【2022年】陕西省渭南市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

【2022年】陕西省渭南市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHowtoBeSuccessfulintheFutureJob.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.影响将来事业成功的因素有很多，试举例说明

2．你对此的看法，并阐述理由

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhyICametoCollege.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.我为什么选择读大学;

2.现在读大学是否值得;

3.结论。

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnAgingPopulation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasedonthechartandoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前老龄化现象很严重

2.这种现象可能产生的社会影响和后果

3.你的建议

OnAgingPopulation

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageofatleast150wordsinthetitleofWhoShouldbeResponsibleforOurOldPeople.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.列举我国老年人生活存在的问题。

2.你认为应如何解决这些问题。

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledSayNotoPiratedProducts.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前盗版的现象比较严重；

2．造成这种现象的原因及其危害；

3．我们应该怎么做。

Usefulwordsandexpressions：

盗版：piracy(n.)

盗版产品：piratedproducts

知识产权：intellectualpropertyrights

侵犯版权：infringesb.'scopyright；copyrightinfringement

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBooksandElectronicProducts.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.如今有大量的电子产品替代了书

2.不同的人有不同的看法

3.我的观点

BooksandElectronicProducts

7.假如你是李静，你想向校长申请参加西部大开发，你要给校长写一封信，信的内容包括：

1.表达自已想要参加西部大开发的愿望；

2.简要说明自己的理由。

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterofInvitation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinesgivenbelowinChinese:

假如你是李明，邀请你的朋友张峰在暑假期间去你家乡游玩。内容包括以下几点：

1．邀请张峰来你家乡

2．介绍你们家乡的风景特色

3．期盼回信

ALetterofInvitation

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteallopenlettertothemajorofthecitybasedonthefollowingsituation:

Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.1.近年来,本市空气污染情况越来越严重

2.你认为造成空气污染的主要污染源在哪里?应该采取哪些措施?

3.呼吁所有市民积极行动起来,治理空气污染

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledElectronicWaste.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.废弃的电子产品越来越多；

2.如何正确处理这些电子产品。

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10题)11.What'sabetterteachingmethod?

JimMunch'sexperience

LASTspring,whenhewasonlyasophomore,JimMunchreceivedaplaquehonoringhimastopscoreronthehighschoolmathteamhere.Hewentontoearnthehighestmarkpossible,a5,onanAdvancedPlacementexamincalculus.Hisambitionistobecomeatheoreticalmathematician.

SoJimmighthaveseemedtheveritablesymbolforthenewmathcurriculuminstalledoverthelastsevenyearsinthisambitious,educatedsuburbofRochester.Sinceseventhgrade,hehadbeentakingthe"constructivist"or"inquiry"program,sonamedbecauseitemphasizespupils'constructingtheirownknowledgethroughaprocessofreasoning.

Jim,however,placedthecreditelsewhere.Hisparents,anengineerandaneducator,covertlytutoredhimintraditionalmath.Severalteachers,intheprivacyoftheirownclassrooms,contravenedtheofficialcurriculumtoteachtheproblem-solvingformulasthatconstructivistmathdenigratesasmindlessmemorization.

"Mywholeexperienceinmaththelastfewyearshasbeenastruggleagainsttheprogram,"Jimsaidrecently."WhateverI'veachieved,I'veachievedinspiteofit.Kidsdonotdobetterlearningmaththemselves.There'sareasonwegotoschool,whichisthatthere'ssomeonesmarterthanuswithsomethingtoteachus."

Theconstructivistmath

Suchexperiencesandemotionshaveburstintopublicdiscussionandnosmallamountofrancor(怨恨)inthelasteightmonthsinPenfield.Thiscommunityof35000hasbecomeoneofthemostobviousfrontsinthenationwidemathwars,whichhaveflaredfromCaliforniatoPittsburghtotheformerDistrict2ontheUpperEastSideofManhattan,pittingprogressivesagainsttraditionalists,withnothinglessthanAmerica'seducationalandeconomiccompetitivenessatstake.

Intheseplacesandothers,groupsofparentshavecondemnedconstructivistmathforplayingdownsuchbasiccomputationaltoolsasborrowing,carrying,placevalue,algorithms,multiplicationtablesandlongdivision,whileoftenintroducingcalculatorsintotheclassroomasearlyasfirstorsecondgrade.SuchcriticismhasrunheadlongintothecelebrationofconstructivismbytheNationalCouncilofTeachersofMathematicsandsuchleadingteacher-traininginstitutionsastheBankStreetCollegeofEducation.

ThestrifehastakenonaparticularintensityhereinPenfield,perhaps,becausethetownincludesanunusuallylargeshareofengineersandscientists,becauseoftheproximity(接近)ofcompanieslikeXerox,KodakandBausch&Lomb.Skilledthemselvesinmath,theyhaverefusedtoacceptthepremisethatinnovationmeansimprovement,andintheirownhouseholdstheyhaveseenevidencetothecontrary.

ForJoeHoover,theepiphanycametwoyearsagowhenhetookhisdaughter,Kathryn,theninsixthgrade,tolunchatMcDonald'sandrealizedshecouldnotcomputethecorrectchangefortheirmealfroma＄20bill.

ForClaudiaLioy,itwasseeingherdaughter,Iris,theninthirdgrade,ploddingthroughamultiplicationproblembycounting23groupsoffourapples.WhenMrs.LioypleadedwithIris'steachersimplytoshowtheclassatimestable,theteacherreplied,"Butthat'sdrill-and-kill."

ForBenLee,itwashavinghisteenagedaughter,Oliviatryingtoanswerprobabilityproblemsbyamethodcalled"guessandcheck"--untilhepulledouthisown10thgrademathbooktoinstructherabouttheappropriateformula.

"Idon'tmindhavingkidsappreciatewhattheylearn,"saidMr.Lee,anengineerwhonowworksasapurchasingagentforKodak."Butit'scrazytomakeakidspendanighttryingtosolveaproblemwiththeserudimentaryandfeebletools."

Requestsformoretraditionalmath

Bylastspring,theseparentshaddiscoveredoneanother

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12.

IntheUnitedStates,peopleusuallyspendabout80-90%ofourtimeinsidebuildings.

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13.Traditionalmediaoutletssuchas______maystillhoaxtheiraudiencesnowadays.

14.

WhenGMtomatoesfirstenteredBritishsupermarket,itcausedasensationtothewholeimmediately.

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15.

Amainproblemwithcultureisthatitissubjecttofreetradeandisnolongera______.

16.

Whichofthefollowingtroublesisnotcausedbyidentitytheft?

A.Cleancredithistory.

B.Lossoffreedom.

C.Financialmess.

D.Alotofpaperwork.

17.SixWaystoAlterYourDreams

It'srarethatIhaveanexcitingorfundream.Two-headedmonstersortheabilitytobreatheunderwaterrarelycomeupwhenI'msleeping.ThemostinterestingdreamI'vehadrecentlyinvolvedmereturningtomycollegejobasanicecreamscooperandmutteringtoacoworker,"Man,thissucks!"Itsuredid.

YetmanyofmyfriendstellmefantasticnighttimetalesofflyingallovertheworldorofscandalousencounterswithCliveOwenonatrain.I'veheardthatit'spossibletocontrolthecourseofourdreamsvialuciddreaming,butIalwaysassumedthatitwasaninnateability.Infact,anyonecanlearntotakethereinsfromthesubconsciousandalterdreamsituations.Usingavarietyoftechniques,wecanturnmundanedreamsintofantasiesthatmakeitevenmoreexcitingtocrawlintobed.

1.DreamJournaling

Agoodplacetostarttheluciddreamingprocessistokeeparecordofpreviousdre,ams.Therearenumerouswaystorememberyourdreams,butoneoftheeasiestandmostpopularistokeepadreamjournal.Putanotebookandpennexttoyourbedandimmediatelyuponwakingwritedowneverythingyoucanrememberfromyourdreams.Ifwritingistoomucheffortsosoonaftersnoozing,tryavoicerecorderinstead.Thepointistokeeptrackconsistentlysothatyore"dreamrecallimprovesovertime.Afterall,what'sthepointofluciddreamingifyoucan'trememberitinthemorning?

2.MnemonicInductionofLucidDreams(MILD)

Thistechnique,createdbypsychophysiologistStephenLaBerge,stressestherecognitionofdreamingwhileit'sinprocess.Beginbymakingitagoaltowakeyourselfupwhenyonnoticethatyou'redreamingandchronicleeverythingyoucanrememberaboutthedream.Asyou'refallingbackasleep,focusonre-enteringyourpreviousdream,butthistimedirectyourselftoexplorethedreaminsteadofwakingyourselfup.KeepthatawarenessasyoufallintoREMsleep(thesleepstageduringwhichluciddreamingmostcommonlyoccurs).Itmighthelptostatealoud,"Iamawareofmydreamstate,"asyoudriftoff.

Lookforindications-alsocalleddreamsigns-thatalertyoutothefactthatyou'redreaming.Thesecouldbeanythingthatareoutoftheordinaryorwouldbeimpossibleinreallife(thepreviously-mentionedtwo-headedmonster,forexample).Thistechniquecantakeawhiletomaster,butwithsteadypractice,youcanlearntorecognizedreamsignswhilestillinthedreamstate,therebyputtingyourselfincontrolofthesituation.

3.RealityTesting

Realitytestingrequiresconstantattentiontotheworldaroundus-bothindreamsandinreallife.Whengoingthroughyourday,perform.smallcheckstodetermineifwhatyou'reseeingispossibleinreality.Theanswerwillusuallybeyessinceyonknowyou'reawake(andit'llprobablyfeelsillyatfirst),buttherepeatedquestioningwillsetyourminduptotakethesameactionsindreams.Forexample,somethingsimplelikeacarnotstartingisoftenoverlookedinadreambecausethat'ssomethingthatcouldhappeninreallife.Butifaspouse'shairisblondeinsteadofbrown,that'saclearsignalforsomeoneusingrealitytestingthatheorsheisactuallydreaming,andthisknowledgeallowsmorecontroloverthecourseofthedream.Togetintothehabit,setanalarmormakeitagoaltodorealitychecksacertainnumberoftimesperday.Thechecksareawaytoteachyourselftonoticeoutoftheordinaryoccurrencesindreamssothatyoucanreachthatcovetedawarenesswithoutfullywakingup.

4.Wake-InitiationofLucidDreams(WILD)

ThosewhousetheWILDmethodtoachieveluciddreamingmustlearntostayatleastsomewhatconscious(butnottooconscious,sincethatmightkeepyouawake)asyourbodymovesintodeepsleep.AccordingtotheL

A.Seeingatwo-headedmonster.

B.Beinganice-creamscooper.

C.Beingabletobreatheunderwater.

D.MeetingCliveOwenonatrain.

18.

MakingsurethatBluetoothanditsconnecteddevicesdon'tinterferewithoneanothercanbedifficult.

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19.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Thinkout-of-the-box

Britishphysician,author,inventor,andconsultantEdwarddeBonohashadamajorimpactonthewaywethinkandparticularlyinthefieldofcreativity.Hecoinedthephrase"lateralthinking"(水平思考)whichinvolvesapproachingproblemsfromdiverse,unexpectedanglesandfromdifferentperspectives.Dr.deBonomeanttodifferentiatelateralthinking—inwhichyoupushthemindtomakesuddenturns-fromverticalthinking,whichislogicalandsequentialthinking.

Lateralthinkingcanbelearned,andDr.deBonohascreatedseveraltechniquestohelpyouapplylateralthinkingtoproblemsolvingandideageneration.Someofthesearethefollowing:thinkofasmanydifferentalternativesforsolvingaproblemasyoupossiblycan;challengeanyassumptionsyoumayhaveaboutyourproblem;andinsertrandomelementswhichwillencourageyoutolookattheproblemfromadifferentandunexpectedperspective.

Challengeyourassumptions

Assumptionsarementalshortcuts:weassumethatasituationwe'refacingislikeothersituationswe'veencounteredbefore,andthatwhatworkedthenwillworkonceagain.Infact,themoreexperiencedweareinaparticulararea,themorelikelyweareIobringlotsofbaggagetotheproblem,whichcaninhibitusfromfindingnovelandcreativesolutions.

Inordertochallengeyourassumptions,writedownallofthedominantideasthatapplytoaparticularsituationandthendeliberatelychallengethem.Listalloftheassumptionsthatyou'remakingandnexttoeachonewriteacounter-assumption—notnecessarilyitsnegation,butitsopposite.

Onceyoudroppreconceivednotionsyou'remorelikelytofindbettersolutions.Oneapproach—suggestedbyJurgenWolffonhisblogTimetoWriteistopretendthatyou'reaMartian(火星人)thathasjustlandedonearthandisseeingthingsonthisplanetforthefirsttime.Thiswouldputyouinapositionofquestioningeverything,seeingyourproblemorsituationwithcompletelyfresheyes,andtakingnothingforgranted.

introducerandomelements

Selectingarandomelementthathasabsolutelynoconnectiontotheproblemathandprovidesanunexpectedentrypointtotheproblemsothatyoucanfaceitfromauniqueangle.I'vementionedusingarandomwordasaninitialstimulusonthisblogbefore.DeBonoexplainsthatthebrainissogoodatmakingconnectionsthatitwillfindawaytoconnecttherandomwordtotheproblemathand,nomatterhowremotethewordmayseem.

Takeawordfromarandomwordgenerator—oropenthedictionarytoarandompageandselectaword—extractitsunderlyingprinciples,andthenapplythemtoyourproblem.Becarefulnottodiscardaspecificwordbecauseyousimplyconcludethatit'sofnouseandthengettinganotherwordinstead.Ifyoudothisyou'reprobablyjustlookingforawordthatwouldneatlyfittheproblemyou'retryingtosolve.Insteadofaword,youcanalsouseapictureastherandomelementorevenanobject.

Inaddition,therandomelementthatyouintroducecanbea"falserule".Basically,youtakearule,quote,ideaorsuggestionfromsomewhereelseandapplyittoyourownsituation.

Howdoesapplyingthe"falserule"toyourproblemmakeyouseeitdifferently?Whatnewelementsdoesitintroduce?Howdoesitshiftyourperc

A.Thedefinitionofcreativity.

B.TheachievementsofEdwarddeBono.

C.Theintroductionofthelateralthinkingtheory.

D.Thedifferencebetweenlateralthinkingandverticalthinking.

20.

Deniedaspotontheswimmingteamisaseriousfailuretoakidbutitcanalsoberegardedas______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.【B4】

22.(29)

A.Topayarefundabledeposit.

B.Toprovidetheirownfurnishings.

C.Tosignahousingcontract.

D.Tocookbythemselves.

23.(21)

A.Becauseitisagainstthelaw.

B.BecausethemanisnotamemberofTerry'sfamily.

C.Becausethewomancannotfindthetest.

D.BecauseTerrywastoosicktotakethetest.

24.(35)

A.Warsornaturaldisastersmakethemlosetheirfamilies.

B.Theywanttohelptheirfamiliesearnenoughmoneytosurvive.

C.Theyarepoor.

D.Alltheabove.

25.(22)

A.Thebacteriawouldbekilledbythehumanimmunesystem.

B.Thebacteriawoulddieifbroughttothesurface.

C.Manyantidotesandremediesareavailable.

D.Drillingoperationsarealwayscloselymonitored.

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【B11】

27.

【B8】

28.听力原文：M:Hi,Jane.Howisyourvacation?

W:Terrific!IwenttoWashingtonD.C.tovisitmycousin.IsawtheJeffersonMemorial,theLincolnMemorial,theSmithsonianInstitution,andtheWhiteHouse.

M:I'veneverbeentoWashington.Whatdidyoulikethebest?

W:Oh,theWhiteHouse.Didyouknowthatit'sbeentheofficialhomeofourpresidentssince1800?AndeverypresidentexceptGeorgeWashingtonhaslivedinit.

M:Ididn'tknowitwasthatold.Isitreallyasniceaseveryonesaysitis?

W:It'sonlyathree-storeybuildingbuiltofstone.Butit'ssimpleanddefinite.Itusedtobecalledthe"President'sHouse".PresidentTheodoreRooseveltofficiallygavetheWhiteHouseitscurrentnamein1901.TheWhiteHousehasafascinatinghistory.ItsurvivedafireatthehandsoftheBritishin1814.

M:Iremembernow.ThepresidentthenwasJamesMadison.AndhiswifeDolleyranoutoftheburningbuildingcarryingGilbertStuart'sportraitofWashington.

W:Yes,that'sright.It'shangingintheEastRoomnow.

M:HowbigistheWhiteHouse?

W:It'sbig.Imagine18acresoflandwithgardensand132rooms.Ithastobepaintedeveryfouryears.

M:Howmuchwereyouallowedtosee?

W:Notverymuch.Onlysixoftheroomsareopentothepublic.It'sapopulartour,andthereisalwaysalineofpeoplewaiting.Theywanttolookattheirproperty,Iguess.

M:Theirproperty?

W:Sure.TheWhiteHouseisownedbythepeopleoftheUnitedStates.Weelecttheleaderswholiveinit.

M:Butcanjustanyonegoinside?

W:Ofcourse.Anyonecanseeourpresident'shome.

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A.GeorgeWashington.

B.ThomasJefferson.

C.JamesMadison.

D.AbrahamLincoln.

29.听力原文：SciencefictionwritershaveoftenimaginedhumanbeingsgoingtoliveonMars.Butthesedaysscientistsaretakingtheideaseriously.Ithasagreatdealtorecommenditsinceitmightsolvetheproblemofovercrowdingontheearth,butobviouslyitwouldnotbeworthmakingtheeffortunlesspeoplecouldlivetherenaturally.IfthewerelikethatofEarth,thismightbepossible.Butmfact,itsmostlycarbondioxide(CO2).Apartfromthat,thereareotherproblemstobeovercome.Forexample,thetemperaturewouldhavetoberaisedfrom60~Cbelowzeroto15~Caboveit.ScientistswhostudyMarshavelaiddowntheprogramthattheycanfollow.Tobeginwith,theywillhavetofindoutwhetherlifehaseverexistedonplanetMarsinthepast.Secondly,theywillhavetomakeareliablemapofitssurface,andfinallytheywillhavetomakealistofthegases.Aboveall,theywillhavetodiscoverhowmuchnitrogenitpossesses,sincenitrogenisfour-fifthsoftheairwebreathe.They'resurprisinglyoptimisticaboutraisingthetemperatureonMarsandbelieveitcouldbedonein200years.Itwouldtakeabitlonger,though,totransform.theatmospheresothathumanbeingscouldlivethere.Scientistsestimatethatthiswilltake100,000years.

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A.Becausepeoplemighthavetomigratetheresomeday.

B.Becauseitisverymuchliketheearth.

C.Becauseitiseasiertoexplorethanotherplanets.

D.Becauseitsatmosphereisdifferentfromthatoftheearth.

30.(38)

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3题)31.SectionB

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

Inthelate1960'smanypeopleinNorthAmericaturnedtheirattentiontoenvironmentalproblems,andnewsteel-and-glassskyscraperswerewidelycriticized:Ecologistspointedoutthataclusteroftallbuildingsinacityoftenoverburdenspublictransportationandparkinglotcapacities.

Skyscrapersarealsolavishconsumers,andwastersofelectricpower.Inonerecentyear,theadditionof17millionsquarefeetofskyscraperofficespaceinNewYorkCityraisedthepeakdailydemandforelectricityby120,000kilowatts—enoughtosupplytheentirecityofAlbany,NewYork,foraday.

Glass-walledskyscraperscanbeespeciallywasteful.Thebeatloss(orgain)throughawallofhalf-inchplateglassismorethantentimesthanthroughatypicalmasonrywallfilledwithinsulationboard.Tolessenthestrainonheatingandair-conditioningequipment,buildersofskyscrapershavebeguntousedouble-glazedpanelsofglass,andreflectiveglassescoatedwithsilverorgoldmirrorfilmsthatreduceglareaswellasheatgain.However,mirror-walledskyscrapersraisethetemperatureofthesurroundingairandaffectneighboringbuildings.

Skyscrapersputaseverestrainonacity'ssanitationfacilities,too.(Iffullyoccupied,thetwoWorldTradeCentertowersinNewYorkCitywouldalonegenerate2.25milliongallonsofrawsewageeachyear—asmuchasacitythesizeofStanford,Connecticut,whichhasapopulationofmorethan109,000.)

Skyscrapersalsointerferewithtelevisionreception,blockbirdflyways,andobstructairtraffic.InBostoninthelate1960's,somepeopleevenfearedthatshadowsfromskyscraperswouldkillthegrassonBostonCommon.

Still,peoplecontinuetobuildskyscrapersforallthereasonsthattheyhavealwaysbuiltthem—personalambition,civicpride,andthedesireofownerstohavethelargestpossibleamountofrentablespace.

Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.

A.compareskyscraperswithothermodemstructures

B.describeskyscrapersandtheireffectontheenvironment

C.advocatetheuseofmasonryintheconstructionofskyscrapers

D.illustratesomearchitecturaldesignsofskyscrapers

32.Thedestructionofournaturalresourcesandcontaminationofourfoodsupplycontinuetooccur,largelybecauseoftheextremedifficultyinaffixing(附加)legalresponsibilityonthosewhocontinuetotreatourenvironmentwithrecklessabandon.Attemptstopreventpollutionlegislation,economicincentivesandfriendlypersuasionhavebeenmetbylawsuits,personalandindustrialdenialandlongdelays—notonlyinacceptingresponsibility,butmoreimportantly,indoingsomethingaboutit.

Itseemsthatonlywhengovernmentdecidesitcanaffordtaxincentivesorproductionsacrificesisthereanyinitiativeforchange.Whereisindustry'sandourrecognitionthatprotectingmankind'sgreattreasureisthesinglemostimportantresponsibility?Ifevertherewillbetimeforenvironmentalhealthprofessionalstocometothefrontlinesandprovideleadershiptosolveenvironmentalproblems,thattimeisnow.

Wearebeingasked,and,infact,thepublicisdemandingthatwetakepositiveaction.Itisourresponsibilityasprofessionalsinenvironmentalhealthtomakethedifference.Yes,theecologists,theenvironmentalactivistsandtheconservationistsservetocommunicate,stimulatethinkingandpromotebehavioralchange.However,itisthoseofuswhoarepaidtomakethedecisionstodevelop,improveandenforceenvironmentalstandards,Isubmit,whomustleadthecharge.

Wemustrecognizethatenvironmentalhealthissuesdonotstopatcitylimits,countylines,stateorevenfederalboundaries.Wecannolongeraffordtobetunnel-visionedinourapproach.Wemustvisualizeissuesfromeveryperspectivetomaketheobjectivedecisions.Wemustexpressourviewsclearlytopreventmediadistortionandpublicconfusion.Ibelievewehaveathree-partmissionforthepresent.First,wemustcontinuetopressforimprovementsinthequalityoflifethatpeoplecanmakeforthemselves.Second,wemustinvestigateandunderstandthelinkbetweenenvironmentandhealth.Third,wemustbeabletocommunicatetechnicalinformationinaform.thatcitizenscanunderstand.Ifwecanaccomplishthesethreegoalsinthisdecade,maybewecanfinallystopenvironmentaldegradation,andnotmerelyholditback.Wewillthenbeabletospendpollutiondollarstrulyonpreventionratherthanonbandages.

Wecaninferfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthattheindustrialistsdisregardenvironmentalprotectionchieflybecause______.

A.theyareunawareoftheconsequencesofwhattheyaredoing

B.theyarereluctanttosacrificetheirowneconomicinterests

C.timehasnotyetcomeforthemtoputdueemphasisonit

D.itisdifficultforthemtotakeeffectivemeasures

33.

Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoOvercomeCulturalNear-sightedness

B.DifferentCulturalNorms

C.HarmsofCulturalBlindness

D.Deep-rootedCulturalNear-sighted

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.TheSeattleTimesCompanyisonenewspaperfirmthathasrecognizedtheneedfor

changeanddonesomethingaboutit.Inthenewspaperindustry,papersmustreflectthe

diversityofthecommunitiestowhichtheyprovideinformation.Itmustreflectthat【S1】______

diversitywiththeirnewscoverageorrisklosingtheirreaders'interestandtheir

advertisers'support.OperatingwithinSeattle,whichhas20percentsracialminorities,【S2】______

thepaperhasputintoplacepoliciesandproceduresforhiringandmaintainadiverse【S3】______

workforce.Theunderlyingreasonforthechangeisthatforinformationtobefair,

appropriate,andsubjective,itshouldbereportedbythesamekindofpopulationthat【S4】______

readsit.Adiversitycommitteecomposedofreporters,editors,andphotographersmeets【S5】______

regularlytovaluetheSeattleTimes'contentandtoeducatetherestofthenewsroomstaff

aboutdiversityissues.Inanaddition,thepaperinstitutedacontentaudit(审查)that【S6】______

evaluatesthefrequencyandmannerofrepresentationofwomanandpeopleofcolorin【S7】______

photographs.Earlyauditsshowedthatminoritieswerepicturedfartooinfrequentlyand

werepicturedwithadisproportionatenumberofnegativearticles.Theauditresultsfrom【S8】______

improvementinthefrequencyofmajorityrepresentationandtheirportrayalinneutralor【S8】______

positivesituations.And,witharesult,theSeattleTimeshasimprovedasanewspaper.【S10】______

ThediversitytrainingandcontentauditshelpedtheSeattleTimesCompanytowinthe

PersonnelJournalOptimasAwardforexcellenceinmanagingchange.

【S1】

35.

【S2】

36.Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploitedyearafteryear,they

haveonlythemselvestoblame.BecauseoftheytrembleattheS1.______

thoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatisoutoffashion,S2.______

theyarealwaystakingadvantageofbythedesigners.ClothesS3.______

whichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputaside

becauseofthechangeoffashion.Awomanisusuallycapableof

standinginfrontofawardrobepackedfullofclothesand

announcedsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.S4.______

ChangingfashionsareanythingmorethantheintentionalS5.______

creationofwaste.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeach

yeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.WomencannotS6.______

affordtothrowawayclothinginthiswaywastehoursoftheir

timealteringthedressestheyhave.

Noonecanc