2021年河南省信阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2021年河南省信阳市大学英语6级大学英

语六级真题（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoa

friendinvitinghertocometoBeijingforMay1stholiday.Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.假设你是李芳，给好朋友Lily写一封信。内容如下：

1.邀请她五一放假其间来北京游玩

2.简单介绍北京的名胜古迹

3.希望对方回信交流意见

ALettertoaFrien

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledShouldCollegeStudentsUseCreditCards?Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.很多银行到学校推销信用卡

2.有人认为大学生使用信用卡是一种时尚，但有些老师和家长却为此

担忧

3.我的看法

ShouldCollegeStudentsUseCreditCards?

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingonthepleasureoflearning.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

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

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageof

atleast150wordsinthetitleofForeignFastFood.Pleasefollowtheoutline

givenbelow.

1.洋快餐受到了许多人（特别是青少年）的欢迎，这是因为……

2.许多人反对吃洋快餐，是因为……

3.你的观点。

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterofInvitation.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinesgivenbelowin

Chinese:

1.此次晚会的目的

2.参加晚会的人员及晚会时间和地点

3.希望老师能来参加

ALetterofInvitation

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledA

LetterofApplication.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow:

1.你即将大学毕业，申请出国攻读博士学位

2.介绍个人简厉，所学专业以及专长

3.公派出国，费用由中国政府提供

4.希望申请被接受

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOn

FakeCommodities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelowinEnglish:

1.Whatistakecommodity?

2.Theharmoffakecommodity.

3.Howtoputanendtofakecommodities?

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledMyViewpointOnWide-spreadSMS(ShortMessageService).You,

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven,below:

1.现在越来越多的年轻人把手机短信作为交流的主要渠道

2.使用手机雉的利与弊

3.我的观点

MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS

9.1.随着生活水平和医疗水平的提高，我们身边的老人日渐增多。

2.作为大学生，能为他们做些什么

3.这样做的原因

TakingCareoftheOld

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositiononthetopicALettertoaSchoolmate.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

假设你是李明，你有一校友玩网络游戏成瘾，请给他写封信，劝告他戒

掉这种游戏。

你的信应包括以下内容：

1.你得知他玩网络游戏成瘾的渠道及你的感受；

2.过分玩网络游戏的危害；

3.你对他的建议或忠告。

AlettertoaSchoolmate

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

11.TripleYourPersonalProductivity

Haveyoueverhadtheexperienceoflookingbackonyourweekwiththe

sinkingfeelingthatyoudidn'tgetasmuchdoneasyou'dhoped?When

buildingasuccessfulcareerorabusinessofyourown,yourtimeisperhaps

yourmostvaluableasset,andyourincomeisadirectresultofhowyouspend

yourtime.Youcannotbuyanymoretimethanyou'regiven,andtheclockis

alwaysticking.

Afewyearsago,Idiscoveredasimplesystemthatallowedmetonearlytriple

myproductivity,andinthisarticleI'llsharesomeverypracticalideasyoucan

applyrightawaytoincreaseyoureffectivenesswithoutworkinganyharder

thanyoudonow.

Keepadetailedtimelog.

Thefirststeptobettermanagingyourtimeistofindouthowyou'recurrently

spendingyourtime.Keepingatimelogisaveryeffectivewaytodothis,and

aftertryingitforjustoneday,you'llimmediatelygaintremendousinsightinto

whereyourtimeisactuallygoing.Theveryactofmeasuringisoftenenough

toraiseyourunconscioushabitsintoyourconsciousness,whereyouthenhave

achancetoscrutinizeandchangethem.

Here'showtokeepatimelog.Throughoutyourdayrecordthetimewhenever

youstartorstopanyactivity.Considerusingastopwatchtojustrecordtime

intervalsforeachactivity.Youcandothisduringonlyyourworkingtimeor

throughoutyourentireday.Attheendoftheday,sortallthetimechunksinto

generalcategories,andfindoutwhatpercentageofyourtimeisbeingspent

oneachtypeofactivity.Ifyouwanttobethorough,dothisforaweek,and

calculatethepercentageofyourtotaltimethatyouspentoneachtypeof

activity.Beasdetailedaspossible.Notehowmuchtimeyouspendonemail,

readingnewsgroups,websurfing,phonecalls,eating,goingtothebathroom,

etc.Ifyougetupoutofyourchair,itprobablymeansyouneedtomakean

entryinyourtimelog.Itypicallyendupwith50-100logentriesperday.

Youmaybesurprisedtodiscoveryou'respendingonlyasmallfractionof

yourworkingtimedoingwhatyou'dconsidertobeactualwork.Studieshave

shownthattheaverageofficeworkerdoesonly1.5hoursofactualworkper

day.Therestofthetimeisspentsocializing,takingcoffeebreaks,eating,

engaginginnon-businesscommunication,movingaroundpapers,anddoing

lotsofothernon-worktasks.Theaveragefull-timeofficeworkerdoesn'teven

startdoingrealworkuntil11:00amandbeginstowinddownaround3:30pm.

Analyzeyourresults.

ThefirsttimeIkeptatimelog,Ionlyfinished15hoursworthofrealworkin

aweekwhereIspentabout60hoursinmyoffice.EventhoughIwas

technicallyabouttwiceasproductiveastheaverageofficeworker,Iwasstill

disturbedbytheresults.Wheredidthoseother45hoursgo?Mytimeloglaid

italloutforme,showingmeallthetimedrainsIwasn'tconsciouslyaware

of~checkingemailtoooften,excessiveperfectionismdoingtasksthatdidn't

needtobedone,over-readingthenews,takingtoomuchtimeformeals,

disturbedbypreventableinterruptions,etc.

Calculateyourpersonalefficiencyratio.

WhenIrealizedthatIspent60hoursattheofficebutonlycompleted15hours

ofactualworkwithinthattime,Istartedaskingmyselfsomeinteresting

questions.Myincomeandmysenseofaccomplishmentdependedonlyon

those15hours,notonthetotalamountoftimeIspentattheoffice.SoI

decidedtobeginrecordingmydailyefficiencyratioastheamountoftimeI

spentonactualworkdividedbythetotalamountoftimeIspentinmyoffice.

WhileitcertainlybotheredmethatIwasonlyworking25%ofthetime

initially,Ialsorealizeditwouldbeextremelyfoolishtosimplyworklonger

hours.

Cutbackontotalhourstoforceanincreaseinefficiency.

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A.howeffectivelyhespendshistime

B.howmuchworkhedoeseveryday

C.howthebossevaluateshisperformance

D.howhebalancesworkandleisuretime

12.HomeRemediesforAnxiety

Anxiousbehavior,befallsusallatonetimeoranother,yetitdoesn'thaveto

beanongoingissue.Manystress-relieversexisttobringournervesbackinto

alignmentagain,solet'stakealookathowournervoussystemhandles

anxiety,andhowwecanuseafewhomeremediesforanxietytocalmdown

abit.

QuashingtheQuivers

Everyoneexperiencesanxietyatsomepointintheirlives.Perhapsyou're

sittinginyourdoctor'swaitingroom,anticipatingthehorse-sizedneedleand

yourdoctoriswaitingforyouontheothersideofthedoor.Ormaybeyou've

spentalldaycooking,butthelookonyourmother-in-law'sfacesaysyour

besteffortswerewasted.Ormaybeyoureallyhateyourjob.

Anxietycanbeshort-orlong-lived,dependingonitssource.Themorelong-

lastingtheanxietyis,themoreadditionalsymptomsyouwillexperience.

Ifyouranxietyisareactiontoasingle,isolatedeventtheshotthedoctoris

abouttogiveyou,forexample-youranxietylevelwilldecreaseandyour

symptomswilldisappearaftertheevent.Ifyouranxietyiscausedbyfriction

betweenyouandyourmother-in-law,you'relikelytoexperienceanxietyfor

aperiodoftimebeforeandafteryouseeher.Inthiscase,thesymptomlist

mayhavegrowntoincludediarrhea（腹泻）orconstipation（便秘）and

irritability.

Thenthere'sthatjob,asourceofanxietythatneverleavesyou.Youdread

gettingupinthemorningbecauseyouhavetogotowork,dreadgoingtobed

atnightbecausewhenyouwakeupyouhavetogotowork,dreadthe

weekendbecausewhenit'soveryou'llhavetogotowork.Whenthesource

ofyouranxietyisalwayspresent,youmayalsoexperiencethefollowing

symptoms:chestpain,over-orunder-eating,insomnia,lossofsexdrive.

Allthreesituationsdescribedabovearetypesofeverydayanxiety.Buteven

thoughsuchanxietymaybecommon,it'stakingitstollonyou,physically,

mentally,andemotionally.

WhatCausesAnxiety?

Essentially,anxietyispartofthe"fightorflight"mechanism,acarry-over

fromourancientancestors.Theywerehunters,buttheyalsowerethehunted-

-theirinstinctsreadiedthemtoattackorrunfromanattack.Anxietykeptthem

alive,asitcausedadrenaline（肾上腺素）tobereleasedintothebloodstream.

Whenthatbigbearwasbreathingdownourancestor'sneck,hisadrenaline

surgedasawarning,causinghislivertoreleaseenergy-stimulatingsugars

intohissystemtoreadyhimforthefight.

Thatwarningsystemisstillnecessaryfortoday'semergencies.Troubleisthat

weexperiencethemanifestationsofthe"fightorflight"mechanismeven

whenit'snotreallyappropriatetoourmodernstressors.Youcouldrunfrom

yourjoboryourdoctor,andyoucouldphysicallyfightyourmother-in-law,

buttheresultswouldnotbeashelpfulforyouastheywerewhenthatancestor

outranalionorknockedoutabear!

Certainly,yourmother-in-law'svisitmaynotbepleasant,butit'snotlife­

threateningeither.Youmayfeelyourmusclesknotupattheverymentionof

hername,butthat,initself,isn'taproblem-theproblemisthebody's

responsetosuchstress.Whenanxietyissevereorprolonged,thepowerful

"fightorflight"chemicalscandamageyourbody'sorgans.Eventually,

anxietycancauseafull-fledgedillness,suchasheadachesandhighblood

pressure.

Whilestressismostoftenattherootofanxietysymptoms,theycanbecaused

byphysicalproblemsaswell.Ifyouranxietysymptomsarepersistent,get

checkedoutbyyourdoctorsothatyoucanruleoutthefollowing:

,Hyperthyroidism,whichmayproducesymptomsthatresemblethoseof

anxiety

,Heartdisorders,whichcancauserapidheartbeat,oftenassociatedwith

anxiety

,Caffeine,whichcanproducenervoussymptomseveninmoderateamounts

•Pr

A.anxietywilllastforalongtimeinhuman'sbody

B.anxietywillalwayshappentomostpeople

C.fewofuswillcatchanxietyinourlife

D.anxietycanhappensuddenlyanddisappearquickly

13.

AccordingtoMichaelTwery,whydon'tthosepeoplewithsnoringproblems

gotosectheirdoctor?

A.Becausetheyarcafraidtobelaughedatbyothers.

B.Becausetheyarcnotawareoftheproblemsduetotheirslowprogress.

C.Becausetheyarctoobusytogotohospital.

D.Becausetheyareunwillingtotalkaboutsnoringproblems.

14.

Globalwarmingonlyresultsfromrapidincreasesinemissionsofgreenhouse

gases.

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15.

Inproteinthereare22aminoacids,amongwhichnon-essentialaminoacids

canbeinthebody.

16.BestTimeKeeper

WaldoWilcoxknewtherewastroublethemomenthesawthemauled（受伤

的）deercarcass,notfarfromoneofthemeadowswherehiscattlegrazed.

Hisdogs,DinkandShortie,sensedittoo-mountainlion.Hegrabbedhis

pistolandaropefromhistruck,andsaid,"Let'sgethim."Thenheheadedup

themountainside,hishoundsracingfarahead.

Wilcoxmovedinlongstridesuptherockygrade.Still,ittooksometime

beforehetoppedthesummit.Thebigcatwasnot50yardsinfrontofhim,its

fangs（尖牙）bared,corneredbythedogsonamassivesandstonebluff.

Wilcoxgrippedhisgun.Hehopedtotakethemountainlionaliveandsellit

toazoo;he'ddonethatbeforeandmadeatidyprofit.Wilcoxtookquickaim,

hispistolcracked,andtherewasasuddensilenceastheanimalfelllimpto

theground.

Itwasn'tuntilthereddusthadsettledandWilcox'spulsehadslowedthathe

gazedaround.Whathesawstunnedhim.Highontheblufflayan

archeological（考古学的）treasuretrove（珍藏物）largepiecesofpottery,stone

sheltersthatoncehousedwholefamilies,anddomedstructuresthathadheld

wildgrainsharvestedcenturiesbeforeEuropeanssetfootinNorthAmerica.

Wilcoxmadehisdiscoveryonthebluffalmost20yearsago—butitwasnot

thefirsttimehehadfoundrelicsonhisland.Since1951,whenhisfather

boughtthehighvalleyRangeCreekranch,ayearhadseldompassedinwhich

Wilcoxdidnotcomeuponsomespotofarcheologicalinterest.Occasionally

hestumbledacrossburialplots.

NativeAmericanCulture

Fornearlyhalfacentury,hekeptquietabouttheriches,tellinghardlyanyone

outsidehisimmediatefamilywhatwashiddenintheisolatedvalley160miles

southeastofSaltLakeCity.Whenhediscoveredanewsite,Wilcoxwould

noteitslocation-thenjustletthingsbe.

NowthesecretofRangeCreekisfinallyout.Fouryearsago,forcedbytime

togiveupranching,Wilcox,75,soldhisbeef-cattlepropertyinadealthat

ultimatelyputthelandinstatehands.ThankstoWilcox'ssilence,the4,200-

acreranchisonehuge,untouchedarcheologicalsite.Today,scientistsfrom

Utah'sDivisionofStateHistoryandtheUniversityofUtaharebusily

cataloguingmagnificent,previouslyunknownruinsontheproperty.

WhatthescientistsarelearningatRangeCreekhasalreadybeguntoshed

lightononeofthegreatestmysteriesofNativeAmericanhistory—thefateof

theFremontculture,whichhadthrivedinUtahforalmost1,000years,then

vanishedvirtuallyover-nightinthe1300s.

TheveryexistenceoftheFremontdidnotcometolightuntilthelate1920s,

whenaHarvardUniversityexpeditiondiscoveredevidenceofanancient

peoplewhosettledalongtheFremontRiverinsouthernUtah.Farmersand

hunter-gathererswhoarrivedintheregionataboutA.D.400,theFremont

livedinone-roomhomesdugintotheearthandfinishedoffwithstacked-

stonewailsandroofsmadeofreedsandmud.Carbondatingofcorncobs

foundontheWilcoxranchhintthatRangeCreekwasbuzzingwithactivity

fromroughlyA.D.900to1100.

Butrightaroundthebeginningofthe14thcentury,somegreatshiftoccurred.

Thedrawings,potteryandstructuresparticulartotheFremontcultureceased

tobemadeanywhere.Someexpertsguessthatotherpeoplespushedoutthe

Fremont.OthersspeculatethatsomeclimaticeventforcedtheFremontto

movesouth,wheretheymayhaveintegratedwithothertribes.

ALivingMonument

"Intermsofhistoryandarcheologicalstudy,RangeCreekisessentialtothe

state,"explainsformergovernorOleneS.Walker."Itgivesusaviewintoa

periodforwhichwehavenowrittenhistory."Sheisspeakingprimarilyabout

theFremontculture,butAWorldThatTimeForgot.Eventoday,thevalley

resemblesaworldthattimeforgot.

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17.TheStockExchange

WhoNeedsthestockExchange

Everybodydoes.Nineoutoftenoftheadultpopulationofthiscountrysave

orinvestinoneform,oranother.TheStockExchangeprovidesawayin

whichthismoneycanbeputtowork.

Ifyouarebuyingacar,atelevision,orawashingmachine,youmaypayfor

itoutofyoursavings,orborrowfromabankorhire-purchasecompany.If

youarebuyingahouse,youmaygetamortgagefromabuildingsociety.

Abusinessneedingnewmachinery,ornewpremises,hassimilaroptions.

Someofthecostscanbemetfromprofitskeptinthebusiness,inotherwords,

paidforoutofsavings,butasacompanygrows,thisbecomesincreasingly

difficult.

Fromyourpointofviewasasaver,youmaybesavingupforsomething

definite,suchasadownpaymentonacarorhouse,orsimplyinordertohave

moneyavailable,shouldsomeunforeseenemergencyarise.

Eitherway,youwillnotbepreparedtoentrustyoursavingstoacompany

seekingcashforexpansionunlessyoucanbesureyouwillbeabletogetit

outagain.Ifthecompanyhasmeantimeinvestedyourmoneyinlaunchinga

newproduct,itwillnotbeablesimplytohanditback.Norcanitusefully

handoverabitofthefactoryroof,ortwoorthreetonsofsoap,toredeemthe

investment.

Howthencantheseconflictingrequirementsbemet?

TheansweristhroughtheStockExchange.Whenthesaverneedshismoney

back,hedoesnothavetogotothecompanywithwhomheoriginallyplaced

it.Instead,hesellshissharestosomeothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthis

money.

Largecompaniesneedawayto;tapthesavingsofthepublicatlarge.

Anoil-fieldintheNorthSeacancosthundredsofmillionsofpoundstobring

intoproduction.Notuntiltheoilisflowingcanitcontributetotheprofitsof

thecompanythatdiscoveredit.

Thesameproblem,onasmallerscale,facespracticallyeverycompanytrying

todevelopnewproductsandcreatenewjobs.

Therecanbelittleprospectofraising,thesortofsumsneededfromfriends

andacquaintances,andwhilebanksmaybewillingtoprovideshort-term

finance,theyaregenerallyreluctanttoprovidemoneyonapermanentbasis

forlong-termprojects.

Socompaniesturntothepublic,invitingpeopletolendthemmoney,ortake

ashareinthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureprofits.Thistheydo

byissuingstocksandsharesinthebusinessthroughtheStockExchange.By

sodoingtheycanmobilizethesavingsofindividualsandinstitutions,bothin

theU.K.andoverseas.

Manyoftheservicesneededbothbyindustryandeachofusareprovidedby

governmentorourlocalauthorities.Withouthospitals,roads,electricity,

railways,thiscountrycouldnotfunction.Allthese,requirecontinuous

expenditureonnewequipmentanddevelopmentiftheyaretoserveus

properly,requiringmoremoneythanisraisedthroughratesandtaxesalone.

Thegovernment,localauthorities,andnationalizedindustriestherefore

frequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinancemajorcapitalspending,andthey,

too,cometotheStockExchange.

Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthiscountrywhosejoborwhosestandard

oflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoney

tofinancenewdevelopment.Inonewayoranother,thisnewmoneymust

comefromthesavingsofthiscountry.TheStockExchangeexiststoprovide

achannelthroughwhichthesesavingscanreachthosewhoneedfinance.

WhoAretheSavers?

Manyattemptshavebeenmadetofindouthowmanysaversthereareinthe

UnitedKingdomandRepublicofIreland.Itisdifficulttobesure,because

onepersonmayhaveasavingsbankaccount,anotherabankdepositbook,

anotherab

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18.AccordingtoDr.Joseph,journalinghelpsunemployedpeople.

A.haveanobjectivecommentonthemselves

B.healfromthehurtfeelingscausedbythelayoff

C.haveaninsightonthesituationofthejobmarket

D.becomeignorantofothers'opinionsonthem

19.

InthecaseofLAMWsdisastrousaccident,itcanapplytoensurethe

vehiclelandingsafely.

20.

ThebookThePlayofPowerstillthepublicpolicy,althoughnotin

separatechapters.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.听力原文：M:Well,wehavenothingintherefrigerator.Weneedsome

eggs,milk,andbread.

W:Letmesee.Wealsoneedtogetsomefreshvegetables.Oh,somebeef,too.

Anythingelsedoweneed?

Q:Whataretheyprobablygoingtodo?

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A.Goshopping.B.Cookmeals.C.Eatout.D.Buyarefrigerator.

22.听力原文：Pullingheavysuitcasesalldayinthesummerishardwork,

especiallywhenyouareathin14-year-old.Thatwasmein1940-the

youngestandsmallestbaggageboyatNewYorkCity'sPennsylvaniaRailway

Station.

Afterjustafewdaysonthejob,Ibegannoticingthattheotherfellowswere

overchargingpassengers.I'dliketojointhem,think,"Everyoneelseisdoing

it."WhenIgothomethatnight,ItoldmyfatherwhatIwantedtodo."You

giveanhonestday'swork,"hesaid,lookingatmestraightinmyeyes."They

arepayingyou.Iftheywanttodothat,youletthemdothat."Ifollowedmy

father'sadvicefortherestofthatsummerandhavelivedbyhiswordsever

since.

OfallmyjobsI'vehad,itwasmyexperienceatPennsylvaniaRailwayStation

thatstruckwithme.NowIteachmyplayerstohaverespectforotherpeople

andtheirpossessions.Beingamemberofateamisatotallysharedexperience.

Ifonepersonsteals,itdestroystrustandhurtseveryone.Icanputupwith

manythings,butnotwiththepeoplewhosteals.Ifoneofmyplayerswas

caughtstealing,he'dbegone.

Whetheryouareonasportsteam,inanofficeoramemberofafamily,ifyou

can'ttrustoneanother,there'sgoingtobetrouble.

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A.Theycouldearnmuch,buttheymustworkhard.

B.Manyofthemearnedtheirmoneyinadishonestway.

C.Theywereallfrompoorfamilies.

D.Theywereallthin,youngboys.

23.(35)

A.Two.B.Twenty-six.C.Twenty-eight.D.Thirty

24.(15)

Alt'stoolateforthemantofindatutor.

B.Shehasn'tpreparedforthemidtermexameither.

C.Themanshouldn'thirethesametutorthatshehad.

D.Themanshouldhireatutorbeforethemidtermexam.

25.(24)

A.Hismother.B.Hisfather.C.Histeacher.D.Hisfriend.

26.(47)

27.

[B7]

28.听力原文:W:I'mtakingJohntothatfancynewrestauranttonight.

M:Youcan'tgolikethat.You'dbetterchange.

Q:Whatdoesthemanadvice?

(13)

A.Takealotofmoney.

B.Gotoadifferentrestaurant.

C.Don'tinviteJohn.

D.Weardifferentclothes.

29.听力原文：M:Iamgettingfrustrated.Wearesupposedtodoour

assignmentsonthecomputer,butIhavedifficultygettingaccesstothe

computersinthelibrary.

W:Iunderstandthewayyoufeel.I'mlookingforwardtothedaywhenI

couldaffordtogetmyown.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(17)

A.Shecan'tfinishherassignment,either.

B.Shecan'taffordacomputerfightnow.

C.Themancanusehercomputer.

D.Themanshouldbuyacomputerfightnow.

30.听力原文：W:Couldyoutellmehowtogettothebusstationfromhere?

M:Gostraightuntilyoucometothestoplight.Turntotheleftandgoabout

threemiles.WhenyougettotheAgroGroceryStore,turnright.Youcan't

missit.

Q:Whatisthewomantryingtodo?

(13)

A.Getdirectionstothebusstation.

B.Gettothegrocerystore.

C.Givethemandirectionstothebusstation.

D.Findoutwherethestoplightis.

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

31.

WhatistheAmericanDreamofthewell-to-dobuiltupon?

32.

ItcanbeinferredthattheFederalAviationAdministrationemployee

A.hadrepeatedlycomplainedtohisemployer

B.didnotgetanyresponsefromhisemployer

C.wasconcernedaboutpublicsecurity

D.becamebraveafterthe9.11disaster

33.

WearealsotoldthatAbrahamLincoln.

A.nevercaredmuchforreading

B.didmuchreadingwhenhewasyoung

C.neverhadmuchchancetoread

D.becameanenthusiasticreaderwhenhewasgrownup

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六、6.ErrorCorrection©题)

37.CBS,oneofthethreemajorcommercialnetworks,wereorganizedin[Si]

1928whichitsfounder,WilliamPaley,acquiredownershipofagroupof[S2]

radiostations.AstheColumbiaBroadcastingSystemexpanded-its

operations,soonbecomethelargestradionetworkintheUnitedStates,it[S3]

precociouslyrecognizedthepotentialfortherapidlyevolvedtelevision[S4]

broadcastingtechnology.OnJuly13th,1931,itbeganexperimentally[S5]

televisionbroadcastinginNewYork,andtenyearslaterbeganregular

blackandwhiteweekbroadcastsoveritsWCBWTVstationinthesame【S6]

city,thatbecameWCBSTVinNovember1946.WithTelevisionCityin[S7]

Hollywood,CBSlaunchedtheindustry'sfirstfullscaleproductionstudio.

TodayCBSownstelevisionstations,radiostations,andhomevideo

productionanddistributioninterests.TheCBSBroadcastingGroup

composed[S8]

ofsixdivisions:televisionnetwork,entertainment,sports,news,local

televisionstations,andradio.Formostofcommercialtelevisionhistory,CBS

hasbeentheleaderinprimetimeratings,havingthehighestratedshowsin

almosteveryyearfromthemid1950sthroughthemid1980s.Duringthelate

1980s,however,CBSlostitstoppositionfromNBC.CBShastraditionally

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beenstrongintheTVnewsarea.ThenetworkbeganthefirstregularTVnews

programin1948withDouglasEdwardsasanchor.Journalismlegendssuch

as

EdwardR.MurrowandWalterCronkitegaveCBSitsreputationasquality

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newsbroadcaster.

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38.

[S4]

39.Morepeoplethaneverarcdrinkingcoffeethese

days—butinsmallquantitiesthantheyusedtoSome[SI]

manufacturersofcoffeemakersaretryingtomake[S2]—

advantageofthistrendbydevelopingdiminutive

machinesthatbrew（煮）smalleramountsofcoffee.

TwoU.S.appliancecompanies—Black&Decker,

basinginTowson,Maryland,andToastmasterInc.of[S3]

Columbia,Missouri—hasrecentlyintroduced"drip"[S4]

coffeemakersthatbrewoneortwocupservingsof

coffee.Neitheroftheproductsbrewthecoffee[S5]

directlyintoacupormug,eliminatingtheneedfora

separatecarafe.Sincemanypeoplemakeapotof

coffeeinthemorninganddrinkonlyasinglecup,the[S6]

newcoffeemakersshouldreducethewastedcoffee.

Black&Decker'sCup-at-a-Timespends$27,while[S7]

Toastmaster'sCoffeeBreakretailsfor$20.

Black&Deckeralsomakesacoffeemaker

dripscoffeedirectlyintoacarry-aroundthermal[S8]

carafe.Thecarafe,aglassvacuumbottle,issupposed

tokeepthecoffeefreshforhours.Theproduct,

calledtheThermalCarafeCoffee-maker,comeswith

abuilt-inlidthatopensduringthebrewingprocess,

closeswhenitiscompleted.Thereareseveralmodels,[S9]

includingonethatfitsunderthecounter,ranging

from$60to$110atprice.[S10]

[SI]

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