2022年湖北省咸宁市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022年湖北省咸宁市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Studentsfallintothecategoryofthedreamersifthey______.

A.alwayssaytheyarestudying

B.alwaysmakethemselvesbusystudying

C.areabsent-mindedanddaydreamalot

D.spendlonghoursstudyingatthedesk

2.

AccordingtoHerron,afterhavingthesurgery,therecoverytime______frompersontoperson.

3.

TokeeptheEarthoutofwarm,wecandestroytheMethanewith______.

A.greenhousegasB.sunlightC.waterD.oxygen

4.

Thearticledealswiththelinkbetween____________________andthesuggestionstopreventthem.

5.

Thereisnotmuchchangeintheweatherinthetropicalrainforestsalltheyearround.

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6.Domesaretheenvironment-friendlybuilding.

7.IntellectualProperty

Thephraseintellectualproperty(IP)referstothebundleoflegalrightsthatarisefromthecreativegeniusofthehumanmind.IPrightsplayanimportantroleintheeconomicprosperityofacountryandserveasamotivatingforceforcreativeindividualstosharetheirgeniuswithsociety.Likerealandpersonalpropertyrightsprotectone'sownershipinterestintangible(有形的)objects,suchaslandandautomobiles,IPrightsprotectone'sownershipinterestinintangibleobjects,suchastheideabehindaninvention,themusicscoreforaBroadwayplayandthenameorlogousedtobrandaproduct.Withoutenforcementoftheserightsinthelaw,itwouldbedifficultforsocietytoprosperandgrow.Inthisarticle,youwilllearnwhatintellectualpropertyrightsareandthedifferencesbetweenitsvariousforms.

GeneralIntroduction

Whenmostpeoplethinkofintellectualpropertyrights,patents,trademarksandcopyrightscometomind.ThiscoresetofIPrightsrewardandprotectthecreativeworksofinventors,authors,ownersandsellersofgoodsandservicesinthemarketplace.Whilethelegalprinciplesthatunderlieeachoftheserightsaredistinct,theyeachshareacommonsetofprinciples.

Anawardofpatent,trademarkorcopyrightprotectionrequiresadelicatebalancebetweentheinterestsoftheinventororauthorandtheinterestofsocietyasawhole.Thisbalanceisverymuchlikethetradeoffrequiredbyzoninglaws,whichattempttoprotecttheownershipinterestandexclusiverighttousethatalandownerhaswithsociety'sinterestinthelimiteduseoftheowner'slandforsociety'sgreatergood.Publicutilityeasementsandrightofwaysareexamplesofthisbalance.

Thegrantofapatentonanimportantinventionofalifesavingdrugrepresentsasimilarsetoftradeoffs.Isitfairtotheinventortoallowsocietyfreeaccesstothepatenteddrug?Isitfairtosocietytobedeniedaccessforitsgreatergood?Itistheroleofintellectualpropertylawtoharmonizetheseseeminglyconflictinginterests.

Intellectualpropertyrightsalsofosteracompetitivemarketplace.Theydosobyencouragingdisclosureofinnovationthroughprotectingthefruitsofthatinnovationforaperiodoftime.Disclosureallowsotherstobuildandimproveuponpriorinnovationsothatthestateoftheartcontinuestoevolveanddevelop.Withoutthebenefitsprovidedbyintellectualpropertyprotection,themarketplacewouldnotoperateeffectively.Imaginewhattheworldwouldbelikeifeverycompetitorhadtocontinuously"reinventthewheel"ratherthanbeingabletorefineandimproveupontheworksofothers.

Finally,intellectualpropertyrightsareregionalinnatureandtheconditionsoftheirgrantandenforceabilityaregovernedbythelawsofeachjurisdiction(权限).AUSpatentcanbeonlygrantedandenforcedinaccordancewiththelawsoftheUnitedStates.AtrademarkcanonlyberegisteredandenforcedinCanadainaccordancewiththelawsofCanada,andacopyrightcanonlyberegisteredandenforcedinMexicoinaccordancewithitslaws.Whilethereisadesiretobesomewhatuniform.andconsistent,countrieshavedifferentapproachestointellectualpropertyrightsprotection.VariationsintheprocedureforobtainingIPrightsaccountforalargepercentageofthesedifference,ratherthanthedifferencesinthesubstantiverightsgrantedineachcountry.

Thewords"patent"and"trademark"areoftenusedinterchangeably.Manytimes,wehearthatapatentisusedtoprotectalogoandthatatrademarkisusedtoprotectaninvention,andviceversa.Whilepatentsandtrademarksmaybeassociatedwiththesameproduct,thetwowordshaveverydifferentmeaningsandrefertoverydifferentformsofintellectualpropertyrights.Theycanseldombeusedinterchangeably,astheunderlyingrightsthat

A.Land.B.Automobile.C.Broadway.D.Logo.

8.

Thewords"work"and"play"aregenerallyusedtorefertodayandnight.

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9.

______hadthestrongestinfluencesonNixon'schildhood.

10.

Oneoftheadvantagesofusinghydrogenasfuelisthatafterbeinguseditonlyproduces______.

11.

InThailand,themostpopularsecondlanguagenowadaysisChinese.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

ThecontributionsmadebyChinesetoAmericahadgainedmuch______.

13.

BoeingandWhirlpool,meanwhile,areworkingtomeetemissionsreductiontargetseventhough______.

14.TheBusinessofMediaViolence

In2001,peoplearoundtheworldspentUS$14billiongoingtothemovies.TheU.S.domesticboxofficealonehitUS$9billion—a75percentincreasefrom1991—andtherearehugerevenuesfromhomevideo/DVDsales,rentalsandspin-offmerchandise.Buteventheseprofitsaredwarfedbymusic,thelargestglobalmediasector.In2000,salesreachedUS$37billion,withmusicconsumptionhighamongyoungaudienceseverywhere.Videogamesarenotfarbehind:globalsalesfor2002wereanticipatedtobeUS$31billion.

AnExpandingForeignMarket

Americanmediacorporationsearnfitleasthalfoftheirprofitsfromforeignsales.Andglobalmarketsaregrowingfastasstandardsoflivingarerisingaroundtheworld.SalesofTVs,stereos,VCRsandsatellitedishesareincreasing,andinthelastdecadeortwo,newandexpandingmarketshaveemergedincountriesthathaveabandonedstatecontrolofmediaanddistribution.

Today,U.S.filmsareshowninmorethan150countriesworldwide,andtheU.S.filmindustryprovidesmostofthepre-recordedvideosandDVDssoldthroughouttheworld.Americantelevisionprogramsarebroadcastinover125internationalmarkets,andMTVcanbeseeninmoreforeignhouseholdsthanAmericanones.

Thisinternationalsuccesshasatremendousimpactnorjustontherecipientcountries,butalsoontheculturalenvironmentoftheU.S.Tosomeextent,thetailiswaggingthedog:moreandmore,thedemandsandtastesofforeignmarkets?areinfluencingwhatpopularproductsgetmadeintheU.S.

ActionSells:FilmandTelevision

Nowhereisthisinfluencemoreevidentthaninthefilmindustry.IntheU.S.andCanada,moviesrated"G"(General)and"PG"(ParentalGuidance)consistentlybringsinmorerevenuesthanR-ratedfilms.YetthenumberofGandPGfilmshasdroppedinrecentyears,andthenumberofrestrictedfilmshasrisen.Two-thirdsofHollywoodfilmsin2001wererated"R".

Filmproducersareunequivocalaboutwhythisisso:theforeignmarketlikesactionfilms.

Actiontravelswell.Actionmoviesdon'trequirecomplexplotsorcharacters.Theyrelyonfights,killings,specialeffectsandexplosionstoholdtheiraudiences.And,unlikecomedyordrama—whichdependongoodstories,sharphumor,andcrediblecharacters,allofwhichareoftenculture-specific—actionfilmsrequirelittleinthewayofgoodwritingandacting.They'resimple,andthey'reuniversallyunderstood.Totopitoff,thelargelynon-verbalnatureofthekindoffilmsthatjournalistSharonWaxmanreferstoas"short-on-dialogue,high-on-testosterone"makestheirdubbingortranslationrelativelyinexpensive.

Thereare,ofcourse,exceptionstotherule.ThefilmTitanicmadealmostUS$2billioninworldwidesalesasof2001—makingitthebiggest-grossingmovieofalltime.TheBritishfilmTheFullMontywasaninternationalhit;andMyBigFatGreekWeddingdebunkedalltheprofitformulasin2002.Butsuchoffbeatsuccessesarehardtopredict.AflicksuchasDieHardorTerminatorismuchmoreofasurething.MostfilmbudgetstodayaverageUS$75-100million,soHollywoodstudiosdon'tliketotakechances.

AllthismeansenormouspressuresontheAmericanmovieindustrytoabandoncomplexityinfavorofactionfilms.Theeffectisakindof"dumbing-down"oftheindustryingeneral.Foreigninvestorsaremuchlesslikelytoinvestinfilmsfocusingonserioussocialthemesorwomen'sissues,oronesthatfeatureminoritycasts.Suchfilms,howeverbrilliant,arenotwherethebigmoneyis.Worldwideappealdeterminescastingandscript.decisionsandtheoverwhelmingdemandisforwhiteactorsandaction.

Successbreedssuccess,andthesheerubiquityoftheseproductionsandalltheirspin-offproductsandbusinessesaroundt

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

TheworldrestartedtheOlympicGamesin1896,buttherestartoftorchrelaywaslaterthanthat.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Whenyouseverelylimityourtotalamountofworkingtimeforaday,youwillbecome______.

17.

Unresolvedconflictcanbedestructivetotheperformanceofteams.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Itfoundthatincreasesinairpollutiontendedto______.

19.

What'sthepurposeofthemanufacturers'addingaswitchtomostnewtelevisionsets?

A.Tomakemoremoney.

B.Tospreadthecablesystem.

C.Tomakeordinaryviewingpossible.

D.Toadapttothenewdevelopmentofthecablesystem.

20.

LikemostchiefexecutiveofficersinJapan,SoichiroHondaSteppeddowntobecomechairmenofHondaafterhisretirement.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(16)

A.Themanwassorryforhismistake.

B.Thewomanlostherreport.

C.Thereportwaslost.

D.Thereportwaskeptonthecomputer.

22.

【B6】

23.(26)

A.Computerbusiness.

B.Rulesofselling.

C.Thewaywegoshopping.

D.Thewaywebuymusic.

24.SectionB

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

听力原文：Chinesecharacters.evolvedfrompicturesandsigns,andtheChineseartofcalligraphydevelopednaturallyfromitsuniquewritingsystem.Throughtheages,greatcalligraphersdevelopedrepresentativecalligraphicstylesoftheirtimes.TheloveofcalligraphyisdeeplyingrainedinChinesescholars,andhasbeenhandeddowntothepresentday.TherootsofChinesepaintingcanbetracedbacktopaintingsonNeolithicpotterysixorseventhousandyearsago.Sincesimilartoolsandlineswereusedfortheearliestpaintingandwriting,paintingissaidtohavethesameoriginascalligraphy.Thus,Chinesepaintingsusuallyintegratepoetryorcalligraphywiththemesthatincludefigures,landscapes,flowers,birdsandotheranimals.TraditionalChinesepaintingremainsahighlyvaluedgenre.ManyChinesepaintershavecreatedworksthatcombinetraditionalChinesepaintingtechniqueswiththoseofthewest,enhancingbothforms.TheChinaArtGalleryandotherartgalleriesholdindividualorjointartexhibitionsyearinyearout.ArtexpositionsareheldeachyearinBeijing,GuangzhouandShanghai.

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A.Almostthesamethroughtheages.

B.Showingdifferentrepresentativestylesthroughtheages.

C.Developingfrompicturesandsigns.

D.Developedbygreatcalligraphers.

25.听力原文：M:I'mnoexpert.Butthatnoiseinyourrefrigeratordoesn'tsoundgood.Maybeyoushouldcallandhaveitcheckedout.

W:Youareright.AndIsupposeI'veputitofflongenough.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

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A.Sheisgoingtoputitoff.

B.Shewon'tdoanything.

C.Shewillcheckitoutbyherself.

D.Sheisgoingtofollowtheman'sadvice.

26.听力原文：Afableisashortstorywhichisnottrue.Itisastorythatteachesusalesson.Wecallthelessonasmoral.Fablesareoftenaboutanimals,liketheoneaboutthehareandthetortoise.Haveyoureadthatfable?Whichonehaveyourread?Theyarenotalwaysaboutanimals,However.HereisaChinesefable.

AfishermancalledAhChongoncewentfishing,heloweredalineintothewater,onwhichtherewerehooks.Heintendedtocomeback'latertocollectthefishbutthelinebegantofeelveryheavysohehauleditintotheboat.Tohisastonishment,agoldchainwasonthehook.Hehauledthechainintotheboatbutmoreandmorechainappeared.Soonthebottomoftheboatwascoveredbytheglitteringlinksofchain."Ishallbewealthy.Ishallhavejewels,silkclothesandhundrredsofservants,"hethought.Hewentonpullinginthechainanddidnotnoticethattheboatwassinkingundertheweightofthegoldchain.Finally,thatboatsanktothebottomofthesea.

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A.Afableisashort,truestorythatteachesusalesson.

B.Afableisashort,untruestoryaboutanimals.

C.Afableisashort,untruestorywithamoral.

D.Afableisashortlessonaboutanimals.

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28.

【B9】

29.听力原文：Today,mostcountriesintheworldhavecanals.Eveninthe20thcentury,goodscanbemovedmorecheaplybyboatthatanyothermeansoftransport.SomecanalssuchastheSuezorthePanama,saveshipsweeksoftimebymakingtheirvoyageathousandmilesshorter.Othercanalspermitboatstoreachcitiesthatarenotlocatedonthecoast.Stillothercanalsdrainlandswherethereistoomuchwater,helptoirrigatefieldswherethereisnotenoughwater.

Inplaceswhereitdoesnotrainveryoften,irrigationcanalsdrainwaterfromriversorlakessuchasthelakebehindtheAswanDamontheNileRiver,andprovidetheirrigationwater.

Inplaceswherethereistoomuchwater,canalscandrainthewateroffthelandforuseinfanning.InHolland,acresandacresoflandhavebeendrainedinthisway.Sincemuchofthisdrainedlandisbelowsealevel,thewaterinthecanalshastobepumpeduptosealevel.DikeshavebeenbuiltinHollandtokeeptheseafromcoveringtheland,asitdidinthepast.

Canalsarealsousedtocarrywatertomillsandfactories.Thewaterfromariveriskeptatahigherlevelthantheriveruntilitreachesthewheelofthemill.Thenthewaterispouredoverun61itreachesthewheelofthemill.Thenthewaterispouredoverthemillwheel,makingitturn.Thesameprincipleisusedinmoremodernfactoriesandinhydroelectricgeneratingplants.Theforceofthewater,fallingfromacertainheight,providesacheapwayofproducingelectricity.

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A.Cheaperandsometimesfaster.

B.Moreexpensive,butfaster.

C.Cheaper.butmoredangerous.

D.Moroexpensiveandslower.

30.(32)

A.Howtofindthewaytoexampollutedseafish.

B.Seafishwillbepollutedwhenyoueatitnexttime.

C.Moreandmoreseafishwillbepollutedsoon.

D.Seafishwillbefreefromoilpollution.

31.听力原文：W:Hi,Tony,youlookworried.Anythingwrongwithyou?

M:Well,nothingmuch.ItisjustabouttheinterviewIamgoingtohave.

W:Oh,that'sapieceofcakeforyou.Youhavebeenthroughalotofthem,andwithsuccess.

M:Yes,butthisoneisdifferent.It'sgoingtobeaphoneinterview.

W:Isee.Letmegiveyousomesuggestions.Iattendedalectureaboutphoneinterviewsjustlastweek.

M:Great.So,whatshouldIdo?

W:Whowillstartthecallandwhen?

M:Theemployer,butthetimeisnotset.Thisispainful.

W:Then,somepreparationsarenecessary.Pasteacopyofyourresumeonthewallnearthephoneandsomethingabouttheemployerandthecompany.

M:Oh,whatfor?

W:Itcanbehelpfulwhenyouareansweringthephone.Plus,itcanmakeyoumorefocusedandconsistent.Thiswillincreaseyourvaluetotheinterviewer.

M:OK.Whatelse?

W:Keepamirrornearby.

M:Whatfor?Theemployercan'tseemeanyway.

W:No,hecan't.Butyoucanseeyourselfinthemirrorandsmiletoit.Thiscanhelpyouimproveyourtelephonepresence.Peoplewillfeelyoumuchfriendlier,moreinterested.

M:That'snew.Iamgoingtotryit.

W:Standupwhileyouareansweringthephone.

M:Oh,Ithinksittingdowncanmakememorerelaxed.

W:Maybe,butinaninterview,youdon'twanttobetoorelaxed,doyou?Anditissaidwhenyoustandup,youcanimproveyourpostureandyourresponsetime.Thiscanmaketheinterviewerbelieveyouareveryenthusiastic.

M:Itmakesalotofsensetomenow.Thankyou.

W:Don'tmentionit.

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A.Theyaretalkingaboutajobinterview.

B.Theyaretalkingaboutaphoneinterview.

C.TheyaretalkingaboutaTVinterview.

D.TheyaretalkingaboutanInternetinterview.

32.(41)

33.听力原文：F:MikeandIarehavingapartynextweek.WewonderifyouandSusanwouldbefreetojoinus.

M:Soundsgreat.ButI'dbettertalltoSusanbeforewesayyes.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

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A.Heacceptsthewoman'sinvitation.

B.Hedoesn'twanttoacceptthewoman'sinvitation.

C.HehastoaskforSusan'sopinionandthenhecandecide.

D.Hedoesn'tthinkSusanwillagreetogo.

34.听力原文：M:Bob'swritingtoinvitemetospendaweekendwithhimathisfarm.He'splanningaget-togetherwithtwoorthreeothercollegefriends.Afifty-yearanniversaryreunion.

W:Soundslikefun.FiftyYears?Wow!

M:Itsoundslikefuntome,too.

W:Whatkindoffarmdoeshehave?

M:I'veneverbeenthere,buthehaschickensandcowsandall.Thatmeansfresheggsandfreshmilk.

W:Doeshehaveafamily?

M:No,hedoesn't.Henevermarried.He'snotasluckyasIamtohaveafamilyandgrandchildren.I'maluckyman.

W:Howcomehenevergotmarried?

M:That'sagoodquestion.Henevermarriedbecausethegirlhewasinlovewithincollegemarriedsomeoneelse,andhenevergotoverit.

W:Hemusthavelovedherverymuch.

M:Yes,verymuch.Lillian.Shewasinourclass.

W:Andwhathappened?

M:ShewasinlovewithDonald,whocaptainedthefootballteam.

W:Footballplayersarealwayspopularwiththeladies.

M:ShelikedBob,butherheartwaswithDonald.

W:Whereisshetoday?

M:Idon'tknow.MaybeLillianwillbeatthereunion.

W:Youthinkso?

M:Bob'sfullofsurprises.

W:IwishIcouldgotherewithyou.Whatdoyouthinkthesurprisewillbe?

M:WithBob,youneverknow,Robbin.

W:Won'titbeexcitingtoseeallyourcollegefriendsthereagain?

M:Itisalready.I'mkindofexcitedaboutgoingnow.Nextweekend...sleepoverFridayandSaturdaynightandcomebackSunday.Ican'twait!

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A.Bobistheman'scollegefriend.

B.Bobisafarmowner.

C.Bobcannevergetoverhisloveforagirl.

D.Bobwasoncethecaptainofthefootballteam.

35.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:DoyouhaveanaddresswhereIcanwritetoyou?

M:No,I'llbeoffcamping,inthemountainsmostofthetime.Butifyouwritetomeatmyuncle'shouse,he'llholdmymailuntilIgetthere.

Q:Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

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A.Campinthemountains.

B.Stayathisownhouse.

C.Writetohisgirlfriend.

D.Holdhisuncle'smails.

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37.【B1】

38.【B6】

39.听力原文：W：Whyisshetalkingsoloudly?

M：Ithinksheishardofhearing.

Q：Whyisthewomanmentionedspeakingsoloudly?

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A.Itistoonoisy.

B.Sheenjoysspeakingloudly.

C.Sheisveryangry.

D.Sheisdeaf.

40.听力原文：W:Canyoushowmehowtousethis,John?

M:Itisfullyautomatic.Allyouhavetodoisfocusonthesceneandpressthebuttonhere.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

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A.Howtouseacamera.

B.Howtouseawasher.

C.Howtouseakeyboard.

D.Howtouseataperecorder.

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

Oneoftheproblemswithmultipleauthorshipisthatitishardto______.

A.allocatetheresponsibilityifthepapergoeswrong

B.decideonhowmuchcontributioneachreviewerhasmade

C.assigntherolesthatthedifferentauthorsaretoplay

D.correspondwiththeauthorswhenthereadersfeeltheneedto

42.

Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toentertain.

B.Totellastory.

C.Todescribe.

D.Topersuade.

43.Accordingtothepassage,scholarsandstudentsaregreattravelersbecause______.

A.salariesandconditionsarebetterabroad

B.standardsarehigheratforeignuniversities

C.theyareeagerfornewknowledge

D.theirgovernmentsencouragethemtotravel

44.

WhatdidthecourtthinkoftheEPA'sexcusesforitsinaction?

A.ThecourtdeniedtheEPA'sexcusesassufficientforitsinaction.

B.Itremainedundecidedwhetherthecourtacceptedtheexcusesornot.

C.Thecourtthoughttheexcusesweresimilartothatofcoal-firedpowerplants.

D.ThecourtwouldexaminetheEPA'sexcusesfurther.

45.Thereweretwowidelydivergentinfluencesontheearlydevelopmentofstatisticalmethods.Statisticshadamotherwhowasdedicatedtokeepingorderlyrecordsofgovernmentalunits(stateandstatisticscomefromthesameLatinroot,status)andagentlemanlygamblingfatherwhoreliedonmathematicstoincreasehisskillatplayingtheoddsingamesofchance.Theinfluenceofthemotherontheoffspring,statistics,isrepresentedbycounting,measuring,describing,tabulating,ordering,andthetakingofcensusesallofwhichledtomoderndescriptivestatistics.Fromtheinfluenceofthefathercamemoderninferentialstatistics,whichisbasedsquarelyontheoriesofprobability.

Descriptivestatisticsinvolvestabulating,depicting,anddescribingcollectionsofdata.Thesedatamaybeeitherquantitative,suchasmeasuresofheight,intelligence,orgradelevelvariablesthatarecharacterizedbyanunderlyingcontinuum-orthedatamayrepresentqualitativevariables,suchassex,collegemajor,orpersonalitytype.Largemassesofdatamustgenerallyundergoaprocessofsummarizationorreducingtocomprehensiblyform.thepropertiesofanotherwiseunwieldymassofdata.

Inferentialstatisticsisaformalizedbodyofmethodsforsolvinganotherclassofproblemsthatpresentgreatdifficultiesfortheunaidedhumanmind.Thisgeneralclassofproblemscharacteristicallyinvolvesattemptstomakepredictionsusingasampleofobservations.Forexample,aschoolsuperintendentwishestodeterminetheproportionofchildreninalargeschoolsystemwhocometoschoolwithoutbreakfast,havebeenvaccinatedforflu,orwhatever.Havingalittleknowledgeofstatistics,thesuperintendentwouldknowthatitisunnecessaryandinefficiencytoquestioneachchild;theproportionfortheentiredistrictcouldbeestimatedfairlyaccuratelyfromasampleofasfewas100children.Thus,thepurposeofinferentialstatisticsistopredictorestimatecharacteristicsofapopulationfromaknowledgeofthecharacteristicsofonlyasampleofthepopulation.

Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?

A.Developmentandapplicationofstatistics.

B.Originofdescriptivestatistics.

C.Limitationsofinferentialstatistics.

D.Importanceofstatistics.

46.SectionB

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

Menseemtohavealwaystakenaninterestinmeteorites,butnotuntiltheearlynineteenthcenturyweretheseobjectsconsideredworthpreservingforscientificstudy.

Inthebeginning,peoplebelievedthatbecausemeteoritesfellfromtheheavens,theywereeithergodsthemselvesormessagesfromthegods.Thusthemorecivilizedofearlymencarefullykeptthemeteorites,drappingthemincostlylinensandanointingthemwithoil.Inmanyinstances,thepeoplebuiltspecialtemplesinwhichthemeteoritesweretobeworshiped.MeteoriteworshipwascommonlongintheMediterraneanarea,andinAfrica,India,Japan,andMexico:suchworshipstillpersistsinsomeregions.

Althoughmanypeopleheldmeteoritesinreverenceparitcularlyiftheywereseentofall,otherpracticalmindedindividualsmadegooduseofthedurableandeasilyworkedalloyprovidedbynatureinthenickel-ironmeteorites.Theyfrequentlyusedofthismetaltomaketools,andoftenpotsandotherutensils.Throughouthistory,meteoriticironhasbeenusedinthemanufactureofspecialswords,daggers,andknivesformembersofroyalty.AttilaandotherearlyconquerorsofEurope.boastedof"swordsform.heaven".Aslateastheendofnineteenthcentury,severalswordsweremadefromaJapaneseironmeteoriteatthecommandofamemberoftheJapanesecourt.

Inthenineteenthcenturymenbeganto______.

A.investigatepracticalusesformeteoriticiron

B.studymeteoritesscientifically

C.takemorethanacasualinterestinmeteorites

D.preservemeteorites

47.

What'sthemainfunctionofLinkedIn＠AE?

A.LinkedInoffersvariouswaystoshowyourselftoyourfriendsandleadersonline.

B.LinkedInprovidesaplatform.toexchangefantasticphotosandsomerareinformation.

C.LinkedIngivescollege-agedstudentsachancetosharecommonintereststogether.

D.LinkedInsuppliessomepersonalinformationrelatedwithexperienceandcraftsmanship.

48.

ThereasonwhyCASAtriesto"renewthetrust"(lastparagraph)maybethat______.

A.manyattorneysandsocialworkershavecheatedinthechildren'scases

B.CASAhasgoodreputationsothattheycanearntrustveryeasily

C.thesechildren'smisfortuneshavemadeitdifficultforthemtotrustanyoneoranythingagain

D.theyhavedonemanysuccessfulcases

49.

TheFCC'snewpolicyregardingmediaalliancesisthat______.

A.itallowscompaniestoselltheirstockspublicly

B.itdoesn'tallowcompaniestoselltheirstockspublicly

C.itpermitsonecompanytoownmoremediabusinessesatthesametime

D.ithaseliminatedallpost-1980companies

50.

Fromthefirstthreeparagraphs,welearnthat______.

A.doctorsusedtoincreasedrugdosagestocontroltheirpatients'pain

B.itisstillillegalfordoctorstohelpthedyingendtheirlives

C.theSupremeCourtstronglyopposesphysician-assistedsuicide

D.patientshavenoconstitutionalrighttocommitsuicide

51.

WhatdoesAngulosayaboutthebacteria'santibi