2022年浙江省金华市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2022年浙江省金华市大学英语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.

In1993,AsaBriggsCandlerboughttheCoca-ColaCo.andregisteredCoca-Colaasatrademark.

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2.

ThemainshortcomingofFS2000isits______.

3.

Somesweetfoods,______________________,containchocolate.

4.

Theauthorsuggeststhat20%ofeachpaycheckbeinvestedinsomethingwith______.

5.

Feldmanfindsthatwildanimalsalsotakedeceptiveactionswhen______.

A.theirfoodgetsscarce

B.theirlifeisendangered

C.theyfightformoreterritory

D.theymovetoanewhabitat

6.WhenMomandDadGrowOld

Theprospectoftalkingtoincreasinglyfragileparentsabouttheirfuturecanbe"oneofthemostdifficultchallengesadultchildrenwilleverface,"saysClarissaGreen,aVancouvertherapist."Peopleoftentellmetheydon'twanttoraisesensitiveissueswiththeirparentsaboutbringingincaregiversormoving,"shesays."They'llsay,'Idon'twanttoseedadcry.'"ButGreenusuallyresponds,"What'swrongwiththat?"Adultchildren,shesays,needtotrytojointheirparentsingrievingtheirdecline,acknowledgetheirlivingarrangementsmaynolongerworkand,ifnecessary,helpthemsaygoodbyetotheirbelovedhome."It'ssad.Andit'ssupposedtobe.It'saboutdeathitself."

Therearealmostfourmillionmenandwomenoverage65inCanada.Nearlytwothirdsofthemmanagetopatchtogetherenoughsupport—fromfamily,friends,privateandgovernmentservices—toliveindependentlyuntilvirtuallythedaytheydie,accordingtoStatisticsCanada.

OftheCanadianseniorswholiveto85andover,almostoneinthreeendupbeingmoved—sometimeskicking—togrouplivingforthelastyearsoftheirlives.Eveninthebest-casescenarios(可能出现的情况),suchdislocationscanbringsorrow."Oftenthefamilyfeelsguilty,andtheseniorfeelsabandoned,"saysCharmaineSpencer,aprofessorinthegerontologydepartmentofSimonFraserUniversity.Harassedwiththeirowncareersandchildren,adultchildrenmaypushtheirparentstoofasttomakeamajortransition.

ValMacDonald,executivedirectoroftheB.C.SeniorsServicesSociety,cautionsadultchildrenagainstimposingtheirviewsonagingparents."Manybabyboomerscanbequitepatronizing(高人一等的),"shesays.Likemanywhoworkwithseniors,MacDonaldsuggestsadultchildrendevotemanyconversationsoveralongperiodoftimetocollaboratingontheirparents'future,raisingfeelings,questionsandoptions—gently,butfrankly.However,manymiddle-agedadults,accordingtothespecialists,justmuddle(应付)throughwiththeiragingparents.

WhentheparentsofNancyWoodsofMulmurHills,Ont.,wereintheirmid-80s,theymadethedecisiontodownsizefromtheirlargefamilyhometoanapartmentinToronto.AsWoods'sparents,GeorgeandBernice,becamemorefrail,shebelievedtheyknewshehadtheirbestinterestsatheart.TheyagreedtohersuggestiontohaveMealsonWheelsstartdeliveringlunchesanddinners.However,yearslater,afteracrisis,Woodsdiscoveredherparentshadtakentothrowingoutthepreparedmeals.Herdadhadappreciatedthem,butBernicehadcometobelievetheywerepoisoned."Myfatherwassoloyal,"saysWoods,"hehadhidthatmymotherwasoverwhelmedbyparanoia(偏执狂)."Toherhorror,Woodsdiscoveredherdadandmomwere"livingoncrackersandoatmealporridge"andwereweakeningfromtheimpoverisheddiet.HerdadwasalsofallingapartwiththestressofprovidingforBernice—acommonproblemwhenonespousetriestodoeverythingforanailingpartner."Thespousewho'sbeingcaredformightbedoingwellathome,"saysSpencer,"butoftentheotherspouseisburnedoutandendsupbeinghospitalized."

Fortunately,outsidehelpisoftenavailabletopeoplestrugglingthroughtheoften-distressingprocessofhelpingtheirparentsexploreanimportantshift.Sonsanddaughterscanbringinbrochuresorbooksonseniors'issues,aswellasintroducegovernmenthealth-careworkersorstaffatvariousagencies,tohelpraiseissuesandopenupdiscussions,saysValMacDonald,whosenonprofitorganizationrespondstothousandsofcallsayearfromBritishColumbiansdesperateforinformationabouthowtoweavethroughthedizzyingarrayofseniorsservicesandhousingoptions.Thelonglistofthingstodo,saysMacDonald,includesassessingtheirabilitytoliveindependently;determiningyourcomfortlevelwithsuchthingsa

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7.

LisaPerezfoundanewinterestinhomemakingduringtheperiodofunemployment.

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8.SonjaLyubomirskyboughtthecarjustbecauseshewantedtoownaPrius.

9.

Moneylaunderingexistsmainlybecauseofthecorruptionofofficialsinthegovernment.

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10.

MsRobertsdemandsthatthegovernmenttakeontheresponsibilityforfindingoutthe______offamilyrelationshipcrisis.

11.

Inthecarpentryschooltheboyswerelearningtobuildlargerhouses.

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12.Whatdoresearchersthinkisthedriveformanyeverydaypreferences?

A.Thehastejudgment.

B.Themechanismofself-feedback.

C.Theinteractionwithothers.

D.Theexpectationforthefuture.

13.

AccordingtoJoelAchenbach,whiledreaming,ourbrainsexperience______.

14.WhenathleteswonintheOlympicgames,theyenjoyedvariousprivilegesforthemto______.

15.

The"WildGoose",whichwasbeingtowed,wassuddenlycoveredbyamistandpulledunderwater.

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16.

Scientistsaregrowingconcernedaboutothergasesproducedfrom______.

17.

Becauseofhisfailureonbusinessandthedeathofhisfamilymembers,hisworksaremarkedby______.

18.

TheIndianshadinventedthehammocklongbeforetheEuropeanscametoSouthAmerica.

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19.

WhooncehadtolearntheAuto-TunetechniquefromT-Pain?

A.DixieChicks.B.Metallica.C.Diddy.D.Prince.

20.

Animalscannotsurvivesomecatastrophiceventssuchasstarvation,disease,orcompetitionfromotherspecies.

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

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

Aprojectlikelytoevolvein.thenearorintermediatefutureisspacetourism,apurely【B1】______activitythatwouldnothavetorelyonunpredictablegovernmentdecisions.Itwould【B2】______putspaceoperationsonamuchmoresolid,dependablefootingandwouldenormously【B3】______man'sspaceactivity.Whilesomepeopleseespacetourismasa【B4】______multibillion-dollarbusiness,difficulttechnicalproblemsremaintobe【B5】______

First,amannedreusablerocketliketheVentureStarmustbebuilt.Then,asecondseriousproblemmustbe【B6】______:eventoday'smost-advancedspacerocketsareableto【B7】______onlyabout2.5%oftheirlaunchweightintoorbit--aratiothathashardlychangedinthelast40years.Thisfactisaresultofthe【B8】______ofmaterialcharacteristicsandchemicalpowersources,and【B9】______.

Todaythepriceofatickettospacewouldhavetobeatleast＄50000.Itisquestionable【B10】______.However,spacetourismmaybecomemoreattractiveoncespacefacilitiesarebuilt【B11】______.

【B1】

22.听力原文：M:Hello,Goodmorning,I'mcallingtocheckonthestatusofmycomputer.

W:Well,thenewpartshavejustbeencomingin,anditshouldbereadybyFriday.

Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

(15)

A.Fixingthewoman'scomputer.

B.OrderingsomenewpartsbyFriday.

C.GettingthenewpartsreadybyFrid

D.Sendingthewoman'scomputerforrepair.

23.(32)

A.Toestablishprioritiesamongalltasksfirst.

B.Toallocatementalresourcestodifferenttasks.

C.Tosupervisethepreparatoryworkofthetasks.

D.Tothinktwicebeforecarryingoutmultitasking.

24.

【B11】

25.【B1】

26.(31)

A.EveryyearinMarch.

B.Everyotheryear.

C.Fromtwotothreeweeks.

D.Thewinterof1925.

27.(21)

A.Lessthan6months.

B.2months.

C.6monthsormore.

D.1month.

28.(35)

A.Bigwavesposeathreattocommercialnavigation.

B.Therivercurrentneverflowsfastertenmilesperhour.

C.Theriverreversesitsflowseveraltimesaday.

D.Hightidescancreatesuddenandunexpectedrapids.

29.(25)

A.August8th.B.September9th.C.July10th.D.November11th.

30.(29)

A.Itwillconfineustothefourwalls.

B.Wewillhaveunlimitedfreedom.

C.Therichwillbeevenricher.

D.Educationwillbewidelyspread.

31.听力原文：Chessmustbeoneoftheoldestgamesintheworld.AnArabtravelerinIndiaintheyear900wrotethatitwasplayed"longlongago".ChesswasprobablyinventedinIndia,andithasbeenplayedeverywhereintheworld,fromAsiatoEurope,fromAmericatoAfricaeversince1400.Thename"chess"isinteresting.Whenoneplayerisattackingtheother'sking,hesaysinEnglish"checkmate".ThesewordscamefromthePersianwordsof"Shanmat",whichmeans"thekingisdead".Thatiswhenthegameisover,andoneplayerhaswon.

Thoughsuchanoldgamechangesveryslowly,itspresentruleshaven'talwaysbeenthesameastheyusedto.Forexample,atonetimethequeencouldonlymoveonesquareatatime.Nowsheisthestrongestpieceontheboard.Itwouldbeinterestingtoknowwhythishashappened.

Chesstakestimeandthought,butitisagameforallkindsofpeople.Youdon'thavetobeachampioninordertoenjoyit.Norisitalwaysplayedbytwopeoplesittingatthesametable.What'smore,someofthechessmastersareabletoplaymanypeopleatthesametime.Itisalsosaidthatsomepeopleplaychessbypost,whichmustmakechesstheslowestgameintheworld.

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A.Heattackshisownking.

B.Theotherplayer'skingcannotmove.

C.Theotherplayersays"Shanmat"tohim.

D.Theotherplayersays"checkmate"tohim.

32.听力原文：M:Ireallyneedtomakesomeextramoney.I'vepracticallyspentmyentirebudgetforthesemester.

F:Youshouldcheckoutthenewcafeteria.Ithinkthereareafewopeningsleftintheevening.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

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A.Cashhischequereceivedfromthenewcafeteria.

B.Gotothecafeteriaintheevening.

C.Openanewcafeteria.

D.Askthenewcafeteriatoseeiftheyhaveanyvacancies.

33.听力原文：M:Areyousureyoucan'trecallthenameoftherestaurant?

W:It'sjustonthetipofmytongue!

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthebook?

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A.It'sabestselleroftheyear.

B.Shehastemporarilyforgottenthetitle.

C.Thetitleisratherdifficulttopronounce.

D.Shecanneverrecallthetitleofthebook.

34.听力原文：W：Ihavebeenlookingthroughyourapplication．Youseemtohavemanyofthequalificationsneededforthisposition．Doyouhaveanyworkexperience?

M：Actually，IamscheduledtofinishschoolinJune．Tobehonest，thisisthefirstlobIamlookingfor．

Q：Whatdoesthemando?

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A.Hehasjustquittedhisformerjob.

B.Heisstillaschoolstudent.

C.Heisapplyingforajob.

D.Heishavinganinterviewnow.

35.听力原文：M:Irememberyou'veimmigratedtoTorontofornearlythreeyears.Areyouhappywiththelifeinyoursecondhometown?

W:Yes,indeed.I'donceconsideredgoingtoTokyo,WellingtonorSicily,butI'veneverregrettedmydecision.

Q:Wheredoesthewomanlive?

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A.InToronto.B.InTokyo.C.InWellington.D.InSicily.

36.

【B2】

37.(22)

A.Meetingvariouspeople.

B.Gettinggeneroustips.

C.Beingoutdoors.

D.Seeinginterestingsightsinthecity.

38.SectionC

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

Manyworkersdependonplans【B1】______bytheiremployerstohelppayfortheirretirement.Therearetwomajorkindsofretirementplans.Oneisdefinedbywhatispaidout,theotherbywhatispaidin.

Thefirstiscalledadefined【B2】______plan,orpension.Itprovidesset【B3】______basedonthenumberofyearsan【B4】______hasworked:Theseplansoftenpayforhealthcareandothercosts.Theymightalsoprovidemoneytofamilymemberswhenthe【B5】______dies.

Pensions,however,canbeabigcosttoemployers.IntheUnitedStates,thechangefroma【B6】______economytoaserviceeconomyhasresultedinfewerandfewer【B7】______plans.

Theothermajorkindofretirementplaniscalledadefined【B8】______plan.Twothingsdefinehowmuchaworkerwillgetatretirement.【B9】______.

Onepopularversionisafour-oh-one-kplan,namedafterapartofthetaxlaw.【B10】______.

Butsomeplansareverycomplex.AneasierwayforsmallemployerstoofferretirementsavingsisthroughaSavingsIncentiveMatchPlan.【B11】______.

【B1】

39.SectionB

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

听力原文：InAmerica,wherelaborcostsaresohigh,"do-it-yourself"isawayoflife.Manypeoplerepairtheirownears,buildtheirowngarages,evenrebuildtheirownhouses.Soonmanyofthemwillalsobewritingtheirownbooks.InHollywoodthereisacompanythatpublisheschildren'sbookswiththehelpofcomputers.Althoughotherbookcompaniesalsopublishthatway,thiscompanyisnotliketheothers.Itallowsthereadertobecometheleadingcharacterinthestorieswiththehelpofcomputers.Hereishowtheydoit.LetussupposethechildisnamedJenny.ShelivesinNewYork,andhasadognamedHody.Thecomputerusesthisinformationtomakeupastorywithpictures.Thestoryisthenprintedup.Achildwhoreceivessuchabookmightsay,"Thisbookisaboutme,"sothecompanycallsitselfthe"Me-BooksPublishingCompany."

ChildrenliketheMe-booksbecausetheyliketoseeinprinttheirownnamesandthenamesoftheirfriendsandtheirpets.Butmoreimportant,inthiswayreadersaremuchmoreinterestedinreadingthestories.Me-booksarehelpingachildtolearnhowtoread.

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A.Becausetheycandobetterthanothers.

B.Becausetheydon'twanttobehelped.

C.Becauseitisexpensivetohirelabor.

D.Becauseitisdifficulttotrustothers.

40.听力原文：W:Paul,wehaven'tgoneoutforoveramonth.Let'sgosomewherethisevening.

M:Fine.Wherewouldyouliketogo?Lookinthenewspapertogetinformationaboutthemoviesorthetheater.

Q:Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

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A.Togotothemovies.

B.Togooutforlunch.

C.Tolookinthenewspaper.

D.Toaskforinformation.

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

A.areequallykindandoptimisticastheirbosses

B.appreciateandfeelencouragedbythebenefitspackage

C.can'tescapetheunpleasantcompetitionforpowerintheoffice

D.arefarawayfromofficecompetitionthankstotheinnovationinmanaging

42.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Theearliestknowngalaxiesintheuniverse,whichformedduringtheuniverse's"darkage"nearly13billionyearsago,havebeenspiedbytwoteamsofastronomers.

Thediscoveries,reportedseparatelyinthisweek'sissueofthejournalNature.suggestthatgalaxieswereformingjust700millionyearsafterthebirthoftheuniverse.

Theoryholdsthattheuniverseformed13.7billionyearsagowhenanextremelydenseconcentrationofmassrapidlyexpendedinaneventknownasthebigbang.

Theuniversehasbeenexpandingeversince,soastronomersareabletoagegalaxiesbycomputinghowmuch.thewavelengthoftheirlighthasstretched—orredshifted—astheexpansiontakesthegalaxiesfartherfromEarth.Theredderthelightis,theolderandmoredistantthegalaxyis.

Thedetectionofsuchancientgalaxiesaddsintrigue(神秘色彩)totheoriesofhowtheveryfirstgalaxiesformed,accordingtoastronomers.

Weretheremanylarge,younggalaxiesintheearlyuniversethatareobscuredfromastronomers'viewbyabundantgasesabsorbingtheirlight?Orweregalaxiesrareandsmallwaybackthen,asaprevailingtheorysuggests,andlaterclumpedtogethertoform.largergalaxiessuchastheMilkyWay?

"Webelievethatweneedboththeseprocessestoexplainwhatwesee."Masanorilye,aprofessorattheNationalAstronomicalObservatoryofJapan.saidinanemail.

Thegalaxy,calledIOK-1,formedabout750millionyearsafterthebigbang--60millionyearsclosertotheeventthanthepreviousrecordholder.

Giventhenumberofgalaxiesfoundduringalaterepochabout810millionyearsago,theresearchershadexpectedtofindasmanyassixgalaxieslikeIOK-1Butthecomparativerarity(稀有)ofobjectslikeIOK-lmeansthattheuniversemusthavechangedsignificantlyoverthe60millionyearsthatseparatethetwoepochs,theteamsuggests.

lyeandcolleaguesbelievethattheyarewitnessingthelastphaseofaprocessknownasreionization(再次电离).

AccordingtoIye,about380,000yearsafterthefieryhotbigbang,theuniversecooledsomuchthatprotonsandelectronsrecombinedtoform.neutralhydrogen.Thisisknownasthebeginningofthedarkageoftheuniverse,becauseneutralhydrogenabsorbsthelightfromstars.

Asmoregalaxiesstartedtoform.about300millionyearslater,thehotstarsheatedtheintergalactic(银河间的)mediumandgraduallyreionizedtheneutralhydrogenbackmprotonsandelectrons.Theionizedhydrogenthenbecamemoretransparent,allowingthegalaxies'lighttopassthrough

lyesaidthenewresultssupporttheideathatneutralhydrogenwasstillabundant750millionyearsafterthebigbang,blockingevenoldergalaxiesfromview."Wearestartingtoseethelastphaseofcosmicreionization,orthedawnofthecosmicdarkage,"hesaid.

lyeaddedthatthediscoveryalsosupportsthe"hierarchical"theoryofgalaxyformation,whichsuggeststhatbig,brightgalaxiesformedassmallergalaxiescollidedandmerged."Theepochwehaveprobedisyetinthiscriticalstage,"hesaid.

Accordingtothediscoveriesoftheastronomers,whendidgalaxiesform?

43.Bysaying"Newspaperslike...theirowndoom"(Line3,Para.1),theauthorindicatesthatnewspapers______.

A.neglectedthesignofcrisis

B.failedtogetstatesubsidies

C.wereinadesperatesituation

D.werenotcharitablecorporations

44.

Whycanastronomersagegalaxiesbycomputinghowmuchthewavelengthoftheirlighthasstretched?

45.

Theauthorholdstheviewthattheapplestoryis______.

A.fabricatedB.ridiculousC.authenticD.reasonable

46.

Whatistheauthor'ssuggestiontowardsthesystemofacademicreferenceforuniversityentry?

47.SectionB

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

Intheinterestoflightnessofweight,everythingyoucarryinyourpackshouldserveasmanypurposesaspossible.Clothingandsleepinggearconstitutethegreatestamountofbulkinyourpackandprobablythemostweight.Thus,youshouldchooseclothesandsleepinggearwithagreatdealofversatilityinmind.Getthemaximumusefromthevariousitemsofclothingandsleepinggearandcombinationsofthem.

Forexample,insteadoftwopairsoflongpants,carryonepairoflongpantsandapairofshorts.Youcanweartheshortsalone,orthelongpantsalone,orbothatthesametime.

Thesamewithshirts.Insteadofoneheavyshirt,carrytwomedium-weightshirts-onewithlongsleeves,onewithshortsleeves.Carrytwolight-weightwoolsweatersinsteadofaheavysweaterorjacket.Evenbetter,carryalight-weightwoolsweaterandawindshell.Thisgivesyouthreepossibilities:sweateralone,shellalone,sweaterandshelltogether.Additionally,youwillbewarmerinseverallayersofclothingthaninonelayerofheavyclothing.Theshell,lightsweater,andtwoshirtswillkeepyouwarmerthanoneshirtandaheavysweaterorjacket.

Thissamelayeringprincipleapplieswhenyousleep.Bettertohavealight-weightsleepingbagandwearseverallayersofclothingthantohaveaheavy-duty,low-temperaturesleepingbag.

Ofcourse,differentpeoplesleepwarmorcold,dependingupontheirbodymetabolism.Andthoseneedsshouldobviouslybeconsideredintheassemblyofclothestheycarry.

Shouldyoufindyourselfinafreaksituationsuchaszerotemperature,whenyoustartoutinweatherthatshouldnothavedroppedbelow30degrees,thereareanumberofthingsyoucandotoimprovethewarmthofyoursleep.

(1)Youcansleepinsideatent,ofcourse.Thisincreasesthetemperatureby5to10degreesanditcutsthewindchillfactorsubstantially.(2)Campoutofthewindifpossible.Thiscutsdownthewindchillfactor.(3)Placeyoursleepingbagsclosetogether.Thisretainstheheatforallofyou.(4)Camponthesideofahillinsteadofonthevalleyfloor,especiallyonclearnights.Warmerairliftsupandoffthevalleyflooronclearnights.Therecanbeasmuchas15degreesdifferencebetweenthetemperatureonthesideofthehillandthatonthevalleyfloor.

Theauthorbelievesthateverythinginyourpackshould______.

A.belightweight

B.serveanimportantpurpose

C.serveseveralpurpose

D.keepthepackwarm

48.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasthefactorinmarriageadvertisementaccordingtothispassage?

A.Theappearance.

B.Thepreviousmarriagestatus.

C.Theexpenditureofweddingceremony.

D.Thesocialclass.

49.Themainsourcesofinfluenzavirusesinlakewaterare______,whichmaystayinfectiousforupto30days.

50.Toseehowstatesofmarriageinfluencedsleep,researchersinstalledsomeequipmentinsubjects'hometomonitortheir______andrecordhowtheirrelationshipswent.

51.Thetelecityisacitywhoselife,direction,andfunctioningarelargelyshapedbytelecommunications.Inthetwenty-firstcentury,citieswillbebasedmoreandmoreonaneconomythatisdependentonservicesandintellectualproperty.Telecommunicationsandinformationnetworkswilldefineacity'sarchitecture,shape,andcharacter.Proximityinthetelecitywillbedefinedbythespeedandbandwidthofnetworksasmuchasbygeographicalpropinquity.Intheageofthetelecity,NewYorkandSingaporemaybecloserthan,say,NewYorkandArkadelphia,Arkansas.

Telecitieswillsupersedemegacitiesforseveralreasons,includingthedrivetowardcleanair,reducingpollution,energyconservation,morejobsbasedonservices,andcopingwiththehighcostofurbanproperty.Nowwemustaddtheneedtocopewithterroristthreatsinahigh-technologyworld.

Westernmind-setswereclearlyjoltedinthewakeoftheterroristattackontheWorldTradeCentreinNewYorkCityandattacksinIndonesia,SaudiArabia,andelsewhere.Buttherisksposedbytwentieth-centurypatternsofurbanizationandarchitecturehaveyettoregisterfullywithpoliticalfiguresandleadersofindustry.ThePentagon,forexample,hasbeenrebuiltinsituationratherthandistributedtomultiplelocationsandconnectedbysecurelandlinesandbroadbandwirelesssystems.Likewise,thereconstructionoftheWorldTradeCentrecomplexstillrepresentsamassiveconcentrationofhumanityandinfrastructure.Thisisaremarkablyshortsightedanddangerousvisionofthefuture.

Thesecurityrisks,economicexpenses,andenvironmentalhazardsofovercentralizationareeverywhere,andtheydonotstopwithskyscrapersandlargegovernmentalstructures.Therearerisksalsoatseaportsandairports,infoodandwatersupplies,atnuclearpowerplantsandhydroelectricturbinesatmajordams,intransportationsystems,andininformationandcommunicationsystems.

Thisvulnerabilityappliesnotonlytoterroristthreatsbutalsotohumanerror,suchassystem-wideblackoutsinNorthAmericainAugust2003andinItalyinSeptember2003,andnaturaldisasterssuchastyphoons,hurricanes,floods,andearthquakes.Leadersandplannersareonlyslowlybecomingawarethatovercentralizedfacilitiesarethemostvulnerabletoattackorcatastrophicdestruction.

Thereisalsogrowingawarenessthenewbroadbandelectronicsystemnowallowgovernmentsandcorporationstosafeguardtheirkeyassetsandpeopleinnewandinnovativeways.Sofar,corporationshavebeenquickesttoadjusttothesenewrealities,andsomegovernmentshavebeguntoadjustaswell.

Whatwillbecrucialtotheeconomyofthecitiesinthetwenty-firstcentury?

A.Services.

B.Telecommunications.

C.Intellectualproperty.

D.bothAandB.

52.

Apartfromthisnewunderstandingofthecorrelationbetweenhealthandexercise,themainreasonthepassagegivesforwhysomanyAmericansareexercisingregularlyis______.

A.theirchangedlifestyle

B.theireagernesstostaythinandyouthful

C.theirappreciationoftheimportanceofexercise

D.theencouragementtheyhavereceivedfromtheircompanies

53.

Peoplewhocontrolthemediadon't______.

54.

ThemultinationaltrainingprogramismostlyconcernedwiththerelationbetweenAmericansand______.

A.theJapaneseB.ArabsC.BraziliansD.Orientals

55.

Whereinthepassagedoestheauthorcomparetheenergyconsumptionofskyscraperswiththatofacity?

A.Para.2B.Para.4C.Para.3D.Para.5

56.

【C8】

57.

WhatcanwelearnabouttheCityHall?

A.Itwasbuiltninetyyearsagoandisthemostoutstandingfeatureinthecenterofthecity.

B.ItisoriginallypropertobuildagardenonthetopoftheCityHall.

C.Thetemperatureonitstopisalittlebitlowerthanthatonthestreetbelow.

D.ItisthefirstbuildinginAmericatohaveagardenonit.

58.

Whenparentsshowconstantdisapp