（2021年）湖北省随州市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

（2021年）湖北省随州市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.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

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter—onbehalfoftheStudents'UnionandtheAcademicLecturesAssociation—toinviteavisitingforeignprofessor,David,todeliverapresentationtothestudentsinyouruniversity.YouareNOTallowedtoincludethenameofyouruniversityinthisletter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.对这位知名的外籍教授的到来表示欢迎

2．表达希望该教授就某个话题在学校进行讲座的希望和对讲座的一些基本设想

3．希望教授可以接受邀请，并对教授的宝贵时间表示感谢

3.Directions:Farthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:OverseasStudyatanEarlyAge.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前很多父母在子女高中毕业前就送他们出国学习

2．形成这种趋势的原因

3．我对此的看法

4.Inthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionentitledMenaceofEyesightDeteriorating.Yourcompositionshouldbeatleast150wordslongandcontainthefollowingideas:

1．现代人的视力正在受到严重的威胁

2．主要原因是哪些

3．保护视力必须从孩子做起…

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled:Whyshouldwework?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1．一些人为了工作面生活

2．另一些人为了生活面工作

3．你的看法

Whyshouldwework?

6.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

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:AbilityandGoodLooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.老一辈常说，能力比相貌重要

2.如今很多人却认为相貌比有力重要

3.你的看法

AbilityandGoodLooks

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthepleasureoflearning.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.学习是一种乐趣。

2.学习的乐趣普遍存在(存在于书本学习、艺术欣赏、了解世界等多方面的学习之中)。

3.如何走出“学习是痛苦的”误区。

ThePleasureofLearning

9.1.目前，国久“汉语热”持续升温

2.出现这种现象的主要原因

3.“汉语热”给我的启示

OnForeigners'LearningChinese

10.Direction:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:MyViewonthepost-graduateCraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.目前考研究生形成热潮

2．形成这股热潮的原因是什么

3．我的看法

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10题)11.

Alltheon-linebusinessmenarehonest.

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12.HomeRemediesforAnxiety

Anxiousbehavior.befallsusallatonetimeoranother,yetitdoesn'thavetobeanongoingissue.Manystress-relieversexisttobringournervesbackintoalignmentagain,solet'stakealookathowournervoussystemhandlesanxiety,andhowwecanuseafewhomeremediesforanxietytocalmdownabit.

QuashingtheQuivers

Everyoneexperiencesanxietyatsomepointintheirlives.Perhapsyou'resittinginyourdoctor'swaitingroom,anticipatingthehorse-sizedneedleandyourdoctoriswaitingforyouontheothersideofthedoor.Ormaybeyou'vespentalldaycooking,butthelookonyourmother-in-law'sfacesaysyourbesteffortswerewasted.Ormaybeyoureallyhateyourjob.

Anxietycanbeshort-orlong-lived,dependingonitssource.Themorelong-lastingtheanxietyis,themoreadditionalsymptomsyouwillexperience.

Ifyouranxietyisareactiontoasingle,isolatedeventtheshotthedoctorisabouttogiveyou,forexample--youranxietylevelwilldecreaseandyoursymptomswilldisappearaftertheevent.Ifyouranxietyiscausedbyfrictionbetweenyouandyourmother-in-law,you'relikelytoexperienceanxietyforaperiodoftimebeforeandafteryouseeher.Inthiscase,thesymptomlistmayhavegrowntoincludediarrhea(腹泻)orconstipation(便秘)andirritability.

Thenthere'sthatjob,asourceofanxietythatneverleavesyou.Youdreadgettingupinthemorningbecauseyouhavetogotowork,dreadgoingtobedatnightbecausewhenyouwakeupyouhavetogotowork,dreadtheweekendbecausewhenit'soveryou'llhavetogotowork.Whenthesourceofyouranxietyisalwayspresent,youmayalsoexperiencethefollowingsymptoms:chestpain,over-orunder-eating,insomnia,lossofsexdrive.

Allthreesituationsdescribedabovearetypesofeverydayanxiety.Buteventhoughsuchanxietymaybecommon,it'stakingitstollonyou,physically,mentally,andemotionally.

WhatCausesAnxiety?

Essentially,anxietyispartofthe"fightorflight"mechanism,acarry-overfromourancientancestors.Theywerehunters,buttheyalsowerethehunted--theirinstinctsreadiedthemtoattackorrunfromanattack.Anxietykeptthemalive,asitcausedadrenaline(肾上腺素)tobereleasedintothebloodstream.Whenthatbigbearwasbreathingdownourancestor'sneck.hisadrenalinesurgedasawarning,causinghislivertoreleaseenergy-stimulatingsugarsintohissystemtoreadyhimforthefight.

Thatwarningsystemisstillnecessaryfortoday'semergencies.Troubleisthatweexperiencethemanifestationsofthe"fightorflight"mechanismevenwhenit'snotreallyappropriatetoourmodernstressors.Youcouldrunfromyourjoboryourdoctor,andyoucouldphysicallyfightyourmother-in-law,buttheresultswouldnotbeashelpfulforyouastheywerewhenthatancestoroutranalionorknockedoutabear!

Certainly,yourmother-in-law'svisitmaynotbepleasant,butit'snotlife-threateningeither.Youmayfeelyourmusclesknotupattheverymentionofhername,butthat.initself,isn'taproblem--theproblemisthebody'sresponsetosuchstress.Whenanxietyissevereorprolonged,thepowerful"fightorflight"chemicalscandamageyourbody'sorgans.Eventually,anxietycancauseafull-fledgedillness,suchasheadachesandhighbloodpressure.

Whilestressismostoftenattherootofanxietysymptoms,theycanbecausedbyphysicalproblemsaswell.Ifyouranxietysymptomsarepersistent,getcheckedoutbyyourdoctorsothatyoucanruleoutthefollowing:

•Hyperthyroidism,whichmayproducesymptomsthatresemblethoseofanxiety

•Heartdisorders,whichcancauserapidheartbeat,oftenassociatedwithanxiety

•Caffeine,whichcanproducenervoussymptomseveninmoderateamounts

•Pr

A.anxietywilllastforalongtimeinhuman'sbody

B.anxietywillalwayshappentomostpeople

C.fewofuswillcatchanxietyinourlife

D.anxietycanhappensuddenlyanddisappearquickly

13.Calories

Foryearsnow,calorieshavebeenalltherage-peoplearecountingthemandcuttingthem,andyou'dbehard-pressedtofindsomethingatthesupermarketthatdoesnotlistitscaloriesperservingsomewhereonthepackage.Buthaveyoueverwonderedwhatexactlyacalorieis?

WhatisaCalorie

Acalorieisaunitofenergy.Wetendtoassociatecalorieswithfood,buttheyapplytoanythingcontainingenergy.Forexample,agallon(about4liters)ofgasolinecontainsabout31,000,000calories.

Specifically,acalorieistheamountofenergy,orheat,ittakestoraisethetemperatureof1gramofwater1degreeCelsius(1.8degreesFahrenheit).Onecalorieisequalto4.184joules,acommonunitofenergyusedinthephysicalsciences.Mostofusthinkofcaloriesinrelationtofood,asin"Thiscanofsodahas200calories."Itturnsoutthatthecaloriesonafoodpackageareactuallykilocalories(1,000calories=1kilocalorie).Thewordissometimescapitalizedtoshowthedifference,butusuallynot.Afoodcaloriecontains4,184joules.Acanofsodacontaining200foodcaloriescontains200,000regularcalories,or200kilocalories.Agallonofgasolinecontains31,000kilocalories.

Thesameappliestoexercise—whenafitnesschartsaysyouburnabout100caloriesforeverymileyoujog,itmeans100kilocalories.Forthedurationofthisarticle,whenwesay"calorie,"wemean"kilocalorie."

WhatCaloriesDo

Humanbeingsneedenergytosurvive—tobreathe,move,pumpblood—andtheyacquirethisenergyfromfood.

Thenumberofcaloriesinafoodisameasureofhowmuchpotentialenergythatfoodpossesses.Agramofcarbohydrates(碳水化合物)has4calories,agramofproteinhas4calories,andagramoffathas9calories.Foodsareacompilation(集合)ofthesethreebuildingblocks.Soifyouknowhowmanycarbohydrates,fatsandproteinsareinanygivenfood,youknowhowmanycalories,orhowmuchenergy,thatfoodcontains.

Ifwelookatthenutritionallabelonthebackofapacketofmaple-and-brown-sugaroatmeal,wefindthatithas160calories.Thismeansthatifweweretopourthisoatmealintoadish,settheoatmealonfireandgetittoburncompletely(whichisactuallyprettytricky),thereactionwouldproduce160kilocalories(remember:foodcaloriesarekilocalories)—enoughenergytoraisethetemperatureof160kilogramsofwater1degreeCelsius.Ifwelookcloseratthenutritionallabel,weseethatouroatmealhas2gramsoffat,4gramsofproteinand32gramsofcarbohydrates,producingatotalof162calories(apparently,foodmanufacturersliketorounddown).Ofthese162calories,18comefromfat(9cal×2g),16comefromprotein(4cal×4g)and128comefromcarbohydrates(4cal×32g).

YourCalorieNeeds

Justhowmanycaloriesdoourcellsneedtofunctionwell?Thenumberisdifferentforeveryperson.Youmaynoticeonthenutritionallabelsofthefoodsyoubuythatthe"percentdailyvalues"arebasedona2,000caloriediet—2,000caloriesisaroughaverageofwhatapersonneedstoeatinaday,butyourbodymightneedmoreorlessthan2,000calories.Height,weight,gender,ageandactivitylevelallaffectyourcaloricneeds.Therearethreemainfactorsinvolvedincalculatinghowmanycaloriesyourbodyneedsperday:

•Basalmetabolicrate(基本新陈代谢率)

•Physicalactivity

•Thermic(热的)effectoffood

Yourbasalmetabolicrate(BMR)istheamountofenergyyourbodyneedstofunctionatrest.Thisaccountsforabout60to70percentofcaloriesburnedinadayandincludestheenergyrequiredtokeeptheheartbeating,thelungsbreathing,thekidneysfunctioningandthebodytemperaturestabilized.Ingeneral,menhaveahigherBMRthanwomen.

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14.

______isgivengreatrespectinAsiabutnotinwesterncountries.

15.

ManyfamilylawadvisorsOfferlegaladviceforcouplesindivorceissueswithacomparativelylowfee.

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Eventhoughnotthefirsttoinfluencetheearth,thehumanisstillalteringtheplanetin______.

17.

Velcroisprobablythemostfamousandcertainlythemostsuccessfulexampleofbiologicalmimicry,or"biomimetics".

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18.Divorce

Forevery1,000marriedcouplesintheUK,13endupdivorcedaccordingtostatistics.Divorceisoftenacomplicatedandmessyprocess,andthrowsupmanypities.

DivorceIssues

Suchpainfulissuesaswhethertosellyourhome,whichparentwilllookafteryourchildren,andhowitwillaffectanyloansyoumayhave,willallhavetoberesolved.AndifyouaredivorcingyourpartnerinScotlandratherthaninEnglandandWalesthenanothersetoflawswillapply.

Formanycouples,obtainingadivorcehasneverbeeneasier.Theold-fashionedconceptofestablishingthatonepartyisatfaulthasbeencommittedtohistoryandtheimportantfacttoestablishnowisthattherelationshiphas"irreparablybrokendown".

InCourtorOnline?

Itisevenpossibletodivorceyourpartneronline,allowingyoutosaveonlegalcosts—andaccordingtoonlineexperts,thiscansaveyouabout￡700fromtheaverage￡800.

However,thismethodisonlysuitableforverystraightforwardanduncontesteddivorces.Alternatively,youcanapplyfordivorceatacountycourtinEnglandandWales,buttodothis,couplesmusthavebeenmarriedforatleastayear.

Thefirststageofdivorceisobtainingwhatisknownasa"Decreenisi(日后才生效的离婚判决书)".Thisisgrantedifthecourtissatisfiedthemarriagehas"irreparablybrokendown",andthisisprovenbyshowingoneoffivethings:adultery(通奸行为);unreasonablebehavior;desertiononthepartofonepartnerforatleasttwoyears;thatthecouplehavebeenseparatedfortwoyearsandbothspousesagreetodivorce;orthatthecouplehavebeenseparatedforfiveyears.Yourspouse's"unreasonablebehavior"mustbesointolerablethatnobodycouldreasonablyexpectyoutocarryonlivingwithhimorher.Itcouldinclude,forexample,financialcarelessness,drinking,gambling,orlackofemotionalsupport.Youcannotbaseyourdivorceonthisifyouthenlivetogetherforaperiodofmorethansixmonthsafterwards.Thisrulealsoappliestodesertion,andthediscoverythatadulteryhastakenplace.

Thesecondandfinalstageisobtaininga"Decreeabsolute(绝对判决)".Thedivorcecanbestoppedatanytimeuntilthisisgranted,soitisadvisabletosortoutallthefinancialandpracticaldetailsfirst.

UsingaDivorceLawyer

Ifasinthevastmajorityofcases,yourrelationshipiscomplicated,itisadvisabletoseeklegaladvicefromafamousfamilylawadvisor,whowillbeabletoproperlyadviseyouaboutyourrightsandresponsibilities.

IfyouareunsurehowtogoaboutchoosingalawyerthenitmightbeagoodideatoconsulttheLawSocietyortheFamilyLawSolicitorsAssociation,whokeepalistofqualifiedlawyers.AlternativelyvisittheCitizen'sAdviceBureauwhohasagreatdealofinformationregardingsuchmatters.

WhatAretheAlternatives?

Negotiationisavoluntaryservicethatallowsyouandyourpartnertomeetwithatrainedandimpartialnegotiatortoclarifytheissues,discusstheavailableoptions,andreachdecisionsacceptabletoyouboth.Whilethenegotiatorwillmanagetheprocessofnegotiation,heorsheisnottheretopromoteeitherperson'sinterests.Thedecisionsarefinallyyours.

Youwillstillrequiretheservicesofalawyertoputyourdecisionsonpropertyorfinancialmattersintolegalform.Thegovernmentiskeenforpeopletoattendnegotiation,andthenumberofpeopleofferingthisservicehasvastlyincreasedinthelastfewyears.Youmayberequiredtoattendnegotiationmeetingsifyourdivorceisfundedbylegalaid.FormoreinformationvisitourfeatureonNegotiation.

WhatAbouttheChildren?

Divorcecanbeespeciallyconfusingforchildren,whoarelikelytofeelconfusedbyeventsandmayevenblamethemselvesfortheirparentssplittingup.Soitisimp

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19.

Thosedrunkatpartiesnotonlyspoiltheirimagebuttheirdrunkenbehavior.couldendanger______.

20.

Itisimpracticaltowriteanoriginalessayjustwiththehelpof______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(40)

22.SectionB

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

听力原文：I'dliketosharewithyoutodaymyexperiencewithanewapproachtobuildingahouse.It'scalledEnvelopBuilding.Essentially,whatitmeansisthatasyouarebuildingahouse,youtrytoleavethelandscapefeatureontheland,especiallythevegetationintheoriginalcondition.Sowhatyouarenotdoingistheusualpracticeofland-scraping.BywhichImeanliterallyscrapingorcleaningthelandofanyandalltheoriginalplants.WhyistheapproachcalledEnvelopBuilding?Becauseinsteadofclearingeverythingaway,youletyouroriginallandscapeelementsenveloporsurroundyourhouse.LettheVegetationphysicalfeaturessuchashillsandslopesorinterestingrockformations,constitutedasignificantpartofthecharacterofthebuildingsight.Thedesignofthehouseshouldtakethesefeaturesofthepropertyintoaccount.Actuallyintegratingyouroriginalwildlandscapewithahouseisnotthatnew.ThefamousAmericanarchitectWrightwasdoingitabout65yearsago.Soweareingoodcompany.EnvelopBuildingisnotaseasyasitsoundsthough.It'snotjustthatyoubuildyourhouseandleavethelandalone.Bybuilding,youarealreadydamagingtheoriginallandscape.Butasarchitects,weshouldtrytoworkwithenvironment,hotagainstit.Acreativearchitectcanfindwaystoincorporatenaturallandscapeintotheoveralldesign.Forexample,Wrightusedthemassivebouldersonthesideofoneofthemostfamoushousesaspartofthehousefoundation.

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A.Eliminatingtheoriginalvegetationfromthebuildingsite.

B.Markingthehousesinanareasimilartooneanother.

C.Decidingwhereahousewillbebuilt.

D.Surroundingabuildingwithwildflowersandplants.

23.(39)

24.SectionB

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

听力原文：Americaisanationofsportsfans.Theylearnsportsaspartoftheireducation.Theylearntwoormoreballgames,suchasfootballorbasketball.Athighschool,theychoosegroupsofboysorgirlstomaketeams.Theychoosethosewhoarebestatthatsport.Theseteamscompeteagainstteamsfromotherschools.Inmanyschoolsstudentsalsolearnwrestling,running,tennis,golfandswimming.Theyhaveteamsforsomeofthesesports,too.

Thegamesbetweenschoolsareoftenveryexciting.Otherstudents,theonesnotontheteam,lovetowatchthem.Theyleteveryoneknowthisbyshoutingandcheering,whentheirteamplayswell.Suchsportsplayaveryimportantroleinbuildingthestudents'teamspirit,whichcouldbeveryusefulintheirfuturecareer.

Thereisaspecialclubofgirlsandboys,mostlygirls,whojumpupanddownandshoutfortheirfootballteam.Theycallthemselvescheerleaders,becausetheyleadeveryoneinshoutsandcheers.Theywearclothesofaspecialcolor—thecoloroftheirschool'steam.Thefootballplayerswearthatcolor,too.Eachschoolhasateamcolorandateamname.Cheerleaderscallouttheteamnameintheircheers.Theypracticemanyhourstolearnthespecialjumpingandcheeringmoves.Cheerleadingisalmostasportitself,anditisveryenjoyabletoboththeplayersandtheaudience,whoreallyneedamomenttorelax.

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A.BecausetheyalwayswinintheOlympicGames.

B.Becausetheybasetheireducationonsports.

C.Becausetheyhavemanysportsstars.

D.Becausetheylearnandplaysportsalot.

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26.(29)

A.BritishandItalianmenarenottruthful.

B.DanishmenarethebesthusbandsinEurope.

C.Europeanwomenarestilldoingmostofthehouseworkathome.

D.DanishwomenlivethehappiestlivesinEurope.

27.(21)

A.Itwouldhaveabadeffectonthelocalpeople.

B.Thelocalpeopledonotwanttosellanyland.

C.Thegovernmentdoesn'tallowlandtobesold.

D.Thereisn'tenoughmoneyavailabletobuyland.

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【B3】

29.听力原文：M：Ihateinterviewsgivenbybigcompanies．Iwasnobodyinthejudge'seyes．Theyevendidn'tletmefinishmyintroduction，andjustcalledthenextone．

W：IhadexperiencedthatandIdidnobetterthanyou．Justforgetit．There'splentyoffishintheocean．

Q：Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Thewomangotapositioninabigcompany.

B.Themanwillgotoaninterviewgivenbyabigcompany.

C.Thewomansuggeststhemangofishingforrelaxing.

D.Thewomanadvisesthemantokeeptrying.

30.(36)

A.Allthetime.

B.Formostoftheyear.

C.Inthesummermonths.

D.Foraminimumofsixmonthsofeachyear.

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

Theemotionalaspectsofanobjectare______thanitsphysicalaspectsinthattheyhelpusadaptourbehavior.totheworldsurroundingus.

32.

Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.55%oftechnicalreportspublishedinscientificjournalsarewrittenbyscientistsdoingtheirresearchinAmerica.

B.35%ofallscientificjournalsareissuedbyAmericanscientificsocieties.

C.35%ofallscientistscomefromAmerica.

D.35%ofallscientistsaredoingresearchatAmericaninstitutions.

33.

Inorderforlycopenetobeabsorbedbythebody,______.

A.itmustbeconsumedwithacertainamountoffat

B.youshouldconsumedarkredtomatoes

C.youshouldeatrawtomatoes

D.youshouldconsumewatermelonandpinkgrapefruitexcepttomatoes

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S5】

35.

【S3】

36.Thehighcostofurbantransportationhasinvariablyfallenmostheavily

onthepoorestclasses,whopayahigherproportionoffamilyincometo【S1】______

transportation,andoftencannotfindadequatemeansofreaching

employment.Inmodernindustrialcentersnewjobstendtolocateawayfrom【S2】______

filecongesteddistrictswherethepoortraditionallylive.

Normallywalkingspeedforamanhasremainedatabout3.1milesper

houratthebeginningofrecordedhistory.Horsesandhorse-drawnomnibuses【S3】______

raisedthespeedoftraveltoapproximately6milesperhour.Busesand

trolleysprovidingaveragespeedsof5to6milesperhourinrush-hourtraffic【S4】______

to12-14milesperhouronmostcitystreetsinothertimeperiods.Speedof

upto50milesperhourareoftenreachedbybusesinoutlyingstreetsoflarge

cities,butschedulespeeds,whichincludestoppingtimes,aremuchhigher.【S5】______

Studiesofrelativespeedsofprinciplemid20th-centuryurban-transit

modesshowedaverageautomobilespeedsofupto10milesperhour,

comparewith16milesperhourforsuburbanrailroads,andsubstantiallyless【S6】______

forothermasstransit.Whendoubtlessvalidstatistically,suchstudiesare【S7】______

misleadingbecauseofthedifferentfunctionsofthedifferenttypesoftransit

TogainarealpictureofurbantransitspeedsinacitylikeParisorNewYork

wouldrequirearationalethatincludedanumberofpersonsmovedpermile,【S8】______

hownearthecenterofthecitythemovementtookplace,andaimstation

spacing.Broadlyspeaking,whatmaybesaidthatwhilespeedofmovement,【S9】______

especiallyduringrushhours,stillleavessomethingtobedesiredinmost

cities,itisascriticalaproblemasthatofcosts.【S10】______

【S1】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.Britishpeopledon'tdrinkasmanyteaastheyusedto,butGreat【S1】______

Britainstilltakesalmosttwenty-fivepercentofallworldexportsofthe

commodity.TheworldlargestproducersofteaareIndia,Chinaand【S2】______

theSriLanka.【S3】______

Thequantityofteaisaffectedbytheclimate,bythelatitudeat【S4】______

whichitisgrownandalsobythatpartoftheteabushisplucked.In【S5】______

fact,asDominicBeddard,ateataster,tellsus,favourcanevendepend【S6】______

onwhichdaytheleafisplucked:

Whereareveryconsiderabledifferencesbetweenteasform.the

sameestatemadeondifferentday,"hesaysProcessingteaisa【S7】______

complicatedprocedure.Alterthegreenleafhasbeenplucked,itis

processedinafactory.Quicklyandcarefully,theteaisreducedtoa【S8】______

smallbrittleparticle,whichisthendriedandlooks'liketheteayousee

inapacket.TheteacompaniesthenrelyontastersasDominictovalue【S9】______

thetea.Thishastobedoneonaday-to-daybasisbecauseof

fluctuationsinquality,Havingtotasteuptosixhundredcupsofteaa

daycertainlycausesDominic'slobanunusualone!【S10】______

【S1】

38.AreAmericansbeautifulpeoplewithperfectteethandbodies

sculptedbyplasticsurgeonsandaretheyoverweightcouchpotatoesS1.______

whosmoketoomuchandrarelyexercise?

Bothimagesareprobablytrue.Americaisayouthful-orientedS2.______

culture,soayouthappearanceishighlyvalued.Alargehealthand

fitnessindustryhasbeencreatedasAmericanstrytostayphysically

fitandbuildperfectbodies.However,manyAmericans,thinkingthey

cangetoffwithanything,eatwhattheywant,whentheywant,andS3.______

endwithhealthproblemsthatrequireabouttreatment.S4.______

IfthemillionsofAmericanswouldengageinanactivelifestyle,

expertssay,theycouldmakesubstantialimprovementsintheirhealth.

Butafteryouembarkonafitnessprogram,heedtothefollowingS5.______

advice.

Consultyourphysicianforacheck-uptomakesureyoudon't

haveanyhealthconditions,suchashighbloodpressure,thatcouldS6.______

makeexercisingdangerous.Yourdoctormayrecommendabeginning

exerciseplanbasedonyourageandhealthstatus.

Beginwithacomfortablelevelofactivity—evenit'sjust5S7.______

minutespersession—andgraduallybuildupyourdurance.YoushouldS8.______

neverbeinpainorunabletospeakcomfortablyduringphysical

activity.Walking,biking,swimmingandotherlow-impactexercisesare

oftenrecommendedforbeginnersandolderpeople.

Enjoyexercisebooststheoddsthatyou'llstickwithit.It'saS9.______

goodideaforbeginnerstoconsultanexperiencedpersonaltrainer

whocandemonstratepropertechniquesforweight-trainingmachines

andsuggestsasafeworkoutplan.S10.______

【S1】

39.

【S2】

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1.OnAgingPopulationEnteringthe21stcenturypeoplenowenjoymoreprosperityandsocialprogressatthesametimeitisundeniablethataveryseriousproblemisdrawingmoreandmoreattentionthatistheaOnAgingPopulationEnteringthe21stcentury,peoplenowenjoymoreprosperityandsocialprogress,atthesametime,itisundeniablethataveryseriousproblemisdrawingmoreandmoreattention,thatis,thea

2.April42007DearProfessorDavidFirstpleaseacceptourwarmwelcomeforyourvisitingouruniversityduringyouracademicexchangeprogramsinChina.Youcannotimaginehowflatteredwefeeltohavetheopportunitytomeettheauthorofseveralofourtextbooks.Wearewritingthislettertoinviteyoutodeliverapresentationduringyourone-weekvisitinChinaonthetopicoftheLaborMovementinDevelopingCountriesandItsImplicationforChina.WewouldreallyappreciateitifyoucanuseyourexpertisetoshowussomerolesoftheimmigrationworkersinsomedevelopingcountriespreferablyAsiancountriesforthatwouldprobablygiveusmoretolearnfrom.Ifyoucanincludeinyourpresentationtheproblemsthesecountriesfaceandtheirmeasurestosolvetheseproblems