2022年陕西省榆林市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）

2022年陕西省榆林市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Thesupposedancestorturnedoutto______，theonethathelpsyeastmakealcohol.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,ifonechoosestotravelwithfewerpossessions,he______.

A.islikelytoenjoyhimselfmore

B.willbeabletotravelmuchcheaper

C.tendstobuyhomemorelocalspecialtyproducts

D.willprobablymakewiserpurchaseontheroad

3.

Boyshaveahigherriskofdevelopingheartdiseasethangirls.

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4.

Freud'sinfluenceon______,______and______cannotbemeasured.

5.

ThenativeanimalsthateatGMcropsmightbepoisonedby______.

6.

Duringthe19thcentury,gaswasusedonalocalscalebecauseofthedifficultsituationin______.

7.HowOnlineDatingWorks

Oneofthebasichumanimpulsesistodeveloparomanticrelationship——andmaybeevenfallinlove.Buttherearealotofobstaclesthatmightkeepsomeonefrommeetingtheloveofhisorherlifeintoday'sworld.Maybedatingco-workersisagainstcompanypolicy.Perhapsyouhatethebarscene.Youmightnotbeintherightmoodtomeetyoursoulmatewhileyou'retrekking(艰苦跋涉)throughthegrocerystore.

Peopleofallages,lifestylesandlocationshavebeenfacingthisproblemfordecades.Inthelast10yearsorso,anewsolutionhasarrivedtohelplonelyheartsfindtheirsoulmates:onlinedating.

GettingStarted

Onlinedatingissimplyamethodofmeetingpeople,andithasadvantagesanddisadvantages.Thevarietyofdatingsitesisconstantlygrowing,withmanysitesfocusedonveryspecificgroupsorinterests.Therearcsitesforseniors,sitesforMuslims(穆斯林),sitesforfitness-orientedpeople,sitesforpeoplejustlookingforfriendsandsitesforpeoplewhoareinterestedinmoreadultactivities.Thisarticlewillbefocusedonthemostbasictypeofdatingsite--onethatworkstobringtwopeopletogetherforaromanticrelationship.Whilethisarticleappliestothemajorityofpopulardatingsites,therulesandpracticesofanygivenindividualsitemaydiffer.

Whenyoufirstarriveatanonlinedatingsite,youcanbrowsethroughprofileswithoutenteringanyinformationaboutyourself.Theamountofinformationyoucanseeabouteachuserdependsonthesite.Somesitesallowuserstorestrictaccesstotheirprofilestopayingmembers.Photosmightnotbedisplayedunlessyouhaveapaidmembership.Thishelpspreserveanonymity,sinceaco-workerorfamilymembercan'taccidentallystumbleacrossyourprofile.They'dhavetopayforamembershiptoseeapictureofthepersonthey'rereadingabout.

Onceyoudecideyou'regoingtogiveitashot,thefirstthingyouneedtodoiscreateyourprofile.

CreatingaProfile

Whenit'stimetomakeyourownprofile,you'llstartwithsomebasicinformation.Areyouamanorawoman?Areyoulookingtomeetamanorawoman?Whatagerangeareyouinterestedin?Wheredoyoulive?(Somesitesjustaskforazipcode,whileothersmayallowyoutochoosefromalistofcities.)Thisisgenerallythesameinformationyouprovidetoperform.asimplesearch,or"browse."

Basicprofileinformationmayalsoincludeyourbirthdateandavalide-mailaddress.Siteadministratorswillcommunicatewithyouthroughthisaddress,andsomesitesallowmessagesfromuserstobesenttoyoure-mailanonymously.Whentheysendyouamessage,itisroutedthroughthesite'ssystemandredirectedtoyoure-mailwithouttheotherusereverseeingyouraddress.Somesitesusetheirowninternalmessagingsystem.Ifyou'reespeciallyconcernedaboutprivacy,it'seasyenoughtocreateafreee-mailaccountsomewhereanduseitsolelyforyouronlinedatingcontacts.

Indicatingyourphysicalattributesisusuallythenextstep.Height,weight,hairandeyecolorandbodytypearecommonpiecesofdata,whilesomesitesaskaboutpiercingsandtattoos.Atthispoint,theprocessbecomesincreasinglydetailed.Interestsandactivities,favoritesports,authors,musicormovies,howyouliketospendweekend—thesetopicsareallfairgame.Morepersonalquestionsmightinvolvewhetherornotyouhavechildren,whetherornotyouwantchildren,yourreligiousbeliefsandyourpoliticalviews.Pets,occupation,incomeandlivingsituationareusuallyonthelistaswell.

Next,you'llbeaskedtoanswermanyofthesesamequestionsasecondtime,butinsteadofindicatingyourowntraits,you'llbedescribingyouridealdate.Thesitewillthenusethisinformationandtheinformationyouprovidedaboutyourselft

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8.

WhatmostcommonlyoccursinREMsleep?

A.Luciddreams.

B.Nightmares.

C.Daymares.

D.Indistinctdreams.

9.

TheArcticiswarmingfasterthantherestoftheworld.

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10.MaglevTrains

Ifyou'vebeentoanairportlately,you'veprobablynoticedthatairtravelisbecomingmoreandmorecongested.Despitefrequentdelays,airplanesstillprovidethefastestwaytotravelhundredsorthousandsofmiles.Passengerairtravelrevolutionizedthetransportationindustryinthelastcentury,lettingpeopletraversegreatdistancesinamatterofhoursinsteadofdaysorweeks.

Theonlyalternativestoairplanes—feet,ears,buses,boatsandconventionaltrains—arejusttooslowfortoday'sfast-pacedsociety.However,thereisanewform.oftransportationthatcouldrevolutionizetransportationofthe21stcenturythewayairplanesdidinthe20thcentury.

Afewcountriesareusingpowerfulelectromagnetstodevelophigh-speedtrains,calledmaglevtrains.Maglevisshortformagneticlevitation,whichmeansthatthesetrainswillfloatoveraguidewayusingthebasicprinciplesofmagnetstoreplacetheoldsteelwheelandtracktrains.Inthisarticle,youwilllearnhowelectromagneticpropulsion(电磁推进)works,howthreespecifictypesofmaglevtrainsworkandwhereyoucanrideoneofthesetrains.

ElectromagneticSuspension(EMS)

Ifyou'veeverplayedwithmagnets,youknowthatoppositepolesattractandlikepolesrepeleachother.Thisisthebasicprinciplebehindelectromagneticpropulsion.Electromagnetsaresimilartoothermagnetsinthattheyattractmetalobjects,butthemagneticpullistemporary.AsyoucanreadaboutinHowElectromagnetsWork,youcaneasilycreateasmallelectromagnetyourselfbyconnectingtheendsofacopperwiretothepositiveandnegativeendsofanAA,CorD-cellbattery.Thiscreatesasmallmagneticfield.Ifyoudisconnecteitherendofthewirefromthebattery,themagneticfieldistakenaway.

Themagneticfieldcreatedinthiswire-and-batteryexperimentisthesimpleideabehindamaglevtrainrailsystem.Therearethreecomponentstothissystem:

-Alargeelectricalpowersource

-Metalcoilsliningaguidewayortrack

-Largeguidancemagnetsattachedtotheundersideofthetrain

Thebigdifferencebetweenamaglevtrainandaconventionaltrainisthatmaglevtrainsdonothaveanengine—atleastnotthekindofengineusedtopulltypicaltraincarsalongsteeltracks.Theengineformaglevtrainsisratherunnoticeable.Insteadofusingfossilfuels,themagneticfieldcreatedbytheelectrifiedcoilsintheguidewaywallsandthetrackcombinetopropelthetrain.

Maglevtrainsfloatonacushionofair,eliminatingfriction.Thislackoffrictionandthetrains'aerodynamic(空气动力学的)designsallowthesetrainstoreachunprecedentedgroundtransportationspeedsofmorethan310mph(500kph),ortwiceasfastasAmtrak'sfastestcommutertrain.Incomparison,aBoeing-777commercialairplaneusedforlong-rangeflightscanreachatopspeedofabout562mph(905kph).Developerssaythatmaglevtrainswilleventuallylinkcitiesthatareupto1,000miles(1,609kin)apart.At310mph,youcouldtravelfromParistoRomeinjustovertwohours.

ElectrodynamicSuspension(EDS)

Japaneseengineersaredevelopingacompetingversionofmaglevtrainsthatuseanelectro-dynamicsuspension(EDS)system,whichisbasedontherepellingforceofmagnets.ThekeydifferencebetweenJapaneseandGermanmaglevtrainsisthattheJapanesetrainsusesuper-cooled,superconductingelectromagnets.Thiskindofelectromagnetcanconductelectricityevenafterthepowersupplyhasbeenshutoff.IntheEMSsystem,whichusesstandardelectromagnets,thecoilsonlyconductelectricitywhenapowersupplyispresent.Bychillingthecoilsatfrigidtemperatures,Japan'ssystemsavesenergy.However,thecryogenic(低温学的)systemusedtocoolthecoilscanbeexpensive.

Anotherdi

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11.

______isveryimportanttotheabsorptionoftherainfall.

12.

Usingtechnologyisaneasywaytoshop.

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13.

Inrecentyears,satellitetelevisionhasstartedtobebroadcastintheradiofrequencyrange______.

A.between3.4GHzand7GHz

B.between12GHzand14GHz

C.between14GHzand21GHz

D.between21GHzand27GHz

14.

Modernofficeworkersarejustlikefighterpilotsinthatbothneedtomonitordataofgreatcomplexity.

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15.

WhenMarkTwainbecameaminerinthefrontierregion,hestartedtowrite______.

16.

Studentsinparticipatinginreadingorwritingcourseslearnwordsbasedontherecommendationofthecourse.

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17.

Oneofthesecretsoftheforeigner'ssuccesscanbedescribedas"DoinRomeasRomansdo".

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18.

Thereasonswhyhealthservicesgrowfasttodayare______,thegrowingsizeoftheU.S.populationandtheincreasingproportionofolderpeopleinthepopulation.

19.Gossip

Evenifyou'venevertakenaclassin18thcenturyRussianhistory,you'veprobablyheardthestoryaboutCatherinetheGreat.Accordingtothelore,CatherineⅡ,EmpressofRussia,diedunderquestionablecircumstancesinvolvingahorse.Ifyouasksomeonewhohasafondnessforhistoryorurbanlegends,though,you'lllearnthatthestoryisn'ttrue.CatherineI1reallydiedofastroke,andnohorseswerepresent.

Introduction

ThestoryofCatherinetheGreatandthehorseisn'trecentinvention-itstartedoutasgossipmorethan200yearsago.It'sagoodillustrationofthenatureofgossip.

It'salmostimpossibletofigureoutwhotoldthestoryfirst.HistoriansbelievethattheFrenchupperclasscreatedtherumorinanattempttodestroyCatherine'sreputation.

Itstartedasamalicious(用意歹毒的)attempttoslander(诽谤)someoneandpossiblytoimprovethesocialstandingofthepeoplewhomadeupthestory.

Whenpeoplerepeatittoday,theybelieveitistrue,inspiteofitsinherentoutlandishness(古怪).

Thetaleispersistentandwidespread.It'sstayedaroundforhundredsofyears,andnomatterhowmanyhistoriansrefuteit,peoplestillpassiton.

It'sthekindofnewsmostpeoplecan'thelpspreadingaround,evenifthey'veresolvedtospendlesstimegossiping.

Eventhoughsomeofthedetailshavechangel,thecoreofthestoryisthesameasifwas200yearsago.Inthisrespect,realgossipisdifferentfromthe"telephonegame"oftenusedtoteachchildrenaboutitshazards.

However,unlikethestoryofCatherineI[,notallgossipismaliciousoruntrue.Likeswearing,anotheruseoflanguagemanypeopletrytoavoid,gossipplaysanumberofroleswithinsocialgroups,andsomeofthemcanactuallybeuseful.

Sociologists,linguists,psychologistsandhistoriansareamongthepeoplewhoresearchgossipandhowitfunctionsinsociety.It'satrickyphenomenontostudy,though.Peopleusuallygossipspontaneouslyandinprivate,soit'salmostimpossibletostudygossipinalaboratorysetting.Infact,manyresearchersstudygossipbyeavesdropping(偷听)ongossipers.

Inaddition,whenresearchersstudygossip,theydon'tallusethesamedefinition.Moststartwiththesamebasicidra:Gossipisaconversationbetweentwopeoplethatconcernsathirdpersonwhoisnotpresent.Differentresearchersthenaddarangeofstipulations.

Thecomversationtakesplaceinprivate.

Thepeopletalkingaretransmittinginformationasthoughitwerefact,buttheyhavenotconfirmedtheinformationasfactual.

Thepeoplegossipingandthepersonbeinggossipedaboutknoweachotherinreallife.Bythisdefinition,celebritygossipisnotreallygossipunlessthespeakerandthelisteneraresriendswiththecelebrityinquestion.

Somethinginthespeaker'sbodylanguageortoneofvoicesuggestsamoraljudgmentabouttheinformationbeingrelayed.Forexample,thesentence"Claragotapuppy"soundsprettyneutral.ButifClaralivesinacollegedormthatdoesn'tallowpetsandthepersonspeakingsoundsscandalized,thesentencebecomesgossip.

Thepeoplegossipingcomparethemselvesinsomewaytothepersonbeinggossipedabout,usuallyconsideringthemselvestobesuperiortothesubject.

Gossipisfullofcontradictions.Peopledoiteventhoughtheythinktheyshouldn't.Gossipcanbolster(助长)oneperson'sreputationwhiledestroyinganother's,anditcanestablishatrustingbondbetweentwopeoplewhilebetrayingthetrustofathird.Peoplewhogossiptoomuchcandevelopareputationforbeinguntrustworthyortootalkative.Butpeoplewhodon'tgossipcandevelopareputationforbeingdistant,uptightorsnobbish.Thesefictionalexamplesexplo

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20.

Whenparentsseparate,itisadvisableforthemtoreachsensibleandfairdecisionstoreducethechildren'sinjuryat______degree.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(28)

A.Itisbecausefastfoodrestaurantsarefast,informal,andinexpensive.

B.Itisbecausepeoplecaneasilyfindfastfoodrestaurants.

C.Itisbecausepeopleliketoeathamburgers.

D.Itisbecausefastfoodrestaurantssellnearlyeverykindoffood.

22.听力原文：W:Hmm,Hi.

M:Hi.I'mgoingdoortodoortonightto(22)tellpeopleaboutthestudentactioncoalition.Doyouhaveafewminutes?

W:Sure.(22)YouknowIthinkIreadsomethinginthenewspaperlastweek.

M:Yeah.Therewasanarticleaboutthisinthelastissue.See,(23)we'retryingtoprotectandconservesomeoftheopenspacesoncampus.

W:That'sright.Youarethegroupthat'sopposingtheextensionoftheparkinglotnexttoSwingHall,right?

M:That'sus.Wemustfeelthatit'simportanttosavesomeofthenaturalbeautyofthecampus,likeover-bySwing.Someofthosetreesarehundredsofyearsold.

W:Itisaprettyspot.MyfriendsandIhavehadpicnicsovertherebythecreek.

M:Thenyouunderstandhowwefeel.We'reorganizingarallyonThursdayafternoontogettheadministrationtoreconsidertheparkinglotplan.

W:Well,(24)IhaveaclassonThursdayafternoon.

M:(25)Butmaybeyoucouldsignthispetition?We'regoingtosubmitittotheadministrationtodemonstratehowthestudentsfeelaboutthis.

W:(25)Sure,letmegetapenandI'llsignit.

M:Ihaveapenrighthere.Andletmeleaveyouthispamphletaboutthestudentactioncoalition.Maybeyoucouldcometosomeofourmeeting.Wegettogetheronceamonth.

W:Yeah.I'dliketoknowmoreaboutyourgroup.LetmeknowwhenthenextmeetingisandI'lltrytobethere.

(23)

A.Shesawthemprotesting.

B.Shereadabouttheminthenewspaper.

C.Sheattendedoneoftheirmeetings.

D.Herroommateisamember.

23.(29)

A.OneCoolJob

B.TastingwithEyes

C.JohnHarrison'sLife

D.FlavorsofIceCream

24.

【B5】

25.(14)

A.Theyarelearningtoboat.

B.Theyareplayingagame.

C.Theyaremakingamovie.

D.Theyaretakingpictures

26.(24)

A.Hedidn'tunderstandthelecture.

B.Hewantstoborrowhernotesnextweek.

C.Heneedshelpwithamakeupexam,

D.Hewassickandunabletoattend.

27.听力原文：M:Harryseemstobeinabadmoodtoday.

W:He'llsnapoutofitwhenhefinisheshisbiologyprojectthisafternoon:

Q:WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutHarry?

(16)

A.Hehasfinishedhisbiologyproject.

B.He'llfeelhappierwhentheprojectiscompleted.

C.He'sannoyedwitheveryone.

D.Hetookanapinbiologyclass.

28.

【B7】

29.(21)

A.Heshouldstartwithalightworkout.

B.Heshouldgotohaveacheck-up.

C.Heshouldeatlessfattyfoods.

D.Heshouldvisitafitnesstrainer.

30.(25)

A.$20to$50.B.$200to$500.C.$2000to$5000.D.$10to$100.

31.听力原文：W:Haveyouheardabouttheplanecrashyesterday?Itcausedahundredandtwentydeaths.Iamneverateasewhentakingaflight.

M:Thoughweoftenhearaboutaircrashesandseriouscasualties,flyingisoneofthesafestwaystotravel.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

(18)

A.Themanthinkstravelingbyairisquitesafe.

B.Thewomannevertravelsbyplane.

C.Bothspeakersfeelnervouswhenflying.

D.Thespeakersfeelsadabouttheseriouslossoflife.

32.

【B8】

33.听力原文：W:Sinceit'srainingsohard,let'sgoinandseethenewexhibit.

M:That'sagoodidea.MaryGusseiisoneofmyfavoritepainters.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

(19)

A.Atascienceexhibit.

B.Atanewsconference.

C.Nearanartmuseum.

D.Nearapaintstore.

34.【B11】

35.听力原文：W:Harry,doyoustillwanttobuytheredcaryoulookedatlastweek?Ireallythinkitfitsquitewell.

M:Iamafraidthat'simpossiblebecauseIhaven'tbeenabletocomeupwiththecash,andsomeoneelsehasalreadymadeadownpaymentonit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

(16)

A.Hecan'taffordthecarrightnow.

B.Hewillbuythecarassoonashehasenoughmoney.

C.Hethinkssomeoneelsehasboughttheear.

D.Hethinkssomeoneelsehasdestroyedtheear.

36.听力原文：M:Isthisthelineforpurchasingthetickets?

W:Yes,buttheticketsareonlyforthelateperformance.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(19)

A.Everyonehasleft.

B.Therearenoticketsfortheearlyshow.

C.Theticketshavebeensold.

D.Theticketlineisontheleft.

37.

【B9】

38.(34)

A.Itisproperfortheparentstofeedthedogs.

B.Hisparentsshoulddecidewhatbreedofdogtobuyiftheirchildrenwantone.

C.Theparentsaretoblameifthedogsarenotproperlylookedafter.

D.Thefamilymembersshouldattendthedogstogether.

39.

【B3】

40.(32)

A.Solarenergywillbeconsideredasanimportantpartofournation'senergysupply.

B.Becausesolarenergyisinitsinfancy，wewillbuildmorepowerplants.

C.Becausesolarenergyisinitsinfancy.thesupplyofelectricitywillberationed.

D.Althoughsolarenergyisinitsinfancy.wedon'tneedpracticeenergyrationingnow.

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

Whichofthefollowingisanexampleoftelecommutingasdescribedinthepassage?

A.Ascientistinalaboratorydevelopingplansforaspacestation.

B.Atechnicalwritersendingviacomputerdocumentscreatedathome.

C.Acomputertechnicianrepairinganofficecomputernetwork.

D.Ateacherdirectingcomputertoassistlearninginaprivateschool.

42.

WhichofthefollowingthingsisNOTincludedinthefamiliarrituals?

A.Momentsofsilence.

B.Thetimeswhentheplanesstruck.

C.Wreath-layings,prayers.

D.Poetryoflossandremembrance.

43.

ThesearchersusedNOTtobelieve______.

A.otherstarsmayhavetheplanetsresemblingthosegoingaroundthesun

B.planetformsowingtothegasanddustinstarformation

C.theformationofstarissubsequenttothatofplanet

D.starisformedbythecollapsinginterstellarcloud

44.

Accordingtothesecondparagraph,crowsarepoorsubjectsforfieldresearchforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT______.

A.theycansuccessfullyavoidobservers

B.theyarehardtodistinguishfromoneanother

C.theycanbequiteaggressive

D.theyaredifficulttocatch

45.Whichstatementbestdepictsthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.Realityiswhatyoumakeofit.

B.Timeislikeariver.

C.Emotionsarepowerful.

D.Everypersonhasaspecialmoment.

46.SectionA

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

BecauseSouthAfricansaregenerallysobubbly(热情奔放的)andtalkative,silencesaysalot.Theyarepoliteaswellandifyouare(47)______them,they,unliketheAmericanstheyadmire,willsufferthroughinsilence.Whenthequestionsstop,considerittimetogo—you'velostyouraudience.SouthAfricansoftenusehandgesturesinconversationbutitis(48)______andseenasapersonalchallengetopointatsomeonewithyourindexfinger(食指)wagging(摇动).TheamountofhandmovementsaSouthAfrican(49)______whiletalkingisagoodindicatorofthedegreeof(50)______thatindividualhasforaparticulartopicorproposal.Itisalsoconsideredrudetotalkwithyour(51)______inyourpockets.

SouthAfricansusefacialexpressionstosignaltheirinterestorreactionstoaspeaker.Itisahighlydevelopedform.ofcommunicationandagoodindicatorofwhetherornotyouarehittingthemark.AtameetingSouthAfricanswill(52)______glancesatoneanotheroratthebosstojudgeareaction.(53)______somuchbusinessisdoneontrust,eyecontactis(54)______especiallyinthewhitecommunity.BlackAfricanbusinessmenseemlesshunguponthatandaremoreinto(55)______contact.Awarmhandshakefollowedbyanarm(56)______theshouldermeansyouhadasuccessfulmeeting.

WordBank:

A.impoliteI.Because

B.boringJ.essential

C.passionK.reputation

D.handsL.happens

E.physicalM.penetrate

F.aroundN.mental

G.generatesO.passive

H.steal

47.

Theauthorimpliesthat______.

A.theteachershouldguidealldiscussionsbyrevealingherownattitude

B.children'sattitudesoftencomefromthoseofotherchildren

C.insomeaspectsofsocialstudiesagreatervarietyofmethodscanbeusedintheuppergradesthaninthelowergrades

D.schoolsshouldofferthestudentopportunitiesfortravelsothathecancomeintocontactwithpeoplehewouldnototherwisemeet

48.Theword"relegate"(Line5,Para.3)mostprobablymeans"______".

A.delegateB.invigorateC.reduceD.undermine

49.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Studentswhoscorehighinachievementneedstendtomakehighergradesincollegethanthosewhoscorelow.Whendegreeaptitudeforcollegework,asindicatedbyCollegeEntranceExaminationBoardTests,isheldconstant,engineeringstudentswhoscorehighinachievementneedstendtomakehighergradesincollegethantheaptitudetestscoreswouldindicate.

Wecandefinethisneedasthehabitualdesiretodousefulworkwell.Itisasalientinfluencecharacteristicofthosewhoneedlittlesupervision.Theirdesireforaccomplishmentisastrongermotivationthananystimulationthesupervisorcanprovide.Individualswhofunctionintermsofthisdrivedonot"bluff"inregardtoajobthattheyfailtodowell.

Someemployeeshaveastrongdriveforsuccessintheirwork;othersaresatisfiedwhentheymakealiving.Thosewhowanttofeelthattheyaresuccessfulhavehighaspirationforthemselves.Thoughtsconcerningtheachievementdriveareoftenprominentintheevaluationsmadebythetypicalemploymentinterviewerwhointerviewscollegeseniorsforexecutivetraining.Hewantstofindoutwhethertheseniorhasastrongdrivetogetaheadormerelytoholdajob.Researchindicatesthatsomewhodogetaheadhaveanevenstrongerdrivetoavoidfailure.

Whatisthemainsubjectofthispassage?

50.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

High-speedtrainsareoftenthefastestwaytotravelbetweencitycentersinEurope,beatingshort-haulflightsforjourneysofupto550kilometers.Atspeedsofupto320kilometersanhour,thetraincertainlytakesthestrain;comparedtoairports,high-speedtrainstationsarestress-freecitadels(要塞)ofpeace.

Trainsalsoscorewellonthatshiftingequationofcomfort,convenienceandcost:Onshort-haulflights,flyingtimecanbeaslittleas20percentoftotaljourneytime.Whatcountsmostwithmiltravelisthequalityofuninterruptedtimefromthemomentyouboardtothetimeyouarrive:atrainstation's10-minuteaveragecheck-intimeforbusinesstravelersincludesgoingthroughsecurity.Takethelap-topanddoapileofworkinpeace.Astudyshowsthatbusinesstravelersarewillingtotraveluptofourhoursonahigh-speedtrainbecauseof"increasedproductivity"comparedwithairlinetravel,whilethelimitforleisuretravelersistripsofuptosixhours.

Railteam,similartoanairlinealliancesuchasOneworldorStarAlliance,aimstoofferseamlesshigh-speedtraintravelacrossEurope.If,foranyreason,atravelermissesaconnectionbecauseofalate-runningtrain,Railteamwillensurethathecantakethenextavailabletrain,irrespectiveofwhattypeofticketheholds.Frequentbusinesstravelershaveaccesstoloungesinover30trainstations.

Theservice'sdouble-deckertrainisaversionofthemodifiedV150TGVtrain(namedfortravelingat150meterspersecond)whichbroketheworldrailspeedrecordonApril3th,2007,bytravelingat575kilometersanhouronaspecialsectionoftrackbetweenParisandStrasbourg-fasterthansomelightairplanes.

TGVEsttrainscomewithspaciousandrecliningseats,adjustablelightingandspecial"family"areasinsecondclass;first-classpassengershavetheuseofmeetingspacesforuptothreepeople,Wi-Fi(无线局域网络)connectivityandindividualelectricaloutletsthatmakeitconvenienttoworka-longtheway.

Whilehigh-speedtrainschallengeairlinesonshortroutes,therearesynergies(协同配合)betweenthetwokindsoftransport.Air-raillinkstohigh-speedrailstationscanbefoundatmajorairportssuchasthoseinParis,Amsterdam,FrankfurtandBrussels.

Forjourneysofupto550kilometers,planesareinferiorto______.

51.

Inrecentyears,therehasbeenamarkedincreaseinthenumberoftechnicaltermsintheterminologyof

A.farming.B.sportsC.governmentD.fishery

52.Itisbelievedthatwomenarestill______intheeconomydespitetheBLSdata.

53.

The"metalandglasscocoon"(Linel,Para.5)refersto______.

54.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eac