2021-2022年山东省聊城市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）

2021-2022年山东省聊城市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Theruinsofonce-beautifulcitiesintheforestsofCentralAmericatellscientistsmuchabouttheamazingpeoplewhobuiltthem.Buttheydonottellwhythesecitiesweresuddenlyabandonedoveronethousandyearsago.AroundA.D.800,somethingmysterioushappenedtotheMayancivilization.Wallsandfoundationsfornewbuildingswereleftunfinished.Tomodernarcheologists,itlookedasifthecitieshadbeenabandoned.Whathappened?Whatisthepossibleexplanationofthismystery?

EarlyDiscoveries

Inthelate1700's,agroupofexplorerscuttingtheirwaythroughaforestinCentralAmericacameupontheruinsofanancientcity.Underatangleoftreesandvines,theyfoundlarge,welldesignedstonebuildingsandhandsomestonemonuments.Someofthestoneswerecoveredwithastrangekindofwriting.Carvingsonotherstonesshowedthatatleastsomeofthepeoplewholivedinthearealongbeforewerehighlyadvanced.

QuestionsRaised

Inthenext150years,morecitieswerediscovered.Theyseemedtobepartofagreatcivilizationstretchingacross500miles(about800kilometers)offorest.In1881,anEnglishmannamedAlfredMaudslayledthefirstbigscientificexpeditiontostudytheruinsintheforest.Maudslaywasanarcheologist,ascientistwhostudiedtheremainsofancientcommunitiesforcluestohowthepeoplelived.Otherexpeditionsfollowed,butatfirsttheyfoundmorequestionsthananswers:Whobuiltthecities,andwhenthecitieswerebuilt?Howhadthepeoplelivedherein'themiddleofarainforest?Mostpuzzlingofall,whathappenedtothem?

PossibleAnswers

Gradually,someoftheanswershavebeenpiecedtogether.Today,livinginpartsofMexicoandGuatemala,therearebrownskinnedIndianpeoplecalledtheMayas.ScientistsbelievethattheancestorsoftheseIndiansbuiltthecitiesandcarvedthestonemonuments.

DatescarvedonsomemonumentsshowthattheywereputupbetweenA.D.300and800,butbits

ofburiedpotterytellusthattheMayashadlivedinsomeoftheircitiesforhundredsofyearsearlier.AttheheightofMayancivilization,theremusthavebeenovertwomillionpeoplelivinginandaroundhundredsofbeautifultownsandcities.

Archeologistsdigginginthesecitieshaveuncoveredroads,afewwaterreservoirs,andtemplesbuiltoneontopofanother.Handsomepicturesmadeofsculpturedplasterandpaintedinbrightcolorswerefoundonthewallsofbuildings.Paintedpotsandpiecesofcarefullycarvedjewelrywerediscoveredintombsunderthefloorsoftemples.ThesepicturesandobjectsshowedmuchabouttheMayas'life.Therewerescenesofpeopleworking,peopleatwar,noblesholdingcourt,priestsinfantasticcostumesandMayangods.

PossibleErrors

Foralongtime,archeologistsworkedonlyonuncoveringlargeMayanstructures,suchastemples,palaces,andballcourts.Littleeffortwasmadetofindtheremainsofsmallerbuildings,suchashouses.Theseemingabsenceofhousesledpeopletobelievethatthecitieswereonlythehomesofpriestsandrulers,wholivedinthepalaces.Theythoughttheordinarypeopleprobablylivedinthecountrysideandcametothecitiesonlyforreligiousceremonies.

NewEvidence

Inrecentyears,newevidencehasbeenuncoveredatanumberofMayancitiesbydifferentgroupsofarcheologists.TheUniversityofPennsylvaniainPhiladelphiahasjustfinishedatwelve-yearstudyofTikal,thebiggestoftheMayancities.Morethanonehundredsmallhousesvaried,too.Somehadmanyremainsoffinelydecoratedpottery.Othershadfewerandplainerpieces.Thehouseswereveryclosetogether,withlittlespacetoraisefood,exceptinsmallgardens.

ChangeofView

ThesenewfindingschangedourpictureofMayanlife.Dr.WilliamR.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Sociolectsoftendevelopduetosocialdivisionswithinasociety,suchasthoseof______.

3.WhatdoesMargaretHartEdwardssayaboutemployees'romanceintheoffice?

A.Itismorallywrongandmustbebanned.

B.Itposesapotentialriskforthecompany.

C.Itshouldnotbeinterferedasahumanright.

D.It'sbettertogopublicforthesakeofemployees.

4.

InScotland,thetwotypesofdivorcesprocedureinthejudicialoffer'scourtare______.

5.

Bennerandhiscolleagues'assemblyofanevolutionarytreeofyeastADHshowed______andhelpedtheresearchers______.

6.

President______isleavinghismarkwithanambitious$1billionconstructionprograminMassachusettsInstitute.

7.

Whenthedemandforaproductisconstantlyhigh,individualproducersneedtokeepthepricedown,owingto_________________fromotherproducersintheline.

8.OnlyasmallpercentageofAmerica'shighschoolseniorsplantomajorinengineeringatcollege.

9.

Breastmilkcontainsmanynutrientssuchasiron,calcium,vitamins,etc.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Youngersiblingsemulatetheskillsandstrengthsofolderonesbecausetheythinktheyaremoreknowledgeablethanthemselves.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

Communicationchallengesresultfromdifferencesin______.

12.Changeblindnessreferstothephenomenonthat______.

A.manypeoplefailtonoticethebigchangearoundthem

B.peopletendtoignorethesmallchangesinthesurroundings

C.people'schoicescanbeeasilyinterruptedbyabigchange

D.quiteafewpeopledonothaveagoodsenseofdirections

13.Whatdidtheresearchersdotoparticipantsintheexperiments?

A.Theyputonamagicperformancetotheparticipants.

B.Theydivertedtheparticipants'attentionanddisruptedtheirchoosing.

C.Theychangedthethingsparticipantschosewithouttheirnoticing.

D.Theyaddedconfusiontothetwooptionstheparticipantsfaced.

14.

InwhatwayisDancingRabbitEcovillageradicalinitsdevelopment?

A.It'sthefirstecovillagetoestablishthecommunitywebsite.

B.Thevillagewantstobeindependentbycirculatingitsowncurrency.

C.ThevillageallowsasmoreasI000residentstolivethere.

D.Thevillagetendstobeself-reliantbycreatingallitneeds.

15.

Thehydrogencanbegeneratedfrom__________________orproducedbyreformingfossilfuels.

16.

WhenGarrettisachemistryprofessor,Raetzjudgeshercontributionson______.

A.herlargenumberoflaboratoryhours

B.herwillingnesstocontribute

C.thequalityandproductivityofherwork

D.herregularworkschedule

17.

Defendingthemselvesagainstattack,testpreparationcompaniessaytheircoursesarebasedon______.

18.

Withtheforestscutdown,soilcaneasilyloseitsfertilitywhentheessentialnutrientsare______.

19.

Incitiesortownswhere______isnotserious,itismorelikelythatblackpeoplewouldenterintermarriage.

20.

Theexistingsatellitesarenotgoodatdetectingthethicknessoftheicepartlybecausetheorbitsofsatelliteswith______donotcovereveryportionoftheocean.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:Congratulations!You'retobeappointedasSalesManager!

M:Incredible.It'stoogoodtobetrue.Youmustbekidding.I'veonlybeenworkingfortwomonthsinthisdepartment,andthisistotallyahugesurprise!

Q:Howdoesthemanreacttothenews?

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A.Hefounditunbelievable.

B.Hewasnotsurprisedaboutit.

C.Hefoundthetruthunacceptable.

D.Hewasarrogantaboutit.

22.(16)

A.Seveno'clock.

B.Seventhirty.

C.Eighto'clock.

D.Eightthirty.

23.(47)

24.(24)

A.GotoChurchandsingcarols.

B.Haveahugemealwithhisfriends.

C.Celebrateitwithherfamily.

D.Eatroastturkeyandpotatoesfordinnerwiththeman.

25.(35)

A.Thefirstgroup.

B.Thesecondgroup.

C.Thelastgroup.

D.Allthethreegroups.

26.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Whattimedoyouwantpeopletocome?

M:Six.Andtellthemnottowearanythingfancy.It'sonlyacasualaffair.

Q:Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

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A.Peopleareexpectedtocomeatsix.

B.Aformalpartywillbeheld.

C.Itwillbeapartyforrelaxation.

D.Thereisnoneedtopreparespecialclothes.

27.SectionC

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

Thetimeis7o'clock,andthisisAmelyBrownwiththenews:TheGerman【B1】______aresendinginvestigatorstodiscoverthecauseoftheplane【B2】______lateyesterdayontheIslandofTenariff.Theplane,aBoeing727takingGermanholidaymakerstotheislandcrashedintoahillsideasit【B3】______forpreparingtoland.Thisplanewascarrying180passengers.Itisthoughtthereareno【B4】______.【B5】______workersareatthescene.

The500UKmotorworkerswhohadbeenon【B6】______inHighTownforthepastthreeweekswentbacktoworkthismorning.Thisfollowssuccessfultalksbetweenthemanagementandunion【B7】______whichresultedinanew【B8】______onworkinghours.Aspokesmanforthemanagementsaidthat【B9】______________________________.

Andfinally,theweather:【B10】________________________________.buttowardslateafternoon,【B11】____________________________.

【B1】

28.(18)

A.She'lldefinitelygetagoodgradebecauseshedidn'tuseInternetsources.

B.She'llprobablydobadlyonherpapersincesheusednothingbutInternetsources.

C.She'llgetabadgradebecausesheusedInternetsourcesratherthananythingelse.

D.Shewondershowwellshe'llperform.onherpaperforusingInternetsources.

29.(31)

A.Theywanttostayhomeanddothehousework.

B.Theydon'thaveenoughmoney.

C.Theyhavetoomuchworkandnotmuchfreetime.

D.Theyhavemorefreedomthaninthepast.

30.(13)

A.Hethinksthewomanisbeingunfair.

B.Heagreesthattheworkloadisheavy.

C.Hefeelstheassignmentisreasonable.

D.Hewon'tbeabletogotothelabtoday.

31.

【B9】

32.

【B8】

33.(32)

A.Friedchicken.

B.Differentkindsofjelly.

C.Someinstantfoods.

D.Friedrice.

34.(15)

A.He'salsointerestedinAmericanliterature.

B.Hehasn'tdecidedifhewouldtaketheliteratureclass.

C.Thewomanshouldhavealreadyfinishedherpaper.

D.Thewoman'stopicmaynotbeappropriate.

35.听力原文：Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolIhavetaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.(26)Thereare,however,vastlydifferentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriorityitmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemishowtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexitiesofspelling.

Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocalpointofhisteacher'sinterest,clearlyabrightchildwillbelikelyto"playitsafe".Hewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoidadventurouslanguage.(27)That'swhyteacherstimeandagainencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.

Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience:"Thisworkisterrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisillegible".Itmayhavebeena(28)sharpcriticismofthepupil'stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomittedmentionofthechild'sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,(29)butifhisprioritieshadcenteredonthechild'sideas,anexpressionofhisencouragementinthepupil'sfreepresentationwouldhavegivenhimmoremotivationtoseekimprovement.

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A.Thedifficultiesinteachingspelling.

B.Theroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopment.

C.Thecomplexitiesofthebasicwritingskills.

D.Thenecessityofteachingspelling.

36.听力原文：M:Hey,Karen.Looklikeyou'vegetsomesunthisweekend.

W:Yeah.Iguessso.Ispenttheweekendatthebeach.

M:Oh,that'sgreat.Wheredidyoustay?

W:Somefriendsofmyparentsliveoutthere,andtheyinvitedmethereforaslongasIwanttostay.

M:Oh,that'sgreat.Buthowcomeyoucamebacksosoon?IfIwereyou,Iwouldstaytherelonger.

W:Oh,Ihatedtodoit,butIhadto.I'vegotapapertoworkon.Ijustcouldn'tdoanyseriousstudyingatthebeach,youknow.

M:Idon'tblameyouthen.Sowhatdidyoudoatthere?Imeanbesideslyingoutinthesun,youmusthaveotherthingstoenjoyyourself.

W:Yeah.IjoggedupanddownthebeachandIplayedsomevolleyball.YouknowIneverrealizedhowharditistorunonsand.Icouldn'tgetthroughawholegamebeforeIhadtositdown.It'smucheasiertorunonwetsandnearthewater.

M:Ithinkso.Didyougoswimming?

W:Iwantedto.Buttheysaidthewaterisn'twarmenoughforthatuntilacoupleofmonthsfromnow.SoIjustwadedinuptomyknees.

M:Itallsoundssorelaxing.IwishIcouldgetawaytothebeachlikethat.

W:Itlookslikeyoucoulduseit.Don'ttellmeyouspenttheweekendinthelibraryagain.

M:Seemsyouareright.I'vegotapaperduenextMonday.

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A.Relaxingattheseashore.

B.Visitingherparents.

C.Sailingonaboat.

D.Preparingforarace.

37.(21)

A.Interviews.

B.Televisionads.

C.Playingwithchildren.

D.Speeches.

38.

【B2】

39.

【B10】

40.SectionB

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

听力原文：Notlongagoitwasassumedthatthedangersmanwouldmeetinspacewouldbeterrible,themainonesbeingradiationandthedangerofbeinghitbymeteors.Itisperhapsworthremembering'thatlessthantwocenturiesagothedangersoftraintravelseemedsimilarlyterrible.Amanwouldcertainlydie,itwasthought,ifcarriedalongataspeedofthirtykilometersperhour.

(26)Therearetwosortsofradiationmanmustfearinspace.Thefirstisradiationfromthesun,andthisisparticularlydangerouswhenthesunisveryactiveandexplosionsareoccurringonitssurface.Thesecond,esfromtheso-canedVanAllenBelts.Therearetwoareasofradiationabout1500milesawayfromtheearth.(28)Neitheroftheseformsofradiationareadangertousontheearth,sinceweareprotectedbyouratmosphere.Specifically,itisthatpartofouratmosphereknownastheozonospherewhichprotectsus.Thisisabeltofthechemicalozonebetween12and21milesfromtheground,whichabsorbsalltheradiation.

(28)Onceoutsidetheatmosphere,however,manisnolongerprotected,andradiationcanbeharmfulinanumberofways.Adistinctionmustbedrawnbetweentheshort-andlong-termeffectsofradiation.Theformeraremerelyunpleasant,butjustbecause(27)anastronautreturningfromajourneyinspacedoesnotseemtohavebeengreatlyharmed,wecannotassumethatheissafe.Thelong-termeffectscanbeextremelyserious,evenleadingtodeath.

(27)

A.Radiationfromthesun.

B.RadiationfromtheVanAllenBelts.

C.Radiationfromthemeteors.

D.RadiationfromtheVanAllenBeltsandfromthemeteors.

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Computerscienceisnotonlyacomparativelyyoungfield,butalsoonethathashadtoproveitisreallyscience.SkepticsinacademiawouldoftensaythatafterAlanTuringdescribedtheconceptofthe"universalmachine"inthelate1930's—heideathatacomputerintheorycouldbemadetodotheworkofanykindofcalculatingmachine,includingthehumanbrain—allthatremainedtobeclonewasmereengineering.

Themoregenerousperspectivetodayisthatdecadesofstunninglyrapidadvancesinprocessingspeed,storageandnetworking,alongwiththedevelopmentofincreasinglycleversoftware,havebroughtcomputingintoscience,businessandcultureinwaysthatwerebarelyimaginedyearsago.Thequantitativechangesdeliveredthroughsmartengineeringopenedthedoortoqualitativechanges.

Computingchangeswhatcanbeseen,simulatedanddone.Soinscience,computingmakesitpossibletosimulateclimatechangeandunravelthehumangenome(基因组).Inbusiness,low-costcomputing,theInternetanddigitalcommunicationsaretransformingtheglobaleconomy.Inculture,theartifactsofcomputingincludetheiPodandcomputer-animatedmovies.What'snext?Thatwasthesubjectofasymposium(研讨会)inWashingtonheldbytheComputerScienceandTelecommunicationsBoard.JosephF.Traub,theboard'schairmanandaprofessoratColumbiaUniversity,titledthesymposium"2016".

ComputerscientistsfromacademiaandcompanieslikeIBMandGooglediscussedtopicsincludingsocialnetworks,digitalimaging,onlinemediaandtheimpactonworkandemployment.Butmosttalkstouchedontwobroadthemes:theimpactofcomputingwillgodeeperintothesciencesandspreadmoreintothesocialsciences,andpolicyissueswillloomlarge,asthetechnologybecomesmorepowerfulandmorepervasive.

Socialnetworksarepre-technologicalcreationsthatsociologistshavebeenanalyzingfordecades.HoweverwiththeriseoftheInternet,socialnetworksandtechnologynetworksarebecominginextricablylinked,sothatbehavior.insocialnetworkscanbetrackedonascaleneverbeforepossible.

Thenewsocial-and-technologynetworksthatcanbestudiedincludee-mailpatterns,buyingrecommendationsoncommercialWebsiteslikeAmazon,messagesandpostingsoncommunitysiteslikeMySpaceandFacebook,andthediffusionofnews,opinions,fids,urbanmyths,productsandservicesovertheInternet.Socialnet-workingresearchpromisesarichtrove(珍藏品)formarketersandpoliticians,aswellassociologists,economists,anthropologists,psychologistsandeducators.

Whatisthemeaningofthe"universalmachine"?

42.

Howmighttheteacherfindhimselfwastinglessontime?

A.Byspendinglessontimeonpronunciation.

B.Bynotusingbooksonspeechmechanicsonpronunciation.

C.Bynotgivingstudentsaclearmentalpictureofthedifferencebetweensounds.

D.Bymakingill-informedcommentsuponstudents'pronunciation.

43.

WhatisthemaindifferencebetweenanelectronicbookandaLCDscreen?

A.Electronicink.

B.Theportabilitytheycometo.

C.Theconveniencetheymake.

D.Thecontenttheystore.

44.Whyaresomanypeopleunhappyintheirjobs?Therearetwoprimaryreasons.First,somepeopleareconvincedthatearningalivingiswastingtimethattheycouldspendenjoyingthemselvesoruncoveringtheirtruetalents.

Ifthisisthecasewithyou,recallyourlastlongvacation.Wasittwoweeksofcompleteenjoyment?Morelikelyitwasaweekandahalfoffuninthesun,withanotherhalfaweekof"Boy,Ican'twaittogetbacktowork."Ifyoudidn'tfeelsuchvacationblues,thenimaginetakingaleaveofabsence.Youcoulduseittoworkonanovel,enrollinclassesorjustsitaroundwatchingTV.Attheendofthreemonths,inalllikelihood,yourself-esteemwouldbeatanall-timelow.Whileallworkandnoplayisnotgood,allplayandnoWorkisdisastrous.Weneedtofeelweareaccomplishingsomething.Wealsoneedsomeform.oforderinourlives.

Thesecondandperhapsmoreprevalentreasonforpeoplenottoliketheirworkisthattheyfeeltrapped.Onceyou'vebeenatacompanyforfiveyearsandhaveaspouse,amortgageandachild,youoftenfeelyouhaveverylittlechoiceaboutjumpingshipifthingsaren'tturningoutasyou'dplanned.Asteadypaycheckcanbethebiggestmanacleofall.Peopleresenthavingtodosomethingbecausetheyhavenootherchoice.

Ifyoufindyourselfresentingyourjobbecauseyoucan'taffordtoquit,itmaybetimetopreparewhatonecareercounselorhumorouslycallsa"cyanidecapsule."Herecallsspymoviesinwhichthesecretagenthassuchacapsulehiddensomewhereonhisbody.Ifhe'scapturedandtorturedunbearably,hehasanoption.Andhavinganoptiongiveshimthestrengthtoholdonalittlelongerinthehopethatthesituationmaychange.

Ratherthancyanide,youroptiontakestheform.ofanup-to-dateresume.Youmightalsotakeaweeklyglancethroughthehelp-wantedsection,andmakesomevisitstoindustryfunctionswherelow-keynetworkingcantakeplace.You'renotgivinguponyourcurrentjob.Rather,youareprovidingyourselfwithanoption.Ifthingsgetunbearableatwork,youcouldjumpship.Beinginthispositioncandowondersforyourattitude.Itallowsyoutoenjoyyourworksince,inreality,youarethereonlybecauseyouwanttobe.

Atthecoreofadoptingapositiveattitudetoyourworkplaceis,aboveall,assumingresponsibilityforyourownsituation.Mostpeoplefeelcontrolledbytheirenvironment,buttheyreallyaren't.Theyhavetolearntomanagethatenvironmentsotheycangetfromitwhattheyneed.

Thefirstmainreasonformanypeople'sunhappinessintheirjobsrisesfromtheirconvictionthat______.

A.workingislikekillingtheirtruetalents

B.workingatajobisjustwastingtheirtime

C.workingisnottheenjoymenttheyareafter

D.workingistheleastenjoyablewayofspendingtime

45.

Developingchildren'sself-confidencehelpsbringthemuptobe______.

46.

AnewmovementinAlfocusesitsworkon______and______.

47.Whyaresomanypeopleunhappyintheirjobs?Therearetwoprimaryreasons.First,somepeopleareconvincedthatearningalivingiswastingtimethattheycouldspendenjoyingthemselvesoruncoveringtheirtruetalents.

Ifthisisthecasewithyou,recallyourlastlongvacation.Wasittwoweeksofcompleteenjoyment?Morelikelyitwasaweekandahalfoffuninthesun,withanotherhalfaweekof"Boy,Ican'twaittogetbacktowork."Ifyoudidn'tfeelsuchvacationblues,thenimaginetakingaleaveofabsence.Youcoulduseittoworkonanovel,enrollinclassesorjustsitaroundwatchingTV.Attheendofthreemonths,inalllikelihood,yourself-esteemwouldbeatanall-timelow.Whileallworkandnoplayisnotgood,allplayandnoworkisdisastrous.Weneedtofeelweareaccomplishingsomething.Wealsoneedsomeform.oforderinourlives.

Thesecondandperhapsmoreprevalentreasonforpeoplenottoliketheirworkisthattheyfeeltrapped.Onceyou'vebeenatacompanyforfiveyearsandhaveaspouse,amortgageandachild,youoftenfeelyouhaveverylittlechoiceaboutjumpingshipifthingsaren'tturningoutasyou'dplanned.Asteadypaycheckcanbethebiggestmanacleofall.Peopleresenthavingtodosomethingbecausetheyhavenootherchoice.

Ifyoufindyourselfresentingyourjobbecauseyoucan'taffordtoquit,itmaybetimetopreparewhatonecareercounselorhumorouslycallsa"cyanidecapsule".Herecallsspymoviesinwhichthesecretagenthassuchacapsulehiddensomewhereonhisbody.Ifhe'scapturedandtorturedunbearably,hehasanoption.Andhavinganoptiongiveshimthestrengthtoholdonalittlelongerinthehopethatthesituationmaychange.

Ratherthancyanide,youroptiontakestheform.ofanup-to-dateresume.Youmightalsotakeaweeklyglancethroughthehelp-wantedsection,andmakesomevisitstoindustryfunctionswherelow-keynetworkingcantakeplace.You'renotgivinguponyourcurrentjob.Rather,youareprovidingyourselfwithanoption.Ifthingsgetunbearableatwork,youcouldjumpship.Beinginthispositioncandowondersforyourattitude.Itallowsyoutoenjoyyourworksince,inreality,youarethereonlybecauseyouwanttobe.

Atthecoreofadoptingapositiveattitudetoyourworkplaceis,aboveall,assumingresponsibilityforyourownsituation.Mostpeoplefeelcontrolledbytheirenvironment,buttheyreallyaren't.Theyhavetolearntomanagethatenvironmentsotheycangetfromitwhattheyneed.

Thefirstmainreasonformanypeople'sunhappinessintheirjobsrisesfromtheirconvictionthat______.

A.workingislikekillingtheirtruetalents

B.workingatajobisjustwastingtheirtime

C.workingisnottheenjoymenttheyareafter

D.workingistheleastenjoyablewayofspendingtime

48.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinacrowdedelevator,aFrenchmancouldmakenoparticulareffortto_____.

49.

What'stheeffectof"set-up"onpeoplementionedbyDr.RobertAlberti?

50.

Childrenenjoytheseasidebecause______.

A.theycanbesureofasandybeachtoplayon

B.theyareallowedtodoastheylikethere

C.itoffersaperiodofenjoyableescapefromschoolroutine

D.thereareavarietyofenjoyablewaysofspendingtimethere

51.

WhycouldAmericaneconomybecomethestrongestintheworld?

52.

Ifamanhasbeenunemployedforayear,he______.

A.willbehappyandrelieved

B.willbehopeless

C.willlosepatience

D.bothBandC

53.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Womenwhoapplyforjobsinmiddleorseniormanagementhaveahighersuccessratethanmen,accordingtoanemploymentsurvey.Butofcoursefarfewerofthemapplyforthesepositions.Thestudy,byrecruitment(征召新成员)consultantsNBSelection,showsthatwhileoneinsixmenwhoappearoninterviewshortlistgetjobs,thefigurerisestooneinfourforwomen.

Reasonsforhighersuccessratesamongwomenaredifficulttoisolate.Oneexplanationsuggestedisthatifawomancandidatemanagestogetonashortlist,thenshehasprobablyalreadyprovedh