2021年江苏省淮安市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2021年江苏省淮安市大学英语6级大学英

语六级测试卷（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

"TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommate"Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1-这是我在大学的第一天。

2.他（她）就是我的同学。

3.我仔细打量了他（她），发现……

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledThePopularityofWesternHolidays.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.一些"洋''节日在中国越来越流行。

2.一些中国传统节日反倒无人问津。

3.你如何看待这种现象。

ThePopularityofWesternHolidays

3.1.目前大学生逃课现象很普遍

2.分析大学生逃课的原因

3.你对这一现象的看法

ClassSkippinginColleges

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealetter.

SupposeyouareZhangYing.WritealettertoXiaoWang,aschoolmateof

yourswhoisgoingtovisityouduringtheweek-longholiday.Youshould

writeatleast100wordsaccordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese.

1.表示欢迎

2.提出关于度假安排的建议

3.提醒应注意的事项

ALettertoaSchoolmate

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledAnnouncement.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow:

你们学校将开展一次赴西部支教的活动，在校生均可参加，为期一年,

教授的课程为初中语文、数学、英语、物理和化学。请你以学生会名义，

起草一份本次活动的宣传启事。

Announcement

6.1.在报纸上看到一家公司在招聘文秘的广告；

2.在表达求职的意愿后，说明自己具备该职位要求的条件；

3.希望对方能给予面试的机会，并期盼回复。

7.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation

1.中国已渐渐步入老龄化社会（65岁以上的老年人已占全国人口的7%）

2.我认为应如何对待老年人群（社会关爱与福利制度，家庭温暖，社区

服务……）

3.我的结论

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

WasteSorting.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelow.

1.目前许多人扔垃圾时不分类

2.由此带来的问题

3.提倡垃圾分类的意义

WasteSorting

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledEnergyCrisis.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelowinEnglish:

1.Energycrisisisoneofthemainproblemsfacingtheworldtoday.

2.Importanceofenergy.

3.Conservingenergy.

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositiononthetopic:IsCitytheOnlyWorkingPlaceforCollege

Graduates?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

below:

1.目前，大学毕业生仍把城市作为就业的第一选择

2.造成这和现象的原因

3.其实，家村和落后地区对于大学生的发展更有优势

IsCitytheOnlyWorkingPlaceforCollegeGraduates?

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

11.Beijing2008:TheFirst4GWirelessOlympicGames?

Abouthalfamillionyearsago,PekingmanlivedinZhoukoudian,inthe

southwesternsuburbsofwhatisnowBeijing.IfyouhavebeentoBeijing

morerecently,orareatallfamiliarwithmodernChina,thenyouknowthis

ancientcityisgoingtohostthemostmodern,high-techOlympicGamesever

in2008.Withtechnologyavailabletoday,andavisionforwhatBeijingcould

bein2008,thereisanopportunityforthehoststomakethecity's

telecommunicationsinfrastructure—inthewordsoftheOlympicmotto一

"swifter,higher,stronger".ThePathto4G

Beijinghasthegoodfortuneoflookingatpreviousgenerationsofwireless

networksandavoidingthesamemistakesasitpreparesfor2008.First

Generation(1G)wirelesstelecommunications—thebrick-likeanalog

phonesthatarenowcollector'sitems—introducedthecellulararchitecture

thatisstillbeingofferedbymostwirelesscompaniestoday.Second

Generation(2G)wirelesssupportedmoreuserswithinacellbyusingdigital

technology,whichallowedmanycallerstousethesamemultiplexedchannel.

But2Gwasstillprimarilymeantforvoicecommunications,notdata,except

someverylowdata-ratefeatures,likeShortMessagingService(SMS).So-

called2.5Gallowedcarrierstoincreasedatarateswithasoftwareupgradeat

thebasetransceiversStations(BTS),aslongasconsumerspurchasednew

phonestoo.ThirdGeneration(3G)wirelessoffersthepromiseofgreater

bandwidth,basicallybiggerdatapipestousers,whichwillallowthemtosend

andreceivemoreinformation.

Allofthesearchitectures,however,arestillcellular.Cellulararchitectureis

sometimesrefen'edtoasa"stararchitecture',becauseuserswithinthatcell

accessacommon,centralizedbasestation.Theadvantageisthatgiven

enoughtimeandmoney,carrierscanbuildnationwidenetworks,whichmost

ofthebigcarriershavedone.Someofthedisadvantagesincludeasingular

pointoffailure,noleadbalancing,andspectralinefficiencies.Thesingle

biggestdisadvantagetocellularnetworksgoingforwardisthatasdatarates

increase,outputpowerwillhavetoincrease-orthesizeofthecellswinhave

todecrease-tosupportthosehigherdatarates.Sincesignificantincreasesin

outputpowerscarebothconsumersandregulators,itisfarmorelikelythat

wewillseesignificantlysmallercells.Thiswillfurtherreducethereturnon

investmentinalreadyfragile3Gbusinessplans.

FourthGeneration(4G)wirelesswasoriginallyconceivedbytheDefense

AdvancedResearchprojectsAgency(DARPA),thesameorganizationthat

developedthewiredInternet.Itisnotsurprising,then,thatDARPAchosethe

samedistributedarchitectureforthewirelessInternetthathadprovenso

successfulinthewiredInternet.Althoughexpertsandpolicymakershaveyet

toagreeonalltheaspectsof4Gwireless,twocharacteristicshaveemerged

asallbutcertaincomponentsof4G:end-to-endInternetProtocol(IP),and

peer-to-peer(点对点)networking.AnallIPnetworkmakessensebecause

consumerswillwanttousethesamedataapplicationstheyareusedtoin

wirednetworks.Peer-to-peernetworks,whereeverydeviceisbotha

transceiver(收发机)andarouter(路由器)forotherdevicesinthenetwork,

eliminatestheweaknessofcellulararchitectures,becausetheeliminationof

asinglenodedoesnotdisablethenetwork.Thefinaldefinitionof"4G"will

havetoincludesomethingassimpleasthis:ifaconsumercandoitathome

orintheofficewhilewiredtotheInternet,thatconsumermustbeabletodo

itwirelesslyinafullymobileenvironment.

Let'sdefine"4G"as"wirelesscollaboratedpeer-to-peernetworking".4G

technologyissignificantbecauseusersjoiningthenetworkaddmobilerouters

tothenetworkinfrastructure.Becauseuserscarrymuchofthenetworkwith

them,networkcapacity

12.

Ifyouwanttoauthorizesomeonetomakeyourfinancialdecision,youneed

to.

13.

Thefailureofdevelopingacceptablemayresultin

inaccuratestereotypesandfosternegativefeelingsofhostility.

14.

Withthehelpofthegovernmentandtheworldandtheirownefforts,women

ofthePeruvianAndeswillsoonbeabletogobackhome.

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15.Eachfederalurbansearch-and-rescuetaskforceismadeupofatleast60

members.

16.

Mr.Bailey,the"monkeyartist",preferstofinishitsdrawingwiththehelpof

others.

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17.Whenreservingahotelroomwithyourcheckcard,youhavetodecide

howmuchmoneyinyouraccounthastobeonhold.

18.

In2001,R-ratedfilmsaccountedforthemajorityofHollywoodfilmsbecause

bothdomesticandforeignmarketswereinfavorofactionmovies.

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19.WhatSelectivityMeansforYou

UnderstandingAdmissionFactors

Collegeadmissionofficersacrossmostofthenationreportthesamenews:

Thenumberofapplicantsisrising,makingadmissionmorecompetitive.

Remember,"moreselective"doesn'tmean"better."Oursocietyoften

associatesexclusivitywithhighervalue,butthatnotionisn'ttrueforcollege.

Findmatchwithyourinterests,objectives,characteristics,andneeds.

WhyAreApplicationsIncreasing?

Theincreasecomesfromasurgeinbirthsduringthe1980s.Childrenofthe

babyboomersarecomingofage.Expertspredictapplicationswillcontinueto

risefasterthanopeningsatmostcollegesthroughabout2010.

"Mostschoolsarealittlemoreselectivethantheyweremaybe10yearsago,"

saysJoanIsaac-Mohr,VicePresidentandDeanofAdmissionsatQuinnipiac

UniversityinConnecticut.Thiscanmeanmorepressureforstudentsgoing

throughtheapplicationprocess.

BenefitsofIncreasedSelectivity

There'sasilverlining.AsIsaac-Mohrpointsout,increasedselectivitymeans

betterstudentsaregoingtoallcolleges,broadeningyourchoiceofschools

withahigh-achievingstudentpopulation.

Thenumberofapplicantsisrising,makingadmissionmorecompetitive.Ann

Wright,VicePresidentforEnrollmentatRiceUniversityinTexas,agrees.

"Therearelotsofschoolswherestudentscanbehappyandsuccessful,"she

says.Bothexpertsencouragestudentsandparentstoconsiderarangeof

schools,ratherthanfocusingonasingleinstitution.

Communitycolleges,forexample,canallowyoutospendtwoyears

improvinggradesorselectingacareerfocusbeforetransferringtoafour-year

university.Whileyoumightbetaughtbyagraduatestudentatalarge

university,teachersatcommunitycollegesareusuallyprofessorswho

primarilywanttoteach,notconductresearch.

Smallerclasssizesandmoreaccesstoprofessorsatsmallpublicorprivate

collegescanbeaboosttostudents,whilesomemayprefertheenergyand

varietyofalargeuniversity.It'simportantforyoutodetermineyourneeds

andacademicinterestsandselectfiveorsixschoolsthatmakeagoodfit.

WhatAreCollegesLookingFor?

Asyouprepareapplicationmaterials,itcanhelptoknowwhatschoolsare

reallylookingforinthepilesofpaperwork.

Admissionofficersevaluateapplicationsindifferentways,dependingonhow

selective,orcompetitive,theircollegeis.

TheLevelsofSelectivity

Atoneextremeare"openadmission"colleges.Theseschoolsrequireonlya

highschooldiplomaandacceptstudentsonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.

Manycommunitycollegeshavethispolicy.Attheotherextremearevery

selectivecolleges.Theyadmitonlyasmallpercentageofapplicantseachyear.

Mostcollegesfallsomewhereinbetween

-LessSelective:Asmanyas10or15studentsapplyforeachspotatvery

selectiveschools.Lessselectivecollegesfocusonwhetherapplicantsmeet

minimumrequirementsandwhetherthere'sroomformorestudents.

Acceptablegradesareoftentheonlyrequirementbeyondaninterestin

collegestudy.TheSATIorACTmayberequired,buttestscoresareusually

usedforcourseplacement,notadmission.

-MoreSelective:Moreselectivecollegesconsidercoursework,grades,test

scores,recommendations,and

essays.Themajorfactormaybewhetheryouarereadyforcollege-levelstudy.

It'spossibletobedeniedadmissionbecauseofaweaknessoralackofinterest

inhighereducation.

-VerySelective:Asmanyas10or15studentsapplyforeachspotatvery

selectiveschools.Admissionofficerslookcarefullyateveryaspectofa

student'shighschoolexperience,fromacademicstrengthtotestsco

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2O.Earth:MeltingintheHeat?

Glaciersaremelting;theicecapsaredisappearingintotheoceans;sealevels

mayrisebymanymetersasaconsequence.Indigenous（本土的）Arctic

peopleswillfindtheirfoodstocksgone,whilefreshwatersuppliesinAsia

andsouthAmericawilldisappearastheglacierswhichprovidethemmelt

away;penguins,polarbearsandsealswillfindtheirhabitatsgone,their

traditionallivesunlivable.

Buthowrealisticisthispicture?Istheworld'sicereallydisappearing,orisit

unscientifichotair?

AEuropeansatellitenamedCryosatwasdesignedtoprovidedefinitive

answerstosomeofthesequestions.Alauncherfaultdestroyedthemissionin

October2005,buttheEuropeanSpaceAgencyhasapprovedareplacement.

Inthemeantime,hereisourglobalsnapshot.

TheAntarctic

Huge,pristine（质朴的），dramatic,unforgiving-theAntarcticiswherethe

biggestofallglobalchangescouldbegin.

Thereissomuchiceherethatifitallmelted,sealevelsgloballywouldrise

hugely-perhapsasmuchas80m.SaygoodbyetoLondon,NewYork,

Sydney,Bangkok...infact,themajorityoftheworld'smajorcities.

Butwillithappen?ScientistsdividetheAntarcticintothreezones:theeast

andwestAntarcticicesheets;andthePeninsula,thetongueoflandwhich

pointsuptowardsthesoutherntipofSouthAmerica.

"EverybodythinksthattheAntarcticisshrinkingduetoclimatechange,but

therealityismuchmorecomplex,"saysDavidVaughan,aprincipal

investigatorattheBritishAntarcticSurveyinCambridge,U.K."Partsofit

appeartobethickeningasaresultofsnowfallincreases,butthePeninsulais

thinningatanalarmingrateduetowarming.TheWestAntarcticsheetisalso

thinning,andwe'renotsureofthereasonwhy."

OntheUp

TemperaturesinthePeninsulaappeartobeincreasingataroundtwicethe

globalaverage-about2℃overthelast50years.Thosefiguresarebasedon

measurementsmadebyinstrumentsatscientificstations.

Earlierthisyear,DavidVaughan'sgrouppublishedresearchshowingthatthe

vastmajorityofglaciersalongthePeninsula-87%ofthe244studied—are

inretreat.Theicedumpedintotheoceanastheglaciersretreatshouldnot

makemuchdifferencetoglobalsealevels-perhapsafewcentimeters.

Moreworrying,potentially,arethevasticesheetscoveringtherestof

Antarctica.Makingtemperaturemeasurementsforthecontinentasawholeis

difficult;itisavastplace-morethan2,000kmacross-therearefew

researchstations,andtemperaturesvarynaturallyby2~3℃fromyearto

year.Butmeasurementsindicatethatinthewest,meltingisunderway.

"Aboutone-thirdoftheWestAntarcticicesheetisthinning,"saysDr.

Vaughan,"onaveragebyabout10cmperyear,butintheworstplacesby3~

4mperyear."

TherockonwhichtheWestAntarcticicerestsisbelowsealevel,andBritish

AntarcticSurveyresearchersbelievethethinningcouldbeduetotheicesheet

meltingonitsunderside.

"Itmaybethattheoceaniswarmingandthat'scausingtheicetomelt,but

theremaybeothermasonsaswell;forexample,there'slotsofvolcanismin

thatareaandsothatcouldchangehowmuchheatisdeliveredtotheunderside

oftheicesheet."

CryosatshouldhelptopindownwhatishappeningattheWestAntarctic

fringe.TheradaraltimetersonboarditspredecessorsERS1andERS2have

beenunabletomapthesteepslopesatthecoast,whereasCryosat'sinstrument

shouldbeabletocope.

IftheentireWestAntarcticicesheetdidmelt,sealevelsgloballywouldrise,

byaround5m.Butatthemoment,thereisnosignofthathappening.

Onerecentscientificpaperattemptedtocalculateprobabilitiesforhowmuch

WestAntarcticmeltingwoul

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三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.(32)

A.Becauseitgivespeopleasenseofachievement.

B.Becausemostpeoplelikedoingiteveryday.

C.Becauseitisneitherbiochemicalnorpoisonous.

D.Becauseitincreasestheheartrateandcirculation.

22.听力原文：W:Excuseme,couldIaskyousomequestions?

M:Ofcourse.

W:Iworkforanadvertisingagency,andI'mdoingsomeresearch.It'sfora

newmagazineforpeoplelikeyou.

M:Peoplelikeme?Whatdoyoumean?

W:Peoplebetween25and35yearsold.

M:Okay.Right.

W:Whatdoyoudoattheweekend?

M:Well,onFriday,mywifealwaysgoestoherexerciseclass,thenshevisits

friends.

W:Don'tyougoout?

M:NotonFridays.InevergooutonFridays.Istayathomeandwatch

television.

W:AndonSaturdays?

M:OnSaturdays,mywifeandIalwaysgosailingtogether.

W:Really?

M:Mmmhmm.Weloveit!Wenevermissit.Andthenintheeveningwego

out.

W:Whereto?

M:Differentplaces.Wesometimesgoandseefriends.Wesometimesgoto

thecinemaorarestaurant.ButwealwaysgooutonSaturdayevening?

W:Isee.Andnow,Sunday.WhathappensonSunday?

M:Nothingspecial.Weoftengoforawalk,andIalwayscookabigSunday

lunch.

W:Oh!Howoftendoyoudothecooking?

M:Mmm...Twiceaweek,threetimesaweek.

W:Thankyouverymuch.AllIneedtoknowareyourpersonaldetails;your

name,job,andsoon.What'syoursurname?

M:Robertson.

(23)

A.Forabasketballmatch.

B.Foratabletennismatch.

C.Forafootballmatch.

D.Foravolleyballmatch.

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24.

[B4]

25.(47)

26.

[BIO]

27.听力原文：Theexistenceofblackholehadlongbeenpredictedbytheory

butneverconfirmed.

Ablackholeisanextremelymysteriousobject.Ithasagravitywhichisso

intensethatnothing,notevenlight,canescapefromit.Itcanchangespace

andtimeinbasicways.

ApowerfulX-raystreamdrewtheattentionofscientiststotheevent.Itis

locatednearthecenterofagalaxywhichisabout700millionlight-yearsfrom

Earth.Accordingtotheinternationalteamofscientists,gasesfromthestar

havebeenheatedtoatemperatureofmultimillion-degreewhentheywere

drawntowardtheblackhole.Thusastrongwindisproduced.

Scientistssaidastaraboutthesizeofoursunwascomingclosetotheblack

hole.Thebiggravityoftheblackholepulledthestartothepointofbreaking.

Itisestimatedtohaveagravity100milliontimesthatofoursun.

TheeffectissimilartothedraggingforcethemoonhasontheEarth'soceans,

butismuchmoreviolent.Theblackholehasobservedtohaveeatenupabout

1percentofthestar.Itseemsthatthisunluckystarhasjustenteredthewrong

neighborhood.

ScientistshaveseenothersimilarX-raystreamsbefore,butneverwereable

tolocatethematthecenterofagalaxy,whereblackholesmayexist.Thenew

observationsalsofoundthatablackholeisalwayssurroundedbyX-rays.

(33)

A.Ithasanintensegravity.

B.Itcanchangespaceandtimeinbasicways.

C.Nothingcanescapefromit.

D.Ithasbeenpredictedbytheorybutneverconfirmed.

28.听力原文：W:Whatdoyouplantodoonyourvacation?

M:ThisyearI'mjustgoingtobelazyathome.I'llprobablydosome

gardening,watchTV,andworkonmystampcollection.

Q:WhereisthemangoingtospendMsvacation?

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A.Onafarm.B.Inapostoffice.C.Athome.D.Atwork.

29.(36)

A.Mastersneedn'tworrymuchaboutanimalillnesses.

B.Itdoesnotpaytoseekmedicalattendanceforanimals.

C.Someanimalsshouldgetattentionabouttheirhealthfortheirserviceto

man.

D.Moreorganizationsshouldbeestablishedtoprovidefreetreatments.

30.(29)

A.Byforcingthemfarming.

B.By'affectingthequalityofsoils.

C.Byaddingchemicalsandpollutethewaterways.

D.Byaffectingtheenvironmentstheylivein.

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

31.

Whatwillprobablyhappentoworkersindevelopedcountriesinthehappy

ending?

A.Theywillgethigherwages.

B.Theywillhavelesscompetition.

C.Theywillgetabiggershareofthenationalincome.

D.Theywillenjoyafasterincreaseinpayment.

32.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Scientistshaveknownsince1952thatDNAisthebasicstuffofheredity.

They'veknownitschemicalstructuresince1953.Theyknowthathuman

DNAactslikeabiologicalcomputerprogramsome3billionbitslongthat

spellsouttheinstructionsformakingproteins,thebasicbuildingblocksof

life.

Buteverythingthegeneticengineershaveaccomplishedduringthepasthalf-

centuryisjustapreambletotheworkthatCollinsandAndersonandlegions

ofcolleaguesaredoingnow.CollinsleadstheHumanGenomeProject,a15-

yearefforttodrawthefirstdetailedmapofeverynookandcrannyofgenein

humanDNA.Anderson,whopioneeredthefirstsuccessfulhumangene­

therapyoperations,isleadingthecampaigntoputinformationaboutDNAto

useasquicklyaspossibleinthetreatmentandpreventionofhumandiseases.

Whattheyandotherresearchersareplottingisnothinglessthanabiomedical

revolution.LikeSiliconValleypiratesreverse-engineeringacomputerchip

tostealacompetitor'ssecrets,geneticengineersaredecodinglife'smolecular

secretsandtryingtousethatknowledgetoreversethenaturalcourseof

disease.DNAintheirhandshasbecomebothablueprintandadrag,a

pharmacologicalsubstanceofextraordinarypotencythatcantreatnotjust

symptomsorthediseasesthatcausethembutalsotheimperfectionsinDNA

thatmakepeoplesusceptibletoadisease.

Andthat'sjustthebeginning.Forallthefeveredworkbeingdone,however,

scienceisstillfarawayfromtheBraveNewWorldvisionofengineeringa

perfecthuman-orevenaperfecttomato.Muchmoreresearchisneeded

beforegenetherapybecomescommonplace,andmanydiseaseswilltake

decadestoconquer,iftheycanbeconqueredatall.

Intheshortrun,themostpracticalwaytousethenewtechnologywillbein

geneticscreening.DoctorswillbeabletodetectallsortsofflawsinDNA

longbeforetheycanbefixed.Insomecasestheknowledgemayleadto

treatmentsthatdelaytheonsetofthediseaseorsoftenitseffects.Someone

withageneticpredispositiontoheartdisease,forexample,couldfollowa

low-fatdiet.Andifscientistsdeterminethatvitalproteinismissingbecause

thegenethatwassupposedtomakeitdefective,theymightbeabletogive

thepatientanartificialversionoftheprotein.Butinotherinstances,almost

nothingcanbedonetostoptheravagesbroughtonbygeneticmutations.

WhatachievementshavebeengotbyCollinsandAndersonandlegionsof

colleagues?

A.TheyknowthathumanDNAactslikeabiologicalcomputerprogram.

B.Theyhavefoundthebasicbuildingblocksoflife.

C.Theyhaveaccomplishedsomegeneticdiscoveryduringthepasthalf-

century.

D.TheyaremakingabreakthroughinDNA.

33.

Whydocriminalsgiveuprobbingthetraditionallylucrativeplaces?

A.Oldtoolsandtechniquesusedbycriminalsareuselessintheseplacesnow.

B.Moderngunscannotmakeaterrificnoisetomenacepeopleintheseplaces.

C.Moderndevicesandtechnologicalimprovementprotecttheseplaces.

D.Robbingtheseplacesisnotsoprofitableandworthwhileasbefore.

五、5.ErrorCorrection。题）

34.

[S5]

35.

[S2]

36.TheSeattleTimescompanyisonenewspaperfirmthathas

recognizedtheneedforchangeanddonesomethingaboutit.Inthe

newspaperindustry,papersmustreflectthediversityofthecommunities

towhichtheyprovideinformation.Itmustreflectthatdiversitywiththeir

[SI].

newscoverageorrisklosingtheirreaders'interestandtheiradvertisers'

support.OperatingwithinSeattle,whichhas20percentsracial[S2].

minorities,thepaperhasputintoplacepoliciesandproceduresforhiring

andmaintainadiverseworkforce.Theunderlyingreasonforthechangeis

[S3].

thatforinformationtobefair,appropriate,andsubjective,itshouldbe[S4]

reportedbythesamekindofpopulationthatreadsit.

Adiversitycommitteecomposedofreporters,editors,and

photographersmeetsregularlytovaluetheSeattleTimes'contentandto[S5]

educatetherestofthenewsroomstaffaboutdiversityissues.Inan[S6]

addition,thepaperinstitutedacontentaudit（审查）thatevaluatesthe

frequencyandmannerofrepresentationofwomanandpeopleofcolorin[S7]

photographs.Earlyauditsshowedthatminoritieswerepicturedfartoo

infrequentlyandwerepicturedwithadisproportionatenumberofnegative

articles.Theaudithasresultedfromimprovementinthefrequencyof[S8]

majorityrepresentationandtheirportrayalinneutralorpositive[S9]

situations.And,witharesult,theSeattleTimeshasimprovedasa[S10]

newspaper.ThediversitytrainingandcontentauditshelpedtheSeattle

TimesCompanytowinthePersonnelJournalOptimasAwardfor

excellenceinmanagingchange.

[SI]

六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

37.

[S9]

38.

[S7]

39.Awarmerworldisgoingtobeasickerworldforeverything

fromtreestomarinelifetopeople,accordingtoanewreportbya

panelofU.S.scientists.Butopponentsremainunconvincingthereis[SI]

sufficientevidencetosupporttheconclusion.

AteamofresearchersledbyDrewHarvellatCornellUniversity

havecompletedatwo-yearstudyintoclimate-diseaselinks."Thatis[S2]

mostsurprisingisthefactthatclimatesensitiveoutbreakare[S3]

happeningwithsomanydifferenttypesofpathogens-viruses,

bacteriaandparasites（寄生虫）一aswellinsuchawide[S4]

rangeofhostsincludingcorals（珊瑚虫），oysters,landplants

andbirds,"Harvellsays.

theCo-researcherRichardOstfeld,ananimalecologistat

InstituteofEcosystemStudies,adds,"Thisisn'tjusta

questionofcoralbleachingforafewmarineecologists,orjust[S5]

aquestionofmalaria（疟疾）forafewhealthyofficials-the

numberofsimilarincreasesindiseaseincidenceisastonishing.

Wedon'twanttobealarmist,butwearealarmed."

TheU.S.teamfoundevidenceforavarietyofroutes

forclimatewarmingtoadverseaffectdiseasespread,For[S6]

instance,warmerwinterscouldreduceseasonaldie-offmany

pathogensandtheircarders,orallowthemtomoveintoareas

whatwerepreviouslytoocold.

Theresearchersexaminedanumberofhumandiseases[S7]

whichspreadresearchershaveconnectedtowarming,including[S8]

malaria,Lymedisease,yellowfeverandothers.Mostinvolved

intheexpandedrangeofcarriersintohigherlatitudes.The[S9]

authorsconcedethatsuchconnectionsarecontroversialbecause

countlessfactorsexceptclimate,suchaseconomicsandfailed[S10]

Preventionmeasures,playrolesinthespreadofhumandiseases.

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buildingwhereIwasgoingtolive,andlookeddoorafterdoorformyname.

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2.ThePopularityofWesternHolidayItseemsthatsomewesternholidaysare

gettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.ForexampleweeksbeforeChristmas

countlessshopsrestaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywithChristmas

decorations.HowevercertaintraditionalChinesefestivalsarebeingneglected.

Infact,thewesternfestivalsarecelebratedinChinaquitedifferentlyfromin

theWest.ForexampleChristmasinthewesternworldismainlyaspiritual

festival.ThenwhyhavethewesternholidaystakenrootinChina?Thechief

reasonisthatbusinessmenknowthattheycanmakemoneybyproducing

holidaygoodsorencouragingextradiningandcelebrating.Ithinkthe

popularityofwesternholidaysdoesindicatethesuccessofthe