2021年辽宁省沈阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2021年辽宁省沈阳市大学英语6级大学英

语六级模拟考试（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicSuicideonCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyour

compositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1,2002年27人；2004年68人；2005年116人；2006年130人。以

上数据描述的是几年来内地大学生自杀人数

2.分析其中的原因

3.怎么尽量避免惨剧的发生

SuicideonCampus

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicChangesofOwnershipofHousesinChina.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

■suie-owned

house

1WI19952000

1.简单描述下图表内容。

2.变化原因。

3.这个变化对个人和社会的影响。

3.Directions:Peopleinmodemsocietyliveunderalotofpressure,from

education,career,orfamily.Soitisimportantforthemtokeepagoodmood

underwhatevercircumstances.Writeacompositionofabout200wordson

thefollowingtopic:TheImportanceofKeepingaGoodMood.Youaregiven

thefollowingoutlinesinChineseandarerequiredtowritenolessthan150

words.Remembertowriteclearly.

1.现代社会压力增大，保持好心情很重要；

2.为什么要保持好的心情；

3.保持好的心情也是成功的保证。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledStarbucksShould/ShouldNotLeavetheForbiddenCity.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.介绍人们争论的焦点和理由

2.你的观点和理由

3.你的建议

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

分店：branch/outlet(n.)

故宫：theForbiddenCity/thePalaceMuseum

格格不入:beoutofplace

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofACampaignSpeech,statingyourreasonsforrunningfor

chairmanoftheStudentUnion.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.开场白

2.你认为自己具备了什么条件(能力、性格、爱好等)可以胜任学生会主

席的工作

3.如果当选，你将为本校同学做些什么

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:AwayfromNet-barCampaign.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.新闻媒体披露,徐州某中学1000多名学生签名，庄严承诺“远离网吧”

2.分析“远离网吧”运动的原因

3.做出对比和评论

AwayfromNet-barCampaign

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingonthevalueofbeauty.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.近年来不少大四学生就业前突击整容。

2.当今社会崇尚外表的舆论导向是导致上述现象的主要因素。

3.我对外表美的看法。

IsBeautyanAdvantage?

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledSelf-helpTravelingofCollegeStudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.大学生出去旅行经常会选择“自助游”

2.分析大学生选择“自助游”的原因

3.我的看法

Self-helpTravelingofCollegeStudents

9.1.近年来，各类培训班如雨后春笋不断涌现，很多大学生报名参加

各类培训;

2.很多人认为参加培训班有诸多好处……

3.你的观点。

10.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteashortessayentitledInternet

accordingtothefollowingoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.Thefirstsentence

ofeachparagraphhasbeengiventoyou.

1.因特网越来越普遍地进入到我们的学习、工作和生活当中

2.因特网的益处

3.因特网的消极方面

Internet

Internethasbeenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife..

Internethasenabledustodoalotofthingsmoreeasilyandquickly..

However,ifnotmanagedproperly,Internetcancreatemanyproblemstoo.

Allinall,wecannotlivewithoutInternetnow.

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

11.

MakingsurethatBluetoothanditsconnecteddevicesdon'tinterferewithone

anothercanbedifficult.

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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.Antipollutionlegislationshavebeenenactedthankstothecontinued

pressurefrom.

A.grass-rootsorganizations

B.individualactivism

C.environmentalists

D.environmentalregulation

14.

AfterWWII,Hondamountedonbicyclesandthesemotorized

bicyclessoldrapidlyinJapan.

15.Theauthor'sexperienceinBangkokshowsthat.

A.therestoftheworldprovestobeextremelyrisky

B.peopleshouldnotbeafraidofvisitingothercountries

C.thelocalsareunawareofthesecretpoliticalprotests

D.thenewshelpspeoplestayawayfromdangerousplaces

16.GENETICALLYMODIFIEDFOODS

Aregeneticallymodifiedcropsanenvironmentaldreamcome-trueora

disasterinthemaking?Scientistsarelookingforanswers.

Theworldseemsincreasinglydividedintothosewhofavorgenetically

modified(GM)foodsandthosewhofearthemAdvocatesassertthatgrowing

geneticallyalteredcropscanbekindertotheenvironmentandthateating

foodsfromthoseplantsisperfectlysafe.And,theysaygeneticengineering

whichcaninduceplantstogrowinpoorsoilsortoproducemorenutritious

foodswillsoonbecomeanessentialtoolforhelpingtofeedtheworld's

burgeoningpopulation.SkepticscontendthatGMcropscouldposeunique

riskstotheenvironmentandtohealthriskstootroublingtoacceptplacidly,

Takingthatview,manyEuropeancountriesarerestrictingtheplantingand

importationofGMagriculturalproducts.Muchofthedebatehingeson

perceptionsofsafety.Butwhatexactlydoesrecentscientificresearchsay

aboutthehazards?Theanswers,toooftenlostinreportsonthecontroversy,

areservedupinthepagesthatfollow.

TwoyearsagoinEdinburgh,Scotland,eco-vandalsstormedafield,crushing

canolaplants.LastyearinMaine,midnightraidershackeddownmorethan

3000experimentalpoplartrees.AndinSunDiego,protesterssmashed

sorghumandsprayedpaintovergreenhousewalls.

Thisfar-flungoutragetookaimatgeneticallymodifiedcrops.Buttheprotests

backfired:allthedestroyedplantswereconventionallybred.Ineachcase,

activistsmistookordinaryplantsforGMvarieties.

It'seasytounderstandwhy.Inaway,GMcrops-nowonsome109million

acresoffarmlandworldwide-areinvisible.Youcan'tsee,tasteortoucha

geneinsertedintoaplantorsenseitseffectsontheenvironment.Youcan't

tell,justbylooking,whetherpollencontainingaforeigngenecanpoison

butterfliesorfertilizeplantsmilesaway.Thatinvisibilityispreciselywhat

worriespeople.How,exactly,willGMcropsaffecttheenvironment一and

whenwillwenotice?

AdvocatesofGM,ortransgenic,cropssaytheplantswillbenefitthe

environmentbyrequitingfewertoxicpesticidesthanconventionalcrops.But

criticsfearthepotentialrisksandwonderhowbigthebenefitsreallyare."We

havesomanyquestionsabouttheseplants,"remarksGuentherStotzky,asoil

microbiologistatNewYorkUniversity."There'salotwedon'tknowandneed

tofindout."

AsGMcropsmultiplyinthelandscape,unprecedentednumbersof

researchershavestartedfanningintothefieldstogetthemissinginformation.

Someoftheirrecentfindingsarereassuring;otherssuggestaneedfor

vigilance.

FewerPoisonsintheSoil?

EveryyearU.S.growersshowercropswithanestimated971millionpounds

ofpesticides,mostlytokillinsects,weedsandfungi.Butpesticideresidues

lingeroncropsandthesurroundingsoil,leachingintogroundwater,running

intostreamsandgettinggobbledupbywildlife.Theconstantchemicaltrickle

isanoldworryforenvironmentalists.

Inthemid-1990sagribusinessesbeganadvertisingGMseedsthatpromised

toreduceafarmer'suseoftoxicpesticides.TodaymostGMcrops-mainly

soybean,com,cottonandcanola-containgenesenablingthemtoeitherresist

insectpestsortolerateweed-killingherbicides.Theinsect-resistantvarieties

maketheirowninsecticide,apropertymeanttoreducetheneedforchemical

sprays.Theherbicidetoleranttypessurvivewhenexposedtobroad-spectrum

weedkillers,potentiallyallowingfarmerstoforgomorepoisonouschemicals

thattargetspecificweedspecies.Farmerstolimittheuseofmorehazardous

pesticideswhentheycan,butGMcropsalsoholdappealbecausethey

simplifyoperations(reducingthefrequencyandcomplexityofpesticide

applications)and,insomecases,increaseyields.

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StephenWinstonwasthefirstprofessionalorganizer.

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18.TheBusinessofMediaViolence

In2001,peoplearoundtheworldspentUS$14billiongoingtothemovies.

TheU.S.domesticboxofficealonehitUS$9billion-a75percentincrease

from1991一andtherearehugerevenuesfromhomevideo/DVDsales,rentals

andspin-offmerchandise.Buteventheseprofitsaredwarfedbymusic,the

largestglobalmediasector.In2000,salesreachedUS$37billion,withmusic

consumptionhighamongyoungaudienceseverywhere.Videogamesarenot

farbehind:globalsalesfor2002wereanticipatedtobeUS$31billion.

AnExpandingForeignMarket

Americanmediacorporationsearnatleasthalfoftheirprofitsfromforeign

sales.Andglobalmarketsaregrowingfastasstandardsoflivingarerising

aroundtheworld.SalesofTVs,stereos,VCRsandsatellitedishesare

increasing,andinthelastdecadeortwo,newandexpandingmarketshave

emergedincountriesthathaveabandonedstatecontrolofmediaand

distribution.

Today,U.S.filmsareshowninmorethan150countriesworldwide,andthe

U.S.filmindustryprovidesmostofthepre-recordedvideosandDVDssold

throughouttheworld.Americantelevisionprogramsarebroadcastinover

125internationalmarkets,andMTVcanbeseeninmoreforeignhouseholds

thanAmericanones.

Thisinternationalsuccesshasatremendousimpactnotjustonthe

recipient(愿意接受的)countries,butalsoontheculturalenvironmentofthe

U.S.Tosomeextent,thetailiswaggingthedog:moreandmore,thedemands

andtastesofforeignmarketsareinfluencingwhatpopularproductsgetmade

intheU.S.

ActionSells:FilmandTelevision

Nowhereisthisinfluencemoreevidentthaninthefilmindustry.IntheU.S.

andCanada,moviesrated"G"(General)and"PG"(ParentalGuidance)

consistentlybringsinmorerevenuesthanR-ratedfilms.YetthenumberofG

andPGfilmshasdroppedinrecentyears,andthenumberofrestrictedfilms

hasrisen.Two-thirdsofHollywoodfilmsin2001wererated"R".

Filmproducersareunequivocal(不含糊的)aboutwhythisisso:theforeign

marketlikesactionfilms.

Actiontravelswell.Actionmoviesdon'trequirecomplexplotsorcharacters.

Theyrelyonfights,killings,specialeffectsandexplosionstoholdtheir

audiences.And,unlikecomedyordrama-whichdependongoodstories,

sharphumor,andcrediblecharacters,allofwhichareoftenculture-specific一

actionfilmsrequirelittleinthewayofgoodwritingandacting.They're

simple,andthey'reuniversallyunderstood.Totopitoff,thelargelynon-

verbalnatureofthekindoffilmsthatjournalistSharonWaxmanreferstoas

"short-on-dialogue,high-on-testosterone"makestheirdubbing（酉己音）or

translationrelativelyinexpensive.

Thereare,ofcourse,exceptionstotherule.ThefilmTitanicmadealmostUS

$2billioninworldwidesalesasof2001一makingitthebiggest-grossing

movieofalltime.TheBritishfilmTheFullMontywasaninternationalhits

andMyBigFatGreekWeddingdebunkedalltheprofitformulasin2002.

Butsuchoffbeatsuccessesarehardtopredict.AflicksuchasDieHardor

Terminatorismuchmoreofasurething.Mostfilmbudgetstodayaverage

US$75-100mil-lion,soHollywoodstudiosdon'tliketotakechances.

AllthismeansenormouspressureontheAmericanmovieindustrytoabandon

complexityinfavourofactionfilms.Theeffectisakindof"dumbing-down"

oftheindustryingeneral.Foreigninvestorsaremuchlesslikelytoinvestin

filmsfocusingonserioussocialthemesorwomen'sissues,oronesthatfeature

minoritycasts.Suchfilms,howeverbrilliant,arenotwherethebigmoneyis.

Worldwideappealdeterminescastingandscript,decisions一andthe

overwhelmingdemandisforwhiteactorsandaction.

Successbreedssuccess,andthesheerubiquity（无处不在）ofthese

productionsandal

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19.Algaeundernormalconditionsinrivers.

A.consumetheavailablenutrients

B.maketheoxygenbalance

C.forceotherorganismsoutofrivers

D.overgrowanddie

20.

Ifyou'reconsideringalargeuniversity,besuretofindoutandhow

manyaretaughtbyprofessors.

三、3.ListeningComprehension（10题）

21.（26）

A.Lotsofstudentsdon'ttakehealthinsuranceseriously.

B.Manystudentsthinkabouthealthinsurancerightbeforetheygoabroad.

C.Thewomanshouldn'tconsiderhealthinsuranceuntilshegetsillin

hospital.

D.Thewomandoesn'thaveenoughmoneyforintuition.

22.

[B9]

23.

[B5]

24.听力原文：W:Dave.(19)I'mgoingtothesupermarkettopickupfoodand

drinkforSaturday'spicniclater.Anysuggestions?

M:Well,(19)everyonehasbeentalkingabouthavingabarbecuedownbythe

river,sowhydon'tyoupickupsomehamburgerandhotdogs?

W:Okay,buthowmuchhamburgermeatarewegoingtoneed?Andhotdogs

too?

M:Uh,Idon'tknow.Howaboutthreepoundsofhamburgerandacouple

packagesofhotdogs?

W:Oh,that'snotgoingtobeenough.Doyourememberthelastpicnicwe

wenton?Yourroommate,Jim,ateabouttenhamburgersbyhimself!

M:You'reright.(20)Let'sbuyninepoundsofhamburgermeatandseven

packagesofhotdogsthen.

W:Andyou'dbetterpickupsomechickenforthosewhodon'tlike

hamburgersorhotdogs.

M:Okay.Howaboutfiveorsixbagsofpotatochips?

W:Bettermakethateightorso.

M:Alright.Oh,andwe'regoingtoneedsomehamburgerandhotdogbuns.

Howaboutfivepackagesapiece?Ithinkthatsoundsaboutright.

W:Yeah,you'dbetterpickupsomemustard,catchup,andmayonnaise,too.

M:Okay.Whatelse?Uh,we'regoingtoneedsomesoftdrinks.Howabout

tenofthosebig2-literbottles?

W:Soundstine,butbesuretobuyavarietyofdrinks.

M:Okay.Andwhataboutdessert?

W:Well,maybewecouldaskKathytomakeafewcherrypiesasshedidlast

time.

M:Well,Iwouldn'tmindthat,butyouknow,she'sbeenverybusyworking

twojobs,soI'dhatetoaskher.(21)OK,tobehonest,Ihavebrokenupwith

herlastweek,andwehaven'ttalkedsincethen.

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A.OnSaturdaybythelake.

B.OnSaturdaybytheriver.

C.OnSundaybythelake.

D.OnSundaybythesea.

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[B8]

26.

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27.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：WeonlyhaveafewminutesleftsoI'dliketogooveracouple

ofpointsbeforewemoveon.

Remember,althoughtherearebothhorizontalandverticalmovementsofair,

theterm"wind"isappliedonlytohorizontalmovements,andmoreairis

involvedinhorizontalmovementsthanthoseverticalmovements.Andwhat

causesthesehorizontalmovements?Ultimately,it'sthesolarradiation,

becausetheunequalheatingoftheearthratherthantheatmosphereproduces

horizontaldifferencesinairpressure.Thesedifferencessetwindsinmotion.

Essentially,windsarethenature'swayofbalancingunevendistributionofair

pressureovertheearth.Secondly,letmerepeatmyanswertothequestionwe

hadbeforeaboutwinddirection.Manypeoplegetconfusedbywhattheyhear

inweatherforecast.

Wetalkaboutwinddirectionintermsofwherethewind'scomingfrom,not

whereit'sblowingto.Thereisagoodreasontothis.Toweatherbroadcasters,

theoriginofwindsismoreimportantthanitsdestination.Thewinds'origin

helpsthempredicttheweather.

Logically,inthenorthernhemisphere,anorthwindtendstobringcold

weather,andthesouthwindwarmweather.Ihaven'tforgottenvertical

movementsofair.Wedon'thavetimetodaytotalkaboutthemindepth.In

ournextclassthen,I'llbeginbydiscussingupdraftanddowndraftandhow

theyaffecttheweather.

Isuspectmostofyoucanguesswhichofthetwobringswarmweather,and

whichbringscold.

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A.AstheresultofthemoistureintheEarth'satmosphere.

B.AstheresultoftheEarth'srotation.

C.Asthehorizontalmovementofair.

D.Astheverticalmovementofair.

28.(35)

A.Theclimate,

B.One'ssocialposition.

C.Thematerialsavailable.

D.Familysize.

29.听力原文：Ifyou'vebeenoncampusforverylong,I'mcertainthatyou've

alreadyheardaboutthiscourse.Youmayknowthatlastsemesteraboutfifty

percentofthestudentsenrolledinmycoursefailedit.Letmeexplainhow

thiscameaboutbeforeyoujumptoanyconclusions.Inthefirstplace,since

thisisacompositionclass,Iexpectmystudentstofollowcertainrulesof

formality.Unfortunately,manystudentstodaydislikehavingtofollowrules

ofanykind,especiallythosewhichtheymayfeeltobeunnecessary.For

example,Iaskthateachofyourpapersbetypedandcenteredonthepaper

correctly.Icountoffpointsforvariouskindsofmistakes.Amisspelledword

willcostyou5points.You'velost25pointsifyou'vemisspelledfivewords.

Ifyouwriteanincompletesentence,you'velost10points.Ifyougivemetwo

completesentencesasonewithoutadequatepunctuation,you'velost15points.

Idonotacceptlatepapers.Youwillreceiveazeroforanythemewhichyou

failtosubmitontime.Iexpectyoutoreadeachassignment.Tomakecertain

thatyouhavereadtheassignment,Iwillgiveyouashortunannouncedquiz

fromtimetotime.ThisclassmeetsonMondays,Wednesdays,andFridays.

Youwillhaveatotalofsixmajorteststhroughoutthesemester.Yourfinal

gradewillbebasedonanaverageofthesemajortests,thepoptests,andeight

writtenthemes.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsatanytime,youcanseemeon

Tuesdays.Myofficeisonthesecondfloorofthisbuilding.Yourassignment,

forWednesdayistoreadHemingway'sshortstoryonpage55.Fridaywillbe

thelastclassdayofthisweek,soyoucanexpecttowriteashortin-class

themeformethen.That'sallfortoday.I'llseeyouonWednesday.

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A.10points.B.2points.C.15points.D.5points.

30.听力原文：M:IwishIcouldbethepersondrivingthatnewCadillac

insteadofBarbara.

W:Well,ifyouwouldbudgetyourmoneymorecarefully,thiswouldn'tbea

problem.

Q:Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman?

（18）

A.Shethinksthatheshouldplanhismoneymorecarefully.

B.Shethinksthatheshouldbuyaconvertible.

C.ShethinksthatheshouldaskBarbaraforadvice.

D.Shewantshimtomanagehermoney.

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

31.Itisamazinghowmanypeoplestillsay,"Ineverdream,"foritisnow

decadessinceitwasestablishedthateveryonehasoverathousanddreamsa

year,howeverfewofthesenocturnal（夜间发生的）productionsare

rememberedonwaking.Eventhemostconfirmed"non-dreamers"will

rememberdreamsifwokenupsystematicallyduringtherapideyemovement

（REM）periods.

Theseareperiodsoflightsleepduringwhichtheeyeballsmoverapidly.back

andforthundertheclosedlidsandthebrainbecomeshighlyactivated,which

happensthreeorfourtimeseverynightofnormalsleep.

Itisaveryinterestingquestionwhysomepeoplerememberdreamsregularly

whileothersrememberhardlyanyatallundernormalconditions.In

consideringthis,itisimportanttobearinmindthatthedreamtendstobean

elusivephenomenonforallofus.Wenormallyneverrecalladreamunless

weawakendirectlyfromit,andeventhenithasatendencytofadequickly

intooblivion.

Giventhisgeneralelusivenessofdreams,thebasicfactorthatseemsto

determinewhetherapersonremembersthemornotisthesameasthatwhich

determinesallothermemory,namelydegreeofinterest.Dreamresearchers

havemadeabroadclassificationofpeopleinto"recallers"一thosewhore

memberatleastonedreamamonth一and"non-recallers",whoremember

fewerthanthis.Testshaveshownthatcoolanalyticalpeoplewithavery

rationalapproachtotheirfeelingstendtorecallfewerdreamsthanthose

whoseattitudetolifeisopenandflexible.Itisnotsurprisingtodiscoverthat

inWesternsociety,womennormallyrecallmoredreamsthanmen,since

womenaretraditionallyallowedaninstinctive,feelingapproachtolife.

Inmodemurban-industrialculture,feelinganddreamstendtobetreatedas

frivolities（无聊事）whichmustbefinnlysubordinatedtotherealitiesoflife.

Wepaylip-servicetotheinnerlifeofimaginationasitexpressesitselfinthe

arts,butinpracticerelegate（置于次要地位）music,poetry,dramaand

paintingtothelevelofspare-timeactivities,valuedmainlyfortheextentto

whichtheyrefreshusforareturntowork.

Manypeopleareunawarethattheydreambecause.

A.theirdreamsfadeveryquickly

B.theydonotrecalltheirdreams

C.theysleeptooheavily

D.theywakeupfrequently

32.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TherehasbeenawidespreadboomintheInternetindustry.

B.Theterroristsruntheviolence-orientedwebsitestoagitateAmerica.

C.TheInternetcontentsaregettingmoreandmoresickandsensational.

D.Theviolencewebsiteownershaveasenseofguiltfortheirbusiness.

33.

Thedeathoffouryoungwomenarosefromaversiontofoodbecausethey

A.dislikedthefoodtheyate

B.fearedoffoodpoisoning

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34.

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35.TheSeattleTimesCompanyisonenewspaperfirmthathasrecognized

theneedforchangeanddonesomethingaboutit.Inthenewspaperindustry,

papersmustreflectthediversityofthecommunitiestowhichtheyprovide

information.Itmustreflectthatdiversitywiththeirnewscoverage[Si]

orrisklosingtheirreaders'interestandtheiradvertisers'support.

OperatingwithinSeattle,whichhas20percentsracial[S2]

minorities,thepaperhasputintoplacepoliciesand

proceduresforhiringandmaintainadiverseworkforce.The[S3]

underlyingreasonforthechangeisthatforinformationtob

fair,appropriate,andsubjective,itshouldbereportedbythe[S4].

samekindofpopulationthatreadsit.

Adiversitycommitteecomposedofreporters,editors,and

photographersmeetsregularlytovaluetheSeattleTimes'[S5].

contentandtoeducatetherestofthenewsroomstaffabout

diversityissues.Inanaddition,thepaperinstitutedacontent[S6].

audit（审查）thatevaluatesthefrequencyandmannerof

representationofwomanandpeopleofcolorinphotographs.[S7]

Earlyauditsshowedthatminoritieswerepicturedfartoo

Infrequentlyandwerepicturedwithadisproportionnumber

ofnegativearticles.Theauditresultsfrom[S8].

improvementinthefrequencyofmajorityrepresentationand[S9].

theirportrayalinneutralorpositivesituations.And,witha[S10].

result,theSeattleTimeshasimprovedasanewspaper.Thediversity

trainingandconten