2022年陕西省榆林市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022年陕西省榆林市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.ForpeoplewhoplantodependonUIforaperiodoftime,theyshouldperiodicallyinform.theunemploymentofficeabout______.

2.

Librariesaregettingbiggerandthiscanbedangerousforprogramminglanguages.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

Organicagriculturecontributestoslowingdowntheglobaltemperatureincreasethroughitsabilityto___________________.

4.eBay

eBayisaglobalphenomenon-theworld'slargestgaragesale,onlineshoppingcenter,eardealerandauctionsitewith147millionregisteredusersin30countriesasofMarch2005.Youcanfindeverythingfromencyclopediastoolivestosnowbootstostereostoairplanesforsale.AndifyoustumbleonitbeforetheeBayoverseersdo,youmightevenfindahumankidneyoravirtualdate.

eBayBasics

eBayis,firstandforemost,anonlineauctionsite.YoucanbrowsethroughcategorieslikeAntiques,Boats,Clothing&Accessories,Computers&Networking,Jewelry&WatchesandVideoGames.Whenyouseesomethingyoulike,youclickontheauctiontitleandviewthedetails,includingpictures,descriptions,paymentoptionsandshippinginformation.

Ifyouplaceabidonanitem,youenteracontractualagreementtobuyitifyouwintheauction.Allauctionshaveminimumstartingbids,andsomehaveareserveprice-asecretminimumamounttheselleriswillingtoacceptfortheitem.Ifthebiddingdoesn'treachthereserveprice,thesellerdoesn'thavetopartwiththeitem.Inadditiontoauctions,youcanfindtonsoffixed-priceitemsoneBaythatmakeshoppingtherejustlikeshoppingatanyotheronlinemarketplace.Youseewhatyoulike,youbuyit,youpayforitandyouwaitforittoarriveatyourdoor.

YoucanpayforanitemoneBayusingavarietyofmethods,includingmoneyorder,cashier'scheck,cash,personalcheckandelectronicpaymentserviceslikePayPalandBidPay.It'suptoeachsellertodecidewhichpaymentmethodshe'llaccept.

JustasyoucanbuyalmostanythingoneBay,youcansellalmostanything,too.Usingasimplelistingprocess,youcanputallofthejunkinyourbasementupforsaletothehighestbidder.WhenyousellanitemoneBay,youpaylistingfeesandturnoverapercentageofthefinalsalepricetoeBay.

Onceyouregister(forfree)witheBay,youcanaccessallofyoureBaybuyingandsellingactivitiesinasinglelocationcalled"MyeBay."

eBayInfrastructure

Aseriesofservicedisruptionsin1999causedrealproblemsforeBay'sbusiness.Overthecourseofthreedays,overloadedserversintermittentlyshutdown,meaninguserscouldn'tcheckauctions,placebidsorcompletetransactionsduringthatperiod.Buyers,sellersandeBaywere,veryunhappy,andacompleterestructuringofeBay'stechnologicalarchitecturefollowed.

In1999,eBaywasonemassivedatabaseserverandafewseparatesystemsrunningthesearchfunction.In2005,eBayisabout200databaseserversand20searchservers.

Thearchitectureisatypeofgridcomputingthatallowsforbotherrorcorrectionandgrowth.Withtheexceptionofthesearchfunction,everythingabouteBaycanactuallyrunonapproximately50servers-Webservers,applicationserversanddata-storagesystems.Eachserverhasbetween6and12microprocessors.These50orsoserversrunseparately,buttheytalktoeachother,soeverybodyknowsifthereisaproblemsomewhere,eBaycansimplyaddserverstothegridastheneedarises.

Whilethemajorityofthesitecanrunon50servers,eBayhasfourtimesthat.The200serversarehousedinsetsof50infourlocations,allintheUnitedStates.Whenyou'reusingeBay,youmaybetalkingtoanyoneofthoselocationsatanytime--theyallstorethesamedata.Ifoneofthesystemscrashes,therearethreeotherstopickuptheslack.

Whenyou'reontheeBayWebsiteandyouclickonalistingforaPersianrug,yourcom-putertalkstoWebservers,whichtalktoapplicationservers,whichpulldatafromstorageserverssoyoucanfindoutwhatthelatestbidpriceisandhowmuchtimeisleftintheauction,eBayhaslocalpartnersinmanycountrieswhodeli

A.Virtualdates.

B.Anyover-pricedproducts.

C.Pricelessantiques.

D.Rareanimalsforpets.

5.

AccordingtoRobertFeldman,peoplenow______.

A.havetolearnhowtotelltruthfromlies

B.disregardtheliestoldbythegovernment

C.donotlieasoftenasbefore

D.aremorepronetoacceptlies

6.

Itisrecommendedthattheexercisershouldpickupanactivityhe/shelikessothathe/shemay______.

7.

Thesatellitetelevisionsignalistransmittedinthedigitalvideoformatof______.

8.

ManyAsianshavestrongbeliefthatfateinfluenceslife,andthisbeliefisregarded______bymanywesterners.

9.

Onceyouhaveahealthcaredirective,thehealthproviders______.

10.

AccordingtoRamjee,thecombinationof______ispossiblythemosteffectiveinpreventingHIVvirusfromtransmittingduringintercourse.

11.

Inthe16thcenturypeopledevelopedgreatpassionforplantcollectingoutofreligiousreasonsaswellas______.

12.

PaulwasconcernednotonlyabouthisownsafetybutaboutthesafetyofhisSudanesedriverandinterpreter.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Accordingtothepassage,eighthoursanight______.

A.isunlikeeightglassesofwateraday

B.isonlysoundintheory

C.isapplicabletoeveryone

D.isarulewithpublicobedience

14.

______participateintheErasmusprograminEuropetopreparestudentsforglobalcareers.

15.

Inparagraph10thephrase"fillin"isclosestinmeaningto"______".

16.

Peoplefacingchallengesareunlikelytoachievecreativeideas.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

DeborahStipekthoughtherdaughter'sassignmentoflearningthenamesofalltheriversinSouthAmerica______.

A.wasimpressive

B.didn'tmakesense

C.involvedGoogle

D.madeherdaughtersilly

18.

Wearelivingonearthsharedthesurfacebetweenus;itwouldbejustover______acres.

19.

What'ssomysteriousaboutbackproblems?

A.Theimpossibilitytomeasuretheintensityofthepain.

B.Theunknownoriginofthepain.

C.Thedisconnectbetweenspinedefectsandpain.

D.Thelowpercentageofpeoplewithabnormaldiscsamongthehealthy.

20.

WhichisTRUEaboutIQtestaccordingtothepassage?

A.PeoplewhohasahigherIQisagenius.

B.IQtestmeasuresalimitedpartofaperson'sintelligence.

C.Hightestscoreshavelittletodowithrealgenius.

D.ThereisstillacontroversyonwhetherIQtestcantellallaboutthegenius.

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

A.Atthegym.

B.Inthepark.

C.Onthestreet.

D.Atarestaurant.

22.(36)

A.Toliveamorecomfortablelife.

B.Togiveperformances.

C.Tobeapupilofafamousviolinist.

D.Toenterafamousuniversity.

23.(31)

A.Judgingbythenumbersofthewatchers.

B.Judgingbythenumbersoftheplayers.

C.BothAandB.

D.Neitherofthem.

24.

【B4】

25.

【B11】

26.(34)

A.Wordgamesaboutstatesandtheircapitals.

B.Languagegames.

C.Gamesconcerninghistory.

D.Guessinggames.

27.

【B8】

28.

【B9】

29.听力原文：W:Weshouldprobablyhittheroad,It'sgoingtotakeustwohourstodrivehome.Otherwise,wecouldn'tmakeitbeforemidnight.

M:You'reright.I'llsaygoodbyetoMichaelandthankhimforthetreat.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

(17)

A.TheyaregoingtoMichael's.

B.TheyareatMichael's.

C.Theywillgohomebysubway.

D.TheywilltreatMichael.

30.SectionC

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

ThePentagonisseekingcongressionalapprovalfordevelopmentofanewweaponabletostrikedistanttargetsanhouraftertheyaredetected,anewspaperreportedonMonday.

TheInternationalHeraldTribunesaidtheweaponwouldbea【B1】______versionofthesubmarine-launchedTrident-2missileandbepartofapresident's【B2】______whenconsideringapreemptive(先发制人的)attack.

ThereportquotedU.S.militaryofficialsassayingitcouldbeusedtohit【B3】______camps,enemymissilesites,suspectedcachesofweaponsofmass【B4】______andotherurgentthreats.

GeneralJamesCartwright,theheadoftheU.S.StrategicCommand,saidthesystemwouldallowU.S.forcestoattacktargets【B5】______andpreciselyand"limitthecollateraldamage".

ThePentagonwouldlikethesystem【B6】______intwoyears,thereportsaid.

Buttheprogramhasruninto【B7】______fromlawmakersconcernedthatitcouldincreasetheriskofan【B8】______nuclearwar.UnderthePentagonplan,bothnon-nuclearandnuclear-tippedvariantsoftheTrident-2missilewouldbeloadedonthesamesubmarines.

"【B9】____________________________________,"thenewspaperquotedSenateArmedServicesCommitteememberJackReedassaying.

"【B10】____________________________,"theRhodeIslandDemocratsaid.

【B11】______________________________________________________.

【B1】

31.(25)

A.TeachDon'sclasswhilehe'sabsent.

B.GiveProfessorWebsterthekeytoDon'soffice.

C.LeaveamessageontheboardinDon'sclassroom.

D.BringDonthehomeworkthatwasduetoday.

32.(29)

A.Whentheyfirstarriveataprison.

B.Whentheyareleavingtheprison.

C.Whentheybehavethemselves.

D.Whentheybreaktherules.

33.听力原文：M:Howmuchistheticket,please?

W:they're$4eachforadult.Butstudentscangetthemathalfprice.

Q:Howmuchwillthemanpayifhegetstwoadultticketsandtwostudenttickets?=

(16)

A.$12.B.$4.C.$10.D.$8.

34.听力原文：W：Howisyournewroommate?

M：Well，allIcouldsayisthathe'sarealcouchpotato．Lastweekendheinvitedmeovertohisparent'shousetowatchTV．IbetwatchingTVishisonlyhobby，buthesurelydoesn'tknowmuch．

Q：Whatcanwelearnabouttheman'snewroommate?

(15)

A.Helikespotatoesverymuch.

B.Hedoesn'tknowmuchaboutTV.

C.HeisfondofwatchingTV.

D.Heisasfatasapotato.

35.(26)

A.Youcangrowvegetablesvertically.

B.Youcanraiseplantsinaconfinedarea.

C.Youcanplantawidevarietyofplantstogether.

D.Youcanenjoythebeautifulscenery.

36.听力原文：W:IguessI'llsendMaryapostcardfromHawaiiwhenIgothereonmyvacation.

M:I'msurethatshe'dbegladtogetone.Shehasacollectionofcardsfromallovertheworld.

Q:WhatdowelearnaboutMary?

(16)

A.MaryisgoingtoHawaii.

B.Maryhastraveledallovertheworld.

C.Marylikespostcards.

D.Maryisgoingonvacation.

37.(28)

A.Careful,helpfulandbeautiful.

B.Strict,sensitiveandsupportive.

C.Modest,helpful,andhard-working.

D.Loving,supportiveandstrong-willed.

38.SectionA

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

(12)

A.Hedoesn'twanttolendhissleepingbagtoFred.

B.Fredshouldborrowthesleepingbagfromsomebodyelse.

C.Fredhassuccessfullyborrowedasleepingbag.

D.Fredhasboughtasleepingbagatthegym.

39.(24)

A.Jogging.B.Tennis.C.Cycling.D.Swimming.

40.听力原文：M:You'rejoiningusfordinnertonight,aren'tyou?

W:oh,I'mreallysorry.Ihadthewrongdateformygeometrytest.Ijustfoundoutit'stomorrowandIneedallthetimelcangettoprepare．

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

(13)

A.Sheneedsmoretimetogetreadyforthedinner.

B.Shethoughtthedinnerwasatanothertime.

C.Sheforgotabouttheplansshemadefordinner.

D.Shewon'tbeabletogotodinner.

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

Theauthorofthepassagepointsoutthat______.

A.keepingcashistheonlywaytoavoidrisks

B.thelongeryouownastock,themoreyoulose

C.thehighrateofprofitandhighrateofriskcoexistinstocks

D.thebestwaytoaccumulatewealthisbyinvestinginstocks

42.Theword"seductions"(Line1,Para4)isclosestinmeaningto"______".

A.effortstoconquer

B.attemptstowinover

C.exertionstounderstand

D.endeavorstoincreaseprofits

43.

Theprimarysolutiontoenvironmentalproblemsis______.

A.toallowmarketforcestooperateproperly

B.tocurbconsumptionofnaturalresources

C.tolimitthegrowthoftheworldpopulation

D.toavoid,fluctuationsinprices

44.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthecritics?

A.Criticsaregreaterinnumberthanpeopleenjoyingthenewwayoflife.

B.Studentcriticsaregreaterinnumberthancriticsinotherfields.

C.Studentcriticshave,onoccasion,resortedtoviolentmeansagainstthetrend.

D.Criticsareconcernedsolelywiththepresentratherthanthefuture.

45.StaggeringtasksconfrontedthepeopleoftheUnitedStates,NorthandSouth,whentheCivilWarended.Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiersflorabothsideshastobedemobilized,readjustedtocivilianlife,andreabsorbedbythedevastatedeconomy.Civilgovernmentalsohadtobeputbackonapeacetimebasisandinterferencefromthemilitaryhadtobestopped.

ThedesperateplightoftheSouthhaseclipsedthefactthatreconstructionhadtobeundertakenalsointheNorth,thoughlessspectacularly.Industrieshadtoadjusttopeacetimeconditions:factorieshadtoberetooledforcivilianneeds.

FinancialproblemsloomedlargeinboththeNorthandtheSouth.Thenationaldebthadshotupfromamodest565millionin1861,theyearfilewarstarted,tonearly53billionin1865,theyearthewarended.Thiswasacolossalsumforthosedaysbutonethataprudentgovernmentcouldpay.Atthesametime,wartaxeshadtobereducedtolessburdensomelevels.

Physicaldevastationcausedbyinvadingarmies,chieflyintheSouthandBorderStates,hadtoberepaired.Thisherculeantaskwasultimatelycompleted,butwithdiscouragingslowness.

Otherimportantquestionsneededanswering.Whatwouldbethefutureofthefourmillionblackpeoplewhowerefreedfromslavery?.OnwhatbasisweretheSouthernStatestobebroughtbackintotheUnion?

Whatofthesouthernleaders,allofwhomwereliabletochargeoftreason?Oneoftheseleaders,JeffersonDavis,presidentoftheSouthernConfederacy,wasthesubjectofaninsultingpopularNorthernsong,"HangJeffDavisfromaSourAppleTree"andevenchildrensangit.Daviswastemporarilychainedinhisprisoncellduringtheearlydaysofhistwo-yearimprisonment.Butheandtheothersouthernleaderswerefinallyreleased,partlybecauseitwasunlikelythatajuryfromVirginia,asouthernconfederatestate,wouldconvictthem.AlltheleaderswerefinallypardonedbyPresidentJohnsonin1868inanefforttohelpreconstructioneffortsproceedwithaslittlebitternessaspossible.

Theword"demobilized"(Line2,Para1)isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.separatedB.dismissedC.gatheredD.summoned

46.

Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theclimateofearthhasfluctuatedquiteahitoverthelast4.6billionyears.

B.Anincreaseintheearth'stemperaturewillhavemajorconsequencesforalllifeonthisplanet.

C.Theinformationwehavegotmakesusunabletoexplaintheglobalwarmingcompletely.

D.ThePleistocenebeganabout1.8millionyearsago.

47.

Bysaying"Normale-mailisanunsecuredsystem"(Line3,Para.9),theauthorsuggeststhatbanksdonot______e-mailsystem.

48.Onwhatconditioncanthebirdsspreadtheinfluenzathroughmigration?

49.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Noonereallythrivesinawhollyinstitutionalized(制度化的)environmentorinapurelyintellectualcareer.Thistruthmighthavebeenfoundlongagobyobservingbabies,fromwhommuchcanbelearnedabouthumannature.Theneedisnotatemporaryone;itbeginsininfancyandcontinuesthroughoutlife.Asthemostmaterialisticscienceintheworld,thescienceofmedicinehasbeenforcedtoadmitthatthehumanbabymustbelovedinordertolive.Hehasfewerchancestosurviveinthesterilized(已灭菌的)wardthaninahousefullofgems.Thebabyneedspersonalaffectionmorethananythingelse.Hemustbe"mothered"byamotherwhoisallhisown.Ababyleftwithoutthisislikelytodiefromsheeremotionalstarvation,orelsegrowupintoadistorted(扭曲的)soul—asourceofanxietytoeverybody.

Theloveimpulselaterundergoesanevolutionarygrowth,butitdoesnotvanish.Thebabyisacreaturethatmustbelovedratherthanacreaturecapableofloving.Todevelopthissecondability,heneedstoliveinanatmosphereinwhichthismaturekindofloveispracticed.Ifhisparentsfailedtochew,towalkortospeak,hewouldprobablybebackwardintheacquisitionofthesearts.Ifhisparentsfailtofurnishhimwiththeexampleoflove,heisdesperatelyoff.Hemayseetheneighborswalk,andtalk,andchew;butthesubtleartofgenerousaffectionisusuallydemonstratedbestbeforeone'sownfamily.

Attheadultlevel,nobodycanlivewhollyinajob.Toomanypersonsaretryingtodoso.Theythinktheycanexistwithoutintimaterelationshipsandgetalongwiththecasualpersonalcontactsofthejobandtheclub.Howmuchbetterifweadmitourneedofloveandaffectionandthentrytobuilduptheserelationshipsinthefulllightofself-knowledge?Personalattachmentsarenecessary.WhycalltheWorldheartlessifwehaveneverlookedforheartsintheonlyplacewheretheyoccur—intheindividualhumanbosom?

Lovemeanssacrifice,butitproducesawell-balancedpersonality.Theimportanceofloveisdemonstratedmorebythedisasterswhichfollowupitsabsencethanbythethingswhichhappenwhenittakesitsnormalplaceinlife.Aswithmanyothervitalnecessities,wearescarcelyconsciousofitspresence.Butletitoncecease,andthepersonalityfallsintodisintegration.Loveisnotcheap,butwemustchoosetopaythecost,forlifedemandsatleastthatmuchheroismfromallofus.

Whydopeoplefailtothriveinawhollyinstitutionalizedenvironmentorinapurelyintellectuallycareer?

50.

【C5】

51.OnDecember21st,justintimefortheseasonalfestivities,theBushadministrationraisedtheterroralertfrom"elevated"to"high".Thisisthefifthtimethatthealerthasbeenraisedto"codeorange"—butitlooksasifitcouldbekeptatthislevelforquitesometime.Officialsseemedtobemorenervousthanusual,sinceunlikepreviousdecisionstoraisethethreatlevel,thisonewasapparentlyunanimousamongofficialsintheUnitedStatesDepartmentofDefense.Askedwhetherthealertwas"trulyserious",DonaldRumsfeld,thedefensesecretary,replied"yes,youbetyourlife".

Theauthoritieshavenoticedamarkedincreasein"chatter".Theyhavealsopickedupspecificthreats—someofthem,itseems,todowithhijackingaircraftandcrashingthemintobuildings.Thetargetsreportedlyincludedsomebigcities,forexample,LasVegasisaparticularworry,butmoreobscureplaceswerealsochatteredabout,includingRappahannockCounty,orperhapsthetownofTappahannock,bothinruralVirginia,andValdez,inAlaska.ThepointofanysuchterrorismwouldbetomakesurethatnoAmericananywherefeltsafe.

Aparticularfocusofconcernhasbeenflightsfromabroad.AirFrancecanceledsixflightsbetweenParisandLosAngelesatAmericangovernment'srequest.Frenchauthoritiesquestionedandreleasedadozenorsopassengersbutseveralpeoplewithtickets,includingonewhowasreportedlyatrainedpilot,failedtoturnupfortheflight.OnDecember29thsomeinternationalairlineswereorderedtoplacearmedairmarshalsonflightsovertheUnitedStates.

Ontopofallthis,therehavealsobeenmorefamiliarsignsofsecuritybeingbeefedupatnuclearplants,portsandotherpossibletargets.Surface-to-airmissileshaveonceagainbeenconspicuouslydeployedinWashington,DC.

Inevitably,somepeoplehavebeguntoquestionwhetherputtingthecountryonsuchahighstateofreadinessisworthit.Theprocesscostsabout$1billionaweek.Criticsworrythatpeoplewillbecomeunconcernedaboutrepeatedsecurityalerts.Theyalsocomplainaboutthegovernmentsendingmixedsignals:tellingAmericanstheyareingreatjeopardy(危险)butalsothattheyshouldgoabouttheirbusinessasnormal.However,thecriticsmaybetoofussy(挑剔的).Itisextremelyhardtoseewhatelsethegovernmentcouldhavedone—withouteitherignoringcrediblethreatsorcreatingmasspanic.Thismaybetheonlywaytofacethepossiblethreats.

Whydidofficialsappearmoreworriedabouttheterroralertthistime?

A.Becausetheraiseofterroralertwasintheseasonalfestivitiesthistime.

B.Becauseitwasthefifthtimetoraisetheterroralerttocodeorange.

C.Becauseterroralertwouldbekeptatthislevelforaperiodoftime.

D.BecauseofficialsintheDepartmentofDefenseallagreedonthedecision.

52.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Haveyoueverstudiedyourcalendarandwonderedwheretheweeksandmonthswent?Timeseemstoflywhenwearetoobusytobe"inthemoment."

Ifyouwanttobepresentforyourlife,slowdownandcreatetimelessnessbyengaginginactivitiesthatgiveyoujoy.

InabookbyDr.StephenRechtschaffen,calledTimeshifting:CreatingMoreTimeToEnjoyYourLife,theauthorstatesthat95percentofusrafterfrom"timepoverty."Thisiswhenyoufeelfrustratedstressed,trappedandunderconstantpressure.Youhavethenaggingfeelingyoushouldbeengagedinsomethingelseandlifeseemstobeslippingaway.

Ourchallengewiththepaceofsocietybeginswhenwearechildren.Childrenmovetoadifferentrhythm;attimestheymovefast,butwhentheydiscoversomethingnewandexcitingorsomethingtheylove,theyslowdownandare"present."Timelessnessisachildatplay.Tochildren,therhythmofsocietyisarudeawakening.

OnemorningIwokeuplateandracedthroughmymorningtryingtogetmychildrenreadyforschool.MypreschoolerwasdrawingwithcoloredpencilsandwaslostinthemomentofmakingbeautifulartwhenIinterruptedhim.Igrabbedthepencilsandtossedthemintoabagbutnotbeforeheretaliatedbyscreamingandthrowinghispaper.MyoldestsonwasnotimpressedwhenItoldhimwehadtogo.

Iwasatfaultforpushingthesechildrenoutoftheirrhythm.Ishouldhavegiventhemmoretime.Theyhavetheirwholelivestonmatsociety'space.

Thinkabouttimeanditsimpactonyourlife.Ifyouconduceyourselfasifyouaredriving200milesunhourandsuddenlyslowdownto50milesanhour,youwillfeelmajordiscomfortormayhaveanaccident

lfyouwokalldayandlifeishectic,whatdoyoudowhenyougethome?Youturnonthetelevision,computerorstereotoeasethetransitionandkeepasimilarrhythmthatyouexperiencedduringtheday.

Goingfromchaostoaquietenvironmentisawkward.Itisuncomfortablebecauseweslowdownandhavetimetoreflectonourlivesandchallenges.Mostofusprefernottodealwithinnerconflicts,sowekeepbusy.Wetomontechnologyandtuneout.

Itiseasiertokeepbusyinasocietythatemphasizesspeed,efficiency,profitsandresults.

Wefearslowingdownbecauseatoughereconomymeanscompanydownsizinganddownsizingmeanseliminatinginefficientworkers.Slowingdownisperceivedtobeaweaknessandifwevalueourjobs,wewillworklongerandharderandgiveupourpreciousresource:freetime.

Slowingdownneednotbepermanent.Ratheritisareststop,likeabreakinmusic,abreathoffreshair.Slowingdownallowsustorechargeandrestructureourworld.Itisnecessaryforbalanceanditisachallengetoimpose.

Whenyoufollowthispath,haveanetworkoffamilyandfriendsforsupport.Findmomentsineachdaytorest,stretchexercise,meditateordowhateveryouneedto"unwind."Chooseactivitiesthatallowyoutolosetrackoftime.Setlittlegoalsforyourselfandthinkofwaystoimprove.Read,askothersforsuggestionsandexpectsomesetbacks.

Yournewlifewillnothappenovernightbutthatisfinebecauseittakestimetoadjusttotimeescapes.Remember:Romewasnotbuiltinaday.

Ifwewanttorelieveourselvesofthefeelingof"timepoverty"(Line2,Para.3),weshould______.

53.SectionB

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

Concernwithmoney,andthenmoremoney,inordertobuytheconveniencesandluxuriesofmodernlife,hasbroughtgreatchangestothelivesofmostFrenchmen.MorepeopleareworkingthaneverbeforeinFrance.Inthecitiesthetraditionalleisurelymiddaymealisdisappearing.Offices,shops,andfactoriesarediscoveringthegreatefficiencyofashortlunchhourincompanylunchrooms.Inalmostalllinesofworkemphasisnowfallsonever-increasingoutput.Thusthe"typical"Frenchmanproducesmore,earnsmore,andbuysmoregoodsthanhiscounterpartofthelastgeneration.Hegainsincreatingcomfortsandeaseoflife.Whathelosestosomeextentishissenseofpersona,uniqueness,orindividuality.

SomesaythatFrancehasbeenAmericanized.ThisisbecausetheU.S.isaworldsymbolofthetechnologicalsocietyanditsconsumerproducts.Theso-calledAmericanizationofFrancehasitscritics.Theyfearthat"assembly-linelife"willleadtothedisappearanceofthepleasuresofthemoregracefulandleisurely(butlessproductive)oldFrenchstyle.Whatwillhappen,theyask,totaste,elegance,andthecultivationofthegoodthingsinlife--joyinthesmellofafreshlypickedapple,astrollbytheriver,orjusthappyhoursofconversationinalocalcafe?

Sincethelate1950slifeinFr