2021-2022年四川省资阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2021-2022年四川省资阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

InNorwayandSweden,theprocesscalled______hasbeenusedextensivelyto"cancelout"theacidityinacidiclakes.

2.

AccordingtoEdwards,themicrobesarenow______.

A.recognizedbymostpeople

B.neglectedbymostpeople

C.diedoutfromtheEarth

D.outofactionoftheEarthsystem

3.

Thedevelopmentoftechnologyisspeedingupthepaceofchangesintheworkplace.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

Theexistingsatellitesarenotgoodatdetectingthethicknessoftheicepartlybecausetheorbitsofsatelliteswith______donotcovereveryportionoftheocean.

5.

Itisadvisabletoprovideemployeeswithappropriateleadershipand______.

6.Ifyonwanttoanswerthe12questionshonestly,youshouldknowwhatmakesyounotblindlyblameyourdepartmentfor______.

7.AccordingtoJohnMaynardKeynes,whencangovernmentsusedevaluationofcurrencytotakeinpeople?

A.Whenvalueisinherentinmoney.

B.Whenmetalcurrencybecomesatoken.

C.Whencashcan'tbeusedanonymously.

D.WhenMoore'slawbeginstowork.

8.

Acalorieisaunitofenergyassociateswithanythingcontainingenergy.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

Therobot'sarmcan______thebodyofanautomobile.

10.

Theauthorsaysthatforegoingacollegeeducationisoftennotawisechoicebecause______ofthe50highestpayingjobsrequireafour-yearcollegedegreeexceptforairtrafficcontrollersandnuclearpowerreactoroperators.

11.WhatisthedifferencebetweenJoostandKaZaAaccordingtoFredrikdeWahl?

A.KaZaAbenefitedtheindustrywhichitentered.

B.KaZaAdidn'timpacttheindustrywhichitentered.

C.Joostdoesn'tthreatentheindustrywhichit'sentering.

D.Joostnegativelyimpactstheindustrywhichit'sentering.

12.

Afteryouhavebeencyclingforafewmonths,theauthorthinksthatyouwillfindcyclingintownslessdangerous.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Overathree-yearperiod,thepolicytoinstalltaughenedglassinstorefrontshasresuitedin______.

14.

ForlocalpeopleinNorthWales,manyofthemconsiderEnglishaforeignlanguageandtheirmotherlanguageis______.

15.Ifyouwanttogiveupajobwholesale,youshouldevaluate______fromit.

16.

Americans'shortcomingsinsciencearevast,andunfortunately______ismakingeffortstodefeatthem.

17.Calories

Foryearsnow,calorieshavebeenalltherage-peoplearecountingthemandcuttingthem,andyou'dbehard-pressedtofindsomethingatthesupermarketthatdoesnotlistitscaloriesperservingsomewhereonthepackage.Buthaveyoueverwonderedwhatexactlyacalorieis?

WhatisaCalorie

Acalorieisaunitofenergy.Wetendtoassociatecalorieswithfood,buttheyapplytoanythingcontainingenergy.Forexample,agallon(about4liters)ofgasolinecontainsabout31,000,000calories.

Specifically,acalorieistheamountofenergy,orheat,ittakestoraisethetemperatureof1gramofwater1degreeCelsius(1.8degreesFahrenheit).Onecalorieisequalto4.184joules,acommonunitofenergyusedinthephysicalsciences.Mostofusthinkofcaloriesinrelationtofood,asin"Thiscanofsodahas200calories."Itturnsoutthatthecaloriesonafoodpackageareactuallykilocalories(1,000calories=1kilocalorie).Thewordissometimescapitalizedtoshowthedifference,butusuallynot.Afoodcaloriecontains4,184joules.Acanofsodacontaining200foodcaloriescontains200,000regularcalories,or200kilocalories.Agallonofgasolinecontains31,000kilocalories.

Thesameappliestoexercise—whenafitnesschartsaysyouburnabout100caloriesforeverymileyoujog,itmeans100kilocalories.Forthedurationofthisarticle,whenwesay"calorie,"wemean"kilocalorie."

WhatCaloriesDo

Humanbeingsneedenergytosurvive—tobreathe,move,pumpblood—andtheyacquirethisenergyfromfood.

Thenumberofcaloriesinafoodisameasureofhowmuchpotentialenergythatfoodpossesses.Agramofcarbohydrates(碳水化合物)has4calories,agramofproteinhas4calories,andagramoffathas9calories.Foodsareacompilation(集合)ofthesethreebuildingblocks.Soifyouknowhowmanycarbohydrates,fatsandproteinsareinanygivenfood,youknowhowmanycalories,orhowmuchenergy,thatfoodcontains.

Ifwelookatthenutritionallabelonthebackofapacketofmaple-and-brown-sugaroatmeal,wefindthatithas160calories.Thismeansthatifweweretopourthisoatmealintoadish,settheoatmealonfireandgetittoburncompletely(whichisactuallyprettytricky),thereactionwouldproduce160kilocalories(remember:foodcaloriesarekilocalories)—enoughenergytoraisethetemperatureof160kilogramsofwater1degreeCelsius.Ifwelookcloseratthenutritionallabel,weseethatouroatmealhas2gramsoffat,4gramsofproteinand32gramsofcarbohydrates,producingatotalof162calories(apparently,foodmanufacturersliketorounddown).Ofthese162calories,18comefromfat(9cal×2g),16comefromprotein(4cal×4g)and128comefromcarbohydrates(4cal×32g).

YourCalorieNeeds

Justhowmanycaloriesdoourcellsneedtofunctionwell?Thenumberisdifferentforeveryperson.Youmaynoticeonthenutritionallabelsofthefoodsyoubuythatthe"percentdailyvalues"arebasedona2,000caloriediet—2,000caloriesisaroughaverageofwhatapersonneedstoeatinaday,butyourbodymightneedmoreorlessthan2,000calories.Height,weight,gender,ageandactivitylevelallaffectyourcaloricneeds.Therearethreemainfactorsinvolvedincalculatinghowmanycaloriesyourbodyneedsperday:

•Basalmetabolicrate(基本新陈代谢率)

•Physicalactivity

•Thermic(热的)effectoffood

Yourbasalmetabolicrate(BMR)istheamountofenergyyourbodyneedstofunctionatrest.Thisaccountsforabout60to70percentofcaloriesburnedinadayandincludestheenergyrequiredtokeeptheheartbeating,thelungsbreathing,thekidneysfunctioningandthebodytemperaturestabilized.Ingeneral,menhaveahigherBMRthanwomen.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Thepassageismainlyabout______oncuttingdownonit.

19.

Oneargumentagainstcloningisthatitwouldonlybeaprivilegeto______andwouldleadtosocialinequality.

20.

Oneofthesimilaritiessharedbyallthemethodsofalteringdreamsistoreduce______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B8】

22.(36)

A.Robertwasgoodatwritingaboutfamouspeople.

B.Robertsoldhisimitationabroadfortheconsiderationofsafety.

C.Heusuallysoldhisproductstosomerespectablebuyers.

D.Robertdiedrich.

23.

【B9】

24.听力原文：W:WewenttothenewrestaurantatthecornerlastSaturdayandhadtwofishdinnersforthepriceofone.

M:Tomtoldmeyouhadadeliciousandfillingmealallfor￥8.50.

Q:Whatisthespecialpriceforonefishdinner?

(19)

A.$4.25.B.$4.75.C.$17.00.D.$8.50.

25.(35)

A.TheysendthemessagetothePresidentwithintendays.

B.Theyofficiallystatereasonsforrejectingthemessage.

C.TheymeetwiththePresident.

D.Theyrevisethevetoedbill.

26.(22)

A.Therearen'tmanyvarietiesoffoodatlunchcounters.

B.Someschoolkidseatinschoolcafeterias.

C.Workersgobackhometohavelunch.

D.ThewomanlikesAmericanfood.

27.(32)

A.Yogadoesotherformsofgood.

B.ThebenefitsofYogaareencouraging.

C.Theresultofthestudyisnotwellgrounded.

D.ThebenefitsofYogaonhealthareexaggerated.

28.听力原文：M:Hi,Susan.Wherewereyouatlunchtime?Iwassavingaseatforyouinthecafeteria.

W:Oh,sorrytomissyou,butmythirstforknowledgewasgreaterthanmypangsofhunger.

M:Ineverhadthatproblem.Sowherewereyou?

W:Mypoliticalscienceclassranovertime.

M:That'sbeenhappeningquiteabitlately,hasn'tit?

W:Iguessso.Actuallywhathappensisthatabunchofushungaroundforawhileafterclasstotalkwithourprofessorandaskhimquestions.

M:Whoisthis20thcenturySocrates?

W:ProfessorHall.Haveyouheardofhim?

M:Mm.HedoeshaveagoodreputationinthePoliticalScienceDepartment.

W:Andawell-deservedone.Thesamestudentswhofallasleepindiscussiongroupsandinseminarsfightforfront-rowseatsinhislectures.

M:Oh,no.Ihopethisisn'tcatching.

W:Youcanjoke.Butit'sgreattohaveaprofessorwhoisnotonlyinterestingbutpreparestogiveuptimeforstudents.

M:Iknow.ThereIreallyagreed.MaybeIshouldsitinonhisclasssometime.Doyouthinkhe'dcare?

W:Notatall.Lotsofstudentsbringalongtheirfriendsandhesayshefeelsflattered.

M:Well,justtobesafe,IthinkI'llbringmylunchalongaswell.

W:I'llmakeagoodstudentofyouyet.

(20)

A.Inthelaterooming.

B.Immediatelyafterlunch.

C.Inthemid-afternoon.

D.Aftertheeveningmeal.

29.

【B7】

30.(47)

31.(13)

A.Inaconcert.

B.Inaclassroom.

C.Atasportsmeeting.

D.Ontheschoolcampus.

32.(45)

33.听力原文：W:Iwantasingleroomwithabath.What'stherate?

M:It's4dollarsaday.

Q:Howmuchdoesshehavetopayifshestaysfor4days?

(16)

A.4dollars.B.14dollars.C.16dollars.D.20dollars.

34.(29)

A.Peopleshouldappreciatesuchshopping.

B.PeopleshouldmakeitaSeasonofCelebration.

C.Peopleshouldgiveouttheirbelongings.

D.Peopleshouldshowtheirkindnesstoothers.

35.听力原文：M:Howdoyouandyourhousemateslikethenewco-op?I'mthinkingofjoiningitmyself.

W:Welikeitquiteabit.Wegetsomeveryfreshproduceandbulkstaplesoffairprices,butitcertainlyhasn'tsavedustime.

M:Then,what'sfor?

W:Well,theco-opdoesn'tcarryeverything,suchascleaningsupplies,battery,thatsortofthing.Iwishtheco-opsoldthoseitems.

M:Whatdomembershavetodo?Justpayamembershipfee?

W:Yeah,there'safeeandameeting,buttheattendanceisn'trequired.Butwedohavetoworkthereforanhoureveryweek,whichisn'ttoobad.

M:Iwouldn'tmindworkingtheresometime.Yougettolearnabouttheproducts.Butisthefoodfreeofadditives?ThatwouldbethemainreasonIjoin.I'maconvert(皈依者)fromjunkfood.

W:Well,alotoffoodispureandpesticide-free.Theyalsohavevitaminsupplements,andsoyandtofu,andthatkindofthing.

M:I'dliketotryjustforamonthorso.Dotheyhavetrialmembership?

W:Theirshortestmembershiptimeisonemonth.Thenifyoulikeit,youcanjoinforlongerperiodsanditbecomescheaper.

M:Couldyougivemesomedetailsaboutthelongerperiodsofmembership?

W:Oh,Ican'tremembertheexactregulations,butasix-monthmembershipcostsalmostasmuchasfiveindividualmonths.

M:Soundsprettyeasy.MaybethenexttimeImnintoyou,itwillbeinthecheckoutlineattheco-op.

W:Yeah,ifyouareinterestedinit,justjoinit!

M:Iwill.Thanksalot.

W:Notatall.

(23)

A.Membershipinaco-op.

B.Thebenefitsofhealthfood.

C.Shoppinginthesupermarket.

D.Thecurrentcostoffood.

36.【B3】

37.听力原文：M:Hi,Janet,you'resoluckytobedonewithyourfinalexamsandtermpaper.Istillhavetwomorefinalstotake.

W:Really?

M:Yeah,sowhat'reyoudoingthissummer,anythingspecial?

W:Well,actuallyyeah.MyparentshavealwayslikedtakingmysisterandmetodifferentplacesintheUnitedStates.Youknow,placeswithhistoricalsignificance.Iguesstheywantedtoreinforcethestuffwelearnedinschoolabouthistory.Andsoeventhoughweareoldernow,theystilldoonceinawhile.

M:Oh,sowhereareyougoingthissummer?

W:Well,thissummer.It'sfinallygoingtobeGettysburg.

M:Finally?Youmeantheynevertookyouthereyet?ImeanGettysburg.It'sprobablythemostfamouscivilwarsiteinthecountry.It'sonlyacoupleofhoursaway.Ithinkthatwouldbeoneofthefirstplacesthatthey'vetakenyou.Ihavebeenthereacoupleoftimes.

W:Weweregonnatobeaboutten,well,no,itwasexactlytenyearsago.ButIdon'tknow.Somethinghappened,Icannotrememberwhat...

M:Somethingchangedyourplans.

W:Yeah,don'taskmewhatitwas,butweendedupnotgoinganywherethatyear.Ihopethatdoesn'thappenagainthisyear.IwroteapaperaboutGettysburglastsemesterforahistoryclass.IwastomakeathoroughinvestigationonthepoliticalsituationintheUnitedStatesrightafterthebattleatGettysburg,soI'meagertoseetheplace.

(23)

A.Theirfinalexamsandpapers.

B.Plansforthecomingsummer.

C.AwonderfulvisittoGettysburg.

D.Theirparents'travelinghabits.

38.听力原文：M:GoodbyeMrs.Tobin.Pleasedolookusup.Weareinthephonebook.

W:I'msureIwill,Mr.Stewart.Sonicemeetingyou.

Q:WhatwillMrs.Tobindo?

(14)

A.ShewillpayMrStewartavisit.

B.ShewillgiveMrStewartacall.

C.ShewillbuyMrStewartaphonebook.

D.Shewillbuyherselfaphonebook.

39.SectionC

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

Whydoescreamgobadfasterthanbutter?Someresearchersthinkthatitcomesdowntothestructureofthefood,notitschemical【B1】_______--afindingthatcouldhelpridsomeprocessedfoodsofchemicalpreservatives.

Creamandbuttercontainmuchthesame【B2】_______,sowhycreamshouldsourmuchfasterhasbeena【B3】_______.Bothareemulsions--tinyglobulesofoneliquidevenly【B4】_______throughoutanother.Thedifferenceliesinwhat'sintheglobulesandwhat'sinthesurrounding.Incream,fattyglobulesdriftaboutinaseaofwater.Inbutter,globulesofawatery【B5】_______arelockedawayinaseaoffat.Thebacteriawhichmakethefoodgobadprefertoliveinthewateryregionsofthe【B6】_______.Thismeansthatincream,thebacteriaarefreetogrowthroughoutthemixture.Whenthesituationis【B7】_______,thebacteriaarelockedawayin【B8】_______burieddeepintheseaoffat.【B9】_______.Theyalsoslowlypoisonthemselveswiththeirwasteproducts.

Inbutter,thereisaself-limitingsystemwhichstopsthebacteriafromgrowing.【B10】_______.Itisbelievedthatitwillbepossibletomaketheemulsionsusedinsaladcream,forinstance,morelikethoseinbutter.【B11】_______.

【B1】

40.(44)

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.Psychologicallytherearetwodangerstobeguardedagainstinoldage.Oneoftheseisundueabsorptioninthepast.Itdoesnotdotoliveinmemories,inregretsfortheolddays,orinsadnessaboutfriendswhoaredead.One'sthoughtsmustbedirectedtothefuture,andtothingsaboutwhichthereissomethingtobedone.Thisisnotalwayseasy;one'sownpastisagraduallyincreasingweight.Itiseasytothinktooneselfthatone'semotionsusedtobemoreactivethantheyare,andone'smindmorekeen.Ifthisistrueitshouldbeforgotten,andifitisforgottenitwillprobablynotbetrue.

Theotherthingtobeavoidedisclingingtightlytoyouthinthehopeofsuckingvigorfromitsvitality.Whenyourchildrenaregrownuptheywanttolivetheirownlives,andifyoucontinuetobeasinterestedinthemasyouwerewhentheywereyoung,youarelikelytobecomeaburdentothem.Idonotmeanthatoneshouldbewithoutinterestinthem,butone'sinterestshouldbethoughtfuland,ifpossible,kindlybutnotundulyemotional.Animalsbecomeindifferenttotheiryoungassoonastheiryoungcanlookafterthemselves,buthumanbeings,owingtothelengthofearlychildhood,findthisdifficult.

Ithinkthatasuccessfuloldageiseasiestforthosewhohavestrongimpersonalinterestinvolvingappropriateactivities.Itisinthisspherethatlongexperienceisreallyfruitful,anditisinthisspherethatthewisdombornofexperiencecanbeexercisedwithoutbeingoppressive.Itisnousetellinggrown-upchildrennottomakemistakes,bothbecausetheywillnotbelieveyou,andbecausemistakesareanessentialpanofeducation.Butifyouareoneofthosewhoareincapableofimpersonalinterest,youmayfindthatyourlifewillbeemptyunlessyouconcernyourselfwithyourchildrenandgrandchildren.Inthatcaseyoumustrealizethatwhileyoucanstillrenderthemmaterialservices,suchasmakingthemanallowanceorknittingthemsweaters,youmustnotexpectthattheywillenjoyyourcompany.

Thepassageismainlyabout______.

A.howtodealwitholdage

B.howtocultivateimpersonalinterests

C.howtogetalongwithyourchildren

D.howtodealwitholdpeople

42.

AccordingtoMetroofficials,theywouldliketo______.

A.wastesometimewanderinginthewakeoftheterriblebombings

B.regretlateroversomethingtheyshouldhavedoneearlier

C.takeprecautionsagainstanypotentialdangersattheexpenseoftheirtime

D.wearplainclothestoprotectpassengersorrepeattheirrequestoverandagain

43.Howwouldanurbaninhabitantusuallyrentacarinthepasteightyears?

44.

Whataretherelativemeritsofcars?

45.

Modernathletes'resultscannotbecomparedwiththoseofancientrunnersbecause______.

A.theGreekshadnomeansofrecordingtheresults

B.detailssuchasthetimewerenotrecordedinthepast

C.theyaremuchbetter

D.theyaremuchworse

46.

Totheauthor'sgranddaughtertheword"ripping"______.

A.hasaclearermeaningthanitdoesfortheauthor

B.isunacceptablebecauseitisslang

C.seemsstrangeandold-fashioned

D.meansmuchthesameassmashing

47.

Populationwillberedistributedasaresultof______.

A.themetropolitanstrategy

B.thefrontierstrategy

C.neitherthefrontierstrategynorthemetropolitanstrategy

D.boththefrontierstrategyandthemetropolitanstrategy

48.

Accordingtothepassage,districtcourtsarealsoknownas______.

A.circuitcourts

B.supremecourts

C.intermediatecourts

D.trialcourts

49.

Bysaying"Theyseemed'apriesthood,heirbearing..."(Lines3-4,Para.4),theauthormeansthat______.

A.thereisnofundamentaldifferencebetweenprofessorsandprieststhoughtheydifferintheirmerits

B.professorsattheUniversityofPennsylvaniausedtowearblacksuitswhichmadethemlooklikepriests

C.professorsareagroupofprofessionalsthatdifferintheiracademicabilitybutbehaveinthesameway

D.professorsarelikepriestswearingthesamekindofblackgownbuthavingdifferentrolestoplay

50.

Differingfromrepresentativebodies,non-representativebodiesoflocalgovernment______.

A.arecomposedofmembersappointedbyupper-levelbodies

B.havenorighttoparticipateinaffairsofsocialwelfare

C.donothavetheirowngoverningauthority

D.havetwodifferenttypesratherthanauniform.mode

51.

Accordingtothepassage,theseminarsystemencouragedstudentsto______.

A.discussmoralissues

B.studytheclassics,rhetoric,andmusic

C.studyoverseas

D.workmoreindependently

52.

Researchersstatethat______.

A.largerfamiliesaremoreefficientinconsumingnaturalresourcesthansmallerfamilies

B.bothlargerandsmallerfamiliesneedthesameamountsofnaturalresources

C.smallerfamiliesaremoreextravagantinliving

D.largerfamiliesaremorefrugalinliving

53.

【C7】

54.

Americansarenowtakingstepstosolvetheproblemofalcoholismby______.

A.givingcoursestoteachdoctorsaboutdrugsandtreatmentsforalcoholics

B.teachingyoungstudentshowtodrivesafelyafterdrinkingalcohol

C.punishingpeoplemoreheavilyfordrivingafterdrinkingalcohol

D.decreasingtheamountofalcoholdrunkbydrivers

55.

WhydoAmericanstrytoconserveandmanagetime?

56.

Tobespecific,whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscussabout?

57.(57)

58.Theethicalbehavior.refersto______.

A.theindustrializedcountries'policy

B.thelawinNorway

C.thefaircompetitionincommerce

D.themanagersoffoodfactories

59.

LatertheVSPmanufacturerslaunchedanadvertisingcampaignforthepurposeof______.

A.aimingatmiddleclassusers

B.competingwithmanufacturersofothertypesofcars

C.sellingtheirproductstomorecountrypeople

D.winningalargershareinthecarmarket

60.SectionB

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

Educationisoneofthekeywordsofourtime.Amanwithoutaneducation,manyofusbelieve,isanunfortunatevictimofunfortunatecircumstancesdeprivedofoneofthegreatesttwentiethcenturyopportunities.Convincedoftheimportanceofeducation,modemstates"invest"ininstitutionsoflearningtogetback"interest"intheform.ofalargegroupofenlightenedyoungmenandwomenwhoarepotentialleaders.Education,withitscyclesofinstructionsocarefullyworkedout,punctuatedbytextbooks—thosepurchasablewellsofwisdom—whatwouldcivilizationbelikewithoutitsbenefits?

Somuchiscertain:thatwewouldhavedoctorsandpreachers,lawyersanddefendants,marriagesandbirths;butoutspiritualoutlookwouldbedifferent.Wewouldlaylessstresson"factsandfigures"andmoreonthecapacityofamantogetalongwithhisfellowcitizens.Ifoureducationalsystemwerefashionedafteritsbooklesspastwewouldhavethemostdemocraticform.of"college"imaginable.Amongthepeoplewhomweliketocallsavagesallknowledgeinheritedbytraditionis,sharedbythisrespectthateverybodyisequippedforlife.

Itistheidealconditionofthe"equalstart"inwhichonlyourmostprogressiveformsofmodemeducationtrytoregain.Inprimitiveculturestileobligationtoseekandtoreceivethetraditionalinstructionisbindingtoall.Thereareno"illiterate"—ifthetermcanbeappliedtopeoplewithoutascript—whileourowncompulsoryschoolattendancebecamelawinGermanyin1642,inFrancein1806,andinEnglandin1976,andstillnon-existentinanumberof"civilized"nations.Thisshowshowlongitwasbeforeweconsidereditnecessarytomakesurethatallourchildrencouldshareintheknowledgeaccumulatedbythe"happyfew"duringthepastcenturies.

Educationinthewildernessisnotamatteroffinancialmeans.Allareentitledtoanequalstart.Thereisnoneofthehurrythat,inoursociety,oftenhindersthefulldevelopmentofagrowingpersonality.There,achildgrowsupundertheeverpresentattentionofhisparents;thereforeisjunglesandthesavagesknowofno"juveniledelinquency".Nonecessityofmakingalivingawayfromhomeresultsintheneglectofchildren,andnofatherisconfrontedwithhisinabilitytobuyaneducationforhischild.

Thepassageimpliesthatmanycountrieslaygreatemphasisoneducationbecause______.

A.theywanttogetbackmonetaryrewards

B.withouteducation,peoplewouldbedeprivedofthegreatesttwentiethcenturyopportunities

C.theywanttocultivatethepotentialleaders

D.thewelleducatedgenerationisthefutureofthosecountries

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5题)61.

【S2】

62.Beingassertive(过分自信)isbeingabletocommunicatewithotherpeople

clearly.Ifyoufeltthatyouhadexpressedwhatwasimportanttoyouandal-

lowedtheotherstorespondtheirownway,then,regardlessofthefinalout-【S1】______

come,youbehavedassertively.Itisimportanttorememberthatbeingasser-

tivereferstoawayofcopingwithconfrontations.Itdoesnotmeangetting

yourownwayeverytimeorwinningsomebattleswithanotherperson.In【S2】______

practice,assertivebehavior.isusuallymostlikelytoproducearesultwhichis

generallyacceptabletoallconcerned,withoutanyonefeelthattheyhavebeen【S3】______

unfairlytreated.

Assertivenessisoftenwronglyconfusingwithaggression.Anaggressive【S4】______

confrontationiswhenoneorbothpartiesattempttoputforwardtheirfeelings

andbeliefsattheexpenseofothers.Inanassertiveconfrontation,however,

eachpartystandsupfortheirpersonalrights,andeachshowsrespectandun-【S5】______

derstandingfortheother'sviewpoint.

Thereasonwhyassertivenessmaynotcomenaturallyiswhatweoften【S6】______

tendtobelievethatwemusttalkaroundasubjectratherthanbedirect,orthat

wemustofferforexcusesorjustificationsforouractions.【S7】______

Infact,weallhavearighttouseassertivebehavior.inavariousofsitua-【S8】______

tions.Weareoftenschooledearlyinlifetobelievethatsometimesourown

needtoexpressourselvesmusttakesecondplace.Forexample,indealingwith【S9】______

thoseinprivilegedpositionssuchasspecialists,weoftenfeelthatspeakingas-

sertivelyis,insomeway,"breakingtherules".【S10】______

【S1】

63.

【S9】

64.

【S5】

65.

【S10】

五、6.Translation(5题)66.Tohisdepression,hardly_________________(他刚开口发言，就被听众打断了).

67.Advancedintelligentmachinessuchasrobotsenable______________________________________.(使他们工作更高效和舒适)

68.I'mprettypositivethatifyouhadbeenmorecautious,______(你本来是可以通过那场资格考试的).

69.Therewassomething_______________________________abouttheplanthatpleasedallofthem.(富于创造性，独出心裁，很有气势)

70.Theworkersinsistedon______(取消旧的规定，建立新生的规章制度).

参考答案

1.liming

2.B解析：题干问的是Edwards对microbes的观点。联系下文其话语：Thesemicrobesarecompletelyoffradarintermsofglobalbiogeochemicalcycles．Wedon'tconsiderthemaspartoftheEarthsystemrightnowinourcalculationaboutwhat'sgoingon，andwedon'tconsiderthemintermsof

3.A

4.radaraltimetersradaraltimeters解析：根据题干中的信息词satellites、detectingthethickness和orbits定位到倒数第二个小标题下的第三段，可知现有的人造卫星可以很好地测量冰的覆盖范围，却不太擅长测量厚度，其部分原因在于带有雷达测高计的卫星的轨道无法覆盖大海的各个部分。

5.astrategicframeworkastrategicframework解析：根据关键词appropriateleadership查读小标题MinimizeWorkplaceNegativity下面最后一个论点。

6.anyjobdissatisfaction。anyjobdissatisfaction。解析：根据题干中的信息词answerthe12questionshonestly定位到倒数第三段，可知想要诚实回答那12道问题，你就得了解自己为什么会那样，以及自己不因任何工作不满而盲目责怪自己部门的原因，由此可得答案。

7.B解析：本段第一句描述了两种货币观念：信息货币把货币看成是纯粹的信息，不过是一个符号(hasbecomesimplyatoken)；而硬通货则认为货币有其内在的固有价值。第二句说“符号”是一个……事实(Thatisa…truth．)。最后一句是凯恩斯对这种现象的感叹，说这种情况出现时(Whenitappears)，政府可能利用这种情况来使货币贬值，欺骗人民。句中的it指代的就是前面说的“金钱变成符号”这种情况。

8.A

9.spot-weldspot-weld解析：及物动词，意为“点焊”。文章第三自然段第五句说机器人的机械手能点焊汽车的车身。

10.allbuttwoallbuttwo解析：根据题干中的信息词foregoing和50highestpayingjobs定位到最后一个小标题下的第三段，可知除了空中交通管制员和核反应堆操控员以外，50个报酬最高的丁作只有两个需要四年大学学历，所以说上大学通常不