2022-2023年山东省东营市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)

2022-2023年山东省东营市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

A.Inthefrontoftheteam.

B.Behindtheleaddogs.

C.Infrontofthesled.

D.Atthesideofswingdogs.

2.

Marketsdonotnecessarilytotallyonthepriceofdemandedgoods.

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3.Ifyouaredoingacademicreadinginyourlibrary,you'readvised______.

A.tohitoverstuffedcouchesandchairstoproduceideas

B.touseoverstuffedcouchesandchairsforarefreshment

C.nottouseoverstuffedcouchesandchairs

D.nottostuffcomfortablecoachesorchairs

4.IfalltheiceintheAntarcticmelted,globalsealevelswouldrisehugely.

5.

Nanotechnologyisthestudyandmanipulationoftheverysmallmatterssuchasatoms,moleculesandviruses.

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6.GlobalWarming

Ⅰ.INTRODUCTION

Globalwarmingincreasesintheaveragetemperatureoftheatmosphere,oceans,andland-massesofEarth.Theplanethaswarmedmanytimesduringthe4.65billionyearsofitshistory.AtpresentEarthappearstobefacingarapidwarming,whichmostscientistsbelieveresults,atleastinpart,fromhumanactivities.Thechiefcauseofthiswarmingisthoughttobetheburningoffossilfuels,suchascoal,oil,andnaturalgas,whichreleasesintotheatmospherecarbondioxideandothersubstancesknownasgreenhousegases.Astheatmospherebecomesricherinthesegases,itbecomesabetterinsulator,retainingmoreoftheheatprovidedtotheplanetbytheSun.

TheaveragesurfacetemperatureofEarthisabout15Celsiusdegree.Overthelastcentury,thisaveragehasrisenbyabout0.6Celsiusdegree.Scientistspredictfurtherwarmingof1.4to5.8Celsiusdegreesbytheyear2100.Thistemperatureriseisexpectedtomeltpolaricecapsandglaciersaswellaswarmtheoceans,allofwhichwillexpandoceanvolumeandraisesealevelbyanestimated9to100cm,floodingsomecoastalregionsandevenentireislands.Someregionsinwarmerclimateswillreceivemorerainfallthanbefore,butsoilswilldryoutfasterbetweenstorms.Thissoildesiccationmaydamagefoodcrops,disruptingfoodsuppliesinsomepartsoftheworld.Plantandanimalspecieswillshifttheirrangestowardthepolesortohigherelevationsseekingcoolertemperatures,andspeciesthatcannotdosomaybecomeextinct.Thepotentialconsequencesofglobalwarmingaresogreatthatmanyoftheworld'sleadingscientistshavecalledforinternationalcooperationandimmediateactiontocounteracttheproblem.

Ⅱ.THEGREENHOUSEEFFECT

TheenergythatlightsandwarmsEarthcomesfromtheSun.Mostoftheenergythatfloodsontoourplanetisshort-waveradiation,includingvisiblelight.WhenthisenergystrikesthesurfaceofEarth,theenergychangesfromlighttoheatandwarmsEarth.Earth'ssurface,inturn,releasessomeofthisheataslong-waveinfraredradiation.

Muchofthislong-waveinfraredradiationmakesitallthewaybackouttospace,butaportionremainstrappedinEarth'satmosphere.Certaingasesintheatmosphere,includingwatervapor,carbondioxide,andmethane,providethetrap.AbsorbingandreflectinginfraredwavesradiatedbyEarth,thesegasesconserveheatastheglassinagreenhousedoesandarethusknownasgreenhousegases.Astheconcentrationofthesegreenhousegasesintheatmosphereincreases,moreheatenergyremainstrappedbelow.AlllifeonEarthreliesonthisgreenhouseeffectwithoutit,theplanetwouldbecolderbyabout33Celsiusdegrees,andicewouldcoverEarthfrompoletopole.However,agrowingexcessofgreenhousegasesinEarth'satmospherethreatenstotipthebalanceintheotherdirectiontowardcontinualwarming.

Ⅲ.TYPESOFGREENHOUSEGASES

Greenhousegasesoccurnaturallyintheenvironmentandalsoresultfromhumanactivities.Byfarthemostabundantgreenhousegasiswatervapor,whichreachestheatmospherethroughevaporationfromoceans,lakes,andrivers.

Carbondioxideisthenextmostabundantgreenhousegas.Itflowsintotheatmospherefrommanynaturalprocesses,suchasvolcaniceruptions;therespirationofanimals,whichbreatheinoxygenandexhalecarbondioxide;andtheburningordecayoforganicmatter,suchasplants.Carbondioxideleavestheatmospherewhenitisabsorbedintooceanwaterandthroughthephotosynthesisofplants,especiallytrees.Photosynthesisbreaksupcarbondioxide,releasingoxygenintotheatmosphereandincorporatingthecarbonintonewplanttissue.

Humansescalatetheamountofcarbondioxidereleasedtotheatmospherewhentheyburnfossilfuels,solidwastes,andwoodandwoo

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7.

AccordingtoEdwardSurarez,peoplewhohavetodomanytasksareproneto______.

8.Fromthequizresearchersfindthatmostpeoplearequiteconfidentabouttheirfeelingsinthe______.

9.

SilentSpringcontainedsomuchcarefullycollectedscientificevidencethatitwaswidelyacclaimedasasignificantbookwhenitcameoutintheearly1960s.

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10.Asanewcorporateform,"BCorporations"requiresenterprisestobuildstrongsocialandenvironmentaloperationstandardsinto______.

11.EMERYTOBIN:Pistol-Packin'Reformer

Ketchikanhashadmanynotablecitizensinthecity's102yearsofhistory,butperhapsnonestandsoutsoboldlyasthelateEmeryTobin,whodiedin1977atage81.HisrosterofactivitiesandaccomplishmentsinKetchikanislengthyandincrediblyvaried.HejoinedthenewlyfoundedAmericanLegionPost3in1921,becameamemberoftheChamberofCommercein1923,andwasachartermemberofKetchikanRotaryin1925.

Intheearly1920shealsowasanactiveleaderinKetchikan'sBoyScoutTroop#1,thefirsttroopinallofAlaska,antihewasavolunteerdramacoachforthehighschool'stheatricalproductions.HewaslaterafounderpluspublisherandeditoroftheAlaskaSportsmanmagazine,whichcontinuestodayasthenationallyknownAlaskaMagazine.

HismagazineofficeandhisAlaskaSpecialtiesnoveltyshopwerelocatedintheold1904YateshospitalonMissionStreet-nowtheSeamen'sCenter.

TheRainGaugethatstandsnexttotoday'svisitorbureauonthedockwasfirsterectedinfrontofTobin'sshop.HewasanavidboosteroftourismandsoldAlaskabooksandnoveltiesthroughadsinhisAlaskaSportsmanmagazine.

ButthosethingsarenotnecessarilywhatEmeryTobinisrememberedfor.Emery'sclaimtofameisthatheissaidtobethemanwhospearheadedtheclosureofthecity'sredlightdistrictsin1953,ending50yearsofopenlytoleratedprostitutioninKetchikan,Alaska!Hebecameaherotosomeandanarchvillaintoothers.ItwasduringthatcontentiouscrusadethatEmerykeptapistolathandonhisdesk.

AlthoughheservedinFranceinWorldWarⅠ,Emerywasnotamanonewouldeverconnectwithafirearm.Hewasnottall,hebadaratherhighvoiceandaBostonareaaccentheneverlost,whichmadeanRsoundlikeaW—somepeoplethoughtitwasalisp.Hespokerapidlyandwithgreatassurance.Evenafterhishairturnedwhite,hestillhadthickblackeyebrowsonabrowridgethatmadesmilesthatblossomedonhisfaceseemclosertofrowns.WhenhewalkedwithhisrapidgaitdownKetchikan'swetandbreezystreets,headbentandhandsinpockets,heappearedtobebuckingapowerfulheadwind.

EvenintohissixtiesEmerywasfearless.WhenayoungmanshopliftedsomethinganddepartedrunningfromEmery'sAlaskaSpecialtiesshoponMissionStreet,Emerytookoffafterhim,legsandarmspumping.HetackledthemiscreanttothewetsidewalkinfrontoftheentrancetoSt.John'sChurchandpinnedhimthereuntilhelparrived.SomeofEmeryTobin'sspiritanddeterminationmusthavecomedirectlyfromhisfather.

EmeryFridolfTobinwasborntoAugustandEmmaTobin,Swedishimmigrants,onDec.14,1895,inQuincy,Mass.,tenmilessouthofBoston.AugustTobinwasapaintingcontractor,workingfortheschooldistrict.ThegreatDepressionof1893hadaffectedeveryone.Tobin'scustomersownedhimmoneyandTobinowedmoneytohisowncreditors.Timeswerehard.

TwoyearsafterEmery'sbirth,in1897,newsoftheKlondikeGoldRushcircledtheglobe,andamongthoseinfectedwithgoldfeverwereAugustTobinandhisbrother-in-law-Emma'sbrother.Thetwocoupleswerecloseandhadbeenmarriedatadoublewedding.Eachlittlefamilyhadtwochildren-theeldestofthefourbabiesnotyettwoyearsold.Thetwofathersdecidedthatonewouldhavetostayandcareforbothwivesandallfourchildren;theotherwouldgotoAlaska,makeafortuneandreturninayeartoQuincy.Atleastthatwastheplan.SothemendrewstrawsandAugustdrewthelongstrawforAlaska.Emerylovedtotellthisstory.Hewouldleanbackinhissqueakyoakdeskchairandhisfacewasallsmilesasherelatedhisfamily'shistory.

Emery'slatherwaslongonconfidencebutshortonmoneytogethimselftoSeattle,muchlessallthewayto

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12.

ItisreportedbyRolandAndersonthattheGPOsarefilledwith______.

13.

______participateintheErasmusprograminEuropetopreparestudentsforglobalcareers.

14.

Thewriterproposestousethesamerateforalltypesofmaterialandforallreadingpurposes.

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15.

Peoplewithsocialanxietydisorderhavea______ofbeingwatchedandjudgedbyothersandofdoingthingsthatwillembarrassthem.

16.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Fpletethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HowtoGetLuckyandLiveaCharmedLife

Forcenturies,peoplehaverecognizedthepowerofluckandhavedonewhatevertheycouldtotryseizingit.Takeknockingonwood,thoughttodatebacktopaganritualsaimedatelicitinghelpfrompowerfultreegods.Westilldoittoday,thoughfew,ifany,ofusworshiptreegods.Sowhydowepassthisandothersuperstitionsdownfromgenerationtogeneration?Theanswerliesinthepowerofhick.

LiveaCharmedlife

Toinvestigatescientificallywhysomepeopleareconsistentlyluckyandothersaren't,Iadvertisedinnationalperiodicalsforvolunteersofbothvarieties.Fourhundredmenandwomanfromallwalksoflife--ages18to84—responded.

Overaten-yearperiod,Iinterviewedthesevolunteers,askedthemtocompletediaries,personalityquestionnairesandIQtests,andinvitedthemtomylaboratoryforexperiments.Luckypeople,Ifound,getthatwayviasomebasicprinciples--seizingchanceopportunities;creatingself-fulfillingpropheciesthroughpositiveexpectations;andadoptingaresilientattitudethatturnshadluckaround.

OpenYourMind

Considerchanceopportunities:Luckypeopleregularlyhavethem;unluckypeopledon't.Todeterminewhy,Igaveluckyandunluckypeopleanewspaper,andaskedthemtotellmehowmanyphotoswereinside.Onaverage,unluckypeoplespentabouttwominutesunthisexercise;luckypeoplespentseconds.Why?Becauseonthepaper'ssecondinbigtype--wasthemessage"Stopcounting:Thereare43photographsinthisnewspaper."Luckypeopletendedtospotthemessage.Unluckyonesdidn't.Iputasecondonehalfwaythroughthepaper:"Stopcounting,telltheexperimenteryouhaveseenthisandwin＄250."Again,theunluckypeoplemissedit.

Thelesson:Unluckypeoplemisschanceopportunitiesbecausethey'retoobusylookingforsomethingelse.Luckypeopleseewhatisthereratherthanjustwhatthey'relookingfor.

Thisisonlypartofthestory.Manyofmylankyparticipantstriedhardtoaddvarietytotheirlives.Beforemakingimportantdecisions,onealteredhisroutetowork.Anotherdescribedawayofmeetingpeople.Henoticedthatatpartiesheusuallytalkedtothesametypeofperson.Tochangethis,hethoughtofacolorandthenspokeonlytoguestswearingthatcolor--womeninred,say,ormeninblack.

Doesthistechniquework?Well,imaginelivinginthecanterofanappleorchard.Eachdayyoumustcollectabasketofapples.Atfirst,itwon'tmatterwhereyoulook.Theentireorchardwillhaveapples.Gradually,itbecomeshardertofindapplesinplacesyou'vevisitedbefore.Ifyougotonewpartsoftheorchardeachtime,theoddsoffindingappleswillincreasedramatically.Itisexactlythesamewithluck.

RelishtheUpside

Anotherimportantprinciplerevolvedaroundthewayinwhichluckyandunluckypeopledealwithmisfortune.ImaginerepresentingyourcountryintheOlympics.Youcompete,dowell,andwinabronzemedal.NowimagineasecondOlympics.Thistimeyoudoevenbetterandwinasilvermedal.Howhappydoyouthinkyou'dfeel?Mostofusthinkwe'dbehappierafterwinningthesilvermedal.

Butresearchsuggestsathleteswhowinbronzemedalsareactuallyhappier.Thisisbecausesilvermedaliststhinkthatifthey'dperformedslightlybetter,theymighthavewonagoldmed

A.thepowerofluck

B.thepowerofGod

C.thepowerofbelief

D.thepowerofintelligence

17.

Amoreprecisetermforacidrainis______,whichhastwoparts:wetanddry.

18.

Whichofthefollowingisfamousforreducinganxiety?

A.Celery.B.Almonds.C.Onion.D.Aromaofanorange.

19.

Peopleusuallyplaceanearlybidincasethebiddingendstoosoonwithsomeonechoosing_______________.

20.

TheIceChapel,ameetingplaceforguests,isalsotheplacefor______.

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

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

听力原文：Yourassignmentsthistermwillbetowritetwomajorresearchpapers.Oneofthemostimportantthingsaboutwritingaresearchpaperisgivingpropercreditforyoursourcesofinformation.Failuretodothisiscalledplagiarism,whichisaform.ofintellectualdishonesty.Plagiarismisakindofstealingoratleastanunauthorizedborrowingofsomeoneelse'sideas.Sometimesinexperiencedstudentswillplagiarizeunintentionally,andthenbesurprisedwhentheteacherwon'taccepttheirpapersorgivethemafallinggrade.Thebestwaytoavoidunintentionalplagiarizingistobeverycarefulingatheringyourinformation.Asyoutakenotesonbooksandmagazinearticlesaboutthetopicyou'veselected,firsttrytoassimilatetheinformationthoroughly.Secondlywriteitdowninyourownwords.Thisiscalledparaphrasing.Ifyoudoagoodjobofparaphrasing,you'llcapturethemainideafromyoursourcewithoutactuallyusinganyphrasesfromit.Mostofyournotesshouldprobablybeparaphrased.However,occasionallyyoumayfindsomethingyouwishtoquotedirectlyinyourresearchpaper.Inthiscasebesurethatyoucopythequotationpreciselyinyournotesandencloseitinquotationmarks.Thatway,whenyouarefinalizingyourresearchpaper,you'llbeabletorememberwhichofyournotesaredirectquotesandwhichareyourownsummariesofthematerial.Youcanthenincorporatethemappropriatelyandgivetheoriginalauthorpropercredit.

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A.Gatheringnonrelevantmaterials.

B.Stealinganotherperson'sideas.

C.Sharingnoteswithsomeoneelse.

D.Handinginassignmentslate.

22.听力原文：W:Showmethatsentenceyouweretalkingabout.Whatpageisiton?

M:It'sneartheendofthebook,onthenext-to-lastpage.Righthere,inthismiddleparagraph,

Q:Whichpagewasthemantalkingabout?

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A.Thefirstpage.

B.Thelastpage.

C.Apageinthemiddleofthebook.

D.Apageveryclosetotheend.

23.(17)

A.It'stoolateforthemantofindatutor.

B.Shehasn'tpreparedforthemidtermexameither.

C.Themanshouldn'thirethesametutorthatshehad.

D.Themanshouldhireatutorbeforethemidtermexam.

24.(22)

A.Hethinksthedepartmenthasmisjudgedtheweathersituationfortheday.

B.Hedismissestheideaofhavinganannualpicnicassilly.

C.Helikespre-arrangedactivitiesandwouldrathergosomewhereonhisown.

D.Heprefershavingalittledozebeforedrinking.

25.听力原文：W:Interestedinthisbook?Thisisourbestsellerthisweek.

M:Bestseller?Iamconsideringwhatnewideasitgivesabouthowtodealwiththeaggravatingpeople.

W:Itaskspeopletoquitcomplaininganddosomething.Whatsurprisesmanypeopleaboutthisbookisthatitsuggeststhatthebestthingtodoistochangeyourselfbecauseyouarenotgoingtochangetheotherperson.

M:Really?It's"me"thathastochangeasopposedtotheotherperson?

W:Well,haveyoueverchangedanybody?

M:I'vetriedmanytimes.It'snotreallypossiblethough.

W:That'sright.

M:ButhowcanIdothat?

W:Thebookishere.Bringitbackhomeandreaditandyoucanfindtheanswer.

M:BeforeIpaymymoneyIshouldbeclearthatthisbookisusefulforme.Idon'twanttopayforitandthenfindIhavepaidfornothing.

W:Thisbookisdefinitelyworththemoney.Thebookeventellsyouhowtodealwithdifferenttypesofworkers,co-workersandbosses,fromthemostcommonannoyingtypetotheworstkind.

M:Givemethemostcommonannoyingtypeofcoworker.

W:Themostcommonannoyingtypeofco-workeriscalled"boundarybusters".So,it'ssomeonewhoinvadesyourspace,makestoomuchnoise,eatsupyourtimeorchewsyourearoff.Theyareboundarybusters.

M:AndhowdoIdealwiththem?

W:Again,sir,thebookishere.Bringitbackandreadfortheanswer.

M:Itseemsyouknowalotaboutthisbook.CanIdrawtheconclusionthatyoufancyit?

W:Well,frankly,Iamtheauthor.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

20.Whatissurprisingaboutthebookthewomanrecommends?

21.Whatkindofpersonistheman?

22.Whatisaboundarybuster?

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A.Manyofherbooksarebestsellers.

B.Sheisashrewdbookstoreowner.

C.Sheispromotingherbookinperson.

D.Sheisasalespersonatthebookstore.

26.

【B3】

27.

【B9】

28.(21)

A.He'snoisy.

B.He'smessy.

C.Hehastoomanyboxes.

D.Hegoestoclassalone.

29.(34)

A.Becausehewasoncebeatenblackandblue.

B.Becausebewasveryold.

C.Becausehewasknockedtotheground.

D.Becausehesufferedfromalongseriousdisease.

30.(35)

A.Itneedtobewalkeddaily.

B.Itisanidealhuntingdog.

C.Itcanexerciseathome.

D.It'shardtohandleforchildren.

31.(44)

32.(45)

33.听力原文：W:Oh,Rex,Ihavebeenlookingforyouforhours.Wherehaveyoubeen?

M:Hi,Judie.Iwentshoppingwithmyfriend.What'sup?

W:Ihavethisgreatjoblineduptomanagethebookstoreatthemall.

M:Fantastic!Youknowwhat,I'veappliedforthatposition,too.ButIwasrejected.You'resolucky.Sowhat'stheproblem?

W:Well,oneofmyprofessorsinthedepartmentjusttoldmeaboutawinterinternshipprogramthat'savailable.HethinksImightbeabletointernintheofficeoftheIBMbranchhereintown.

M:Thatsoundslikeagreatopportunitytoo.Whatareyouwaitingfor?Whynottakeadvantageofit?

W:I'dloveto,especiallyasI'mstudyingcomputerscience.Itwouldbeagreatwaytogetsomepracticalexperienceinmyfield.

M:Andyouneverknow,itmightleadtosomethingwiththemaftergraduation.Theyareoneofthebiggestcompaniesintheworld.IBM!That'smydreamcompany!

W:You'reright.ButthedrawbackisIwouldn'tbemakingnearlyasmuchmoneyasIwouldworkinthebookstore,nottomentionthediscountIcouldgetonbooksthere.

M:Forgetaboutthemoney!We'retalkingaboutyourfuturehere.

W:Yes,Iknow.But...

M:Howmuchistheinternshippaid?

W:Theypaytheinternshipabout$600forthewholewinterholidayandgivefreeroomandboardfortheholiday.

M:Well,ifIwereyou,Iwouldtaketheinternshipanyway.Youcouldalwaysgetajobduringtheschoolyearnextyeartomakeafewextrabucks.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.What'stheproblemwithJudie?

24.What'sthedisadvantageofthejobinIBMofficeaccordingtoJudie?

25.WhatdoesRexsuggestJudiedo?

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A.Shecan'tfindajob.

B.Shedoesn'tknowhowtomanageabookstore.

C.ShewantstoquithercurrentjobintheIBMoffice.

D.Shehasnoideawhichofthetwojoboffersisbetter.

34.(25)

A.SheisfromWyoming.

B.Sheneedsthemoney.

C.Shehasbeenstudyinganimaldiseases.

D.Herthesisadviserisheadingtheproject.

35.听力原文：Manyoftheemployeesthinktheircareerpathandplansbeginsduringtheiremploymentorwhentheyhavealreadysecuredajob.(26)Butbasically,ifwelookatwhatbecomesofaperson,youcanrootitfromtheupbringingoftheperson,tobemorespecific,fromchildhood.

Asparents,weusuallygroomourchildren'sfutureaccordingtowhatweareorwhatwewantedtobe.Webuythemtoysandeducationalmaterialsaccordingtowhatwedreamourchildrenwouldbecomesomeday.

Incareerpathing,theparents'roleplaysamajorpartfortheindividual'ssuccessinidentifyingtheirchosencareer.(27)Thebestapproachistosupportthechild'sinterestandnotforcingthemtotakecoursesthattheparentswantedforthemselves.Supportcanbeprovidedbyhelpingthemreadmaterialsontheirfieldofinterest,(28)exposingthemtothecareerandprovidinginformationastotheadvantagesandsacrificesthatonemaytaketoaccomplishtheirchosenfield.Thisisnotdifficultnowadays.Theinternetandthepublicationsarenowveryaffordableandeventhemediaprovidestheinformationforthedifferentcareersthatourchildrenmaytake.Thereareshowsandprogramsthatcanprovideapictureofthedifferentfields.(29)Butbeforeyougotoyourtelevisionandchangethechannelofwhatyourchildreniswatching,checkfirstiftheprogramisfitfortheirageandmaturity.

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A.Duringtheiremployment.

B.Whentheyhavefoundajob.

C.Duringtheirchildhood.

D.Whentheyareincollege.

36.

【B4】

37.听力原文：W：Sorrytodisturbyou,manager.ButIwaswonderingifyouhadgotachancetolookatmyprojectproposal.

M：Oh,Inearlyforgetit.Iknowyougaveittomeoverhalfamonthago,buttobehonest,Ihavebeenswampedwithotherthings．

Q：Whatdoesthemanagerimply?

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A.Hehasnotimetoreadtheprojectproposal.

B.Thegirl'sproposalwasterriblywritten.

C.It'snothisresponsibilitytohelpthegirl.

D.Halfamonthisnotenoughtowriteaproposal.

38.SectionB

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

听力原文：BillGates,theheadoftheworld'sbiggestcomputersoftwarecompany,hasamission:"toputcomputersoneveryofficedeskandineveryhome".BillGateshashadthismissionsincehewasauniversitystudentyearsago.Thisdeeppersonalinterest,togetherwithhistechnicalskillandhisbusinessmarketingskills,helpedhimtocreateagiantcomputercompanyandtomakehimwealthy.

Althoughheissowealthy,BillGatesdoesnotwanttogiveup.Heisstillveryinterestedinhisvisionandhetravelstheglobe,fromBeijingtoLondon,makingquickstopsincitiestosellthenewsoftwareproductsofhiscompany.

ThecentralvisionofBillGatesisthe"informationhighway".Thisisanetworkofcomputersthatwilllinkeveryhome,officeandshoppingmallinthefuture.Thiscomputernetworksystemwillhaveaneffectonbusiness,shoppingandeducation.BillGatessaysthatthemainuseofthisnewtechnologywillbeincommunication.Itwillbeawaymfindpeoplewithcommoninterestsandtoshareopinionswiththem.

Butisthiscommunicationbycomputeralongthe"informationhighway"reallyagoodthing?Won'twebesittingathome,only"socializing"withourcomputer?No,saysBillGates.Infact,thecomputernetworkwillletuschooseourownintellectualdirection.Itwillgiveusfreedom.Itwillalsobringgoodtosociety,becauseitwillallowforthespreadofeducation.Whenmoreandmorepeoplereceiveeducation,thegapbetweenrichandpoorwillbenarrowed.

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A.Hisvisionandhistravelallovertheworld.

B.Hisexpertiseandbusinessmarketingskills.

C.Themoneywepayforthe"informationhighway".

D.Hisconfidenceinsoftwareproducts.

39.SectionB

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

听力原文：AuniquelabattheUniversityofChicagoisbusyonlyatnight.Itisadreamlabwhereresearchersareatworkstudyingdreamers.Theirfindingshaverevealedthateveryonedreamsfromthreetoseventimesatanight,althoughinordinarylifeapersonmayremembernoneoronlyoneofhisdreams.Whilethesubjects—usuallystudents—areasleep,specialmachinesrecordtheirbrainwavesandeyemovementsaswellasthebodymovementsthatsignaltheendofadream.Surprisingly,allsubjectssleepsoundly.Observersreportthatapersonusuallyfidgetsbeforeadream.Oncethedreamhasstarted,hisbodyrelaxesandhiseyesbecomemoreactive,asifthecurtainhadgoneuponashow.Assoonasthemachineindicatesthatthedreamisover,abuzzerwakensthesleeper.Hesitsup,recordshisdream,andgoesbacktosleep—perhapstodreamsomemore.Researchershavefoundthatifthedreameriswakenedimmediatelyafterhisdream,hecanusuallyrecalltheentiredream.Ifheisallowedtosleepevenfivemoreminutes,hismemoryofthedreamwillhavefaded.

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A.Threetofive.

B.Threetoseven.

C.Fivetoseven.

D.Fourtosix.

40.SectionC

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

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