2023年辽宁省盘锦市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2023年辽宁省盘锦市大学英语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

topicHowtoKeepPsychologicallyHealthy?Youshouldwriteatleast150

words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.心理健康问题往往是导致疾病的原因

2.分析人们产生心理健康问题的原因（可从失业、压力过重、缺少支持、

缺乏人际交往能力等方面加以分析）

3.你认为人们应如何保持心理健康

HowtoKeepPsychologicallyHealthy?

2.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

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,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledonGraduateMania.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前很多人报考研究生；

2.你认为此现象的原因是什么；

3.你的看法。

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledLimitingtheUseofPrivateCars.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.北京地区采取措施限制私家车的通行

2.这些措施的影响

3.我的看法

LimitingtheUseofPrivateCars

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledSchoolbags:TooHeavyforSchoolbags.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.学生的书包越来越重

2.造成这情况的原因

3.如何减轻学生的负担

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofAnEye-witnessAccountofaTrafficAccident.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

假设你在某日某时某地目击一起车祸，就此写一份见证书。见证书须包

括以下几点：

1.车祸发生的时间及地点

2.你所见到的车祸情况

3.你对车祸原因的分析

8.Direction:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicOnStress.Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsandbaseyour

compositionontheonlinebelow.

1.有的人害怕压力。

2.有的人认为压力并不是一件坏事。

3.我的看法。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledTheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroad.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.出国留学的好处；

2.出国留学的弊端；

3.结论和你的观点。

TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroad

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicAnAwardSpeech.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyour

compositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.向环境保护组委会表示感谢

2.交待自己从事的防护林建设和治沙工作，并与同事分享“环保之星”的

奖牌

3.表达自己今后的决心

AnAwardSpeech

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

11.

Theideaofusingdogstopullsledsbegan.

A.some35000yearsago

B.l000yearsago

C.before1000B.C.

D.before1908

12.

Inthe"map-and-compass"theory,thecompasscomponentgives

north,south,east,west.

13.

Thefirstuseoftheterm"organicfarming"isusuallycreditedtoin

his1940book,LooktotheLand.

14.

Stockinvestmentsarebettertoearlyretireesthanothercommonretirement

investmentsinthatwhencashedin.theyrequireonly.

15.Bluetooth

Whenyouusecomputers,entertainmentsystemsortelephones,thevarious

pieces-andpartsofthesystemsmakeupacommunityofelectronicdevices.

Thesedevicescommunicatewitheachotherusingavarietyofwires,cables,

radiosignalsandinfraredlight（红夕卜线）beams,andanevengreatervariety

ofconnectorsandplugs.

Theartofconnectingthingsisbecomingmoreandmorecomplexeveryday.

AndBluetoothhasnowbecomeanewpopularmethodofconnectingdevices

thatcanstreamlinetheprocess.ABluetoothconnectioniswirelessand

automatic,andittakessmall-areanetworkingtothenextlevelbyremoving

theneedforuserinterventionandkeepingtransmissionpowerextremelylow

tosavebatterypower.

BluetoothOperation

Bluetoothnetworkingtransmitsdatavialow-powerradiowaves.It

communicatesonafrequencyof2.45gigahertz（千兆赫factuallybetween

2.402GHzand2.480GHz,tobeexact）.Thisfrequencybandhasbeenset

asidebyinternationalagreementfortheuseofindustrial,scientificand

medicaldevices（ISM）.

Anumberofdevicesthatyoumayalreadyusetakeadvantageofthissame

radio-frequencyband.Babymonitors（微型监视器）,garage-dooropenersand

thenewestgenerationofcordlessphonesallmakeuseoffrequenciesinthe

ISMband.

OneofthewaysBluetoothdevicesavoidinterferingwithothersystemsisby

sendingoutveryweaksignalsofabout1milliwatt.Bycomparison,themost

powerfulcellphonescantransmitasignalof3watts.Thelowpowerlimits

therangeofaBluetoothdevicetoabout10meters（32feet）,cuttingthe

chancesofinterferencebetweenyourcomputersystemandyourportable

telephoneortelevision.Evenwiththelowpower,Bluetoothdoesn'trequire

lineofsightbetweencommunicatingdevices.Thewallsinyourhousewon't

stopaBluetoothsignal,makingthestandardusefulforcontrollingseveral

devicesindifferentrooms.

Bluetoothcanconnectuptoeightdevicessimultaneously.Withallofthose

devicesinthesame10-meter（32-foot）radius,youmightthinkthey'dinterfere

withoneanother,butit'sun-likely.Bluetoothusesatechniquecalledspread-

spectrum（扩展频谱）frequencythatmakesitrareformorethanonedeviceto

betransmittingonthesamefrequencyatthesametime.Inthistechnique,a

devicewilluse79individual,randomlychosenfrequencieswithina

designatedrange,changingfromonetoanotheronaregularbasis.Inthecase

ofBluetooth,thetransmitterschangefrequencies1,600timeseverysecond,

meaningthatmoredevicescanmakefulluseofalimitedsliceoftheradio

spectrum.SinceeveryBluetoothtransmitterusesspread-spectrum

transmittingautomatically,it'sunlikelythattwotransmitterswillbeonthe

samefrequencyatthesametime.Thissametechniqueminimizestheriskthat

portablephonesorbabymonitorswilldisruptBluetoothdevices,sinceany

interferenceonaparticularfrequencywilllastonlyatinyfractionofasecond.

Piconets（个人域网络）

Let'ssayyouhaveatypicalmodemlivingroomwiththetypicalmodemstuff

inside.There'sanentertainmentsystemwithastereo,aDVDplayer,asatellite

TVreceiverandatelevision;there'salsoacordlesstelephoneandapersonal

computer.EachofthesesystemsusesBluetooth,andeachformsitsown

piconettotalkbetweenthemainunitandperipheral（夕卜围设备）.

ThecordlesstelephonehasoneBluetoothtransmitterinthebaseandanother

inthehandset.Themanufacturerhasprogrammedeachunitwithanaddress

thatfallsintoarangeofad-dressesithasestablishedforaparticulartypeof

device.Whenthebaseisfirstturnedon,itsendsradiosignalsaskingfora

responsefromanyunitswithanaddressinaparticularrange.Sincethe

handsethasanaddressintherange,itresponds,andatinynetworkisformed.

Now,evenifoneofthesedevicesshouldreceiveasignal

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16.Youcangetevacuationdetailsthroughthewaysprovidedbythewebsite

ofLasVegasthoughitdoesn'tdisclosethedetailsdueto.

17.GiantPanda

CharacteristicsofGiantPandas

ThescientificnameofGiantPandaisAiluropodamelanoleuca,whichmeans

"cat-footedanimalsinblackandwhitecolor".Anadultpandacanbeastall

as1.6to1.8meterswithbodyweightrangingfrom60to160kg.MaleGiant

Pandasarelargerthanfemales,andtheyweighaboutlOto20%heavier.The

headoftheGiantPandaislarge,withabroadroundface,flatnoseandround

protrudingears.Surroundingtheeyesarethecharacteristicblackpatches.The

ears,limbsandshouldersarecoveredwithblackfurwhilethefurontheother

partsofthebodyiswhite.Scientistsbelievethattheblackandwhite

colorationhelpsGiantPandasavoidcontactwitheachother.However,atthe

sametime,thisdistinctivecolorationcanhelpthemfindeachothereasily

duringmatingseasons.ThefuroftheGiantPandaisactuallyrough,shortand

verydense.Theoilynatureofthefurcanpreventpenetrationofmoisture,

whichisanimportantadaptationtolivinginhumidenvironment.Giant

Pandas'abilitytoseefarisweak.However,theirauditoryandolfactory（嗅

觉）sensesareverystrong.

HabitatofGiantPandas

TheyaresolelyfoundinSichuan,andthesouthwesternpartsofGansuand

Shanxiprovinces.TheGiantPandasliveinbambooforestsrangingfrom

4,000to11,000feetabovesealevel,whereitishumid.Inwinter,theymigrate

lowerdownthemountains,whileinsummertheystayinthehigherreaches.

Themale'shomerangeislargerthanthatofthefemale.Amale'shomerange

canbeupto30squarekilometers.

Behavior,ofGiantPandas

GiantPandasaremostactiveinthemorningandatdusk.GiantPandassleep

hiddenawayinsidecavesanddenswhichmaybeahollowatthebottomofa

largetreetruck.GiantPandasaresolitaryanimals.Theyspendtheirlives

alone,exceptduringmatingseasonsorwhenfemalesreartheiryoung.Giant

Pandasliveinwell-definedterritories.GiantPandasurinate（/卜彳更）orscent

ontreestowarnothersoftheirpresenceintheterritory.Theyalsovocalize,

producingsoundssuchasroaringorbleating（similartothatofadomestic

goat）,toconveytotheotherstheirintentions.GiantPandasdefecate（排便）

about48timesaday.Inthewild,defecatesareusefulresearchmaterialsfor

scientists,fromtheminformationregardingtheindividualpandas,suchas

healthconditions,andthesizeofthepopulationinthearea,canbegained.

DietofGiantPandas

TheGiantPandas'dietisveryspecific,consistingentirelyofbamboo.As

pandascanonlyabsorbabout10-18%ofnutrientsavailableinthebamboo

theyeat,itisnecessaryforthemtocatmorethan10kgofbambooadayto

meettheirdailyrequirement.Wildpandasonlyeat40speciesofbamboo,and

only2-6aretheirfavorites.Theleavesofthebambooaremostnutritiousand

balancedinnutrients.However,thenutritionalvalueofdifferentpartsofthe

bamboochangesaccordingtoseasons.Seasonalchangesaffectthepanda's

preferenceofwhichpartofthebambootoeat.Forexample,beforewinter

arrives,pandapreferstoeattherootsofthebamboobecausetheycontain

morewaterandprotein.

ReproductionofGiantPandas

ThematingseasonofGiantPandasrangesfromJanuarytoJune.Thefemale

pandasmaymatewithmorethanonemaleinasinglematingseasontoensure

successfulfertilization.Thegestation（4壬娠）periodrangesfrom83to163

days,and135daysistheaverage.Itiscommontohave1to2cubs（幼崽）in

alitter（窝）.However,onlyonecubwillreceiveenoughcarefromthemother

tosurvive.Apandacubisbornblind,andcompletelyhelpless,therefore,it

demandsundividedattention,leavingthemotherlittleornotimeandenergy

tocareforasecondcub.Tohavethreecubsinalitterisveryrare.Anewly-

borncubweighsabout90gto130g（3-5oz）,intheorderof1/900thofthe

adult'sweight.AGi

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18.

Theauthorsuggeststhatcouplesshouldgivefirstpriorityto.

19.

Thesharpincreaseinthenumberofshareholdersattheendof1984wasdue

to.

2O.TeethCare

Dentistssaythatthemostimportantpartoftoothcarehappensathome.

Brushingandflossingproperly,alongwithregulardentalcheckups,canhelp

preventtoothdecayandgumdisease.

GivingPlaquetheBrush-Off

Topreventcavities,youneedtoremoveplaque,thetransparentlayerof

bacteriathatcoatstheteeth.Thebestwaytodothisisbybrushingyourteeth

twiceadayandflossingatleastonceaday.Brushingalsoactasstimulusto

thegums,whichhelpstokeepthemhealthyandpreventgumdisease.

Toothpastescontainminimalabrasives(磨料),detergents,andfoamingagents.

Fluoride,themostcommonactiveingredientintoothpaste,iswhatprevents

cavities.Soyoushouldalwaysbesureyourtoothpastecontainsfluoride.

Aboutonepersonin10hasatendencytoaccumulatetartarquickly.Tartaris

plaque(硬块)inahardenedform,thatismoredamaginganddifficultto

remove.Usingantitartartoothpastesandmouthwashes,aswellasspending

extratimebrushingtheteethnearthesalivaryglands(theinsideofthelower

frontteethandtheoutsideoftheupperbackteeth),mayslowthedevelopment

ofnewtartar.

Ifyouhaveteeththataresensitivetoheat,cold,andpressure,youmaywant

totryaspecialtoothpasteforsensitiveteeth.Butyou'llstillneedtotalkto

yourdentistpromptlyaboutyoursensitivitybecauseitmaybeindicativeofa

moreseriousproblem,suchasacavityornerveirritation.

TipsonProperBrushing

Dentistssaythattheminimumtimeyoushouldspendbrushingyourteethis

2minutestwiceaday.Herearesometipsonhowtobrushproperly:

-Holdyourbrushata45-degreeangleagainstyourgumline.Gentlybrush

fromwherethetoothandgummeettothechewingsurfaceinshort(about

half-a-tooth-wide)strokes.Brushingtoohardcancauserecedinggums,tooth

sensitivity,and,overtime,looseteeth.

-Usethesamemethodtobrushalloutsideandinsidesurfacesofyourteeth.

-Placethebrushagainstthebitingsurfaceoftheteeth&useagentleback&

forthscrubbingmotion.Brushthetonguefrombacktofronttoremoveodor­

producingbacteria.

-Tocleantheinsidesurfacesofyourtopandbottomfrontteethandgums,tilt

brushverticallybehindthefrontteeth.Makeseveralup&downstrokesusing

thefronthalfofthebrush.

-Rememberdon'tshareyourtoothbrushwithothers.Theexchangeofbody

fluidsthatsuchsharingwouldfosterplacestoothbrushsharersatanincreased

riskforinfections,aparticularlyimportantconsiderationforpersonswith

compromisedimmunesystemsorinfectiousdiseases.

-Useaneggtimerorplayafavoritesongwhilebrushingyourteethtogetused

tobrushingforafull2to3minutes.Someelectronictoothbrusheshavetimers

thatletyouknowwhen2minutesareup.

FactsonFlossing

Brushingisimportantbutitwon'tremovetheplaqueandparticlesoffood

betweenyourteeth,underthegumline,orunderbraces.Sometimes,the

bacteriabreakdownthefoodparticlesandcreatevolatilesulfurcompounds.

Forthisreasonyou'llneedtoflossthesespacesatleastonceaday.

Withanyfloss,youshouldbecarefultoavoidinjuringyourgums.Follow

theseinstructions:

-Carefullyinserttheflossbetweentwoteeth,usingabackandforthmotion.

-Gentlybringtheflosstothegumline,butdon'tforceitunderthegums.Curve

theflossaroundtheedgeofyourtoothintheshapeoftheletter"C"andslide

itupanddownthesideofeachtooth.

-Repeatthisprocessbetweenallyourteeth,andremembertoflosstheback

sidesofyourbackteeth.

Tooth-WhiteningProducts

Sometoothpastesclaimtowhitenteeth.There'sn

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三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.(38)

22.(16)

A.Typing.

B.Drawingapicture.

C.Doingexercise.

D.Playingthepiano.

23.

[B4]

24.

[B5]

25.听力原文:W:Haveyouevervisitedaredwoodforest?Irecentlyhada

chancetogotoMuirWoodsNationalMonument,northofSanFrancisco.

M:I'veneverseenaredwoodtree.Ireallycan'timaginehowbigtheyare.

W:Thecoastalredwoodsarethetallestlivingthings.Somearemorethan350

feethigh.ButnoneofthetreesinMuirWoodsisthattall.Youhavetogo

furthernorthinCaliforniatoseethetallesttrees.

M:YousaidthatMuirWoodsisnearSanFrancisco?Iguessitmustbequite

atouristattraction.

W:Yes,it'slessthananhour'sdriveaway,soit'seasytogetthere.

M:I'veheardthatmanyredwoodtreesarethousandsofyearsold.Arethe

onesinMuirWoodsthatold?

W:Theoldestdocumentedageforacoastalredwoodismorethan2,000years.

ThetreesinMuirWoodsare400to800yearsold.

M:Whyhavetheysurvivedsolong?

W:Theyhaveremarkableresistancetoforestfires.Theirtough,thickbark

protectsthetreesduringafire.Thecoastalredwoodsalsolikeadamp,foggy

climate.

M:Then,sinceMuirWoodsisnearfoggySanFrancisco,itmustbeidealfor

thetree'ssurvival.Ican'twaittogothere.

(23)

A.Redwoodtrees.

B.Forestfires.

C.SanFrancisco.

D.Survivalskills.

26.(28)

A.Ithadastrangeaccent.

B.Itwasdifficulttounderstand.

C.IthadastrongItalianaccent.

D.Itwaseasytounderstand.

27.听力原文：Pub-goerswillindicateinunspokenwaysiftheyare

interestedinchatting.Concentrateonthosewhohaveboughtdrinksandare

stillstandingidlyatthebar.Thosewhohavemovedtositattablesare

probablynotseekingcompany.Lookforpeoplewith"open"bodylanguage,

facingoutwardsintotheroom.Don'teverintroduceyourselfwithan

outstretchedhandandabigsmile.TheBritish,quitefrankly,donotwantto

knowyournameandshakeyourhandoratleastnotuntilaproperdegreeof

mutualinteresthasbeenwellestablished.

Talkgenerallyabouttheweather,thebeerorthepubandatanappropriate

moment,offertoyournewfoundcompanionadrink.Thisexchangeiskeyto

feelingpartofthepubcrowdandtherebygettingtoknowmoreaboutBritain

thanitstouristsspots.Theritualofsharingbuyingroundsofdrinksinturnis

ofgreatsignificance.ThisisbecausetheBritishmaleisfrightenedofintimacy,

findsitdifficulttoexpressfriendlyinterestinothermalesandcanbe

somewhataggressiveinhismanner.

IfyouarehavingBritishfriendsorbusinesscontracts,oneofyourhostswill

probablybuythefirstround,butyoushouldbequicktoofferthenext.The

righttimetooffertobuyadrinkiswhentheirglassesarestillaquarterfull.

Thelineof"It'smyroundWhatareyouhaving?"maynotbeinyourphrase

book,butitisoneofthemostusefulsentencesintheEnglishlanguage.

(30)、

A.Stretchyourhandforahandshake.

B.Showabigsmileonyourface.

C.Tellyourname,thenaskfortheother's.

D.Simplysay"Hi"withaslightnodding.

28.(45)

29.[BIO]

30.听力原文:W:Thisevening,theguestspeakerwithusisDr.Bush.He's

goingtotalkaboutcopyrightingworksofart.

M:Well,acopyrightisaproofofauthorship.Itprotectsartistsagainst

someoneelseusingtheirworkwithouttheirpermission.

W:So,allartists'workswillbeprotectedbycopyrightlaw?

M:It'simportanttorememberthatUnitedStatesCopyrightLawprotects

artisticexpressionssuchaspaintings,butdoesnotprotectanyideas,concepts,

proceduresortechniques.

W:Howcanartistsobtaincopyrightprotection?

M:Thelawhaschangedin1978andagainin1989.Forartiststhecurrentlaw

meanseverythingtheycreateisautomaticallyandimmediatelycopyrighted.

Theydon'thavetofileanydocumentsandundertheprotectionofthe

CopyrightLaw,anyrecreationsoftheiroriginalworksuchasprintsarealso

coveredbytheartist'scopyright.Furthermore,anychangesartistsmadeto

theiroriginalworksarecovered.TheLawalsomakesitclearthatwhen

someonebuystheworkofart,theyarenotallowedtodestroyorchangethat

workofart.

W:Whatiftheworkwassoldtoanewowner?

M:Artistskeepthecopyrightevenaftersellingtheworkofart.Thepurchaser

maybuythephysicalwork,buttherighttomakeprintsorcopiesisstillthe

artists'andthebuyerdoesnotautomaticallyhaveanyrighttomakeandsell

printsorcopiesofwork.

W:Doyouhaveanysuggestionstoourartistsinthisarea?

M:Althoughworksareautomaticallycopyrighted,artistsareencouragedto

registertheirworkwithUnitedStatesCopyrightOffice.Registeringart

providesadditionallegalprotectionandalsogivesthepeoplearoundthe

worldtheabilitytoapproachthehonorsaboutlicensingandpurchasingright.

(23)一

A.Protectingbuyersofpaintings.

B.Whycopiesoffamouspaintingsaremade.

C.HowpaintingsaresoldintheUnitedStates.

D.Protectingartistsfromillegaluseoftheirwork.

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

31.

ItseemsthatthecontroversyoverthevalueofMBAdegreeshasbeenfueled

mainlyby.

A.thecomplaintsfromvariousemployers

B.thesuccessofmanynon-MBAs

C.thecriticismfromthescientistsofpurerdisciplines

D.thepoorperformanceofMBAsatwork

32.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Itwasacold,rainyandwhollymiserableafternooninWashington,andahot

muggynightinMiami.ItwasSunday,andthreegameswereplayedinthe

twocities.Thepeopleplayingthemandthepeoplewatchingthemtellus

muchabouttheever-changingethnicstructureoftheUnitedStates.

ProfessionalfootballintheUnitedStatesisalmostwhollyplayedbynative-

bornAmericancitizens,mostlyverylargeandverystrong,manyofthem

black.Itisagameofphysicalstrength.Linemenroutinelyweighmorethan

300pounds.Playersarevaluedfortheirweightandmuscles,forhowfastthey

canrun,andhowhardtheycanhiteachother.Footballdrawsthebiggest

crowds,buttheteamsplayonlyonceaweek,becausetheygetsobattered.

The67,204fanswereinMiamiforthefinalgameofthebaseballWorldSeries.

BaseballwasonceAmerica'sfavoritegame,buthaslostthatclaimto

basketball.

Baseballisagamethatrequiresstrength,butnothugeness.Agility,quickness,

perfectvisionandquickreactionaremoreimportantthanpurestrength.

BaseballwasonceapurelyAmericangame,buthasspreadaroundmuchof

theNewWorld.InthatSunday'sfinal,thefinalhitoftheextrainninggame

wasdeliveredbyanativeofColumbia.TheMostValuablePlayerinthegame

wasanativeofCuba.TherostersofbothteamswereawashwithHispanic

names,asisMiami,whichnowclaimstheWorldChampionshipisagame

thatmaybelosingpopularityinAmerica,buthasgaineditinmuchoftherest

oftheworld.Base-ballinAmericahastakenonastrongHispanicflavor,

withadashofJapaneseaddedforseasoning.

Soccer,whichmanycountriesjustcallfootball,isthemostwidelyenjoyed

sportintheworld,Insoccer,whichmanycountriesjustcallfootball,the

ethnictidehasbeenthereverseofbaseball's.Untilrecently,professional

soccerintheUnitedStateshavelargelybeenanimport,playedbySouth

AmericansandEuropeans.Now,Americancitizensinlargenumbersare

finallytakingupthemostpopulargameintheworld.

Basketball,anAmericaninventionincreasinglyplayedaroundtheworld,

thesedaysdrawslargecrowdsbackhome.Likewise,hockey,agamelargely

importedtotheUnitedStatesfromneighboringCanada.Lacrosse,aversion

ofwhichwasplayedbyNativeAmericansbeforetheEuropeansarrived,is

alsogainingakeennationalfollowing.

SportsofallkindsarewinningsupportfromAmericanarmchairenthusiasts

fromavarietyofethnicbackgrounds.

Whichofthefollowingcanreflecttheever-changingethnicstructureof

America?

A.Sportsman.B.Audience.C.Bothofthem.D.Noneofthem.

33.[S9]

五、5.ErrorCorrection。题）

34.[S6]

35.

[S3]

36.TheWhiteHousebegantobebuiltin1792,butit

wasnotcompleteduntiltenyearslater.EveryAmerican

presidentlivedinitexceptforGeorgeWashington,[S1]

althoughhedidhaveamajoritypartindesigningit.[S2]

Thegovernmentheldacompetitiontochoosethebest,

designforthepresident'shouse.Thewinnerwasayoung

manofSouthCarolina,JamesHoban.Hisdesignwasa[S3]

three-levelhouseofstone.AndPresidentWashington

madesomechangesinthewinningdesign.Hemadethe

houselongandwider,andchangeditintoatwo-storied[S4]

houseinsteadofthree.

Thesecondpresident,JohnAdams,wasfirsttolive[S5]

intheWhiteHouse.Whenheandhiswifemovedontothe[S6]

newhouseinNovember,1800,workWasstillgoingon,

althoughthemainliveareawascompleted.Thewhole[S7]

workdidnotfinishuntiltheadministrationofthe3rd

president,ThomasJefferson.

Twelveyearslater,theBritisharmyinvaded

WashingtonandburnedtheWhiteHouse.Thefire

completelydestroyedtheinsideofthebuildingandexperts

saidtheWhiteHousewassodangeroustolivein.Later[S8]

onworkersrebuilttheinsideoftheWhiteHouse.More

officeswereadded,mostofwhichunderground.[S9]

Noneofthework,however,changedtheappearingof[S10]

thebuilding.Manypeopleaskedwhythepresident's

houseiscalledtheWhiteHouse.Historianssayithas

beensocalledsimplybecauseitwaspaintedwhite.

[SI]

六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

37.Manypeoplebelievetheyaresupposetodrinkeightglassesofwateraday,

orabout[SI]

twoliters.What?Becausethatiswhattheyhavebeentoldalltheirlife.Buta

newreport[S2]

offerssomedifferentadvice.Expertssaypeopleshouldobeytheirbodies;

theyshould

drinkasmuchwaterastheyfeellikedrink.[S3]

Thereportcontainssomegeneralsuggestion.Theexpertssaywomenshould

get

abouttwo-point-sevenlitersofwaterday.Menshouldgetaboutthree-point-

sevenliters.[S4]

Butwait—ineachcase,thatismorethaneightglasses.

Thereisanimportantdifference.Thereportdoesnottellpeoplehowmany

glasses

ofwatertodrink.Infact,theexpertssayitmaybepossibletoknowhow

manyglasses[S5]

areneededtomeettheseguidelines.Thisisbecausethedailywater

requirementcan

includethewatercontentinfoods.

Peopleneedtodrinkmorewaterwhentheyarephysicallyactive.Thesameis

true

ofthoseliveinhotclimates.Dependingonheatandactivity,peoplecould

needtwotimes[S6]

somuchwaterasothersdo.[S7]

Allthis,however,docsnotansweronequestion.Nooneseemssurewhy

people

havetheideathatgoodhealthrequireeightglassesofwaterdaily.[S8]

Itmayhavestartedwithamisunderstanding.Innineteen-forty-five,the

National

AcademyofSciencespublishedsomeguidelines.ItsFoodandNutrition

Boardsaida

goodnumberofwaterformostadultswastwo-point-fivelitersdaily.This

wasbasedon[S9]

anaverageofonemilliliterforeachcalorieoffoodeat.Butthatwasonlypart

ofwhat[S10]

theboardsaid.Italsosaidthatmostofthisamountiscontainedinprepared

foods.

[SI]

38.Whatdoesthefutureholdfortheproblemofhousing?Agooddeal

depend,ofcourse,onthemeaningof"future'.IfoneisthinkinginS1.

termofsciencefictionandthespaceageitisatleastpossibletoassume

S2.，

thatmanwillhavesolvedsuchtrivialandearthlyproblemsashouses.

S3.______

Writersofsciencefictionhavehadli