2022年湖南省株洲市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022年湖南省株洲市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.Youdon'thavetobe18:Goingtocollegeasanadult

Everysooften,especiallywhenI'mfeelingdown,Itakeoutmyoldcollegenotes,textbooksanddiplomas,andtakealittlestrolldownmemorylane.IrememberthefunIhadincollege,thepeopleImet,theprofessorswhotaughtmeandtheexperiencesthatchangedmylife.AndI'mgladImadethesacrifices.

Aftergraduatinghighschool,Ithoughtcollegewasn'tforme.Iservedafour-yearstintintheU.S.MarineCorps,andthentookajobwiththepostalservice.Inmynavet,Ithoughtthatmovingupwithintheagencywouldbefairlyeasy.Iwasbright,knowledgeable,eagertolearnnewthingsandwillingtoputinthetimeneededtodevelopmyself.ButIranintoabrickwall.Itseemedtherewasaninsidetrack,andIwasdefinitelynotonit.Afteraboutayearandahalf,Irealizedthatmychancesofadvancementwerenil,anditwastimetodosomethingaboutit.

Ifloatedtheideaofattendingcollegetomycoworkersandsuperiorsandtheresponsewasmostlynegative.Buttherewereafewpeoplewhothoughtitwasagoodidea,andIdidaLotofthinking.Isawtwochoices:1.StaywhereIwas,miserableinalow-leveljob.2.Takeachanceandgivecollegeatry.SincemyjobwasLeadingmenowhere,Idecidedtostartcollege.

Overcomingtheinitialobstacles

WhenIstarted;Iencounteredalotofresistancefrompeopleatwork.Thephrase"careerstudent"wasbandiedaboutatme,asifIwaslearningnothingpracticalandbasicallytryingtoavoidgrowingup.Actuallyitwastheotherwayaround,Isawstayinginmyjobasawaytoavoidfacingresponsibilities,andcollegeasamorerealworld—andanislandofsanityinmylife.

Whileitmadelittledifferencetomeifmycoworkersorbossessupportedmydecisiontoattendcollege,Ididwantmyfamilybehindme.Thesupportwasthere-Ididn'tneedanyfinancialhelp,butIgotalotofmoralsupportfrommyparents,aswellasfromfriendsandrelatives.

ProbablythebiggestobstacleIfaced,sinceIwasplaguedbydoubtsaboutmyownintelligenceandabilities,wasjustgettingstarted.IdecidedtostartclosetohomeanddomyfirsttwoyearsofcollegeatPalmBeachCommunityCollege,whichwasonthewaytowork,andthentransfertoFloridaAtlanticUniversity,whichwasmoreoutoftheway.

IhaddrivenpastthecampusofPalmBeachCommunityCollegeseveraltimes.Inthespringof1987,Ifinallyworkedupthenervetogointotheadmissionsoffice.Formanypeoplethatfirststepisabigone,andit'seasytobelievethatoneissteppingintoanabyss,butPBCCwasflexibleenoughforme.IhadtotaketheAmericanCollegeTestand,afterscoringwellonthat,wasabletoregisterforclasses.MyfirstclasswasintroductiontotheSocialSciences,andfromthemomenttheprofessorbegantolecture,IknewIhadfoundaplacewhereIcouldlearnandgrow.

CultureShock

Youmightexpecttoexperiencecultureshockincollegeafteryourday-to-dayexperiences.Ifound,instead,thatmostofthecultureshockhappenswhenyouleaveclassandgobacktowork.Forwhileyourcoworkersandbossesarenotchanging,youare.

Youmayfindyourselfcollidingwiththepeopleatwork.Theymayfindthatyournewhabits,likestudyingduringbreaksandlunch,andnotgoingtothelocalbartodrinkandgripeaboutwork,aredisturbingthestatusquo(当前的状况).

Youmayevenbetemptedtogiveup.Pleasedon't.Itmaybedifficult,youmaybeexhaustedandyoumayhavetotuneoutcriticism,butIcantellyoufromexperiencethatit'sallworthitonthedayyouputonthecapandgownandreceiveyourdiploma.

Collegelifeforadults

Soyou'vegoneanddoneit.Youhavebeenacceptedformatriculation(注册入学)atacommunitycollegeoru

A.hecouldseenohopeofmovinguptheladderinthepostalagency

B.hewaseagertolearnnewthingsallhislife

C.hisrelativesandfriendsurgedhimtoreceivefurthereducation

D.withoutadiplomahecouldnotget'promotioninhisorganization

2.Awedding-planningworkermaybethesourceofhiscolleague'sangerbecause______.

A.thelatterisjealousoftheformer'shappiness

B.thelatterhastodosomeoftheformer'swork

C.theformermayforcethelattertohelpwiththewedding

D.thelattertendstomakemistakesundertheformer'sinfluence

3.

Duringthedualcirculationperiod,thepublicboughtthecommoditieswithnationalcurrencyandgotthechangein______________________.

4.

DeCoubertinamendedtheOlympicChartermanytimes.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

Throughreadingthisarticle,wecanconcludethattheauthorisa(n)______person.

6.

Theroleascaregiverbroughtabouta______inconfidencetoMr.Rappaport.AfterreturningfromCalifornia,hefeltrenewed.

7.(10)

8.TheFutureoftheBBC

Asaboygrowingupinthe1930sintheMidlands,NormanPainting,thesonofarailway-man,listenedtoanewradioservicefromtheBritishBroadcastingCorporation.Hismotherhopedhewouldgetajobasamanageratthemine,butlisteningtothevoicesfromLondontalkingaboutworldaffairs,cultureandmusicgavehimotherideas."Theradioopenedadoortotheworld,"saysMr.Painting,whowentontoOxfordUniversityonascholarshipandbecameanacademicbeforelaterworkingfortheBBC'sRadio4initslong-runningsoap,"TheArchers".

Mr.Painting'sstoryhelpstoexplainBritain'sdevotiontowhatitcalls"public-servicebroadcasting",andwhythestatehasbeenstandingbytheBBCinthefinancingissue.ThedebatehadragedforyearsoverwhethertheBBCshouldstillbepubliclyfinanced,especiallybyalicensefeepaidbyallthosewithTVsets.TheBBChatestheideaoflosingitslicensefee.Ratherthangocommercial,itsbossesplantokeepfightingforpublicfinancingfordecades.In2006,afteraheateddebate,thegovernmentreneweditsfinancingforthenexttenyearsthroughacompulsory"TVlicense"onallhouseholdswithTVsets.Butwhenthecurrentcharterrunsoutin2016,willthegovernmenttakeawayitspublicsubsidesandleavetheBBCtofendforitself?

Accordingtorecentreports,theBBCwillhavetomakedowithannualincreasesbelowretail-priceinflation,lessthanitaskedfor.Evenso,itisfortunatetobehandedaguaranteedincomeoverseveralyears.Amongdevelopedcountries,onlyGermany'sgovernmentspendsmorethanBritain'sonbroadcastingasashareofGDP.America'sdispensesnexttonothing,preferringtoleaveittothemarket.

Forthenexttenyears,theBBC'spositionlookssecure.Yetit'sgettingincreasinglyhardertoarguethatthegovernmentshouldmakethepublicpayforit.TheBBC'spurpose,accordingtoitsfirstdirector-general,JohnReith,wasto"inform,educateandentertain".ButnowtheBBCcan'thaveanythingliketheeducativeroleitusedtoplay.ThoughitremainsBritain'sdominantsourceofin-depthnewsandmostreliableproviderofhigh-qualityprogramming,changesintechnologyandmediahabitsaresplittingitsaudienceandmakingithardertotagimprovingshowsontoentertainingones.

ServingWhatPublic?

ItwaseasytogettheteenagedMr.PaintinginterestedintheBBCprogramsbecausetherewasnothingelseon.Thatisnolongertrue.Firsttheotherterrestrialssprangup:ITV,followedbyChannel4andthenChannel5,fromthe1990s,hundredsofnewchannelswerelaunchedonsatelliteandcableplatforms,creatinganew"multi-channel"world.TherapidriseoftheInternethasalsotakenatolloftheoldgeneralistchannels.PeopleareincreasinglyturningawayfromboththeBBCanditsterrestrialcompetitors.

Twodecadesago,theBBCcommanded47%ofalltelevisionviewinganditsrivals,ITVandChannel4,sharedtherest.AccordingtoOfcom,thecommunicationsregulator,today,BBC1andBBC2,itsterrestrialchannels,accountforjust33%ofallviewing,multi-channelservices(whichincludeBBC3andBBC4,bothdigitalchannels)win30%.Inhomeswithsatelliteorcabletelevision,thecorporation'ssharehasfallenfurther:BBC1andBBC2togetherhavejust23%oftheformerand22%ofthelatter.

Youngpeopleespeciallyareabandoningpublic-serviceprogrammers.AccordingtoOfcom,in2001,peoplebetween16and24spent74%oftheirviewingtimewatchingchannelssuchastheBBCandChannel4,butin2005only58%oftheirtime.Poorer,lesseducatedviewersseemtobeturningaway,too.Seriousmaterialsuffersmostwhenpeoplemovetomulti-channeltelevision.

Theresult,saysaBBCexecutive,isthat"weareover-serving"middle-class55-year-olds.TheBBCistryingto

A.theBBC'seducativerolefortheworkingclass

B.thepopularityoftheBBCinthe1930s

C.BBC'sinfluenceonordinarypeople'scareerdevelopment

D.theBritish'slovefortheBBCanditsjustificationforgovernmentalsupport

9.

HurricaneAndrewwasthesecondcostliestnaturaldisasterintheUnitedStates.

10.Depression

Inbed,youtossandturn,unabletogetagoodnight'ssleep.Youfeelanxiousandworried.There'splentytodo,buttheworkpilesupbecauseyoufeellistlessandtired.Youdon'tevenwanttodoanythingfun.Friendstellyouto"pullyourselftogether,"butyoufeelhelplessandhopeless.Youhavedifficultyconcentratingandmakingdecisions.Whenyoulookinthemirror,youhateyourself.Youaredefinitelyinoneoflife'svalleys—youaredepressed.

Everyonegetsthebluesonceinawhile.Emotionallowsandhighsareanormalpartoflife.Thebluesbecomedepressionwhenyoufeelsosleepyandlistlessthatyoucan'tfunctionnormallyineverydaylife.

TypesofDepression

Depressioncanrangefromamildpanictoself-destructiveorsuicidalbehavior.It'simportanttounderstandthevarioustypesofdepressionsothatyoucanrecognizethem.

Depressionoccursatallages,althoughmajordepressiveepisodespeakbetweentheagesof55and70inmenand20and45inwomen.Abouthalfofthosewhoexperienceanepisodeofmajordepressionwillhaveanotherwithintwoyears.Forsomepeople,episodesofdepressionareseparatedbyseveralyears,whileotherssuffergroupsofepisodesoverashorttimespan.Betweenepisodes,suchindividualsfeelwell.

Majordepressivedisorderaffectsapproximately14.8millionAmericanadults—or6.7percentoftheU.S,populationaged18yearsandolder—inagivenyear.Majordepressivedisorderismorecommoninwomenthaninmen.Althoughtreatmentcanhelpmorethan80percentofpeoplewithseveredepression,mostpeoplewithdepressiondonotseektreatment.

-Reactivedepression.Thistypeofdepressionisareactiontostressfulevents-divorce,deathofalovedone,achronicillness,apersonaltragedy,orevensocialisolation,whichtheelderlyfrequentlyexperience.Thepersonisunabletorecovernormallyfromthefeelingsassociatedwiththeevent.Commonfeelingsincludeself-pity,pessimism,andlossofinterestinlife.Itaffectspeopleofallages.

-SeasonalAffectiveDisorder(SAD).Ifyouliveinthenorthernlatitudesandsufferepressionduringthewintermonths,youmaysufferfromseasonalaffectivedisordercausedbyalackofexposuretosunlight.Doctorsaren'tsureexactlywhatphysiologicalmechanismsarcatworkinSAD,buttheyspeculatethatdepressedfeelingsandothersymptomsmaybeduetoanincreaseinthereleaseofthehormonemeltonin.SADsufferersfeellethargicandirritable.Theymayalsosufferfromchronicheadaches,increasedappetite,weightgain,andanincreasedneedforsleep.Forunknownreasons,SADistrulya"woman'sdepression,"inthatwomenmakeup70percentto80percentofthoseaffected.SinceabouthalfofallSADsufferershaverelativeswhoalsosufferfromSADorotheremotionalproblems,researchersspeculatethattheproblemmaybeinherited.

-Biochemicaldepression.Doctorsaren'tsurewhy,butsomepeopledevelopabiochemicallybaseddepressionsometimeduringmidlife.It'slikelythatthistypeofdepressioniscausedbybiochemicalproblemswithinthebrain.Theproblemusuallyrespondswelltoantidepressantmedication.Youmaybemorelikelytodevelopthistypeofchemicaldepressionifothermembersofyourfamilyhavealsosufferedfromthisproblem.

-Diseaseordrug-relateddepression.SomediseasessuchasAIDS,stroke,chronicpain,andhypothyroidism(甲状腺功能耐减退)cancausedepression.Inhypothyroidism,thethyroidgland(甲状腺)malfunctions,leadingtotoolittleornothyroidhormonecirculatinginthebloodstream.Inadditiontodepression,othersymptomsofhypothyroidismincludefatigue,weakness,weightgain,impairedmemory,andshortnessofbreath.Fortunately,thedepressionandothersymptomsofhypothyroidismcanbeeffectivelytreatedwithadequate

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

Toenhancecreativity,peopleshouldalwayslearnsomethingnew.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Thekindof______Wilcoxpossessedcanonlybenurturedbyyearsoflivingalifeinnature.

13.

Corrthinksthatifthereisanyproblemwithadrug,ifsbettertoknowit______.

14.

Socialstudierslearnbetterby______thanbyreading.

15.

GlobalizedresearchhasmadeXu'sYalelabmorecompetitivebecausethelab'sresearchworkinChina______.

16.Ifyourankthebooksaccordingtothefrequencytheymightbetouched,you'dbetterput______.

A.referencebooksatthemostimportantposition

B.brand-newbooksatthemostimportantposition

C.dog-earedbooksatthemostimportantposition

D.allthenovelsatthemostimportantposition

17.The"MountTrashmore"programhasbeenadoptedbymanyuniversities.

18.

ThegreenhouseeffecthaswarmedtheEarthwhentheEarthcameintobeing.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Whydidpeoplereconsidertomakenaturalgasasafuelsourceinthelate1960sandearly1970s?

A.Becausethepriceofgasolinewashigh.

B.Becausenatural-gasvehiclesaremuchfasterthanothervehicles.

C.Becausepeoplemademuchaccountofenvironmentalprotection.

D.Becauseitwasshortofoil.

20.

Itis______thatmakestheconnectionbetweensibsimportantandstrong.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(26)

A.Healreadyknowshowtoplay.

B.Hedoesn'tliketoplaygames.

C.Hedoesn'thaveapartner.

D.Hedoesn'thaveenoughfreetime.

22.

【B3】

23.听力原文：W:Whydidn'tyouhaveyourgeologyclasstoday?

M:Onlythreeoutofaclassoftwenty-fiveshowedup.Sincetheprofessorhadplannedtopresentacomplexdemonstration,hedecidedtocanceltheclassuntileverybodycouldbepresent.

Q:Whydidn'tthegeologyclassmeettoday?

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A.Theclassthoughtthedemonstrationwastoocomplex.

B.Toomanystudentsshowedup.

C.Theprofessordidn'tshowup.

D.Theprofessorcancelledit.

24.SectionC

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

Largecompaniesneedawaytoreachthesavingsofthepublicatlarge.Thesameproblem,onasmalle【B1】______facespracticallyeverycompanytryingtodevelopnewproductsandcreatenewjobs.Therecanbelittle【B2】______ofraisingthesortofsumsneededfromfriendsandpeopleweknow,andwhilehanksmayagreetoprovideshort-term【B3】______,theyaregenerallyunwillingtoprovidemoney'ona【B4】______basisforlong-termprojects.Socompaniesturntothepublic,invitingpeopletolendthemmoney,ortakeashareinthebusinessin【B5】______forashareinfutureprofits.Theydothisby【B6】______stocksandsharesinthebusinessthroughtireStockExchange.Bydoingso,theycanputintocirculationthesavingsof【B7】______andinstitution,bothathomeandoverseas.Whenthesaverneedshismoneyhack,hedoesnothavetogotothecompanywithwhomhe【B8】______placedit.Instead,【B9】______.Manyoftheservicesneededbothbyindustryandbyeachofusareprovidedbythegovernmentorbylocalauthorities.Withouthospitals,roads,electricity,telephones,railways,thiscountrycouldnotfunction.【B10】______,requiringmoremoneythanisraisedthroughtaxesalone.Thegovernment,localauthorities,andnationalizedindustriestherefore【B11】______

【B1】

25.(24)

A.He'spreparingforatest.

B.Helosthisnotes.

C.Hemissedtheclass.

D.He'sstudyingthissubject.

26.(29)

A.Itisfromsomekindofthreat.

B.Itisfromapressure.

C.Itisfromadesire.

D.Itisfrompersonalcommitment.

27.SectionC

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

Therearemanyargumentsforandagainsttheinterviewasaselectionprocedure.Themainargumentagainstitisthatitresultsinawholly【B1】______decision.Asoftenasnot,employersdonotchoosethebestcandidate,theychoosethecandidatewhomakesagoodfirstimpressiononthem.Someemployers,ofcourse,【B2】______tothisargumentbysayingthattheyhavebecomeso【B3】______ininterviewingstaffthattheyareabletomakeasound【B4】______ofeachcandidate'slikelyperformance.

Themainargumentinfavoroftheinterviewisthatanemployerisconcernednotonlywithacandidate'sability,butwiththe【B5】______ofhisorherpersonalityfortheparticularworksituation.Manyemployers,forexample,willoverlookoccasional【B6】______fromtheirsecretaryprovidedshehasapleasantpersonality.

Itisperhapstruetosay,therefore,thattherealpurposeofaninterviewisnottoassesstheassessable【B7】______ofeachcandidatebuttomakeaguessatthemore【B8】______things,suchaspersonality,characterandsocialability.Unfortunately,【B9】______,therearemanypeopleofgreatabilitywhosimplydonotinterviewwell.【B10】______.Theyareeitherveryshyorover-confident.Theyshow【B11】______.Theyareeitherover-politeorrudelyabrupt.

【B1】

28.

【B9】

29.(28)

A.Internationalexperts.

B.Internationalorganizations.

C.Americanpolice.

D.Americanexperts.

30.听力原文：M:I'dliketoborrowthatbookafteryou'vefinishedit．

W:Sure,butIpromisedittoJanefirst.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanintendtodo?

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A.IntroducethemantoJanesoon,

B.LetthemanhavethebookafterJane.

C.AskJanewhatshethoughtofthebook.

D.FinishingwritingtoJaneassoonaspossible.

31.听力原文：M:Wearealmostfinished.Couldyouhandmethewhitepepper?

W:Whywhitepepperandnotblack?Aren'ttheythesamething?

M:Well,theyarefromthesameplant,butwhitepepperismilder.Iusuallypreferit;ithasamoresettleflavor.

W:How?Aren'ttheyfromthesameplant?

M:Well.Itdependsonhowripeitiswhenit'sfixed.Yousurelyhavealotofquestions.

W:That'sbecauseyouhavealltheanswers.Didyoulearnaboutthisstuffincookingschool?

M:Yeah,westudyallkindsofherbsandspices.

W:Sogoon.It'sinteresting.Howdowegetblackpepperdone?

M:Ehh.Well,thepeppercornisactuallyafruit.Itgrowsonripe.It'snotreallyblackorwhite.Itturnsfromgreentoyellowtoredasitripens.Forblackpepper,youpickitwhenit'sstillalittleimmature,andthendry.

W:Dryindarkness?

M:Well,theskinturnsdarkasitdries.

W:Doesthatmeanswhitepepperisthepepperwithwhiteskin.

M:Exactly.Itisputtodryinthesunaftertheskiniswrappedup.It'salsomaturealittlelongerthanblackpepper.

W:Sotheydoallthatjusttogetamilderpeppercorn?

M:Right.Somechefsliketheideathathekeepswhitesourceswhite.

W:Thisgreenpeppercornsareinteresting.I'veneverseenthembefore.

M:Greenpepperhasaverydistinctiveflavor.Somepeoplereallylikeit.

W:Soitmustbepickedreallyyoung.

M:Right.It'snotsundry:It'seitherputinaliquidorafreezedrytokeepthecolor.

W:Well,youarequitethepepperexpert,aren'tyou?

M:Oh,agoodchefgetstoknowaboutspices.

W:I'llbejudgeofthat.Letmetaste.Hmm,youpassed.

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A.Howdifferentkindsofpepperareproduced.

B.Whywhitepepperissuperiortodishes.

C.Howthepepperplantisgrown.

D.Howvariouspeppersareusedincooking.

32.听力原文：M:Ithinkthatdogracingiskindoffunandexciting.I'venevermissthat.

W:Forme,I'mmorefondofhorsesthancarsanddogs.

Q:Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheconversation?

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A.Themanthinksearracingistooexcitingtomiss.

B.Themanprefersdogracingtohorseorcarracing.

C.Thewomanprefershorseracingtodogorcarracing.

D.Thewomandislikesdogsandcars.

33.(42)

34.

【B7】

35.(35)

A.Springlastslongerthananyotherseasonoftheyear.

B.Springistheshortestseasonoftheyear.

C.Theweatherinspring,likeinfall,isneithertoohotnortoocold.

D.SpringincreasesthevitalityofeverylivingthingonEarth.

36.听力原文：M:Therearejustoneortwomorethings,Catherine.

W:DocallmeCathy.

M:OK,Cathy.Areyoureallyinterestedinbeingavet?

W:Notreally.Anyway,I'mnotbrightenough.I'mreasonablyintelligent,butI'mnotbrilliant.I'm'afraidmymotherisabitoveroptimistic.

M:Yes,Iguessedthat.She'sabitoverpowering,isn'tshe,yourmum?

W:Abit.Butshe'sverykind.

M.I'msuresheis.So,you'reinterestedinballetandmusic,areyou?

W:Notreally.MymothersentmetolessonswhenIwassix,soI'mquitegood,Isuppose.ButIdon'tthinkIwanttodothatfortherestofmylife,especiallymusic.It'ssolonely.

M:Whatdoyouenjoydoing7

W:Well,Ilikeplayingtennis,andswimming.Oh,IwenttoFrancewiththeschoolchoirlastyear.Ireallyenjoyedthat.AndIliketalkingtopeople.ButIsupposeyoumeanrealinterests-thingsthatwouldhelpmetogetajob?

M:No.I'mmoreinterestedinwhatyoureallywanttodo.Youliketalkingtopeople,doyou?

W:Ohyes,Ireallyenjoymeetingnewpeople.

M:Doyouthinkyouwouldenjoyteaching?

W:No,no,Idon'treally.Iwasneververyinterestedinschoolwork,andI'dliketodosomethingdifferent.Anyway,there'sateachertrainingcollegeverynearus.Itwouldbejustlikegoingtoschoolagain.

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A.ballet.B.Swimming.C.Nursing.D.Teaching

37.(22)

A.Shedoubtsitwillwork.

B.Shethinkstheydon'thaveenoughtime.

C.She'senthusiasticaboutit.

D.She'shappytogetsomuchmoney.

38.

【B6】

39.

【B11】

40.听力原文：M:CanIopenacheckingaccounthere?

W:Certainly.Youcanopenacheckingaccountwitha10dollarminimumdeposit.

Q:Whoisthemantalkingto?

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A.Awaitress.B.Alawyer.C.Abankclerk.D.Ashopassistant.

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

Althoughthegreenmovementisstillinitsearlyage,ithasbeen______.

42.

【C3】

43.WhatisamainconcernofAndrewBenton?

A.Whethertheeconomyisgoingtopickupquickly.

B.Whenheshouldstartandrunanothersoftwarefirm.

C.Whetherthejobinterestshimandarouseshiscuriosity.

D.Howhecanfindanidealjobunaffectedbytherecession.

44.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

TheopinionofmanyengineersisthatthearchitectsthatdesignedtheNewYorkWorldTradeCenterTwinTowersdidagoodjobindesigningthebuildings.Thebuildingsweresafefromthehazards【C1】______atthetime.Indeed,theyweredesignedtowithstandtheforceofaircraftthatmightcrashintothem.Theywerenothowever,designedtowithstandtheeffectsoftheveryhightemperaturesgeneratedbythe【C2】______oftonsofaviationfuelcarriedbytheaircraft.

Steel【C3】______coveredwithconcreteisthemainstructuralcomponentofthetowersandsteellosesalotofstructuralstrengthwhenheatedto1100degreesCentigradeandbeyond,asitwas.To【C4】______thesteelthetowersbeamswerecoatedwithafewcentimetersofconcrete.Thatinsulationwastoprovidestructural【C5】______foratlease1houroffire.Thetowersmetthattest.Thesouthtowerlasted62minutes.Thenorth;103minutes.Tragedyfollowedwhennotallcouldescapepriortothecollapse.

MostexpertsagreethattheTwinTowerswereverywelldesigned.Manyalsoagreethatthepeopleplanningtheattackswerevery【C6】______andaimedtheaircraftataheightthatwouldeffectthemostdamage.Theaircraftcrashandtheresultingfuelfedfireswereaimedataboutthe90thfloor.Thatwasjusthighenoughtoinsurethattheupperfloorswouldweakenwiththeheatandcrackdown,droppingintothe【C7】______partofthebuilding.

Themassofthefallingtopfloorscreatedsuchafallingloadthatsomeexpertsestimatesit【C8】______by5to10timesnormalbearingloads.Theeffectwaslikeagianthammer,eachfloor【C9】______moreweighttobebornbythenextfloordown.

WeretheTradeTowerswelldesigned?Engineerssayyes.Butthepublicreferstothebeliefthatarchitectswillneveragaindesignatallbuildingwithoutconsideringtheeffectsofterroristattacksofall【C10】______kinds.Thatnotonlyincludestheabilityofthestructuretowithstandattackbutthemeanstoallowthebuildings'occupantstoescapeintimetosurvive.

[A]exceeded[F]shield[K]lightly

[B]ignition[G]remaining[L]knowledgeable

[C]strictly[H]envisioned[M]replace

[D]practical[I]collision[N]potential

[E]integrity[J]contributing[O]happened

【C1】

45.

WhatistheopinionofLorenzoBiuiSmaghiaccordingtohisspeechlastmonth?

A.ItisnecessarytocutInterestratesbymore.

B.Hestronglyrecommendedthehyperactivemonetarypolicy.

C.Actingover-actively,thecentralbankwillleaveapessimisticsignal.

D.Theaggressiveinsuringactswillcertainlybehelpful.

46.

Itcanbeinferredfromthe