2022年江苏省南京市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)

2022年江苏省南京市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.

TheprogramofFlightSimulatorwasproducedbyMicrosoftandfiveothersmallfirms.

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2.AccordingtoRobertFeldman,theauthorofTheLiarinYourLife,Americansnow______.

A.regardthetruthasveryimportant

B.tendtoliemoreoftenthanbefore

C.startaconversationwiththreelies

D.hatetobedeceivedbytheirchildren

3.Visawillintroduceanew"waveandpay"cardinLondonforpurchases______.

A.under$25B.underE10C.abroadD.intraveling

4.

WhatwasFranklinRoosevelt'sstatementtosupporttheSocialSecurityActaccordingtothepassage?

5.

SomeresearchersarenetcementwithIQtestbecausetheythinkthatintelligenceis______.

6.

WhatdoesMr.dewahlthinkisthereasonthatJoostisignoringthetwobusinessmodels?

A.AllpeoplearefondofsimplywatchingTV.

B.TheyareirrelatedwithpleasuresderivedfromwatchingTV.

C.ItispossibleforpeopletoturnonTVtodayandwatchittomorrow.

D.TVismorerelaxedthanYouTubewhilethebosshassteppedout.

7.

Mostold-growthforeststhatareoutsideofprotectedparksand______havebeenharvested.

8.

Becauseeachclassweteachhasitsown______,CLTwillvaryeachtimeweemployit.

9.Earth:MeltingintheHeat?

Glaciersaremelting;theicecapsaredisappearingintotheoceans;sealevelsmayrisebymanymetersasaconsequence.Indigenous(本土的)Arcticpeopleswillfindtheirfoodstocksgone,whilefreshwatersuppliesinAsiaandsouthAmericawilldisappearastheglacierswhichprovidethemmeltaway;penguins,polarbearsandsealswillfindtheirhabitatsgone,theirtraditionallivesunlivable.

Buthowrealisticisthispicture?Istheworld'sicereallydisappearing,orisitunscientifichotair?

AEuropeansatellitenamedCryosatwasdesignedtoprovidedefinitiveanswerstosomeofthesequestions.AlauncherfaultdestroyedthemissioninOctober2005,buttheEuropeanSpaceAgencyhasapprovedareplacement.Inthemeantime,hereisourglobalsnapshot.

TheAntarctic

Huge,pristine(质朴的),dramatic,unforgiving—theAntarcticiswherethebiggestofallglobalchangescouldbegin.

Thereissomuchiceherethatifitallmelted,sealevelsgloballywouldrisehugely—perhapsasmuchas80m.SaygoodbyetoLondon,NewYork,Sydney,Bangkok...infact,themajorityoftheworld'smajorcities.

Butwillithappen?ScientistsdividetheAntarcticintothreezones:theeastandwestAntarcticicesheets;andthePeninsula,thetongueoflandwhichpointsuptowardsthesoutherntipofSouthAmerica.

"EverybodythinksthattheAntarcticisshrinkingduetoclimatechange,buttherealityismuchmorecomplex,"saysDavidVaughan,aprincipalinvestigatorattheBritishAntarcticSurveyinCambridge,U.K."Partsofitappeartobethickeningasaresultofsnowfallincreases,butthePeninsulaisthinningatanalarmingrateduetowarming.TheWestAntarcticsheetisalsothinning,andwe'renotsureofthereasonwhy."

OntheUp

TemperaturesinthePeninsulaappeartobeincreasingataroundtwicetheglobalaverage—about2℃overthelast50years.Thosefiguresarebasedonmeasurementsmadebyinstrumentsatscientificstations.

Earlierthisyear,DavidVaughan'sgrouppublishedresearchshowingthatthevastmajorityofglaciersalongthePeninsula—87%ofthe244studied—areinretreat.Theicedumpedintotheoceanastheglaciersretreatshouldnotmakemuchdifferencetoglobalsealevels—perhapsafewcentimeters.

Moreworrying,potentially,arethevasticesheetscoveringtherestofAntarctica.Makingtemperaturemeasurementsforthecontinentasawholeisdifficult;itisavastplace—morethan2,000kmacross—therearefewresearchstations,andtemperaturesvarynaturallyby2～3℃fromyeartoyear.Butmeasurementsindicatethatinthewest,meltingisunderway.

"Aboutone-thirdoftheWestAntarcticicesheetisthinning,"saysDr.Vaughan,"onaveragebyabout10cmperyear,butintheworstplacesby3～4mperyear."

TherockonwhichtheWestAntarcticicerestsisbelowsealevel,andBritishAntarcticSurveyresearchersbelievethethinningcouldbeduetotheicesheetmeltingonitsunderside.

"Itmaybethattheoceaniswarmingandthat'scausingtheicetomelt,buttheremaybeothermasonsaswell;forexample,there'slotsofvolcanisminthatareaandsothatcouldchangehowmuchheatisdeliveredtotheundersideoftheicesheet."

CryosatshouldhelptopindownwhatishappeningattheWestAntarcticfringe.TheradaraltimetersonboarditspredecessorsERS1andERS2havebeenunabletomapthesteepslopesatthecoast,whereasCryosat'sinstrumentshouldbeabletocope.

IftheentireWestAntarcticicesheetdidmelt,sealevelsgloballywouldrise,byaround5m.Butatthemoment,thereisnosignofthathappening.

OnerecentscientificpaperattemptedtocalculateprobabilitiesforhowmuchWestAntarcticmeltingwoul

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10.

ThefirstU.Spubliclibrarywasopenedin1803,theresultofagiftof____________.

11.

Theresultsofcensushavealwaysbeenthecompromiseofcertaingroupsofinterest.

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12.

IfacityhasearnedtheCDC's"greenstatus",itmeansthatitslocalhealthteamscan______ontheirown.

13.

ThepresidentofHarvardUniversitywaspressuredtoresignbecauseofhisideaof______.

14.Globalhydroelectricpowerintheoryisapproximately______thantheamountthathasbeentakenadvantageoftoday.

15.

Besidespregnantwomen,peopleoversixty-five,influenzacanbeanespeciallyseriousdiseaseforpeople______.

16.

Bysaying"somecouplesweatherfinancialupsanddowns",theauthormeansthatsomecouplessurvivethesefinancialproblemsandareabletocontinueto______.

17.LetChina'sRetailWarsBegin

NewlyunfetteredforeignchainscouldgrabmoreofChina'smarket.OnacoldandwindyFridayafternoon,LiFangisrushingtogetsomeshoppingdonebeforetheweekendbegins.Andthe30-year-oldhumanresourcesmanagerknowsexactlywhereshewantstogo:theCarrefourhypermarket,a10-minutebusridefromherapartmentinnorthBeijing.it'snotthecheapestoption,buttheFrench-ownedstorehasallthemeat,vegetablesandfruitsheneeds."Carrefouroffershighqualityandabettervarietyofproductscomparedtoothersupermarkets,"shesays.

Inrecentyears,majorinternationalchainslikeCarrefourSAofFranceandWal-martStores,Inc.oftheUnitedStateshaveexpandedaggressivelyinChina.LocalChineseretailershaveloudlyprotestedthisandlobbiedheavilyforprotectionfromthenewcompetitioninpriceandservicethatthesemajorretailershavesetoff.Earlierdraftsofthelawhadincludedarequirementforasystemtorateandpunishforeignretailerswhohadpreviouslysetupstoreswithoutcentralgovernmentapproval.Anotherproposalwouldhaveprohibitedforeignretailersfromopeningstoresincitiesthathaven'tdrawnupdetailedmapsofplannedretailsites,whichwouldincludemanysmallercities.

ManymoreChinesewillsoongetachancetosamplethequalityandvarietyatCarrefourandotherforeign-ownedstores.InkeepingwiththeconditionsforChina'smembershipintheWorldTradeOrganization,BeijingonDec.11liftedmostrestrictionsonforeignretailers.Gonearelimitsonthenumberofstores,rulesconfiningthemtolargecities,andregulationscappingtheforeigners'stakeinlocalventuresat65%.

ChinaerectedthosehurdlestogiveitsowncompaniesachancetocopytheWest'sbig-storemodel—andtheyhavedonesowithgreatsuccess.Thetopfourretailersinthecountryareallrunbythegovernmentorlocalentrepreneurs,ledbyarapidlyexpandingchaincalledShanghaiBailian.Buttheforeigncompaniesarenippingatthelocals'heels,andtheyhavebigplansforexpansionnowthatthebarriershavebeentomdown.Pads-basedCarrefourhassome240storesinChina,andplanstoopenasmanyas150morethisyear.Its2003salesof＄1.8billionmakeitChina'sfifth-biggestretailer.China"isveryimportantforourfuture,"saysJean-LucChereau,executivemanagerofCarrefourChina.

PREMIUMONCONVENIENCE

CarrefourwasquicktogetintoChinaandoftenpushedtheregulatoryenvelope,bypassingBeijingandcuttingdealswithlocalgovernments.AlthoughthatstrategygotCarrefourintohotwateratthetime,thecompanyhasemergedastheundisputedleader.IthasevenbesteditsBentonville(Ark.)rival,Wal-MartStoresInc.,(WMT)whichhas43storesin20Chinesecities,andanother10intheworksthisyear.Germany'sMetroistheNo.3foreignplayer,with24storesandanother40withinfiveyears.Alltold,dozensofforeigncompanieshaveopenedinthemainland.

Whytherush?Overthepast20years,retailsalesinChinahavejumpednearly15%annually,tosome＄628billionin2004—makingitthethird-largestmarketonearth.Andconsumerexpectationshaveshotupevenfaster.JustadecadeagomostChinesewerecontenttolineupinstate-ownedstorestobuywhatevermeagerproductswereavailable,thenshuffleofftooutdoormarketsformeat,eggs,andvegetables.Nowbothlocalchainsandthemultinationalsarepushingoutthestodgyoldstateretailersandmom-and-popshopsbybuildingbig,convenientstoresinchoicecentrallocationsinBeijing,Shanghai,andGuangzhou.Withtheendofgeographicrestrictions,thebattlefordominancewillshifttosmallercities.

Thecustomersareamiddleclassthattodaytotalsatleast100million.Theseshoppersliketobuyclothes,TVs,andgroceriesatclean,modemoutletswithafullran

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18.ThereisaU.N.conventionthatcancover______.

A.problembetweenneighbors

B.problembetweenstateswhichdonotshareaborder

C.problemsonairpollution

D.trans-boundaryairpollution

19.Withoutthehostprocessor,acardholdercannotwithdrawmoneyfromanATM.

20.

DemocracywasexpectedinallMiddleEastnationsundertheinfluenceofIraq.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(25)

A.Tookbalancedmealswithchampagne.

B.Atevegetablesandfruitonly.

C.Refrainedfromfishormeat.

D.Avoidedeatingrichfood.

22.(31)

A.Theylivedaluxuriouslifeandtheirdietwasverydelicate.

B.Theylivedahighlycivilizedcourtlife.

C.Theylivedaprimitivelifeandtheirtablemannerwasoftenrude.

D.Theylivedacomparativelyluxuriousbutnotsocivilizedlife.

23.

【B11】

24.(29)

A.Topayarefundabledeposit.

B.Toprovidetheirownfurnishings.

C.Tosignahousingcontract.

D.Tocookbythemselves.

25.(36)

A.TheUnitedStates.

B.Canada.

C.Nocountry.

D.BoththeUnitedStatesandBritain.

26.SectionB

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

听力原文：Recentlyafive-yearstudywasconductedbytheCenterforChildhoodDevelopmentinLosAngeles,California,regardingthewaybabiesreacttodifferenttypesofpeople.Thefindingsofstudysuggestthatinfantchildrenseemtobemorecomfortablearoundotherbabiesthantheyarewithstrangeadults.

TheresultsconfirmtheideasofDr.RichardPerelman,whohaswrittenmanybooksaboutraisingchildren.Dr.Perelmansupportsthefindingsofthestudyandaddsthatitisasounderideatokeepchildrenwithotherchildren,asinadaycarecenter,thanitistohavechildrencaredforbyababy-sitter.

Accordingtotheresultsofthestudy,infantsbenefitfrombeinginthecompanyofotherbabiesonadailybasis.Whereassomebabiesseemtoshowfearofstrangeadults,theyarelikelytoreachouttotrytotouchanunfamiliarbaby.Thestudyevensuggeststhatchildrenasyoungasoneyearoldcanform.friendships.

Twoofthechildreninthestudywereespeciallyclose.Itwasreportedthatifthechildrenwereseparatedforanyreasontheywouldstarttocry.Theonlywaytosatisfythemwastoallowthemtobetogether.Ifthefindingsaretrueitmayleadtoanincreaseintheuseoffamily-orienteddaycarecenterswherechildrencanspendmoretimewitheachotherandlesstimewithadults.

26．Accordingtothestudy，whendobabiesfeelthemostcomfortable?

27.Howdobabiesreacttounfamiliarbabies?

28.Whatisthebestwaytocareforbabies?

(27)

A.Whentheyarewithababy-sitter.

B.Whentheyarewithanotherbaby.

C.Whentheyarewithastrangeadult.

D.Whentheyarewithanelderlyperson.

27.

【B9】

28.听力原文：M:MyfamilyandIwillbeleavingonJanuary5.Isthereanythingweneedtodototheapartmentbeforeweleave?

W:Ifyouwantyourfifty-dollardepositback,you'llhavetocleanthestoveandtherefrigerator.Also,weaskthatyouvacuumcarefullybeforeleaving.

Q:Whatdoesthewomandoforaliving?

(14)

A.She'samaid.

B.Shesellsstovesandrefrigerators.

C.She'sanapartmentmanager.

D.She'sarealestateagent.

29.(26)

A.Thebuyerhastherighttoreprintit.

B.Thebuyerisallowedtochangeit.

C.Theartistcontinuestoholdthecopyrightforit.

D.Theartistmustreportthesaletotheauthority.

30.(13)

A.Sheisveryhappytoobeytherules.

B.Sheisveryinterestedintherules.

C.Sheisirritatedbysomanyrules.

D.Sheissorryfortherules.

31.

【B8】

32.听力原文：M:Goodmorning,Dr.Smith.MynameisPeter.Iamafreshmaninyourdepartment.ThereareafewthingsthatIamnotquitesureofandIdoneedyouradvice.

W:Thankyouverymuchforyourtrust,Peter.AsyouracademicadvisorIwilltrymybesttohelpyou.

M:Thanks.It'saboutmymajor...

W:Well,what'sthematter?

M:IusedtomajorinEnglish,butnowIhavemadeupmymindtoswitchtoAppliedLinguistics,concentratingonTeachingEnglishasaForeignLanguage.

W:Soyouwanttoswitchmajors?

M:Yes.ButIwonderifitispossible.

W:Well,usuallyweallowit,aslongasyouhaveenoughcredits.

M:That'sgoodnewsforme.I'mnotinterestedinliteratureandthatsortofthing.Iwanttobearealteacher,Professor.ButI'mworriedaboutthemake-upcredits.

W:Youusuallydohavetomakeupsomecreditswhenyouswitchmajors.AreyouOKoncredits?

M:Nottoomany.I'llhavetoaddabout12creditsasfarasIcan.figurefrommytranscript.Wouldyoupleaseletmeknowhowmanycreditsarerequiredtogetamaster'sdegree?

W:Usuallythirty-sixcreditsareneeded,ffyoutakefivecoursesperterm,you'llhaveenoughcreditsafterjusttwosemesters.Usuallyeachcourseisworththreecredits.Togetthesixremainingcreditsyoueitherprepareathesisortaketwomorecourses.

M:Isthereanythingelsebesidesthe36creditsforthemaster's?

W:Youhavetohaveanoraldefense．

M:Isee．Ireallyappreciateyourhelp，Professor．

W:GladIcanhelp．Goodluck．Peter．

(23)

A.Aliteratureprofessor.

B.Anacademicadvisor.

C.DeanoftheEnglishDepartment.

D.ADoctorofAppliedLinguistics.

33.(16)

A.Hebelievesdancingisenjoyable.

B.Hedefinitelydoesnotlikedancing.

C.Headmiresthosewhodance.

D.Hewon'tdanceuntilhehasdonehiswork.

34.SectionA

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

(12)

A.BuysomethingintheBillsupermarket.

B.Getmoneytopayhisbill.

C.Checktoseewhetherhecanpayincash.

D.Getacheckforthewoman.

35.(22)

A.Nancyshouldcalltheneighborstocomplain.

B.Nancyshouldintroduceherchildrentotheneighbors.

C.Nancyshouldasktheneighbor'ssontobabyish.

D.Nancyshouldbringtheneighborsagift.

36.听力原文：W:Youaregoingtomissyoursistersincesheisgoingtogetmarried,aren'tyou?

M:Sure.Wehaveneverbeenseparatedsinceherbirth,almostfortwentyyears.Well,she'sgrownup.Ijusthopethatsheishappy.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

(13)

A.Thewomanwillmisshersister.

B.Themanisgoingtogetmarried.

C.Theman'ssisterisgoingtogetmarried.

D.Thewomanhasseparatedwiththeman.

37.听力原文：W:It'shardtobelievethatSusanhasalreadyfinishedherhomework.

M:Well,shecopiedJack'shomeworkandmadeafewchanges.

Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutSusan?

(13)

A.Susanisafastworker.

B.SusandidJack'shomework.

C.Susandidn'ttothehomeworkonherown.

D.Susanhasnotfinishedherhomework.

38.(46)

39.【B9】

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

W:I'mnotsurewhatelseIcouldsay.BesidesIdon'tthinktheywillrejectit.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(15)

A.Shebelievestheywillacceptit.

B.Shethinkstheywilldeclineit.

C.Shehopestheywon'trejectit.

D.Sheisnotsurewhattodo.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.Childrenaregettingsofattheymaybethefirstgenerationtodiebeforetheirparents,anexpertclaimedyesterday.

Today'syoungstersarealreadyfallingpreytopotentialkillerssuchasdiabetesbecauseoftheirweight.Fattyfast-fooddietscombinedwithsedentarylifestylesdominatedbytelevisionsandcomputerscouldmeankidswilldietragicallyyoung,saysProfessorAndrewPrentice,fromtheLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.

Atthesametime,theshapeofthehumanbodyisgoingthroughahugeevolutionaryshiftbecauseadultsaregettingsofat.HereinBritain,latestresearchshowsthattheaveragewaistsizeforamanis36～38inandmaybe42～44inby2032.

Thiscompareswithonly32.6inin1972.Women'swaistshavegrownfromanaverageof22inin1920to24insintheFiftiesand30innow.Oneofthemajorreasonswhychildrennowareatgreaterriskisthatwearegettingfatteryounger.IntheUKalone,morethanonemillionunder--16sareclassedasoverweightorobese-doublethenumberinthemid-Eighties.Oneintenfour-year-oldsarealsomedicallyclassifiedasobese.Theobesitypandemic--anextensiveepidemic--whichstartedintheUS,hasnowspreadtoEurope,Australia,CentralAmericaandtheMiddleEast.

Manynationsnowrecordmorethan20percentoftheirpopulationasclinicallyobeseandwelloverhalfthepopulationasoverweight.ProfPrenticesaidthechangeinourshapehasbeencausedbyaglutofeasilyavailablehigh-energyfoodscombinedwithadramaticdropintheenergyweuseasaresultoftechnologydevelopments.

Heisnotaloneinhisconcern.Onlylastweekonemedicaljournalrevealedhowobesitywasfuellingariseincancercases.Obesityalsoincreasestheriskfactorforstrokesandheartdisease.Anaveragelyobeseperson'slifespanisshortenedbyaroundnineyearswhileaseverelyobesepersonbymanymore.ProfPrenticesaid."Sowillparentsoutlivetheirchildren,asclaimedrecentlybyanAmericanobesityspecialist?"Theanswerisyes-andno.Yes,whentheoffspringbecomegrosslyobese.ThisisnowbecominganalarminglycommonoccurrenceintheUS.Suchchildrenandadolescentshaveagreatlyreducedqualityoflifeintermsofboththeirphysicalandpsychosocialhealth.SosayNotothatdoughnutandburger.

Whatdoestheword"sedentary(Line2,Para.2)"mean?

A.Sitstill.

B.Eattoomuch.

C.Studyveryhard.

D.Passivethinking.

42.Whilelearninghowtorunabakery,CordiaHarringtontriedtomakehereffortknownby______.

43.

PeoplewithhighI.Q.areviewedbyothersas

44.

Whatistheauthor'sviewof"instant"scientificdiscoveries?

A.Theyoccurwithlongintervals.

B.Theyoccurinquicksuccessionforalongperiod.

C.Theyrequirelongperiodsoftimetobeconfirmed.

D.Theyarenevermadeeasily,butthroughlongyearsofintenseworkandpersistence.

45.

AccordingtoDr.EdwardHall,______.

A.theJapaneseprefercrowdingtoprivacymostofthetime

B.spacedoesn'tmeanemptinessintheeyesoftheJapanese

C.theJapanesedislikeinvasionofprivacyinhishouse

D.theAmericanrequiremorespacethantheJapanese

46.

LloydMemorialHighSchool'sexperimentationwiththeideaofsingle-sexclass______.

A.wascarriedoutinallclassesofallgrades

B.primarily,aimedtoimprovetheboys'reading

C.wasregardedtobeasuccessbothbyteachersandparents

D.wereconfrontedwithobjectionfromthestudents

47.

Whichwordhasthesimilarmeaningto"irritant"inParagraph3?

A.disagreementB.misunderstandingC.annoyanceD.interference

48.

Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardmassproducedarticles?

49.

Theword"disparaging"(Line5,Para.3)mostprobablymeans______.

A.humorousB.falseC.complimentaryD.derogative

50.

Whydoestheauthorsaythatstringandtinfoilaretreasures?

A.Thewarhasmadethemscarce.

B.Theyareusefultosixteen-year-olds.

C.Helikedthemwhenhewassixteen.

D.Peopleareverywasteful,

51.

Theextremeviewoftheauthoristhatchildren'sprogressshouldonlybeassessedby______.

A.educatorsB.childrenthemselvesC.teachersD.parents

52.

Anunauthorizedbiographyislikelytoattractmorereadersbecause______.

A.itportraysthesubjectbothfaithfullyandvividly

B.itcontainsinterestinginformationaboutthesubject'sprivatelife

C.itrevealsalotofaccuratedetailsunknowntooutsiders

D.itusuallygivesasympatheticdescriptionofthesubject'scharacter

53.Accordingtothepassage,howshouldBritain'sunionsdeveloptoachievetheimprovementofprocedureforfixingwagelevels?

54.

WhichofthefollowingideasmightprobablybepreferredbyMalcolmMuggeridge?

A.Literaturewillbecomedominantinpresentingwarstories.

B.Peopleshouldhavetheirownideasofwhatisrightandwhatiswrong.

C.TVimagesarepreoccupyingbecausetheyexpressreality.

D.TVprogramsoftenaimtoassaultthetraditionalstandardsandmoresofsociety.

55.SectionB

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

Howdowelovetomatoes?Let'scounttheways:Welovetheminpasta,onpizza,injuice,insaladandsoup,slicedonsandwiches,stuffedwithtuna,evendriedandbakedinbagels,butmostofall,welovethemrightoffthevine--ripe,red,anddelicious.

Whiletomatoloversdon'tneedanexcuseforeatingthembythebushel,nowthere'sevenmorereasontosavorthesedeliciousfruits.Evidenceismountingthatpeoplewhoeattomatoeshaveasubstantiallylowerriskofcancer.

Ina1,000-personstudyofeatinghabitsandhealth,HarvardMedicalSchoolresearchersfoundthatthosewhoatetomatoeseveryweekhadthelowestchanceofdyingfromcancer.

Recently,astudyof48,000Americanmenshoweda21to34percentlowerriskofprostatecanceramongthosewhoconsumedtomatoes,tomatosauce,orpizzamorethantwiceaweek.AndinastudyofmenandwomeninItaly,eatingsevenormoreservingsofrawtomatoesaweekwaslinkedtoa30to60percentreductionindigestivetractandprostatecancers,dependingonthetypeofcancer.

Theprotectivequalitiesofthetomatoarethoughttocomefromlycopene(番茄素),apotentantioxidant(抗氧化的)plantchemicalthatisabundantintomatoes.Lycopeneisresponsiblefortheredcoloroftomatoes;thedarkerredthetomatois,themorelycopeneitcontains.Greenandyellowtomatoesdonotcontainlycopene.

Lycopeneisalsofoundinwatermelonandpinkgrapefruit,buttomatoesarethemostabundantsource.Cookingenhancesthelycopenemoreavailable.Thus,tomatosauceandpasteisevenabettersourceforlycopenethanfreshrawtomatoes.Lycopeneisfatsoluble(可溶的)andmustbeconsumedwithacertainamountoffattobeabsorbedbythebody.Tomatorecipesmustcontainamoderateamountofoiltoensurethatalongwithadelicioustastetreat,youwillalsobereceivingallthehealthbenefitstomatoeshavetooffer.

Whatisthemainsubjectofthepassage?

A.Experimentsaredonetostudytomatoes.

B.Tomatoesaredeliciousfood.

C.Manypeopleloveeatingtomatoes.

D.Eatingtomatoescanlowertheriskofcancer.

56.

Therealcauseoftheanxietyoftheworkersandemployeesisthat______.

A.theyarelikelytolosetheirjobs

B.theyhavenogenuinesatisfactionorinterestinlife

C.theyarefacedwiththefundamentalrealitiesofhumanexistence

D.theyaredeprivedoftheirindividualityandindependence

57.

Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Everyonewouldliketowidentheirculturalscopeiftheycan.

B.Theobstaclestoovercomingculturalparochialismlieinmainlypeople'shabitualwayofthinking.

C.Aslongasoneisbroughtupinacertainculture,hecannotbewithoutbiasinmakingculturalevaluations.

D.Childhoodisanimportantstageincomprehendingculture.

58.

Ifratsarecooledto5℃for15minutesimmediately,whatwillhappenafterbeingallowedtoreturntotheirnormaltemperature?

A.Theyhavenodifficultincrossingthesamemaze.

B.Theylosetheirwayinthemaze.

C.Theycanrememberthewaycorrectly.

D.Theygothroughthemazeafterseveraltrying.

59.Ascientistbeinginterestedinaddingtoourgeneralknowledgeaboutoxygenwouldprobablycallhisapproach______.

A.appliedscience

B.environmentalscience,

C.purescience

D.agriculturalscience

60.

Offering____________isthemostpowerfulstrategyadoptedbypersistentgrand-childlessparents.

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5题)61.

【S5】

62.

【S3】

63.

【S9】

64.

【S7】

65.

【S6】

五、6.Translation(5题)66.Thatladytoldmeittook________________________(步行不到五分钟就可以到达附近的公共汽车站).

67.Infaceofher,__________(我好像丧失了跟她打招呼的能力).

68.Pleaseacceptthisgift______(作为我们感谢你的帮助的一点心意).

69.Withfulldetermination,weare___________________________________.(有能力最终解决这个棘手的问题)

70.Ontheotherhand,______(在爸爸妈妈做出牺牲的同时),theyexpectedtheirchildrentoobeytherulesof"nice"behavior,andtogrowupintoadultsthatparentscanbeproudof.

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1.C解析：文章中没有提到和微软合作的小公司的具体数目。

2.B解析：该句提到，“ButIdothink…culturalshiftwherewe'relyingmore…acceptable．”，即RobertFeldman认为，美国文化正在转变，我们说谎的次数增加了，说谎变得更容易，在某些方面也更易于人们接受。由此可知，现在的美国人比以前更倾向于说谎，故答案为[B]。[A]是对该段第二句中的weliketothinkwevaluethetruth所设的干扰项。[C]是针对该段倒数第三句中的atl