2022年福建省福州市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022年福建省福州市大学英语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.

Overthenextcenturythetemperaturewillbemorelikelytorisefrom______accordingtotheestimationofIPCC.

2.

Therecentspateofmergersand______couldinfluencejobstabilityinthefieldofmedicalsalesrepresentatives.

3.HeartheMusic,AvoidtheMashPit

ArtistsFindTheirAudienceOnline

MusicianSuzanneVegagotherstartintheNewYorkfolkscene,butnowthe1980sstarhasfoundafollowingincyberspace.Withfilehelpofsomeprogrammers,Vegacreateda3Danimatedimageofherself,calledanavatar(化身),andsherecentlyperformedinsideaworldaccessibleonlythroughawebsite,whereotherpeoplerepresentedbyavatarsattendedtheconcert,streamedlivetocomputersailovertheglobe.

AsVegastrummed(弹奏)herguitarinsidearealstudio,about100luckyfanssatattheircomputersandguidedtheiravatarsintotheonlinesceneofanoutdoor'amphitheater,whereVega'savatar-youthful-lookingwithshorthairandbangs-appearedonstage.Whenthereal-worldartistplayedandsang,heronlinealterego(另一个我)didthesame,thoughtheavatar'slipsdidnotmove.Fansheardtheconcertontheircomputerspeakersandcommandedtheiravatarstosmileormovetothemusic.

Later,Vegaansweredaudiencequestions,sentasinstantmessagesvisibletoeveryoneinattendance.

TheAug.3event,organizedbyapublicradioprogram,wasoneofthefirstattemptsbyamajorartisttointeractwithfansinacompletelycomputer-fabricatedworld.

"Theresponsewasterrific!Iamstillhearingfrompeoplewhowereintheroom,friendsoffriendsandpeopleallovertheworldwhowerethere,"Vegasaidinane-mail,notingthatshetookanactiveroleinpickingoutthemaroonblouse,blackcardiganandwhitetennisshoesheravatarwore.

Marketingandrecordlabelexecutivessaywebsitesthatputusersintovideo—game—likevirtualworldsareauniquewaytoreachouttoaudiences,whoaxeincreasinglyspendingtheirtimeandmoneyonthecomputerinsteadofatconcertsandmusicstores.Althoughstillexperimental,suchsitesofferfansmorewaystointeractwithoneanotherandbandmembersdirectly.

The1980sbandDuranDuranhasreunitedandplanstoperform.aliveconcertlaterthismonthonSecondLife,theworldwhereVegaperformed,onitsownvirtualisland.Afewmonthsago,singerandpianistReginaSpektorbuiltfourvirtualManhattanloftswherefanscouldwalkaround,hangoutandlistentostreamingmusicfromhernewalbumamonthbeforeitwasreleased.Evenfansaretakingpart:AgroupoffriendscreatedavatarsofthebandU2andhasputonseveralvirtualconcerts,usingmusicfromtheband'srealshowsandmimickingeverydetail,downtoleadsingerBono'shairstyle,sunglassesandclothing.

Other,lesser-knownbandsandmusicianswhotypicallyhaveusedsocialnetworkingsiteMyStobuildafollowingarealsoturninguponSecondLifeandothervirtualworlds,suchasT,toshowcasetheirmusic.

"AvirtualworldbringssomethingtothetablethataWebsitedoesn't-it'sbuildingamoreimmersiveexperienceYoukindofloseyourselfinit,"saidEthanKaplan,directoroftechnologyforWarnerBros.Records,whosaidhehasplayedaroundwithSecondLifeforyears."It'sreallycoolandalotmorefunandcreativethanjustputtingaMySpacepageup."

Musiciansareincreasinglyusingthevirtualworldtoholdliveconcerts,atspecifictimesanddates,orlisteningloungeswheretheirmusicplayswhenanavatarpaysavisit.Thevirtualworldprovidesarichandcolorfulenvironmentsimilartocomputeranimatedfilmslike"ToyStory,"onlyanotchlesssophisticated.

Userscontroltheiravatarsbyclickingonarrowsormovingthemouse,butthemovementandappearanceseemahitslowattimes.Unliketherealworld,though,avatarscanflyaroundorbeam(发射)themselvesinstantlyfrombeachtourbanenvironment.SevvyavatarscanevenrecordanexperienceonSecondLi

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4.

JohnBarrett'sbooknotonlydescribes______ofSavannah'srichestcitizens,butalsotellsaboutsomeofthecity'sunusualpeopleandplaces.

5.

Thepurposeofthisadvertisementis______.

6.

ForEuropeangovernments,______inthehandsofthestrongestuniversitiesandallowingthemtogeneraterevenueareimportantwaystogrowvigorously.

7.

Estimatesofthenumberoflanguagesspokenintheworldtodayvarydependingon______.

8.

Underthepressureandstressfromtheircareersandchildren,adultchildrentendto______.

A.pushtheirparentstogroupliving

B.dependontheirretiredparents

C.visittheirparentslessandlessoften

D.seekforpsychologicalconsultation

9.

Iftheeyesofasleepingpersonflickerbackandforthrapidly,thatmeansheorsheisin______.

10.HarlemRenaissance(文艺复兴)—ABriefIntroduction

ImportantFeatures

1.HarlemRenaissance(HR)isthenamegiventotheperiodfromtheendofWorldWarIandthroughthemiddleofthe1930sDepression,duringwhichagroupoftalentedAfrican-Americanwritersproducedasizablebodyofliteratureinthefourprominentgenresofpoetry,fiction,drama,andessay.

2.Thenotionof"twoness",adividedawarenessofone'sidentity,wasintroducedbyW.E.B.DuBois,oneofthefoundersoftheNationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople(NAACP)andtheauthoroftheinfluentialbookTheSoulsofBlackFolks(1903):"Oneeverfeelshistwoness—anAmerican,aNegro;twosoulstwothoughts,twounreconciledstirrings:twowarringidealsinonedarkbody,whosedoggedstrengthalonekeepsitfrombeingtornasunder."

3.Commonthemes:alienation,marginality,theuseoffolkmaterial,theuseofthebluestradition,theproblemsofwritingforaneliteaudience.

4.HRwasmorethanjustaliterarymovement:itincludedracialconsciousness,"thebacktoAfrica"movementledbyMarcusGarvey,racialintegration,theexplosionofmusicparticularlyjazz,spiritualsandblues,painting,dramaticrevues,andothers.

AChronologyofImportantEventsandPublications

1919

-369thRegimentmarchedupFifthAvenuetoHarlem,February17.

-FirstPan-AfricanCongressorganizedbyW.E.B.DuBois,Paris,February.

-RaceriotsinWashington,D.C.,Chicago,Charleston,Knoxville,Omaha,andelsewhere,JunetoSeptember.

-RaceRelationsCommissionfounded,September.

-BenjaminBrawleypublishedTheNegroinLiteratureandArtintheUnitedStates.

1920

-UniversalNegroImprovementAssociation(UNIA)ConventionheldatMadisonSquareGarden,August.

-CharlesGilpinstarredinEugeneO'Neill,TheEmperorJones,November.

-JamesWeldonJohnson,firstblackofficer(secretary)ofNAACPappointed.

-ClaudeMcKaypublishedSpringinNewHampshire.

-DuBois'sDarkwaterispublished.

1921

-MarcusGarveyfoundedAfricanOrthodoxChurch,September.

-SecondPan-AfricanCongress.

-ColoredPlayersGuildofNewYorkfounded.

-BenjaminBrawleypublishedSocialHistoryoftheAmericanNegro.

1922

-FirstAnti-LynchinglegislationapprovedbyHouseofRepresentatives.

-PublicationsofTheBookofAmericanNegroPoetryeditedbyJamesWeldonJohnson;ClaudeMcKay,Harlem

Shadows.

1923

-ClaudeMcKayspokeattheFourthCongressoftheThirdInternationalinMoscow,June,

-MarcusGarveyarrestedformailfraudandsentencedtofiveyearsinprison.

-ThirdPan-AfricanCongress.

1924

-CivicClubDinner,bringingblackwritersandwhitepublisherstogether,March21.Thiseventisconsideredthefor-reallaunchingoftheNewNegromovement.

1925

-AmericanNegroLaborCongressheldinChicago,October.

1927

-MarcusGarveydeported.

-LouisArmstronginChicagoandDukeEllingtoninNewYorkbegantheircareers.

-PublicationsofHughes,FineClothestotheJew.

1928

-PublicationsofWallaceThurman,Harlem:AForumofNegroLife;DuBois,TheDarkPrincess.

1929

-NegroExperimentalTheatrefounded,February;NegroArtTheatrefounded,June.

-WallaceThurman'splayHarlem,opensattheApolloTheateronBroadwayandbecomeshugelysuccessful.

-BlackThursday,

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11.

MarkTwainwasnotasuccessful______,buthewasanoutstandingwriter.

12.

TheancientEgyptiancivilizationthrivesinthedesertmainlybecauseoftheinfluenceof______fromtheNile.

13.WhyShouldWeWorryAboutWhatWeShouldn't?

Itwouldbealoteasiertoenjoyyourlifeifthereweren'tsomanythingstryingtokillyoueveryday.Theproblemsstartevenbeforeyou'refullyawake.There'sthefalloutofbedthatkills600Americanseachyear.There'stheearly-morningheartattack,whichis40%morecommonthanthosethatstrikelaterintheday.There'sthefatalplungedownthestairs,thebiteofsausagethatgetslodgedinyourthroat,thetumbleontheslipperysidewalkasyouleavethehouse,thehigh-speedautomotivepinballgamethatisyourdailycommute.

Otherdangersstalkyoualldaylong.Willacabbie'sbrakesfailwhenyou'reinthecrosswalk?Willyouhaveaviolentreactiontobadfood?Andwhatabouttherisksyoucarrywithyouallyourlife?Thefatherandgrandfatherwhodiedofcoronariesintheir50sprobablypassedthesamecardiacweaknessontoyou.Thetendencytotakechancesonthehighwaythathastwicelandedyouintrafficcourtcouldjustaseasilylandyouinthemorgue.

Shadowedbyperilasweare,youwouldthinkwe'dgetprettygoodatdistinguishingtheriskslikeliesttodousinfromtheonesthatarestatisticallongshots.Butyouwouldbewrong.Weagonizeoveravianflu,whichtodatehaskilledpreciselynooneintheU.S.,buthavetobecajoledintogettingvaccinatedforthecommonflu,whichcontributestothedeathsof36,000Americanseachyear.Wewringourhandsoverthemadcowpathogenthatmightbe(butalmostcertainlyisn't)inourhamburgerandworryfarlessaboutthecholesterolthatcontributestotheheartdiseasethatkills700,000ofusannually.

Weprideourselvesonbeingtheonlyspeciesthatunderstandstheconceptofrisk,yetwehaveaconfoundinghabitofworryingaboutmerepossibilitieswhileignoringprobabilities,buildingbarricadesagainstperceiveddangerswhileleavingourselvesexposedtorealones.SixMuslimstravelingfromareligiousconferencewerethrownoffaplanelastweekinMinneapolis,Minn.,evenasunscreenedcargocontinuestostreamintoportsonbothcoasts.ShoppersstilllookaskanceatabagofspinachforfearofE.colibacteriawhilefillingtheircartswithfat-soddenFrenchfriesandsalt-crustednachos.Weputfiltersonfaucets,installairionizersinourhomesandlatherourselveswithantibacterialsoap."Weusedtomeasurecontaminantsdowntothepartspermillion,"saysDanMcGinn,aformerCapitolHillstaffmemberandnowaprivateriskconsultant."Nowit'spartsperbillion."

Atthesametime,20%ofalladultsstillsmoke;nearly20%ofdriversandmorethan30%ofbackseatpassengersdon'tuseseatbelts;two-thirdsofusareoverweightorobese.Wedashacrossthestreetagainstthelightandbuildourhomesinhurricane-proneareasandwhenthey'redemolishedbyastorm,werebuildinthesamespot.Sensiblecalculationofreal-worldrisksisamultidimensionalmathproblemthatsometimesseemsentirelybeyondus.Andwhileitmaybetreethatit'ssomethingwe'llneverdoexceptionallywell,it'salmostcertainlysomethingwecanlearntodobetter.

Partoftheproblemwehavewithevaluatingrisk,scientistssay,isthatwe'removingthroughthemodemworldwithwhatis,inmanyrespects,aprehistoricbrain.Wemaythinkwe'vegrownaccustomedtolivinginapredator-freeenvironmentinwhichmostofthedangersofthewildhavebeendrivenawayorfencedoff,butourcentralnervoussystem--evolvingataglacialpace--hasn'tgotthemessage.

Toprobetherisk-assessmentmechanismsofthehumanmind,JosephLeDoux,aprofessorofneuroscienceatNewYorkUniversityandtheauthorofTheEmotionalBrain,studiesfearpathwaysinlaboratoryanimals.Heexplainsthatthejumpiestpartofthebrain--ofmouseandman--istheamygdala,aprimitive,almond-shapedclumpoftissuethats

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14.

Salopeksaidthathe______toSudantoreportagainalthoughtherewerealotofdifficulties.

15.SuggestionsforYourWork

Annieisalongtimesecretary/receptionistfortwoseniorvicepresidentsatabigcompany.Theyhavebeendoingalotofhiringlately,andalmostallofthenewmiddle-managementpersonnelhavebeeninterviewedbyoneortheotherofAnnie'stwobosses,sonaturallytheycomethroughherofficefirst.

Someofthesepeopleareunbelievablyrude.EithertheytreatAnnielikeapieceoffurniture(nohello,noeyecontact)ortheythinksheistheirerrand(差使)girl.Lately,Annie'stwobosseshavestartedaskingherforherimpressionsofjobcandidates.Sofarthisweek,twohavebeendiscourteous(失礼的)anddismissive,soAltairgaveboththethumbs-down.Neitherisgettingcalledbackforthenextroundofinterviews.

Nooneknowshowcommonthisis,butifyouarejobhunting,it'snecessarytobeawarethatthedummyatthereceptiondeskmaybeanythingbutnot"justasecretary".

SuggestionstoJobHunters

AccordingtoAnnieStevensandGregGostanian,twopartnersataBoston-basedexecutivecoachingfirmcalledClearRock,it'snotunusualthesedaysforahiringmanagertoaskeveryonewhomeetsapotentialnewhiretogiveanopinionofhimorher."Oneofthebiggestreasonssomanynewlyrecruitedmanagersfailinanewjobistheirinabilitytofitinandgetalongwiththepeoplewhoarealreadythere,"saysStevens."Soemployersnowwanttogetstaffers'impressionsrightatthestart."

AddsGostanian:"Alotcanbelearnedfromhowcandidatestreatreceptionists.Ifthejobseekerisrude,condescending,orarrogant,thismightbeanindicationofhowheorshewouldtreatcoworkersordirectreports."

Obviously,anyonelookingforanewjobwoulddowellnottoalienatethepersonwhositsoutsidetheinterviewer'sdoor.StevensandGostanianofferthesesixtipsfurgettingofftotherightstart:

?Introduceyourselfasyouwouldtoanyotherpotentialnewcolleague.Smile,shakehands,andsoon.Itseemsoddthatthishastobespelledout,butapparentlyitdoes;and,besidesbeingamatterofcommoncourtesy,ordinaryfriendlinessoffersapracticaladvantage."Learningandrememberinganinterviewer'sreceptionist'snamecanonlyhelpasyouadvanceintheinterviewingprocess,"Stevensnotes.

?Don'tregardareceptionistorotherassistantasanunderling(部下)—atleast,notasyourownpersonalunderling."Alwaysasktheinterviewerifyouneedhelpfromanyoneelseintheofficewhereyou'reinterviewing,insteadofseekingthisdirectlyyourself,"saysGostanian.Inotherwords,ifyou'dliketoleaveanextracopyofyourresume,refrainfromsendingtheinterviewer'sassistanttotheXeroxmachine.

?It'sfinetoacceptifyou'reofferedabeverage,butkeepitsimple."Don'taskforparticularbrandnamesorexpecttobebrewedafreshpotofcoffee,"Stevenssays.Andofcourse,needweaddthatdispatchinganybodytoStarbucksisoutofthequestion?

?Feelfreetomakesmalltalk,butknowthatanythingyousaymaywellgetbacktotheinterviewer."Don'taskprobingquestionsaboutthecompanyorofferunsolicitedopinions,"Gostanianadvises.Nomatterhowhideoustheofficedoor,endlessthehikefromtheparkinglot,orinconvenientthewaittoseetheinterviewer,keepittoyourself.Plentyoftimeforwhining(抱怨)andgrumblingafteryou'rehired.

?Don'ttalkonyourceilphoneinfrontofthereceptionist,andtrytoputyourBlackBerryaside."Ifyouhavetomakeortakeacall,leavethereceptionarea,"Stevenssays.Preoccupationwithwirelessdeviceswillmarkyou,shesays,as"acoldandfixatedperson".

?Don'tforgettosaygood-bye."Failuretosaygood-byetosomeoneyou'vejustmetreflectsnegativelyonyou,"Gostaniannotes."You'llcomeacrossasimpersonalanduncaring

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16.

Evenwhenyoulosethecustody,youcanstillapplyfor______toyourchildren.

17.Evenontheirwaytodestinations,travelerscaneasilysurfInternetby802.11cardsifthereare______.

18.

TheInternetandmediacompanieshaverealizedtheimplicitvaluationsofsocialnetworking,buthaven'tmadeitaworkingrevenuemodel.

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19.NewLightinInternetService

Anewinternetservice

Lookingfor"TheFugitive?"Didn'tgetenough"EightIsEnough?"Wouldyouliketo"WelcomeBack,Kotter"onemoretime?

WarnerBrothersispreparingamajornewInternetservicethatwillletfanswatchfullepisodesfrommorethan100oldtelevisionseries.Theservice,calledIn2TV,willbefree,supportedbyadvertising,andwillstartearlynextyear.Morethan4800episodeswillbemadeavailableonlineinthefirstyear.

Thebenefitofthenewtechnology

ThemovewillgiveWarnerawaytoreapnewadvertisingrevenuefromahugetroveofoldprogrammingthatisnotwidelysyndicated.

ProgramsonIn2TVwillhaveonetotwominutesofcommercialsforeachhalf-hourepisode,comparedwitheightminutesinastandardbroadcast.TheInternetcommercialscannotbeskipped.

AmericaOnline,whichismakingabroadpushintoInternetvideo,willdistributetheserviceonitsWebportal.BothitandWarnerBrothersareTimeWarnerunits.Anenhancedversionoftheservicewillusepeer-to-peerfile-sharingtechnol0gytogetthevideodatatoviewers.

Warner,with800televisionprogramsinitslibrary,saysitisthelargestTVsyndicator.ItwantstousetheInternettoreachviewersratherthandependonthewhimsofcablenetworksandlocalTVstations,saidEricFrankel,thepresidentofWarnerBrothers'domesticcabledistributiondivision.

"WelookedattheriseofbroadbandonInternetandsaid,'Let'strytobethefirsttocreateanetworkthatopensanewwindowofdistributionforusratherthanhavingtogohatinhandtoaUSAoraNickatNightoraTBS,'"Mr.Frankelsaid.

Warner'sofferingcomesatatimewhentelevisionproducersandnetworksareexploringnewwaystousedigitaltechnologytodistributeprograms.

TheCompetitionamongdifferentdistributors

Manyoftherecentmovesincludechargingviewersforcurrentprograms.ABChasstartedsellingepisodesofsomeprogramstodownloadtoApplePodsfor＄1.99.AndNBCandCBSannouncedlastweekthattheywouldsellrerunsoftheirtopnewshowsfor99centsanepisodethroughvideo-on-demandservices.CBSisworkingwithComcastandNBCwithDirecTV.TheCBSprogramstobesoldonComcastincludecommercials,butviewerscanskipthem.TheNBCprogramsonDirecTVandtheABCprogramsfromApplehavenocommercials.

Ofthemediacompanies'newexperiments,PeterStorck,presidentofthePointsNorthGroup,aresearchfirm,remarked,"Theyaresayinglet'staketheplunge,putthecontentoutthere,andfigureouthowtomonetizeit."ProgramsonIn2TVwillrangefromrecentlycanceledserieslike"LaFemmeNikita'tovintageshowslike"Maverick"fromtheearly1960's.Otherseriesthatwillbeavailableinclude"ChicoandtheMan,""WonderWoman"and"Babylon5."

"Thecompanywillofferachangingselectionofseveralhundredepisodeseachmonth,ratherthanprovidingcontinuousaccesstoalltheepisodesinaseries,"Mr.Frankelsaid,"soasnottocannibalize(拆分)potentialDVDsalesofoldTVshows."

"Andinthefuture,whenWarnernegotiateswithcablenetworkstosyndicatepopularprograms,"Mr.Frankel-said,"thepricewillbehigherifthenetworkwantsitkeptofftheInternet."

ForAOL,theIn2TVdealispartofabroadstrategytocreatearangeofvideoofferingstoattractpeopletoitsfreeAOL.comportal.ItalreadyofferssomevideonewsandsportsprogramsfromCBSNews,ABCandCNN.

Atthesametime,itiscreatingprogrammingaimedatwomenandyoungpeople,includinganonlinerealityseriescalled"TheBiz,"givingcontestantsthechancetobecomeamusicproducer,inconjunctionwiththeWarnerMusicGroup(whichisnolongerownedbyTimeWarner).

NextmonthAOL

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20.

Bothnaturalgasandgasolineare___________andthusneithercanbeconsideredrenewable.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B4】

22.(17)

A.Hemissedthegame.

B.Hewouldhavewatchedthegame.

C.Helikedthegameverymuchandwatchedit.

D.Watchingafilmisthelastthingforhimtodo,

23.(22)

A.Theyarehappytochattohim.

B.Theyonlygiveone-wordanswers.

C.Theyhaveinterestingstoriestotell.

D.Theydisliketaxidrivers.

24.

【B8】

25.SectionB

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

听力原文：Didyouknowthatvegetablescanbetrickedintogrowinginclimatestheyarenotaccustomedto?CoalclimatevegetablesarenowabletobegrowninplacesashotasHawaii.InHawaii,marineengineershavebeen'abletoactuallyconvincesuchvegetablesthatthey'relivingincoolerclimate.Thatwaytheygrowfasterandtastebetter.Whattheseengineershavebeenusingisverysimplycoldseawater.Howdotheyuseit?Theyplacepipesinthesoilandthecoldwaterflowinthroughthemcoolstheair.Thisstimulatesplantsgrowthandenablesgardenersintropicalclimatestogrowcropsfromcoolerclimates.Alsosomeofthesepipesareexposedtotheairandtheycondensemoistureandthusirrigatethegarden.What'sespeciallyappealingaboutthisprocessisthatnothingdamagingtothenaturalenvironmentisbeingused.Anotherinnovativeuseforcoldoceanwateristocoalbuildings.Engineersbelievethat,forexample,theentirewestcoastoftheUnitedStatescouldbeair-conditionedusingseawater.

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A.Hawaiiiscoolernow.

B.ThevegetableshavebecomeaccustomedtotheweatherinHawaii.

C.Theyarecheatedtobelievethattheyaregrowingincoolclimate.

D.Theyaretransgenicvegetables.

26.SectionB

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

听力原文：IsaacSingerwasaninventor.Lifeiseasybecauseofhisinvention.Hisstorybeginsin1811.Heisbornpoor.HeistheeighthchildofaGermanimmigrant.Atage22,herunsawayfromhomeandbecomeanactor.Anactordoesnotmakemuchmoney,soIsaacalsolearnstobeamechanic.Whenheneedsmoney,heworksasamechanic.

Nowitis1851.SingerisworkingasamechanicinBoston.Someonetellshimhecanmakealotofmoneyifhecanmakeagoodsewingmachine.Singerneedsmoney.Therearealreadyseveralkindsofsewingmachines.Butnoneofthemworkwell.Inelevendays,Singermakesthefirstsewingmachinethatreallyworks.

SingerandtwootherpeoplestagtheI.M.SingerCompany.Theymakesewingmachines.Sooneveryonewantstobuyone.ThesingerCompanyusesagreatnewideatosellitsmachines.Peopledonothavetopayallthemoneyatonetime.Theycanpayalittlemoneyeverymonthoreveryweek.

ThesewingmachinechangeslifeintheUnitedStates.Womandonothavetosewclothesforthefamily.Forthefirsttime,peoplecanbuyready-madeclothesandshoes.

IsaacSingerbecameavery,verywealthyman.Hestopsworkandretires.Hebuildsahousewith115roomsinEngland.Whenhedies,his24childrenfightoverhismoney.

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A.Hissewingmachineisthefirstoneintheworld.

B.Hisfriendtoldhimhowtomakeagoodsewingmachine.

C.Itwastheneedformoneythatcausedhimtomakeasewingmachine.

D.Hemadehissewingmachineinelevenweeks.

27.听力原文：W：Idemandtoseethemanager．

M：Themanagerisout，Madam，butifyouhaveacomplaint，I’msureIcanassistyou．

Q：What’stheman’sattitude?

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A.Heishostile.

B.Heisindifferent.

C.Heissnobbish.

D.Heishelpful.

28.(29)

A.Ashortperiodoffairweatherandmilddays.

B.Nodefinitetimeofbeginningorending.

C.Itsendsignalswinter'sstart.

D.Softyellowororangeskies.

29.

【B11】

30.(13)

A.Joanwillgiveouttheassignments.

B.Joanwillspeakintheseminar.

C.Joanwon'tbepresentattheseminar.

D.Joanwon'tsignthepetitions.

31.SectionB

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

听力原文：ItisagreatprivilegeformetobeinvitedtospeakatthetenthyearreunionofStateUniversity'sgraduatingclass.Whenyouarrivedoncampustoday,afteradecade,youwereprobablyimpressedbytwochangesatState:one,theabsenceofUniversityofTower,thefirstbuildingconstructedonthecampus,andahistoriclandmarkformanyyears;andtwo,thedisappearanceofparkinglotsonmaincampus.

TwoyearsagoUniversityTowerwasinspectedandfoundtobeunsafe.Inspiteofeffortstorestoreit,itwasnecessarytolevelthebuilding.Abelltowerwasconstructedonthesamesite,builtforthemostpartusingthegoodbrickthatwassavedfromtheoriginalbuilding.Theoriginalbellswerealsopreserved.Asfortheparkinglots,theyhavebeenreplacedbygrass,trees,andpedestrianwalkways.ParkingisnowlocatedinparkinggaragesontheNorthandWestsidesofthecampus.

Twomoresubtlechangeshaveoccurredwithinthepastdecade.OneisthecreationandexpansionoftheDivisionofContinuingEducationfortheCommunity,includingaSaturdayandsummerenrichmentprogramforchildren,andanafternoonandeveningspecialinterestprogramforadults.Theotheristheadditionofthestudentpopulationofmanyyoungpeoplefromabroad,especiallystudentsfromJapan,LatinAmerica,andtheMiddleEast.MostinternationalstudentsareenrolledintheCollegeofEngineeringandtheCollegeofBusiness.

Andso,Stateisadifferentplace,butlikeUniversityTower,itisbuiltofthesamebrick.Wearestillcommittedtothesameage-oldideals“qualityeducationforourcitizens”.butwehaveextendedourcommitmentbeyondthebordersofourstateandnationtoencompassthecitizensandnationsoftheworld.

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A.Graduation.

B.Aclassreunion.

C.Thededicationofanewbuilding.

D.The