2022年黑龙江省大兴安岭地区大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022年黑龙江省大兴安岭地区大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.Policemen,firemenandemergencydoctorsallcanbecalledfirstresponders.

2.

Somesiteadministratorsmakeitpossibleforsiteuserstocommunicatewiththeironlinedatingcontactsprivately.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

Web-basedapplicationsareprogramsthatsit______andtalktoyouthroughaWebbrowser.

4.

Oneofthesecretsoftheforeigner'ssuccesscanbedescribedas"DoinRomeasRomansdo".

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

By"DeathControl",theauthormeanscontroloftheworld'spopulation.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

Thetermbirdbrainisusedtodescribe______people.

7.

Toleavethepeaceofmindtothefamily,itiswiseto______.

8.

NationalNegroBusinessLeagueexistsfrom______.

9.

IntheUnitedStates,thetwomajorprovidersofdirectbroadcastsatellitetelevisionare______.

10.

ContentownersusethetechnologyBrightcovesuppliestoshowtelevisionandeventuallyproduce______.

11.Whenyougotoacompanyforaninterview,thereisnoneedtocarethefeelingsofthereceptionists.

12.Thatriversareusedasopensewersforcitywastescauses______andeutrophication.

13.

InPizzaHut,aPanPizzawas______toservein5minutes.

A.guaranteedB.cutC.filledD.marked

14.

Thesolution,suggestedbyGreenberg,totheproblemofthecouplementionedattheverybeginningofthisarticleisto______.

15.

FortheentireIditarodrace,asleddogteamhastoeatsomuchasto______.

16.

FromtheinformationgiveninPara.2,thecombinedpopulationoftheU.S.andCanadais______.

17.

Mr.TataretiredpeoplerunningthemainTatabusinessesinorderto______.

A.mitigatetheblow

B.sellstakesinsomecompanies

C.strengthencontrolofcompanies

D.makethemanagementofportfolioeasier

18.

SomeexpertsbelievethatWal-Martdoesharmtotheeconomybecausemanufacturershadtocutdownonexpensesby______.

19.Athleteswhowinbronzemedalsarehappierbecausetheythink______.

A.theywouldhavewonthegoldmedalbyworkinghardalittle

B.theymighthavewonasilvermedaliftheyhadperformedalittlebetter

C.theyshouldwinthebronzemedalsincethey'dperformedverywell

D.theywouldhavelostthebronzemedalifthey'dperformedalittleworse

20.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Toanalyzethecurrentsituationinthejobmarket.

B.Togivesuggestionstothoselaidoffinthecrisis.

C.Togivetipsonjoblandingintheeconomicdecline.

D.Toofferadviceonhowtoavoidbeinglaidoff.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(36)

A.Toillustratetheimportanceofthespeaker'sresearch.

B.Totellthedifferenceof"self-respect"and"self-esteem".

C.Topersuadepeoplenottobeconcernedwith"self-esteem".

D.Toexplainwhysomepeoplearemorepronetoguiltandstress.PassageThree

22.【B2】

23.(19)

A.Shewillhelpthemanfindtheexhibit.

B.Shehasalreadyseentheexhibit.

C.Shewillhelpthemanreadthemap.

D.Sheknowswheretogetamap.

24.

【B4】

25.(38)

26.(29)

A.Becauseitissoluminous.

B.Becauseitisbroad.

C.BecauseitiswheretheHeavenis.

D.Becauseitissoremotefromus.

27.

【B11】

28.(16)

A.Shehaslearnedalotfromthenovel.

B.Themanwillenjoythebookeventually.

C.Shecanrecallthenamesofmaincharactersinthenovel.

D.Sheusuallyalsohasdifficultyrememberingmaincharacters.

29.听力原文：M:Didyoumakeareservationonthe9:00flight?

W:Ithoughtyouwantedtotakethe8:00one.It'stoolatetochangenow.

Q:Whathappenedtothewoman?

(15)

A.Shemadeareservationforthe9:00flight.

B.Shechangedthereservation.

C.Shefoundtheywerelateforthe8:00flight.

D.Shemisunderstoodtheman.

30.SectionC

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

听力原文：Stayinghealthyhelpsmakeyouabetterworkerorabettermanager.KeepingyourworkershealthymakesyourorganizationmoreeffectiveMoreandmorecompaniesareactivelypromoting"wellness"throughexercisefacilities,expandedhealthservices,etc.Thesearepositivetrends.Theprogressiveorganizationmustexploreallavenuesforpromotinggoodhealth.Someoftheseavenuesmayincludeminimizingtravelschedulesthataredisruptiveofaworker'spersonallife,providingadequatevacationtime,offeringonsiteeducationonkeyissuessuchasnutrition,drugabuse,diseaseavoidanceandbanningsmoking.

Intermsofgoodhealthfromtheindividual'sperspective,weallneedtofollowthebasicswhichincludeadequatesleepandrelaxation,abalanceddiet,nosmoking,minimalcaffeine,minimalalcohol,noillegaldrugs,minimallegaldrugs,plentyofexercise,etc.

Again,asinvirtuallyeveryarea,itisimportanttokeepeverythinginaproperperspectiveandproperbalance.Unlessyouhaveaspecificmedicalproblemitisnotnecessarytoeliminateallalcohol，allsugar，allcaffeinefromyourdietormakeextremeeffortstopursuesomeparticulardiet.Anotherareawherepeoplegotoabsurdextremesisexercise.Itisnotnecessarytobeamarathonrunnertogetadequateexercise.Runningafewmilesafewtimesaweekshouldsuffice.Peoplewhobecomeobsessedwithexerciseandspendhoursandhourseverydayrunningorpumpingironcangenerallydosoonlyatthegreatexpenseofcreatingaseriousimbalanceelsewhereintheirlives.Againandagain,thekeysareproperperspectiveandproperbalance，takingcaretoseethewholepictureandmeetallyourneeds.

Stayinghealthyhelpsmakeyouabetterworkerorabettermanager.Keepingyourworkershealthymakesyourorganizationmore【B1】______Moreandmorecompaniesareactively【B2】______"wellness"throughexercisefacilities,expandedhealthservices,etc.Theseare【B3】______trends.Theprogressiveorganizationmust【B4】______allavenuesforpromotinggoodhealth.Someoftheseavenuesmayincludeminimizingtravel【B5】______thataredisruptiveofaworker'spersonallife,providingadequatevacationtime,offeringon-siteeducationonkeyissuessuchasnutrition,drugabuse,diseaseavoidanceand【B6】______smoking.

Intermsofgoodhealthfromtheindividual'sperspective,weallneedtofollowthebasicswhichincludeadequatesleepand【B7】______,abalanceddiet,nosmoking,minimalcaffeine,minimalalcohol,no【B8】______drugs,minimallegaldrugs,plentyofexercise,etc.

Again,asinvirtuallyeveryarea,itisimportanttokeepeverythinginaproperperspectiveandproperbalance.Unlessyouhaveaspecificmedicalproblem【B9】______.Anotherareawherepeoplegotoabsurdextremesisexercise.【B10】______.Runningafewmilesafewtimesaweekshouldsuffice.Peoplewhobecomeobsessedwithexerciseandspendhoursandhourseverydayrunningorpumpingironcangenerallydosoonlyatthegreatexpenseofcreat-ingaseriousimbalanceelsewhereintheirlives.Againandagain,【B11】______.

【B1】

31.(35)

A.Symbolsofhappiness.

B.Symbolsofgreatness.

C.Examplesofcourageanddetermination.

D.Examplesofglory.

32.听力原文：M:Hi.Ihaveareservationfortonight.

W:Andyourname?

M:It'sNelson.CharlesNelson.

W:Okay.Mr.Nelson.That'saroomforfive,and...

M:Excuseme?Doyoumeanaroomforfivedollars?Ididn'tknowthespecialwassogood.

W:No,no,no.Accordingtoourrecords,aroomforfiveguestswasbookedunderyourname.

M:No.No.Holdon.Theremustbesomemistake.

W:Okay.Let'scheckagain.Okay,Mr.Charles

C.Nelsonfortonight....

M:Ah.There'stheproblem.MynameisCharlesNelson,notCharlesC.Nelson.Youmusthavetwoguestsunderthename.

W:Okay.Letmecheckagain.Oh.Okay.Hereweare.CharlesNelson.Aroomforoneforthe19th....

M:Wait,wait!Itwasfortonight.Nottomorrownight.

W:Hum.Idon'tthinkwehaveanyroomsfortonight.There'saconventiongoingonintown,anduh,let'ssee.Yeah,norooms.

M:Ahcomeon!Youmusthavesomething.Anything.

W:Well.Letmecheckmycomputerhere.Ah!Therehasbeenacancellationforthisevening.Ahoneymoonsuiteisnowavailable.

M:Great.I'lltakeit.

W:ButI'llhavetochargeyoutwohundredfiftydollarsforthenight.

M:Ah.Ishouldgetadiscountfortheinconvenience.

W:Well.ThebestIcangiveyouisatenpercentdiscountplusaticketforafreebreakfast.

M:Hey.Isn'tthebreakfastfreeanyway?

W:Well,onlyonweekends.

M:Okay.That'llbefine.

(20)

A.Thehotelclerkconfusedhimwithanotherguest.

B.Roomswereoverbookedforthatevening.

C.Therewerenomoreroomsavailableforfivepeople.

D.Thepricefortheroomwashigherthanheexpected.

33.SectionC

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

Whenaninventionismade,theinventorhasthreepossiblecoursesofactionopentohim:hecangivetheinventiontotheworldbypublishingit,keeptheideasecret,or(36)______it.

Agrantedpatentistheresultofa(37)______struckbetweenaninventorandthestate,bywhichtheinventorgetsalimitedperiodof(38)______andpublishesfulldetailsofhisinventiontothepublicafterthatperiod(39)______.

Onlyinthemost(40)______circumstancesisthelifespanofapatentextendedtoalterthisnormalprocessofevents.

Apatentremains(41)______publicafterithasterminated.Indeed,patentexpertsoftenadviseanyonewishingtoavoidthehighcostof(42)______asearchthroughlivepatentsthattheonesurewayofavoidingviolationofanyotherinventor'srightistostealanduseadeadpatent.Likewise,becausepublicationofanideainanyotherform.permanently(43)______furtherpatentsonthatidea,itistraditionallysafetotakeideasfromotherareasofprint.(44)____________.

Anyonecloselyinvolvedinpatentsandinventionssoonlearnsthatmostnewideasare,infact,asoldasthehills.(45)____________thatmakesnewsandmoney.Thebasicpatentforthetheoryofmagneticrecordingdatesbackto1886.

(46)____________.EventheVolkswagenrearenginecarwasanticipatedbya1904patentforacartwiththehorseattherear.

34.(13)

A.Lindamadeherownguitar.

B.Lindataughtherselftoplaythepiano.

C.Lindataughtherselftoplaytheguitar.

D.Lindadoesn'thavemuchtalentformusic.

35.

【B3】

36.听力原文：W:Whatdoyouthinkofmynewdress?Iboughtityesterdayjustfor30dollars.

M:Wow,thatwasreallyabargain.Itfitsyouwell,especiallythecolor.But,tobehonest,yourshoesdon'treallygowithit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'snewdress?

(19)

A.Thestyle.doesn'tfitherwell.

B.Thecolorsuitsher.

C.Itisalittlebitexpensive.

D.Itgoeswithhershoes.

37.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Don'tyouthinkit'smarvelousthatMaryhaswonthefirstprizeoftheEnglishSpeechContest?

M:Shedeservesit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(12)

A.Maryisworthyoftheprize.

B.Maryhasgrantedtheprize.

C.Maryfailsinthespeechcontest.

D.Themandoesn'tthinkMarydeservestheprize.

38.(28)

A.Asciencefictioncartoon.

B.Ascientificprogram.

C.Amovieonpersonalitydisorders.

D.AdramasetinNewYorkcity.

39.听力原文：M:MyhistoryteachersuggestedthatIcomeandborrowoneofthesebooksonAmericanHistory.

W:Certainly,Mr.Hudson.Youarewelcometouseourbooks.Butyoumaynotborrowthemfromthereading-room.Wouldn'titbebetterifyouhaveoneofyourown?

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

(16)

A.Borrowabooksomewhereelse.

B.Takeabookfromthereading-room.

C.Useabookofhisown.

D.Buyabookofhisown.

40.(32)

A.Itwasnotreallyamagazine.

B.Itfeaturedavarietyofarticlesandstories.

C.Itwaspraisedbyreadersofpoetry.

D.Itwasunpopularwithpoliticians.

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

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

Letussupposethatyouareinthepositionofaparent.Wouldyouallowyourchildrentoreadanybooktheywantedtowithoutfirstcheckingitscontents?Wouldyoutakeyourchildrentoseeanyfilmwithoutfirstfindingoutwhetheritissuitableforthem?Ifyouranswertothesequestionsis"yes",thenyouareeitherextremelypermissive.Ifyouransweris"no",thenyouamexercisingyourrightasaparenttoprotectyourchildrenfromwhatyouconsidertobeundesirableinfluences.Inotherwords,byactingasacensoryourself,youareadmittingthatthereisastrongcaseforcensorship.

Now,ofcourse,youwillsaythatitisonethingtoexercisecensorshipwherechildrenareconcernedandquiteanothertodothesameforadults.Childrenneedprotectionanditistheparents'responsibilitytoprovideit.Butwhataboutadults?Aren'ttheyoldenoughtodecidewhatisgoodforthem?Theansweristhatmanyadultsare,butdon'tmakethemistakeofthinkingthatalladultsarelikeyou.Censorshipisforthegoodofsocietyasawhole.Likethelaw,censorshipcontributestothecommongood.

Somepeoplethinkthatitisdisgracefulthatacensorshouldinterferewithworksofart.Whoisthisperson,theysay,tobanthisgreatbookorcutthatgreatfilm?Noonecansethimselfupasasuperiorbeing.Butwemustremembertwothings.Firstly,wheregenuineworksofartareconcerned,moderncensorsareextremelyliberalintheirviews—oftenfarmoreliberalthanalargesectionofthepublic.Artisticmeritissomethingwhichcensorsclearlyrecognize.Andsecondly,wemustbearinmindthatthegreatproportionofbooks,playsandfilmswhichcomebeforethecensorareveryfarfrombeing"worksofart".

Whendiscussingcensorship,therefore,weshouldnotconfineourattentiontogreatmasterpieces,butshouldconsiderthevastnumbersofpublicationsandfilmswhichmakeupthebulkoftheentertainmentindustry.Whencensorshiplawsarerelaxed,immoralpeoplearegivenalicensetoproducevirtuallyanythinginthenameof"art".Thereisanincreasingtendencytoequateartisticwith"pornographic".Thevastmarketforpornographywouldrapidlybeexploited.Oneofthegreatthingsthatcensorshipdoesistopreventcertainpeoplefrommakingfatprofitsbycorruptingthemindsofothers.Toargueinfavorofabsolutefreedomistoargueinfavorofanarchy.

Societywouldreallybethepoorerifitdepriveditselfofthewisecounselandtherestraininginfluencewhichacensorprovides.

Permissiveparentswould______.

A.lettheirchildrenreadanybookstheyliketo

B.notlettheirchildrenseeanyfilmstheyliketo

C.notlettheirchildrenreadanybookswithoutfirstcheckingtheircontents

D.lettheirchildrenseethefilmswiththeirfirstchecking

42.

FromParagraph4,wecaninferthat______.

A.thefutureofthemediaisoneoftruthfulnessandaccuracy

B.ashiftinpublicopinionwillcausethemediatochangeitshabitsinreporting

C.inorderforthemediatochangeinapositivedirection,theindustryitselfmustdesirethechange

D.ifpublicopinionandbuyinghabitscontinuetofavorsensationalism,paperswillcontinuetoexaggerateandmisrepresent

43.

AccordingtoRandallStross,Google'sinfluenceoncopyrightlaworprivacynormsis______.

A.inevitableB.undeniableC.long-lastingD.unintentional

44.McDonald'sallowedHarrington'sbakerytobreaktheagreementandsupplyPepperidgeFarmbecauseitgot______fromit.

45.

Accordingtothepassage,GeorgeFrank______.

A.agreeswiththecommentsmadebyMichaelTenet

B.consentsthatglobalizationis'favorabletoeconomy

C.believesthatthereductionofpricesisduetothecompetition

D.thinkstheinstabilityiscausedbytheeconomicliberalization

46.

【C4】

47.Manufacturersmentionedinthepassagewereobligedtomakethebestofwarninglabelssbasto______.

48.

【C9】

49.AttheKyotoconferenceonglobalwarminginDecember1997,itbecameabundantlyclearhowcomplexithasbecometoworkoutinternationalagreementsrelatingtotheenvironmentbecauseofeconomicconcernsuniquetoeachcountry.Itisnolongerenoughtotrytoforbidcertainactivitiesortoreduceemissionsofcertainsubstances.Theglobalchallengesoftheinterlinkbetweentheenvironmentanddevelopmentincreasinglybringustothecoreoftheeconomiclifeofstates.Duringthelate1980swewereable,throughinternationalagreements,tomakedeepcutsinemissionsharmfultotheozonelayer.Thesereductionsweremadepossiblebecausesubstitutionshadbeenfoundformanyoftheharmfulchemicalsand,moreimportant,becausetheharmfulsubstancescouldbereplacedwithoutnegativeeffectsonemploymentandtheeconomiesofstates.

Althoughthethreatofglobalwarminghasbeenknowntotheworldfordecadesandallcountriesandleadersagreethatweneedtodealwiththeproblem,wealsoknowthattheeffectsofmeasures,especiallyharshmeasurestakeninsomecountries,wouldbenullified(无效的)ifothercountriesdonotcontroltheiremissions.WhereastheUNteamonclimatechangehasfoundthattheemissionsofcarbondioxidewouldhavetobecutgloballyby60%tostabilizethecontentofCO2intheatmosphere,thispathisnotfeasibleforseveralreasons.Suchdeepcutswouldcauseabreakdownoftheworldeconomy.Importantandpopulouslow-incomeormedium-incomecountriesarenotyetwillingtoundertakelegalcommitmentsabouttheirenergyuses.Inaddition,thestateofworldtechnologywouldnotyetpermitustomakesuchabigleap.

Wemust,however,findasolutiontothethreatofglobalwarmingearlyinthe21stcentury.Suchacommitmentwouldrequireadegreeofsharedvisionandcommonresponsibilitiesnewtohumanity.Successliesintheforceofimaginations,inimaginingwhatwouldhappenifwefailtoact.Althoughmanylivingincoldregionswouldwelcometheglobal-warmingeffectofawarmersummer,fewwouldcheerthearrivalofthesubsequenttropicaldiseases,especiallywheretherehadbeennone.

ItcanbeinferredthatsincetheKyotoconference,wefind______.

A.globalwarmingproblemiscloselyrelatedtoeconomydevelopment

B.globalwarminghasproducedvariouseconomyproblemsaroundtheworld

C.differentcountrieshavedifferentviewsontheeffectofglobalwarming

D.globalwarminghasgreatlyaffectedtheworldwideeconomydevelopment

50.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Theroleofmanagerisanothercriticalcomponentinthedevelopmentofanoffice-systemscareer.Onestudyreportedthatin76percentoftheorganizationssurveyedsupervisorswereinvolvedincareerdevelopment.Becauseofdailycontactwithemployeesandpersonalcontactwithothermanagers,themanagercanassistoffice-systemsemployeesintheircareerdevelopmentinmanyways.Managerscandelegatetheirsubordinates'assignmentswhichpromotegrowth.Inaddition,managerscanproviderealisticassessmentsoftheirsubordinates'careerpotential.Suchfeedbackcantaketheform.ofcoachingemployeestostrengthenanypersonalorprofessionalweaknesses.

Somemanagersmightbecomementorstotheirsubordinates,thusimprovingtheirchancesforcareersuccess.Amentorusuallyisasuperiororexperiencedpeerwithintheemployee'sorganization.Thementorassumesaprofessionalinterestinanother'scareerandactsinanadvisorycapacitytothatindividual.Generallyamentorarrangesfortheemployeetomeetthe"rightpeople"andtomakethe"rightmoves,"thushelpingtheemployeetoacquirerecognitionofandacceptancebythemanagerialnetwork.However,evenwhenmanagersshowaninterestintheirsubordinates'careers,problemscanoccur.

Somemanagersmightlacksufficientpowerwithintheirorganizationstobesuccessfulmentorsormightbereluctanttobecomeamentorforanaspiring(有抱负的)femaleemployeebecauseofthepossibilityofofficegossip.Othermanagersmightresistthementorrolebecausemanagersmaynotberewardedbytheirorganizationsforengagingincareerdevelopmentactivitiesfortheirsubordinates.

Otherdilemmasforbothmanagerandsubordinatecouldarisewhenthecareerdevelopmentprocessislinkedtothemanager'staskofperformanceappraisal.Thecareerdevelopmentprocessisnotaseffectivewhenitistiedtoemployeeassessmentforjobpromotionsandsalaryincreases.

Mostemployeeswouldbereluctanttoriskrevealinganycareerinadequaciesordoubtstotheirevaluators.Therefore,employeesshouldtakechargeoftheirowncareerdevelopment.

Managersplayanimportantpartinthedevelopmentofanoffice-systemscareerbecause______.

51.

Thepassagemainlyanswerswhichofthefollowingquestions?

A.Aremusicalabilityandmathematicalabilityconnected?

B.WhyhaveblacksbeengreatlyoverrepresentedinthedevelopmentofAmericanpopularmusic?

C.Whatkindsofmusicrequireformaltraining?

D.Whatarethecontributionsmadebyblackmusicians?

52.

Accordingtothepassage,DNAfingerprintingcanbeunreliablewhen______.

A.themethodsUsedofbloodcellcalculationarenotaccurate

B.twodifferentindividualsofthesameethnicgroupmayhavethesameDNAfingerprintingpattern

C.amatchisbychanceleftwithfingerprintsthathappentobelongtotwodifferentindividuals

D.twodifferentindividualsleavetwoDNAsamples

53.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Withtheglobaleconomynowtakingmoreexecutivestofar-awayplaceslikeBeijingandMumbai,jetlagisbecomingabiggerproblem,leadingsleepresearcherstoworkharderthanevertofindsuitableremedies.

Tripstotheothersideoftheglobemakeadjustingatraveler'sbodyclockamorelastingprocess.Jetlagexpertssaytheybelieveittakesonedayforeachtimezoneawayfromhome,uptoamaximumofsixorsevendays,togetfullyinsync(同步)withlocaltime.

Thereisnoeasyremedy.Oneproblemindevelopingsolutionsisallthevariationintravelers'abilitytohandlejetlag.Sleepresearchershavefoundthatpeoplewhohavedealtwithsleeplossoverlongperiods—onnightshifts,forexamplecantoleratejetlagbetterthanmost.Andoldertravelersalsotendtogetharderhitthantheyoungbyjetlag.Abouteightmillioncorporatetravelersmadeoverseastripslastyear,mostofwhomwereflyingtoEuropeorthePacificarea,throwingtheirbodyclocksoffkilterandtheeffectsareconsideredgreatergoingEastthanWest.

Usingacombinationofnapandcaffeine(咖啡因)isbetterthanusingthemseparately,ifyoucanbelieveit.Ittakes15to30minutesforcaffeinetokickin.Soyoudothetwotogether.Allittakesisacupofcoffee--notevenapill.Bythetimethecaffeineisworking,yournapisover.

Sleepexpertsarealsoworkingwithprofessionalandamateurathleteswho,ofcourse,changetimezonestoplay"away"gamesorperform.atinternationalmeets.Aproperamountofsleepcanboostanathlete'sperformanceasmuchas30percent.Theyarebroadeningtheirresearchtoincludethedisconnectionbetweenflyingfatigueandworkpatternscalled"journeymanagement".Forexample,whencompaniesbringtogetherstafffromallovertheworldforaproject,theexpertswillhelpcoordinatethetripstohelpmakesureeveryoneisproductivewhentheyarrive.

Jetlagmaybelargelysleepinterruption,butit'sreallyacomplexmixtureofbeingoutofsyncwithyournormalpatternofbehavior,plusotherfactors,evenincludingairlinefood.Ifyou'regoingtobeabroadforonlyafewdays.whyfoolaroundwithsomanysolutions?Ifyoukeepresettingyourbodyclock,you'llendupconfusingyourfeelings.

HowlongwillittaketoadjusttothelocaltimeifyouleaveChinaforAmerica?

54.FromthesurveybytheEqualitiesOfficewelearnthat______.

A.allparentswantmoretimetohelpchildrenwiththeirhomework

B.fewparentshavegoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagechildren

C.mostparentsfavortheideaofhavingflexibleworkinghours

D.parentsdonotneedtospendmuchtimewiththeirolderchildren

55.

Howshouldanassistantdoinagoodshop?

A.Helpyoutochooseabook.

B.Approachyouwiththeinevitablegreeting.

C.Keephimselfstayingawayuntilyouhavefinishedglancing.

D.Showhisgreatinterestinsellingbook.

56.SectionB

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

Someoftheoldworriesaboutartificialintelligencewerecloselylinkedtothequestionofwhethercomputerscouldthink.Thefirstmassiveelectroniccomputers,capableofrapidcomputationandlittleornocreativeactivity,weresoondubbed"electronicbrains.'Areactiontothisterminologyquicklyfollowed.Toputthemintheirplace,computerswerecalled"highspeedidiots",anefforttoprotecthumanvanity.Butnoteveryonerealizedtheimplicationsofthehigh-speedidiottag.Ithasnotbeenpointedoutoftenenoughthateventhehu