisalreadyinuseinmanypartsoftheworld.Soifwetakeallthesesteps,we'llbeinnodangerofdryingup!

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A.Peoplecanusenearly75percentofit.

B.Peoplecanuseabout97percentofit.

C.Peoplecanuseexactly3percentofit.

D.Peoplecanuselessthan3percentofit.

35.听力原文：M:Nosoonerhadwestartedthanitbegantorain.

W:Fortunatelywe'vegotourumbrella.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

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A.Theyhavetobuysomeumbrellas.

B.Theyshouldgobackandgettheumbrella.

C.Theyshouldstoptraveling.

D.Theycangoontraveling.

36.(21)

A.602.B.612.C.412.D.402.

37.

【B7】

38.(22)

A.Thehomeownerisafraidofbeingaccused.

B.Thehousesitterpleadsagainandagain.

C.Mosthousesittersareverypoor.

D.Thehomeownerdoesn'twanttobother.

39.听力原文：Theythinkthey'reluckythatthey'relivingandit'sChristmasagain.Theycan'tseethat

weliveonadirtystreetinashabbyhouseamongpeoplewhoaren'tmuchgood.Johnnyandthechildrencan'tseehowpitifulitisthatourneighborshavetomakehappinessoutofthisfilthanddirt.Mychildrenmustgetonofthis.Buthow?Themoneythatwe'vesavedisn'tnearlyenough.

TheMcGarityshavemoney,buttheyareshow-offswithit.TheMcGaritygirljustyesterdaystoodoutthereinthestreeteatingfromabagofcookieswhilearingofhungrychildrenwatchedher.Isawthosechildrenlookingatherandcryingintheirhearts,andwhenshecouldn'teatanymore,shethrewtherestaway.

MissJacksonwhoteachesattheSettlementHouseisn'trich,butsheknowsthings.Sheunderstandspeople.Hereyeslookstraightintoyourswhenshetalkswithyou.Everyoneelseherelooksawaybecausethey'reashamedoftheirlives.I'dliketoseethechildrenbelikeMissJacksonwhentheygrowup.

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A.Herfamilyisextremelyrich.

B.Herfamilyisanunhappyone.

C.Theyareaccustomedtotheirlife.

D.Theylongforachangeintheirlife.

40.(38)

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.Ifpollutioncontinuestoincreaseatthepresentrate,formationofaerosols(浮质)intheatmospherewillcausetheonsetofaniceageinabout50years'time.Thisconclusion,reachedbyDr.S.I.RasoolandDr.S.H.Schneider,oftheUnitedStatesGoddardSpaceFlightCenter,answerstheapparentlyconflictingquestionofwhetheranincreaseinthecarbondioxidecontentoftheatmospherewillcausetheEarthtowarmuporincreasingtheaerosolcontentwillcauseittocooldown.TheAmericanshaveshownconclusivelythattheaerosolquestionisdominant.

Twospectershauntingconservationistshavebeentheprospectthatmeddlingwiththeenvironmentmightleadtotheplanet'sbecomingunbearablyhotorcold.Oneoftheseghostshasnowbeenlaid,becauseitseemsthatevenanincreaseintheamountofcarbondioxideintheatmospheretoeighttimesitspresentvaluewillproduceanincreaseintemperatureofonly2℃,whichwouldtakeplaceoverseveralthousandyears.Buttheotherproblemnowloomslargerthanever.

Aerosolsarecollectionsofsmallliquidorsolidparticlesdispersedinairorsomeothermedia.Theparticlesareallsotinythateachiscomposedofonlyafewhundredatoms.Becauseofthistheycanfloatintheairforaverylongtime.PerhapsthemostcommonlyexperiencedaerosolisindustrialsmogofthekindthatplaguedLondoninthe1950sandisanevengreaterprobleminLosAnglestoday.Thesecollectionsofaerosolsreflectthesun'sheatandtherebycausedtheEarthtocool.

Dr.RasoolandDr.SchneiderhavecalculatedtheexacteffectofadustaerosollayerjustabovetheEarth'ssurfaceonthetemperatureoftheplanet.Asthelayerbuildsup,thepresentdelicatebalancebetweentheamountofheatabsorbedfromthesunandtheamountradiatedfromtheEarthisdisturbed.Theaerosollayernotonlyreflectsmuchofthesun'slightbutalsotransmitstheinfraredradiationfrombelowalmostunimpeded.So,whiletheheatinputtothesurfacedrops,thelossofheatremainshighuntiltheplanetcoolstoanewbalancedstate.Within50years,ifnostepsaretakentocurbthespreadofaerosolsintheatmosphere,acoolingoftheEarthbyasmuchas3.5~Cseemsinevitable.Ifthatlastsforonlyafewyears,itwouldstartanothericeage,andbecausethegrowingicecapsateachpolewouldthemselvesreflectmuchofthesun'sradiation,itwouldprobablycontinuetodevelopeveniftheaerosollayerweredestroyed.TheonlybrightspotinthisgloomyforecastliesinthehopeexpressedbyDr.RascoolandDr.Schneiderthatnuclearpowermayreplacefossilfuelsintimetopreventtheaerosolcontentoftheatmospherefrombecomingcritical.

Whatisendangeringourplanetmoreurgentlyaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theamountofcarbondioxideincreasesintheatmosphere.

B.Thetemperatureincreasesduetotheliberationofcarbondioxide.

C.Theplanetisbecominghotbecauseofthecollectionofaerosols.

D.TheformationofaerosolscausestheEarthtocooldown.

42.

Whatconditionsareneededforshrubstobecomeestablished?

A.Fernsmusttakeroot.

B.Thegroundmustbecoveredwithgrass.

C.Moresoilmustaccumulate.

D.Smallerplantsmustdieout.

43.

Businessesdonotregardinformationconcerningpersonalbankaccountsasprivatebecause______.

A.itsrevelationwilldonoharmtoconsumersunderthecurrentprotectionpolicy

B.itisconsidered"transactionandexperience"informationunprotectedbylaw

C.ithasalwaysbeenconsideredanopensecretbythegeneralpublic

D.itssalecanbebroughtundercontrolthroughself-regulation

44.Wecansafelyinferfromthearticlethatthevideogamesallowpeopletochooseacharacterwith______.

A.theabilitytohandlenewsituations

B.skillsingettingalongwithothers

C.physicalpowerandforbearance

D.hand-eyecoordination

45.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Manyprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationaroundthecountryareindanger.Notallwillbesaved,andperhapsnotalldeservedtobesaved.Therearelow-qualityschoolsjustasthereislow-qualitybusiness.Wehavenoobligationtosavethemsimplybecausetheyexist.

Butmanythrivinginstitutionsthatdeservetocontinuearethreatened.Theyaredoingafinejobeducationally,buttheyarecaughtinafinancialsqueeze,withnowaytoreducerisingcostsorincreasingrevenuessignificantly.Raisingtuitiondoesn'tbringinmorerevenues,foreachtimetuitiongoesup,theenrollmentgoesdown,ortheamountthatmustbegivenawayinstudentaidgoesup.Schoolsarebusinesses,whetherpublicorprivate,notusuallybecauseofmismanagementbutbecauseofthenatureoftheenterprise.Theylosemoneyoneverycustomer,andtheycangobankrupteitherfromtoofewstudentsortoomanystudents.Evenaverygoodcollegeisaverybadbusiness.

Itissuchcolleges,thrivingbutthreatened,Iworryabout.Lowenrollmentisnottheirchiefproblem.Evenwithfullenrollment,theymaygounder.Effortstosavethem,andpreferablytokeepthemprivate,areanationalnecessity.Thereisnobasisforarguingthatprivateschoolsareinherentlybetterthanpublicschools.Examplestothecontraryabound.Anyonecannamestateuniversitiesandcollegesthatrankasthefinestinthenationandtheworld.Itisnowinevitablethatpublicinstitutionswillbedominant,andthereforediversityisanationalnecessity.Diversityinthewaywesupportschoolstendstogiveusahealth