英沃国际英语测试卷4

英沃国际英语-大学英语六级测试卷4

（满分710,及格425,时间2h）

PartIWriting(30minutes)满分106.5

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayon

Anti-bullyinCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartnListening(30minutes)满分248.5

SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourcho

icesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Itcanbenefitprofessionalsandnon-professionalsalike.

B)Itliststhevariouschallengesphysicistsarcconfronting.

C)Itdescribeshowsomemysteriesofphysicsweresolved.

D)Itisoneofthemostfascinatingphysicsbookseverwritten.

2.A)physicists'contributiontohumanity.

B)Storiesaboutsomefemalephysicists.

C)Historicalevolutionofmodernphysics.

D)Women'schangingattitudestophysics.

3.A)Byexposingalotofmythsinphysics.

B)Bydescribingherownlifeexperiences.

C)Byincludinglotsoffascinatingknowledge.

D)Bytellinganecdotesaboutfamousprofessors.

4.A)Itavoidsdetailingabstractconceptsofphysics.

B)Itcontainsalotofthought-provokingquestions.

C)Itdemonstrateshowtheycanbecomephysicists.

D)Itprovidesexperimentstheycandothemselves.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Heistoobusytofinishhisassignmentintime.

B)Hedoesnotknowwhatkindoftopictowriteon.

C)Hedoesnotunderstandtheprofessor'sinstructions.

D)Hehasnoideahowtoproceedwithhisdissertation.

6.A)Itistoobroad.

B)Itisabitoutdated.

C)Itischallenging.

D)Itisinteresting.

7.A)Biography.

B)Nature.

C)Philosophy.

D)Beauty.

8.A)Improvehiscumulativegrade.

B)Develophisreadingability.

C)Sticktothetopicassigned.

D)Listtheparametersfirst.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)TheunprecedentedhightemperatureinGreenland.

B)ThecollapseoficeonthenortherntipofGreenland.

C)TheunusualcoldspellintheArcticareainOctober.

D)TherapidchangeofArctictemperaturewithinaday.

10.A)Ithascreatedatotallynewclimatepattern.

B)Itwillposeaseriousthreattomanyspecies.

C)Ittypicallyappearsaboutonceeverytenyears.

D)Ithaspuzzledtheclimatescientistsfordecades.

11.A)ExtinctionofArcticwildlife.

B)IcelesssummersintheArctic.

C)Emigrationofindigenouspeople.

D)Betterunderstandingofecosystems.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Agoodstart.

B)Adetailedplan.

C)Astrongdetermination.

D)Ascientificapproach.

13.A)Mostpeoplegetenergizedafterasufficientrest.

B)Mostpeopletendtohaveafinitesourceofenergy.

C)Itisvitaltotakebreaksbetweendemandingmentaltasks.

D)Itismostimportanttohaveconfidenceinone'swillpower.

14.A)Theycouldkeeponworkinglonger.

B)Theycoulddomorechallengingtasks.

C)Theyfounditeasiertofocusonworkathand.

D)Theyheldmorepositiveattitudestowardlife.

15.A)Theyarepartoftheirnature.

B)Theyaresubjecttochange.

C)Theyarerelatedtoculture.

D)Theyarebeyondcontrol.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Abouthalfofcurrentjobsmightbeautomated.

B)Thejobsofdoctorsandlawyerswouldbethreatened.

C)Thejobmarketisbecomingsomewhatunpredictable.

D)Machinelearningwouldprovedisruptiveby2013.

17.A)Theyarewidelyapplicableformassiveopenonlinecourses.

B)Theyarenowbeingusedbynumeroushighschoolteachers.

C)Theycouldreadasmanyas10,000essaysinasingleminute.

D)Theycouldgradehigh-schoolessaysjustlikehumanteachers

18.A)Itneedsinstructionsthroughouttheprocess.

B)Itdoespoorlyonfrequent,high-volumetasks.

C)Ithastorelyonhugeamountsofpreviousdata.

D)Itisslowwhenitcomestotrackingnovelthings.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Theengineeringproblemswithsolarpower.

B)Thegenerationofsteamwiththelatesttechnology.

C)Theimportanceofexploringnewenergysources.

D)Thetheoreticalaspectsofsustainableenergy.

20.A)Drivetrainswithsolarenergy.

B)Upgradethecity'strainfacilities.

C)Buildanewten-kilometrerailwayline.

D)Cutdownthecity'senergyconsumption

21.A)Buildatankforkeepingcalciumoxide.

B)Findanewmaterialforstoringenergy.

C)Recoversuper-heatedsteam.

D)Collectcarbondioxidegas.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Thelackofsupervisionbyboththenationalandlocalgovernments.

B)Theimpactofthecurrenteconomiccrisisathomeandabroad.

C)Thepoormanagementofdaycentresandhomehelpservices.

D)Thepoorrelationbetweennationalhealthandsocialcareservices.

23.A)Itwasmainlyprovidedbyvoluntaryservices.

B)Itmainlycaterstotheneedsoftheprivileged.

C)Itcalledforasufficientnumberofvolunteers.

D)Ithasdeterioratedoverthepastsixtyyears.

24.A)Theirlongerlifespans.

B)Fewerhomehelpersavailable.

C)Theirpreferenceforprivateservices.

D)Moreofthemsufferingseriousillnesses.

25.A)Theyareunabletopayforhealthservices.

B)Theyhavelongbeendiscriminatedagainst.

C)Theyarevulnerabletoillnessesanddiseases.

D)Theyhavecontributedagreatdealtosociety.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)满分248.5

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbank

followingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemark

thecorrespondingletterforeachitemontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethan

once.

SectionAQuestions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ConradHiltonreallywantedtobeabanker.Instead,hesuccessfullychangedthe_26_purchaseofaTexaslow-endhotelintoamultimillion-dollarhotelempirethatearnedhimthe_27_

“innkeepertotheworld/

BorninNewMexicoin1887,Hiltonwas19whenhisparentsbeganrentingoutroomsintheirhome.The

businessdidn'tinteresthim,however;sohebecamea_28_legislator;foundedabankandwentofftowar.In1919,afterHilton,sfatherdied,afriendsuggestedhegotoTexastomake

his_29_.HiltonendedupinCisco;whenhisbankdealthere_30_,heheadedtoanearbyhotel,theMobley.It_6_tooil-fieldworkers,soits40roomsturnedovereveryeighthours.Aweek

later,Hiltonownedit.Hesoonacquiredmorehotels—andstartedtobuildnewones.Hisfirst,theDallasHilton,openedin1925.Bythelate1940s,Hilton1slistincludedtheTownHousei

nBeverlyHillsandChicago'sPalmerHouse,aswellas_31_nightclubsfeaturingA-liststars.He

alsoexpandedinternationally.Andin1949,heboughtthe"greatestofthemall”:NewYorkCity'smagnificentWaldorf-Astoria.TypicallyAmerican,Hiltonswere_32_too:thefirsttohave

roomswithair-conditioning,TVs,ironingboardsandsewingkits.Evenmodernhotel-reservationssystems_33_fromoneHiltonwhichwasestablishedin1948.

TodaytheHiltonHotelsCorp,ownssome3,300_34_in78countries.Lastyearmorethanaquarter-billionguestscheckedin.

A)souredB)motivatedC)nicknameD)cateredE)previously

F)luxuriousG)propertiesH)featuresI)fortuneJ)evolved

K)casualL)severeM)inheritedN)creative0)state

SectionB

GeneticallyModifiedFoods—FeedtheWorld?

A)Ifyouwanttosparkaheateddebateatadinnerparty,bringupthetopicaboutgeneticallymodifiedfoods.Formanypeople,theconceptofgeneticallyaltered,high-techcrop

productionraisesallkindsofenvironmental,health,safetyandethicalquestions.Particularlyincountrieswithlongagrariantraditions—andvocalgreenlobbies--theideaseemsagainst

nature.

B)Infact,geneticallymodifiedfoodsarealreadyverymuchapartofourlives.AthirdofthecornandhalfthesoybeansandcottongrownintheU.S.lastyearweretheproductof

biotechnology,accordingtotheDepartmentofAgriculture.Morethan65millionacresofgeneticallymodifiedcropswillbeplantedintheU.S.thisyear.Thegeneticisoutofthebottle.

C)Yetthereareclearlysomeveryrealissuesthatneedtoberesolved.Likeanynewproductenteringthefoodchain,geneticallymodifiedfoodsmustbesubjectedtorigoroustesting.In

wealthycountries,thedebateaboutbio-techistemperedbythefactthatwehavearicharrayoffoodstochoosefrom—andasupplythatfarexceedsourneeds.Indevelopingcountries

desperatetofeedfast-growingandunderfedpopulations;theissueissimplerandmuchmoreurgent:Dothebenefitsofbio-techoutweightherisks?

D)Thestatisticsonpopulationgrowthandhungeraredisturbing.Lastyeartheworld'spopulationreached6billion.Andby2050,theUNestimates,itwillbeprobablynear9billion.Almost

allthatgrowthwilloccurindevelopingcountries.Atthesametime,theworld'savailablecultivablelandperpersonisdeclining.Arablelandhasdeclinedsteadilysince1960andwilldecrease

byhalfoverthenext50years,accordingtotheInternationalServicefortheAcquisitionofAgri-biotechApplications(ISAAA).Howcanbio-techhelp?

E)Bio-technologistshavedevelopedgeneticallymodifiedricethatisfortifiedwithbeta-carotene(胡萝卜素)一whichthebodyconvertsintovitaminA—andadditionaliron,andtheyare

workingonotherkindsofnutritionallyimprovedcrops.Bio-techcanalsoimprovefarmingproductivityinplaceswherefoodshortagesarecausedbycropdamageattributiontopests,

drought,poorsoilandcropviruses,bacteriaorfungi(M®.

F)Damagecausedbypestsisincredible.TheEuropeancornborer,forexample,destroy40milliontonsoftheworld'scorncropsannually,about7%ofthetotal.Incorporatingpest-resistant

genesintoseedscanhelprestorethebalance.Intrialsofpest-resistantcottoninAfrica,yieldshaveincreasedsignificantly.Sofar;fearsthatgeneticallymodified,pest-resistantcropsmight

killgoodinsectsaswellasbadappearunfounded.

G)Virusesoftencausemassivefailureinstaplecropsindevelopingcountries.Twoyearsago,Africalostmorethanhalfitscassava(树薯)crop--akeysourceofcalories--tothemosalCVirus(花

叶病毒).Geneticallymodified,virus-resistantcropscanreducethatdamage,ascandrought-tolerantseedsinregionswherewatershortageslimittheamountoflandundercultivation.

Bio-techcanalsohelpsolvetheproblemofsoilthatcontainsexcessaluminum,whichcandamagerootsandcausemanystaple-cropfailures.Agenethathelpsneutralizealuminumtoxicity

(毒性)inricehasbeenidentified.Manyscientistsbelievebio-techcouldraiseoverallcropproductivityindevelopingcountriesasmuchas25%andhelppreventthelossofthosecropsafter

theyareharvested.

H)Yetforallthatpromise；bio-techisfarfrombeingthewholeanswer.Indevelopingcountries,lostcropsareonlyonecauseofhunger.Povertyplaysthelargestrole.Todaymorethan1

billionpeoplearoundtheglobeliveonlessthan1dollaraday.Makinggeneticallymodifiedcropsavailablewillnotreducehungeriffarmerscannotaffordtogrowthemorifthelocal

populationcannotaffordtobuythefoodthosefarmersproduce.

I)Bio-techhasitsown"distribution"problems.Private-sectorbio-techcompaniesintherichcountriescarryoutmuchoftheleading-edgeresearchongeneticallymodifiedcrops.Their

productsareoftentoocostlyforpoorfarmersinthedevelopingworld,andmanyofthoseproductswon'tevenreachtheregionswheretheyaremostneeded.Bio-techfirmshaveastrong

financialincentivetotargetrichmarketsfirstinordertohelpthemrapidlyrecoupthehighcostsofproductdevelopment.Butsomeofthesecompaniesarerespondingtoneedsofpoor

countries.

J)Moreandmorebio-techresearchisbeingcarriedoutindevelopingcountries.Buttoincreasetheimpactofgeneticresearchonthefoodproductionofthosecountries,thereisaneedfor

bettercollaborationbetweengovernmentagencies—bothlocalandindevelopedcountries—andprivatebio-techfirms.TheISAAA,forexample,issuccessfullypartneringwiththeU.S.

AgencyforInternationalDevelopment,localresearchesandprivatebio-techcompaniestofindanddeliverbio-techsolutionsforfarmersindevelopingcountries.Will"Franken-foods"feed

theworld?

K)Bio-techisnotapanacea(治百病的药)，butitdoespromisetotransformagricultureinmanydevelopingcountries..Ifthatpromiseisnotfulfilled,therealloserswillbetheirpeople,who

couldsufferforyearstocome.

L)Theworldseemsincreasinglytohavebeendividedintothosewhofavorgeneticallymodifiedfoodsandthosewhofearthem.Advocatesassertthatgrowinggeneticallyalteredcropscan

bekindertotheenvironmentandthateatingfoodsfromthoseplantsisperfectlysafe.And,theysay,geneticengineering-whichcaninduceplantstogrowinpoorsoilsortoproducemore

nutritiousfoods--willsoonbecomeanessentialtoolforhelpingtofeedtheworld'sburgeoning(迅速发展的)population.Skepticscontendthatgeneticallymodifiedcropscouldposeunique

riskstotheenvironmentandtohealth—riskstootroublingtoacceptplacidly.Takingthatview,manyEuropeancountriesarerestrictingthecultivationandimportationofgeneticallymodified

agriculturalproducts.Muchofthedebateareconcernedaboutofsafety.Butwhatexactlydoesrecentscientificresearchsayaboutthehazards?

M)TwoyearsagoinEdinburgh,Scotland,eco-vandals,stormedafield,crushingcanolaplants.LastyearinMaine,midnightraidershackeddownmorethan3,000experimentalpoplartrees.

AndinSanDiego,protesterssmashedsorghumandsprayedpaintovergreenhousewalls.Thisfar-flungoutragetookaimatgeneticallymodifiedcrops.Buttheprotestsbackfired:allthe

destroyedplantswereconventionallybred.Ineachcase,activistsmistookordinaryplantsforgeneticallymodifiedvarieties.

N)It'seasytounderstandwhy.Inaway,geneticallymodifiedcrops--nowonsome109millionacresoffarmlandworldwide-areinvisible.Youcan'tsee,tasteortouchageneinsertedintoa

plantorsenseitseffectsontheenvironment.Youcan'ttell,justbylooking,whetherpollencontainingaforeigngenecanpoisonbutterfliesorfertilizeplantsmilesaway.Thatinvisibilityis

preciselywhatworriespeople.How,exactly,willgeneticallymodifiedcropsaffecttheenvironment--andwhenwillwenotice?

O)Advocatesofgeneticallymodifiedortransgeniccropssaytheplantswillbenefittheenvironmentbyrequiringfewertoxicpesticidesthanconventionalcrops.Butcriticsfearthepotential

risksandwonderhowbigthebenefitsreallyare."Wehavesomanyquestionsabouttheseplants/lremarksGuentherStotzky,asoftmicrobiologistatNewYorkUniversity."There'salotwe

don'tknowandneedtofindout."Asgeneticallymodifiedcropsmultiplyinthelandscape,unprecedentednumbersofresearchershavestartedfanningintothefieldstogetthemissing

information.Someoftheirrecentfindingsarereassuring;otherssuggestaneedforvigilance.

46.AccordingtotheUN'sprediction,thepopulationgrowthfromnowto2050isnearlyallindevelopingcountries.

47.Thosepeopleandcountriesrestrictingandopposedtoplantingandimportingofgeneticallymodified$plantsworryabouttheirsafety..

48.Theboostersofgeneticallymodifiedcropsarguethatthesealteredplantsneedfewertoxicpesticides.

49.ThemosaicvirusledtothelossofmorethanhalfofAfricanmainfoodtwoyearsago.

50.Geneticallymodifiedcropscanhelptoimprovenutrientcontentsandfarmingproductivity.

51.Themostimportantfactorthatleadstohungerindevelopingcountriesispoverty,notcropslost.

52.Thefar-flungoutragedestroysfieldsandplantsbecausetheymisidentifiedordinaryplantsforgeneticallymodifiedvarieties.

53.Thedebateongeneticallymodifiedfoodsismoreheatedindevelopingcountrieswithfast-growingandhalf-starvedpopulations.

54.OnethirdofcornplantedinAmericawasgeneticallymodifiedcornlastyear.

55.Majorityofpeoplebelievegeneticallymodifiedcropcausesenvironmentalproblems.

56.AccordingtotheUN'sprediction,thepopulationgrowthfromnowto2050isnearlyallindevelopingcountries.

SectionC

PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AstudypublishedintheNewEnglandjournalof

Medicineestimatedthatthereareanaverageof30in-flightmedicalemergenciesonU.S.flightseveryday.Mostofthemarenotgrave;fainting,dizzinessandhyperventilation(换气过

度)arethemostfrequentcomplaints,But13%ofthem-roughlyfouraday-areseriousenoughtorequireapilottochangecourse.Themostcommon

oftheseriousemergenciesincludehearttrouble(46%),strokesandotherneurologicalproblems(18%),anddifficultbreathing(6%).

Let'sfaceit:planeridersarestressful.Forstarters,cabinpressuresathighaltitudesaresetatroughlywhattheywouldbeifyoulivedat5,000to8,000feetabovesealevel.Mostpeople

cantoleratethesepressuresprettyeasily,butpassengerswithheartdiseasemayexperiencechestpainsasaresultofthereducedamountofoxygenflowingthroughtheirblood.Low

pressurecanalsocausetheairinbodycavitiestoexpand-asmuchas30%+Again,mostpeoplewon'tnoticeanythingbeyondmildstomachcramping.Butifyou'verecentlyhadan

operation,yourwoundcouldopen.Andifamedicaldevicehasbeenimplantedinyourbody-asplint,atracheotomy（气管切开术）tubeoracatheter（导管）-itcouldexpandandcauseinjury.

Anothercommonin-flightproblemisdeepvenousthrombosis（深青争脉血栓）-theso-calledeconomy-classsyndrome,Whenyousittoolonginacrampedposition,thebloodinourlegs

tendstoclot.Mostpeoplejustgetsorecalves.Butbloodclots,leftuntreated,couldtraveltothelungs,causingbreathingdifficultiesandevendeath.Suchclotsarereadilypreventedby

keepingbloodflowing;walkandstretchyourlegswhenpossible,

Whateveryoudo,don'tpanic.Thingsarelookinguponthein-flight-emergencyfront.Doctorswhocometopassengers'aidusedtoworryaboutgettingsued;theirfearshavelifted

somewhatsincethe1998AviationMedicalAssistanceActgavethem"goodSamaritan"protection.Andthankstomorerecentlegislation,flightswithatleastoneattendantare

startingtoinstallemergencymedicalkitswithautomateddefibrillators（电击去颤器）totreatheartattacks.

Areyoustillwonderingifyouarehealthyenoughtofly?Ifyoucanwalk150ft.orclimbaflight

ofstairswithoutgettingwinded,you'llprobablydojustfine,Havingadoctorclosebydoesn'thurt,either.

46.Heartdiseasetakesupaboutofthein-flightmedicalemergenciesonUSflights.

A）13%

B）460/O

C）18%

D）6%

47.Accordingtothepassage,theexpansionofairinbodycavitiescanresultin.

A)heartattack

B)chestpain

C)stomachcramping

D)difficultbreathing

48.Accordingtothepassage,whydoesdeepvenousthrombosisusuallyhappen?

A)Becausetheeconomyclassisnotspaciousenough.

B)Becausetherearetoomanyeconomy-classpassengers.

C)Becausepassengersarenotallowedtowalkduringtheflight.

D)Becausethelowpressureinthecabinpreventsbloodflowingsmoothly.

49.AccordingtotheJ998AviationMedicalAssistanceAct,Doctorswhocametopassengers'aid

A)donothavetobeworriedeveniftheygivethepatientsimpropertreatment

B)willnotbesubmittedtolegalresponsibilityevenifthepatientsdidn'trecover

C)areassistedbyadvancedemergencymedicalkits

D)willbegreatlyrespectedbythepatientandthecrew

5O.Thephrase"gettingwinded"(Line2.Para.5)isclosestinmeaningto.

A)fallingover

B)beingoutofbreath

C)sprainingtheankle

D)movinginacurvingline

Passage2Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Tounderstandthemarketingconcept,iiisonlynecessarytounderstandthedifferencebetweenmarketingandselling.Nottoomanyyearsago,most

industriesconcentratedprimarilyontheefficientproductionofgoods,andthenreliedon"persuasivesalesmanship"tomoveasmuchofthesegoodsas

possible.Suchproductionandsellingfocusesontheneedsofthesellertoproducegoodsandthenconvertthemintomoney.

Marketing,ontheotherhandfocusesonthewantsofconsumers.Itbeginswithfirstanalyzing

herpreferencesanddemandsofconsumersandthenproducinggoodsthatwillsatisfythem.Thiseye-on-the-consumerapproachisknownasthemarketingconceptwhichsimplymeans

th