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大学英语六级（CET-6）模拟训练高频过关题

COLLEGEENGLISHTEST

—BandSIX—

PartIWriting(30

minutes)

Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitis

unwisetoputallyoureggsinonebasket.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

注意：此部分试题底答题卡1上作答。

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoreesmarkedA)9B)9C)andD),anddecide

whichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre注意：止匕部分试题

请在答题卡1上作答。

1.A)Theymightbestolengoods.C)Theymightbefaultyproducts.

B)Theymightbefakeproducts.D)Theymightbesmuggled

goods.

2.A)Theyarecivilservants.C)Theyarenewsreporters.

B)Theyarejobapplicants.D)Theyarepublicspeakers.

3.A)Themanhasdecidedtoquithiscomputerclass.

B)Thewomanwantstogetadegreeinadministration.

C)Acomputerdegreeisamustforadministrativework.

D)Themanwenttochangethetimeofhiscomputerclass.

A)Alotofcontestantsparticipatedintheshow.

B)Thefifthcontestantwonthebiggestprize.

C)Itwasnotasexcitingashehadexpected.

D)Itwassponsoredbyacarmanufacturer.

5.A)Readinganewspapercolumn.C)DrivingfromNewYorktoBoston.

B)Lookingatarailwaytimetable.D)Waitingforsomeoneattheairport.

6.A)Hewearsacoatboughtinthemall.C)Hehadafingerhurtlastnight.

B)Hegotanewjobatthebarbershop.D)Hehadhishaircutyesterday.

7.A)HecannotappreciatethePicassoexhibition.

B)EvenhisnephewcandrawaswellasPicasso.

C)Heisnotquiteimpressedwithmodernpaintings.

D)Somedrawingsbykindergartenkidsareexcellent.

8.A)Heshouldnotputthecartbeforethehorse.

B)Hisconductdoesnotsquarewithhiswords.

C)Hisattitudetostudentgovernmenthaschanged.

D)Hehaslongbeeninvolvedinstudent

government.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyou

havejustheard.

9.A)SheleftherowncarinManchester.

B)Somethingwentwrongwithhercar.

C)Shewantstogotravelingontheweekend.

D)Hercarwon'tbebackinaweek'stime.

10.A)Safety.C)Size.

B)Comfort.D)Cost

11.A)Third-partyinsurance.C)Petrol

B)Value-addedtaxD)CDW

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Howtoupdatethebasicfacilities.C)Wheretolocatetheirplant.

B)Whattodotoenhancetheirposition.D)Howtoattractinvestments.

13.A)TheirroadlinktootherEuropeancountriesisfast.

B)TheyarealllocatedinthesouthofFrance.

C)Theyareveryclosetoeachother.

D)Theirbasicfacilitiesaregood.

14.A)Trytoavoidmakingahastydecision.C)Talkwiththelocalauthorities.

B)Takeadvantageofthetrainlinks.D)Conductfieldsurveysfirst.

15.A)Futureproductdistribution.C)Roadandraillinksforsmalltowns.

B)Localemploymentpolicies.D)Skilledworkforceinthehillyregion.

SectionB

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you

willhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Onefifthofthemwereonbadtermswiththeirsistersandbrothers.

B)Aboutoneeighthofthemadmittedtolingeringbitterfeelings.

C)Morethanhalfofthemwereinvolvedininheritancedisputes.

D)Mostofthemhadbrokenwiththeirsistersandbrothers.

17.A)Lessconcernwithmoneymatters.C)Advanceinage.

B)Moreexperienceinworldlyaffairs.D)Freedomfromwork.

18.A)Theyhavelittletimelefttorenewcontactwiththeirbrothersandsisters.

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B)Theytendtoforgetpastunhappymemoriesandfocusontheirpresentneeds.

C)Theyaremoretolerantofoneanother.

D)Theyfindcloserelativesmorereliable.

PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Theyhavebrightcolorsandintricatepatterns.

B)TheycanonlysurviveinpartsoftheAmericas.

C)Theyaretheonlyinsectthatmigratesalongfixedroutes.

D)Theyhavestrongwingscapableofflyinglongdistances.

20.A)InaMichiganmountainforest.C)InaKentuckymountainforest.

B)InaLouisianamountainforest.D)InaMexicanmountainforest.

21.A)Eachflockofbutterflieslayseggsinthesamestates.

B)Theystarttolayeggswhentheyareninemonthsold.

C)Eachgenerationinacyclelayseggsatadifferentplace.

D)Onlythestrongestcanreachtheirdestinationtolayeggs.

22.A)Evolutionofmonarchbutterflies.

B)Livinghabitsofmonarchbutterflies.

C)Migrationpatternsofmonarchbutterflies.

D)Environmentalimpactsonmonarchbutterflylife.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Timehasbecomemorelimited.C)Timeismoney.

B)Timehasbecomemoreprecious.D)Timeisrelative.

24.A)Americansnowattachmoreimportancetotheeffectiveuseoftime.

B)Americanstodayhavemorefreetimethanearliergenerations.

C)ThenumberofhoursAmericansworkhasincreasedsteadily.

D)MoreandmoreAmericansfeelpressedfortimenowadays.

25.A)Ourinterpersonalrelationshipsimprove.C)Ourlivinghabitsarealtered.

B)Ourworkefficiencyincreasesgreatly.D)Ourbehaviorischanged.

SectionC

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadfor

thefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

secondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhaveJustheard.

Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

ThefirstcopyrightlawintheUnitedStateswaspassedbyCongressin1790.In1976

Congressenactedthelatestcopyrightlaw,26thetechnologicaldevelopmentsthathad

occurredsincethepassageoftheCopyrightActof1909.Forexample,in1909,anyonewho

wantedtomakeasinglecopyofa27workforpersonalusehadtodosobyhand.Thevery

process28alimitationonthequantityofmaterialscopied.Today,aphotocopiercandothe

workinseconds:thelimitationhasdisappeared.The1909lawdidnotprovidefullprotectionfor

filmsandsoundrecordings,nordidit29theneedtoprotectradioandtelevision.Asaresult,

30ofthelawandabusesoftheintentofthelawhavelessenedthe31rewardsofauthors,

artists,andproducers.The1976CopyrightActhasnotpreventedtheseabusesfully,butithas

clarifiedthelegalrightsoftheinjuredpartiesandgiventheman32forremedy.

Since1976theActhasbeen33toincludecomputersoftware,andguidelineshavebeen

adoptedforfairuseoftelevisionbroadcasts.Thesechangeshaveclearedupmuchofthe

confusionandconflictthatfollowed34the1976legislation.

Thefinepointsofthelawaredecidedbythecourtsandbyacceptablecommonpractice

overtime.Asthesedecisionsandagreementsaremade,wemodifyourbehavioraccordingly.

Fornow,weneedto35thelawanditsguidelinesasaccuratelyaswecanandtoactinafair

manner.

PartIIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredto

selectonewordfareachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowing

thepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each

choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuse

anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Mostexpertsinsleepbehaviouragreethatthereisvirtuallyanepidemicof

sleepinessinthenation.a\can'tthinkofa36studythathasn'tfoundAmericans

gettinglesssleepthantheyoughtto,“saysDrDavid.

Thebeginningofoursleep-deficitcrisiscanbe37totheinventionofthe

lightbulbacenturyago.Fromdiaryentriesandotherpersonalaccountsfromthe

18thand19thcenturies,sleepscientistshavereachedthe38thattheaverage

personusedtosleepabout9.5hoursanight.Bythe1950sand1960s,thatsleep

schedulehadbeenreduced39tobetween7.5and8hours,andmostpeoplehad

towaketoanalarmclock.''Peoplecheatontheirsleep,andtheydon'trealise

they'redoingit,“saysDrDavid."Theythinkthey'reokaybecausetheycangetbyon

6.5hours,whentheyreallyneed7.5,8orevenmoretofeel40vigorous/7

Perhapsthemostmercilessrobberofsleep,researcherssay,isthe41ofthe

day.Wheneverpressuresfromwork,family,friendsandcommunitymount,many

peopleconsidersleeptheleastexpensiveitemontheagenda."Inoursociety,you/re

considered42ifyousayyouonlyneed5.5hours'sleep.Ifyousayyou'vegotto

get8.5hours,peoplethinkyoulackdriveandambition//Toassessthe43of

sleepdeficit,researchershaveputsubjectsthroughasetofpsychologicaland

performancetestsrequiringthem,forinstance,toaddcolumnsofnumbersor44

apassagereadtothemonlyminutesearlier."We'vefoundthatifyou/re

sleep-deprived,performancesuffers/*saysDrDavid.z/Short-termmemoryis45,

soareabilitiestomakedecisionsandtoconcentrate.w

A)ideally1)conclusion

B)dynamicJ)drastic

C)currentlyK)expectations

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D)singleL)dramatically

E)startlinglyM)recur

F)complexityN)consequences

G)traced0)impaired

H)recall

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosea

paragraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthe

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Welcome,Freshmen.HaveaniPod.

[A]Takingastepthatmanyprofessorsmayviewasabitcounterproductive,some

collegesanduniversitiesaredolingoutAppleiPhonesandInternet-capable

iPodstotheirstudents.Thealways-onInternetdevicesraisesomenovel

possibilities,liketrackingwherestudentsgathertogether.Withfarless

controversy,collegescouldsendmessagesaboutcancelledclasses,delayed

buses,campuscrisesorjustthecafeteriamenu.

[B]Whileschoolsemphasiseitsusefulness—onlineresearchinclassandinstant

pollingofstudents,forexample一abigpartoftheattractionis,undoubtedly,

thattheiPhoneiscoolandahitwithstudents.Beingequippedwithoneofthe

mostrecentcutting-edgeITproductscouldjusthelpacollegeoruniversity

fosteracutting-edgereputation.

[C]Applestandstowinaswell,hookingmoreyoungconsumerswithdecadesof

technologypurchasesaheadofthem.Thelonelosers,somefear,couldbe

professors.Studentsalreadyhavelaptopsandcellphones,ofcourse,butthe

newestdevicescantakeclassdistractionstoanewlevel.Theypracticallybega

usertoignorethelong-sufferingprofessorstrugglingtopassonaccumulated

wisdomfromthefrontoftheroom-1aprospectthatteachersfindmost

irritatingandstudentsviewas,well,inevitable.

[D]"Whenitgetsalittleboring,Imightpullitout,"acknowledgedNaomiPugh,a

first-yearstudentatFreed-HardemanUniversityinHenderson,Tenn.,referring

tohernewiPodTouch,whichcanconnecttotheInternetoveracampus

wirelessnetwork.Shespeculatedthatprofessorsmighttryevenharderto

makeclassesinterestingiftheyweretocompetewiththedevices.

[E]Expertsseeamovementtowardtheuseofmobiletechnologyineducation,

thoughtheysayitisinitsinfancyasprofessorstrytocomeupwithuseful

applications.Providingpowerfulhand-helddevicesissuretofueldebatesover

theroleoftechnologyinhighereducation.zzWethinkthisisthewaythefuture

isgoingtowork“saidKyleDickson,co-directorofresearchandthemobile

learninginitiativeatAbileneChristianUniversityinTexas,whichhasbought

morethan600iPhonesand300iPodsforstudentsenteringthisfall.

[F]Althoughplentyofstudentstaketheirlaptopstoclass,theydon'ttakethem

everywhereandwouldprefersomethinglighter.AbileneChristiansettledon

thedevicesaftersurveyingstudentsandfindingthattheydidnotlikehauling

aroundtheirlaptops,butthatmostofthemalwayscarriedacellphone,Dr

Dicksonsaid.

[G]ItisnotclearhowmanycollegesanduniversitiesplantogiveoutiPhonesand

iPodsthisfall;officialsatApplewereunwillingtotalkaboutthesubjectand

saidthattheywouldnotleakanyinstitution'splans.Z/Wecan'tannounceother

people'snews,“saidGregJoswiak,vicepresidentofiPodandiPhonemarketing

atApple.Healsosaidthathecouldnotdiscussdiscountstouniversitiesforbulk

purchases.

[H]Atleastfourinstitutions—theUniversityofMaryland,OklahomaChristian

University,AbileneChristianandFreed-Hardeman一haveannouncedthat

theywillgivethedevicestosomeoralloftheirstudentsthisfall.Other

universitiesareexploringtheiroptions.StanfordUniversityhashireda

student-runcompanytodesignapplicationslikeacampusmapanddirectory

fortheiPhone.ItisconsideringwhethertoissueiPhonesbutnotsureit's

necessary,notingthatmorethan700iPhoneswereregisteredonthe

university'snetworklastyear.AttheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,

iPhonesmightalreadyhavebeeneverywhere,ifAT&T,thewirelesscarrier

offeringtheiPhoneintheUnitedStates,hadamorereliablenetwork,said

AndrewYu,mobiledevicesplatformprojectmanageratMIT."Wewouldhave

probablygoneaheadwiththis,maybejustgettingathousandiPhonesand

givingthemout,"Mr.Yusaid.

[I]TheUniversityofMarylandatCollegeParkisproceedingcautiously,givingthe

iPhoneoriPodTouchto150students,saidJeffreyHuskamp,vicepresidentand

chiefinformationofficerattheuniversity.Z/Wcdon'tthinkthatwchaveallthe

answers/'Mr.Huskampsaid.Byobservinghowstudentsusethegadgets,he

said,"We'retryingtogetanswersfromthestudents//

[J]Ateachcollege,thestudentswhochoosetogetaniPhonemustpayformobile

phoneservice.Thoseservicecontractsincludeunlimiteddatause.Boththe

iPhonesandtheiPodTouchdevicescanconnecttotheInternetthrough

campuswirelessnetworks.WiththeiPhone,thosenetworksmayprovidefaster

connectionsandlongerbatterylifethanAT&T'sdatanetwork.Manycell

phonesallowusers,tosurftheWeb,butonlysomeneweronesarecapableof

wirelessconnectiontothelocalareacomputernetwork.

[K]Universityofficialssaythattheyhavenoplanstotracktheirstudents(andApple

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saiditwouldnotbepossibleunlessstudentsgivetheirpermission).Theysay

thattheyaredrawntotheprospectoflearningapplicationsoutsidethe

classroom,thoughsuchlessonplanshaveyettosurface.

[L]/zMycolleaguesandIarestudyingsomethingcalledaugmentedreality(afieldof

computerresearchdealingwiththecombinationofreal-worldandvirtual

reality)“saidChristopherDede,professorinlearningtechnologiesatHarvard

University./zAlienContact/'forexample,isanexercisedevelopedfor

middle-schoolstudentswhousehand-helddevicesthatcandeterminetheir

location.Astheywalkaroundaplaygroundorotherarea,text,videooraudio

popsupatvariouspointstohelpthemtrytofigureoutwhyalienswereinthe

schoolyard.

[M]"Youcanimaginesimilarkindsofinteractiveactivitiesalonghistoricallines/'like

followingtheFreedomTrailinBoston,ProfessorDedesaid."It'simportantthat

wedoresearchsothatweknowhowwellsomethinglikethisworks.”

[N]Therushtodistributethedevicesworriessomeprofessors,whosaythat

studentsarelesslikelytoparticipateinclassiftheyaremulti-tasking,"mnot

someonewho'santi-technology,butI'malwaysworriedthattechnology

becomesanendinandofitself,anditreplacesteachingoritreplacesanalysis//

saidEllenMillender,associateprofessorofclassicsatReedCollegeinPortland,

Ore.(SheaddedthatshehopedtobuyaniPhoneforherselfoncepricesfall.)

RobertSummers,whohastaughtatCornellLawSchoolforabout40years,

announcedthisweek—inadetailed,footnotedmemorandum—thathe

wouldbanlaptopcomputersfromhisclassoncontractlaw."Iwouldbanthat

tooifIknewthestudentswereusingitinclass/'ProfessorSummerssaidofthe

iPhone,afterthedeviceanditscapabilitieswereexplainedtohim."Whatwe

wanttoencourageinthesestudentsisanactiveintellectualexperience,in

whichtheydevelopthewiderangeofcomplexreasoningabilitiesrequiredof

goodlawyers//

[0]TheexperienceatDukeUniversitymayeasesomeconcerns.Afewyearsago,

DukebegangivingiPodstostudentswiththeideathattheymightusethemto

recordlectures(theseoldermodelscouldnotaccesstheInternet).Z/Wehad

assumedthatthebiggestfocusofthesedeviceswouldbeconsumingthe

content/'saidTracyFuthey,vicepresidentforinformationtechnologyandchief

informationofficeratDuke.Butthatisnotallthatthestudentsdid.Theybegan

usingtheiPodstocreatetheirown“content",makingaudiorecordingsof

themselvesandpresentingthem.Thestudentsturnedwhatcouldhavebeena

passiveinteractionintoanactiveone,MsFutheysaid.

46.UniversityofficialsclaimthattheydoleoutiPhonesandiPodssoastofacilitate

students'learningoutsideofclass.

47.Intheauthor'sview,beingequippedwithITproductsmayhelpcollegesand

universitiesbuildaninnovativeimage.

48.ProfessorRobertSummersatCornellLawSchoolbannedlaptopcomputersfrom

hisclassbecausehethinksqualifiedlawyersneedtopossessabroadarrayof

complexreasoningabilities.

49.NaomiPughatFreed-HardemanUniversityspeculatedthatprofessorswould

havetoworkhardertoenliventheirclasses.

50.TheUniversityofMarylandatCollegeParkisproceedingwithcautionconcerning

theuseofiPhonesandiPods.

51.ManyprofessorsthinkthatgivingoutAppleiPhonesorInternet-capableiPodsto

studentsmaynotbenefiteducationasintended.

52.TheexperienceatDukeUniversitymayeasesomeconcernsbecausethe

studentshaveusediPodsforactiveinteraction.

53.EllenMillenderatReedCollegeinPortlandisconcernedthattechnologywilltake

theplaceofteachingoranalysis.

54.ThedistributionofiPhonesamongstudentshasraisedconcernsthattheywill

furtherdistractstudentsfromclassparticipation.

55.ExpertslikeDrKyleDicksonatAbileneChristianUniversitythinkthatmobile

technologywillbemorewidelyusedineducation.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

fetteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

In2011,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholiday

shoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedby

morethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturning

thosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.

Whatwentwrong?Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismaking

ithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively

—andthereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?Bothargumentsareplausible.

However,thereisathirdfactor:aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inan

onlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,the

fallofafoldor,forthatmatter,theweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteracting

withanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.

WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwitha

localbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencesbetweentheonline

andofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteersto

promotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.

Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakehim

overtotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceeded

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withthepurchase.

Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removing

thebookandthensubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingit

inthecustomer'shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,13endedup

buyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?We

feelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.

That'swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriends

withahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingit

mightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseeven

more.

Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcameto

conventionalmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformed

whendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Brain

imagingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcentreofthebrainwas

activated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouch

becomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.Thissense

ofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.

56.Whydopeopleprefershoppingonlineaccordingtotheauthor?

A)Itismorecomfortableandconvenient.

B)Itsavesthemalotofmoneyandtime.

C)Itoffersthemalotmoreoptionsandbargains.

D)Itgivesthemmoretimetothinkabouttheirpurchase.

57.Whydomorecustomersreturntheirpurchasesboughtonline?

A)Theyregrettedindulgingincostlyitemsintherecession.

B)Theychangedtheirmindbythetimethegoodsweredelivered.

C)Theyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshoppingonline.

D)Theylaterfoundthequalityofgoodsbelowtheirexpectations.

58.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthor'sexperiment?

A)Totesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopping.

B)Tofindoutpeople'sreactiontohisrecentbook.

C)Tofindwaystoincreasethesaleofhisnewbook.

D)Totrydifferentapproachestosalespromotion.

59.Howmightpeoplefeelafterlettinggoofsomethingtheyheld?

A)Asenseofdisappointment.C)Asubtlelossofinterest.

B)Moremotivatedtoownit.D)Lesssensitivetoitstexture.

60.Whatdoesbrainimaginginarecentstudyreveal?

A)Conventionalletterscontainsubtlemessages.

B)Alackoftouchisthechiefobstacletoe-commerce.

C)Emaillacksthepotentialtoactivatethebrain.

D)Physicaltouchhelpsformasenseofpossession.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

“Usuallywhenwewalkthrough-therainforestwehearasoftsoundfromall

themoistleavesandorganicdebrisontheforestfloor/7saysecologistDaniel

Nepstad.zzNowweincreasinglygetrustleandcrunch.That'sthesoundofadying

forest//

Predictionsofthecollapseofthetropicalrainforestshavebeenaroundfor

years.Yetuntilrecentlytheworstforecastswerealmostexclusivelylinkedtodirect

humanactivity,suchasdear-cuttingandburningforpasturesorfarms.Leftalone,it

wasassumed,theworld'srainforestswouldnotonlyflourishbutmightevenrescue

usfromdisasterbyabsorbingtheexcesscarbondioxideandotherplanet-warming

greenhousegases.Nowitturnsoutthatmaybewishfulthinking.Somescientists

believethattheriseincarbonlevelsmeansthattheAmazonandotherrainforests

inAsiaandAfricamaygofrombeingassetsinthebattleagainstrisingtemperatures

toliabilities.Amazonplants,forinstance,holdmorethan100billionmetrictonsof

carbon,equalto15yearsoftailpipeandchimneyemissions.Ifthecollapseofthe

rainforestsspeedsupdramatically,itcouldeventuallyrelease3.5-5billionmetric

tonsofcarbonintotheatmosphereeachyear-makingforeststheleadingsource

ofgreenhousegases.

Uncommonlyseveredroughtsbroughtonbyglobalclimatechangehaveledto

forest-eatingwildfiresfromAustraliatoIndonesia,butnowheremoreacutelythan

intheAmazon.Someexpertssaythattherainforestisalreadyatthebrinkof

collapse.