2021-2022年陕西省榆林市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2021-2022年陕西省榆林市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Talkingtooneselfisaneffectivemeansofmanagingstressbecauseitisameansof______.

2.

IfAmericansaren'tcompetitiveinscience,theycannotsurvivetheseverecompetitionbetweendevelopedcountries.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

Travelingusedtobesoexpensivethatmanymiddle-classpeoplecouldnotaffordit.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

In1935,______ofHarlem'sfamilieswereunemployed.

5.

BeforetheIndustrialRevolution,leisuremeant______.

6.

Accordingtodifferentcultures,negotiationscanbeconductedthroughdirect,face-to-facecommunicationorindirect

7.

Accordingtotheauthor,itwilltakeabout______toreconstructnewwhite-collarworld.

A.4yearsB.10yearsC.37yearsD.acentury

8.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

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

Don'tDestroytheEssentialCatalystofRisk

Sincethespring,andmostacutelythisautumn,aglobalcontagion(传染)offearandpanichaschokedoffthearteriesoffinance,compoundingabroaderdeteriorationintheglobaleconomy.

Financialinstitutionshaveanobligationtothebroaderfinancialsystem.Wedependonahealthy,well-functioningsystembutwefailedtoraiseenoughquestionsaboutwhethersomeofthetrendsandpracticesthathadbecomecommonplacereallyservedthepublic'slong-terminterests.

Sevenimportantlessons

Aspolicymakersandregulatorsbegintoconsidertheregulatoryactionstobetakentoaddressthefallings,Ibelieveitisusefultoreflectonsomeofthelessonsfromtiffscrisis.

Thefirstisthatriskmanagementshouldnotbeentirelypredicatedonhistoricaldata.Inthepastseveralmonths,wehaveheardthephrase"multiplestandarddeviationevents"morethanafewtimes.Ifeventsthatwerecalculatedtooccuroncein20yearsinfactoccurredmuchmoreregularly,itdoesnottakeamathematiciantofigureoutthatriskmanagementassumptionsdidnotreflectthedistributionoftheactualoutcomes.Ourindustrymustdomoretoenhanceandimprovescenarioanalysisandstresstesting.

Second,toomanyfinancialinstitutionsandinvestorssimplyoutsourcedtheirriskmanagement.Ratherthanundertaketheirownanalysis,theyreliedontheratingagenciestodotheessentialworkofriskanalysisforthem.Thiswastrueattheinception(初期)andovertheperiodoftheinvestment,duringwhichtimetheydidnotconsiderotherindicatorsoffinancialdeterioration.

Thisover-dependenceoncreditratingscoincidedwiththedilutionofthedesiredtripleA-rating.InJanuary2008,therewere12tripleA-ratedcompaniesintheworld.Atthesametime,therewere64,000structuredfinanceinstruments,suchascollateralizeddebtobligations,ratedtripleA.Itiseasyandappropriatetoblametheratingagenciesforlapsesintheircreditjudgments.Buttheblamefortheresultisnottheirs'alone.Everyfinancialinstitutionthatparticipatedintheprocesshastoacceptitsshareoftheresponsibility.

Third,sizematters.Forexample,whetheryouowned$5billionor$50billionof(supposedly)low-risksuperseniordebtinaCDO,thelikelihoodoflosseswas,proportionally,thesame.Buttheconsequencesofamiscalculationwereobviouslymuchbiggerifyouhada$50billionexposure.

Fourth,manyriskmodelsincorrectlyassumedthatpositionscouldbefullyhedged.AfterthecollapseofLong-TermCapitalManagementmidthecrisisinemergingmarketsin1998,newproductssuchasvariousbasketindicesandcreditdefaultswapswerecreatedtohelpoffsetanumberofrisks.However,wedidnot,asanindustry,considercarefullyenoughthepossibilitythatliquiditywoulddryup,makingitdifficulttoapplyeffectivehedges.

Fifth,riskmodelsfailedtocapturetheriskinherentinoff-balancesheetactivities,suchasstructuredinvestmentvehicles.Itseemsclearnowthatmanagersofcompanieswithlargeoff-balancesheetexposuredidnotappreciatethefullmagnitudeoftheeconomicriskstheywereexposedto;equallyworrying,theircounterpartieswereunawareofthefullextentofthesevehiclesand,therefore,couldnotaccuratelyassesstheriskofdoingbusiness.

Sixth,complexitygo

A.Commercialbanks.

B.Financialinstitutions.

C.Theministryoffinance.

D.TheWallStreet.

9.

Nowcohabitationnormallyhappensbeforemarriage.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.Largelybecauseofverylowbirthrate,______offarmlandinItalyhasalreadybeenabandoned.

11.Onecanturnto______ifhewantstoexerciseinarainingday.

12.

Theauthordoesanassessmentofallhigh-riskurbanareasintheU.S.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

IfalltheiceintheAntarcticmelted,globalsealevelswouldrisehugely.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.Increasingone'soutputturnsouttobethemostimportantstrategyinfulfillingtheself-improvement.

15.WhereHaveAllthePeopleGone?

Germansaregettingusedtoanewkindofimmigrant.In1998,apackofWolvescrossedtheNeisseRiveronthePolish-Germanborder.IntheemptylandscapeofeasternSaxony,dottedwithabandonedminesanddecliningvillages,thewolvesfoundplentyofdeerandfewhumans.Fiveyearslater,asecondpacksplitfromtheoriginal,sothere'renowtwofamiliesofwolvesintheregion.Ahundredyearsago,agrowingland-hungrypopulationkilledoffthelastofGermany'swolves.Today,it'sthelocalhumanswhosenumbersareunderthreat.

Villagesareempty,thankstotheregion'slowbirthrateandruralflight.Hometo22oftheworld's25lowestfertilityratecountries,Europewilllose30millionpeopleby2030,evenwithcontinuedimmigration.ThebiggestpopulationdeclinewillhitruralEurope.AsItalians,Spaniards,Germansandothersproducebarelythree-fifthsofchildrenneededtomaintainstatusquo,andasruralflightsuckspeopleEurope'ssuburbsandcities,thecountrysidewillloseaquarterofitspopulation.Theimplicationsofthisdemographic(人口的)changewillbefar-reaching.

EnvironmentalChanges

ThepostcardviewofEuropeisofacontinentwhereeveryscrapoflandhaslongbeenfarmed,fencedoffandsettled.Butthecontinentofthefuturemaylookratherdifferent.BigpartsofEuropewillrenaturalize.BearsarebackinAustria.InSwissAlpinevalleys,farmshavebeenrecedingandforestsaregrowingback.InpartsofFranceandGermany,wildcatsandwolveshavere-establishedtheirranges.

Theshrubandforestthatgrowonabandonedlandmightbegoodfordeerandwolves,butisvastlylessspecies-richthantraditionalfarming,withitspastures,pondsandhedges.Onceshrubcovereverything,youlosethemeadowhabitat.Alltheflowers,herbs,birds,andbutterfliesdisappear.Anewforestdoesn'tgetdiverseuntilacoupleofhundredyearsold.

Allthisisnotnecessarilyanenvironmentalist'sdreamitmightseem.TaketheGreekvillageofPrastos.Anancienthilltown,Prastosoncehad1000residents,mostofthemworkingtheland,Nowonlyadozenleft,mostintheir60sand70s.Theschoolhasbeenclosedsince1988.Sundaychurchbellsnolongerring.Withoutfarmerstotendthefields,rainhaswashedawaytheoncefertilesoil.AsinmuchofGreece,landthathasbeenorchardsandpastureforsome2000yearsisnowcoveredwithdryshrubthat,insummer,frequentlycatchesfire.

VariedPicturesofRuralDepopulation

Ruraldepopulationisnotnew.ThousandsofvillageslikePrestosdotEurope,theresultofacenturyormoreofemigration,industrialization,andagriculturalmechanization.Butthistimeit'sdifferentbecauseneverhastheruralbirthratesolow.Inthepast,afarmercouldusuallyfindatleastoneofhisoffspringtotakeovertheland.Today,thechancesarethathehasonlyasinglesonordaughter,usuallyworkinginthecityandrarelywillingtoreturn.InItaly,morethan40%ofthecountry's1.9millionfarmersareatleast65yearsold.Oncetheydieout,manyoftheirfarmswilljointhe6millionhectares--onethirdofItaly'sfarmland--thathasalreadybeenabandoned.

Risingeconomicpressures,especiallyfromreducedgovernmentsubsidies,willamplifythetrend.OnethirdofEurope'sfarmlandismarginal,fromthecoldnorthernplainstothedryMediterranean(地中海)hills.MostofthesefarmersrelyonEUsubsides,sinceit'scheapertoimportfoodfromabroad.Withoutsubsidies,someofthemostscenicEuropeanlandscapeswouldn'tsurvive.IntheAustrianorSwissAlps,definedforcenturiesbyorchards,cows,highmountainpastures,thesteepvalleysarelabor-intensivetofarm,withsubsidiespayingupto90%ofthecost.AcrosstheborderinFranceandItaly,subsidieshavebeenreducedformountainfarming.Since

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Althoughthejobapplicantshavenotfinishedhighschool,theyarehighlylikelytobepromoted.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Childrentendtohaveslightlyhighernormaltemperaturethanadults.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Inadvertisingtheadvertisercanavoidanyresponsibilityforhisstatementbyusing______.

19.

Womenaremorethantwiceaslikelyasmentosufferfromdepression.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.WhatisthedifferencebetweenJoostandKaZaAaccordingtoFredrikdeWahl?

A.KaZaAbenefitedtheindustrywhichitentered.

B.KaZaAdidn'timpacttheindustrywhichitentered.

C.Joostdoesn'tthreatentheindustrywhichit'sentering.

D.Joostnegativelyimpactstheindustrywhichit'sentering.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(34)

A.Aftertheartworkisreviewedbylawyers.

B.Afteralldocumentsarefiled.

C.Whentheartistfirstgetsanidea.

D.Whenthemomentoftheworkofartisfinished.

22.(25)

A.Printmaterialsforvisitors.

B.Studyreferentialreports.

C.AskSallytomakearrangements.

D.Applytothechiefexecutive.

23.(46)

24.(42)

25.(19)

A.Spendingtoomuchmoneyonthecustomers.

B.FindingnoavailableconferenceroominShangri-la.

C.Toomanycustomerscomingtoattendthemeeting.

D.Fewcustomersgoingtoseeicesculpturesandbuildings.

26.(24)

A.Itisluxurious.

B.Itisgrand.

C.Ithasclassicalstyle.

D.Ithasgoodreputation.

27.【B6】

28.(29)

A.Theyhaveaprivatetutor.

B.Theygotoaregularschool.

C.Theyattendaspecialschool.

D.Theyaretaughtbytheirparents.

29.

【B5】

30.(22)

A.Itwillincreaseclasssize.

B.Itlimitsinteractionamongstudents.

C.Itrequirestoomuchtravelingtodifferentcities.

D.Itwillforcestudentstowatchtoomuchtelevision.

31.

【B7】

32.(26)

A.HehasaBachelor'sdegree.

B.Hedidn'tfinishthecollege.

C.Heisnowacollegestudent.

D.Heisnowstudyinginanightschool.

33.SectionC

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

Wecanexperiencestressanytimewefeelwedon'thave【B1】______.Itcancomefromafeelingthatwecan'tdoanythingabout.Basically,itisthebody'swayofshowingworryor【B2】______.

Stressisnotjustcausedbyourmentalor【B3】______condition,itisalso【B4】______byhowtiredweare,whetherwehavea【B5】______dietwithenoughvitaminsandminerals,whetherwegetenoughphysicalexercise,andwhetherwecan【B6】______.

Ifwefeelstressed,thereareseveralthingsthatwecando.First,weneedtolearnhowtorelaxandbreatheslowlyand【B7】______.

Wecanalsotakesometimeoutofourworried,busy【B8】______tonoticethesmallthingsinlife.Smelltheair,lookattheflowers,noticethesmalldesignsintheleavesonatree--【B9】______Weneedtotakecareofourbodies.【B10】______.

Finally,weneedtofindwhatiscausingthestressinourlives.Oncewehavefoundit,weneedtobegintochangethatpartofourlives.【B11】______.

【B1】

34.(14)

A.Thewoman'sbossdidn'tknowshewaslateforwork.

B.Thewoman'sbossaskedwhyshewasn'tthereontime.

C.Tilewoman'sbossdoesn'thaveahabitofbeingontime.

D.Thewoman'sbosswantshertokeepahabitofbeingpunctual.

35.听力原文：W:Jack,I'mhavingdifficultywithallthetheoreticalstuffwe'regettinginourcomputercourse.

M:Oh,thatpartIunderstand.WhatIcan'tfigureoutishowtomakeitworkonmyprogram.

Q:WhatisJack'sproblem?

(13)

A.Hedoesn'tunderstandhisstaff.

B.Hiscomputerdoesn'tworkproperly.

C.Hedoesn'tknowhowtoapplycomputertheory.

D.Heisunabletoaddthefigures.

36.(21)

A.Asubscriptiontoabook.

B.Abargainondancelessons.

C.AcheapairfaretoHawaii.

D.Amembershiptosportsclub.

37.

【B6】

38.

【B9】

39.SectionC

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

Tight-lippedeldersusedtosay,"It'snotwhatyouwantinthisworld,butwhatyouget."

Youcanmakeamentalblueprintofadesireasyouwouldmakeablueprintofahouse,andeachofusis(36)______makingtheseblueprintsinthegeneral(37)______ofeverydayliving.Ifwe(38)______tohavefriendstodinner,weplanthemenu,makeashoppinglist,decidewhichfoodtocookfirst,andsuchplanningis(39)______foranytypeofmealtobeserved.

Likewise,ifyouwanttofindajob,takeasheetofpaper,andwritea(40)______accountofyourself.Inmakingablueprintforajob,beginwithyourself,forwhenyouknowexactlywhatyouhaveto(41)______,youcanintelligentlyplanwheretosellyourservices.

Thisaccountofyourselfisactuallya(42)______ofyourworkinglifeandshould(43)______education,experienceand,references.Suchanaccountisvaluable.(44)____________.Whiletalkingtoyou,yourcould-beemployerisdecidingwhetheryoureducation,yourexperience,andotherqualificationswillpayhimtoemployyouandyourabilitiesmustbedisplayedinareasonablyconnectedmanner.

(45)____________.Thenyouarereadytohuntforajob.Getallthepossibleinformationaboutyourcould-bejob.Makeinquiriesastothedetailsregardingthejobandthefirm.Keepyoureyesandearsopen,anduseyourownjudgment.(46)____________andkeepinmindthatsecuringajobisyourjobnow.

40.(35)

A.Theyhavetobreakintothecar.

B.Fivepercentofthecarsareleftunlocked.

C.Theysometimesfindcarkeysintheignitionandsimplygetin.

D.Theyknockoutthedriverandgetthecaraway.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.Whilelearninghowtorunabakery,CordiaHarringtontriedtomakehereffortknownby______.

42.

Businessneedstocreateadissatisfiedconsumerbecauseit______.

A.promotescompetition

B.helpsimprovingproduction

C.putshigherstandardonthemanufacturer

D.pushesforwardproductrenovation

43.

Howdoestheauthorinterpret(痊释)loveattheendofthepassage?

44.Theideathat,ifyourhouseisbuiltintherightposition,thismayaffectyoursuccessinlifeseemsstrangetomanypeople.However,tobelieversinFeng-Shui,ortheartofgeomancy,notonlythepositionbutalsothechoiceofdecorationsandeventhecolorofyourhomecanmeanthedifferencebetweengoodfortuneanddisaster.ThisarthasbeenpracticedforcenturiesinChinaandisstillusedalloverSouthEastAsia.EventhehugeHongKongbankscallinageomantiftheyareplanningtobuildnewoffices.Theyhavesuchfaithinhisknowledgethatifheadvisesthemtomove,theywillaltertheirplansforeventheirbiggestbuildings.

LikemanyOrientalbeliefsthegeomant'sskilldependsontheideaofharmonyinnature.IfthereisnoimbalancebetweentheopposingforcesofYinandYang,thebuildingwillbringlucktoitsinhabitants.Thismeansthatthehousemustbebuiltontherightspotaswellasfacingtherightdirection,andalsobepaintedanauspiciouscolor.Forinstance,iftherearemountainstothenorth,thiswillprotestthemfromevilinfluences.Ifthehouseispaintedred,thiswillbringhappinesstotheoccupantswhilegreensymbolizesyouthandwillbringlonglife.Otherfactors,suchastheowner'stimeanddateofbirth,aretakenintoaccount,too.Thegeomantbelievesthatunlessalltheseareconsideredwhenchoosingasiteforconstruction,thefortuneofthepeopleusingitwillbeatrisk.

Indeed,toignorethegeomant'sadvicecanhavefatalresults.ThedeathoftheinternationallyfamousKung-Fustar.BruceeLee,hasbeenusedasanexample.ItissaidthatwhenLeefoundoutthatthehousehewaslivinginwasanunluckyone,hefollowedageomant'sadviceandinstalledaneight-sidedmirroroutsidehisfrontdoortobringhimluck.Unfortunately,astormdamagedthemirrorandthehousewasleftunprotectedfromharmfulinfluences.SoonafterwardsLeediedinmysteriouscircumstances.

NotonlyisFeng-ShuistillusedinSouthEastAsia,butithasalsospreadrightacrosstheworld.EveninmodernNewYorkasuccessfulcommercialartistcalledMiltonGlaserhasfoundituseful.Hewassodesperateafterhisofficewasbrokenintosixtimesthatbeconsultedageomant.Hewastoldtoinstallafishtankwithsixbackfishandfixaredclocktotheceiling.Sincethenhehasnotbeenburglarizedonce.Itmayseemanincrediblestory,butnoothersuitableexplanationhasbeenoffered.

FromthepassagewecaninferthatFeng-ShuiisNOTusedin______.

A.HongKongB.theUnitedStatesC.JapanD.Thailand

45.

Theauthorsays,"Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment."Whatwastheonethingthatwentwrong?

A.Hepraisedhersweater,whichpuzzledher.

B.Sheinsistedonvisitingamuseum,whichhehated.

C.Heknewsomethingaboutherillnessbutdidn'ttellher.

D.Hewassogoodtoherthatshethoughtshemustbedying.

46.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Inworkingouttheproblemthegirlwasmoreconcernedwithwhatwasleftinthemoney-bag.

B.Ifthemoney-lenderhadbeenhonest,thegirlwouldhaveonlya50-50chanceofbeingsaved.

C.Asaresultofherintelligentdecisionthegirlcouldremainwithherfatherandhavehisdebtcancelledatthesametime.

D.Noneoftheabove.

47.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Researchthatwentinto'developingthehighlyspecializedtechnologyforspacetravelhasresultedinmanyunexpectedpracticalapplicationsbackonearth.Outoftheengineeringthatproducedrocketmotors,liquidpropellants,spacesuits,andothernecessitiesofspaceflightcameby-productsthatnoonehadanticipated.Equipmentandproceduresdesignedforastronautsandspaceflightshavebeensuccessfullyadaptedforuseinmedicine,industry,andthehome.Thesevaluableproductsofspaceresearch,calledspin-offs,haveimprovedthequalityoflifeonearthinmanyways.

Someofthebest-knownexamplesofspin-offsfromspaceresearcharefoundinhospitalsanddoctors'offices.Onesuchexampleisthesightswitch,whichwasoriginallydevelopedtoallowastronautstocontroltheirspacecraftwithoutusingtheirhands.Thesightswitchisnowusedbyhandicappedpeopletooperatedevicesusingeyemovements.Anotherspin-offisthevoicecommanddevice,whichwasdesignedtoenableastronautstosteertheirspacecraftbyvoicecommand.Thisdeviceisnowbeingusedtohelpdeafpeoplelearntospeak.

Doctorshavealsobenefitedfromthetechnologyrequiredtomakeminiatureelectronicinstrumentssmallenoughanddurableenoughfortripsintospace.Fromthistechnologyhavecomehearingaidsthesizeofanaspirinandtelevisioncamerassmallenoughtobeattachedtoasurgeon'sheadtogivemedicalstudentsaclose-upviewofanoperation.

Biotelemetry,whichwasdevelopedtomonitorthephysicalsignsofastronautsbycheckingtheirtemperature,brain-waveactivity,breathingrate,andheartbeat,offersdoctorsanewmeansofmonitoringhospitalpatients.Biosensorsattachedtothebodysenddatabywireorradio.Thisinformationisdisplayedonterminalsfordoctorstoanalyze.

AerospacescientistsinEnglanddevelopedaspecialbedforastronautsthatisnowusedforburnpatients.Itenablesthemtofloatonacushionofair.Theburnscanhealmorequicklybecausetheydonotrubagainstthebed.

Whatdoesthetechnicalterm"spin-offs"referto?

48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Everyyear,Chicagospendsabout$4,000oncoolingthecity.

B.ThedesignofthegardenontheCityHallspeciallytakesintoconsiderationtheweighttheroofcanstand.

C.TheMayorurgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttolookintorooftopgardensinHamburgandbuildsimilaronesinAmerica.

D.Heatislandsmainlyrefertothosedark-coloredrooftopswhichreceiveandretainheatandwillnoteasilyreleasetheheat.

49.

MostKoreanyoungpeoplegetplasticsurgery______.

A.duringthewintervacation

B.duringthesummervacation

C.aftercollege

D.beforegoingonthejobmarket

50.

Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoOvercomeCulturalNear-sightedness

B.DifferentCulturalNorms

C.HarmsofCulturalBlindness

D.Deep-rootedCulturalNear-sighted

51.

Whatdofraternaltwinshaveincommonintermsofgenes?

52.

【C4】

53.

Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheresearchunderdiscussion?

A.ItwasconductedbytheInstitutefortheAmericanValuesheadedbyDavidBlankenhorn.

B.ItwassponsoredbytheCoalitionforMarriage,FamiliesandCouplesEducation:

C.ItssubjectswerechosenfromanationaldatabasebasedattheUniversityofChicago.

D.Itsreportwillbeincludedinthescheduleofthe"SmartMarriage"conference.

54.

【C10】

55.

WherewasiceusedaftertheCivilWar?

56.

Fromthethirdparagraph,wecanknowthat______.

A.therehasnotbeenatruehumanlikerobotyet

B.computersintherobotsareexpensive

C.robotsmaydowhattheyaretold

D.robotshavebeendesignedtoworkindependently

57.Manypeopleseemtothinkthatsciencefictionistypifiedbythecoversofsomeoftheoldpulpmagazines.Thisisunfortunatebecauseitdemeansanddegradesaworthwhileandevenimportantliteraryendeavor.Incontrasttothisunwarrantedstereotype,sciencefictionrarelyemphasizessex,andwhenitdoes,itismorediscreetthanothercontemporaryfiction.Indeed,thebasicinterestofsciencefictionliesintherelationbetweenmanandhistechnologyandbetweenmanandtheuniverse.

Thequestionis:whatissciencefiction?Andtheanswermustbe,unfortunate,thattherehavebeenfewattemptstoconsiderthisquestionatanylengthorwithmuchseriousness;itmaywellbethatsciencefictionwillresistanycomprehensivedefinitionofitscharacteristics.Tosaythis,however,doesnotmeanthattherearenowaysofdefiningnorthatvariousfacetsofitstotalitycannotbeclarified.Tobeginwith,thefollowingdefinitionshouldbehelpful:sciencefictionisliterarysubgenrewhichpostulatesachange(forhumanbeings)fromconditionsasweknowthemandfollowstheimplicationsofthesechangestoaconclusion.Althoughthisdefinitionwillnecessarilybemodifiedandexpanded,andprobablychanged,inthecourseofthisexplosion,itcoversmuchofthebasicgroundworkandprovidesapointofdeparture.

Thefirstpoint--thatSciencefictionisaliterarysub-genre--isaveryimportantone,butonewhichisoftenoverlookedorignoredinmostdiscussionsofsciencefiction.Specifically,sciencefictioniseitherashortstoryoranovel.Thereareonlyafewdramas,whichcouldbecalledsciencefiction,withKarelCapek'sRUR(Rossum'sUniversalRoots)beingtheonlyonethatiswellknown;thebodyofpoetrythatmightbelabeledsciencefictionistheonlyslightlylarger.Tosaythatsciencefictionisasub-genreoftheprosefictionistosaythatithasallthebasiccharacteristicsandservesthebasicfunctionsinmuchthesamewayasprosefictioningeneral--thatis,itsharesagreatdealwithallothernovelsandshortstories.

Everythingthatcanbesaidaboutprosefiction,ingeneralappliestosciencefiction.Everypieceofsciencefiction,whethershortstoryornovel,musthaveanarrator,astory,aplot,asetting,characters,language,andthetheme.Themesinsciencefictionareconstructedandpresentedinexactlythesamewaysthatthemesaredealtwithinanyotherkindoffiction.Theyaretheresultofaparticularcombinationofnarrator,story,plot,character,setting,andlanguage.Inshort,thereasonsforreadingandenjoyingsciencefiction,andthewaysofstudyingandanalyzingit,arebasicallythesameastheywouldbeforanyotherstoryornovel.

Sciencefictioniscalledaliterarysub-genrebecause_______.

A.Itisnotimportantenoughtobealiterarygenre

B.Itcannotbemadeintoadramaticpresentation

C.Ithasitslimits

D.Itsharescharacteristicswithothertypesofprosefiction

58.

【C3】

59.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Motorwaysarenodoubtthesafestroadsinthecountry.Mileformile,vehicleforvehicleyouaremuchlesslikelytobekilledorseriouslyinjuredthanonanordinaryroad.Ontheotherhand,motorwayshaveafarbetteraccidentrecordthananyotherpartofournationalroadsystembecauseofthespeedandvolumeoftraffic.Ifyoudohaveaseriousaccidentonamotorway,fatalitiesaremuchmorelikelytooccurthaninacomparableaccidentelsewhereontheroads.Itisreportedthatmotorwayaccidentsacco