2022-2023年辽宁省朝阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2022-2023年辽宁省朝阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.Fuller'sfamilydwellingwasnotfullyproducedmainlybecausetherewere______.

2.

Anincreasingpercentageoftheoldpopulationmaypartlyincrease______.

3.

Studentrecruitswilllikelyfind,therecruitingcampaigns______thanthosefantasyversionsoflegend.

4.

Defendingthemselvesagainstattack,testpreparationcompaniessaytheircoursesarebasedon______.

5.

Apersonmightneeda______amountof2,000caloriestomaintainahealthycondition

6.

Thecropcircleswerethoughttobethegreatestworksofmodernart,thesignsof______orlandingsitesofUFOs.

7.

Youcouldliveforeverseveraltimesoverby______.

8.

MarkTwain'sMasterpieceis______.

9.TwoLettersfromLondon

April14,1980

HotelDiplomat

London,England

LeeSimmons

President,CowboyJeans,Inc.

329RiverPlaza

Atlanta,Georgia

U.S.A.

DearLee,

Londonisgreat,Lee,it'sjustgreat.RomeandPariswerefineplaces,butIknewassoonaswelandedinLondonthatthisisthefinestofthethree.Nobodywearsbluejeanshere!Lee,IthinkLondonwillprovetobeaverybigmarketforCowboyJeans.I'msureofit!

ItsureisnicetobeinLondon.It'salsonicetohearEnglishagain.Whenyouspeakaforeignlanguageyoucanonlysaywhatyoucansay.Butwhenyouspeakyourownlanguage,youcansaywhatyouwantto.That'swhyIliketheEnglishrestaurants.WhenIorderapieceofmeat,IknowjustwhatI'llbegetting.

Letmegetbacktobusiness.IthinkyouwereverysmarttopickMr.Needleasoursalesrepresentativehere.Ididn'tlikehimverymuchatfirst.Why,Ikeptwondering,doeshewearsuitsinsteadofbluejeans?ButI'vechangedmymindabouthim.Heknowstheclothesbusinessfromtoptobottom.Yesterdayheprovedit.

WhileJessicawentshopping,Mr.NeedleandItouredallthebigdepartmentstores.Youoncetoldmethatyoushouldknowyourbuyersnotjustasbuyers,butaspeople.Well.HenryNeedleknowsthemall.Hetalkedforalmosthalfanhourwithonebuyerabouthiswife'shealth.Thenwithanotherhetalkedforalmostaslong.Youwillseetheresultsinmysalesreports,whichIplantowritetomorrow.Wegottwoverybigordersasaresultofallthattalking.

Atoneintheafternoon,Mr.Needletookmetohisclubforlunch.Weatewithafewothermenaroundalargetable.Iwasveryinterestedinwhatkindofbusinessthesemenwerein.Butnobodytalkedbusiness!Whatawasteoftime!WeAmericansdoalotofbusinessoverlunch.Butpeoplearedifferenthere,Isuppose.Theyprefertotellstoriesandtalkaboutthenews.

Themanwhosatnexttomewasacompletefool.Firsthetoldmealongstoryaboutaconversationhehadalmosttwentyyearsagowith,asheputit,"thatAmericanofyours,ErnestHemingway."WhenhefinishedheaskedmewhatIthoughtofHemingway.

Well,Iwantedtolaughinhisface.Idon'tknowanyonebythisname.WhywouldthismanthinkIdid?

SoItoldtheEnglishmanthatourcountryisverybig,andthatIdon'tknoweveryoneinit.But,Iadded,somedayImaymeetthisman.Ishealsointhebluejeansbusiness,Iasked?

Well,IthinktheEnglishmanfeltalittlefoolish.Hejustsaidno,andthengotupandleftthetable!

RightnowI'msittinginourhotelroom.Jessicashouldreturnsoon.Yesterdayshedidn'tbuyanything,butIthinkshewilltoday.She'sbeenoutshoppingforalmosteighthours.Ihopeshedoesn'tbuyupthetown.

Mr.Needlesayshello.Hesaidhestillremembersthenighthetookyoutothetheater.Heinvitedustocometothetheaterwithhimtonight,butItoldhimwecouldn't.Jessicawillbetootired,I'msure.Butalso,Iwanttogetagoodnight'ssleep.Iwanttospendalldaytomorrowwritingmyreport.

Ican'twaittogetbacktoAtlanta!

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A.YB.NC.NG

10.

ThetraditionalideainEurope,Americaandelsewhereisthateggsarelaidby______during

11.Thereisnodoubtthatenvironmentalregulation

A.iscumbersome

B.producesaneffect

C.varieswildly

D.needstobestreamlined

12.Tolimitwrongdoing,governmentshavelongbeentryingtocontrol______.

13.

Becausetheinterviewisoncampus,youshouldlookandactlikeastudent.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

WhyareconservationistscooperatingwithlocalpeopleinMadagascarandBrazil?

A.Becausetheycareabouttigersandrhinos.

B.Becausetheyarescaredbythefactandwanttogiveup.

C.Becausetheywanttoassociatetheprotectionwithwelfareofthelocals.

D.Becausetheywanttoavoiddeforestation.

15.DavidVaughan'sgroupfoundthatmostoftheglaciersalongthePeninsulawereinretreat.

16.

It'snecessarytoseekadvicefromaqualifiedlawyerinallofdivorcecases.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Knowingthereasonsbehindthebuyingdecisionsmakesaperson______.

18.

Whenpeoplegossipaboutothers,theyusuallycomparethemselvestothegossipedones,andthinkthemselves______.

19.It'sthemonitoringfunctionthatmakesthehostprocessorfinallysolveadisputeaboutatransaction.

20.

Whentheinterviewerreferstotheinterviewees'previousjob,hereallywantstoknowiswhethertheintervieweesarereadytotaketheroughandapproachthejobwith______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：Ifyou'vebeenoncampusforverylong,I'mcertainthatyou'vealreadyheardaboutthiscourse.Youmayknowthatlastsemesteraboutfiftypercentofthestudentsenrolledinmycoursefailedit.Letmeexplainhowthiscameaboutbeforeyoujumptoanyconclusions.Inthefirstplace,sincethisisacompositionclass,Iexpectmystudentstofollowcertainrulesofformality.Unfortunately,manystudentstodaydislikehavingtofollowrulesofanykind,especiallythosewhichtheymayfeeltobeunnecessary.Forexample,Iaskthateachofyourpapersbetypedandcenteredonthepapercorrectly.Icountoffpointsforvariouskindsofmistakes.Amisspelledwordwillcostyou5points.You'velost25pointsifyou'vemisspelledfivewords.Ifyouwriteanincompletesentence,you'velost10points.Ifyougivemetwocompletesentencesasonewithoutadequatepunctuation,you'velost15points.Idonotacceptlatepapers.Youwillreceiveazeroforanythemewhichyoufailtosubmitontime.Iexpectyoutoreadeachassignment.Tomakecertainthatyouhavereadtheassignment,Iwillgiveyouashortunannouncedquizfromtimetotime.ThisclassmeetsonMondays,Wednesdays,andFridays.Youwillhaveatotalofsixmajorteststhroughoutthesemester.Yourfinalgradewillbebasedonanaverageofthesemajortests,thepoptests,andeightwrittenthemes.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsatanytime,youcanseemeonTuesdays.Myofficeisonthesecondfloorofthisbuilding.Yourassignment,forWednesdayistoreadHemingway'sshortstoryonpage55.Fridaywillbethelastclassdayofthisweek,soyoucanexpecttowriteashortin-classthemeformethen.That'sallfortoday.I'llseeyouonWednesday.

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

22.

【B4】

23.(45)

24.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

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A.He'drathernotgotothelecture.

B.He'sgoingtoattendthelecture.

C.He'llgivealectureondrawing.

D.Hedoesn'tmindifthewomangoestothelecture.

25.(35)

A.Australia.B.Belgium.C.Germany.D.Holland.

26.(24)

A.Thedemandismetinthehousemarket.

B.Themortgageapplicationgetsmoredifficult.

C.Themortgagerateisincreasing.

D.Thehousesareoverpriced.

27.听力原文：Duringthepastdecadetherehasbeenamultifoldincreaseinviolentcrimesthroughouttheworld.Notonlyhastherebeenafrighteningincreaseofmurdersandrapes,butchancedofbeingattackedandrobbedhavegrownsothattheelderlyavoidleavingtheirapartments.

Theexactcauseofthishorrifyingdevelopmenthasnotbeenfound.SomesociologistsfeelthatthegrowthofcrimeonTVisrelatedwiththegrowthofviolenceonourstreets.Othersblametheconstantthreatofcompletedestructionfromnuclearexplosives.Iftheworldisgoingrobeblownup,whynotenjoyyourselffully!

Regardlessofthecause,afundamentalchangeinattitudeamongpeopleiseasytosee.Yearsback,theoldsaying"Practicewhatyoupreach"wasaprevalentone.Peoplehadmoralstandardsthattheycouldfollow:peoplewereconcernedabouttheirfellowhumanbeings.

Today,peoplehavebecome"I-centred".Theyaremoreinterestedinachievingimmediate,selfishpleasures.Thebestadvicetheycangiveintherareinstanceswhentheydois"DowhatIsay,notwhatIdo"Theyaresaying,"Therearemoralprinciplestofollowifyouwantto,butdon'tusemeasaguidesinceInolongerfollowthem."

ThemajordifferencethatIseeinthequotationspointsoutthetragicchangeinourmoralityandsocialways.Untilpeopleoncemorelearntopractice"I"with"me",weshallcontinuetomovetowarddestructiveself-centeredness.

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A.Nuclearweapon.

B.Violenceincrime.

C.Livingstandards.

D.Thepopulationoftheelderlypeople.

28.(28)

A.Tsunamisarecausedbyunderwaterearthquakes.

B.Earthquakesofaboutmagnitude6.75ontheRichterscalewillcausetsunamis.

C.Nearly90percentofunderwaterearthquakescausetsunamis.

D.Notallunderwaterearthquakescausetsunamis.

29.听力原文：Todayschoolchildreninmanycountrieshavehighratesoffallingeye-sight.Twomethodshavebeenproposedtopreventnear-sightedness,oneWesternandoneChinese.TheWesternmethodwasdevelopedbyMr.Bates,aBritishactor,intheearlypartofthiscentury.Hetrainedpeopletorelaxtheireyesfrequentlyduringaperiodofintensereading.Hismethodsincludedcoveringopeneyeswiththepalmsofthehandsandlookingatdistantobjectsbymovingtheeyesfromsidetosideinsteadofstaringatthem.Batesalsoencouragedschoolchildrentolookfrequentlyatacalendaronthewalloftheclassroomtorelaxtheireyes.AfamousBritishwriterevenwroteabookonthebeneficialeffectsoftheBatesmethodforhisvision.

ThetraditionalChinesemethodinvolvespressingcertainpointsaroundtheeyeswithfingers.Thisalsorelaxesexcessivetensionineyemuscles.ItisbestdonebydoctorstrainedintraditionalChinesemedicine,butitcanalsobedonebystudentsthemselves.

Teachersandparentsshouldencouragepupilstorelaxtheireyesfrequentlywhilereadingandstudying.

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A.Hewasadoctor.

B.Hewasawriter.

C.Hewasanactor.

D.Hewasateacher.

30.

【B5】

31.听力原文：W:Dad,canIgotoamoviewithSharon?

M:Yeah,sure,butwait.Weren'tyousupposedtogetthereportcardsometimelastweek?

W:Well,ohyeah.CanIcallSharon?

M:Youdidn'tanswermyquestion.Didyoureceiveitornot?

W:IloveyouDad!You'rethebest!

M:Don'ttrytobuttermeup.Icanguessthatyouranswermeansthatyoudidn'tdowellinsomeofyourclasses?

W:Well,myEnglishteacherissoboring,andheblowsupeverytimesomeonetalks.

M:Inotherwords,you'renotdoingsowell?

W:Uh,aC...minus.

M:Oh.Well,howareyoudoinginyourSpanishclass?Yousaidyoulikedthatone.

W:(22)Ido,butIforgottoturninacoupleofassignments,andIhadproblemsonthelasttest.Allthoseverbsbothermealot.Igetthemallmixedupinmyhead!

M:Okay,andwhataboutalgebra?

W:Ah,(23)I'mabornalgebraist.Thetestisapieceofcake.

M:Andhowareyoudoinginhistory?

W:Oh,that'smyfavoriteclass.(24)Mr.Jonesisalwayspassingoutcandyifyouknowtheanswerstohisquestions.

M:Great.Now,Ihaveabrightdaughterwithtoothdecay.

W:Ah,Dad.

M:Youcangoifyouanswermyhistoryquestion.HowoldamI?

W:Uh,fifty-five?

M:Fifty-five!Youjustfailedamathandhistorytestatthesametime!

W:Dad...

M:Well,okay,(25)butyouneedtocomestraighthomefromthemovie,andyouneedtopracticeyourpianoafterthat.

W:Oh,Dad,please.

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A.Shefindsthatsheisconfusedabouttheverbs.

B.ShethinksthattheSpanishteacherisboring.

C.Shethinksthattheassignmentsrequiretoomuchtime.

D.ShefeelsthattheSpanishteachershouldbemorepatient.

32.(14)

A.Hewearsbluejeanswhenexercising.

B.Hehasn'tboughtnewpantsforawhile.

C.Hehasboughtplentyofnewbluejeansrecently.

D.Hehasgainedweightlately.

33.听力原文：Thefamilyischanging.Inthepast,grandparents,parents,andchildrenusedtolivetogether,andtheyhadanextendedfamily.Sometimestwoormorebrotherswiththeirwivesandchildrenwerepartofthislargefamilygroup.Butfamilystructureischangingthroughouttheworld.Thenuclearfamilyconsistsofonlyonefather,onemother,andchildren;itisbecomingthemainfamilystructureeverywhere.

Thenuclearfamilyoffersroamedwomensomeadvantages:theyhavefreedomfromtheirrelatives,andthehusbanddoesnothaveallthepowerofthefamily.Studiesshowthatinnuclearfamilies,menandwomenusuallymakeanequalnumberofdecisionsaboutfamilylife.

Butwivesusuallyhaveto"pay"forthebenefitsoffreedomandpower.Whenwomenlivedinextendedfamilies,sisters,grandparentsandauntshelpedoneanotherwithhouseworkandchildcare.Inaddition,olderwomeninalargefamilygrouphadimportantpositions.Wivesinnuclearfamiliesdonotoftenenjoythisbenefit,andtheyhaveanotherdisadvantage,too:womengenerallylivelongerthantheirhusbands,soolderwomenfromunclearfamiliesoftenhavetolivealone.Studiesshowthatwomenaregenerallylesssatisfiedwithmarriagethanmenare.Inthepast,menworkedoutsidethehomeandwomenworkedinside.Houseworkandchildcarewereafulltimejob,andtherewasnotimeforanythingelse.Nowwomenworkoutsideandhavemorefreedomthantheydidinthepast,buttheystillhavetodomostofthehousework.Thewomenactuallyhavetwofull-timejobs,andtheyhavenotmuchfreetime.

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A.Thewomenhavemorefreedomandcanshareindecisions.

B.Thewomendonothavetobetheheadsofthefamily.

C.Thewomen'srelativesdonothelpthemwiththehouseworkandchildren.

D.Thewomenhavetheleadingplaceinthefamily.

34.(29)

A.MostLondonerswerefrightened.

B.MostLondonersbecameratherconfused.

C.MostLondonerstookExerciseFloodcatlcalmly.

D.MostLondonerscomplainedaboutthetroublecausedbyExerciseFloodcall.

35.听力原文：W:Well,theexaminationisovernow,andwecangotothepicnic.

M:Goingtothepicnicistoofiring.Whynotcometomyhometohaveaparty?

Q:Wherewillthemanoffertogo?

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A.Tohishome.

B.Toherhome.

C.Togotothepicnic.

D.Togoshopping.

36.(25)

A.BringDonthehomeworkthatwasduetoday.

B.TeachDon'sclasswhilehe'sabsent.

C.GiveProfessorWebsterthekeytoDon'soffice.

D.LeaveamessageontheboardinDon'sclassroom.

37.

【B10】

38.听力原文：W:Idon'tthinkIcanhandleallofthesebooksforthiscourse.

M:Ifoundthatyoudon'thavetoreadthemthoroughly.Justskimthroughandgetthemajorpoints.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanfeelaboutherbooks?

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A.Theyaretoomanyandshecan'treadthemall.

B.Theyaretooboringtoread.

C.Shefeelstootiredtoreadanyhooks.

D.Theyaretooheavyforhertocarry.

39.

【B7】

40.(19)

A.Hecan'taffordtobuytheticket.

B.Heneedsabreakfromthemathproblem.

C.Hedoesn'twanttogototheopera.

D.He'llmeetthewomanwhenhehasfinishedthemathproblem.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.BritaincanbecompetitivetoUSintheareaofinformationtechnology.

B.Britainhasalreadytakentheadvantagesofrunningengineeringmanagement.

C.AswithmanyotherEuropeancountries,Britainhasmadeuseofcomputer-aidedsystems.

D.E-commercehasofferedopportunitiestoEuropeancountriestoeliminatethecompetitivenessgapwithalltherivals.

42.Theinfluenzapandemicof1918to1919______.

A.wastheonlylarge-scaleepidemicinmoderntimes

B.killedaboutonethirdoftheworld'spopulation

C.hadagreatimpactontheworldeconomy

D.killedmorepeoplethanAIDSdid

43.

Whatideadoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthesecondparagraph?

A.Theimportanceofone'slifeisnotrelatedwithhisreputationorfame.

B.Poetsandpoliticiansmakethesamecontributiontosociety.

C.Statesmenarealwaysreadytodosmallthingsforpeoplearoundthem.

D.ThebelovedcolleagueatTimeisasrespectableasKennedy.

44.

AccordingtoRandallStross,Google'sinfluenceoncopyrightlaworprivacynormsis______.

A.inevitableB.undeniableC.long-lastingD.unintentional

45.

【C3】

46.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Acontroversyeruptedinthescientificcommunityinearly1998overtheuseofDNA(deoxyribonucleicacid)fingerprintingincriminalinvestigations.DNAfingerprintingwasintroducedin1987asamethodtoidentifyindividualsbasedonapatternseenintheirDNA,themoleculeofwhichgenesaremade.DNAispresentineverycellofthebodyexceptredbloodcells.DNAfingerprintinghasbeenusedsuccessfullyinvariousways,suchastodeterminepaternity(父亲的身份)whereitisnotclearwhothefatherofaparticularchildis.However,itisintheareaofcriminalinvestigationsthatDNAfingerprintinghaspotentiallypowerfulandcontroversialuses.

DNAfingerprintingandotherDNAanalysistechniqueshaverevolutionizedcriminalinvestigationsbygivinginvestigatorspowerfulnewtoolsintheattempttoproveguilt,notjustestablishinnocence.Whenusedincriminalinvestigations,aDNAfingerprintpatternfromasuspectiscomparedwithaDNAfingerprintpatternobtainedfromsuchmaterialashairsorbloodfoundatthesceneofacrime.AmatchbetweenthetwoDNAsamplescanbeusedasevidencetoconvictasuspect.

Thecontroversyin1998stemmedfromareportpublishedinDecember1991bypopulationgeneticistsRichardC.LewontinofHarvardUniversityinCambridge,Mass,andDanielL.HartlofWashingtonUniversitySchoolofMedicineinSt.Louis,Mo.LewontinandHardcalledintoquestionthemethodstocalculatehowlikelyitisthatamatchbetweentwoDNAfingerprintsmightoccurbychancealone.Inparticular,theyarguedthatthecurrentmethodcannotproperlydeterminethelikelihoodthattwoDNAsampleswillmatchbecausetheycamefromthesameindividualratherthansimplyfromtwodifferentindividualswhoaremembersofthesameethnicgroup.LewontinandHartlcalledforbettersurveysofDNApatterns.

Inresponsetotheircriticisms,populationgeneticistsRanajitChakrabortyoftheUniversityofTexasinDallasandKennethK.KiddofYaleUniversityinNewHaven,Conn.,arguedthatenoughdataarealreadyavailabletoshowthatthemethodscurrentlybeingusedareadequate.InJanuary1998,however,theFederalBureauofinvestigationandlaboratoriesthatconductDNAtestsannouncedthattheywouldcollectadditionalDNAsamplesfromvariousethnicgroupsinanattempttoresolvesomeofthesequestions.And,inApril,theNationalAcademyofSciencescalledforstrictstandardsandsystemofaccreditation(鉴定合格)forDNAtestinglaboratories.

BeforeDNAfingerprintingisused,suspects______.

A.wouldhavetoleavetheirfingerprintsforfurtherinvestigations

B.couldeasilyescapeconvictionofguilt

C.wouldhavetosubmitevidencefortheirinnocence

D.couldbeconvictedofguiltaswell

47.(55)

48.

Whatisscientists'attitudetowardsthefutureofChadLake?

A.Pessimism.B.Hopeful.C.Indifferent.D.Doubtful.

49.

Roadpolitenessnotonlyreferstothedriver'scivilizedmanners,butalsomeansthedriver'sabilityto______otherdrivers'behavior.

50.Theauthorcomparesmeateatingtocigarettesmokingbecause______.

A.cigarettesmokingandmeateatingareallpersonalhabits

B.meateatingandcigarettesmokingcanleadtosomediseaselikelungcancer

C.bothmeateatingandcigarettesmokingcostalotofeconomicandsocialresources

D.eatingmeatcanbeexpensiveifpeopleliketosmokeatthesametime

51.

WhatissaidaboutthecleanupandgiveawayprograminGainesvilleinthepassage?

A.Theworkingmembersweresentbythelocalgovernment.

B.Theworkingmemberscollectedfromthestudentswhatevertheydidn'tneed.

C.Itsetagoodexampleforsuchprogramsinothercommunities.

D.Peoplewerepersuadedtotakethedonateditemsandreusethem.

52.Emotionalmaturitymeansknowingthatanotherpersoncannotfilluptheholeinyourheart.Thatisyourresponsibility.Youneedtoloveandaffirmyourselfday-by-day,moment-by-moment.Thatisthespiritualchallengeofyourlifeandeverybody'slife.Withoutyourloveforyourself,nothingworks.Noamountoflovefromyourpartnerisenough.Thesearchforlovefromotherpeopleislikethealcoholic'ssearchforhappinessinabottle.Themorehedrinks,thelesssatisfiedhefeelsandthemorehewantstodrink.

Wearealladdictedtofallinginlove.Butafterwe've"fallen"afewtimesandbrokenouremotionalhones,wehopefullywiseupabit.Weknowthatthehighoffallinginloveisnotgoingtolast.Weknowthatsoonerorlaterwewillhavetogetrealwitheachother.Thatisthedifferencebetweenromanceandpartnership.Romanceisanattempttokeeptheaddictiongoing.Ithasaveryshorthalf-life.Partnershipisthedanceoftwoordinarypeoplelearningtolivetogetherdaybyday.Itisaverychallengingschoolthatweenrollin.Itissometimesalotmoreworkthanplay.Anditcertainlyrequiresalotmorepsychologicaladjustmentthanyearsoftherapy!Wedon'tjustgraduatefromthisschoolinayearortwo.Ittakesmanyyears,perhapsevenalifetime,forustomasterthecurriculum.

Yourpartnersareimperfecthumanbeings,justlikeyou.Theywerenotthe"wrong"partnersanymorethanyouwere.Probably,theyreflectedyourownlevelofrealismandemotionalmaturity.That'susuallythewayitworks.Sodon'twasteyourtimethinkingyousimplymadesomebadchoices.Theonlybadchoiceyoumadewasforgettingwhohasthefulltimejoblovingyou.Iknowthatyouknowwhothisis!

Wekeeprememberingthattheyarenotperfect,norweare.Loveisnotagameofperfection.Itisagameofoverwhelmingimperfection.Theamazingthingisthatlovesurvivesallofourmistakenattemptstocontrolourpartnersandourrelationships.

Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat______.

A.wewon'tforgetwhohasthefulltimelovingus

B.loveisaddictive

C.lovefromyourpartnerisnotenough

D.loveliesinthematurityofemotionwhichisessentialtoapartnershiporrelationship

53.

What'stheprospectforconventionalcomputersandsoftwaretomatchtheprocessesthattakeplaceinthebrain?

54.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

YearsbeforePresidentBillClintoncametoWashingtonwithhiscampaignpledgetospendanadditional＄20,000millionannuallyonAmerica'sinfrastructure"todeveloptheworld'sbestcommunication,transportation,andenvironmentalsystems,"economistsandothersweretalkingabouttheneedtospendmoreonpublicworks.Theirdebatehasbeenalmostentirelyaboutonequestion:howmuchmore?Usuallyoverlookedintheseindiscussionsistherealinfrastructuredilemmaofthe21stcentury--nothowmuchtospendbuthowtodecidewhattobuildandwheretobuildit.

Forseveralreasons,theoldwaysofdecidingthesematterssimplydonotworkanymore.Americanstodayarefarmoreskepticalaboutthevalueofnewroads,bridges,andsewagetreatmentplantsespeciallywhentheyarelocatedintheirown.backyards.Theirfaiththatdecisionsaboutpublicworkscanbesafelyleftinthehandsofpublicofficials,engineers,andothertechnicalexpertsisgone.

Reflectingin1985uponthefinaldemiseofWestway,theproposedhighwayalongManhattan'sWestSidethathadbeenheldupfor30years,SenatorDanielPatrickMoynihanofNewYorkwrote,"Thereisakindofstasisthatisbeginningtosettleintoourpubliclife.Wecannotreachdecisions.Centralparkcouldnotconceivablybebuilttodayasitwaswhentherewasenoughpoweringovernmenttomakethedecision.Wedon'thavethatcapacity."

Thepersistenceofthepublicworksporkbarrel(地方建设经费)—fundingblatantlypoliticalprojects--hasalsocontributedtopublicskepticism.InthesameyearthatMoynihandecriedthedeathofWestway,localpoliticiansthe＄1,800millionTennesseeTombigbeeWaterway,recentlydescribedbytheAtlantaJournalConstitutionas"abrokenpromise."Aclassicporkbarrelproject,thewaterwaycarriesonlyone-tenththecommercialbargetrafficthathadbeenprojected.

Economists'debatehasneglectedthequestionofhow______.

55.

Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Alotoftheindependentschoolsarewillingtosupplyhelptothosepoorchildren.

B.Humanindignationevolvedfromanuncertainsource.

C.Independentschoolsneedgaingreatpopularityamongsocietysothatitcanattractstudentsasmanyaspossible.

D.Acceptingsomeneedychildrenisonlyawaytakenbytheindependentschoolstojustifytheirtaxbreaks.

56.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

IamafoottallerthanNapoleonandtwicetheweightofTwiggy;onmyonlyvisittoabeautician(美容师),thewomansaidshefoundmyfaceachallenge.YetdespitethesesocialdisadvantagesIfeelcheerful,happy,confidentandsecure.

IworkforadailynewspaperandsogettoalotofplacesIwouldotherwiseneversee.ThisyearIwenttoAscottowriteaboutthepeoplethere.Isawsomethingtherethatmademerealizethestupidityoftryingtoconform,oftryingtobebetterthananyoneelse.Therewasasmall,plumpwoman,alldressedup—huge