2021-2022年四川省广安市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2021-2022年四川省广安市大学英语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.Corrthinksthatifthereisanyproblemwithadrug,it'sbettertoknowit______.

2.

Itmaybe______inyourbodythatmakesyourunquicklyafteryouareshockedbyadanger.

3.

TheArcticiswarmingfasterthantherestoftheworld.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

WhatistheNeighborhoodMarketstore?

A.Wal-Mart'smajorcompetitor.

B.Wal-Mart'retaildivision.

C.Wal-Mart'smostprofitingdepartment.

D.Wal-Mart'sclosestpartner.

5.

Accordingtothenewfindings,thedifferencesinthehousesshowmanydifferent______livedinMaya.

6.

TheStockExchangeprovidesthelargecompanieswithawaytoreachintothepocketsofthepublic.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

Whensleddogsgetsufficientcarefromtheowner,theyusually______.

A.fightwithotherdogs

B.aretooheavytorun

C.arefriendlyandgentle

D.developreliabilityontheowner

8.

TheresultwasVelcro,aproductthatwasarguablymorethan______yearsinthemaking,sincethatishowlongthenaturalmechanismthatinspiredittooktoevolve.

9.HowissustainablepublicspacedevelopedinSerenbe?

A.Peopleplanttreesandmakewaterflowinthatspace.

B.Citizenscangrowtreesfreelyinthespace.

C.Concretewallsaremadeoutsidetheplaceforaprotection.

D.Naturalthingsinthatspacedevelopwithouthumandisturbance.

10.

ChildrenvisitingWashingtonwouldprobablyshowthegreatestinterestin______.

11.

Tograde-grubbers,theyhavemorefearoffailingthan______.

12.

Nomatterwhatthehostagesituationislike,theprincipleofnegotiatingistoworkthehostage-takersintoa______.

13.

Ifyourinfant_____________hasatemperatureof100.2degreesormore,youshouldcallyourphysician.

14.

Ourconceptsoftimeandspaceareinpartconditionedbythestructureofparticularlanguages.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Accordingtotheinformationwegetin"ComeWhatMay:HandlingtheGardenVarietyComputerCrisis",whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.SystemscrashcanalsohobbleyourPC

B.Kids"rearranging"datamaydestroyyourinformation.

C.Adultsinadvertentlydeletingfileswillleadtoaninformationdestruction.

D.Onlyphysicaldisastercandamageyourcomputer.

16.

Marketsdonotnecessarilytotallyonthepriceofdemandedgoods.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Somemiddle-agedpeopletendtosufferfromBiochemicaldepressionwhichmightresultfrom______withinthebrain.

18.Foracompanyowner,unpleasanthumanresourcessituations______.

A.arenotdifficulttodealwith

B.shouldnotdrawmuchattention

C.canreducetheworkefficiency

D.arenecessaryforhis/hersuccess

19.

DennisandIlah'sincomeisatmid-levelinthesociety.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.Youshouldpayspecialattentiontothefirstsixquestionsofthe12questionsbecausetheymakeupthebaseonwhich______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B4】

22.

【B6】

23.(38)

24.听力原文：Hiddenpassengerstravelinginships,trains,orevencarscanbeaterriblenuisance,especiallywhentheyareinsects,Inthisrespect,thereisagreatdifferencebetweenhumanbeingsandinsects.Theformermakeeverypossibleefforttoavoiddiscovery,whilethelatterquicklydrawattentiontothemselves.

WecanonlysympathizewiththeunfortunatemanwhohadtostophisearsoonaftersettingoutfromacountryvillagetodrivetoLondon.Heatingastrangenoisefromthebackofthecar,henaturallygotouttohavealook.Heexaminedthewheelscarefullybutashefoundnothingwrong,hecontinuedonhisway.Thenoisebeganalmostimmediatelyandnowitwaslouderthanever.Quicklyturninghishead,themansawwhatappearedtobeagreatblackcloudfollowingthecar.Whenhestoppedatavillagefurtheron,hewastoldthataqueenbeemustbehiddeninhiscarastherewerethousandsofbeesnearby.

Onlearningthis,themanrealizedthattheonlywaytoescapewouldbetodriveawayasquicklyaspossible.Afteranhour'sharddriving,hearrivedinLondonwhereheparkedhiscaroutsideahotelandwentintohaveadrink.Itwasnotlongbeforeacustomerwhohadseenhimarrivehurriedintoinform.himthathiscarwascoveredwithbees.Thepoormotoristtelephonedthepoliceandexplainedwhathadhappened.Thepolicedecidedthatthebestwaytodealwiththesituationwouldbetocallabee-keeper.Inashorttime,thebee-keeperarrived.Hefoundtheunwelcomepassengerhiddennearthewheelsatthebackofthecar.Verygratefultothemotoristforhisunexpectedgift,thekeepertookthequeenandherthousandsoffollowershomeinalargebox.Equallygrateful,themotoristdroveawayinpeace,atlastfreefromthe"blackcloud"whichhadhungoverhiscar.

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A.Abignoise.

B.Astrangenoise.

C.Astranger'snoise.

D.Achild'snoise.

25.(21)

A.Salt.B.Chemicalpollutants.C.Germs.D.Minerals.

26.SectionC

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

听力原文：It'smyhonortobeheretonight.

OurorganizationiscalledtheNoiseAbatementSocietythatmonitorsandtriestodealwithnoiserelatedissues.Wearecurrentlyworkingtointroducewhatiscalledbroadbandnoisetechnologyindifferentareas.

Manypeopleaskedmewhatthebroadbandnoiseis.It'sverysimpleactually,ifyoucanimaginewalkingthroughawoodlateatnightinthepeaceandquietandyouhearatwigsnap,youturnautomaticallytowardsthattwig.Andthisisexactlywhatbroadbandis,youknowwhichdirectionit'scomingfrom,youknowinstantlywhichsideofyouit'scomingfrom.Alarmsatthemomentaresoloudthattheyactuallydisorientateyou.Ifyou'reatasetoftrafficlights,youdon'tknowwhichdirectionanambulance,apolicecarorafireenginemaybecomingfrom,butwithbroadbandyoudo.Youautomaticallyturntowardsit；ithastobesaferbecauseyoucanthengetoutofthewayveryquickly.Itsoundsjustlikea"shushshush"sound.Thealarmsyouhearatthemomentareveryrichintones.Butbroadbandisn't.Becauseit'snotgotthetonalcontent,youknowwherethatsoundiscomingfrom.Andthenicerthingaboutbroadbandisassoonasit'sgoneby，itdisappears，youdon'tactuallyhearit.

Broadbandnoisealarmsarebeingusedinanumberofplacesaroundthecountry.Theycanalsobeusednotonlyonvehiclesbutalsoinbuildingstohelppeoplefindtheexitswhenthereisanemergency.

It'smyhonortobeheretonight.

OurorganizationiscalledtheNoiseAbatementSocietythat【B1】______andtriestodealwithnoise【B2】______issues.Wearecurrentlyworkingtointroducewhatiscalledbroadbandnoisetechnologyindifferentareas.

Manypeopleaskedmewhatthebroadbandnoiseis.It'sverysimpleactually,ifyoucanimagine【B3】______throughawoodlateatnightinthe【B4】______andquietandyouhearatwig【B5】______,youturnautomaticallytowardsthattwig.Andthisisexactlywhatbroadbandis,youknowwhichdirectionit'scomingfrom,youknow【B6】______whichsideofyouit'scomingfrom.Alarmsatthemomentaresoloudthattheyactuallydisorientateyou.Ifyou'reatasetoftraffic【B7】______,youdon'tknowwhichdirectionan【B8】______,apolicecarorafireenginemaybecomingfrom,butwithbroadbandyoudo.【B9】______.Itsoundsjustlikea"shushshush"sound.Thealarmsyouhearatthemomentareveryrichintones.Butbroadbandisn't.Becauseit'snotgotthetonalcontent,youknowwherethatsoundiscomingfrom.【B10】______.

Broadbandnoisealarmsarebeingusedinanumberofplacesaroundthecountry.【B11】______.

【B1】

27.SectionA

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

听力原文：M：Itwasawindyandrainynight．Wehadnochoice，buttoturnaroundandgoback．

W：Butlateryouwenttoanindoortheatertoseethesamefilm.Yousaiditturnedouttobeaniceeveningforyouonceyousawit．

Q：Whatwasthemangoingtodoondarkandcoldnight?

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A.Driveinthewindandrain.

B.ListentoJohn.

C.Gotoanindoortheater.

D.Seeafilm.

28.(41)

29.听力原文：M:YouaregoingtomakeatriptoNewYork,aren'tyou?

W:Yes.ButIhaven'tgottheplaneticketyet.I'mthinkingofpostponingthetripnextmonthsinceitisthebusiestmonthoftheairlines.

Q:Whatdoweknowaboutthewomanfromthisconversation?

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A.Shehastochangethetimeforthetrip.

B.Shehasn'tdecidedwheretogonextmonth.

C.Sheisbusysoshecan'taffordthetimeforthetrip.

D.Shewillmanagetogettheticketandleavethistime.

30.SectionC

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

听力原文：Asuperstar(36)usuallyissomeonewhohasbecomefamousinsports,orfilms,orpopularmusic,someonelikeMichaelJackson.Inthemiddlenineteen(37)eighties,MichaelJacksonmadearecord(38)albumcalledThriller.Itquicklybecamethemostpopular(39)recordinginthehistoryofmusic,anditmadeMichaelJacksonasuperstar.Theword"super"meanssomethingthatis(40)extremelygood.Andofcourse,astarmeansapersonwhois(41)famous.Sopeopleuse"superstar"to(42)describethetoppeopleinsports,(43)actingandmusic.

OneofthemostfamoussportssuperstarsintheUnitedStateswasaboxernamedMuhammadAli.(44)Asayoungman,MuhammadAliwonagoldmedalintheOlympicsasaboxer.

Thenhebecametheheavy-weightboxingchampionoftheworld.(45)Beforelong,hewasknownasoneofthemostfamousboxersinsportshistory.

theUnitedStates.Hewasatruesuperstar.Everyoneknowshisname.

(46)Butlikethestarsinthesky,asuperstarfadesfromthesightastimepasses,manyyoungpeople,forexample,knowlittleaboutMuhammadAlithesedays.Superstarsarelovedbymillionsofpeopletoday,butforgottentomorrow.

Asuperstar【B1】______issomeonewhohasbecomefamousinsports,orfilms,orpopularmusic,someonelikeMichaelJackson.Inthemiddlenineteen【B2】______,MichaelJacksonmadearecord【B3】______calledThriller.Itquicklybecamethemostpopular【B4】______inthehistoryofmusic,anditmadeMichaelJacksonasuperstar.Theword"super"meanssomethingthatis【B5】______good.Andofcourse,astarmeansapersonwhois【B6】______.Sopeopleuse"superstar"to【B7】______thetoppeopleinsports,【B8】______andmusic.

OneofthemostfamoussportssuperstarsintheUnitedStateswasaboxernamedMuhammadAli.【B9】___________________________________

Thenhebecametheheavy-weightboxingchampionoftheworld.【B10】_____________________MuhammadAliclaimedwhenhebecametheworldchampionthathewasmorefamousthanthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Hewasatruesuperstar.Everyoneknowshisname.

【B11】______________________________.Superstarsarelovedbymillionsofpeopletoday,butforgottentomorrow.

【B1】

31.(34)

A.Thedistancethatafoodproducttravelstoamarketfromitssourcearea.

B.ThedistancebetweenUKandotherfoodproducingcountries.

C.Thedistancethatafoodproducttravelsfromonemarkettoanother.

D.ThedistancebetweenaThirdWorldcountryandaFirstWorldfoodmarket.

32.(42)

33.SectionC

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

听力原文：Itisanage-old(36)dispute:MenarefromMars;WomenarefromVenus.Malesandfemalesshowdifferentbehaviorsalmostfrom(37)birth.Researcherssaythesebehaviorsare(38)duetobasicdifferencesinbrain(39)structureandactivity.Studiesshowmenarebetterathittingtargetsandsolvingmathproblems(40)whilewomenarebetteratmemorizing,wordsand(41)recognizingfaces.

What'sthedifference?Atestofthebrain's(42)electricalactivityshowsthatwomencommonlyusebothsidesoftheirbrainwhilemen(43)relymoreonone.Scientistsalreadyknowthat(44)thetwosidesofthebraincontroldifferentfunctions—onecontrollingthesenseofspace,forexample,theothercontrollinglanguage.(45)Someresearchersbelievethatthedifferentwaysmenandwomenusetheirbrainsevolvedfromancienttimes,whencavemenhuntedandwomencaredforthechildren.Menhadtohavegoodaim.Womenhadtotalktothekids.

Whatevertheexplanation,thebattleofthesexescontinues.(46)Andalthoughtheirbrainsareconstructedslightlydifferently,menandwomenmaybeequallycapable.Theymaysimplyrelyondifferentabilities.

Takeacouplearguingoverthelocationoftheircarinaparkinglot.Themanmightusehissenseofspacetofindit,whilethewomanreliesonherrecognitionoflandmarks.Theybothfindthecar.Butchancesare,they'llstillargueaboutwho'sthebetterdriverandwho'sbetteratfindingthewayhome.

Itisanage-old【B1】______:MenarefromMars;WomenarefromVenus.Malesandfemalesshowdifferentbehaviorsalmostfrom【B2】______.Researcherssaythesebehaviorsare【B3】______tobasicdifferencesinbrain【B4】______andactivity.Studiesshowmenarebetterathittingtargetsandsolvingmathproblems【B5】______womenarebetteratmemorizingwordsand【B6】______faces.

What'sthedifference?Atestofthebrain's【B7】______activityshowsthatwomencommonlyusebothsidesoftheirbrainwhilemen【B8】______moreonone.Scientistsalreadyknowthat【B9】_________________________onecontrollingthesenseofspace,forexample,theothercontrollinglanguage.【B10】_________________________,whencavemenhuntedandwomencaredforthechildren.Menhadtohavegoodaim.Womenhadtotalktothekids.Whatevertheexplanation,thebattleofthesexescontinues.【B11】_____________________________.Theymaysimplyrelyondifferentabilities.

Takeacouplearguingoverthelocationoftheircarinaparkinglot.Themanmightusehissenseofspacetofindit,whilethewomanreliesonherrecognitionoflandmarks.Theybothfindthecar.Butchancesare,they'llstillargueaboutwho'sthebetterdriverandwho'sbetteratfindingthewayhome.

【B1】

34.听力原文：Fullfacetransplantarenolongersciencefictionfantasy,aleadingsurgeonhassaid,addingthattheyaretechnicallyfeasiblebutmorallycomplex.PeterButlerfromLondon'sRoyalFreeHospitalcalledforadebateonthemoralityof(29)suchanoperationmadepossiblebynewdrugswhichstopthebody'simmunesystemrejectingatransplantedface.(30)"Itisnot'canwedoit?'but'shouldwedoit?',"hetoldtheBBC."Thetechnicalpartisnotcomplex,butIdon'tthinkthat'sgoingtobetheverygreatdifficulty...Themoraldebateisobviouslygoingtohavetotakeplacebeforethefirstfacialtransplantation."

TheBritishAssociationofPlasticSurgeonswilldiscussthemicrosurgicalprocedure,whichcouldgivenewskin,bone,nose,chin,lipsandearsfromdiseaseddonors(31)topatientsdisfiguredbyaccidents,burnsorcancer.Butsurgeonscouldhavetroublefindingenoughwillingdonors.(32)Butlersaidhissurveyofdoctors,nursesandmembersofthepublicshowedmostwouldacceptafacetransplantbutfewwerewillingtodonatetheirownafterdying.

Despiteanumberofmoralconcerns,ChristinePiff,whofoundedthecharityLet'sFaceItaftersufferingararefacialcancer25yearsago,welcomedthepossibilityoffacetransplants.Sherejectedtheideathattheprocedurewouldmeanpeoplewouldenduplivingwithadeadperson'sface."Therearesomanypeoplewithoutfaces,Ihavehalfaface...butweallsomuchmorethanjustaface...youdon'ttakeontheirpersonality.Youarestillyou,"shetoldreporters."Ifwecandonateotherorgansofthebody,thenwhynottheface?Ican'tseeanythingwrongwithit."

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A.Newdrugs.

B.Advancedequipment.

C.Skillfulsurgeons.

D.Settleddebate.

35.(32)

A.ShesetanewrecordofflyingfromEuropetoIndia.

B.Sheprovedwomencouldflyaswellasmencould.

C.Herflightwasthelongestoneevermadebyhumanbeingtillthen.

D.Shefliedatthehighestspeedeverknowntomentillthen.

36.(22)

A.ByMay29th.

B.ByJune29th.

C.ByJuly29th.

D.ByApril29th.

37.听力原文：M:I'mlookingatmytestscoreandIthinkthatitshouldbehigher.Ithinkananswergotmarkedwrongthatshouldhavebeenmarkedright.

W:Thesethingscanhappen;let'sdouble-checktheanswersfirsttobesure,allright?

Q:Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

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A.Haveanexam.

B.Double-checktheanswers.

C.Correctthetestscoreimmediately.

D.Markthewronganswer.

38.听力原文：W:Canyoudropbythelabforaminute?IhavesomeexperimentsrunningthatIneedtocheckonbeforedinner.

M:Sure,Ihaveplentyoftime.I'dbeinterestedtoseewhatyouareworkingonanyway.

Q:Whatwilltheydo?

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A.Gotothelabbriefly.

B.Cheekonwhat'sfordinner.

C.Gorunningbeforetheyeat.

D.Seeiftheyhaveplentyofwork.

39.听力原文：M:Ijustheardaboutyouracceptanceintolawschool.Doyouthinkyouwillbeabletojoinyourbrother'sfirmwhenyougraduate?

W:Notlikely.HeisataxlawyerandI'mgoingtomajorincriminallaw.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Sheisgoingtograduatesoon.

B.Sheisgoingtomajorincriminallaw.

C.Shewilljoinherbrother'sfirm.

D.Shewon'tjoinherbrother'sfirm.

40.听力原文：Botany,thestudyofplants,occupiesapeculiarpositioninthehistoryofhumanknowledge.Formanythousandsofyearsitwastheonefieldofawarenessaboutwhichhumansbadanythingmorethanthevaguestofinsights.ItisimpossibletoknowtodayjustwhatourStoneAgeancestorsknewaboutplants,butfromwhatwecanobserveofpre-industrialsocietiesthatstillexist,adetailedlearningofplantsandtheirpropertiesmustbeextremelyancient.Thisislogical.

Plantsarethebasisofthefoodpyramidforalllivingthings,evenforotherplants.Theyhavealwaysbeenenormouslyimportanttothewelfareofpeople,notonlyforfood,butalsoforclothing,weapons,tools,dyes,medicines,shelter,andagreatmanyotherpurposes.TribeslivingtodayinthejunglesoftheAmazonrecognizeliterallyhundredsofplantsandknowmanypropertiesofeach.Tothem,botany,assuch,hasnonameandisprobablynotevenrecognizedasaspecialbranchof"knowledge"atall.

Unfortunately,themoreindustrializedwebecome,thefartherawaywemovefromdirectcontactwithplants,andthelessdistinctourknowledgeofbotanygrows.Yeteveryoneunconsciouslyhasanamazingamountofbotanicalknowledge,andfewpeoplewillfailtorecognizearose,anapple,oranorchid.OurNeolithicancestors,livingintheMiddleEastabout10,000yearsago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplantedforricheryieldsthenextseason.Thatwasthefirstgreatstepinanewassociationbetweenplantsandanimals.Grainsworediscoveredandfromthemflowedthemarvelofagriculture:cultivatedcrops.

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A.Botanyisaveryancientlearning.

B.PeopleintheStoneAgeknewalotaboutplants.

C.PeopleintheStoneAgeknewlittleaboutplants.

D.Pre-industrialsocietieshavelittleinsightsaboutplants.

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

Beforeababybabbleshisfirst"Ma"or"Papa",______.

A.hemustbeexposedtothelanguage

B.hismindmusthavesomeinputofsoundsandwords

C.helearnsalotofutterances

D.hismindisbusysortingoutthesoundsandshapesofwords

42.

Whenthedogreacheshome,he______butitprovesinvain(徒劳).

43.

Accordingtothemeasurestoimprovethesafetyoftraffic,wecanknow______.

A.competitioncriteriamustbemadetomatchtheinjurystatistics

B.personwhogetstheawardof"Oscar"isthemodelforotherdrivers

C.thecampaignmustbespreadtoeveryonealloverthecountry

D.onejournalistwillgetthe"Oscar"thisyearifhegivesthebestopinion

44.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthormainlyconcernsthat______.

A.femaleleaderscanchangethecourseofourpoliticalandeconomicfuture

B.whowillbenefitmostwhenthepoliticalpoweriscontrolledbywomen

C.whythepoliticalleadershipofwomenisonekindofworldcrises

D.thewaysinwhichwomencanobtaintheleadershipinthefuture

45.SectionB

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

Howwouldyoudesignanaircraftifyourmainaimweretokeepitsroarfromwakinguptheentireneighborhoodduringtakeoffsandlandings?Agroupof40engineersfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandEngland'sUniversityofCambridgetookonthatchallengeand,threeyearslater,hasunveileddesignsfortheSAX40.Thankstoahostofnoise-silencinginnovations,the215-seatairplaneshouldbevirtuallyinaudibleoutsidetheairport.Designersestimatethattheaircraftwillemitjust63decibels(分贝)attakeoff,aboutasloudasanaverageconversation,whileToday'sairlinershitupto150decibels.However,whenlanding,itstillisnoisierthanattakeoff,about100decibels.

Toachievesuchrelativesilence,researchersneededtorethink'nearlyeveryaspectofthetypicalairliner."There'snoonethingyoucando,"saysWillGraham,whoheadeduptheCambridgeairframe-designteam."Youhavetotreatallthenoisesources."

Whataspectsshouldbeconsidered?First,thelongexhausttubeshaveacousticlinerstogetridofnoise,andthesizeoftheexhaustnozzlescanbemadesmallerduringtakeofftoreducenoiseorlargerwhilecruisingforfuelefficiency.Second,insteadofnoisyflaps,aslopedwingandsteeplandingangledothebraking.Enginesembeddedintheframe,withairintakesantop,reducedragandnoise.Last,threeradial-blade(径向叶片)fansperturbinemovelargevolumesofairatlow,quietspeeds.Preciselytunedturbinebladesdon'tvibratenonmovingparts.

Moreover,chiefamongtheaspectsistheairframe.Thefasteraplaneflies,thelouderitmars.SoGrahamandhisgroupdesignedtheSAX-40withablended-wingbody,aconceptthatdiscardthetube-and-wingapproachforatailless,triangularstructure.Thatshapeprovidesextralift,enablingtheplanetoflymoreslowlyduringtakeoffsandlandings.Italsosavesasignificantamountoffuel,gettingsome35percentmorepassenger-milespergallonthanaBoeing777.

Anumberofotherresearchersareworkingonsimilarconcepts.Butchallengesremain.Anaircraftwithoutastabilizingtailwouldbefarmoredifficulttofly.Andthenthereisthequestionofhowtomakeitsflattenedfuselage(机身)asstructurallystrongasacylinder.Butperhapsthebiggestdifficultyistheairlineindustry'sfinancialinvestmentinconservativedesign.Bettingonsucharadicalplane,Grahamsays,"wouldbeahugestepformanufacturers."

WhatwillbeachievedbythedesignofSAX40?

A.ThenoiseSAX-40madecannotbeheardattakeoff.

B.ThenoiseSAX-40madecannotbeheardduringlandings.

C.ThenoiseSAX-40madeduringlandingswilldecreasesharply.

D.ThenoiseSAX-40madeattakeoffwilldecreasesharply.

46.(59)

47.

Theauthormostprobablyagreesthatthinkingabout"Whathappensnext?"is______.

A.uncreativeB.unreliableC.worthlessD.thoughtless

48.

Accordingtothepassage,howshouldBritain'sunionsdeveloptoachievetheimprovementofprocedureforfixingwagelevels?

49.

Obesityincreasestheriskfactorof______.

A.diabetes,shortsight,cancer,strokes

B.diabetes,cancer,strokes,psychosocialillness

C.cancer,strokes,fatty,heartdisease

D.strokes,heartdisease,diabetes,headache

50.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Baseball,footballandbasketballarepopularsportsinAmerica.

B.Pizza,hotpastrami,andchowmeinarepopulardietinAmerica.

C.ThereisnovariationinusingtheAmericancalendar.

D.ThereisnovariationinusingtheAmericanlanguage.

51.

【C7】

52.

TheAmericanAssociationforAdultandContinuingEducationissignificantin______.

A.administratingfederalfundingforadulteducation

B.improvingtheoriesandpracticesofadulteducation

C.providingtechnicalassistanceprogramsforadulteducation

D.organizingeducationalactivitiesforadulteducation

53.

Accordingtotheannualresearchreport,______.

A.theareawheremencanhaveaslightadvantagehasincreased

B.theareawheremencanshowtheirtalentshasdecreased

C.theareawherewomencanmakefulluseoftheirtalentsisexpanded

D.theareawherewomencannotcompetewithmenisreduced

54.

InAlexandria,whatcouldserveastheauthor'srulerforhersuccessfulfriendship?

A.Thesumofguestsattendinghergathering.

B.Theamountofexperiencesthatthemumswerewillingsharewithher.

C.Theshorttimebetweenthebirthandhergoingouttoseekfriendship.

D.Thesensitivitythatshemightmeetcoolmumsinyogaclass.

55.

Inthewriter'sopinion,propagandacancausemoreharmby______.

A.arousingouremotions

B.distractingourattention

C.usingfalsereasoning

D.presentingpopularissues

56.Accordingtotheauthor,Toyota'sfastgrowthinrecent