2022年河北省秦皇岛市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022年河北省秦皇岛市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicMyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsaccordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese:

1.大学生失业已经成为严重的社会问题

2.大学生失业的原因

3.提出自己对这个现象的看法和认为可行的解决途径

MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

现在有不少单位热衷于组织年会

1.对这种做法有人表示支持

2.有人并不赞成

3.我认为……

ShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?

3.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteastartessayentitledShould

EuthanasiaBeLegalized?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.安乐死应该合法化

2.安乐死不应合法化

3.我的观点

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledCollegeStudents'CourseChoiceandItsChangein5Universities.

Youshouldwriteathast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

1.描述图表一中的专业课程选修人数特征

2.描述2007午的数据和2006年数据的变化

3.你不需要对两个表格的数据给出自己的分析

Table1:

CollegeStudents'CourseChoice

Table2:

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOn

AgingPopulation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasedonthechartand

outlinegivenbelow:

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

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageof

atleast150wordsinthetitleofAreYouReadytoTakeuptheCudgelsfora

JustCause（见义勇为）.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.见义勇为是一种美德，值得赞扬、褒奖和宣传。

2.不少人认为见义勇为是“干傻事”。

3.你的看法。

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些电视台禁止在节目中使用外来缩略语

1.对这种做法有人表示支持

2.有人并不赞成

3.我认为……

ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomplainingletter.Last

week,youboughtaTV,buttherewassomethingwrongwithit.Youshould

writeatleast150wordstothemanagerofthedepartmentforasatisfactory

response

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicHighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.有的大学毕业生择业时盲目追求高工资,有的则认为提供学习机会及

事业上的发展才是更重要的

2.持有这两种观点的原因

3.你的观点

HighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicMoreIncomeforFarmers.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenin

Chinesebelow:

1.中国农民的收入有了巨大增长

2.分析农民收入增加的原因

（年份）

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

11.

ComparedwiththeirdisplacedcounterpartsinPeru,thesituationofthe

internallydisplacedpersonsinColombiais.

12.

Theauthorpointsoutthattherehavebeenwars,murdersandabusesdue

to.

A.economicdifficulty

B.lackofcivilization

C.theuglyreality

D.ourhumanity

13.

Adruguser'swithdrawalprocessfromphysicaladdictiondependsonhisor

heruseofthedrug's.

14.

ApatentprotectssuchIPrightsasthedesignorprocessofaproductbygiving

thepatentowner.

15.

Naturalgasburnssocleanlythattheownersofthenatural-gasvehicleshave

16.

hadthestrongestinfluencesonNixon'schildhood.

17.

WhiteliliesareusedasontheEasterholiday.

18.Tograbtheinterviewer'sattention,itisnecessarytoedittimeandtime

againandmakearesumethatis.

19.

Dreamersarenotefficientandoftenenduphavingtocramforexams.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

EveryCanadianusesacre(s)atpresent.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.

[B3]

22.(26)

A.Becauseitisshortofvitamins.

B.Becauseitisnotveryclean.

C.Becausethereareadditives.

D.Becausetherearenotmanyvarieties.

23.

[B4]

24.(21)

A.Thecompanywillcompensatethecustomer.

B.Thecompanywillrefundthecustomer'smoney.

C.Thecompanywillreplaceit.

D.Thecompanywilldonothingaboutit.

25.

[B9]

26.(34)

A.Filmproducer.B.M6viecritic.C.Stuntman.D.Actor.

27.

[Bll]

28.(22)

A.Shefeelshervaluewasn'tappreciated.

B.Shewantsamoreinterestingjob.

C.She'stiredofworking.

D.Shewantsmoremoney.

29.(32)

A.EditingSundaySport.

B.WorkingforCapitalRadio.

C.Managingprofessionalsoccerteams.

D.Developingasportsmarketingcompany.

30.(29)

A.Weshouldn'tjudgepeoplebyreadingtheirfaces.

B.Weshouldn'tsmileinthewrongplace.

C.Weshouldn'tcoverourtruefeelings.

D.Weshouldn'texpressouremotionstooopenly.

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

31.Inthe4thparagraphthepheasants,badgers,andmartinsetc.are

mentionedto.

A.explaintheirlivinghabit

B.makeknowntheirhabitat

C.showtheendeavorsofLondonerstomakethecityhabitableforwildlife

D.encouragevolunteerstodosomethingforthespecies

32.（60）

33.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Picasso'sartwasnotjustapleasantdistraction.Theartistbelievedthatart

helpstopenetratefurtherintotheworldandintomenforunderstanding.With

hisunusuallyacutesenses,withhisintense,blackeyes,Picassosawevery

subjectasnooneelsedid.Hetriedtoexpresstheessenceofhissubject.He

showedpeoplehowtograspanewconceptofbeauty.Hemadethemrealize

thatbeautycanhaveadiversityofforms."Nowisthetimeinthisperiodof

changeandrevolutiontousearevolutionarymannerofpaintingandnotto

paintlikebefore."ThatwasPicasso'sidea.Believingitistheartist'sfunction

todiscovernewformsofexpression,heliberatedartandmadeourfeelings

aboutitmoreacute.

Picassokeepsallofartalive.Hisworkencompassesallofthepastand

foretellsthefutureofart.Hisearlypaintingsweresoberandsensible,inthe

academicstyle.ButPicassowasamongthefirstartiststoappreciatethe

vitalityoftheprimitiveAfricanmasksandidolsthathesawinexhibitionsin

ParisbeforetheFirstWorldWar.Later,heexperimentedinrecreatingthe

artist'sworldasCezannehadanalyzedit,"Youmustseeinnaturethecylinder,

thesphere,thecone"——"thelittleCubes,"asoneartistcalledthem.This

Cubistvisionoftheworldintroducedanewperiodinthehistoryofartand

influencedalltheformsofself-expressioninthefirsthalfofthetwentieth

century:sculpture,architecture,ballet,theaterdesign,andallthedecorative

arts.Eventhezigzagcamouflage（伪装）usedinmodernwarfarewas

suggestedbyCubist（立体派）art.

In1925,Picassobegantoexploreanunchartedworld,thesurrealistworld,

thedreamworldbeyondreality.Hetraveledintheunexploredregionsofthe

mindandexpressedthoughtsneverutteredbeforebyanartist.Hisgiant

canvas,Guernica,madein1937tocommemoratetheBasquetownbombed

byGermanplanesflyingforFrancointheSpanishCivilWar,isapictureof

aruinedworldwithstrangeshapesofdyinghomesandmurderedchildren.It

isaviolentexpressionofrevoltagainstthehorrorofmodernwarfare,ina

languagenotunderstoodbytheordinaryman.Manypeoplehavenotyetbeen

abletoacceptthismodern,revolutionarykindofart,whichPicasso

influencedmorethananyotheroneartist.Perhapshisartwillnotbefully

understoodformanyyears,"Everyonewantstounderstandart,"protested

Picasso."Whynottrytounderstandthesongofabird?"Heexplainedfurther,

"Idon'treadEnglish.AnEnglishbookisablanktome.Thisdoesn'tmean

thattheEnglishlanguagedoesn'texist.WhyshouldIblameanyoneelsebut

myselfifIcan'tunderstandwhatIknownothingabout?"

Forthosewhocanunderstandhisart,Picassoranksamongthegreatartists

whoilluminatetheworldandhelpmentoseelifemoreclearly.As

Michelangelohimselfagreatartist,said,"Somemeritthenameofeagles

becausetheysurpassallothersandbreakthroughthecloudstothelightofthe

sun."Intheworldofart,PabloPicassoissurelyamongtheeagles.

WhatdopeopletendtothinkofPicasso'spaintings?

A.Theyarousemuchimagination.

B.Theyareenjoyableamusements.

C.Theyshowanewconceptofbeauty.

D.Theyexpresstheessenceofthesubject.

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题）

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六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

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参考答案

l.MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduatesWiththepolicyof

expandingrecruitmentofhighereducationandfiercecompetitionofjob­

huntingmarkettheunemploymentofcollegegraduatesisbecomingahot

issueofthewMyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduatesWith

thepolicyofexpandingrecruitmentofhighereducationandfierce

competitionofjob-huntingmarket,theunemploymentofcollegegraduatesis

becomingahotissueofthew

2.ShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?Inrecentyearsquiteafew

enterprisestendtoholdanannualmeetingattheendoftheyearasawayof

celebratingtheNewYear.Somepeopleareinfavorofthiskindofcelebration

andbelieveboththecompanyandtheemployeesbenefitfromit.Anannual

meetingifheldsuccessfullycanhelpcreateaharmoniousworking

environmentinthecompany.Howeverotherpeopleholdacompletely

oppositeopinion.Theyregarditasawasteofmoneytorenttheauditorium

topayforthehostesstoeatinluxuriousrestaurantsandsoon.Thiswould

contributetoaconsiderableportionofthefinancialexpenseofthecompany

whichinconsequencewouldlowertheamountofmoneythattheemployees

canget.Frommypointofviewtheadvantagesoftheannualmeetings

outweighthedisadvantages.Firstlytheemployeescanberefreshedafterthe

wholeyearofhardwork.Secondlyduringthewholecelebrationthe

colleagueshavechancestogetafurtherunderstandingofeachother.

Moreoverasuccessfulannualmeetingcanhelpcreateasenseofbelongingin

theheartofstaff.ShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?Inrecentyears,

quiteafewenterprisestendtoholdanannualmeetingattheendoftheyear

asawayofcelebratingtheNewYear.Somepeopleareinfavorofthiskind

ofcelebrationandbelieveboththecompanyandtheemployeesbenefitfrom

it.Anannualmeeting,ifheldsuccessfully,canhelpcreateaharmonious

workingenvironmentinthecompany.However,otherpeopleholda

completelyoppositeopinion.Theyregarditasawasteofmoneytorentthe

auditorium,topayforthehostess,toeatinluxuriousrestaurantsandsoon.

Thiswouldcontributetoaconsiderableportionofthefinancialexpenseof

thecompany,which,inconsequence,wouldlowertheamountofmoneythat

theemployeescanget.Frommypointofview,theadvantagesoftheannual

meetingsoutweighthedisadvantages.Firstly,theemployeescanberefreshed

afterthewholeyearofhardwork.Secondly,duringthewholecelebration,the

colleagueshavechancestogetafurtherunderstandingofeachother.

Moreover,asuccessfulannualmeetingcanhelpcreateasenseofbelonging

intheheartofstaff.

3.ShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Euthanasiahasbeenahighly

controversialissueathomeanda-broad.InsomenorthernEuropean

countriesitislegalized.Nowithasbecomeahottopicagainiiiourcountry

becauseanShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Euthanasiahasbeenahighly

controversialissueathomeanda-broad.InsomenorthernEuropean

countriesitislegalized.Nowithasbecomeahottopicagainiiiourcountry

becausean

4.CollegeStudents'CourseChoiceandItsChangein5UniversitiesFrom

table1wecangettheinformationthatthedegreecourseofBusinessenrolled

almost100000studentswhichisthemostamongthefivedegreecourses.

BiologicalscienceLanguageandEducationareatprettymuchthesamelevel

and40000to60000studentsenrolledthemselvesinthesefields.Computer

Sciencehascomparativelyasmallenrolmentpopulationwithonly20000

students.Fromtable2wecanfindoutthatenrolmentwentupfor3subjects.

Biologicalscienceenjoysthegreatestincreaseofenrolmentamongthe5

subjectswith12%morestudentstakingthiscoursecomparedwiththefigure

in2006.Computersciencefollowedbiologicalsciencewitha5%increase.

ThenumberofstudentsenrolledinBusinessremainedalmostthesamewith

aslightincreaseofonly1%.EducationandLanguagearethetwosubjects

whoseenrolmentwentdownin2007with9%and3%fewerstudents

respectively.CollegeStudents'CourseChoiceandItsChangein5Universities

Fromtable1,wecangettheinformationthatthedegreecourseofBusiness

enrolledalmost100,000students,whichisthemostamongthefivedegree

courses.Biologicalscience,LanguageandEducationareatprettymuchthe

samelevel,and40,000to60,000studentsenrolledthemselvesinthesefields.

ComputerSciencehascomparativelyasmallenrolmentpopulation,withonly

20,000students.Fromtable2,wecanfindoutthatenrolmentwentupfor3

subjects.Biologicalscienceenjoysthegreatestincreaseofenrolmentamong

the5subjects,with12%morestudentstakingthiscoursecomparedwiththe

figurein2006.Computersciencefollowedbiologicalscience,witha5%

increase.ThenumberofstudentsenrolledinBusinessremainedalmostthe

same,withaslightincreaseofonly1%.EducationandLanguagearethetwo

subjectswhoseenrolmentwentdownin2007,with9%and3%fewerstudents

respectively.

5.OnAgingPopulationEnteringthe21stcenturypeoplenowenjoymore

prosperityandsocialprogressatthesametimeitisundeniablethatavery

seriousproblemisdrawingmoreandmoreattentionthatistheaOnAging

PopulationEnteringthe21stcentury,peoplenowenjoymoreprosperityand

socialprogress,atthesametime,itisundeniablethataveryseriousproblem

isdrawingmoreandmoreattention,thatis,thea

6.AreYouReadytoTakeuptheCudgelsforaJustCause?Tohelpothers

whentheyareindifficultiesisconsideredtobeavirtueinourcountry.Even

intoday'ssocietyinwhichpeopletendtovaluemoneymorethaneverbefore

somepeoplehelpothersoutinacrisisevenriskingtheirlives.Howevermany

otherschoosetokeepsilenceandturnablindeyetoacrisis.Theythinkthat

totakeupthecudgelsforajustcauseoftenbringthemselvesintodangerand

what'smorethehelpgivencannotbringthemanybenefitsbuthurt.From

timetotimenewscomesthatsomeheroicactionsarenotrecognizedbythe

governmentandthoseheroescannotgetanyrewardsfromeitherthosewho

gethelporthegovernment.Evenworsesomeheroesareseriouslywounded

butareletaloneinhospitalshavingnomoneytopayforthelargeamountof

medicalfees.Inmyopiniontotakeupthecudgelsforajustcauseistheduty

ofeveryoneofusassocialbeings.Supposeweourselvesareindangerdowe

wanthelpfromothers?Meanwhilerewardsfromthegovernmentshouldbe

moregenerousnotonlyforthosewhohavealreadysacrificedtheirlivesbut

alsoforthosewhoarewillingtogiveothersahand.Itisalsoimportanttocall

onpeopletolearnfromthoseheroesandencouragemorepeopletostandup

tocrimeandcrises.Thenwecancreateasocietyrichinnotonlywealthbut

warmth.AreYouReadytoTakeuptheCudgelsforaJustCause?Tohelp

otherswhentheyareindifficultiesisconsideredtobeavirtueinourcountry.

Evenintoday'ssocietyinwhichpeopletendtovaluemoneymorethanever

before,somepeoplehelpothersoutinacrisis,evenriskingtheirlives.

Howevermanyotherschoosetokeepsilenceandturnablindeyetoacrisis.

Theythinkthattotakeupthecudgelsforajustcauseoftenbringthemselves

intodangerandwhat'smore,thehelpgivencannotbringthemanybenefits

buthurt.Fromtimetotime,newscomesthatsomeheroicactionsarenot

recognizedbythegovernmentandthoseheroescannotgetanyrewardsfrom

eitherthosewhogethelporthegovernment.Evenworse,someheroesare

seriouslywoundedbutareletaloneinhospitals,havingnomoneytopayfor

thelargeamountofmedicalfees.Inmyopinion,totakeupthecudgelsfora

justcauseisthedutyofeveryoneofusassocialbeings.Supposeweourselves

areindanger,dowewanthelpfromothers?Meanwhilerewardsfromthe

governmentshouldbemoregenerous,notonlyforthosewhohavealready

sacrificedtheirlivesbutalsoforthosewhoarewillingtogiveothersahand.

Itisalsoimportanttocallonpeopletolearnfromthoseheroesandencourage

morepeopletostanduptocrimeandcrises.Thenwecancreateasocietyrich

innotonlywealthbutwarmth.

7.ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?RecentlyCCTVbanned

theuseofborrowedEnglishabbreviationssuchasNBAWTOandCPIinall

itsprograms.Somepeopleapplaudthemovemaintainingthatithelps

preservethepurityoftheChineselanguage.Themediaisdeeplyengagedin

theongoingWesternizationofChineselanguage.Ifthephenomenonisnot

stoppedChinesewillbegraduallyreducedfromanindependentexpression

systemtoamixtureoflanguages.Othershowevershaketheirheads.Itisnot

persuasivetheysaythatthemediashyawayfromforeignabbreviationsto

preservethepurityoftheChineselanguageandculture.Afteralllanguages'

integrationisaverycomplicatedprocessandit'sirrationaltoimposeasimple

banoncertainwords.Besidestheuseofforeignabbreviationswon'tshake

thestatusofChineseasanembodimentofandthebasisofthe5000-year-old

Chineseculture.AsfarasIamconcernedthereisnoneedtobantheuseof

foreignabbreviationsonTV.Alanguageisgreatnotbecauseofitspuritybut

becauseofitstolerancetootherlanguages.Chineseissorichandbeautiful

becauseitconstantlyabsorbswordsabbreviationsandphrasesfromother

languages.It'stotallyunnecessarytofearaboutthedisappearanceofChinese

ifweallowEnglishtomixwithChinese.ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBe

BannedonTV?Recently,CCTVbannedtheuseofborrowedEnglish

abbreviationssuchasNBA,WTOandCPIinallitsprograms.Somepeople

applaudthemove,maintainingthatithelpspreservethepurityoftheChinese

language.ThemediaisdeeplyengagedintheongoingWesternizationof

Chineselanguage.Ifthephenomenonisnotstopped,Chinesewillbe

graduallyreducedfromanindependentexpressionsystemtoamixtureof

languages.Others,however,shaketheirheads.Itisnotpersuasive,theysay,

thatthemediashyawayfromforeignabbreviationstopreservethepurityof

theChineselanguageandculture.Afterall,languages'integrationisavery

complicatedprocessandit'sirrationaltoimposeasimplebanoncertainwords.

Besides,theuseofforeignabbreviationswon'tshakethestatusofChineseas

anembodimentofandthebasisofthe5,000-year-oldChineseculture.Asfar

asIamconcerned,thereisnoneedtobantheuseofforeignabbreviationson

TV.Alanguageisgreat,notbecauseofitspurity,butbecauseofitstolerance

tootherlanguages.Chineseissorichandbeautifulbecauseitconstantly

absorbswords,abbreviationsandphrasesfromotherlanguages.It'stotally

unnecessarytofearaboutthedisappearanceofChineseifweallowEnglish

tomixwithChinese.

8.DearManagerLastweekIboughtacolorTVatyourdepartment

store.WhenIcamebackhomeIfoundtherewassomethingwrongwith

it.Therewasnopictureandnosound.Accordingtotherulesofyourstorel

hopeanewTVwiththesamebrandandsiDearManager,LastweekIbought

acolorTVatyourdepartmentstore.WhenIcamebackhomeIfoundthere

wassomethingwrongwithitTherewasnopictureandnosound.According

totherulesofyourstore,IhopeanewTVwiththesamebrandandsi

9.HighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Therearemoreandmorecollege

graduateslookingforjobseveryyear.Buttheyhavedifferentviewsabout

whatkindofjobtheyshouldchoose.SomestudentsfocustheirattentionHigh

SalariesorCareerDevelopment?Therearemoreandmorecollegegraduates

lookingforjobseveryyear.Buttheyhavedifferentviewsaboutwhatkindof

jobtheyshouldchoose.Somestudentsfocustheirattention

10.MoreIncomeforFarmersAccordingtothefiguresgivenbythegraphthe

Chinesefarmers'personalincomerosesteadilyfrom1970to1990.Inthe

middleof1970'stheirincomewasratherlowabout180yuan.Butin1980it

increasedapproximately50%reaching270yuan.Asisshownbythegraph

in1985theirincomedoubled.Afterthattherewasaconsistenttendencyfor

incometogrow.Thereweretworeasonsfortheincreaseinthefarmers'

incomeinChina.FirstlytheChinesegovernmenthadbeencarryingouta

reformandopeningpolicy.Alargenumberofcounty-runenterpriseshadbeen

setupintheruralareas.Secondlyasignificantreformofagriculturalpolicy

hadbeencarriedoutinChina.TheParty'spolicyhadbroughtfarmers'

initiativeintofullplay.Asaresulttheagriculturaloutputhadbeenontherise

allthetime.Allthesefactorsresultedinthesteadygrowthoffarmers'income.

Ibelievethatwithaseriesofagriculturalpoliciesbeingcarriedouttherewill

beevenmorerapiddevelopmentinChina'sagriculture.Thereisnodoubtthat

thefarmers'livingstandardwillbeimprovedtoagreatextent.MoreIncome

forFarmersAccordingtothefiguresgivenbythegraph,theChinesefarmers'

personalincomerosesteadilyfrom1970to1990.Inthemiddleof1970'stheir

incomewasratherlow,about180yuan.Butin1980itincreased

approximately50%,reaching270yuan.Asisshownbythegraph,in1985

theirincomedoubled.Afterthattherewasaconsistenttendencyforincome

togrow.Thereweretworeasonsfortheincreaseinthefarmers'incomein

China.Firstly,theChinesegovernmenthadbeencarryingoutareform,and

openingpolicy.Alargenumberofcounty-runenterpriseshadbeensetupin

theruralareas.Secondly,asignificantreform,ofagriculturalpolicyhadbeen

carriedoutinChina.TheParty'spolicyhadbroughtfarmers'initiativeinto

fullplay.Asaresult,theagriculturaloutputhadbeenontheriseallthetime.

Allthesefactorsresultedinthesteadygrowthoffarmers'income.Ibelieve

thatwithaseriesofagriculturalpoliciesbeingcarriedout,therewillbeeven

morerapiddevelopmentinChina'sagriculture.Thereisnodoubtthatthe

farmers'livingstandardwillbeimprovedtoagreatextent.

11.muchworsemuchworse解析：本题应锁定文章第七段。该段第一句提

至【J：Despitethemanyhardships,theAndeanwomenofPeruaremuchbetter

offthantheirdisplacedcounterpartsinColombiao题干调换了比较对象的

位置，由文中的muchbetter可知该题应填入muchworseo

12.D解析：原文该段第4句先提到了war,murder,abuse,末句指出发

生这些苦难的深层次的原因是humanity,正是因为humanity存在了方

方面面的缺陷，导致人们犯错，因此选D。

13.lengthandseverity

14.The"exclusiveright"The"exclusiveright"解析：由题干关键词patent

owner可定位至第二个小标题WhatIsaPatent?下第二段第一句。Apatent

givesthepatentownerthe"exclusiveright"tostopothersfrommaking,

using,sellingorofferingfbrsaletheproduct…（专利权赋予了专利所有人

“独有的权利”去阻止别人生产、使用、出售或提供产品的销售...），可知

答案为the"exclusiveright"o

15.lowermaintenancecostslowermaintenancecosts解析：本题考查“天然

气燃烧得如此干净，天然气车主有……。”定位句指出了使用天然气作燃

料所带来的好处是“减少汽车引擎的磨损和延长检修时间”，而归根到底

是“降低了天然气车主的日常维护费用”。故本题答案为lower

maintenancecostso

16.HismotherandgrandmotherHismotherandgrandmother解析：这是——

个总结题，文章介绍了两位对Nixon影响最大的人是他的母亲和外祖母。

17.EasterEggHunttheEasterE8SRollEasterEggHunt,theEasterE8SRoll

解析：答案本题的出处在原文第四部分第二段。根据题目中的egggames

在文章中迅速扫读，确定答案句所在位置——