2022年辽宁省阜新市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）

2022年辽宁省阜新市大学英语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.

It'sadvisedtoextendyourprofessionalintereststofieldsthatcomplementandleveragethework______.

2.StudyStyles

Youknowwhetheryou'reamorningpersonoranightowl.Youknowwhetheryou'reapickyeaterofahumangarbagepail.Butdoyouknowifyoulearnbetterbyreadingorbyhearing?...ifyou'vesurvivedschoolsofar,youalreadyhavesomesortofstudyroutine—forbetterorforworse.Weaskedstudentsalloverthecountryforthelowdownontheirmethodsofoperations,andalsocollectedsomehard-wonadvice.Seeifyoucanrecognizeyourownpersonalstudymethodinthelistbelowandlearnhowtostudyeffectively.

TheDreamer

Youmaysayyou'restudying.Youmayevenlooklikeyou'restudying.Butyourmindisintheclouds.Yourtestperformanceseldomreflectsthoselonghoursyouspentatyourdesk,almoststudying;Kim,fromMontreal,says,"WhenIgottothelibrary,Iendupsittingthereandpeople-watching."Cindy,fromLafayette,Pennsylvania,says:"Personally,ItendtowriteeverythingdownonflashcardssoIcanquizmyselflater.EveryoneelsethinksthatI'llace(成绩为A)theexam,butsometimesIfindmyselfspendingsomuchtimewritingdowneverylittledetailthatIdon'thavetimetoactuallystudy."

Warning:ffyouspendalldaypretendstudying,you'llpayallnightcrammingforreal.(Whatawasteofsocializingtime!)Thisyear'sresolution:Stayontargetbysettinggoals(LikefourchaptersbyWednesday)andaskingyourfriendstotestyou.Also,tuneintoyourinterests:Ifyoufindyourselfdrawingelaboratedoodlesinthemarginswhenyou'resupposedtobeanalyzingShakespeare,takedrawingclassesandsnapoutofyourdaydream.

TheGrind

Onelookatyoursockdrawer,meticulously(非常细心地)arrangedinrainboworder,suggestscontrol-freaktendencies.Youneverfailtodoafixedamountofstudyingeachevening—andyourgoodgradesshowit.Youcautiouslyplotacoursetoconqueranunrulyassignment,andyourarelybreakyourroutine.Gretchen,fromChicago,describesherhard-coremethod:"Icompletelyorganizeallofmynotes.Then,beforeIdoanythingelse,IplanoutexactlyhowmanyhoursI'mgoingtostudyandhowlongIamgoingtotakebreaks.Thisway,Ialwaysstayontask.IreadthroughmynotesandthenhighlightthethingsIdon'tknowwell,tocommitthemtomemory."Butshe'snotdoneyet]"ThenIreadmyassignmentsagainandtakenotesandstudythesenotesthesamewayIstudiedmyclassnotes."Whew,Sarah,fromScarsdale,NewYork,alsoconsidersherselfaworkerbee."Iplanmyworksothatthere'ssomethingIhavetodoeverynightoftheweek.Butwhenthere'satest,I'lldoallmyassignmentsbeforetryingtodoanoverview.StudyingcomeslastbecauseI'llwaituntilthelastminutetoeventrytoconcentratingonsomethingwithsolittlestructure."

Warning:Whileyourself-disciplinewillserveyouwellincollege(orthemilitary),youmightwanttoaddmoreinspirationtoyourperspiration.Noamountofmemorization,orcolorcodingyournotebookswillhelpyouwriteanoriginal,opinionatedessay—andyou'llbewritingplenty.Thisyear'sresolution:Varyyourroutineandthinkaboutyourowninsightsmore.Afterreadinganassignment,tryclosingyoureyesandrecallingwhatyoufoundinterestingbeforebucklingdownwithyourimpeccablenotes.Andifyou'vegotahalfhourtospareinyourstudyschedule,trysomethingmessyandcreative,likewritingapoem.

TheSocialStudier

You'rethekindwholearnsoutloud.Youyakyourwaytoenlightenment,sostudybuddiesareamust.Inschool,youremembermorefromhearingthelecturesthanfromdoingthereading.Roberta,fromPrinceton,NewJersey,says:"IwenttoastudycounselortofindoutthatIlearnbestbylistening.It'strue:UntilIhearsome-thingoutloud,it'snotreallyrealtome.WhenI'mstudyingandIdon'tunderstandsomethinginourtextbook,I'llc

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3.WhyAreYouLaughing?

Manistheonlyanimalthatlaughs.Wilyisthistrue?Whatmakesusrespondaswedotopleasurableexperiences?Whatisthehistoryofthis"happyconvulsion(痉挛)",assomeoneoncetermedit,andjustwhatisitsfunction?

Wearenotshortoftheoriestoexplainthemystery;forcenturies,biologists,philosophers,psychologistsandmedicalmenhavesoughtadefinitiveexplanationoflaughter.Onewritertheorizedthatitsfunctionistointimidateothersortogainstatureoverthembyhumiliatingthem.Anothertooktheoppositeview:thatwelaughinordernottocry.Apsychologistofferedtheexplanationthatlaughterfunctionsasaremedyforpainfulexperiences,andthatitservestodefendapersonagainstwhatthepsychologisttermed:"themanyminorpainstowhichmanisexposed".Intheseventeenthcenturyawritersetforththetheorythatwelaughwhenwecompareourselveswithothersandfindourselvessuperior:ineffect,welaughatthefrailtyofothers.

Virtuallyeverytheoryhasconcernedwitheitherthestructureorthefunctionoflaughter,whereasrelativelyfewhavebeendevotedtothequestionofitsorigin.Iproposetoofferatheorywhich,sofarasIamaware,hasnotpreviouslybeensetforth,thatonlythoseanimalscapableofspeecharecapableoflaughter,andthatthereforeman,beingtheonlyanimalthatspeaks,istheonlyanimalthatlaughs.

Thoseofuswhohaveobservedchimpanzeescloselyfeelquiteconfidentthatthechimpanzeeoccasionallyexhibitsbehavior.thatlooksverymuchlikeaprimitivehumanlaughter.Thisbehavior,however,hasbeenobservedonlyinahumancontext;whetherornotitoccursundernaturalconditionsisdubious;buttheveryfactthatunderanyconditionsanapeiscapableofsuchbehavior.ismorethanpassinginterest—fordoesitnotindicatethatearlymanhadtherudiments(初级阶段)oflaughter?

Laughterisdefinedasanemotionalresponse,expressivenormallyofjoy,involvingcharacteristicsoundsofthevoiceandmovementsofthefeaturesandthebody.Thejoymaytaketheform.ofgladness,amusement,ridicule,andsoon.WhyshouldlaughterbeasintimatelyassociatedwiththepowerofspeechasIhavesuggested?Speechistheverbal,orvocal,expressionofsymbolsandtherelationsbetweensymbols.Probablyataboutthesametimespeechevolved,laughteroriginatedtoo,asakindofsemiverbalizedsocialexpressionofpleasure.Withthedevelopmentofspeech,thenumberofoccasionsproducingsuddenexperiencesofpleasureincreased,and,sincelaughterwascloselyassociatedwithspeech,manhadthismeansofexpressinghispleasure.Havingbrokenthe"soundbarrier",asitwere,mancouldexpresswithlaughterwhatotheranimalscouldnot.Sincetheloweranimalshadnospeech,theyencounteredfewerpleasurablesituationsand,furthermore,wereunabletolaughnomatterwhatthestimulation.

Oncethefirstlaughterhadbeenlaughedbyprimitiveman,withsuchapparentlypleasurableeffectsallaround,laughterbegantotakeonanintrinsicvaluewithinthesocietyofman.Thepersonpossessingtheabilitytocommunicatepleasureinaloudlaughbegantoenjoysocialadvantagesoverhismoreseriouscolleagues;hebecamea"goodmixer",sociallyselectedandlikedbysociety.Thustheprocessofnaturalselectionwouldtendtooperateinfavorofthoseabletoexpresstheirpleasurablestatesinlaughter,ascomparedwiththosenotsoable.Throughoutthecourseofevolution,laughterwouldbecomeestablishedthroughoutthehumanspeciesasafunctionofsociologicalandpsychologicalvalue.

Thuslaughtergraduallybecameestablishedasacapacityamongvirtuallyallhumanbeings.Inaddition,laughter'sinfectiousquality,helpeddistributeitasacharacteristiccommontoallmankind.Laughterwasadvantageous;thereforeitsu

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4.

InNorwayandSweden,theprocesscalled______hasbeenusedextensivelyto"cancelout"theacidityinacidiclakes.

5.

Controllingairpollutionisanothercrucialobjective;______devicescanreducetheharmfulgasesemittedfromtheengine.

6.

Accordingtothepassage,theonlyform.ofInternethoaxesise-mailhoax.

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7.

Saccharomycescanstandfarhigherconcentrationsofethanolthanothermicroorganisms.

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8.

Anti-segregationisalsooneofthecommonthemesofHR.

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9.

ThedemographicchangeinruralEuropewillhaveanegativeeffectoneveryaspectofthelocaleconomyfromtouristindustryincometoagriculturaloutputs.

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10.

Someoneusedtocheatinthetestby______.

11.

AccordingtotheUNestimates,mostcountriesintheworldwillexperiencenegativepopulationgrowthin2040.

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12.

Anefficientreaderalwayschangeshisrateaccordingtohis______andthedifficultyofthereadingmaterial.

13.

Themajorreasonfortheexplosionofthecigarettemarketis______.

14.

People'sworrythat______isempiricallyfalse.

15.

Studentsgetmoneyfromnotonlyfederalloansbutalso______.

16.

Theresearchersarenowtryingtofigureout______.

A.whetherobservedantibodiescanblocktheinfectionofHIV

B.whetherthecombinationofvaccinesstimulatesnewmolecules

C.whetherthecombinationofvaccinescanworkwell

D.whetherthecombinationofvaccinescouldbetestedinnormalpeople

17.Whenusingadrive-upATM,you'dbetterdriveclosetothemachineaswellas______.

18.

Cheatinghasbecomeeasierforstudentsbecauseof______.

19.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsomeexperts?

A.Theyareauthoritiesonlyintheirownfields.

B.Theyaren'teasilyfooledbythetrickytests.

C.Themistakesthey'vemadeareinevitable.

D.Theysometimesfailtodowellasclaimed.

20.

Whatdomostliarsfeelwhentheyareabletogetawaywithlying?

A.Fortunate.B.Ashamed.C.Proud.D.Fun

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:Couldyouhaveyourrefrigeratorfixedassoonaspossible?Ireallycan'tconcentrateinsuchanoise.

M:Whydidn'tyoujustsayso?IpromiseitwillbeOKtomorrow.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(17)

A.Hethinksthewomanisfussy.

B.Hedidn'trealizetheproblem.

C.Thewomanshouldputupwiththenoise.

D.Hethinksitisnoisyonlysometimes.

22.(47)

23.

【B9】

24.(25)

A.Itisaclassforthosewhostudylameducks.

B.Itisaclassforthosewhowanttolearnalanguage.

C.Itisaclassforthosewhoneedspecialhelp.

D.Itisaclassforthosewhowanttodoacademicwork.

25.听力原文：ArecentreporthasshownthathereintheUnitedStates,we'veexperiencedtherevolutionconcerningourattitudestowardstheworkweekandweekend.Althoughsomecalendarsstillmarkthebeginningoftheweek"Sunday",moreandmoreofusarecomingtoregardMondayasthefirstdayoftheweekwithSaturdayandSundaycomprisingthetwo-dayperiodsthoughtofastheweekend.Infact,theword"weekend"didn'tevenexistinEnglishuntilaboutthemiddleofthelastcentury.InEnglandatthattime,SaturdayafternoonshadjustbeenaddedtoSundaysandholidaysasatimeforworkerstohaveofffromtheirjobs.ThisinnovationbecamecommonintheUnitedStatesinthe1920s.ButastheworkweakshortenedduringtheGreatDepressionof1930s,theweekendexpandedto2fulldays,SaturdayandSunday.Somepeoplethoughtthistrendwouldcontinueduetoincreasingautomationandtheworkweekmightdecreaseto4daysorevenfewer.Butsofar,thishasn'thappened.Theworkweekseemstohavestabilizedat40hoursmadeupof5eight-hourdays.Afterthiscommercial,I'llbebacktotalkabouttheideaofaddingMondaytotheweekend.

(33)

A.Whichdayspeopleshouldwork.

B.Howtheweekisdividedintodays.

C.Whichdaybeginstheweek.

D.Howmanyweeksthereareinamonth.

26.听力原文：W:WillJohnbecomingtoclassthisafternoon?

M:He'ssupposedto.Butactuallyhecannotcomeoutfromthehospitaluntilnextweekasthedoctorhassaid.

Q:WhereisJohnnow?

(13)

A.Atclass.B.Backathome.C.Atwork.D.Inhospital.

27.听力原文：Ourcultureisconcernedwithmattersofself-esteem.Self-respect,ontheotherhand,mayholdthekeytoachievingthepeaceofmindweseek.Thetwoconceptsseemverysimilarbutthedifferencesbetweenthemarecrucial.

Toesteemanythingistoevaluateitpositivelyandholdithighregard,butevaluationgetsusintotroublebecausewhilewesometimeswin,wealsosometimeslose.Torespectsomething,ontheotherhand,istoacceptit.

Thewordacceptancesuggeststosomereadersthatourculturedoesindeeddealwiththisideaofself-respect;afterall,don'twehavetheconceptthatitisimportanttoacceptourlimitations?Aren'tmanyofusencouragedtochangethethingswecanchange,acceptthethingswecannotchangeandknowthedifferencebetweenthetwo?

Thepersonwithself-respectsimplylikesherselforhimself.Thisself-respectisnotdependentonsuccessbecausetherearealwaysfailurestocontendwith.Neitherisitaresultofcomparingourselveswithothersbecausethereisalwayssomeonebetter.Therearetechniquesusuallyemployedtoincreaseself-esteem.Self-respect,however,isagiven.Wesimplylikeourselvesbecauseofwhoweareandnotbecauseofwhatwecanorcannotdo.

Myrecentresearch,withJudithWhiteandJohnnyWalshatHarvardUniversity,pointstotheadvantageofself-respect.Comparedtothosewithhighself-esteemwhoarestillcaughtinanevaluativeframework,thosewithself-respectarelesspronetoblame,guilt,regret,lies,havesecretsandstress.

29．Whatdowelearnaboutself-esteem?

30.Whatdowelearnaboutpeoplewithself-respect?

31.Whatdoesthespeakermeanbysaying"Self-respectisagiven"?

32.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

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A.Itisthesameasself-respect.

B.Itistotallydifferentfromself-respect.

C.Itistoevaluatepositivelyandholdhighregard.

D.Itistothinkonlythepositiveevenwhenwelose.

28.(31)

A.Theicewascutandhandledwiththehelpofsomespecialtools.

B.Theicewastakenfromtheflowingriverwithhooksandcarriedbysledstoicehouses.

C.Theicewascarriedonthefrozensurfaceofthepondorriver.

D.Theicewassawedintoevenblocksbyworkers.

29.听力原文：W:Ihaveacomplainttomake,sir.Iwaited10minutesatthetablebeforethewaitershowedup.WhenIfinallygotserved,IfounditwasnotwhatIordered.

M:I'mterriblysorry,madam.Itisabitunusuallybusytonight.Asacompensation,yourmealwillbefree.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

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A.Attheinformationdesk.

B.Inadepartmentstore.

C.Inarestaurant.

D.Atarailwaystation.

30.(39)

31.(38)

32.(22)

A.Agoodsingingvoice.

B.Acommitmenttotheprojectfortwosemesters.

C.Anacademicconcentrationintheaterarts.

D.Acertaingradepointaverage.

33.听力原文：W：Whodoyouthinkshouldgetthejob?HowaboutMr．Johnson?

M：Mr．Johnson?I'mnotsure．Heisanicefellow，ofcourse，andeasytogetalongwith．ButIdoubthisprofessionalexpertise．IthinkMs．Brownisbetter．Imean，sheiscutoutforit．

Q：Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

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A.Whoisgoingtogetthejob.

B.TheiropinionsonMr.Johnson.

C.TheiropinionsonMs.Brown.

D.ThedifferencesbetweenMr.JohnsonandMs.Brown.

34.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Whatabeautifuldressyou'vegot!Iguessyoumusthavespentnolessthan$200forit.

W:Thanks.Notsoexpensive,actually.Thesalesgirlchargedme$180,butIbargainedwithherandfinallyIboughtit$50cheaper.

Q:Howmuchdidthewomanpayforherdress?

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A.$200.B.$130.C.$180.D.$50.

35.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Whereisthebus?Itwasscheduledtobehereaboutthirtyminutesago.AndI'malreadylateforwork.

M:Me,too.Ihateridingthebus.It'sneverontime,andwehavetobeatabusstopforhoursnomatterhowtheweatheris.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

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A.Thebusstop.

B.Thebadweather:

C.Thelatebus.

D.Thetrafficjam.

36.听力原文：M:You'llhavetobealotmorepersuasiveifyouwanttoconvincethecommitteetoacceptyourproposal.

W:I'mnotsurewhatelseIcouldsay.BesidesIdon'tthinktheywillrejectit.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Shebelievestheywillacceptit.

B.Shethinkstheywilldeclineit.

C.Shehopestheywon'trejectit.

D.Sheisnotsurewhattodo.

37.(29)

A.Aggression.B.Ambition.C.Danger.D.Vigor.

38.

【B6】

39.(26)

A.RadioTimes.B.Alocalpaper.C.SundayTimes.D.TVTimes.

40.【B6】

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

Thepassagestatesthatbeforethebluesquareappeared,thepersoninthevideo______.

A.wasinarelaxedstate

B.watchedthescreenclosely

C.wonderedwhatwouldhappen

D.gotreadytorespondtoashock

42.

TheNationalAcademyofSciencesholdsthestancethat______.

A.DNAtestingshouldbesystematized

B.onlyauthorizedlaboratoriescanconductDNAtesting

C.theacademyonlyisauthorizedtoworkoutstandardsfortesting

D.theacademyhastherighttoaccreditlaboratoriesforDNAtesting

43.AccordingtoDitlow,theautomakersrefusetorevealthecodesmainlyinconsiderationof______.

44.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Opportunitiesforrewardingworkbecomefewerforbothmenandwomenastheygrowolder.Afterage40,jobhuntingbecomesevenmoredifficult.Manyworkersstayatjobstheyaretoooldforratherthanfacepossiblerejection.Ouryouth-oriented,throw-awaycultureseeslittlevalueinolderpeople.InwriterLilianHellman'swords,theyhave"thewisdomthatcomeswithagethatwecan'tmakeuseof"

Unemploymentandeconomicneedforworkishigheramongolderwomen,especiallyminorities,thanamongyoungerwhitewomen.Anationalcouncilreportsthesefindings:Thoughunemployedlongerwhenseekingwork,olderwomenjob-huntharder,holdajoblongerwithlessabsenteeism(缺勤),perform.aswellorbetter,aremorereliable,andaremorewillingtolearnthanmenoryoungerwomen.Yetmanyolderwomenearnpoorpayandfaceafutureofpovertyintheirretirementyears.When"sexismmeetsageism,povertyisnolongeronthedoorstep—itmovesin",accordingtoTishSommers,directorofaspecialstudyonolderwomenfortheNationalOrganizationforWomen.

Yeta1981reportontheWhiteHouseConferenceonAgingshowsthatasagroup,olderAmericansarethe"wealthiest,bestfed,besthoused,healthiest,mostself-reliantolderpopulationinourhistory".Thisstatementissmallcomforttothoselivingbelowthepovertyline,butitdoesexplodesomeoftheoldtraditionalbeliefsandfears.Opportunitiesformovinginandupinalargecompanymayshrinkbutmanyolderpeoplebeginsuccessfulsmallbusinesses,volunteerinsatisfyingactivities,andstayactiveformanyyears.Theyhavefewrolemodelsbecauseinpreviousgenerationsthelifespanwasmuchshorterandexpectationsoflifewerefewer.Theyareploughingnewground.

Employersarebeginningtorecognizethatthematurepersoncanbringagreatdealofstabilityandresponsibilitytoaposition.Onedoesn'tloseabilityandexperienceontheeveofone's65thor70thbirthdayanymorethanonegrowsupinstantlyatage21.

Aftertheageof40,manyworkerstendto______ratherthanfacepossiblerejection.

45.

What'stheimpliedmeaningof"zerotoleranceforthebehavior.butnotzerocommonsensefortheconsequences"?

A.Theauthoritiesshouldnotonlybetoleranttowardsteenagemisdeedsbutalsoexertcautionaboutthepossiblenegativeresultsthepunishmentbrings.

B.Theauthoritiesshouldforgivetheteenagersfortheirmisbehaviorsandshowsympathytothem.

C.Theauthoritiesshouldshowtolerancetowardsmisbehavingteenagersandalsostudytheirmisdeeds.

D.Theauthoritiesshouldpunishthemisbehavingteenagersincasetheybreakrulesagain.

46.

Sincemanyoftheolder,bigger-tuskedanimalshavealreadybeendestroyed,whatdidthepoachersdo?

A.Theygaveuppoaching.

B.Theykilledmoreelephantstogetthesamequantityofivory.

C.Tothem,gameisover.

D.Theyrealizeditwasillegaltoslaughterelephants.

47.

InSouthAmerica,inthenext20years22millionhectaresoftropicalforestandsavannawillbedisplacedby______.

48.

Accordingtotheauthor,howwouldanAmericanfamilywithacarandhouseinthesuburbsprobablyfeelaboutthemselvestoday?

49.【S9】

50.SectionB

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

Thetragicimpactofthemoderncityonthehumanbeinghaskilledhissenseofaesthetics,thematerialbenefitsofawealthysocietyhavedivertedhisattentionfromhiscityanditsculturalpotentialstotheproductsofscienceandtechnology:washingmachines,centralheating,TVsets,computersandcars.

Heisacardriverandreluctanttowalk.Withoutadequateparkingfacilities,thestreetsarelitteredwithcars.Congestion(堵塞)hasbecomethepredominantfactorinhisenvironment,andstatisticssuggestthattwocarsperhouseholdmaymakemattersworse.

Meanwhile,insultisaddedtoinjuryby"landvalue".Thevalueoflandresultsfromitsuse,Whenitsuseisintensified,itsvaluerises."Puttinglandtoitshighestandbestuse"becomestheprincipaleconomicstandardinurbangrowth.Thisspeculativeapproachandthepressureofincreasingpopulationleadstothe"vertical"growthofcitieswiththeresultthatpeopleareforcedtoadjustthemselvestocongestiontomaintaintheserelativelyartificiallandvalues.Paradoxicallytheremedyforremovingcongestionistocreatemoreofit.Partialdecentralizationintheform.oflargedevelopmentunitsawayfromthetraditionaltowncentersonlyshiftsthediseaseofcongestionroundthetowncenter.

Itiswithinourpowertobuildbettercitiesandrevivetheprideoftheircitizens,butweshallhavetostopoperatingonthefringeoftheproblem.Weshallhaveradicallytore-planthemtoachievearationaldensityofpopulation.Weshallhavetoprovidethemwhatcanbecalledminimum"psychologicalelbowroom".Oneoftheingredientsofthiswillbepropertransportationplans.Thesewillhavetobeanintegralpartoftheoverallplanningprocesswhichinitselfisascientificprocesswherefactsareessential.Wemustcollectallandcompleteinformationaboutthecityorthetown,ifwewanttoplaneffectively.

Wemustnotforgetthatcitiesarebuiltbypeople,andthattheirform.andshapeshouldbesubjecttothewillofthepeople.Scientificmethodsofdatacollectionandanalysiswillindicatetrends,buttheywillnotdirectaction.Scientificmethodsareonlyaninstrument.The"man-educated"man,thehuman,willhavetosetthetarget,andusingtheresultsobtainedbyscience,takeuponhimselfthefinalshapingofhisenvironment.Hewillhavetousehismoralsenseofresponsibilitytothecommunityandfuturegenerations.

Themainconcernofthepassageiswith______.

A.citycongestion

B.cityplanning

C.decentralization

D.landvaluesincities

51.

Bysaying"WithMarsthescientificstakesarearguablyhigherthantheyhaveeverbeen"(Linel,Para.4)theauthormeansthat______.

A.withMarstherisksinvolvedaremuchgreaterthananypreviousspaceventures

B.inthecaseofMars,therewardsofscientificexplorationcanbeveryhigh

C.inthecaseofMars,muchmoreresearchfundsareneededthaneverbefore

D.withMars,scientistsargue,thefundamentalinterestsofscienceareatissue

52.Thewaterproofsuperglueoriginatesin______.

A.themussel'stongue-shapedfoot

B.someglandsinthemussel'sbody

C.thethreadgivenoffbythemussel

D.thechannelofthemussel'sfoot

53.ScholarssuchasProf.DunnandProf.DeLeireagreethat______.

A.richerpeoplefeelhappierandmoresatisfied

B.mostconsumerspreferleadingbrandslikeArmani

C.spendingonvacationsbringslong-termhappiness

D.peopleshouldcurbtheirspendingonmaterialthings

54.

【C10】

55.

WhatwasRobertSpring'sprofessionduringtheyearsinPhiladelphia?

56.

【C7】

57.

Wecansafelyconcludethattheauthor______.

A.objectstoexcessivedrink

B.neverdrinks

C.isveryfondofalcohol

D.hadquitteddrinkingwhenhewrotethispassage

58.SomefamiliesinAmericaandelsewherehavestartedbuyingchildfriendlymobilephonesoutfittedwithGPS(GlobalPositioningSystem)technology.

Thesephonesandtheirrelatedtrackingservicesallowparentstopinpointthelocationoftheirchildrenwithease.Parentsagreetopickupthephonebillinreturnforthereassuranceofknowingwheretheirchildrenare;childrenarepreparedtoputupwiththewatchingiftheyareallowedtohaveaphone.

MobileoperatorsinAmericaarenowlaunchingtrackingservices.UnderafederaldecreeknownasE911,theyhadtoupgradetheirnetworkstoensurethatanyonedialingthe911emergencynumbercouldbelocatedtowithin100metres.Someoperatorsoptedfortriangulationtechnology,whichdeterminesthelocationofthehandsetbycomparingthesignalsreceivedbydifferentbasestations.ButVerizonandSprintchosetoadoptthemoreexpensivebutmoreaccurateGPStechnologyinstead,andarenowlookingforwaystomakemoneyfromit.

Verizoncallsitsservice"Chaperone".For$10amonth,parentscancallupthelocationoftheirchild'sLGMigohandsetfromtheirownmobilephones,orfromaPC.Thechildreceivesamessagesayingthatthehandset'spositionhasbeenrequested,andtheparentsreceiveanad