2022年河南省郑州市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)

2022年河南省郑州市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.Lesssleepcangainusweight,becauseitraisesourleptin,whichtriggersustoeatmore.

2.Antipollutionlegislationshavebeenenactedthankstothecontinuedpressurefrom______.

A.grass-rootsorganizations

B.individualactivism

C.environmentalists

D.environmentalregulation

3.

Maternaldeathsandinfantmortalityarelooselyconnectedwiththepatternsofreproduction.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.Evenontheirwaytodestinations,travelerscaneasilysurfInternetby802.11cardsifthereare______.

5.

Corrthinksthatifthereisanyproblemwithadrug,ifsbettertoknowit______.

6.Merck'sstockplummeted40%insixweeksbecausesomeVioxx"victims"died.

7.

WhenNancyWoods'sfathergottoknowtheir______,heagreedtomoveoutoftheirapartment.

8.ThemayorofaSpanishtownoncetriedtousefreeairpassageandhousingto______.

9.Exercisesingratitude,kindnessandoptimismcanmakepeoplehappier--butonlyiftheykeepdoingthemandtheseexercises______.

10.

Ifyouwanttogiveupajobwholesale,youshouldevaluate______fromit.

11.

WhatkindofstudentsdoesBillStroudteach?

A.9/11survivors.

B.Highschooljuniors.

C.Film-makingmajors.

D.Futureengineers,.

12.

Evenifyouhaveelectricityandwater,youstillcannotproducehydrogeneverywhere.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Sensiblecalculationofreal-worldrisksseemsentirelybeyondusandit'ssomethingwe'llneverdoexceptionallywell.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

______inhistorydidtheUShavenoVicePresident.

15.

TheGladstonefamilymadeagreatfortuneby______.

16.

Mostofthelibrariesarefreetopeople.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Broadleavedplantsinthetemperatezonesbegintoshedtheirleavesbeforewinterbecausetheycannot______.

18.

EricHorvitzhasbeenworkingonAIsystemthatmonitorsacomputeruser'sbehavior.andpredicts______.

19.

ThebookThePlayofPoweravoidsoveremphasizingondescribingtherolesof______inAmericanpoliticalhistoryandcontemporarypolities.

20.TheBermudaTriangle

ThereisaplaceintheAtlanticOceanwhereshipsandairplanesseemtodisappearmoreoftenthananywhereelseonEarth.Itseemstoform.atrianglebetweenMiami,Bermuda,andtheoceaneastofPuertoRico.ThisplaceiscalledtheBermudaTriangle.Over100planesandshipshavebeenlosttheresince1945.Over1,000,peoplehavedisappeared.

Itisalmostasffthelostplaneshadgoneintoaholeinthesky,asiftheslipshadbeensuddenlysuckedclownintoahugewhirlpool.Thestrangestthingisthatnothingiseverfound:nobodiesinthewaterorwasheduponthebeach.

ThebiggestsinglelossofplaneshappenedinDecemberof1945.FiveNavyplanesfromFloridawereflyingtogether.Therewere14meninthem.TheyradioedbacktotheirBasethattheirflyinginstrumentswerenotworking,theydidnotknowwheretheywere.Thebaseradioedbacktothemtofollowthesunvest.Theyansweredthattheycouldnotseethesun,eventhoughtheweatherwasgood.Theyalsosaidthattheoceandidn'tlookasitshould.Finallytheysaidtheycouldnothearthebase.Butthebasetowercouldstillhearthemtalkingaboutstrange"whitewater".Thelastthingthetowerheardwas:"Don'tcomeafterus.Itlookslike..."Thentherewassilence.

Inthemeantime,13meninanotherplanehadbeensenttohelpthem.Buttheysentjustonemessage.Itsaidthattheywerecomingtotheplacewheretheplaneswerelost.Thenitalsodisappearedandwasneverheardfromagain.Aftercheckingandsearchingformanymonths,aNavyofficersaid,"It'salmostasiftheyhadgonetoMars."

SometimesaplaneorshipwilldisappearfightaftersendingamessagesayingthateverythingisOK.DuringChristmasof1963aDC-3passengerplanewascomingintoMiamiforalanding.Thepilotaskedforlandingdirections.Thenhesaid,"Wouldyoubelieveit?ThepassengersarestillsingingChristmascarols!"Thensuddenlytheplane'sradiowentofftheair.Neithertheplanenoranyofthepassengersinitwereeverheardfromagain.

ItisknownthatpilotsofplanesoftenhavetroublewiththeirinstrumentsintheBermudaTriangle.ManypeoplehavestudiedtheTriangletofindoutwhatcouldbecausingsuchthingstohappedthere.In1965aNavyplanewassenttostudythemagneticfieldintheBermudaTriangle.Soonafterflyingintothearea,theplanedisappeared.The10meninitweregone,too.

Instrumenttroublealonecan'tbethewholeanswer.Mostoftheshipsandplaneshavevanishedclosetoland,ingoodweather,andoftenindaytime.Whateverhappensseemstohappenveryquickly.AsmallboatoncedisappearedrightoffMiamiharbor.Itsowner,DanBurack,hadstoppedatBuoyNo.9toadmiretheChristmaslightsonshore.HesuddenlysentacallforhelptotheCoastGuard.Hedidn'tsaywhatwaswrong.ACoastGuardboathurriedtoBuoyNo.9.

Onitsradio,themenheardBuracksay,"I'veneverseenonelikethatbefore."Nobodyknowswhathemeant.BythetimetheCoastGuardboatgotthere,Burack'sboatanditspassengershaddisappeared.

Manylargeshipshavevanished,too.Oneweighed20,000tons.Anotherhadmorethan300peopleonboard.TheradioononelargeshipfromJapansentaverystrangelastmessage.Itsaid,"Dangerlikedaggernow.Comequickly!Wecannotescape."Afterthismessage,theshipvanishedfromthesea.

SomethingintheBermudaTrianglecausesflightinstrumentstogooutoforder.Thismightexplainhowplanesgetlostandcrash.Butitwouldnotexplainwhyplaneswouldvanishsuddenlyingoodweatherandsometimeswhentheyarecominginforalanding.Someoftheshipscouldhavebeenturnedoverordestroyedbyaccidents.Orasmallboatcouldberunintoandsunkbyalargerone.Thisisnotlikely,though.Andinanycase,somethingwouldhaveb

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(41)

22.SectionA

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

(12)

A.1:50.B.1:55.C.2:00.D.2:05.

23.(19)

A.Theyshouldputthemeetingtoanend.

B.Shewouldliketodiscussanotheritem.

C.Shewantstodiscusstheissueagainlater.

D.Theyshouldholdanothermeetingtodiscussthematter.

24.听力原文：M:IwonderwhatmakesMothersoupsetthesedays.

W:Fatheriscancelinghisvacationtrip.Hepromisedtotakeherabroadlastyear.ButthecompanyisagainaskingFathertopostponehisvacation.

Q:Whyistheirmotherunhappy?

(13)

A.Theirfatherisunabletokeephispromise.

B.Theirfatherisgoingonavacationwithouther.

C.Theirfatherisn'ttellingherthetruth.

D.Theirfatherdoesn'twanttotravelabroad.

25.听力原文：About25millionchildrenindevelopingcountrieshavenohomes.Sotheyliveoncitystreets.Another75millionchildrenliveathomebutworkonthestreets.UnitedNationsChildren'sFundsaysmostofthesechildrendonotreceiveeducationorhealthcare.Theprivateorganizationknownas"ChildHopeU.S.A."istryingtodosomethingtohelpthesechildren.Thegrouphasmanygoals.ChildHopeU.S.A.wantstohaltthespreadofAIDSandtheuseofillegaldrugsamongchildren.Itwantstoprotectyounggirlsfrombeingmistreatedsexually.Itwantstoteachchildrenhowtoprotectthemselves,howtosurviveconditionsonthestreetsandhowtofeelgoodaboutthem.ChildHopeU.S.A.istryingtoestablisheducationalprogramsforthechildren.Itis'workingwithlocalgroupstogettheirhelpinprotectingtherightsofstreetchildren.And,itistryingtomakeinternationaldevelopmentgroupsmoreinformedaboutstreetchildren.Somechildrenbeginlivingonthestreetswhentheyarefiveyearsoldoryounger.Four-year-oldscanbefoundsellinggoodsonthestreetcomerorbeggingforfoodandmoney.Someofthesechildrenhavelosttheirfamilies,becauseofwarsornaturaldisasters,suchasearthquakesandfloods.Somearehelpingtheirfamiliesearnenoughmoneytosurvive.StudiesshowthatmorethanonemillionchildrenliveandworkonthestreetsinthePhilippines.SevenmillionchildrenliveonthestreetsinBrazil.About250thousandchildrenliveonthestreetsinMexico.AborntenmillionMexicanchildrenworkonthestreets.ChildHopeU.S.A.workscloselywithinternationalchildren'sgroups,governmentagenciesandothernationalandlocalgroups.IthasofficesinBrazil,Guatemala,thePhilippines,Britain,CanadaandtheUnitedStates.ChildHopeU.S.A.alsoworksto.improvechildlaborlaws.In1992,Pakistanapprovednewlawstocontrolchildlabor.Thelawsmakeitillegalforcompaniestolendmoneytofamiliesandletchildrenrepaytheloanbyworkinginfactories.Yet,abouteightmillionchildrenstillareworkinginPakistantorepayloans.Wewilltalkmoreabouttheproblemsofchildrenindevelopingcountriesnextweek.

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A.25million.B.100million.C.50million.D.75million.

26.(36)

A.Baby-theParrotDetective.

B.AnAmazonParrot.

C.RisingCrimeRatesinAmericanSociety.

D.HowtoProtectYourHouse

27.(24)

A.One;Two;One

B.Two;One;One.

C.One;One;Two.

D.Two;One;Two.

28.听力原文：W:Ifwehurrywecantaketheexpresstrainandsaveanhour.

M:Yes.TheexpresstakesonlytwohourstogettoTokyo.

Q:HowlongdoesittakethelocaltraintoTokyo?

(17)

A.Onehour.B.Threehours.C.Twohours.D.Fourhours.

29.(47)

30.SectionC

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

Inourlife,thereoftenappearsamostinfluentialpersonwhoitishardforustobrushaside.Perhapsthemost【B1】______personIhaveevermetisProf.SmithwhotaughtusphilosophywhenIwasafreshman.AlthoughIlastmethimfiveyearsago,Istillrememberhisspecialqualitiesmostdistinctively.First,Iwasimpressedbyhisdevotionto【B2】______becausehislectureswerealwayswell-preparedandclearly【B3】______,studentsswarmedhisclassroom.Hisfollowersappreciatethefactthathebelievedinwhathetaughtandthathewas【B4】______stimulating.Furthermore,hecouldbecountedontoexplainhisideasinanimaginativelyway,introducingsuchaidstounderstandingaspaintings,recordings,piecesofsculptureandguestlecturers.Onceheevensangasonginclassto【B5】______apoint.Second,Iadmiredthefactthathewouldmeetwithstudentsoutsideoftheclassroomortalktothemonthetelephone.Atothertimeshewould【B6】______astudenttoagameofchess.Atothertimes,hewouldjoingroupstodiscusssubjects【B7】______fromastronomytopopmusic.Finally,Iwasdeeplyattractedbyhislively【B8】______.Hebelievedthat【B9】______andatleastoneloudlaughs.【B10】______.【B11】______IfitistruethenProf.Smithistrulyawiseman.

【B1】

31.

【B7】

32.(22)

A.Theyattendahouse-sitter'sparty.

B.Theycheckahouse-sitter'sreferences.

C.Theyinterviewahouse-sitter'sfriends.

D.Theylookatahouse-sitter'stranscripts.

33.SectionC

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

听力原文：MildweatherhasbroughtJapan'smuch-lovedcherrytreesinto(36)bloomtwoweeksearlythisyear,butnoteveryoneis(37)thrilledtoseetheblossomsaheadoftime.Someinthe(38)leisureandretailindustriesarewatchingcarefullylaidplansfallapart.The(39)emergenceofthepalepinkflowersisanationalobsession,withTVnetworks(40)frequentlyairingblossomupdatesontheirnewsprograms.Families,companiesandfriends(41)packTokyo'sparksduringtheseasonto(42)picnicunderthefloweringtrees.Thesepartiescanbe(43)organizedatthelastminute,butforbusinessesthatarrangeflower-viewingtours,timingiseverything."If(44)itturnsoutthatpeoplewon'tbeabletoseecherryblossomsatall,we'dhavetocancelthetours,"aspokeswomanfortravelagentNihonRyokosaid."Actually,someofourtourshavenobookingsanyway,because(45)customerscanseethesituationforthemselvesontelevision."AgroupofretailersinChiyodawardincentralTokyohasalsocalledoffacherry-blossomfestivalscheduledfornextmonth,whentheflowerswillbegone.Oneofficeworker,however,(46)sawtheearlyblossomsasagoodomenfortheailingeconomy."Forthepast10yearsJapan'seconomyhasbeenalatebloomer.Nowitwillfinallyblossom,"hetoldFujiTelevision.

MildweatherhasbroughtJapan'smuch-lovedcherrytreesinto【B1】______twoweeksearlythisyear,butnoteveryoneis【B2】______toseetheblossomsaheadoftime.Someinthe【B3】______andretailindustriesarewatchingcarefullylaidplansfallapart.The【B4】______ofthepalepinkflowersisanationalobsession,withTVnetworks【B5】______airingblossomupdatesontheirnewsprograms.Families,companiesandfriends【B6】______Tokyo'sparksduringtheseasonto【B7】______underthefloweringtrees.Thesepartiescanbe【B8】______atthelastminute,butforbusinessesthatarrangeflowerviewingtours,timingiseverything."If【B9】____________,wedhavetocancelthetours,aspokeswomanfortravelagentNihonRyokosaid."Actually,someofourtourshavenobookingsanyway,because【B10】____________"AgroupofretailersinChiyodawardincentralTokyohasalsocalledoffacherryblossomfestivalscheduledfornextmonth,whentheflowerswillbegone.Oneofficeworker,however,【B11】____________"Forthepast10yearsJapan'seconomyhasbeenalatebloomer.Nowitwillfinallyblossom,"hetoldFujiTelevision.

【B1】

34.

【B10】

35.

【B5】

36.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Excuseme.I'mastrangerhereandhavelostmyway.CouldyoutellmewhereTreadHallis?

W:Oh,justwalkdownthisroad,takethefirstturningontheleft.Thenwalkfourblocksandyou'llseea20-storeybuilding.TheTreadHallisjustnexttoit.

Q:WhereistheTreadHall?

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A.TheTreadHallisontheleftofa20-storeybuilding.

B.TheTreadHallisontherightofa20-storeybuilding.

C.TheTreadHallisbehinda20-storeybuilding.

D.TheTreadHallisnexttoa20-storeybuilding.

37.(34)

A.Shortentheteachingperiodsandchangesubjects.

B.Teachthechildrentoconcentratetotheclasses.

C.Occupythechildrenwith1earning.

D.Simplifythecontentoftheclass.

38.听力原文：W:HaveyouheardthataNobelPrizewinnerwillgiveusaspeechontonight'sconferenceheldintheCentralHall?IoughttocallSusanandtellhertheexcitingnewsnow.

M:Whybother?You'llseeheratsupper.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomantodo?

(16)

A.ToaskSusantogiveaspeechbeforesupper.

B.TomeetSusaninthehallaftersupper.

C.TocallSusanimmediatelyandtellherthenews.

D.TotellSusanatsupperaboutthenews.

39.(42)

40.SectionC

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

WiththeStartofBBCWorldServiceTelevision,millionsofviewersinAsiaandAmericacannowwatchtheCorporation'snews(36)______.

AndofcourseinBritainlistenersandviewerscan(37)______intotwoBBCtelevisionchannels,fiveBBCnationalradioservicesanddozensoflocalradiostations,Theyarebroughtsport,comedy,drama,music,newsandcurrentaffairs,education,religion,parliamentarycoverage,children'sprogramsandfilmsforan(38)______licensefeeof￡83perhousehold.

Itisaremarkablerecord,(39)______backover70years—yettheBBC'sfutureisnowin(40)______.TheCorporationwillsurviveasapubliclyfundedbroadcastingorganization,atleastforthetimebeing,butitsrole,itssizeanditsprogramsarenowthesubjectofa(41)______debateinBritain.

Thedebatewas(42)______bytheGovernment,whichinvitedanyonewithanopinionoftheBBC—(43)______ordinarylistenersandviewers-tosaywhatwasgoodorbadabouttheCorporation.(44)____________.

DefendersoftheCorporation-ofwhomtherearemany-arefondofquotingtheAmericanslogan"Ifitain'tbroke,don'tfixit."TheBBC"ain'tbroke",theysay,bywhichtheymeanitisnotbroken,sowhybothertochangeit?(45)____________.ThecommercialTVchannelswererequiredbytheThatcherGovernment'sBroadcastingActtobecomemorecommercial,competingwitheachotherforadvertisers,andcuttingcostsandjobs.(46)____________.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.(49)

42.

Bysayingthat"Theyheldtheirrankstogether"(Para.2),theauthormeansthattheRepublicans______.

A.keptindifferenttothedecliningsupport

B.wereunitedtofightagainstpubliccriticism

C.reorganizedthearmyinIraq

D.kepttheirpositionasthepartyinpower

43.

Accordingtothepassage,testingteamattheUniversityofIowaisthefirstto______.

A.developamethodtotesthearingbywayofthebrain

B.determinetheextentofbraindamageinhearing-impairedpersons

C.observethereactionofthebraintoalaboratory-controllednoise

D.studyallthepartsofbrain-waveresponsesatthesametime

44.

【C7】

45.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Wildducksandothermigratory(迁移的)birdscouldbeimportantcarriersofdeadlybirdflu,researcherssay.Evenso,theinfectious-diseaseexpertssaythereisnosolidbasisforkillingwildbirdstoprotectpoultryandminimizetheriskofhumaninfection.

TheEuropeanteaminvestigatingtheglobalspreadoftheH5N1strainofavianinfluenza(禽流感)sayscertainduckspeciesmaybeinfectingwildbirdpopulations.Geeseandwadingbirdsarealsopossiblevectors(带菌者)ofthevirus,theteamsays.

Theteam'sstudywasledbyBjornOlsenofUmeaUniversityinSweden.OlsenrunsEurope'slargestwild-birdflumonitoringprogram.

Studieshaveshownthatinfluenzavirusesinlakewater,generallypassedviabirdfeces(粪),canstayinfectiousforupto30days.Themigrationorfeedingbehavior.ofdabblingduckscouldatleastpartiallyexplainthespreadoftheH5N1strainofbirdflu,theresearchersadd.

Thisgroupofduckspeciesincludesmallards,teal,pintails,andothersthatfeedatornearthesurface,wherevirusesinwateraremostlikelytobepickedup.Perhapsasaresult,dabblershavethehighestknownratesofavianinfluenzainfection,thestudysays.Forinstance,nearly13percentofmallardstestedpositiveforbirdflu.OtherspeciestestedincludetheAmericanblackduck(18.1percent),blue-wingedteal(11.5percent),andnorthernpintail(11.2percent).

However,birdfluvirusesappeartoexistinducksinalow-pathogenicform,meaninginfectiondoesn'tusuallyleadtosevereillnessanddeath.

"Dabblingducksareforsuretheprimehostsforlowpathogenicviruses,"saidstudyco-authorRonFouehier,avirologistattheErasmusMedicalCenterinRotterdam,Netherlands."Butthebigquestionis,howmuchofourknowledgeaboutthesevirusescanwetranslatetohigh-pathogenicvirusessuchastheH5NIstrainofbirdflu?"

Inpoultryavianvirusescanmutate(变异)intomorevirulentinfluenzastrains,includingH5NI.Ifthismutatedvirusthenfindsitswaybackintowildpopulations,thebirdscouldthenspreadthediseasethroughmigration.

SomescientistshavearguedthatwildbirdsinfectedwithHN51wouldbetooilltomigrate.Swans,forinstance,appeartobeparticularlyvulnerabletothestrain."Swansapparentlydropdeadquiteeasily,buttheyareunlikelytobethevectorbecausetheyarenotgoingtoflyveryfariftheyaredead,"Fouchiersaid.

ButthestudyteamsaysthatsomebirdsthathavebeenpurposelyinfectedforthesakeofresearchshowthatwildbirdscansurviveH5N1."ForsomereasonH5N1hasadaptedsoitnolongerkillsdabblingducks,"Fouchiersaid.Thismeanstheducksmaybeabletospreadthevirusoverawidearea.

Thestudyteamsaysmigratorygeesemayalsobevectors,becausetheyoftengrazeinhugeflocks,apracticethatcouldencouragetransmission.

Migratingducks,theresearchersadd,"couldprovideanintercontinentalbridge"forbirdflutoNorthAmerica,whichhasnotyethadanyknowncasesofH5N1.

Accordingtotheauthor,whatmaybethepossiblecarriersofbirdflu?

46.

【C3】

47.Whyaresomanypeopleunhappyintheirjobs?Therearetwoprimaryreasons.First,somepeopleareconvincedthatearningalivingiswastingtimethattheycouldspendenjoyingthemselvesoruncoveringtheirtruetalents.

Ifthisisthecasewithyou,recallyourlastlongvacation.Wasittwoweeksofcompleteenjoyment?Morelikelyitwasaweekandahalfoffuninthesun,withanotherhalfaweekof"Boy,Ican'twaittogetbacktowork."Ifyoudidn'tfeelsuchvacationblues,thenimaginetakingaleaveofabsence.Youcoulduseittoworkonanovel,enrollinclassesorjustsitaroundwatchingTV.Attheendofthreemonths,inalllikelihood,yourself-esteemwouldbeatanall-timelow.Whileallworkandnoplayisnotgood,allplayandnoworkisdisastrous.Weneedtofeelweareaccomplishingsomething.Wealsoneedsomeform.oforderinourlives.

Thesecondandperhapsmoreprevalentreasonforpeoplenottoliketheirworkisthattheyfeeltrapped.Onceyou'vebeenatacompanyforfiveyearsandhaveaspouse,amortgageandachild,youoftenfeelyouhaveverylittlechoiceaboutjumpingshipifthingsaren'tturningoutasyou'dplanned.Asteadypaycheckcanbethebiggestmanacleofall.Peopleresenthavingtodosomethingbecausetheyhavenootherchoice.

Ifyoufindyourselfresentingyourjobbecauseyoucan'taffordtoquit,itmaybetimetopreparewhatonecareercounselorhumorouslycallsa"cyanidecapsule".Herecallsspymoviesinwhichthesecretagenthassuchacapsulehiddensomewhereonhisbody.Ifhe'scapturedandtorturedunbearably,hehasanoption.Andhavinganoptiongiveshimthestrengthtoholdonalittlelongerinthehopethatthesituationmaychange.

Ratherthancyanide,youroptiontakestheform.ofanup-to-dateresume.Youmightalsotakeaweeklyglancethroughthehelp-wantedsection,andmakesomevisitstoindustryfunctionswherelow-keynetworkingcantakeplace.You'renotgivinguponyourcurrentjob.Rather,youareprovidingyourselfwithanoption.Ifthingsgetunbearableatwork,youcouldjumpship.Beinginthispositioncandowondersforyourattitude.Itallowsyoutoenjoyyourworksince,inreality,youarethereonlybecauseyouwanttobe.

Atthecoreofadoptingapositiveattitudetoyourworkplaceis,aboveall,assumingresponsibilityforyourownsituation.Mostpeoplefeelcontrolledbytheirenvironment,buttheyreallyaren't.Theyhavetolearntomanagethatenvironmentsotheycangetfromitwhattheyneed.

Thefirstmainreasonformanypeople'sunhappinessintheirjobsrisesfromtheirconvictionthat______.

A.workingislikekillingtheirtruetalents

B.workingatajobisjustwastingtheirtime

C.workingisnottheenjoymenttheyareafter

D.workingistheleastenjoyablewayofspendingtime

48.

Forahistoricvisit,youcanchoosetheAnneFrankHouse,wheretheyounggirl______.

49.

Ifyouknowwhatyouwanttostudy,researchreputationsofacademicdepartmentsby______.

50.

Theauthorhasshownthefollowingsentimentsinthepassage,except______.

A.excitementB.biasC.sympathyD.sarcasm

51.

Thepassageimpliesthat______.

A.switchgrassisthemostidealrawmaterialforthecellulosicethanolproduction

B.corn-basedethanolhashigherenergyratethanswitchgrass-basedethanol

C.corn-basedethanolhasbeeninventedandisbeingrefined,butnotcommericalized

D.switchgrassisdirectlyusedasrawmaterialforthecellulosicethanolproduction

52.Foralltheirgreatdiversityofshapesandsizes,glacierscanbedividedintotwoessentialtypes:valleyglaciers,whichflowdownhillfrommountainsandareshapedbytheconstraintsoftopography(地貌),andicesheets,whichflowoutwardinalldirectionsfromdome--likecentersofaccumulatedicetocovervastexpanseofterrain.Whatevertheirtype,mostglaciersareremnantsofgreatshroudsoficethatcoveredtheearthyearsago.Inafewoftheseglacierstheoldesticeisveryancientindeed;theageofpartsoftheAntarcticsheetmayexceed500,000years.

Glaciersareborninrockywombabovethesnowline,wherethereissufficientwintersnowfallandsummercoldforsnowtosurvivetheannualmelting.Thelonggestationperiodofaglacierbeginswiththeaccumulationandgradualtransformationofsnowflakes.Soonaftertheyreachtheground,complexsnowflakesarereducedtocompact,roughlysphericalicecrystals,a