2023年广东省揭阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

【2023年】广东省揭阳市大学英语6级大

学英语六级真题（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

、l.WritingQO题）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicChangesofOwnershipofHousesinChina.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

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1.简单描述下图表内容。

2.变化原因。

3,这个变化对个人和社会的影响。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealetterto

yourcousinTom.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourletteron

thesituationgivenbelow:

Tom刚刚考上大学，不适应大学的学习和生活，为此，他写信给你（大

三学生）向你请教。你回信给他向他讲你的大学学习和生活经验。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicRisingDivorceRatesinChina.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiven

inChinesebelow:

1975198019X5IWO199520002(X)52010

1.描写图表反映的问题

2.你认为最近几年中国离婚高的原因是什么

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人赞成提高退休年龄

2.有人则反对

3.你的看法

ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledLearntoResistTemptation.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow:

-大千世界充满各种诱惑

-举例说明不能抵制诱惑的害处

-如何抵制诱惑

LearntoResistTemptation

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicAgingofthePopulation.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.我国人口老龄化现象日趋普遍；

2.人口老龄化给社会、家庭带来越来越多的负担；

3.如何妥善解决人口老龄化问题。

AgingofthePopulation

7.1.有人认为考研是大学毕业生最好的出路

2.也有人持不同意见

3.我的看法

ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicTestforNationalCivilServants.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.近几年兴起了一股国家公务员考试(TestforNationalCivilServants)热

2.产生这种现象的原因

3.我的看法

TestforNationalCivilServants

9.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteashortessayentitledInternet

accordingtothefollowingoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.Thefirstsentence

ofeachparagraphhasbeengiventoyou.

1.因特网越来越普遍地进入到我们的学习、工作和生活当中

2.因特网的益处

3.因特网的消极方面

Internet

Internethasbeenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife..

Internethasenabledustodoalotofthingsmoreeasilyandquickly..

However,ifnotmanagedproperly,Internetcancreatemanyproblemstoo.

Allinall,wecannotlivewithoutInternetnow..

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledBuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.在校大学生炒股的现象在一些地方很普遍

2.有人认为这种行为不利于学生的学习，也有人认为这种行为能让学生

有所收获

3.你的观点

BuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10题)

11.YouTubecanhardlygenerateprofitbecause.

A.itscontentcanbeillegal

B.itisonlypartofGoogle

C.itisnotwell-knownenough

D.itsetstoomanylimitstousers

12.

Themajorreasonfortheexplosionofthecigarettemarketis.

13.

Childrenshouldlearnmoreresponsibilityfortheirhealththroughclassesin

14.

Accordingtothepassage,calorieintakeisthemostimportantreasonleading

peopletobecomingfat.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.Untilthenineteensixties,blackpeopleinmanypartsoftheUnitedStates

didnothavethesamecivilrightsaswhitepeople.LawsintheAmerican

Southkepttiletworacesseparate.Theselawsforcedblackpeopletoattend

separateschools,liveinseparateareasofacityandsitinseparateareasona

bus.

OnDecemberfirst,nineteenfifty-five,inthesoutherncityofMontgomery,

Alabama,aforty-twoyearoldblackwomangotonacitybus.Thelawatthat

timerequiredblackpeopleseatedinoneareaofthebustogiveuptheirseats

towhitepeoplewhowantedthem.Thewomanrefusedtodothisandwas

arrested.ThisactofpeacefuldisobediencestartedprotestsinMontgomery

thatledtolegalchangesinminorityrightsintheUnitedStates.Thewoman

whostarteditwasRosaParks.Today,wetellherstory.

ShewasbomRosaLouiseMcCauleyinnineteen-thirteeninTuskegee,

Alabama.Sheattendedlocalschoolsuntilshewaselevenyearsold.Thenshe

wassenttoschoolinMontgomery.Shelefthighschoolearlytocareforher

sickgrandmother,thentocareforhermother.Shedidnotfinishhighschool

untilshewastwenty-one.RosamarriedRaymondParksinnineteenthirty-

two.Hewasabarberwhocutmen'shair.Hewasalsoacivilrightsactivist.

Together,theyworkedforthelocalgroupoftheNationalAssociationforthe

AdvancementofColoredPeople.Innineteenforty-three,MissusParks

becameanofficerinthegroupandlateritsyouthleader.

RosaParkswasaseamstressinMontgomery.Sheworkedsewingclothes

fromthenineteenthirtiesuntilnineteenfifty-five.Thenshebecamea

representationoffreedomformillionsofAfrican-Americans.Inmuchofthe

AmericanSouthinthenineteenriffles,thefirstrowsofseatsoncitybuses

wereforwhitepeopleonly.Blackpeoplesatinthebackofthebus.Both

groupscouldsitinamiddlearea.However,blackpeoplesittinginthatpart

ofthebuswereexpectedtoleavetheirseatsifawhitepersonwantedtosit

there.RosaParksandthreeotherblackpeoplewereseatedinthemiddlearea

ofthebuswhenawhitepersongotonthebusandwantedaseat.Thebus

driverdemandedthatallfourblackpeopleleavetheirseatssothewhite

personwouldnothavetositnexttoanyofthem.Thethreeotherblacksgot

up,butMissusParksrefused.Shewasarrested.Somepopularstoriesabout

thatincidentincludethestatementthatRosaParksrefusedtoleaveherseat

becauseherfeetweretired.Butsheherselfsaidinlateryearsthatthiswas

false.Whatshewasreallytiredof,shesaid,wasacceptingunequaltreatment.

Sheexplainedlaterthatthisseemedtobetheplaceforhertostopbeing

pushedaroundandtofindoutwhathumanrightsshehad,ifany.

AgroupofblackactivistwomeninMontgomerywasknownastheWomen's

PoliticalCouncil.Thegroupwasworkingtoopposethemistreatmentofblack

buspassengers.Blackshadbeenarrestedandevenkilledforviolatingorders

frombusdrivers.RosaParkswasnotthefirstblackpersontorefusetogive

upaseatonthebusforawhiteperson.ButblackgroupsinMontgomery

consideredhertobetherightcitizenaroundwhomtobuildaprotestbecause

shewasoneofthefinestcitizensofthecity.

Thewomen'sgroupimmediatelycalledforallblacksinthecitytorefuseto

rideoncitybusesonthedayofMissusParks'trial,Monday,Decemberfifth.

Theresultwasthatfortythousandpeoplewalkedandusedother

transportationonthatday.Thatnight,atmeetingsthroughoutthecity,blacks

inMontgomeryagreedtocontinuetoboycottthecitybusesuntiltheir

mistreatmentstopped.Theyalsodemandedthatthecityhireblackbusdrivers

andthatanyonebepermittedtositinthemiddleofthebusandnothaveto

getupforanyoneelse.TheMontgomerybusboycottcontinuedforthree

hundredeighty-onedays.ItwasledbylocalblackleaderE.D.Nixo

A.YB.NC.NG

16.Accordingtothepassage,onehealthbenefitsofwalkingisthat.

A.yourbonedensitywillbedecreased

B.youwillloseweightinaneasyandquickway

C.youwillenjoybetterheartcondition

D.youwillhavestrongerupperbodymuscles

17.

Apreconditionforareadertolearntoreadrapidlyandwellisthathemust

havethenecessary.

18.

Thereasonswhyhealthservicesgrowfasttodayare,thegrowingsize

oftheU.S.populationandtheincreasingproportionofolderpeopleinthe

population.

19.

TheUnitedStatesintendedtounitetheArabworldtocontroltheoiland

strategiczonesintheMiddleEast.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

MakingsurethatBluetoothanditsconnecteddevicesdon'tinterferewithone

anothercanbedifficult.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension（10题）

21.听力原文：M:I'vebeenwaitingallweekforthisconcert.Theperformance

issaidtobeexcellent.Andwithourstudentdiscount,theticketswillbereal

cheap.

W:Ahah...I'mafraidIleftmystudentIDcardinthedorm.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Shewantstoborrowtheman'sstudentIDcard.

B.Theticketsarelessexpensivethansheexpected.

C.Shewon'tbeabletogetanydiscountfortheticket.

D.Theperformanceturnedouttobedisappointing.

22.听力原文：W:Hello,Mark.Haveyoueverplayedcricket?

M:No,never.Haveyou,Joe?

W:No,butIoncewatchedagameattheCricketClub.

M:Didyouenjoyit?

W:No,notmuch,thougheverybodyelseseemedto.Ifounditveryslow.

Nothingmuchseemedtohappen.PerhapsthatwasbecauseIdidn'treally

understandwhatwasgoingon.

M:It'sabitlikebaseball,isn'tit?

W:Well,notreally,Inbaseballthereisonlyonemanwithahatbutincricket

therearetwo.

M:Bothatthesametime?

W:No.Theytaketurns.Theyeachstandatoneendofthepitchinfrontof

somestickscalled"stumps"orthe"wicket".Amemberoftheotherteam,the

"bowler",throwstheballatthestumps.Thebatsmantriestoprotectthewicket

andhittheballasfarashecan.

M:Whathappenswhenhehitstheball?

W:Thebatsmenruntochangepositions.That'scalleda"run".Theydoitas

manytimesastheycan.M:Whatdoestheotherteamdo?

W:Oneofthemrunsaftertheballandthrowsitatthewicket.Ifhehitsit

whilethebats-menarestillrunning,oneofthemisout.

M:Thatsoundsalittlelikebaseball.

W:Notreally.Ithinkbaseballismoreexciting.

M:Yes,sodoI.

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Altisexciting.

B.Thereisalotoffan.

C.Itisahardgame.

D.Itisaslowgame.

23.(17)

A.Thehusbandwenttothehairsalonwithhiswife.

B.Thewifeisannoyedatherhusband'scomplaint.

C.Thehusbandisnotusuallysoobservant.

D.Thewifeisgoingtothehairdresser's.

24.

[B8]

25.(28)

A.WhereUFOscame.

B.TheHeaven.

C.TheriverofHeaven.

D.Lightinthesky.

26.(34)

A.Peoplemarryatamuchlatertime.

B.Morebirthcontroldevicesandmethodshavebeenused.

C.Womenwouldrathergotostudyorworkthanhavechildren.

D.A11oftheabove.

27.听力原文：Therearesuperstitionsattachedtonumbers.Thosenumbers

between1and13wereinparticularthoughttohaveapowerfulinfluenceover

theaffairsofmen.Forexample,itiscommonlysaidthatluck,goodorbad,

comesinthree;ifanaccidenthappens,twomoreofthesamekindmaybe

expectedsoonafterwards.Thearrivalofaletterwillbefollowedbytwo

otherswithinacertainperiod.

Anotherbeliefinvolvingthenumberthreehasitthatitisunluckytolight

threecigarettesfromonematch.Ifthishappens,thebadluckthatgoeswith

thedeedfallsuponthepersonwhosecigarettewasthelasttobelit.

Sevenwasanothersignificantnumber,usuallyregardedasabringerofgood

luck.Theancientastrologersbelievedthattheuniversewasgovernedby

sevenplanets.Sevenhorseshoesnailedtoahousewillprotectitfromallevil.

Nineisusuallythoughtofasaluckynumberbecauseitistheproductofthree

timesthree.ItwasmuchusedbytheAngloSaxonsintheircharmsforhealing.

Thirteen,aswewellknow,isregardedwithgreataweandfear.Thecommon

beliefisthatthisderivesfromthefactthattherewere13peopleatChrist's

lastsupper.Inmoremodemtimes13isanespeciallyunluckynumberofa

dinnerparty.Forexample,hotelswillavoidnumberingafloorthe13thand

noroomisgiventhenumber13.

Yetoddlyenough,tobebornonthe13thofthemonthisnotregardedwith

anyfearatall,whichjustshowshowirrationalweareinoursuperstitious

beliefs.

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A.3and7.B.7and9.C.3and9.D.3and13.

28.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：Nomancanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.

Butifyoustudycorrectlythesignsaroundyou,youmaytellimportant

changesinweather.Thiswayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbelikeonthe

followingdayortwoiscalledweatherforecasting.

Formanycenturiesandinallcountriespeoplehavestudiedtheweatherand

triedtomakeweatherforecasting.Sometimesdistantobjectssuchashillsand

talltreesseemtobeveryclearandnear.Thisisasignofmuchwatervapor

intheair,andthereforerainwillprobablycome.Ringsroundthesunarealso

asignofcorningrain.Manypeoplefeelpainintheirbones,Thisisasignof

thecomingofwetweather.Somebirdsflyhighiffreeweatheriscoming.

Theyflynearthegroundifrainorstormyweatherisontheway,Itisprobably

becausetheinsectswhichtheyarehuntingflylow.Ifyouseearainbowduring

rainyweather,thisisasignthattheweatherwillbecomeclearandfine.Such

rainbowsalwayscomeinthecraning.Iftherainbowappearsinthemorning,

rainyweatherwillprobablycome.Ifafogappearsinthemorningjustabout

sunrisethenthedaywillbewarm.Lfthestarstwinkleclearlyatnight,then

fineweatherwillcontinue.Ifthesunsetismostlyredincolor,thenthe

followingdaywillbefine,

Mostoftheabovesayingshavebeenmadebypeoplewhohaveusedthen-

eyesandbrainstomakeweatherforecasting.

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A.Theweatherwinbeclearandfine.

B.Rainwillprobablycome.

C.Therewillbeafog.

D.Fineweatherwillcontinue.

29.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：IwasbornjustaftertheendoftheWorldWarH,soIhavelived

ininterestingeconomictimes.Myparents'experiencesintheGreat

Depressionofthe1930sgavethemaworrisomeattitudetowardsmoney.On

theonehand,theywereverygratefulforbettertimesandweredetermined

thatmysistersandIwouldhaveeverythingtheyhadbeendenied—thatwe

wouldneversufferastheyhad.Ontheotherhand,theywereverycarefulwith

money,restrainedbytheirearthatbadtimesmightreturn.

Aschildrenandyoungadults,my.friendsandIknewgoodeconomictimes,

andwedidn'tunderstandourparents'fearaboutgoingbacktothe"badold

days".Parentsusedtoscoldtheirchildrenbysaying,"Youdon'tknowthe

valueofthedollar."Theymeantthatwedidn'treallyappreciatemoneyor

understandhowdifficultitwastoearnandsave;neitherdidweunderstand

howbadlifecouldbewithoutenoughtobuythenecessities.Bythetimewe

hadbecomeadults,however,dramaticchangesintheinflationratemadethe

statementtrueinanotherway.

Ourparentshadlearnedtosave,tobefrugal,andtoputmoneyaway"fora

rainyday".Welearnedtospendimpulsivelyinordertopurchaseitemsbefore

theybecamemoreexpensive.Interestratesonmostsavingsaccountswere

lessthantherateofinflation,soitmadesomeeconomicsensetospendnow,

savelater.Unfortunately,ourresponsetoinflationactuallyfueledit,and

governmentwageandpricecontrolswererequiredtobringthesituationunder

control.

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A.1930-1965.

B.1945—present.

C.1930—present.

D.1965—present.

30.(32)

A.Polite.B.Patient.C.Changeable.D.Clever.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3题)

31.Ifpollutioncontinuestoincreaseatthepresentrate,formationofaerosols

(浮质)intheatmospherewillcausetheonsetofaniceageinabout50years'

time.Thisconclusion,reachedbyDr.S.I.RasoolandDr.S.H.Schneider,of

theUnitedStatesGoddardSpaceFlightCenter,answerstheapparently

conflictingquestionofwhetheranincreaseinthecarbondioxidecontentof

theatmospherewillcausetheEarthtowarmuporincreasingtheaerosol

contentwillcauseittocooldown.TheAmericanshaveshownconclusively

thattheaerosolquestionisdominant.

Twospectershauntingconservationistshavebeentheprospectthatmeddling

withtheenvironmentmightleadtotheplanet'sbecomingunbearablyhotor

cold.Oneoftheseghostshasnowbeenlaid,becauseitseemsthatevenan

increaseintheamountofcarbondioxideintheatmospheretoeighttimesits

presentvaluewillproduceanincreaseintemperatureofonly2℃,which

wouldtakeplaceoverseveralthousandyears.Buttheotherproblemnow

loomslargerthanever.

Aerosolsarecollectionsofsmallliquidorsolidparticlesdispersedinairor

someothermedia.Theparticlesareallsotinythateachiscomposedofonly

afewhundredatoms.Becauseofthistheycanfloatintheairforaverylong

time.Perhapsthemostcommonlyexperiencedaerosolisindustrialsmogof

thekindthatplaguedLondoninthe1950sandisanevengreaterproblemin

LosAnglestoday.Thesecollectionsofaerosolsreflectthesun'sheatand

therebycausedtheEarthtocool.

Dr.RasoolandDr.Schneiderhavecalculatedtheexacteffectofadustaerosol

layerjustabovetheEarth'ssurfaceonthetemperatureoftheplanet.Asthe

layerbuildsup,thepresentdelicatebalancebetweentheamountofheat

absorbedfromthesunandtheamountradiatedfromtheEarthisdisturbed.

Theaerosollayernotonlyreflectsmuchofthesun'slightbutalsotransmits

theinfraredradiationfrombelowalmostunimpeded.So,whiletheheatinput

tothesurfacedrops,thelossofheatremainshighuntiltheplanetcoolstoa

newbalancedstate.Within50years,ifnostepsaretakentocurbthespread

ofaerosolsintheatmosphere,acoolingoftheEarthbyasmuchas3.5-C

seemsinevitable.Ifthatlastsforonlyafewyears,itwouldstartanotherice

age,andbecausethegrowingicecapsateachpolewouldthemselvesreflect

muchofthesun'sradiation,itwouldprobablycontinuetodevelopevenifthe

aerosollayerweredestroyed.Theonlybrightspotinthisgloomyforecastlies

inthehopeexpressedbyDr.RascoolandDr.Schneiderthatnuclearpower

mayreplacefossilfuelsintimetopreventtheaerosolcontentofthe

atmospherefrombecomingcritical.

Whatisendangeringourplanetmoreurgentlyaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theamountofcarbondioxideincreasesintheatmosphere.

B.Thetemperatureincreasesduetotheliberationofcarbondioxide.

C.Theplanetisbecominghotbecauseofthecollectionofaerosols.

D.TheformationofaerosolscausestheEarthtocooldown.

32.Non-slickcookwarematerialTeflonhasonceagainlandedinthespotlight

afteraUSindependentreviewboardsaidtheybelieveachemicalusedin

makingitposesmoreofacancerriskthanpreviouslyindicated.

ButDuPont,theUS-basedchemicalgiantthatmanufacturesTeflon,denied

exposuretoPFO,anacid,whichcouldposeahealthrisktothepublic.

Thefindingshavenotresultedinanysubstantialimpactonthecompany,a

DuPontChinaBeijingofficeofficial,saidonFriday.

China'sproductqualitywatchdogsaidonFridaythatitknowsaboutthe

incidentandhasnotyetdecidedwhethertotestthesafetyofthenon-stick

surfaceforthesecondtimeinlessthanayear.Ina&aftreportreleasedearlier

thisweek,anadvisoryboardthatreviewedtheUSEnvironmentalProtection

Agency'sreportconcludedthatPFOAis"likely"tobecarcinogenictohumans.

Thedraftwasbasedontestsconductedonanimals,andtheadvisoryboard

mendedtheUSEPAconductfurthertesting

ButastatementreleasedbyDuPontonTuesdaysaidthatthecompanyis

conductinganemployeehealthstudyonPFOAandthatpartialresultsindicate

noassociationbetweenPFOAexposureandmostofthehealthparameters

thatweremeasured.AccordingtoXuYang,apublicrelationsofficialwith

DuPont'sBeijingoffice,about5percentofChinesefamiliesusenon-stick

flyingpanscomparedwith95percentintheUnitedStates.

Lastyear,theUSEPAsaiditwouldfineDuPontforfailingtoreporttest

resultsregardingPFOA,buttheinvestigationisunderway.

China'sGeneralAdministrationofQualitySupervision,Inspectionand

QuarantineorderedaprobelastOctober,butitdetectednoPFOAinTeflon

cookware.

"Landedinthespotlight"(Line1,Para1)canbebestreplacedby.

A.Enteredthemarket

B.Retreatedfromthemarket

C.Becomethefocusofattention

D.Beenprohibitedfromsales

33.Topromoteextracurricularmixing,theauthorsuggestsdistrictsand

schools.

A.rearrangetheschoolshuttles

B.setstricterrulesfortheactivities

C.offerfreebusesforpoorstudents

D.makesomecurricularchanges

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题)

34.

[S4]

35.Somepeoplearguethatthepressureoninternationalsportsmenand

sportswomenkillstheessencefromsportthepursuitofpersonalS1.

excellence.Childrenkickafootballaroundforfun.Whentheygetolderand

playforlocalschoolteams,theybecomecompetitionbuttheystillenjoy

S2.______

playing.Theindividualrepresenthiscountrycannotaffordtothink

S3."

aboutenjoyinghimself,buthehadtothinkonlyaboutwinning.Heis

S4.______

notresponsibleforentirenation'shopes,dreamsandreputation.S5.

AgoodexampleisthefootballWordCup.Footballistheworld'smost

importantsport.WinningtheWorldCupisperhapsthesummitof

international

sportingsuccess.MentionArgentinatosomeoneandthechancesare

thathe'llthinkfootball.Inasense,winningtheWorldCupputArgentina

S6.“

onthemap.

SportsfansandsupportergetquiteunreasonableabouttheWorldS7.

Cup.PeopleinEnglandfeltthattheircountrywassomehowimportant

beforetheywonin1966.LastyearthousandsofScotssoldtheircars,and

S8.______

eventheirhouses,andspentalltheirmoneytravelingtoArgentina,where

thefinalswereplayed.

So,amIarguingthatinternationalcompetitionkillstheideaofsport?

Certainlynot!DotheArgentineansreallybelieveinthatbecauseelevenof

S9.______

theirmenprovedthemostskillfulatbasketball,theirnationisineveryway

S10.'

betterthanallothers?Notreally,butit'snicetoknowthatyouwonand

thatinonewayatleastyourcountryisthebest.

[SI]

36.

[S9]

六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

37.Almosteverynewinnovationgoesthroughthreephases.When

initiallyintroducingintothemarket,theprocessofadoptionisslow.

SI.」

Theearlymodelsareexpensiveandhardtouse,andperhapsevenunsafe.

Theeconomicimpactisrelativelygreat.S2.

Thesecondphaseistheexplosiveone,wheretheinnovationwasS3.

rapidlyadoptedbyalargenumberofpeople.Itgetscheaperandeasier

touseandbecomessomethingfamiliar.Andtheninthethirdstage,diffusion

oftheinnovationslowsdownagain,asifitpermeatesoutacrossthe

S4.」

economy.Duringtheexplosivephase,thewholenewindustries

springuptoproducethenewproductorinnovation,buttoserviceit.

S5.______

Forexample,duringthe1920s,therewasadramaticaccelerationinauto

production,from1.9millionin1920to4.5millionin1929.Thisboomwas

accompanyingbyallsortsofotheressentialactivitiesnecessaryfor

S6.-.

auto-basednation:Roadshadtobebuiltforthecarstorunon;refineriesand

S7.______

oilwells,toprovidethegasoline;andgarages,torepairit.Historically,the

S8.-J

samepatternisrepeatedagainandagainwithinnovations.Theconstruction

oftheelectricalsystemrequestedanenormousearlyinvestmentingeneration

S9."一

anddistributioncapacity.Theintroductionoftheradiowasfollowedbya

buying

spree（无节制的狂热行为）byAmericanswhatquicklybroughtradiosinto

S10.______

almosthalfofallhouseholdsby1930,upfromnearlynonein1924.

[SI]

38.

[S5]

39.

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参考答案

1.ChangesofOwnershipofHousesinChinaOwnershipofhousesinChina

haschangedgreatlyinthepastdecade.Inthepastmosthouseswerestate-

owned.Butnowprivatehousesareeverywhere.Asisshowninthechart

abovein1990thecity'shousesweremainlystate-ownedwithapercentageof

75.Thispercentagebecame60intheyear1995andthendroppedsharplyto

20in2000.Atthesametimethenumberofprivatehouseshassoaredupto

80percent.Therearemainlytworeasonsthataccountforthisrapidchange.

Firstlythegovernmenthasbeenforwardingthepolicytosupportprivate

housesprograms.Theseprogramshaveprovedtobeveryimportantin

developingChina'seconomy.Secondlywiththedevelopmentofeconomy

people'sstandardoflivinghasrisen.Theywanttohavetheirownhousesto

satisfytheirneeds.Thechangehasenabledmorepeopletoenjoylargerliving

space.Atthesametimepeoplefeelpressuretomakemoremoneysothatthey

canbuytheirownhouses.ChangesofOwnershipofHousesinChina

OwnershipofhousesinChinahaschangedgreatlyinthepastdecade.Inthe

past,mosthouseswerestate-owned.Butnow,privatehousesareeverywhere.

Asisshowninthechartabove,in1990,thecity'shousesweremainlystate-

owned,withapercentageof75.Thispercentagebecame60intheyear1995

andthendroppedsharplyto20in2000.Atthesametime,thenumberof

privatehouseshassoaredupto80percent.Therearemainlytworeasonsthat

accountforthisrapidchange.Firstly,thegovernmenthasbeenforwarding

thepolicytosupportprivatehousesprograms.Theseprogramshaveproved

tobeveryimportantindevelopingChina'seconomy.Secondly,withthe

developmentofeconomy,people'sstandardoflivinghasrisen.Theywantto

havetheirownhousestosatisfytheirneeds.Thechangehasenabledmore

peopletoenjoylargerlivingspace.Atthesametime,peoplefeelpressureto

makemoremoneysothattheycanbuytheirownhouses.

2.May102005DearTomI'mverygladtoreceiveyourletterofMay8.First

allowmetoextendmyheartycongratulationstoyouonyournewlifein

university.Fromnowonyouaretoenjoythecolorfulcollegelifeandyouare

soontofeelconfusedwiththetremendousdifferencebetweencollegelifeand

middleschoollife.AsasophomoreIthinkthatcollegelifeisfreerthanthat

ofmiddleschool.Thereforeyouhavetopayattentiontothesetwopoint