05-10年英语六级真题

2005年6月18日大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,a

questionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.

Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:Youwillread:

A)2hours.B)3hours.C)4hours.D)5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o5clockinthe

morningandhavetofinishby2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours^^isthecorrectanswer.Youshould

choose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A)Itwillreducegovernmentrevenues.B)Itwillstimulatebusinessactivities.

C)Itwillmainlybenefitthewealthy.D)Itwillcutthestockholders5dividends.

2.A)Shewilldoherbestifthejobisworthdoing.B)Sheprefersalifeofcontinuedexploration.

C)Shewillsticktothejobifthepayisgood.D)Shedoesn'tthinkmuchofjob-hopping.

3.A)Stopthinkingaboutthematte匚B)Talkthedruguseroutofthehabit

C)Bemorefriendlytohisschoolmate.D)Keephisdistancefromdrugaddicts.

4.A)Theson.B)Thefather.C)Themother.D)AuntLouise.

5.A)Stayawayforacoupleofweeks.B)Checkthelockseverytwoweeks.

C)LookaftertheJohnsons,house.D)Movetoanotherplace.

6.A)Hewouldliketowarmupfbrthegame.B)Hedidn'twanttobeheldupintraffic.

C)Hedidn'twanttomissthegame.D)Hewantedtocatchasmanygamebirdsaspossible.

7.A)Itwasburneddown.B)Itwasrobbed.C)Itwasblownup.D)Itwascloseddown.

8.A)Sheisn'tgoingtochangehermajor.B)Sheplanstomajorintaxlaw.

C)Shestudiesinthesameschoolasherbrother.D)Sheisn'tgoingtoworkinherbrother'sfirm.

9.A)Themanshouldphonethehotelfordirections.B)Themancanaskthedepartmentstoreforhelp.

C)Shedoesn'thavethehotel'sphonenumber.D)Thehotelisjustaroundthecomer.

10.A)Shedoesn'texpecttofinishallherworkinthirtyminutes.

B)Shehastodoalotofthingswithinashorttime.

C)Shehasbeenoverworkingfbralongtime.D)Shedoesn'tknowwhytherearesomanythingstodo.

SectionBCompoundDictation

注意：听力理解的B节(SectionB)为复合式听写(CompoundDictation),题目在试卷二，现在请取出试卷二。

CertainphrasesonecommonlyhearsamongAmericanscapturetheirdevotiontoindividualism:44Doyou

ownthing.”"Ididitmyway.""You'Dhavetodecidedthatforyourself.”"Youmadeyourbed,now(SI)

init.”"ifyoudon'tlookoutfbryourself,nooneelse“Lookoutfornumberone.^^

Closely(S2)withthevaluetheyplaceonindividualismistheimportanceAmericans(S3)

toprivacy.Americansassumethatpeopleneedsometimetothemselvesorsometimealonetothink

aboutthingsorrecovertheir(S4)psychologicalenergy.Americanshavegreat(S5)

understandingforeignerswhoalwayswanttobewithanotherpersonwhodislikebeingalone.

Iftheparentscan(S6)it,eachchildwillhavehisorherownbedroom,evenasan(S7),

fixesinapersonthenotionthat(S8).Havingone'sownbedroom,herbooks,herbooksandsoon.

Thesethingswillbehersandnooneelse's.

Americansassumerthat(S9).Doctors,lawyers,psychologists,andothershaverulesgoverning

confidentialitythatareintendedtopreventinformationabouttheirclients,personalsituationsformbecoming

knowntoothers.

American'sattitudeaboutprivacycanbehardfbrforeignerstounderstand.(10).Whenthose

boundariesarecrossed,anAmerican'sbodywillvisiblystiffenandhismannerwillbecomecoolandaloof.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebest

choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Low-levelslash-and-bumfarmingdoesn'tharmrainforest.Onthecontrary,ithelpsfarmersandimproves

forestsoils.ThisistheunorthodoxviewofaGermansoilscientistwhohasshownthatburntclearingsinthe

Amazon,datingbackmorethan1,000years,helpedcreatepatchesofrich,fertilesoilthatfarmersstillbenefit

fromtoday.

Mostrainforestsoilsarethinandpoorbecausetheylackmineralsandbecausetheheatandheavyrainfall

destroymostorganicmatterinthesoilswithinfouryearsofitreachingtheforestfloor.Thismeanstopsoil

containsfewoftheingredientsneededfbrlong-termsuccessfulfarming.

ButBrunoGlaser,asoilscientistoftheUniversityofBayreuth,hasstudiedunexpectedpatchesoffertile

soilsinthecentralAmazon.Thesesoilscontainlotsoforganicmatter.

Glaserhasshownthatmostofthisfertileorganicmattercomesfrom"blackcarbon”——theorganicparticles

fromcampfiresandcharred(烧成炭的)woodleftoverfromthousandsofyearsofslash-and-bumfarming.

“Thesoils,knownasTerraPreta,containedupto70timesmoreblackcarbonthanthesurroundingsoil,"says

Glaser.

Unbumtvegetationrotsquickly,butblackcarbonpersistsinthesoilformanycenturies.Radiocarbon

datingshowsthatthecharredwoodinTerraPretasoilsistypicallymorethan1,000yearsold.

4tSlash-and-bumfanningcanbegoodforsoilsprovideditdoesn'tcompletelybumallthevegetation,and

leavesbehindcharredwood,^^saysGlaser."Itcanbebetterthanmanure(粪肥)Burningtheforestjustonce

canleavebehindenoughblackcarbontokeepthesoilfertileforthousandsofyears.Andrainforestseasily

regrowaftersmall-scaleclearing.Contrarytotheconventionalviewthathumanactivitiesdamagethe

environment,Glasersays:"BlackcarboncombinedwithhumanwastesisresponsiblefortherichnessofTerra

Pretasoils.”

TerraPretasoilsturnupinlargepatchesallovertheAmazon,wheretheyarehighlyprizedbyfarmers.All

thepatchesfallwithin500squarekilometersinthecentralAmazon.Glasersaysthewidespreadpresenceof

pottery(陶器)confinnsthesoil'shumanorigins.

ThefindingsaddweighttothetheorythatlargeareasoftheAmazonhaverecoveredsowellfrompast

periodsofagriculturalusethattheregrowthhasbeenmistakenbygenerationsofbiologistsfbr“virgin“forest.

Duringthepastdecade,researchershavediscoveredhundredsoflargeearthworksdeepinthejungle.They

areupto20metershighandcoveruptoasquarekilometer.Glaserclaimsthattheseearthworks,builtbetween

AD400and1400,wereattheheartofurbancivilizations.NowitseemstherichnessoftheTerraPretasoilsmay

explainhowsuchcivilizationsmanagedtofeedthemselves.

11.Welearnfromthepassagethatthetraditionalviewofslash-and-burnfarmingisthat.

A)itdoesnoharmtothetopsoiloftherainforest

B)itdestroysrainforestsoils

C)ithelpsimproverainforestsoils

D)itdiminishestheorganicmatterinrainforestsoils

12.Mostrainforestsoilsarethinandpoorbecause.

A)thecompositionofthetopsoilisratherunstable

B)blackcarboniswashedawaybyheavyrains

C)organicmatterisquicklylostduetoheatandrain

D)long-termfarminghasexhaustedtheingredientsessentialtoplantgrowth

13.Glasermadehisdiscoveryby.

A)studyingpatchesoffertilesoilsinthecentralAmazon

B)examiningpotteryleftoverbyancientcivilizations

C)test-burningpatchesoftreesinthecentralAmazon

D)radiocarbon-datingingredientscontainedinforestsoils

14.WhatdoesGlasersayabouttheregrowthofrainforests?

A)Theytakecenturiestoregrowafterbeingburnt.

B)Theycannotrecoverunlessthevegetationisburntcompletely.

C)Theirregrowthwillbehamperedbyhumanhabitation.

D)Theycanrecovereasilyafterslash-and-burnfarming.

15.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat.

A)humanactivitieswilldogravedamagetorainforests

B)Amazonrainforestsoilsusedtobetherichestintheworld

C)farmingisresponsibleforthedestructionoftheAmazonrainforests

D)thereonceexistedanurbancivilizationintheAmazonrainforests

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Asawisemanoncesaid,weareallultimatelyalone.ButanincreasingnumberofEuropeansarechoosing

tobesoataneverearlierage.Thisisn'tthestuffofgloomyphilosophicalcontemplations,butafactofEurope's

neweconomiclandscape,embracedbysociologists,real-estatedevelopersandadexecutivesalike.Theshift

awayfromfamilylifetosololifestyle,observesaFrenchsociologist,ispartofthe"irresistiblemomentumof

individualism,,overthelastcentury.Thecommunicationsrevolution,theshiftfromabusinesscultureof

stabilitytooneofmobilityandthemassentryofwomenintotheworkforcehavegreatlywreakedhavocon(扰

乱)Europeans,privatelives.

Europe'sneweconomicclimatehaslargelyfosteredthetrendtowardindependence.Thecurrentgeneration

ofhome-alonerscameofageduringEurope'sshiftfromsocialdemocracytothesharper,moreindividualistic

climateofAmericanstylecapitalism.Raisedinaneraofprivatizationandincreasedconsumerchoice,today's

tech-savvy(精通技术的)workershaveembracedafreemarketinloveaswellaseconomics.ModemEuropeans

arerichenoughtoaffordtolivealone,andtemperamentallyindependentenoughtowanttodoso.

Onceuponatime,peoplewholivedalonetendedtobethoseoneithersideofmarriage-twentysomething

professionalsorwidowedseniorcitizens.Whilepensioners,particularlyelderlywomen,makeupalarge

proportionofthoselivingalone,thenewestcropofsinglesarehighearnersintheir30sand40swho

increasinglyviewlivingaloneasalifestylechoice.Livingalonewasconceivedtobenegative-darkandcold,

whilebeingtogethersuggestedwarmthandlight.Butthencamealongtheideaofsingles.Theywereyoung,

beautiful,strong!Now,youngpeoplewanttolivealone.

Theboomingeconomymeanspeopleareworkingharderthanever.Andthatdoesn'tleavemuchroomfor

relationships.PimpiArroyo,a35-year-oldcomposerwholivesaloneinahouseinParis,sayshehasn'tgottime

togetlonelybecausehehastoomuchwork."Ihavedeadlineswhichwouldmakelifewithsomeoneelsefairly

difficult."OnlyanIdealWomanwouldmakehimchangehislifestyle,hesays.Kaufmann,authorofarecent

bookcalled“TheSingleWomanandPrinceCharming,thinksthisfiercenewindividualismmeansthatpeople

expectmoreandmoreofmates,sorelationshipsdon'tlastlong-iftheystartatall.Eppendorf,ablondBerliner

withadeeptan,teachesgradeschoolinthemornings.Intheafternoonshesunbathesorsleeps,restingupfor

goingdancing.Justshyof50,shesaysshe'dneverhavewantedtodowhathermotherdid-giveupacareerto

raiseafamily.Instead,"EvealwaysdonewhatIwantedtodo:liveaself-determinedlift.”

16.MoreandmoreyoungEuropeansremainsinglebecause.

A)theyaredrivenbyanoverwhelmingsenseofindividualism

B)theyhaveenteredtheworkforceatamuchearlierage

C)theyhaveembracedabusinesscultureofstability

D)theyarepessimisticabouttheireconomicfuture

17.WhatissaidaboutEuropeansocietyinthepassage?

A)Ithasfosteredthetrendtowardssmallfamilies.

B)ItisgettingclosertoAmerican-stylecapitalism.

C)Ithaslimitedconsumerchoicedespiteafreemarket.

D)Itisbeingthreatenedbyirresistibleprivatization.

18.AccordingtoParagraph3,thenewestgroupofsinglesare.

A)warmandlighthearted

B)oneithersideofmarriage

C)negativeandgloomy

D)healthyandwealthy

19.TheauthorquotesEppendorftoshowthat.

A)somemodemwomenpreferalifeofindividualfreedom

B)thefamilyisnolongerthebasicunitofsocietyinpresent-dayEurope

C)someprofessionalpeoplehavetoomuchworktodotofeellonely

D)mostEuropeansconceivelivingasinglelifeasunacceptable

20.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A)Toreviewtheimpactofwomenbecominghighearners.

B)Tocontemplatethephilosophyunderlyingindividualism.

C)Toexaminethetrendofyoungpeoplelivingalone.

D)Tostresstherebuildingofpersonalrelationships.

PassageThree

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

SupportersofthebiotechindustryhaveaccusedanAmericanscientistofmisconductaftershetestifiedto

theNewZealandgovernmentthatageneticallymodified(GM)bacteriumcouldcauseseriousdamageifreleased.

TheNewZealandLifeSciencesNetwork,anassociationofpro-GMscientistsandorganisations,saysthe

viewexpressedbyElaineIngham,asoilbiologistatOregonStateUniversityinCorvallis,wasexaggeratedand

irresponsible.Ithasaskedheruniversitytodisciplineher.

ButInghamstandsbyhercommentsandsaysthecomplaintsareanattempttosilenceher.'They'retrying

tocausetroublewithmyuniversityandgetmefired,MInghamtoldNewScientist.

Thecontroversybeganon1February,whenInghamtestifiedbeforeNewZealand'sRoyalCommissionon

GeneticModification,whichwilldeterminehowtoregulateGMorganisms.InghamclaimedthataGMversion

ofacommonsoilbacteriumcouldspreadanddestroyplantsifreleasedintothewild.Otherresearchershad

previouslymodifiedthebacteriumtoproducealcoholfromorganicwaste.ButInghamsaysthatwhensheputit

insoilwithwheatplants,alloftheplantsdiedwithinaweek.

“Wewouldloseterrestrial(陆生的)plants...thisisanorganismthatispotentiallydeadlytothecontinued

survivalofhumanbeings,shetoldthecommission.SheaddedthattheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency

(EPA)canceleditsapprovalforfieldtestsusingtheorganismonceshehadtoldthemaboutherresearchin1999.

ButlastweektheNewZealandLifeSciencesNetworkaccusedInghamof^presentinginaccurate,careless

andexaggeratedinformation^^and"generatingspeculativedoomsdayscenarios(世界末日的局面)thatarenot

scientificallysupportable”.Theysaythatherstudydoesn'tevenshowthatthebacteriawouldsurviveinthewild,

muchlesskillmassivenumbersofplants.What'smore,thenetworksaysthatcontrarytoIngham'sclaims,the

EPAwasneveraskedtoconsidertheorganismfbrfieldtrials.

TheEPAhasnotcommentedonthedispute.Butane-mailtothenetworkfromJanetAnderson,directorof

theEPA'sbio-pesticides(生物杀虫剂J)division,says“thereisnorecordofareviewand/orclearancetofield

test“theorganism.

InghamsaysEPAofficialshadtoldherthattheorganismwasapprovedforfieldtests,butsaysshehasfew

details.It'salsonotclearwhethertheorganism,firstengineeredbyaGermaninstitutefbrbiotechnology,isstill

inuse.

WhetherInghamisrightorwrong,hersupporterssayopponentsaretryingunfairlytosilencehe匚

“Ithinkherconcernsshouldbetakenseriously.Sheshouldn'tbeharassedinthisway,“saysAnnClarke,a

plantbiologistattheUniversityofGuelphinCanadawhoalsotestifiedbeforethecommission.4it9sanattempt

tosilencetheopposition.^^

21.Thepassagecentersonthecontroversy.

A)betweenAmericanandNewZealandbiologistsovergeneticmodification

B)astowhetherthestudyofgeneticmodificationshouldbecontinued

C)overthepossibleadverseeffectofaGMbacteriumonplants

D)aboutwhetherElaineInghamshouldbefiredbyheruniversity

22.Inghaminsiststhathertestimonyisbasedon.

A)evidenceprovidedbytheEPAoftheUnitedStates

B)theresultsofanexperimentsheconductedherself

C)evidencefromhercollaborativeresearchwithGermanbiologists

D)theresultsofextensivefieldtestsinCorvallis,Oregon

23.AccordingtoJanetAnderson,theEPA.

A)hascancelleditsapprovalfbrfieldtestsoftheGMorganism

B)hasn'treviewedthefindingsofIngham'sresearch

C)hasapprovedfieldtestsusingtheGMorganism

D)hasn'tgivenpermissiontofieldtesttheGMorganism

24.AccordingtoAnnClarke,theNewZealandLifeSciencesNetwork.

A)shouldgatherevidencetodiscreditIngham'sclaims

B)shouldrequirethattheresearchbytheirbiologistsberegulated

C)shouldn'tdemandthatInghambedisciplinedfbrvoicingherviews

D)shouldn'tappeasetheoppositioninsuchaquietway

25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutInghamisTRUE?

A)Hertestimonyhasn'tbeensupportedbytheEPA.

B)Hercredibilityasascientisthasn'tbeenundermined.

C)Sheisfirmlysupportedbyheruniversity.

D)ShehasmadegreatcontributionstothestudyofGMbacteria.

PassageFour

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Everyfall,likeclockwork,LindaKrentzofBeaverton,Oregon,feltherbraingoonstrike.UIjustcouldn't

getgoinginthemorning,“shesays.uFdgetdepressedandgain10poundseverywinterandlosethemagainin

thespring.^^Thenshereadaboutseasonalaffectivedisorder,aformofdepressionthatoccursinfallandwinter,

andshesawthelight-literally.Everymorningnowsheturnsonaspeciallyconstructedlightboxfbrhalfanhour

andsitsinfrontofittotrickherbrainintothinkingit'sstillenjoyingthoselongsummerdays.Itseemstowork.

Krentzisnotalone.Scientistsestimatethat10millionAmericanssufferfromseasonaldepressionand25

millionmoredevelopmilderversions.Butthere'sneverbeendefinitiveproofthattreatmentwithverybright

lightsmakesadifference.Afterall,it'shardtodoadouble-blindtestwhenthesubjectscanseefbrthemselves

whetherornotthelightison.Thafswhynobodyhaseverseparatedtherealeffectsoflighttherapyfrom

placebo(安慰剂)effects.

Untilnow.Inthreeseparatestudiespublishedlastmonth,researchersreportnotonlythatlighttherapy

worksbetterthanaplacebobutthattreatmentisusuallymoreeffectiveintheearlymorningthanintheevening.

Intwoofthegroups,theplaceboproblemwasresolvedbytellingpatientstheywerecomparinglightboxestoa

newanti-depressantdevicethatemitsnegativelychargedions(离子).Thethirdusedthetimingoflighttherapy

asthecontrol.

Whydoeslighttherapywork?Noonereallyknows."Ourresearchsuggestsithassomethingtodowith

shiftingthebody'sinternalclock,”sayspsychiatristDr.Lewey.Thebodyisprogrammedtostartthedaywith

sunrise,heexplains,andthisgetslaterasthedaysgetshorter.Butwhysuchsubtleshiftsmakesomepeople

depressedandnotothersisamystery.

Thathasn'tstoppedthousandsofwinterdepressivesfromtryingtohealthemselves.Lightboxesforthat

purposeareavailablewithoutadoctor'sprescription.ThatbotherspsychologistMichaelTcrmanofColumbia

University.Heisworriedthattheboxesmaybetriedbypatientswhosufferfrommentalillnessthatcan'tbe

treatedwithlight.Termanhasdevelopedaquestionnairetohelpdeterminewhetherexpertcareisneeded.

Inanyevent,youshouldchooseareputablemanufacturer.Whateverproductyouuseshouldemitonly

visiblelight,becauseultravioletlightdamagestheeyes.Ifyouarephotosensitive(对光敏感的)，youmay

developarash.Otherwise,themaindrawbackishavingtositinfrontofthelightfor30to60minutesinthe

morning.That'saninconveniencemanywinterdepressivescanlivewith.

26.WhatistheprobablecauseofKrentz'sproblem?

A)Anunexpectedgaininbodyweight.

B)Unexplainedimpairmentofhernervoussystem.

C)Weakeningofhereyesightwiththesettinginofwinter.

D)Pooradjustmentofherbodyclocktoseasonalchanges.

27.BysayingthatLindaKrentzsawthelighf,(Line4,Para.1),theauthormeansthatshe.

A)learnedhowtoloseweight

B)realizedwhatherproblemwas

C)cametoseetheimportanceoflight

D)becamelight-heartedandcheerful

28.WhatistheCURRENTviewconcerningthetreatmentofseasonaldepressionwithbrightlights?

A)Itseffectremainstobeseen.

B)Itservesasakindofplacebo.

C)Itprovestobeaneffectivetherapy.

D)Ithardlyproducesanyeffects.

29.WhatispsychologistMichaelTerman'smajorconcern?

A)Winterdepressiveswillbeaddictedtousinglightboxes.

B)Nomentalpatientswouldbothertoconsultpsychiatrists.

C)Inferiorlightboxeswillemitharmfulultravioletlights.

D)Lighttherapycouldbemisusedbycertainmentalpatients.

30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A)Winterdepressivespreferlighttherapyinspiteofitsinconvenience.

B)Lighttherapyincreasesthepatienfsphotosensitivity.

C)Eyedamageisasideeffectoflighttherapy.

D)Lightboxescanbeprogrammedtocorrespondtoshiftsinthebodyclock.

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheNOEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

31.Susanhastheelbowsofherson'sjacketwithleatherpatchestomakeitmoredurable.

A)reinforcedB)sustainedC)steadiedD)confirmed

32.Althoughwetriedtoconcentrateonthelecture,wewerebythenoiseformthenextroom.

A)distractedB)displacedC)dispersedD)discarded

33.Thereasonwhysomanychildrenliketoeatthisnewbrandofbiscuitisthatitisparticularlysweetand

A)fragileB)feebleC)briskD)crisp

34.Don'ttrustthespeakeranymore,sincetheremarkshemadeinhislecturesareneverwiththe

facts.

A)symmetricalB)comparativeC)compatibleD)harmonious

35.Theyhadtoeata(n)meal,ortheywouldbetoolatefortheconcert.

A)temporaryB)hastyC)immediateD)urgent

36.Havinga(n)attitudetowardspeoplewithdifferentideasisanindicationthatonehasbeenwell

educated.

A)analyticalB)bearableC)elasticD)tolerant

37.Noformofgovernmentintheworldis;eachsystemreflectsthehistoryandpresentneedsof

theregionorthenation.

A)dominantB)influentialC)integralD)drastic

38.Inspiteoftheeconomicforecast,manufacturingoutputhasrisenslightly.

A)faintB)dizzyC)gloomyD)opaque

39.ToooftenDr.Johnson'slectureshowtoprotectthedoctorratherthanhowtocurethepatient.

A)looktoB)dwellonC)permeateintoD)shrugoff

40.LocatedinWashingtonD.C.,theLibraryofCongresscontainsanimpressiveofbooksonevery

conceivablesubject.

A)flockB)configurationC)pileD)array

41.Somefeltthattheywerehurryingintoanepochofunprecedentedenlightenment,inwhichbettereducation

andbeneficialtechnologywouldwealthandleisureforall.

A)maintainB)ensureC)certifyD)console

42.Fiberopticcablescancarryhundredsoftelephoneconversations.

A)homogeneouslyB)spontaneouslyC)simultaneouslyD)ingeniously

43.Excellentfilmsarethosewhichnationalandculturalbarriers.

A)transcendB)traverseC)abolishD)suppress

44.Thelawofsupplyanddemandwilleventuallytakecareofashortageorofdentists.

A)surgeB)surplusC)flushD)fluctuation

45.OnethirdoftheChineseintheUnitedStatesliveinCalifornia,intheSanFranciscoarea.

A)remarkablyB)severelyC)drasticallyD)predominantly

46.Aftertheterribleaccident,Idiscoveredthatmyearwasbecomingless.

A)sensibleB)sensitiveC)sentimentalD)sensational

47.Nowthecheersandapplauseinasinglesustainedroar.

A)mingledB)tangledC)baffledD)huddled

48.Amongallthepublicholidays,NationalDayseemstobethemostjoyfultothepeopleofthecountry;on

thatdaythewholecountryisinafestivalatmosphere.

A)trappedB)sunkC)soakedD)immersed

49.Thewoodencasesmustbesecuredbyoverallmetalstrappingsothattheycanbestrongenoughtostand

roughhandlingduring.

A)transitB)motionC)shiftD)traffic

50.Nowadaysmanyruralpeopleflocktothecitytolookforjobsontheassumptionthatthestreetsthereare

withgold.

A)overwhelmedB)stockedC)pavedD)overlapped

51.Itisawellknownfactthatthecatfamilylionsandtigers.

A)enrichesB)accommodatesC)adoptsD)embraces

52.MybosshasfailedmesomanytimesthatInolongerplaceanyonwhathepromises.

A)assuranceB)probabilityC)relianceD)conformity

53.TheEnglishlanguagecontainsaofwordswhicharecomparativelyseldomusedinordinary

conversation.

A)latitudeB)multitudeC)magnitudeD)longitude

54.Itwassucha(n)whenPatandMikemeteachotherinTokyo.Eachthoughtthattheotherwas

stillinHongKong.

A)occurrenceB)coincidenceC)fancyD)destiny

55.Parentshavetolearnhowtofollowababy'sbehaviorandadaptthetoneoftheirtothebaby's

capabilities.

A)perceptionsB)consultationsC)interactionsD)interrupti