2022-2023年吉林省白城市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022-2023年吉林省白城市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Thisgivesusgoodreasontohopethatifweacttosolvetheenvironmentalproblemsthatstillremain,wewill______.

2.

Ifyouhavemayconcernaboutanewdragoritssideeffects,youcanaskyourdoctororpharmacistquestions,orcallthedrugcompanyfor______.

3.

Ifyouknowhowmanycarbohydrates,fatsandproteinsareinanygivenfood,youknow

A.howmuchenergythatfoodcontains

B.thecompilationofthesethreebuildingblocks

C.howtheenergyisacquired

D.wheredoesthefoodcomefrom

4.

Theexistingsatellitesarenotgoodatdetectingthethicknessoftheicepartlybecausetheorbitsofsatelliteswith______donotcovereveryportionoftheocean.

5.

Themaindifficultiesofspaceflightareneither______nor______.

6.

Thedenialofwhathavehappenedoftencomefromtwosources—______.

7.Automation

Thetermautomationwascoinedaround1946bytheautomobileindustrytodescribetheincreaseduseofautomaticdevicesandcontrolsinmechanizedproductionlines.Today,itiswidelyusedinamanufacturingcontextbutisalsoappliedoutsideofmanufacturinginconnectionwithavarietyofsystemsinwhichthereisasignificantsubstitutionofmechanical,electrical,orcomputerizedactionforhumaneffortandintelligence.AnoperationiscommonlydescribedasautomatedifitisSubstantiallymoreautomaticthanitspredecessor.

Initsmostgeneralusage,automationcanbedefinedasatechnologyconcernedwithcarryingoutaprocessbymeansofprogrammedcommandscombinedwiththeautomaticfeedbackofdatarelatingtotheexecutionofthosecommands.Theresultingsystemiscapableofoperatingwithouthumanintervention.Thedevelopmentofthistechnologyhasbecomeincreasinglydependentontheuseofcomputersandcomputer-relatedtechnologies.Asaconsequence,automatedsystemshavebecomesophisticatedandcomplex.Advancedsystemsofthissortnowrepresentalevelofcapabilityandperformancethatsurpassinmanywaystheabilitiesofhumanstoaccomplishthesameactivities.

Automationtechnologyhasmaturedtoapointwhereanumberofothertechnologieshavedevelopedfromitandhaveachievedarecognitionandstatusoftheirown.Roboticsisonesuchtechnology.Itisaspecializedbranchofautomationinwhichtheautomatedmachinepossessescertaincharacteristics.Themosttypicalhumanlikecharacteristicofamodernindustrialrobotisitspoweredmechanicalarm.Therobot'sarmcanbeprogrammedtodoasequenceofmotionstoperform.usefultasks,suchasloadingandunloadingpartsataproductionmachineormakingasequenceofspot-weldsonthebodyofanautomobile.Therobotwillrepeatthemotionpatternuntilitisreprogrammedtoperform.somealternativetask.Astheseexamplesofrobotapplicationssuggest,anindustrialrobotistypicallyusedtoreplaceahumanworkerinafactoryoperation.

Thefieldofroboticshasitsrootsinthedevelopmentofautomationtechnology.Numericalcontrol(NC)andtelechericsaretwoimportantareasoftechnologythatconstitutethefoundationsofroboticstechnology.

Overtheyears,thesocialmeritsofautomationhavebeenarguedbylabourleaders,governmentofficials,businessexecutives,andcollegeprofessors.Nodoubtthebiggestcontroversyhasfocusedontheemploymentissue:Whatistheeffectofautomationonemployment?Thereareotherimportantaspectsoftheautomationissueaswell,includingitseffectonproductivity,economiccompetition,education,andqualityoflife.

Theadvantagescommonlyattributedtoautomationincludeincreasedproductionrates,moreefficientuseofmaterials,betterproductquality,improvedsafety,shorterworkweeksforlabour,andreductionoffactoryleadtimes.

Automatedmachinesareusuallydesignedtooperateathigherproductionratesthanhumansarecapableofachieving.Thisincreasedproductivityhasbeenoneofthebiggestreasonsforjustifyingtheadoptionofautomatedsystems.Notwithstandingtheclaimsofhighqualityfromgoodworkmanshipbyhumans,automatedsystemsaregenerallycapableofcarryingoutthemanufacturingprocesswithlessvariabilitythathumansmake,thusyieldinggreatercontrolandconsistencyofproductquality.Inaddition,theincreasedprocesscontrolmakespossiblemoreefficientuseofmaterials,resultinginlesswaste.

Automatedmanufacturingsystemsoften,removeworkersfromtheworkplace,thussafeguardingthemagainsthazardsintheworkenvironment.IntheUnitedStates,theOccupationalSafetyandHealthActof1970(OSHA)wasenactedwiththeobjectiveofmakingworksaferandprotectingthephysicalwell-beingoftheworkerona

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8.What'speople'stendencytodofortheirdecisions?

A.Refusingtoadmittheymadewrongdecisions.

B.Tryingtofindreasonstoexplainthedecisions.

C.Changingthedecisionsonsecondthoughts.

D.Seekingothers'advicewhenmakingthedecisions.

9.

Chestpainiscausedbyoverwork.

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10.

TheAmericanWestislikelytosufferfrommoredramatic______ifthetrendsofmeltingglaciers,earlysnowmeltandseveredroughtscontinue.

11.TheWebLifestyle

Ifyouaskedpeopletodaywhytheyusedthetelephonetocommunicatewiththeirfriendsorwhytheyturnedtothetelevisionforentertainment,theywouldlookatyouasifyouwerecrazy.Wedon'tthinka-boutatelephoneoratelevisionoracarasbeingoddities.Thesethingshavebecomesuchanintegralpartoflifethattheyarenolongernoticed,letaloneremarkedupon.

Inthesameway,withinadecadenoonewillnoticetheWeb.Itwilljustbethereanintegralpartoflife.ItwillbeareflextoturntotheWebforshopping,education,entertainmentandcommunication,justasitisnaturaltodaytopickupthetelephonetotalktosomeone.

ThereisincredibleinterestintheWeb.Yetitisstillinitsinfancy.Thetechnologyandthespeedofresponseareabouttoleapforward.ThiswillmovemoreandmorepeopletotheWebaspartoftheireverydaylives.Eventually,everyone'sbusinesscardwillhaveanelectronic,tailaddress.Everylawyer,everydoctorandevery,business—fromlargetosmall—willbeconnected.

IntheUnitedStateselections,peoplenowturntotheInternettoseereal-timeresults.ThePathfindermissiontoMarsandtheproblemswiththeMirspacestationdrewmillionsofpeopletotheVIkbformoreup-to-datedetailthanwereavailableelsewhere.

Achangelikethisisoftengenerational.Olderpeoplehavetolearnsomethingnewoutsidetheireverydayexperiences,whilekidswhogrowupwithanewtechnologysimplytreatitasgiven.CollegecampusesinparticularareprovidingtheingredientstogeneratethecriticalmassforaWeb-readyculture.

TodayintheUnitedStates,thereareover22millionadultsusingtheWeb,abouthalfofwhomaccesstheInternetatleastonceaday.Meanwhile,thevarietyofactivitiesontheWebisbroadeningatanamazingrate.ThereisalmostnotopicforwhichyoucannotfindfairlyinterestingmaterialontheWeb.Manyofthesesitesaregettingexcellenttrafficflow.Wanttobuyadog?Orsellashare?Ororderacar?UsetheInternet.WherearewegoingtogetthetimetolivewiththeWeb?Insomeinstances,peoplewillactuallysavetimebecausetheWebwillmakedoingthingsmoreefficientthaninthepast.Beingabletogetinformationaboutamajorpurchase,forexample.Orfindingouthowmuchyourusedcarisworth.OrwhatisyourcheapestwayofgettingtoFlorida.ThatisveryeasytofindontheWeb,eventoday.Inotherinstances,peoplewilltradethetimetheynowspendreadingthepaper,orwatchingtelevision,forinformationorentertainmenttheywillfindonthecomputerscreen.Americans,particularlyyoungones,willspendlesstimeinfrontofatelevisionscreen,moreontheWeb.

OnegreatbenefitoftheWebisthatitallowsustomoveinformationonlinethatnowresidesinpaperform.SeveralstatesinAmericaareusingtheWebinaprofoundway.Youcanapplyforvariouspermitsorsubmitapplicationsforbusinesslicenses.Somestatesareputtinguplistingsofjobs—notjuststategovernmentjobs,butallthejobsavailableinthestate.Ibelieve,overtime,thatalltheinformationthatgovernmentsprint,andallthosepaperformstheynowhave,willbemovedontotheInternet.Electroniccommercenotchesupmonth-by-monthtoo.Itisdifficulttomeasure,becausealotofelectroniccommerceinvolvesexistingbuyersandsellerswhoaresimplymovingpaper-basedtransactionstotheWeb.Thatisnotnewbusiness.Microsoft,forexample,purchasesmillionsofdollarsofPCsonlineinsteadofbypaper.How-ever,thatisnotafundamentalchange;ithasjustimprovedtheefficiencyofanexistingprocess.Thebiggestimpacthasoccurredwhereelectroniccommercematchesbuyersandsellerswhowouldnotpreviouslyhavefoundeachother.Whenyougotoabooksiteandfindanobscurebookthatyouneverwoul

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12.

Comparedwiththehybridcorn,thenativecornispoorin______.

13.

Whatisthemostcommontreatmentforsleepapneaaccordingtothepassage?

A.Wearingamaskwhensleeping.

B.Takinganapeveryday.

C.Havinglong-timesleeping.

D.UsingaCPAPmachine.

14.

Whatcanalifeinsurancedotoachild?

A.Itcanprovideprotectionfortheirhealth.

B.Itoffersmoneyonthefuneralwithoutdelay.

C.Itsupportsthedallylifeofotherfamilymembers.

D.Itcompensatesfortheparents'careforthechild.

15.

Whichofthefollowingstudentsismentionedtobeacrammer?

A.Cindy,fromLafayette,Pennsylvania.

B.Sarah,fromScarsdale,NewYork.

C.Roberta,fromPrinceton,NewJersey.

D.Christina,fromCambridge,Massachusetts.

16.

MarkTwain'slanguagestyle.is______.

17.

Besideslifeinsuranceandhealthinsurance,mostpeoplealsotendtobuy______.

18.

Sleddogsdon'tusereins,instead,theyfollow______.

19.

AccordingtoMaryCzerwinski'sresearch,computerusersareconstantlyshiftingfromwindowtowindow,pausing___________ateachone.

20.

TheexampleofthestudentsgettingthePing-Pongballprovesthatstudentsaremorecreativethanaveragepeople.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:NowI'vegotyourbackground.Let'stalkaboutthemanagementtraineescheme.Whatexactlydoyouthinkamanagerdoes?

M:Idon'tknowagreatdealaboutthework.

W:Buthaveyougotanyideasaboutit?Youmusthavethoughtaboutit.

M:Well,er,Isupposehehasalotof,er,whatiscalled,policymakingtodo.And,um,he'dhavetoknowhowtoworkwithpeopleandallaboutthecompany.

W:Um.

M:Yes,I,er,shouldthinkamanagermustknow,er,somethingaboutallaspectsofthework.

W:Yes,that'sright.Welikeourexecutivestafftoundergoathoroughtraining.Youngmenonourtraineeschemehavetoworkthrougheverybranchinthecompany.

M:Well,ifIhadtodoit,Isuppose.ButIwasthinkingthatmyFrenchandGermanwouldmeanthatIcouldspecializeinoverseaswork.I'dliketobesomesortofanexportsalesmanandtravelabroad.

W:Youknowthecharmoftravelingabroaddisappearswhenyou'vegottoworkhard.It'snotallfunandgame.

M:Oh,yes,Irealizethat.It'sjustthatmyknowledgeoflanguageswouldbeuseful.

W:Now,Mr.Smith,isthereanythingyouwanttoaskme?

M:Well,there'soneortwothings.I'dliketoknowifI'dhavetosignacontract,whatthesalaryisandwhattheprospectsare.

W:Withourscheme,Mr.Smith,thereisnocontractinvolved.Yourprogressiskeptunderconstantreview.Ifwe,atanytime,decidewedon'tlikeyou,thenthat'sthat!Wereservetherighttodismissyou.Ofcourse,youhavethesamechoiceaboutus.Asforsalary,you'dbeonourfixedscalestartingat870pounds.Forthesuccessfultrainee,theprospectsareverygood.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.HowdoesMr.Smithsoundwhenaskedwhatamanager'sroleis?

24.WhatdoesMr.Smithsayhewouldliketobe?

25.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemanagementtraineescheme?

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A.Confident.B.Hesitant.C.Determined.D.Doubtful.

22.

【B2】

23.

【B6】

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25.听力原文：W:Haveyouheardthesemembersofthegeneralpublicarecomplainingaboutyourstrike?

M:Yes.Thelastthingwewantistocauseinconveniencetothegeneralpublic.Ourquarrelisnotwiththegeneralpublic,itiswiththeemployersandthegovernment.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Hewantstohaveaquarrelwiththegeneralpublic.

B.Hedoesn'twanttocauseinconveniencetothegeneralpublic.

C.Hedoesn'tmindbeingcomplainedabout.

D.Hedoesn'twantsettlethequarrelwiththeemployers.

26.(34)

A.Becausethemoon'scompositionisdifferentfromEarth'scomposition.

B.Becausethemoonhasalmostnoiron.

C.BecausethemoonandtheEarthareofsimilarcomposition.

D.BecausetheEarth'sgravitationalforceisnetstrongenough.

27.听力原文：Currentstudiesshowthatwhatgoesonlabelsisanimportantconsiderationformanufacturers,sincemorethanseventypercentofshoppersreadfoodlabelswhenconsideringwhethertobuyaproduct.

Arecentcontroversyastowhetherlabelsonpreparedfoodsshouldeducateormerelyinform.theconsumerisover,andaconsumergroupgotitsway.Thegrouphadmaintainedthatproductlabelsshoulddomorethansimplylisthowmanygramsofnutrientsafoodcontains.Theircontentionwasthatlabelsshouldalsolistthepercentageofaday'stotalnutrientsthattheproductwillsupplytotheconsumer,becausethisinformationisessentialinplanningahealthydiet.

Agovernmentagencydisagreedstrongly,favoringlabelthatmerelyinformstheconsumer,inotherwords,alabelthatonlyliststhecontentsoftheproduct.Theagencymaintainedthatconsumerscoulddecideforthemselvesifthefoodisnutritiousandismeetingtheirdailyneeds.

Theconsumergroup,insupportingitscase,hadcitedasurveyinwhichshopperswereshownafoodlabel,andwerethenaskediftheyneedmoreorlessofacertainnutrientaftereatingaservingofthisproduct.Theshopperswerenotabletoanswerthequestionseasilywhentheywerenotgivenaspecificpercentage.

Thisstudy,andothershelpedgetthenewregulationpassed,andnowfoodproductsmusthavethemoredetailedlabels.

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.Accordingtothespeaker,howmanypercentofcustomersreadfoodlabelsbeforemakingapurchase?

33.Whatwasthecontroversyabout?

34.What'sthegovernmentagency'sattitudetowardsmoredetailedlabeling?

35.Whatkindoffoodlabelswillbeprovidedtothecustomersnow?

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A.Around45%.B.About50%.C.Lessthan68%.D.Over70%.

28.听力原文：Languageisawaytocommunicatewitheachother.Westartedtolearnlanguagewhenwewereborn.However,peopleareusedtospeakingtheirnativelanguage,soimmigrantsarehavingmanyproblemsbetweenthefirstgenerationandthesecondgenerationbecausetheydon'thavethesamenativelanguage.Also,thesecondgenerationislosingtheiridentity.EspeciallyinAmerica,therearemanyimmigrantsthatcamefromdifferentcountriestosucceedintheStates.BecausetheysufferinlotsofareassuchasgettingajobandtryingtospeakEnglish,theywanttheirchildrentospeakEnglish,notonlyatschool,butalsoathomeinordertobemoresuccessful.Becauseofthissituation,theirchildrenarelosingtheiridentityand,evenmore,theyareignoringtheirparentswhoseEnglishisnotverygood.

Ithinkmostimmigrantsaretryingtopreservetheirnativelanguageintheirnewcountry,butthisdoesn'thelpverymuchingettingagoodjob.MyaunttaughtKoreantoherchildrennottohelpthemsucceedintheU.S.;shedidso,hopefully,tohelpthemestablishaKoreanidentity.Thoughthesecondgenerationisborninthenewcountry,theyoftengetconfusedabouttheiridentitybecausetheylookdifferentfromothers,andalso,iftheyvisittheirparents'country,theywillprobablyfeeldifferentfromotherpeopletheretoo.MycousinstoldmethatwhentheyvisitedKoreaafewyearsago,theyfeltdifferentfromotherKoreans.Theycouldevenfeelitjuststrollingaroundthestreetbecausetheyworedifferentclothesandwalkeddifferently.Wemustrealizethatlanguageisimportantandvaluableformanyreasons.Immigrantsshouldmakeaneffortnottobeignoredbytheirchildrenandtomaketheirchildrenunderstandtheirbackgroundbyteachingthemtheparents'language.Thisisveryimportant,notonlyfortheharmonyofthefamily,butalsoinhelpingthesecondgenerationestablishtheiridentity.

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A.Theyhavelosttheiridentity.

B.Theirchildrenspeakdifferentlanguages.

C.Theirchildrenarelosingtheiridentity.

D.Theycannotspeaktheirnativelanguage.

29.听力原文：W:Hi,ProfessorHiggins.

M:Hi,Julia.

W:Wouldyoubeabletohelpmeorganizemyessay?

M:Certainly.Whattopichaveyouchosen?

W:WomeninPolitics.

M:Thattopicisverybroad.Ithinkyoushouldnarrowitdown.

W:DoyouthinkIcouldjustdowomeninEnglishspeakingcountries—saytheUnitedStates,Canada,Australia,NewZealandandBritain?

M:Well,thatwouldbebetter.

W:Iaminterestedinthepatternofpoliticalinvolvementofwomeninthosewesterndemocracies.WithNewZealandandAustralialeadingtheway,womeninthosecountrieshadthevotesoonaftertheendofWorldWarI.

M:Itwouldbegoodtobeginwithadiscussionofwhenwomengottherighttovoteandhowtheyuseit.

W:Therecordofwomeninpoliticsinallthosecountrieshasbeensimilar.Noneofthemhaswomenrepresentedmorethan10percentofmembersofthenationallegislature.

M:Remember,itisnotwhatyouthink.Youmustbackupyouropinionswithfacts.Supportforallyourideasisessential.Ithinkyoushouldcheckthestatisticsonwhatpercentageofwomenholdpoliticalofficeinthenationalgovernments.

W:Okay,Ialsoplantodiscusstheroleoforganizedwomen'srights.

M:Thatisagoodidea,butrememberthisterm-paperisonly5,000wordssoyoumustkeepyourtopicfocused.

W:CouldIbringyouaroughdraftnextweek?

M:Iwouldoreferifvoubroughtanoutline,breakingdownyourmaintopicsandsubtopics.Itmaybeagoodideatobringsomeofyourreferencematerialsalong.

W:Sure,Iwilldothat.Thankyouverymuch.

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A.Narrowdownthetopicofherarticle.

B.Readandreviseheressay.

C.Providesomefactsforheropinion,

D.Givehersomeadviceonwritingapaper.

30.听力原文：M:Yourstaffappearstobemadeupofsmartpeople,butIbetthatthey'dscorelowonanEQtest.

W:EQ?Oh,IthinkI'veheardofthat,right.Soyou'resayingthattheycan'tapplytheirintelligenceefficiency.Thatistheproblem.

Q:Whatproblemdoesthewomanindicate?

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A.HeremployeesgetlowscoresonthetestofEQ.

B.Heremployeescan'ttaketheadvantageofhighIQ.

C.Heremployeesaretoosmartaccordingtothetest.

D.Heremployeesareconcernedwithemotionalproblems.

31.听力原文：M：Areyoumovingintoanewhouse?Needahandwiththoseboxes?

W：That'sokay,Icanmanage.Theylookbig，butaren'tveryheavy,actually．

Q：whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Shethinksthemanshouldhavehelpedearlier,

B.Shedoesn'tneedtheman'shelp.

C.Shedoesn'tknowtheboxesareheavy.

D.Shewantsthemantohelpwiththeboxes.

32.

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33.(35)

A.Hewasinjuredinafightandhadtoleavethegame.

B.Hefoughtwithanotherplayer.

C.Hegotinafightwithafanandwasthrownoutofthegame.

D.Heledhisteamtosuccess.

34.

【B11】

35.

【B4】

36.

【B7】

37.(24)

A.Itisasubconsciousthing.

B.Itreflectsalackofself-consciousness.

C.Itisunnecessaryindeed.

D.Itisakindofconsciousact.

38.(15)

A.Sheleftthelectureforafewminutes.

B.Shewasreadingduringthelecture.

C.Shemayhavefallenasleep.

D.Shemisunderstoodthespeaker'slastpoints.

39.SectionC

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

Therearemanyargumentsforandagainsttheinterviewasaselectionprocedure.Themainargumentagainstitisthatitresultsinawholly【B1】______decision.Asoftenasnot,employersdonotchoosethebestcandidate,theychoosethecandidatewhomakesagoodfirstimpressiononthem.Someemployers,ofcourse,【B2】______tothisargumentbysayingthattheyhavebecomeso【B3】______ininterviewingstaffthattheyareabletomakeasound【B4】______ofeachcandidate'slikelyperformance.

Themainargumentinfavoroftheinterviewisthatanemployerisconcernednotonlywithacandidate'sability,butwiththe【B5】______ofhisorherpersonalityfortheparticularworksituation.Manyemployers,forexample,willoverlookoccasional【B6】______fromtheirsecretaryprovidedshehasapleasantpersonality.

Itisperhapstruetosay,therefore,thattherealpurposeofaninterviewisnottoassesstheassessable【B7】______ofeachcandidatebuttomakeaguessatthemore【B8】______things,suchaspersonality,characterandsocialability.Unfortunately,【B9】______,therearemanypeopleofgreatabilitywhosimplydonotinterviewwell.【B10】______.Theyareeitherveryshyorover-confident.Theyshow【B11】______.Theyareeitherover-politeorrudelyabrupt.

【B1】

40.SectionB

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

听力原文：TodayisarathersaddayforoneoftheLondon'soldfriends.ThefamousredLondonbus,officiallycalledTheRoutemaster,isbeingreplacedbymodembuses.LikeBigBen,BuckinghamPalaceandtheredtelephonebox,theredbushaslistedoneoftheseheritages.

TheyfirstarrivedonLondon'sstreetsin1959toreplacethetrolleybuses,whichwerepoweredlikeatrambyoverheadelectriccables.Infact,myfatherusedtodrivetrolleybusesandwentontodrivethenewredbuswhentheyarrivedalmost50yearsago.Lateron,itwasalwaysaspecialtreatformetogotoworkwithmydadtoseeallthesightsofLondon.AnditbecamesuchastarthatitwasevenfeaturedinBritain'sfirstElvisPresleytypefilmSummerHolidaystarringCliffRichard.

Butsomepeoplearen'tsadtoseethebackofthefamousredbus.TheybelieveRoutemastersarenolongerasuitableform.oftransportforLondon.10%ofLondonerscan'tevengetontoit,olderpeople,disabledpeople,peoplewithbuggies.It'sareal,realproblem.Thehopon,hopoffplatform.atthebackoftheRoutemasterbusmakesitaconvenientform.oftransportforpassengers.Butsadly,suchfeaturesalsomakethebusdangerous.Assomeresearchshows,peopleare5timesmorelikelytohaveanaccidentonaRoutemasterthanonanyothersortofbus.

Aftertoday,wecanseeonlyafewRoutemastersontheHeritageRoutes,specialjourneysthatwillmostlybetakenbytourists.

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A.FromtramtotrolleybustoRoutemaster.

B.FromtrolleybustoRoutemastertoredbus.

C.FromtrolleybustoRoutemastertomodernbus.

D.FromRoutemastertotrolleytomodernbus.

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

A.Theywillgetgoodsandservicesmuchcheaper.

B.It'slikelythattheyspendmoretimeindoors.

C.Retailerswillchangetheirbusinessstrategies.

D.Theywillenjoybetterservicesandexperiences.

42.

Partialdecentralizationmay______.

A.eventuallysolvetheproblemofcitycongestion

B.relievethestrainonthecityfacilities

C.decreasethelandvalueinthetowncenter

D.bringthesameproblemofcongestiontothesuburbanareas

43.

AccordingtoJ.GeoffreyKron,onecoin-storepeakcoincideswithacivilwarbecauseof______.

A.fearsofdanger

B.thehighestimate

C.politicalopponents

D.thecomingdanger

44.

Whethermultipleauthorsofapapershouldbetakencollectivelyorindividuallydependson______.

A.whetherjudgmentsaremadeaboutthepaperoritsauthors

B.whetheritisthecreditortheblamethattheauthorsneedtoshare

C.howmanyauthorsareinvolvedinthepaper

D.wherethepaperhasbeenpublished

45.

It'simpliedthat______.

A.nuclearpowerstationsmaybecomethetargetsofterroristattack

B.Carbondioxideistheprincipalsourceofgreenhousegas

C.TheBushadministrationdoesn'tgivedueweighttoenvironmentprotection

D.Nuclearwastewillturntobeanenvironmentalthreatinthelong-runterm

46.

【C5】

47.

Highlysophisticatedelectronickeysystemsarecommonlyequippedto______.

48.

【C7】

49.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthecritics?

A.Criticsaregreaterinnumberthanpeopleenjoyingthenewwayoflife.

B.Studentcriticsaregreaterinnumberthancriticsinotherfields.

C.Studentcriticshaveonoccasionresortedtoviolentmeansagainstthetrend.

D.Criticsareconcernedsolelywiththepresentandnotthefuture.

50.

Whatistheaimofthebook---Liar'sPokeraccordingtothepassage?

51.

Theword"homogeneous"inthefirstlineofparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.democraticB.primitiveC.similarD.withdrawn

52.Today,deep-oceanminingisdoneonlybytheoilandgasindustry.Yetthedreamofminingthemineralwealthofthedeephasnevergoneaway.Nowtwofirmshopetosucceedwhereothershavefailed.

NautilusMinerals,basedinVancouver,isthemoreadvancedofthepair.IthasanexploratorylicencefromPapuaNewGuineaandhasalreadybegundrillingoperations1,600metresbelowsealevelofftheeastcoastofthecountry.Anothercompany,NeptuneMinerals,basedinLondonandSydney,hascompletedtestdrillinginthedeepwatersnearNewZealand.

Nautilus'sdeep-waterexplorationreliesonamodifieddeep-searemotelyoperatedvehicle(ROV)ofthekindnormallyusedintheoilantitelecomindustries.Ithasamanipulatorhandcontainingdrillingandcuttingtoolsthatallowtherobottoret