大学英语-大学六级模拟78

大学六级模拟78PartIWritingDirections：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic：AbilityandGoodLooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow：1、现如今大学生压力过大，过激行为频发.大学生压力过大的原因.如何解决HowtoDealWithPressure?PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)Directions：Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-4,markY(forYES) ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage；N(forNO) ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage；NG(forNOTGIVEN) iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions5-10zcompletethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.12Things11veLearnedFromTravelingAroundtheWorldforThreeYearsOnMarch13z2007,Ihandedoverthekeystomyhouse,putmypossessionsinstorageandheadedouttotravelaroundtheworldwithnothingbutabackpack,mylaptopandacamera.Threeandahalfyearsand70countrieslater,I*vegottentheequivalentofaPh.DingeneralknowledgeaboutthepeopleandplacesofPlanetEarth.Herearesomeofthethings11velearned：Peoplearegenerallygood.Manypeopleareafraidoftheworldbeyondtheirdoor,yetthevastmajorityofhumansarenotthieves,murderersorrapists.Theyarepeoplejustlikeyouandmewhoaretryingtogetby,tohelptheirfamiliesandgoaboutlivingtheirlives.Thereisnoracezreligionornationalitythatisexemptfromthisrule.Howtheygoaboutlivingtheirlivesmightbedifferentzbuttheirgeneralgoalsarethesame.Themedialies.Ifyouonlylearnedaboutothercountriesfromthenews,you1dthinktheworldwasahorribleplace.Themediawillalwayssensationalizeandsimplifyastory.IwasinEastTimorwhentheassassinationattemptsonPresidentJoseacuteRamos-Horta,andPrimeMinisterXananaGusmaoin2008.ThestoriesinthenewsthenextdaywerefiledfromJakartaorKualaLumpurznotDili.Itwasallsecondhandnews.IwasinBangkokduringthepoliticalproteststhisyear,butyou*dneverhaveanyideatheyweretakingplacesifyouwerenotintheimmediateareawheretheprotestsweretakingplace.Themediamakesusscaredoftherestoftheworld,andweshouldn1tbe.Theworldisboring.Ifthereisn11anaturaldisasteroranarmedconflictzmostplaceswillneverevenbementionedinthenews.Whenisthelasttimeyou*veheardLaosorOmanmentionedinanewsstory?Whatmakesforgoodnewsareexceptionalevents,notordinaryevents.Mostoftheworld,justlikeyourneighborhood,isprettyboring.Itcanbeamazinglyinteresting,buttothelocalsztheyjustgoaboutlivingtheirlives.Americansdon11travel.Thisstereotypeistrue.Americansdon*ttraveloverseasasmuchasBrits,Dutch,GermanszCanadiansorScandinavians.Therearesomegoodreasonsforthis(bigcountry,shortvacationtime)andbadones(fearandignorance).Wedon11haveagapyearcultureliketheyhaveintheUKandwedon11tendtotakevacationslongerthanaweek.Ican11thinkofasingleplaceIVisitedwhereImetAmericansinnumbersanywhereclosetoourrelativepopulation.Therestoftheworldisn*tfullofgerms.Manypeopletravelwiththeirownsupplyofwaterandanindustrialvatofhandsanitizer(消毒齐！J).IcansayinfullhonestlythatIhaveneverusedhandsanitizerorgoneoutofmywaytoavoidcontactwithgermsduringmytravels.Itistruethatinmanyplacesyoucangetnastyillnessesfromdrinkinguntreatedwater,butIdon11thinkthismeansyouhavebeatravelingHowardHughes.UnlessyouhaveaparticularlyweakimmunesystemorotherillnesszIwouldn'tworrytoomuchaboutlocalbugs.Youdon11needalotstuff.Condensingmylifedownfroma3,000sq/fthousetoabackpackwasalessoninknowingwhatreallymatters.IfoundIcouldgetbyjustfinewithout97%ofthethingsIhadsittingaroundmyhome.Now,ifIpurchasesomething,IthinklongandhardaboutitbecauseanythingIbuyIwillhavetophysicallycarryaround.BecauseIhavefewerpossessions,Iammorelikelytobuythingsofhigherqualityanddurability.Travelingdoesn1thavetobeexpensive.Yes,ifyouinsistonstayinginfive-starhotelsandluxuryresorts,travelcanbeveryexpensive.However,itispossibletovisitmanypartsoftheworldandonlyspend$10-30perday.Inadditiontotravelingcheap,youcanalsoearnmoneyontheroadteachingEnglishorworkingonanorganicfarm.I*vemetmanypeoplewhohavebeenabletotravelonalittlemorethan$1z000/month.ImetonemanfromtheUkrainewhospentamonthinEgypton$300.Culturechanges.Manypeoplegooverseasexpectingtohavean11authentic"experiencezwhichreallymeanstheywanttoconfirmsomestereotypetheyhaveintheirmindofhappypeoplelivinginhutsandvillages.Theyareoftendisappointedtofindurbanpeoplewithtechnology.Visitingadifferentplacedoesn'tmeanvisitingadifferenttime.Itisthe21stCentury,andmostpeopleliveinit.TheyareaslikelytoweartraditionalclothesasAmericansaretowearstovetophatslikeAbrahamLincoln.Cultureshavealwayschangedasnewideaszreligionsrtechnologiessprangupanddifferentculturesmingledandtradedwitheachother.Todayisnodifferent.Everyoneisproudofwheretheyarefrom.Whenyoumeetsomeonelocalinanothercountry,mostpeoplewillbequicktotellyousomethingabouttheircity/province/countrythattheyareproudof.Prideandpatriotismseemtobeuniversalvalues.IremembertryingtocrossthestreetonceinPalauzoneofthesmallestcountriesintheworld,andahighschoolkidcameuptomeandsaid,"ThisishowwecrossthestreetinPALAU!"Evencrossingthestreetbecameanacttotellmeabouthisprideinhiscountry.Peopleinvolvedinmakingforeignpolicyshouldbeveryawareofthis.Mostpeoplehaveadeepdesiretotravelaroundtheworld.Notshocking,buteverydayImeetpeoplewhoarefascinatedbywhatIdoandhowIlive.Thedesiretotravelisthere,butfearsandexcusesusuallypreventpeoplefromdoingit.Iunderstandthatfewpeoplecandropwhattheyaredoingandtravelaroundtheworldforthreeyearszbuttravelingoverseasforevenafewmonthsiswithintherealmofpossibleformanypeopleatsomepointintheirlives.EvenonanislandinthemiddleofthePacific,peoplewhowouldprobablyneverleavetheirhomeislandtalkedtomeofonedaywishingtheycouldseeNewYorkorLondonforthemselves.Ithinkthedesiretoexploreandseenewthingsisfundamentaltothehumanexperience.Youcanfindtheinternetalmosteverywhere.IhavebeensurprisedatwhereI*vefoundinternetaccess.11veseenremotevillagesintheSolomonIslandswithapacketradiolinktoanotherislandfortheirinternetaccess.11vebeenataninternetcafeintheMarshallIslandsthataccessedthewebviaageosynchronoussatellite（同步卫星）,11veseenlodgesintherainforestofBorneohookeduptotheweb.Ioncecounted27openwifisignalsinTaipeionarooftop.Wetrulyliveinawiredworld.Everyoneshouldtravel.Atsomepointinyourlife,whetheritisaftercollegeorwhenyouretire,everyoneshouldtakesomeextendedtripoutsideoftheirowncountry.Theonlywaytoreallyhaveasenseofhowtheworldworksistoseeityourself.2、Whatdowelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?Hewasforcedtoleavehomethreeyearsago.Hesoldthehousetopayforhisworldtour.Helearnedalotfromtravelingaroundtheworld.HegotaPh.DinGeographyinthreeandahalfyears.Accordingtotheauthor,thevastmajorityofhumans.A.commitsomecrimesinlife B.strugglehardbutfailtomakeendsmeetC.generallysharethesamegoaloflifeD.havethesamelifestyleregardlessofraceTheauthor'sexperienceinBangkokshowsthat.therestoftheworldprovestobeextremelyriskypeopleshouldnotbeafraidofvisitingothercountriesthelocalsareunawareofthesecretpoliticalproteststhenewshelpspeoplestayawayfromdangerousplacesWhyAmericanstraveloverseaslessthantheirwesterncounterparts?Theirvacationstendtobeshorter.Theycan*taffordinternationaltours.Theyaremoreinterestedinmakingmoney.TheypreferstayingwhereAmericansareinthemajority.Whentravelinginanothercountry,manyAmericansbringwaterwiththembecause .theyarenotusedtodrinkinglocalwatertheyassumethatlocalwaterisnotsafetheyaremorepronetowater-bornediseasestheircaneasilyfallillifcontactingwithlocalgermsAccordingtotheauthor,ifonechoosestotravelwithfewerpossessions,he .islikelytoenjoyhimselfmorewillbeabletotravelmuchcheapertendstobuyhomemorelocalspecialtyproductswillprobablymakewiserpurchaseontheroadAccordingtothepassagezmanypeoplewhotraveloverseasexpectto.seethelocalslivinginaprimitivewaylearntechnologydevelopedbyforeignerschallengethestereotypeabouttheirmotherlandexperiencechangestakingplacesinanothercountryTheexampleofcrossingthestreetshowsthatthemiddleschoolboyis10>Accordingtotheauthor,thosefascinatedtotravelareheldbackfromtravelingaroundtheworldby.11>Withinternetseeninalmosteverycorneroftheworld,today1sworldissaidtohavebecome.PartHIListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthe

pausezyoumustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B・,C.andD.,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.12、A.Shewenttothepartywithoutknowingit.B.Shewasinvitedtotheparty.C.Shewaspresentfortheparty,theparty.D.Shewasabsentfrom13、A.Jheseminar.B.JoanwillspeakC.Joanwon11bepresentattheseminar.thepetitions.D.Joanwon11sign14、A.Presentanewtheorytotheclass.onearticle.B.ReadmorethanC.Readthebookmorethoroughly,fortheclass.D.Writeahatterarticle15>A.Herbackhurtduringthemeeting,notmeananythingnow.B.HissupportdoesC・Sheagreedthatitwasaverygoodmeeting.besentbacktothemeeting.D.Theproposalshould16、A.Thelibraryiswithinwalkingdistance.notingoodcondition.B.ThestreetsareC,Themanshouldgetacarinstead.more.D,Themanshouldexercise17>A.Yeszshecanstudythereifsheiswritingaresearchpaper.B.YeszbutsheneedstohavetheapprovalofC.Yeszbecausesheisaseniorstudentherprofessor.D.No,it*sopenonlytoteachersandpostgraduates.18、A.HedecidednottoCancelhisappointment.aren1tcomfortable.B.HisnewglassesC.He'stoobusytogetacheckup.theappointmentis.D.Hehastocheckwhen19、A.Hiserrorsweremainlyinthereadingpart.challengingtohim.B.Itwasn'tveryC.Itwasmoredifficultthanhehadexpected,grammaticalmistakesinhistest.D.Hemadeveryfew20、A.Shewenttothepartywithoutknowingit.B.Shewasinvitedtotheparty.C.Shewaspresentfortheparty.D.Shewasabsentfromtheparty.21、A.Joanwillgiveouttheassignments.B.Joanwillspeakintheseminar.C.Joanwon11bepresentaltheseminar.D.Joanwon11signthepetitions.22、A.Presentanewtheorytotheclass.B,Readmorethanonearticle.C,Readthebookmorethoroughly.D.Writeabetterarticlefortheclass.23、A.Herbackhurtduringthemeeting.B.Hissupportdoesnotmeananythingnow.C.Sheagreedthatitwasaverygoodmeeting., D.Theproposalshouldbesentbacktothemeeting.24、A.Thelibraryiswithinwalkingdistance.B.Taestreetsarenotingoodcondition.C-Themanshouldgetacarinstead.D.Themanshouldexercisemore.

25>A.B.C.D.Yes25>A.B.C.D.Yes,butsheneedstohavetheapprovalofherprofessor.Yes,becausesheisaseniorstudent.No,it*sopenonlytoteachersandpostgraduates.B.HisnewglassesD.B.HisnewglassesD.HehastocheckwhenB.Itwasn11veryD.HemadeveryC.He1stoobusytogetacheckup.theappointmentis.A.Hiserrorsweremainlyinthereadingpan.challengingtohim.C.Itwasmoredifficultthanhehadexpected,fewgrammaticalmistakesinhistest.A.Lowerprices. B.Morechoices.C.Morecompetition. D.Morecompanies.A.OtherAmericanstates. B.Foreigncountries.C.Regionsoutsidethecitywherepeoplelive. D.Othercitiesinthestatewherepeoplelive.A.It1srunbythegovernment. B.Itappealstomostpeople.C.Itoffersmuchchoice. D.It'samonopoly.B.She,11payamonthlyD.Shewon11havetoA.SheB.She,11payamonthlyD.Shewon11havetoC.She111payayearlyservicefee.pay.SectionBDirections：Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.zB.,C.andD..ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.32、32、A.WatchingsportsonTV.C.Latesnacks.33>A.Defeat.C.Acceptance.34、A.TheThirdKingdom.TheFrenchCommune.B.Watchingelectionreturns.Sleeping.B.Indifference.D.Violation.B.TheWeimarRepublic.D.Switzerland.A.Hitler. B.DeGaulle.C,Churchi11, D.Hindenburg.WhichISthelargestpubliclibraryintheUnitedStates?A.TheLibraryofCongress. B.TheHarvardUniversityLibrary.C.TheChicagoPublicLibrary. D.TheNewYorkPublicLibrary.Howdolibrarianskeepbooksinorder?Theyarrangethebooksinalphabeticalorder.Theygiveanumbertoeachbook.Theyputthebooksintoacardcatalogue.Theyputthebooksontheshelvesrandomly.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecardcatalogue?A.Ithelpslibrarianscollectthebooks. B.Ithelpsreadersfilethebooks.C.Itisarrangedinchronologicalorder. D.hcontainsthreecategories.

39、40、39、40、41、Itisthesameasself-respect.Itistotallydifferentfromself-respect.Itistoevaluatepositivelyandholdhighregard.Itistothinkonlythepositiveevenwhenwelose.Theyonlylikethemselves.Theyarenotbotheredbyfailures.Theyknowhowtobecomebetter.Theycanalwaysmakeadifference.Itisagiftgivenbyothers.Thereisnowaytoincreaseit.Itdependsonwhatwecanorcannotdo.Itispartofthenaturewewerebornwith.A.Toillustratetheimportanceofthespeaker'sresearch.Totellthedifferenceof"self-respect"and"self-esteem".Topersuadepeoplenottobeconcernedwith"self-esteem".Toexplainwhysomepeoplearemorepronetoguiltandstress.SectionCDirections：Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblankszyoucaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtimezyoushouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Microsoftisawe11-knowncorporationanditsmainproductissoftware.ThemanwhowillsoonbecomeMicrosoft*snewchief43officer,SteveBallmer,saidonThursdaythatitwouldbe11 44recklessandirresponsible11tobreakupthemassive45firm."Ithinkitwouldbeabsolutelyrecklessand46foranyonetotrytobreakupthiscompany,11Ballmersaidatanews47afterChairmanBillGatesintroducedhimasthenewCEO.Thecompanyisinthemiddleof48withtheUSGovernmentina49antitrustcase.ThegovernmentfavorsbreakingupMicrosoftCorp,，bestknownforcreatingWindowscomputeroperatingsystems.Abreak-upwouldsettlethecasezpeople50withthemediationtalkstakingplaceinChicagohavesaid.51 ,sourcessaid.ButBallmerandGatessaidthatonlyaunifiedcompanyabletodeliveracross-the-boardsolutionscouldadd11realvalue*'.Whenbeingaskedwhathethoughtaboutbreakingupthecompany,Gatesreplied," 52 ."AfterBallmer*sstatementzaJusticeDepartmentspokespersoninWashington,D.C.declinedtostatethegovernment1sview.” 53z"saidthespokesperson,GinaTalamona.PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)SectionADirections：Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewordsonAnswerSheet2.IthasbeencalledtheHolyGrailofmodernbiology.Costingmorethan£2billion,itisthemostambitiousscientificprojectsincetheApolloprogramthatlandedamanonthemoon.Anditwilltakelongertoaccomplishthanthelunarmissions,foritwillnotbecompleteuntilnextcentury.Evenbeforeitisfinished,accordingtothoseinvolved,thisprojectshouldopenupnewunderstandingof,andnewtreatmentfor,manyoftheailmentsthatafflicthumanity.TheobjectiveoftheHumanGenomeProjectissimpletostatebutaudaciousinscope：tomapandanalyzeeverysinglegenewithinthedoublehelixofhumanity*sDNA.Theprojectwillrevealanewhumananatomy--nottheboneszmusclesandsinewszbutthecompletegeneticblueprintforahumanbeing.ThoseworkingontheHumanGenomeProjectclaimthatthenewgeneticanatomywilltransformmedicineandreducehumansufferinginthe21stcentury.ButothersseethefuturethroughadarkerglassandfearthattheprojectmayopenthedoortoaworldpeopledbyFrankenstein1smonstersanddisfiguredbyaneweugenics（优生学）.Thegeneticinheritanceababyreceivesfromitsparentsatthemomentofconceptionfixesmuchofitslaterdevelopment.Thehumangenomeisthecompendiumofalltheseinheritedgeneticinstructions.WittenoutalongthedoublehelixofDNAarethechemicallettersofthegenetictexttforthehumangenomecontainsmorethan3billionletters.Ontheprintedpageitwouldfillabout7,000volumes.Yetwithinlittlemorethanadecade,thepositionofeveryletteranditsrelationtoitsneighborswillhavebeentrackeddown,analyzedandrecorded.Ifproperlyapplied,thenewknowledgegeneratedbytheHumanGenomeProjectmayfreehumanityfromtheterriblescourgeofdiversediseases.Butifthenewknowledgeisnotusedwisely,italsoholdsthethreatofcreatingnewformsofdiscriminationandnewmethodsofoppression.Oncebeforeinthiscentury,therelentlesscuriosityofscientificresearchersbroughttolightforcesofnatureinthepoweroftheatom,themasteryofwhichhasshapedthedestinyofnationsandovershadowedallourlives.TheHumanGenomeProjectholdsthepromisethat,ultimately,wemaybeabletoalterourgeneticinheritanceifwesochoose.Butthereisthecentralmoralproblem,howcanweensurethatwhenwechoose,wechoosecorrectly?Thatsuchapotentialisapromiseandnotathreat?Weneedonlylookatthepasttounderstandthedanger.54、ThepassagecomparestheHumanGenOmeProjectinscaletothe.55、Somepeoplefearthatgeneticmaybecreatedbysuchaproject.56、Towriteoutthehumangenomeonpaperwouldrequirebooks.57、WhatbenefitscanweexpecttogetfromtheHumanGenomeProject?Whydoesthewritermentionthediscoveryoftheatomicpowerinthelastparagraph?SectionBDirections：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.zC.andD..YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneTheSuperBowlisoneofthebiggesteventsontheadvertisingcalendar,ascompaniesvietoproducethemostmemorableandinnovativeads.ThebattlefortheNationalFootballLeague*sultimateprizeattractsmoreviewersthananythingelseonAmericantelevisionandprovidesa"symbolicpulsetaking"fortheadvertisingindustryeveryFebruary,saysJohnFrelinghuysenzananalystatBainandCompany,aconsultancy.Butthisyearthepatientisinpoorhealth.Alltheadvertisingslots（广告摊位）forthe2008SuperBowlhadbeensoldbytheendofNovember2007,despitethe$2.6millionpriceofeach.For2009thepricehasrisento$3million,butatleast,tenslots（outof67）arestilllookingforabuyer.GeneralMotors,whichran11adsonSuperBowlSundayinFebruary2008,hasalreadysaidthatitwillnotrunanyin2009.America1stwootherbigcarmakers,FordandChrysler,arelikelytofollowsuit.Tellingly,Monstercom,anonlinejob-searchcompany,saidrecentlythatitwasbuyingaslot.InsteadoftheusualparadeofexpensiveadspayingtributetoAmericanconsumerism,20091sSuperBowlwillreflectacountryinrecessionandindicateahardyearfortheadvertisingindustry.MostforecastsfornextyearsaythatadspendinginAmericawilldeclineby5%ormore.Muchdependsonthefateoftheautomotiveindustry：carmakersanddealersnormallyspendaround$20billionayearonadvertising,butChryslerandFordscaledbacktheirexpenditurebymorethan30%inthefirstninemonthsof2008,andareexpectedtomakefurthercutsin2009astheystruggleforsurvival.Thecarindustryfssituationwillhurtallmedia,butespeciallytelevision.AnalystsatBMOCapitalMarketspredictthattotalspendingontelevisionadswillfallbyalmost9%nextyear.Onlynewspapers,whereadeclineof12%isexpected,areforecasttofareworse.CarmakershavealreadyshiftedsomeoftheiradvertisingspendingtotheInternet,andarelikelytogofurtherin2009.Caradsmakeup25%ofadvertisingrevenuesforlocaltelevisionchannelszandcarmakershavebeenamongthemostconsistentbuyersofhigh-pricedadsonnationaltelevision.Sofarlocalstationshavebeenmostaffectedbyfallingspendingoiladvertising.Nationalstationshavebeensafer,becausetheyoperateonlonger-termcontractswithadvertisers.ButintheNewYeartheywillalsofeelthechillzascompaniesfailtorenewtheircontracts.Television,whichhasremainedstrongasprintmediahavelostadvertisingdollarsandreaderstotheInternetzcouldenteradeclineofitsown."NextonthelistisTVstations,11saysAnthonyDiclemente,amediaanalystatBarclaysCapital.59、WhydoestheauthorgivetheexampleofSuperBowl?BecauseitisthemostpopularfootballgamesinAmerica.Becauseitshowsadvertisers'enthusiasminrunningslotshasdropped.C.Becauseitisaneventthatattractstheattentionofadvertisers.D.BecauseitwillberightoninAmericain2009.60^Whycan*tatleasttenslotsfindabuyer(Lastsentence,Para.1)accordingtothepassage?Thepriceforrunningtheadvertisingslotshasrisento$3million.Itisnotattractiveanymorefortheadvertisingindustry.Theadvertisingindustryissufferingahardyear.Theadvertisingslotshavebeenontherisesince2007.Whatmaythecarmakersresorttoforpromotingtheirautomobilesandcuttingdownexpenditure?Buyinglow-pricedadsonnationaltelevision.Renewingnewcontractswithnationalstations.ShiftingtheiradvertisingspendingtotheInternet.Relyingonsuchprintmediaasnewspapers.Whatdoesthesentence"NextonthelistisTVstations"(lastparagraph)saidbyAnthonyDiclementemean?WhatheisgoingtoanalyzenextisTVstations.whatadvertisersprefertouseisTVstations.TVstationisthenexttobedefeatedbyInternet.HewouldchooseTVstationasasecondchoice.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.FordandChryslerwillruntheadvertisingslotsin200920091sSuperBowlwillstillbeanexpensiveadsparadeAmerica1sadspendingthisyearwilldeclineby5%ormoreD,Carmakers1fatedeterminestocertainextenttheadspendinginAmericaPassageTwoWillthereeverbeanotherEinstein?ThisistheundercurrentofconversationatEinsteinmemorialmeetingsthroughouttheyear.AnewEinsteinwillemerge,scientistssay.Butitmaytakealongtime.Afterallzmorethan200yearsseparatedEinsteinfromhisnearestrivalzIsaacNewton.ManyphysicistssaythenextEinsteinhasn*tbeenbornyet#orisababynow.That1sbecausethequestforunifiedtheorythatwouldaccountforalltheforcesofnaturehaspushedcurrentmathematicstoitslimits.Newmathmustbecreatedbeforetheproblemcanbesolved.ButresearcherssaytherearemanyotherfactorsworkingagainstanotherEinsteinemerginganytimesoon.Foronething,physicsisamuchdifferentfieldtoday.InEinstein1sday,therewereonlyafewthousandphysicistsworldwide,andthetheoreticianswhocouldintellectuallyrivalEinsteinprobablywouldfitintoastreetcarwithseatstospare.Educationisdifferentztoo.OnecrucialaspectofEinstein1strainingthatisoverlookedistheyearsofphilosophyhereadasateenager—Kant,

SehopenhauerandSpinoza,amongothers.Ittaughthimhowtothinkindependentlyandabstractlyaboutspaceandtime,anditwasn'tlongbeforehebecameaphilosopherhimself."Theindependencecreatedbyphilosophicalinsightis—inmyopinion—themarkofdistinctionbetweenamereartisan(工匠)orspecialistandarealseekeraftertruth,nEinsteinwrotein1944.Andhewasanaccomplishedmusician.Theinterplaybetweenmusicandmathiswell-known.Einsteinwouldfuriouslyplayhisviolinasawaytothinkthroughaknottyphysicsproblem.Today,universitieshaveproducedmillionsofphysicists.Therearen*tmanyjobsinscienceforthem,sotheygotoWallStreetandSiliconValleytoapplytheiranalyticalskillstomorepractical—andrewarding—efforts."MaybethereisanEinsteinouttheretoday,"saidColumbiaUniversityphysicistBrianGreene,"butitwouldbealotharderforhimtobeheard,iiEspeciallyconsideringwhatEinsteinwasproposing.“Theactualfabricofspaceandtimecurving?MyGod,whatanidea!”GreenesaidatarecentgatheringattheAspenInstitute.nIttakesacertaintypeofpersonwhowillbanghisheadagainstthewallbecauseyoubelieveyou111findthesolution.nPerhapsthebestexamplesarethefivescientificpapersEinsteinwroteinhis"miracleyear"of1905.These"thoughtexperiments"werepagesofcalculationssignedandsubmittedtotheprestigiousjournalAnnalenderPhysikbyavirtualunknown.Therewerenofootnotesorcitations.Whatmighthappentosuchasubmissiontoday?nW