2022-2023年陕西省延安市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022-2023年陕西省延安市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.

______receivessatellitetelevisionsignalanddecodesitfortheTVscreen.

A.Thesatellitedish

B.Theprovider

C.Thereceiver

D.Theviewer

2.Generalizedanxietydisordercanbecausedlargelyby______.

A.people'sworries,uncertainties,endfears

B.theeconomicandsocialproblems

C.somespecificphenomenon

D.individualcircumstances

3.

Nearlyallthefamiliescanmanagetomeetthesoaringtuitioncoststhroughvariousinvestmentplans.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.WhattoDoaboutIran?

Iran'sdecisiontoresumenuclearenrichmentactivities—akeystepintheprocessofmakingnuclearweapons—isadirectchallengetotheUnitedStates,Europeandtherestoftheworld.Formorethantwoyearsnow,Europe—withWashington'ssupport—hasofferedTehranareasonabledeal:Endthenuclearenrichmentworkithadbeendoinginsecretfornearlytwodecadesandreceivetechnicalsupportforaciviliannuclearenergyprogramaswellasexpandedeconomicanddiplomaticties.

Lastweek,thenewIraniangovernmentofPresidentMahmoudAhmadinejadbasicallytoldtheinternationalcommunitytogetlost.ItresumedresearchanddevelopmentactivitiesthathadbeensuspendedduringthetalkswiththeEuropeans,stillclaimingthatitsnuclearprogramwasentirelypeaceful.AsGer-manChancellorAngelaMerkelmadeclearonhervisittoWashingtonthismonth,eventhosemostcommittedtoadiplomaticsolutionwithIrannowacceptthatdiplomacyhasrunitscourse,andthetimefordecisionandactionhasarrived.

Butwhatdecision,andwhataction?InthedebateabouthowtorespondtoIran,twoopposingcampshaveemerged:OnewantstogiveintoIran;theotherwantstobombit.Botharewrong.

Inthefirstcamparethose—mostlyinEurope,butalsoinmanyotherpartsoftheworld—whoacceptTehran'sargumentthatithasarighttodevelopnucleartechnologyforpeacefulpurposes.AndwhiletheywouldopposeanIranianbomb,theyarguethatthereislittlewecandotopreventadeterminedIranfrombuildingoneeventuallyandthat,inanycase,anuclear-armedIrancanbecontained.Itwouldbedifficulttogetinternationalsupportforeconomicsanctions,theysay,andevenifRussiaandChinaweresomehowtoagreetothem,sanctionswouldfailtochangepolicy—asinIraq,NorthKoreaandCuba.

Thisviewisentirelytoocomplacent.It'sadelusiontobelievethatIran'sprogramisforcivilianpurposesonlyandthatallowingIrantomasternuclearenrichmentisthereforenobigdeal.GivenIran'slongtrackrecordofhidingandlyingaboutimportantaspectsofitsnuclearprogram,allowingittodevelopenrichmentandreprocessingcapabilities—evenunderaninternationalinspectionregime—wouldremovethemostimportanttechnicalbarriertoitsacquiringnuclearweaponsandleavethedecisionofgoingnuclearentirelyinthehandsofAhmadinejad'sradicalIslamistgovernment.Thatisanunacceptablerisk.

ThedangersofanIranianbombareclear.Others—SaudiArabia,Egypt,Turkey—couldfollowsuit,bothinordertodeterTehranandinthewell-warrantedbeliefthataworldthatallowedIrantobuildabombwouldsurelyallowthemtodosoaswell.Thiswouldbeafatalblowtothealreadyshakynuclearnonproliferationregime,whichfornearly40yearshashelpedconvincecountriesasdiverseasSweden,SouthKorea,BrazilandUkrainethatthecostsofacquiringnuclearweaponsfaroutweighthebenefits.Moreover,anuclear-armedIranwouldrepresentamajorthreattoregionalandglobalsecurity.ItcoulddetertheUnitedStatesandothersfromrespondingtoIranianaggressionortoTehran'ssupportforterrorismintheMiddleEastandbeyond.AndgiventhemessianicstreakofTehran'scurrentleaders,dowereallywanttoruntheriskofthempassingnuclearmaterialsorevenaweaponontoalQaeda(基地组织)?

Ontheothersideofthedebatearethose—mostlyintheUnitedStates—whothinkthatthetimehascometousemilitaryforceagainstIran.Becausediplomacyhasfailedandweare,asPresidentBushhassaid,"allsanctioned-out"asfarasIranisconcerned,theonlyoptionleftisamilitarystrikeagainstIran'snuclearfacilitiesbeforeitistoolate.Ifevertherewereaease,theyargue,formakinggoodBush'svow—thatAmericawill"notallowtheworld'smostdangerousregimestoposses

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

ArecentstudyreportedthatJapaneseworkerswere______thancommonlythought.

6.

Concerningthefutureofthehydrogeneconomy,themostobviousstepwewilltakeis______.

7.

Whatisnotsaidtobeawayofcleaningupafterourselves?

A.Throwlessaway.

B.Designrecycledproducts.

C.Don'tuseitagain.

D.Lastlonger.

8.

Countlessstatisticsandsurveyshaveprovedthatsometimestheself-esteemmovement______.

A.helpsthepeoplesuccessful

B.encouragesthepeople

C.frustratesthepeople

D.haschangednothing

9.WhatdoesthechairmanofVodafoneJohnBondthinkofbanks?

A.Theycanhardlygetprofitoutofsmallpayments.

B.Theymaydisappearinthenearfuturejustlikecash.

C.TheyhavegreatlychangedvillagelifeinAfrica.

D.Theyholdaprimaryroleinthemoney-transferbusiness.

10.

WhenMarkTwainbecameaminerinthefrontierregion,hestartedtowrite.

11.

TwoopposingcampshavedifferentideasabouthowtorespondtoIran'sdecisiontorestart______.

12.Whatdoes"elevatorspeech"refertointhispassage?

A.Thespeechthatisgiveninanelevator.

B.Ageneralexplanationforone'sjobloss.

C.Theformalspeechontopicofunemployment.

D.Adetaileddescriptionforthedownsizing.

13.

IndiaandTailandalsohavesizableChinesecommunities.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Ifyouknowhowmanycarbohydrates,fatsandproteinsareinanygivenfood,youknow

A.howmuchenergythatfoodcontains

B.thecompilationofthesethreebuildingblocks

C.howtheenergyisacquired

D.wheredoesthefoodcomefrom

15.

Whomayhavesufferedfromtheearliestrecordedcaseofantisocialpersonalitydisorder?

A.VincentVanGogh.B.JohnNash.C.Samson.D.RobertSchumann.

16.

AccordingtoMargaret,whengirlsareanxiousandinsecure,theytendto______.

17.

Now,theforeignteachergetsnolessthan5,500yuanpermonthfora12hourworkweekplusalltheotherbenefitsbecausetheauthorityhasrealizedthatthefirstofferwastoolow.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Oneinnovativeproposalproposedbysomeexpertsisproviding______for25,000qualifiedundergraduatestudents.

19.ElectronicRadiationPutsYourHealthatRisk

Electricpowersystemsworkataround50Hzjustabovethenaturallyoccurringfrequencyof30HzgeneratedbytheEarth.Ourbodiesaretunedintothislowfrequencysoanyfrequencyclosetothisisgoingtointerferewithus,suchasthe50HzACmainspowersystemusedintheUK.ELF(ExtremelyLowFrequency)electromagneticfieldsvibratingfrom0.5to100Hz,eveniftheyareweakerthantheEarth'sfield,interferewiththecuesthatkeepourbiologicalcyclesproperlytimed.

ThefrequenciesthatELFACsystemsuseareveryclosetothenaturalbrainrhythmsofman.Thepinealgland(松果体)istheprincipalstructureinthebrainthatisdirectlysensitivetotheearth'smagneticfield.Asaresultitfunctionsabnormallywhenexposedtoabnormalfieldsclosetoitsown.Becausethepinealglandproducesahostofpsychoactivechemicals,itsabnormalfunctioningcancauseneurologicalandbehavioralproblems.

StudiesandReports

ThebiologicalandmedicaldatacurrentlyavailableshowingthedangerofELFACmainspowerfrequencymagneticfieldsisasconclusiveasthedatarelatingtocigarettesmokingandlungcancer.

TheEuropeanParliamenthaspassedamotionforaresolutiononcombatingtheharmfuleffectsofelectromagneticfields.SinceSeptember1992Swedenhasofficiallyactedonthebasisthatthereisaconnectionbetweenexposuretopowerfrequencymagneticfieldsandtheincidenceofcancer,childhoodcancerinparticular.

In1990theUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencystated"Inconclusion,afteranexaminationoftheavailabledataoverthepast15years,thereisevidenceofapositiveassociationofexposuretomagneticfieldswithcertainsite-specificcancer,namelyleukaemia,cancerofthecentralnervoussystem,andtoalesserextent,lymphomas(淋巴瘤).Thisissupportedbymanystudiesofchildrenandadultsacrossmanydifferentpopulationsandsubgroups."

WhatCantheBiologicalEffectsBe?

Anelectromagneticfieldaffectsgrowingcells,andactsasacancerpromoter.Cancercellscanincreasetheirrateofgrowthsignificantlyanddevelopmoremalignantcharacteristics.Italsoaffectslearningabilityandbehavioralandpsychologicalmechanismsincreasingtheincidenceofdepressionandsuicide.Chronicexposuremayleadtoanincreaseintheincidenceofbraintumors.Yourbrain'sEEG(脑电图)rhythmschangewhenalightswitchisoperatednearby.Astressresponseoccurswhich,ifprolonged,canleadtoanimmune-systemdeficiency,resultinginanincreasedincidenceofinfectiousdiseasesandcancers.Becauseoftheeffectsongrowingcells,youngchildrenandbabiesareespeciallyatrisk.Studieshaveshownthatrisksofchildren'scancercouldincrease.

WhatAretheRisks?

Electricityispartofourdailylife.Weareconstantlyusingelectricalappliancesathomeandatwork,suchascomputers,photocopiers,clockradioalarms,electricblankets,microwaveovens—allwiththenecessaryACmainstransformersandwiring.AlloftheseproduceELFelectromagneticfields.Themorepowertheapplianceconsumesthestrongerthefielditcreates.

Ifyouspendlongperiodsoftimeclosetoawiringcircuitorappliancewithastrongfieldsuchasacomputerscreen,televisionscreen,heater,clockradioorelectricblanket,youmaybeatrisk.Youmayalsobeatriskifyouliveclosetohighvoltagepowerlines(aboveorbelowground)andtheirdistributiontransformers.Theprobablesafelevelforconstantexposurenowbeingdiscussedis1milligause(lessforchildren).Itwouldseemappropriatetoexercise"prudentavoidance"andlimittheexposuretoyou,yourfamilyandworkcolleagueswhereverpossible.

TheAppliancesThatMakeYourBrainBlowaFuse

Brainperformancecanbeimpairedbyaslitt

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

TopeoplelivingintheArctic,themeltingofsomeglaciersmaypermitnewopportunitiesfor______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B6】

22.

【B8】

23.听力原文：M：Iwaswonderingifyoufindmyexperiencerelevanttothejobyouadvertised．

W：Certainly．Infactwethinkyourprofessionalexpertiseimpressedusquitealot．Butyoushouldhavesentyourapplicationearlier．

Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(13)

A.Themandoesn'thavetheprofessionalexpertiserequired.

B.Someoneelsehasalreadygotthatjob.

C.Shehadreceivedtheman'sapplicationearlier.

D.Shedoesn'tthinkotherswereimpressedbytheman.

24.(28)

A.Becauseitwasoneofthefirsttools.

B.Becauseitdevelopedhumancapacities.

C.Becauseitledtotheinventionofmachines.

D.Becauseitwascrucialtothedevelopmentofmankind.

25.(47)

26.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

WeddingCrashersisacomedythathadoncetakenthetopatNorthAmericanboxofficein2005.Consideringthewaterloosmany(36)______filmshaveexperienced,Isupposeitisafairlyastonishingand(37)______achievementinthecompetitiveandunpredictablemarket.

Thestorylineisnot(38)______:WilsonandVaughnarelawyerssuccessfulindivorcesettlements,andtheyliketo(39)______intheweddingcrashinggames.Intonsofweddingparties,theysing,dance,andeat,butthesearenottheir(40)______motives.Theyareonlytoendupthedaywithsomeprettyfemaleattendeetogetintobed.

Repeated(41)______leadtounpleasantappetites.Attheendofthemarriageseason,they(42)______apowerwedding,thebrideofwhichisthedaughteroftheU.S.SecretaryoftheTreasury.ThereWilsonfallsinlovewithClaire,sisterofthebride.Afterthewedding,WilsonisinvitedtotheSecretary'shouse.However,hisliesarediscoveredandconsequentlyheis(43)______out.

Despiteallthese,thelovingflameinWilson'sheartdoesn'tseemtocrushout.Havingaccumulatedeverynervehecanget,(44)____________.GivingwaytotheHollywoodromanticcomedyrule,thisfilmendsupwithahappycome-off.

Franklyspeaking,thisfilmisnotasfunnyasIthought.(45)____________.Anyhow,thehugeboxofficesuccessjustprovedtothewholeworldthatAmericanslovethisfilmalot.(46)____________.

27.(17)

A.Pmalittlemorepepperinthesoup.

B.Servethesoupasitissaidintherecipe.

C.Tastethesouptoseeifitneedssomemorepepper.

D.Checktherecipetoseeiftheyfolloweditcorrectly.

28.(42)

29.(36)

A.Therewerelawsthatprotectedtherightsofslaves.

B.NobodyintheU.S.disagreedwithslaverybefore1800.

C.Therewasprogressintheoppositiontoslavery.

D.TheendoftheCivilWarenabledblackstoenjoyequality

30.(19)

A.Thestatepaysthestudentsfortheireducationfees.

B.Theyhavetobesupportedbytheirparentstofinisheducation.

C.Theycangetenoughgrantsfromthestateeasily.

D.Theyneedtopayfortheireducationonthemselves.

31.【B7】

32.听力原文：Sincethefirstprehistoricartistdrewthefirstpicturesonthewallsofacave,artistshavebeenusingstone,clay,paint,jewels,metalsandhundredsofothermaterialstotellthestoryofthehistoryoftheworld.

Building,paintingsandclothingstylescantelluswhatpeoplethoughtandfeltabouttheirworld.

CavepaintingsfromtheOldStoneAgeshowusanimalsandhunters.Butmoreimportant,theyalsoshowustheweaponsthatwereinuseinprehistorictimes.Theyshowthatfirewasused,andthatpeoplehadlearnedtomakesewingneedlesfrombone,andthatstonetoolshadbeeninventedfordiggingandcutting.Someroughlyformedimageshavebeenfoundinthecaves,too,showingthatcavedwellersappreciatedthebeautyofthehumanform.

IntheNewStoneAge,peoplelearnedtoweavecloth.Theydidn'thavetodependonanimals'skinsforclothing.Theyalsolearnedtobuildhouses,sincethebestfarminglandwasfarawayfromthemountaincavesinwhichtheirforefathershadlived.

(33)

A.Whatpeopleusedinbuildingtheirhouses.

B.Whatpeoplegrewintheland.

C.Howpeopledefendedthemselvesagainstthreats.

D.Howpeoplefoughtrainsandstorms.

33.(21)

A.Somewherethatiswithinashortdrivingdistanceofcampus.

B.Anapartmentwithfurniturealreadyinit.

C.Aplacewhereshecanlivealone.

D.Aquietroomwhereshecanstudywithoutinterruption.

34.

【B3】

35.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：Someyearsago,anAmericanpolicemanfoundawomanlyingnearalonelyroad.Shedidnotappeartohavehadanaccident,butshewastremblingandclearlyinastateofshock;Soherushedhertothenearesthospital.Shebegantotellthedoctorondutyastory,whichwasastonishinginallrespects.Shehadbeendrivingalongacountryreadwhenshehadbeenstoppedbyaflyingsaucer(蝶状物)lyinginfrontofher,Shehadbeenforcedtoleavethecarandentertheflyingsaucerbycreatureswhichlookedlikehumanbeingsandwhichcouldeasilymakethemselvesunderstood,althoughtheycouldnotspeak.Itwasasthoughtheycouldread.herthoughtsandshecouldreadtheirs.Theytreatedherpolitelyandallowedhertoleaveaftercarryingoutanumberoftestsonherandsheotherwiseseemedtobenormal.

Thedoctordecidedthatshewasprobablysufferingfromthesideeffectsofsomedrug.Thewomaninsistedonbeingallowedtogohome,butwhenshegaveheraddress,itwasinatownoverathousandmilesfromthehospital.Thepolicethenstartedtomakeinquiriesandsoondiscoveredthattherewasalreadyasearchgoingonforthewoman,whosehusbandhadreportedhermissing.Hercarhadbeenfoundwiththedriver'sdooropenandtheenginerunning.Infrontofthecar,thesurfaceoftheroadhadbeencompletelydestroyed,notbyanexplosionoranythingofthatkind,butasthoughlarge,circular,white-hot,objecthadburntthroughit.

(27)

A.Shewasdrivingalongacountyroad.

B.Shewaslyingnearalonelyroad,trembling.

C.Shewaslyinginahospitalbed.

D.Shewastellinganastonishingstorytoadoctor.

36.听力原文：Wecanagreewithprimitivemanthatfoodisabasicneed,butwedifferfromhiminourfoodwantsbecauseofthewidevarietyoffoodwehaveavailablecomparedwithhim;wehaveawiderchoice.Takefruitforexample,notonlycanweenjoythefruitsgrowninhiscentury,butbecauseofmodernmethodsoftransportandfoodpreservation,wecanalsoenjoythemorefruitsfromforeigncountriesthou-sandsofmilesaway,whereasprimitivemanislimitedinhischoicetothekindsoffruitwhichactuallygrowwherehelives.

Howevertheydifferinsatisfyingtheirhunger,primitiveandcivilizedmenbothexperiencethebasicneedforfood.

Thesameistrueofthesecondofourhumanneed.Clothingisnecessarytoregulatetheheatofourbodies.Sinceweliveinatemperateclimateweneedmoreclothesthanpeoplelivingintropicconditions.Likewise,ourclothingneedstochangewithseasons.

Shelter,thethirdofourneeds,dependsupontheclimate,theskillofthebuilder,one'ssocialposition,andthematerialsavailable.Thesimpleshelterofprimitivemanwouldnotdoforus,andyetitsatisfieshisneeds.Thethree-bedroomsuburbanhouseoftheaveragefamilywouldnotbegrandenoughforarichfamily,andyetthemodernhousecontainsmanyofthematerialcomfortswhichweredeniedtotheKingsandQueensofold.

(33)

A.Foodisnolongerabasicneedforus,whileitwasforprimitivepeople.

B.Weeatawidevarietyoffood.

C.Wenolongereatfruitthatprimitivepeopleeverate.

D.Weeatmorefoodthanprimitivepeopledo.

37.听力原文：W:Doyouwantanythingelse?

M:Yes,tstillwantsomesalad,somebreadandsomesoup.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

(17)

A.Atahospital.

B.Atalibrary.

C.Atabookstore.

D.Atarestaurant.

38.(25)

A.TheyproducedmorecarsthanAmericanmanufacturers.

B.Theyreducedcar-productioninAmerica.

C.Theygaveupmoremarketsharetothenatives.

D.Theytookoverplantsandmanufacturingcapacity.

39.听力原文：W:Hello,Steve?

M:Hi,Veronica.What'sgoingon?

W:Oh,mycar'shavingproblemsagain,butIdon'thavethetimeorthemoneytogetitfixed.

M:Isitreallybad?

W:It'sstartingtooverheatwheneverI'midlingorinheavytraffic,andtwodaysagoIhadtopullofftheexpresswayandwaituntiltheenginecooleddown.

M:Haveyoutakenitintoashop?

W:Well,Iwenttotwodifferentplacesyesterday;onemechanicsaidhe'dcheckthecoolantlevelandlookforfluidleaks;theotherguysaidhethoughtitwasthethermostat.Ididn'tleavethecarwitheitherofthem,though,becauseIdidn'thavearideback.

M:Whatareyougoingtodo?

W:Ireallydon'tknow.I'llhavetofigureoutsomething;thebusserviceisterriblearoundwhereIfive.Anyway,couldIaskyouforafavor?

M:Ofcourse,whatisit?

W:Youknow,tomorrow'sMondayandwe'resupposedtoturninourhomeworkinEnglish,butI'veonlygottenhalfwaythroughit—I'vejustbeentoobusy.IfIcameover,wouldyouhelpmefinishit?

M:Sure,I'llbehereallevening.AndactuallyIhaven'tfinishedthehomeworkeither;I'vejustbeenputtingitoff,soit'sgoodyou'recomingover—Ineedsomeonetomotivateme.

W:Thankyousomuch,Steve.It'ssoniceofyou.Seeyoulater.

(20)

A.Shedidn'ttakeittotherepairshopatall.

B.Shedecidedtothrowitawayandbuyanewone.

C.Shetookittotherepairshopbutrefusedtohaveitrepaired.

D.Sheturnedtomechanicsforhelpbuttheycoulddonothingwithit.

40.【B8】

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

Researchersarefindingthat______.

A.heartdiseaseandcancerarethemostcommonkillersofhumanbeings

B.bloodpressureandbrainfunctionaredecidedbycyclesofsun,moonandseasons

C.thefunctionsofhumanbodieshavemuchtodowithnature

D.anychangeinhumanbodiesgoessystematicallywithchangesintheenvironment

42.

【C8】

43.SectionB

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

Fastfood,amainstayofAmericaneatingfordecades,mayhavereachedaplateauintheUnitedStatesasthematuringbaby-boomgenerationlooksforamorevariedmenu.Fastfoodstillrepresentsa＄102billionayearindustry,butgrowthhasturnedsluggishrecentlyamidtoughcompetitionfromretailfoodstoresandamoreaffluentpopulationwillingtotrynewthingsandspendmore,analystssay.Signsoftroubleinfastfoodincludeprice-cuttingbyindustryleaders,includingeffortsbyMcDonald'stoattractcustomerswitha55centhamburger,andmajorplayerspullingoutorselling.O'Pepsico,forexample,issellingitsfast-foodrestaurantdivisionthatincludesTacoBell,PizzaHutandKFC.

"It'sbecomingharderandharderforthesefirmstogrow,"saidJimBrown,aprofessorofmarketingatVirginiaTechUniversity."IthinkintheUnitedStatesfastfoodhasreachedasaturation(饱和)pointbecauseofthenumberofcompetitorsandthenumberofoutlets."

Fast-foodrestaurantrevenuesgrew2.5percentin1996,accordingtoindustryfigures,theslowestsincetherecessionof1991.Thatisafarcryfrom(大不相同于)thelevelsofthe1970sand1980s.AccordingtotheFoodMarketingInstitute,consumersareusingsupermarketsfor21percentoftake-homefood,nearlydoublethelevelofayearago.Whilefast-foodrestaurantsstilllead,theirshamslippedsignificantly,from48percentin1996to41percentin1997.

"Consumershaveneverbeenmoredemandingthantheyaretoday,"saidMichaelSansolo,seniorvicepresidentoftheSupermarketTradeGroup."Theyarepressedfortime.Moneyisstillanissue...buttheirtastesareincreasinglydiverse--whetherit'sgourmetfoods,ethnicfoodsororganicofferings."

Meanwhile,theagingofthebaby-boompopulation--andthegrowthinthenumberofso-called"emptynesters"withgrownchildren--hasmeantasurgeinthenumberofpeoplewillingtospendmoreforupscaleitems.Thisgeneration"willhavetheluxuryofbeingmorediscriminating"astheirchildrenleavehome,notesHarryBalzer,vicepresidentoftheChicago-basedNPDconsultinggroup.Balzersaidsome18millionbabyboomerswillbecomeempty-nestersinthenext10years,leavingthemwithmoredisposableincometospendondiningout."Fastandcheapwillstillbedrivingfactors...butourdefinitionsoffastandcheapmaybechanging."

VariousreportssuggestindustryleaderMcDonald'sisstruggling,losingmarketsharewithlowersame-storesaleswhilecuttingbackthenumberofnewoutletsintheUnitedStates,partlyduetopressurefromfranchiserswhodon'twanttobesqueezed.Thecompanyreplacedtheheadofits12,000USrestaurantchainlastOctoberamidaslumpinUSmarketshare.

Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellabout?

A.Fastfooddisappointsconsumers.

B.Peoplepreferlessexpensivefood.

C.McDonald'sdominatesthemarketoffastfood.

D.Fastfoodislosingitsattraction.

44.

JaimeDerringersuggeststhatexposuretherapycanmostlikelyhelp______.

A.preventonefromacquiringspiderphobia

B.recognizespidersinamorepositiveway

C.lessenone'sfearforspiders

D.eliminatethespiderphobia

45.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTaboutOceanEdge?

A.Itdoesn'topentotourists.

B.Itwasrebuiltin1906.

C.Itcaughtafirein1890.

D.ItwasoriginallyaprivatehomeownedbyNixonfamily.

46.

Howdotheparentsrespondtobabies'cry?

A.Theycometodoubtit.

B.Theytakeitseriously.

C.Theyareindifferenttoit.

D.Theyarewearyofit.

47.WhatsuggestiondoesSarahJacksongiveonflexibleworkinghours?

A.Fathersshouldtrytoapplyfortheflexibleworkinghours.

B.Flexibleworkhoursresolvetheconflictbetweenfamilyandwork.

C.Employersgrantflexibleworkinghourstomarriedwomen.

D.Flexibleworkhourswillmakehomeinequalitiesworse.

48.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

ThisChristmastheworldeconomyoffersfewreasonsforgoodcheer.Ascreditcontractsandassetpricesdeclined,demandacrosstheglobeisdeclining.RichcountriescollectivelyfacetheseverestrecessionsincetheSecondWorldWar:thisweek'scutinthetargetforthefederalfundsratetobetweenzeroand0.25%showshowfearfulAmerica'spolicymakersare.Andconditionsaredeterioratingfasttooinemergingeconomies,whichhavebeenexhaustedbydecliningexportsandthedrying-upofforeignfinance.

Thisnewsisbadenoughinitself;butitalsoposesthebiggestthreattoopenmarketsinthemodemeraofglobalization.Forthefirsttimeinmorethanageneration,twooftheenginesofglobalintegration--tradeandcapitalflows--areshiftingintoreverseatthesametime.TheWorldBanksaysthatnetprivatecapitalflowstoemergingeconomiesin2009arelikelytobeonlyhalftherecord$1trillionof2007,whileglobaltradevolumeswillshrinkforthefirsttimesince1982.

Thistwinshiftwillforceadjustments.Countriesthathavereliedonexportstodrivegrowth,fromChinatoGermany,willslumpunlesstheycanboostdomesticdemandquickly.Thereisariskthatintheirdiscomfortgovernmentsturntoanold,butfalse,friend:protection