2022年贵州省贵阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022年贵州省贵阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Televisionhas______onpeople'scharacter.

A.apositiveeffect

B.anegativeeffect

C.noeffect

D.sbeneficialeffect

2.

SecondLife'sbasicmembershipisfree,but______makesmoneybychargingamonthlyfeetopurchasevirtuallandandbuildahouseorotherstructureonit.

3.

Youshouldprepareforyourcomputerdisasters______.

4.

Wildlifeissignificantlyaffectedby______.

5.

IntheUnitedStatesinfluenzaisoneofthetenprinciplecausesofdeath.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

"Wordborrowing"meanstakingwordsfromonelanguageandincorporatingthemintothevocabularyofanotherlanguage.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

Therearethousandsofspeechvarietiesintheworld.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

Somesiteadministratorsmakeitpossibleforsiteuserstocommunicatewiththeironlinedatingcontactsprivately.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.Someattractiveruralregionsnotfarfromthecitiesarewitnessingacertain______,asmoreandmorechildlessseniorsmovetowardscities.

10.

____________willbeoneofthepoliticalinitiativestakentotacklethesuicideprobleminAustralia.

11.

MarkTwainwasnotasuccessful______,buthewasanoutstandingwriter.

12.

AccordingtoFreud,tosome______________certainwordsbecomemagical,symbolsofwholetrainsofthoughtcondensed.

13.

AccordingtotheCollegeBoard,studentscanprepareforSATby

14.ThemayorofaSpanishtownoncetriedtousefreeairpassageandhousingto______.

15.

Itisnecessaryforanewcomerto______ofthecitysincesomelocalpeoplealsousemapsasaguide.

16.

Studentsgetmoneyfromnotonlyfederalloansbutalso______.

17.

OneoftheadvantagesofrecordingCDoneselfisthatonehastotalcontrolofhisownmusic.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Chinahassentseveralpandastosomeforeigngovernmentsasgifts.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Whencompaniesstartedlosinglawsuitsregardingtheirchemicalemissions,theideaoftoxicreductionbecameratherpopularin______.

20.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestion1--7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8--10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Geniuses

In1905,AlbertEinsteindevelopedthetheoryofspecialrelativity.Healsoprovedthatatomsexistandfiguredoutthatlightbehavesasbothaparticleandawave.Totopitalloff,hedevelopedhisfamousequationE=mcc,whichdescribestherelationshipbetweenmatterandenergy,thesameyear.Hewasonly26yearsold.

Withoutadoubt,Einsteinwasagenius.SowasIsaacNewton-asanyfanof"StarTrek".TheNextGenerationcansayheinventedphysics.Healsoplayedabigroleinthedevelopmentofcalculus,whichsomepeoplehavetroublecomprehendingevenafterextensiveclassroomstudy.Anothergenius,WolfgangAmadeusMozart,startedcomposingmusicwhenhewas5yearsold.Mozartwrotehundredsofpiecesbeforehisdeathin1760atage35.

Accordingtoconventionalwisdom,geniusesaredifferentfromeveryoneelse.Theycanthinkfasterandbetterthanotherpeople,Inaddition,manypeoplethinkthatallthatextrabrainpowerleadstoeccentricorquirkybehavior.Andalthoughgeniusesarefairlyeasytospot,definingexactlywhatmakesonepersonageniusisalittletrickier.Figuringouthowthatpersonbecameageniusisharderstill.

Therearetwobigthingsthatmakeitdifficulttostudygenius:

Thegeniuslabelissubjective.Somepeopleinsistthatanyonewithanintelligencequotient(IQ)higherthanacertainvalueisagenius.OthersfeelthatIQtestsmeasureonlyalimitedpartofaperson'stotalintelligence.Somebelievehightestscoreshavelittletodowithrealgenius.

Geniusisabig-pictureconcept.Mostscientificandmedicalinquiries,ontheotherband,examinedetails.Aconceptassubjectiveasgeniusisn'teasytoquantify,analyzeorstudy.

So,whenexploringhowgeniuseswork,it'sagoodideatostartbydefiningpreciselywhatageniusis.Forthepurposeofthisarticle,ageniusisn'tsimplysomeonewithanexceptionallyhighIQ.Instead,ageniusisanextraordinarilyintelligentpersonwhobreaksnewgroundwithdiscoveries,inventionsorworksofart.Usually,agenius'workchangesthewaypeopleviewtheworldorthefieldinwhichtheworktookplace.Inotherwords,ageniusmustbebothintelligentandabletousethatintelligenceinaproductiveorimpressiveway.

GeniusandtheBrain

Thebrainregulatesthebody'sorgansystems.Whenapersonmovesaround,itsendsimpulsesalongthenervesandtellsthemuscleswhattodo.Thebraincontrolsthesensesofsmell,taste,touch,sightandhearing,andthepersonexperiencesandprocessesemotionsusinghisbrain,Ontopofallthat,thebrainallowspeopletothink,analyzeinformationandsolveproblems.Buthowdoesitmakesomeonesmart?

Scientistshaven'tfiguredoutexactlyhowallthegraymatterinthebrainworks,buttheydohaveanideaofwhichpartletspeoplethink.Thecerebralcortex(大脑皮层),whichistheoutermostpartofthebrain,iswherethoughtandreasoninghappen.Thesearethebrain'shigherfunction--thelowerfunctions,whichrelatetobasicsurvival,takeplacedeeperinthebrain.

Thecerebralcortexisthelargestpartofthebrain,andit'sfullofwrinklesandfoldsthatallowittofitintheskull.Ifanadulthuman'scerebralcortexisremovedandstretchedout,itwouldbeaboutaslargeasafewpagesofanewspaper.It'sdividedintos

A.AlbertEinstein.

B.StarTrek.

C.WolfgangMozart.

D.IsaacNewton.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.【B11】

22.(36)

A.Historyofweddingdress.

B.Appealofwhitedress.

C.Originofwhiteweddingdress.

D.Thesymbolicmeaningofweddingdress.

23.听力原文：TheGoldenGateBridgejoinsthebeautifulcityofSanFranciscowithsuburbstothenorth.Eachdayaboutonehundredthousandautomobilescrossthebridgetakingpeopletoandfromthecity.Morethanhalfofthemcrossthebridgeduringthemorningandeveningrushhourswhentrafficiisoheavythattripisnotpleasant.

Nowhoweverthereisatleastonegroupofhappycommuters.Thesearethepeoplewhotravelunderthebridgeinsteadofonit.Theygotoworkbyboatandenjoyitsemuchthat'mostofthemsaytheywillnevergobycaragain.Theferrytheytakeisspacious,quietandcomfortable.Commuterscanenjoythesunondeck,Inthemorningtheycanhavebreakfastinthecoffeeshop.Andintheeveningtheycanorderadrinkinthebarwhilelookingatthebeautifulscenery.Thetriptakesonly30minutesandisnotverycostly.Butbestofall,beingonaboatseemstomakepeoplefriendliertowardeachother.Therehasalreadybeenamarriageoftwocommuterswhometontheferry.

Becausetheferryhasbeensosuccessful,thereareplanstouseotherstilllargerboats.Thereisalsoaproposalforahighspeedboatthatwillmakethetripinonly15minutes.Butnoteveryoneishappyaboutthat.Alotofpeoplefeelthathalfanhourisjustenoughtimetorelax.

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A.Theyaredelightedbecausetheycanenjoythescenerywhiledriving.

B.Theyarefrightenedbecausetrafficaccidentsarefrequents.

C.Theyareirritatedbecausethebridgeisjammedwithcars.

D.Theyarepleasedbecauseitsavesthemmuchtime.

24.(28)

A.Aplatform.worker.

B.Acomputer.

C.Thecommandspot.

D.Amachine.

25.(34)

A.SoccerisnotpopularinItaly.

B.MostCanadianshatehockey.

C.MostAmericanslikebaseball.

D.Thosewhodon'tlikebaseballalsodon'tlikefootball.

26.听力原文：M:It'sverykindofyoutoinviteustotakepartintheopeningceremonyoftheautomobilecompany.ButI'mafraidwewouldn'tbeabletomakeit.

W:That'sOK.Thankyouforinformingusinadvance.

Q:Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheman?

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A.Theywon'tbeabletosetupanautomobilecompany.

B.Theywon'tbeabletocometotheopeningceremony.

C.Theyshouldn'thaveacceptedtheinvitation.

D.Theyshouldn'tinform.theminadvance.

27.

【B4】

28.(40)

29.听力原文：W:Hello,Iboughtthislaptopcomputeralittleoveramonthago,andIamhavingsomedifficultywithit.

M:Whatseemstobetheproblem?

W:Thesemenisflashing.It'sreallyirritating.Iwouldliketoreturnitandgetmymoneyback.

M:I'msorry.ourstorehasaverystrictreturnpolicy.Aftermorethanamonth,wearenotabletorefundyourmoney.

W:Well.Ijustboughtitandit'salreadybroken.Ididn'tdoanythingunusualtoit.Ididn'tdropitoranything.Ithinkithassomekindofmanufacturingdefect.

M:Yourcomputerhasaoneyearwarranty.Youcouldshipthecomputerbacktothecompanyandtheywillreplaceit.

W:Can'tIjustexchangethecomputerhere?

M:Iamafraidthat'snotpossibleafteramonth.

W:CanIpleasetalktothemanager?

M:Themanager?Iamafraidhe'snotin.Wereallycan'treturnyourmoney,but...Iwouldgiveyouanotherone,butwenolongercarrythatmodel.Wecan.however,offeryouastorecredit.Youcanuseittobuyanothercomputeroranythingelsewecarryhereinthestore.

W:Thatwouldbefine.Thankyouverymuchforyourhelp.

M:Noproblem.

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A.TheCPUisbroken.

B.Thescreenisflashing

C.Itdoesn'tw0rk.

D.Itdroppedtothefloor.

30.(45)

31.(31)

A.Tocleanthefloor.

B.Topleasethenurse.

C.Toseeapatient.

D.Tosurprisethestory-relic

32.

【B9】

33.

【B5】

34.

【B6】

35.(13)

A.Theyareveryfriendly.

B.Theyaresomenicepeople.

C.Theyareveryquiet.

D.Theyarenotsociable.

36.(24)

A.Freshfruit.

B.Agirlcertificate.

C.Homemadecandy.

D.Aweddingpresent.

37.听力原文：W:Doweneedtogettogethertodiscussourseminarpresentation?

M:Isthereanythingwrongwithitrightnow?

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Shedoesn'tfeelthatnowistherighttime.

B.Shewondersiftheyreallyneedtodoso.

C.She'swritingherseminarpresentationnow.

D.She'ssuggestingthattheytalkaboutitlater.

38.听力原文：Ifanyoneaskedyouwhatwerethemainmeansofcommunicationbetweenpeople,whatwouldyousay?Thatisn'tacatchyquestion.Theanswerissimpleandobvious.Itwouldalmostcertainlyrefertomeansofcommunicationthatinvolvetheuseofwords:speakersandlistenersoralcommunication;writersandreaders-writtencommunication.Andyou'dbequitefight.Thereis,however,anotherform.ofcommunicationwhichweallusemostofthetime,usuallywithoutknowingit.Thisissometimescalledbodylanguage.Itdoesnotinvolvetheuseofwords.Itsmoretechnicalnameisnon-verbalcommunication,"NVC"forshort.

Whensomeoneissayingsomethingwithwhichheagrees,theaverageEuropeanwillsmileandnodapproval.Ontheotherhand,ifyoudisagreewithwhattheyaresaying,youmayfrownandshakeyourhead.Inthiswayyousignalyour-reactions,andcommunicatethemtothespeakerwithoutsayingaword.Incidentally,Ireferredamomentagoto"theaverageEuropean",becausebodylanguageisverymuchtiedtoculture,andinordernottomisunderstand,ornottobemisunderstood,youmustappreciatethis.AsmilingChinese,forinstance,maynotbeapprovingbutacutelyembarrassed.

QuitealotofworkisnowbeingdoneonthesubjectofNVC,whichisobviouslyimportant,forinstance,tomanagerswhohavetodealeverydaywiththeirstaff,andhavetounderstandwhatotherpeoplearefeelingiftheyaretocreategoodworkingconditions.Bodylanguage,orNVCsignals,issometimescategorizedintofivekinds:(1)bodyandfacialgestures;(2)eyecontact;(3)bodycontactorproximity;(4)clothingandphysicalappearance;and(5)thequalityofspeech.Iexpectyouunderstandallthose,exceptperhaps"proximity".Thissimplymeans"closeness".Insomecultures-andIamsurethisisaculturalfeatureandnotanindividualone--itisquitenormalforpeopletostandclosetogether,ortomoreorlessthrusttheirfacesintoyourswhentheyaretalkingtoyou.Inotherculturesthisisdisliked;Americans,forinstance,talkaboutinvasionoftheirspace.

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A.Wordsandphrases.

B.Culture.

C.Individuals.

D.Misunderstanding.

39.听力原文：Theexistenceofblackholehadlongbeenpredictedbytheorybutneverconfirmed.

Ablackholeisanextremelymysteriousobject.Ithasagravitywhichissointensethatnothing,notevenlight,canescapefromit.Itcanchangespaceandtimeinbasicways.

ApowerfulX-raystreamdrewtheattentionofscientiststotheevent.Itislocatednearthecenterofagalaxywhichisabout700millionlight-yearsfromEarth.Accordingtotheinternationalteamofscientists,gasesfromthestarhavebeenheatedtoatemperatureofmultimillion-degreewhentheyweredrawntowardtheblackhole.Thusastrongwindisproduced.

Scientistssaidastaraboutthesizeofoursunwascomingclosetotheblackhole.Thebiggravityoftheblackholepulledthestartothepointofbreaking.Itisestimatedtohaveagravity100milliontimesthatofoursun.

TheeffectissimilartothedraggingforcethemoonhasontheEarth'soceans,butismuchmoreviolent.Theblackholehasobservedtohaveeatenupabout1percentofthestar.Itseemsthatthisunluckystarhasjustenteredthewrongneighborhood.

ScientistshaveseenothersimilarX-raystreamsbefore,butneverwereabletolocatethematthecenterofagalaxy,whereblackholesmayexist.ThenewobservationsalsofoundthatablackholeisalwayssurroundedbyX-rays.

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A.Ithasanintensegravity.

B.Itcanchangespaceandtimeinbasicways.

C.Nothingcanescapefromit.

D.Ithasbeenpredictedbytheorybutneverconfirmed.

40.听力原文：M:Ithoughtyouweregoingtocallmelastnightabouttheplansfortheconferenceonlanguageteaching.

W:Sorry,Ishouldhave,butTomandJanestoppedbyandstayeduntilmidnight.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Thewomanhadbeenplanningfortheconference.

B.Thewomancalledthemanbutthelinewasbusy.

C.Thewomandidn'tcomebackuntilmidnight.

D.Thewomanhadguestsallevening.

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

Fromthepassagewecaninferthatrealhappinessoflifebelongstothose______.

A.whoareatthebottomofthesociety

B.whoarehigherupintheirsocialstatus

C.whoprovebetterthantheirfellow-competitors

D.whocouldkeepfarawayfromthiscompetitiveworld

42.SectionB

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

Homeschoolinghaslongbeenarefugeforparentsunhappywithpublicschools.Now,agrowingnumberofathletes,musiciansandactorsareabandoningtraditionalclassroomssothattheycanfocusontheirtalent.

Forthesestudents,homeschoolingprovidestheflexibilitytoweaveacademicsaroundtraining,practicesorHollywoodauditions.Studentsarefreeofthestructureoftraditionalschoolandcandotheirschoolworkwhereandwhentheychoose.Andthoughrolesvarygreatlyamonghome-schoolingmethods,studentsareundernorequirementtologthesamenumberofhourstheywouldhavespentinaclassroom.

"Youneedtodevotealotoftimeifyou'regoingtoshineinthosecreativefields,"saidIanSlatter,spokesmanfortheHomeSchoolLegalDefenseAssociationinVirginia."It'sverydifficultwithintheconstraintsofprivateorpublicschool."

Butsomeexpertsworrythatasolideducationcansufferifastudentistoofocusedonhoning(磨砺)anathleticorartisticgift.

Homeschooling,oncecommon,largelydiedwiththeriseofthepublicschoolsystem.Inthe1960s,someparentswhowereagainstaperceivedone-size-fits-allapproachinpublicschoolsbeganhomeschoolingtheirchildren.Thefollowingdecade,manyotherparentswantingtoinjectreligionintotheirchildren'seducationbegantodosoathome.

By1980,about20000familieshadpulledchildrenfromtraditionalschools,accordingtotheHomeSchoolLegalDefenseAssociation.

Sincethen,homeschoolinghasseenexponential(指数的，急剧的)growth.Lawshaveeased,societymoreeasilyacceptshomeschooling,andanindustryhasemergedthatoffersonlinesupportandteachingmaterialstoparents.

Expertsagreethatmostfamilieswhohomeschooldosoforreligiousreasonsoroutofdisdain(厌恶)forpublicschools,forreasonsrangingfromsafetytopooracademics.Butcountyandstateeducationofficials,home-schooladvocates,entertainmentindustryregulatorsandsportscoachessaythey'reseeingasmallbutgrowingnumberofchildrenwhoarehome-schooledtoallowthemtofocusonhoninganathletictalentorartisticpassion.

"Itisbecomingmoreandmorecommon,"saidBarbaraColton,whoworksonhome-schoolingissuesfortheCaliforniaDepartmentofEducation."Moreandmoreparentsarewillingtosupporttheirkidsinintensivepreparationinartsorsports...sowhatthey'redoingistryingtofindaneducationalprogramthataccommodatesthat."

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Homeschoolingoffersflexiblecoursesfortrainingstudentstalentedinartandsports.

B.Someexpertsworrythatmuchemphasisonhomeschoolingcanweakenstudents'generaleducation.

C.Freefromtheconstraintsofpublicschools,studentscanhavemoretimedevelopingtalents.

D.Studentsprefertraditionaleducationtohomeschoolinginordertodeveloptheirtalents.

43.Accordingtotheauthor,both______canbenefitfrombusinesscompetition.

44.Thebullwasasacredcreatureinthereligionandfolkloreoftheancientworld.Itisnotsurprising,therefore,thatthefinancialmarketsofwesternEuropeshouldbemovedbythoseancientlegendsaboutthecreativepowerofthebull.Thestockmarketspeculatorstranslatedthatpowerintomoneyandmadeitpartofthespeechoffinancialinvestors.Thebull'sbackwasstrongenoughtocarrythegambler'sgreedformoney.Thereweresomewhoboughtstockbecausetheyexpecteditwouldriseinpriceandgivethemagoodprofit.Thiskindofspeculatorwassooncalleda"bull".

Ontheothersideofthecoinwasthe"bear".Insteadofbuyingastock,thensellingit,thebeardidtheopposite.Hesoldastockfirst,thenboughtitbackatwhathehopedwouldbealowerprice.Thereishardevidencethat"bull"wasstockmarketslanginEuropeinthemiddle1700's.Suchevidencecanbefoundintheworksofseveral18thcenturyBritishdramatists.ThefamousColleyCibber,forexample,describesamanwhoboastsofthemoneyhehasbeenmakingontheLondonExchange."Everyshilling,"hesays,"outofstocks,bulls,bearsandbubbles!"

SamuelFootecallsoneofhischaractersa"merebullandbearbooby:thepatronoflameducks,brokersandfraudulent(欺骗性的)footbankrupts!"Still,itisgenerallybelievedthat"bear"becamepartofstockmarketslanglongbefore"bull"didso.Theuseof"bear",wearetold,comesfromaveryoldandwell-knownfable.Thisisthestoryofamanwhosoldtheskinofabearevenbeforehecaughttheanimal,justassomespeculatorssoldstocksthattheyhadnotyetbought.Englishfinanciersofthe17thcenturymadefunofsuchtradersandcalledthem"breakskinjobbers".AsanEnglishdictionaryofthetimeexplained:"Tosellabearistosellwhatonehasnot."

Thefinancialhistoryofthepast200years,bothinAmericaandEurope,tellssomewildstoriesaboutthebearsandbullsandtheireffortstoinfluencethestockmarket.Someoftheirdishonestdeals,tradesandspeculationshavegivenwritersanddramatistsmuchmaterialfortheirplays,novelsandsatires.

Happily,inrecenttimes,thebearsandthebullshavebeenbroughtundercontrol.Lawshavebeenpassedtokeepdishonesttradersfromtheexchanges.Thebearsandthebullsintheirtimehavehadtheirfunandtheirprofits.Theycertainlywereawildbreedintheirmoredramaticanddestructivedays,bringingruintotheexchangesandeconomiesofnations.

Theymakecolorful,excitingreading,buttheyarepartofthepast.Today,thankGod,thebearsandbullshavebeentamed.Theynowactlikehousepets--asseeninthewordsofamodemAmericanpoet,"Iplaywiththebullsandthebears."

Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?

A.BearsandBulls

B.TheDomesticationofBears

C.PhrasesandAnimals

D.Bullfighting

45.SectionB

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

Theremayhavebeenfewthingsthatprotesters,politiciansandactivistsshare,butduringtheG20meeting,theywereunitedbytheiruseofTwitter.Themicro-bloggingservicewasheavilyusedbyallthoseinvolvedwiththemeeting,betheydebatinginthechamber,quizzingpoliticiansafterbriefings,orprotestinginthestreet.

Socialmediawasinusepriortotheeventtoo.TheMetropolitanPoliceanalyzedactivityonwebsitessuchasFacebook,MySpaceandmanyotherstoseehowmanywerelikelytojointhecallforprotestsattheG20.PlansforhowmanypolicemenandwomenshouldbeputonthestreetsduringtheG20weredrawnupwithregardtothisanalysis.

Butitwasduringthetwo-dayeventthatsocialmedia,inparticularTwitter,cameintotheirown.ThousandsofmessagesmarkedwithaG20tagpassedthroughTwitterandorganizationssuchasIndymediahadtheirowntags'thathelpedtoexamineinformationaboutwhathappenedduringtheprotests.

Forsomecampaigners,Twitterwas-essentialingivingtheoutsidemembersaglimpseofwhatwashappeninginsidethebuildingofconferenceanditalsoletthemknowaboutthequestionsothercampaignerswereputtingtopoliticiansandtheireffortstogettheirmessageacrosstotheleadersofG20nations.

ManygroupsusedTwitterasawaytoreachouttosupportersmorequicklythantheycouldwithe-mailortextmessages.Actually,withcomputeraccessliterallythinontheground,Twitterwasthebestoptionforreachingeveryone.Forinstance,theClimateChangecampaignerswhosetupthecamponBishopsgateusedTwittertorallysupportstocarrysupplies—namelybakedpotatoesandbeans—tothesitewheretheyplannedtosetuptents.Itwasalsousedtosendregularupdatesasthecampwasbeingsetupandtoletpeopleknowhowitwasprogressing.Asaspokesmanofthisgroupsaid,Twitterhadbeeninvaluablein,helpingsmooththeorganization.

Formanyothers,Twitterwasawaytofindoutaboutandgettotheindependentmediareportsfrompeoplecaughtupintheprotests.UsingTwitterasanunofficialnotice-boardletthosewhohadlosttouchonthegroundfindoutwhathadhappenedtofriendsandfellowprotestersduringandafterthepoliceclear-up.FriendsconcernedaboutwhathadhappenedtopeopletheyknewwerereassuredtoseemessagesfromthempostedonTwitterreportingthattheywerefine.

Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"theywereunitedbytheiruseofTwitter'(Line2,Para.1)?

A.Twittercaneasetheirtemperandstopthedebate.

B.TheyallenjoythebenefitoftheserviceprovidedbyTwitter.

C.WithTwitter'shelp,theycanavoidattendingthemeetingfromanywhere.

D.TheycangetusefulbriefingsfrompoliticiansbyusingTwitter.

46.

Itcanbeinferredthattheauthorpresupposesthatthereaderwillregardacourseinliteratureasacourse______.

47.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Itiscustomaryforadultstoforgethowbadanddullandlongschoolis.Thelearningbymemoryofallthebasicthingsonemustknowisamostincredibleandunendingeffort.Schoolisnoteasyanditisnotforthemostpartverymuchfun,butthen,ifyouareverylucky,youmayfindarealteacher.Threerealteachersinalifetimeistheverybestofmyluck.Ihavecometobelievethatagreatteacherisagreatartistandthatthereareasfewasthereareanyothergreatartists.Itmightevenbethegreatestoftheartssincethemediumisthehumanmindandspirit.

Mythreehadthesethingsincommon:theyalllovedwhattheyweredoing.Theycatalyzed(刺激)aburningdesiretoknow.Undertheirinfluence,thehorizonssprungwideandfearwentawayandunknownbecameknowable.Butmostimportantofall,thetruth,thatdangerousstuff,becamebeautifulandveryprecious.

Ishallspeakonlyofmyfirstteacherbecauseinadditiontotheotherthings,shebroughtdiscovery.

Shearousedustoshouting,bookwavingdiscussions.Shehadthenoisiestclassinschoolandshedidn'tevenseemtoknowit.Wecouldneversticktothesubject.Ourspeculationrangedtheworld.Shebreathedcuriosityintoussothatwebroughtinfactsortruthsshieldedinourhandslikecapturedfireflies.

Shewasfiredandperhapsrightlyso,forfailingtoteachfundamentals.Suchthingsmustbelearned.Butsheleftapassioninusforthepureknowableworldandcuriositywhichhasneverleft.IcouldnotdosimplearithmeticbutthroughherIsensedthatabstractmathematicswasverymuchlikemusic.Whenshewasrelieved,asadnesscameoverusbutthelightdidnotgoout.Shelefthersignatureonus,theliteratureoftheteacherwhowritesonminds.Ihavehadmanyteacherswhotoldmesoon-forgottenbacks(out-datedcourses)butonlythreewhocreatedinmeanewthing,anewattitudeandanewhunger.IsupposethattoalargeextentIamtheunsignedmanuscript.ofthehighschoolteacher.Whatdeathlesspowerliesinthehandsofsuchaperson.

Icantellmysonwholooksforwardwithhorrortofifteenyearsofdrudgerythatsomewhereinthedustydarkamagicmayhappenthatwilllightuptheyearsifheisverylucky.

Theauthorbelievesthatagreatteacherisevengreaterthananyothergreatartists,because______.

48.

Thepurposeofthepassageisto______.

A.describetheharmfulairpollution

B.explainthewaytopreventairpollution

C.showtheworriesabouttheairpollution

D.recommendamethodtoavoidairpollution

49.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Th