2021-2022年山东省青岛市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2021-2022年山东省青岛市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

InScotland,yourdivorceapplicationcanbeacceptedifyoumakeitin______afteryoufindanyadulteryofyourspousebutstilllivetogetherwithhim.

2.

Alternativesentencingisalsocalled______.

3.

Comparedtogasoline-poweredcars,thenatural-gasvehiclespossesstheunparalleledbenefitof______.

A.reductionincarbonmonoxideemissions

B.reductioninemissionsofoxidesofnitrogen

C.reductioninparticulatematter10

D.reductioninenvironmentallyharmfulemissions

4.

Themainjobofamedicalsalesrepisto______.

5.

TheresultwasVelcro,aproductthatwasarguablymorethan______yearsinthemaking,sincethatishowlongthenaturalmechanismthatinspiredittooktoevolve.

6.

Therearetwobasiccategoriesofnegotiationstyles:positionaland______.

7.

Thepointofprogramminglanguagesistopreventourpoorfrailhumanbrainsfrom______.

8.

Oneargumentagainstcloningisthatitwouldonlybeaprivilegeto______andwouldleadtosocialinequality.

9.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

WhatWillWeDoforWork

Ibelievethat90%ofwhite-collarjobsintheU.S.willbeeitherdestroyedoralteredbeyondrecognitioninthenext10to15years.That'sacatastrophicprediction,giventhat90%ofusareengagedinwhite-collarworkofonesortoranother.Evenmostmanufacturingjobsthesedaysareconnectedtosuchwhite-collarservicesasfinance,humanresourcesandengineering.

ItalkedtoanoldLondonloadersometimeback.Heallowedthatin1970ittook108guysaboutfivedaystounloadatimbership.Thencamecontainerization.Thecomparabletasktodaytakeseightfolksoneday.Thatis,a98.5%reductioninman-days,from540totaltojusteight.

Thistimetheproductivityaimstoreconstruct—makethatdeconstruct—thewhite-collarworld.Infact,Iseeafive-sidedmovementthatwillbringtomyapparentlyfantastic"90%in10years"prediction.

FIRSTtheDestructiveNatureoftheCurrentFlavorofCompetition,DotcomCompany.

Sure,mostwillfail.Butthesurvivorswillexertenormouspressure—fast!—ontheBigGuys.WhenanAmazonoraCharlesSchwabmovesintoyourneighborhood,you'vegotmomentstoreact.OrtakekingentrepreneurJimClarkofNetscapefame.Hislatestventure,Healtheon/WebMD,intendstosqueezehundredsofbillionsofdollarsofwasteoutofthehealth-caresystem.Thesenewfirmsaimtocreatenothinglessthanhavocinthetheatersinwhichtheyoperate.

SECONDEnterpriseSoftware.

It'sanameforthetoolsthatwillhookupeveryaspectofabusiness'sinnards'internalorgans—personnel,production,sales,accounting—andthenhookupallthathooked-upstufftotherestofthe"family"ofsuppliersandthesuppliers'suppliersandwholesalersandretailersandendusers.

Theyareyournightmare,these"white-collarrobots."ThecomplexproductsfromGermansoftwaregiantSAPwilldotoyourcompany'sinternalorgansexactlywhatrobotsandcontainerizationdidtotheblue-collarworldin1960.Installingthesetoolsisnoteasy.Thetechnicalpartisdistressing;thepoliticsaredreadful.Whentheblue-collarrobotsarrived,theunionsrevoltedagainstit.Thistimeit'smanagementofficialwhoareopposingtechnologicalchange.Why?Thesetoolsthreatentheircomfortablestatus,carefullycraftedoverseveralgenerations.

Buttherobotsdidcome.Andtheytriumphed.

THIRDOutsourcing.

M.I.T.'sNo.1computerprofessor,MichaelDertouzos,saidIndiacouldeasilyboostitsGDPbyatrilliondollarsinthenextfewyearsperformingsecretwhite-collartasksforWesterncompanies.Heguessedthat50millionjobsfromthewhite-collarWestcouldgosouthtoIndia,whosepopulationhit1billionlastweek.Theaverageannualsalaryforeachofthose50millionnewIndianworkers:$20,000.

FOURTHtheWeb.

Ford,GMandDaimlerChryslerannounceararecombination.Theywilllinkalltheirtensofthousandsofsuppliersintoasingle,Internet-basednetwork.Thisentitywillinclude$250billionannuallyofsuppliers'products(andperhapsanadditional$500billionofthosesuppliers'products).Inshort,everypennyofwastewillbecompressedfromthehugeprocurementsystem.Theordercyclewillspeedupdramatically.Medibuyaimsforthesamehattrickinmedicalsupplies,DigitalThinkintraining,CarStationintheauto-body-

A.98.5%B.90%C.50%D.37%

10.

WinstonChurchillsuggestedthatECSCshouldbecreatedtopreventmilitaryconflictinEurope.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

Inthefirsthalfofthenineteenthcentury,ItaliansprobablybroughtpizzatotheUnitedStates.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Manysocialconsequencesbroughtforthbyelectronicproximityinclude______.

13.

ManyGermaninternationalcorporationsholdintroductoryChinesecoursesforemployees'assignedworkinChinabecausetheywanttheirstaffbecomeinterestedinChina.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

NationalNegroBusinessLeagueexistsfrom______.

15.

Youneedrichpeopleinyoursocietybasicallybecauseof______.

16.Theprovidersofweb-maillikeGoogle,MicrosoftandYahoo!,havereapedhugeprofitsbyplacingadvertisements.

17.

VulnerabilitiesofBluetoothlike"bluejacking"are_______________inthedevelopmentoftechnology.

18.

AccordingtoMaryClaireAllvine,acertifiedfinancialplannerinChicagoandAtlanta,coupleswhocaremuchaboutdayto-daybudgetingdetailsareusuallythemostsuccessfulwiththeirmoney.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Evenontheirwaytodestinations,travelerscaneasilysurfInternetby802.11cardsifthereare______.

20.

In1959withtheirfirstmotorbikeHondaracingteamparticipatein______race,whichwasthemostpopularmotorcycleraceatthattime.

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

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

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A.Theticketswillselloutquickly.

B.Therewillbeextraticketsattherockconcert.

C.Therockconcertwillprobablyberescheduled.

D.Eachpersonwillbeallowedtobuyonlyoneticket.

22.听力原文：M:Itmusthaveatleasttwobathroomsandalargekitchen.

W:Andatwo-cargarageandahalf-acregarden.

Q:Whatarethetwospeakersdiscussing?

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A.Healwayssayswhathewantstosay.

B.Henevercomestothepoint.

C.Hecanhardlyexpresshimselfclearly.

D.Hespeakstoofast.

23.听力原文：W:Itisforecastedthattomorrowwillbehotwiththetemperatureupto35℃.Doyouthinkthiswillaffectoursonattendingtheentranceexamination?

M:Well,Ithinkoursoncanmanagetoadjusttoit.We'llensurehimagoodresttonight,soitshouldmakenodifferencetohim.

Q:Whatwouldbetheeffectofthehotweatherontheirson?

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A.Theirsonwillbealittlebitinfluenced.

B.Theirsonwillnottaketheexaminationowingtotheweather.

C.Theweatherwillaffecttheirsonseverely.

D.Theweatherwillnotmakeanydifferencetotheirson.

24.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：China'seconomyistheworld'sfastestgrowingoneanditshowsnosignofslowingdown.SigningcontractswithChinesebusinessesisthetoppriorityforeveryBritishcompanythatwantstostayaheadinglobaltrade.NowschoolsintheUnitedKingdomwanttogivetheirstudentsaheadstartbyteachingthemMandarin--andtheyaremakingitcompulsory.

BrightonCollegeisaprivateschoolonthesouthcoastofBritainand(26)alreadyteachesLatin,SpanishandFrenchtoits1,200pupils.Atpresent,studentscanchoosebetweentheselanguages,butfromtheautumn,whichisthebeginningofthenewacademicyearinBritishschools,everystudentmuststudyMandarinwhethertheylikeitornot.

RichardCalms,headmasterofBrightonCollege,describesthemoveas"allthemoreradical"asthereisveryfewnativeChinesepupilsstudyingattheCollege.(27)Mr.CairnsisconsideredaradicalpersonhimselfbecausehewillbeginMandarinclassesinSeptemberasapupilinanordinaryclassofstudents.

(28)CalmsisconvincedthatteachingMandarinisessentialforhisstudentsthatalreadyhaveagoodrecordinsucceedinginbusiness.WithMandarinaddedtoapupil'sportfolio,thatrecordcanbesustainedandimproved."Oneofmykeytasksistomakesurepupilsareequippedfortherealitiesofthe21stcenturyandoneisthatChinahasthefastestgrowingeconomy."hesaid.

BrightonCollegeisfollowinganationaltrendasstudyingChinesetotheBritishA-levelstandardisdestinedtoovertakeSpanishandGerman,accordingtorecentfiguresshowingthenumberofstudentstakinglanguageexaminations.

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A.Latin,Spanish,FrenchandMandarin.

B.Latin,French,GermanandSpanish.

C.French,Spanish.,GermanandMandarin.

D.English,Spanish,GermanandMandarin.

25.(28)

A.Becausewecannotmakethechoice.

B.Becausewedonothaveenoughresources.

C.Becausewedonothaveafreehousingmarket.

D.Becauseeducationismoreimportantthanhousing.

26.听力原文：W:ProfessorMarnes,IwonderifyoucanfillmeinonyourlecturelastFriday.Ihadtoattendascholarshipawardceremony.

M:Ohwell,congratulations.Ihopeyouwererewardedhandsomely!

W:Well,everybithelps.So,aboutyourlecture,Iunderstandyouweretalkingaboutextinctions.

M:Yes.Well,thecruxofmytalkwasjustthatwetendtothinkofextinctionasadramaticevent,butmostspeciesdieoutoverquiteaperiodoftime.

W:Whydotheydieoff?Ithoughttheywerecontinuouslyimprovingthemselves.Naturalselection,Ithinkyouoncementioned.

M:Ah,butyouseewhilethereisnaturalCompetitionbetweenthespecies,whatdetermineswhichspeciessurviveislargelybychance.

W:Idon'tgetit.Whydospeciesbothercompeting?

M:Well,thereareshort-termadvantages.Butmanyspeciesalsoarehelpedbyothers.Forexample,thecommonhouseflyandcockroachesmighthavediedoffyearsagoifnotforhumans.

W:Butyou'renotsayingthathumansaresosuccessfulmerelybecauseofchance?

M:Toacertainextent,humanswereinitiallyluckyenoughtohavetherightweatherconditionsandalackofpredators,butnow,ofcourse,wesurvivebyingenuity!

W:gowemayneverbecomeextinct.

M:No,becausewemaybeinacrashcoursetoextinctionbyourcontinuousexploitationoftheenvironment.Wearearelativelyyoungspeciesandourtimeishotyetoverdue.

W:Butthereare6billionofus!

M:Yesandthere'remanymorehousefliestoo!Eachwiththecapacitytospreadonediseasefromonepersontoanotherinafastperiodoftime.

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A.Sheiswritingacompetitivepaperforascholarship.

B.Sheisdoingapaper.

C.Shemissedthelecture.

D.Sheisplanningtoattendthescholarshipawardceremony.

27.(29)

A.Therewasalongintervalbetweencauseandeffect.

B.Theweatherwasdifficultforustoforecast.

C.Weatherforecastwasinaccurate.

D.Ecologistsdidn'tappearuntilmoderntimes.

28.(36)

A.Theimportanceofplay.

B.Theimportanceofbooks.

C.Therelationshipbetweenplayandwork.

D.Children'sspeechdevelopment.

29.听力原文：Hungryforthebrighteststudents,(26)manyAmericanstrongeruniversitiesareactivelydiscountingtuition.Andit'sthehighachievers,ratherthantheneedystudents,whoaregettingagoodchunkofthemoney.Thepracticeisremarkablywidespread,reachingalmost(27)allbutthe30orsoIvyandotherelitecollegesthatbanmerit-basedfinancialaid.Schoolsarealsobecomingmoreaggressiveinpromotingtheirdiscounts.AttheDePauwUniversityWebsite,enteranSATorACTscore.gradepointaverageandclassrank,andacomputerprogramimmediatelytellsyouwhatkindof“award”.Only“therealunlucky”payfullpriceanymore,saysKennethRedd,directorofresearchattheNationalAssociationofStudentFinancialAidAdministrators.(29)About76%offirst-yearstudentsgotsomeformsofdiscountthisyearat331privateschoolspolledannuallybytheNationalAssociationofCollegeandUniversityBusinessOfficers.Averageawardperstudent：$7000.Atsmallschoolswithtuitionunderabout$20000,theaveragediscountisevenhigher,withsomeschoolsreturningoverhalftheirtuitionrevenue.

Muchasbanksandinsurersofferspecialratestotheirbestcustomers,schoolsaregivingthebiggestbreakstotheirtopstudents.(29)Publicfouryearcolleges,too,areofferingdiscounts.

(28)Theflipsideofbigdiscountsisthatlessmoneyisavailabletoimproveacademicprogramsandkeepschoolinfrastructureuptodate.Mr.Reddsayshefoundthatuniversitiesthathavesharplyincreasedtheirtuitiondiscountrateshaveseengraduationratesfall,andthat'sIrueevenamonghighlyselectiveschools.

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A.Studentsinneedoffinancialhelp.

B.Studentswithgoodacademicperformance.

C.Studentsgoodatnegotiatingwithuniversities.

D.Studentswithspecialcontributions.

30.听力原文：Whenyouseeacleveradvertisementinanewspaper,doyousaytoyourself,"Ah,that'sgood.I'dliketohaveoneofthose"?Ordoyousay,"Whatliesaretheytellingthistime?Itcan'tbeverygoodortheywouldn'thavetoadvertiseitsocleverly"?Bothofthesepeopleexist;thefirstareoptimists;thesecond,pessimistsandrealists.

Advertisementscanbeextremelyusefuliftheyarehonest;if,letussay,youhavebrokenyourpenandyouwanttobuyanother,thefirstthingtodoistolookatasmanyadvertisementsforpensasyoucanfind.Thatwillhelpyoutochoosethemodel,colorandpricethatsuityou.Advertisementssavealotoftimeandtroublebyputtingsellersintouchwithbuyersinaquickandsimpleway.Iftheadvertisementsaretrueandaccurate,thecustomerswillbesatisfiedandwillprobablybuyfromthesamefirmnexttimeandadvisetheirfriendsandacquaintancestodothesame.

Thereallydishonestadvertiserhopestosellhisgoodsquicklyandtomakealargeprofitonthembeforethecustomer'sreactionsbegin.Heknowsthatnocustomerswillbuyfromhimasecondtime,andthatnonewillrecommendhisproductstotheirfriends.Buttherearealsosemi-dishonestadvertisers.Theymakeclaimsfortheirproductswhichtheyknowperfectlywelltobeincapableofverification,likeadvertisingthatacertaintoothpastecontainsaparticularsubstance—whichitinfactdoes—knowingthatthissubstanceisinfactneitherbeneficialnorharmfultotheteeth.Suchadvertisementsdonottelldownrightlies,buttheiradvertisingisdeliberatelymisleading.

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A.Trustalladvertisementsandmakepurchasesaccordingly.

B.Getsuitablecolorsandpricesfromadvertisements.

C.Doubtthetruthfulnessofadvertisements.

D.Admirethecleverwaysadvertisementsaremade.

31.

【B9】

32.(32)

A.Dr.Jackson's.

B.Theflowershopowner's.

C.Thehospitalpresident's.

D.Jackson'swife's.

33.

【B10】

34.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Theswitchinthebathroomisbrokenandweneedasocketfortheporchlight.

W:Whydon'tyougetMr.Kiddertocomeandtakealook?

Q:WhatdoesMr.Kidderdo?

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A.Heisaplumber.

B.Heisanelectrician.

C.Heisacarpenter.

D.Heisaninteriordecorator.

35.(24)

A.Heshoutedathiswife.

B.Hejuststoodthere.

C.Hecrawledunderthetable.

D.Helostconsciousness.

36.【B9】

37.(34)

A.Achangeinthestatusofeducatedpeople.

B.Achangeinthenatureofreading.

C.Anincreaseinthenumberofbooks.

D.Anincreaseintheaverageageofreaders.

38.

【B6】

39.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：OneyearaftertheSeptember11thattacksonNewYorkandWashington,someofthechangesarealltooobvious.Thisisnowaverysecurityconsciousnation.Thefeelingofsafetyprovidedbytwomightyoceansisnowgone.Americansnolongergetonplanesasiftheywerebusesorgotobaseballgameswithoutabrashfromametalorexplosivesdetector.

ButasDr.MatthewSpaldingoftheHeritageFoundationpointsout,alongsidefearthereisalsopride,patriotismandanewsenseofpurpose.

Dr.MatthewSpalding,"IthinkAmericanshavechangedconsiderably.September11thoflastyear,flagswentupeverywhere;asenseofpatriotismabounded.Ayearlaterit'sasenseofamellowedpatriotism,athoughtfulpatriotism.Americansaren'tafraidtobepatrioticandwanttothinkaboutit.

Secondly,IwouldsayAmericansaremorethoughtfulaboutforeignpolicyanddomesticpolicyand,thirdly,IwouldsayAmericansarelookinginwardtothingsthatareimportanttothem:theirfamilies,theirchurches,serviceintheircommunity--thingsthatinthelongrunwillbegoodforthemandtheirfamiliesandtheirlives."

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A.Americanstookplanesasbuses

B.Americanswenttobaseballgames

C.Americanswentwithoutabrushfromametal

D.Americansusedexplosivesdetectors

40.(26)

A.Onlythesubjectsthatcouldbeusedinsocietyareimportant.

B.Thesubjectscouldbeirrelevantsolong.

C.Thereshouldbemoreclassesonsocialstudies.

D.Thereshouldbenoexamsinsubjectsofsocialstudies.

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Somesentencesaretakenoutfrompassages.Thiskindofcomplexmeaningexpressedinwrittenlanguagesoonbecomesafishnutofwater.Thecomplexityofspokenlanguageismorelikethatofadance;itisnotstaticanddensebutmobileandintricate.Muchmoremeaningisexpressedbygrammarthanbyvocabulary.Asaconsequence,thesentencestructureishighlycomplex,reachingdegreesofcomplexitythatarerarelyattainedinwriting.

Writing,asrecognizedbymostpeople,isgenuinelyformalandreadilytangible,butspokenlanguagehasmeritsofitsown.Itisusuallymoreeconomicinface-to-facecommunication,anditallowstheomissionofmuchcontextualorcommonsenseinformation.Thispermitsorallanguagetobemoresimplisticandflexiblethanwrittenlanguage.Whatisdifficultorevenimpossibletoachieveinwrittenlanguagecansometimesbeachievedinorallanguageinaconvenientwaythatdoesnotdemandextraefforts.Ontheotherhand,speechcanbemoredifficulttomanageinlinguisticstudiesduetosuchfactorsthatmakeitreadilyacceptableasamoreeconomicwayofexpression.

Itisinspontaneous,operationalspeechthatgrammarismostfullyexploited,suchthatitssemanticfrontiersexpandanditspotentialformeaningisenhanced.Thisiswhywehavetolooktospokendiscourseforatleastsomeoftheevidenceonwhichtobaseourtheoryofthelanguage.Philosophersoflanguagehavetendedtoacceptthefolkbelief,typicalofawrittenculture,accordingtowhichspokenlanguageisdisorganizedandfeatureless,whileonlywritingshowsawealthofstructureandpurityofpattern.Thisis"demonstrated"bytranscriptionsinwhichspeechisreducedtowritingandmadetolookhikeadog'sdinner.Speechwasnotmeanttobewrittendown,soitoftenlookssilly,justaswritingoftensoundssillywhenitisreadaloud;butthedisorderandfragmentationareafeatureofthewayitistranscribed.Evenasympathetictranscriptionlikethatabovecannotrepresentitadequately,becauseitshowsnoneoftheintonationorvariationintempoandloudness;butitdoesshowthewayitisorganizedgrammatically,andsoenablesustoanalyzeitasatext.

Theauthorcomparesspokenlanguageto"adance"tosaythat______.

42.Migrationisusuallydefinedas"permanentorsemipermanentchangeofresidence".Thisbroaddefinition,ofcourse,wouldincludeamoveacrossthestreetoracrossacity.Ourconcerniswithmovementbetweennations,notwithinternalmigrationwithinnations,althoughsuchmovementsoftenexceedinternationalmovementsinvolume.Today,themotivesofpeoplewhomoveshortdistancesareverysimilartothoseofinternationalmigrants.

Studentsofhumanmigrationspeakof"push"and"pull"factors,whichinfluenceanindividual'sdecisiontomovefromoneplacetoanother.Pushfactorsareassociatedwiththeplaceoforigin.Apushfactorcanbeassimpleandmildamatterasdifficultyinfindingasuitablejob,orastraumatic(痛苦的)aswar,orseverefamine.Obviously,refugeeswholeavetheirhomeswithgunspointedattheirheadsaremotivatedalmostentirelybypushfactors(althoughpullfactorsdoinfluencetheirchoiceofdestination).

Pullfactorsarethoseassociatedwiththeplaceofdestination.Mostoftentheseareeconomic,suchasbetterjobopportunitiesortheavailabilityofgoodlandtofarm.ThelatterwasanimportantfactorinattractingsettlerstotheUnitedStatesduringthe19thcentury.In'general,pullfactorsadduptoanapparentlybetterchanceforagoodlifeandmaterialwell-beingthanisofferedbytheplaceoforigin.Whenthereisachoicebetweenseveralattractivepotentialdestinations,thedecidingfactormightbeanon-economicconsiderationsuchasthepresenceofrelatives,friends,oratleastfellowcountrymenalreadyestablishedinthenewplacewhoarewillingtohelpthenewcomerssettlein.Considerationsofthissorthadtothedevelopmentofmigrationflow.

Besidespushandpullactors,therearewhatthesociologistscall"interveningobstacles".Evenifpushand(or)pullfactorsareverystrongtheystillmaybeoutweighedbyinterveningobstacles,suchasthedistanceofthemove,thetroubleandcostofmoving,thedifficultyofenteringthenewcountry,andtheproblemislikelytobeencounteredonarrival.Thedecisiontomoveisalsoinfluencedby"personalfactors"ofthepotentialmigrant.Thesamepush-pullfactorsandobstaclesoperatedifferentlyondifferentpeople,sometimesbecausetheyareatdifferentstagesoftheirlives,orjustbecauseoftheirvaryingabilitiesandpersonalities.Theprospectofpackingupeverythingandmovingtoanewandperhapsverystrangeenvironmentmayappearinterestingandchallengingtoanunmarriedyoungmanandappallinglydifficulttoaslightlyoldermanwithawifeandsmallkids,Similarly,theneedtolearnanewlanguageandcustomsmayexciteonepersonandfrightenanother.Regardlessofwhypeoplemove,migrationoflargenumbersofpeoplecausesconflict.TheUnitedStatesandotherwesterncountrieshaveexperiencedadjustmentproblemswitheachnewwaveofimmigrants.Thenewestarrivalsareusuallygiventhelowest-paidjobsandareresentedbynativepeoplewhomayhavetocompetewiththemforthosejobs.Ithasusuallytakenseveraldecadesforeachgrouptobeacceptedintothemainstreamofsocietyinthehostcountry.

Theauthorthinksthatpullfactors______.

A.areallrelatedtoeconomicconsiderations

B.arenotasdecisiveaspushfactors

C.includearangeofconsiderations

D.aremoreimportantthanpushfactors

43.ThemostimportantreasonwhytheBushadministrationsupportmorenewnuclear-powerplantsisthat______.

A.theyneedlittlegovernmentfinancialsupport

B.theywillincreaseenergysecurity

C.theyhelplessendependenceonfossilfuels

D.theyareenvironmentallyfriendly

44.

AccordingtothepassagewecanseethatLiuXianghashad______experiencesbeforereachingworld-widefame.

45.

Underthenewlaw,ifabossforceshisworkertotakeapolygraphtest,whatpunishmentwillheget?

46.

Inthelastparagraphofthepassage,the"communityresources"mostprobablyrefersto______.

A.thestrengthofthelocalpeople

B.particularstrengthofwomen

C.thesupportfrommenallies

D.thecooperationofcommunity

47.Inordertoimprovecommunicationswithkids,parentsshould______.

A.learnmoreaboutthemoderntechniquesandtrytoadjustallofthem

B.learntousemodernwaystocommunicatewithkids,suchastextingmessages

C.trytosharesomemodernandmeaningfulcomputergameswithkids

D.earnenoughmoneytobuymodernmachinesforkidstosatisfytheirneeds

48.

【C3】

49.

IftheassumptionaboutthedelayofanewIceAgeiscorrect______.

A.thebestwaytoovercomethecoolingeffectwouldbetoburnmorefuels

B.leewouldsooncoverthenorthernhemisphere

C.theincreasedlevelsofcarbondioxideintheatmospherecouldwarmuptheearthevenmorequickly

D.thegreenhouseeffectcouldworktotheadvantageoftheearth

50.

Whenparentsshowconstantdisappointmentintheirchildren,thedestructiveeffectisthatthechildrenwill______.

51.Toseehowstatesofmarriageinfluencedsleep,researchersinstalledsomeequipmentinsubjects'hometomonitortheir______andrecordhowtheirrelationshipswent.

52.

Theword"homogeneous"inthefirstparagraphmeans______

53.

AlexeyVikhlinintriedtostudyhowclustersofgalaxiesgrowbyusing______.

54.

【C9】______

55.

TheauthorinthepassageusesthefollowingdevicesinhiswritingEXCEPT______.

A.questionsB.narrativeC.analogyD.comment

56.

Inorderforlycopenetobeabsorbedbythebody,______.

A.itmustbeconsumedwithacertainamountoffat

B.youshouldconsumedarkredtomatoes

C.youshouldeatrawtomatoes

D.