2022-2023年山东省威海市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年山东省威海市大学英语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.

TheexperienceoftheforeignteacherinChengduremindsusofaChinesesaying"afallintothepit,againinyourwit".

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3.Thegovernmenthastodecidehowtoarrangepeople'sassetsifthey______.

4.

Populationgrowthisthesolefactorthathaswidenedthegapbetweendevelopinganddevelopedcountries.

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5.

Theinventoroftherockerchairmaynotbeabletolaunchthechairintothemarketbecause______.

A.hehasn'tappliedforthepatent

B.hehimselfcan'tmakemanychairs

C.therockerinthechairisprotectedbythepatent

D.therockerchairhasnotbeenprovedtobesafe

6.

Accordingtotheauthor'sprediction,thewebwillbeasmuchawayoflifeasthecarby2008.

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7.

AmericareapedgreatgainsfromIraqwardespitethemuchpainfrombothsides.

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8.

AccordingtothepollbytheNationalSleepFoundation,comparedtothatofwomen?thenumberofmenwithsnoringproblemis______.

A.largerB.smallerC.nearlythesameD.quitedifferent

9.Whenpeoplemanagetogetawaywithlying,manyofthem______.

A.areproudofthemselves

B.willmakelyingahabit

C.feelashamedandguilty

D.areheldingreataffection

10.RichardNixon'sChildhood

OnewayinwhichbothFrankandHannahdidshowtheirlovewasintheirwillingnesstomakesacrificesfortheirchildren.Asparents,theyweredevotedtoensuringthattheirsonsobtainedthebestpossibleeducation.AtanearlyagetheyconcentratedtheireffortsonRichard,asheshowedmostsignsofbeingatalentedandperhapsevenagiftedchild.

ThemakingoftheearlymindofRichardNixonowedmosttohismother.Ifhermarriagehadnotcutshorthercollegeeducationshewouldhavebecomeateacher.Shewasawell-educatedyoungwoman,proficientinGreek,Latin,GermanandFrench,withadeepinterestinEuropeanculture.

HannahtaughtRichardtoreadbeforehewenttoinfantschoolandawakenedhisinterestinherownspecializedareasofclassics,languages,andhistory.Bytheageoffivehehadbecomeaneagerreaderofchildren'sencyclopedias,historystoriesandadultperiodicals.

HannahopenedRichard'smindtoEuropeanculture;shestartedhimoffinFrenchandGerman,introducedhimtoShakespeareandtrainedhimtorecitepoetry.Hannahwas,aboveall,aclassicist.ShebelievedthatLatinwasthefountainheadoflanguage,andthattheancienthistoriansandoratorswerethemastersofclearexpression.Underhismother'sinstructionclassicshadastronginfluenceonRichard'schildhoodimagination.

BesidesexpandingRichard'smentalcuriosityandcapabilitiesfarbeyondtheinterestsoftheaveragefiveyearold,Hannahdrilledintohimtheimportanceofworkinghardinordertogrowuptobesomebody.AsmallcluetoherstrongdesireforhersecondsonwasherattempttostoptheuseofthenicknameDickastoofoolish,perhaps,forafuturemanofimportance.BythewayMissGeorge,pleasecallmysonRichardandneverDick.InamedhimRichard,'Hannahtoldhisschool-teacheronthedayheenteredtheelementaryschool.MissMaryGeorgeneverforgotthisrequest—oneofthemanyreasonswhythislittleboywasratherdifferentfromtheothersinherclass.HerrecollectionsofRichardNixon'searlyprogressarerevealing.

"Hewasaveryquiet,studiousboyandkeptmostlytohimself...hewasoneofthoserareindividualsbornwithknowledge.Hhatyearhereadnolessthanthirtyorfortybooks,maybemore,besidesdoingallofhisotherwork...heneverhadtoworkforknowledgeatall.Hewastoldsomethingandheneverforgot.Hehasaphotographicmind,Ithink."

AlthoughthisearlyjudgmentofRichard'sabilitybyhisfirstschoolmistressmaybetooflattering,neverthelessMissGeorge'sreferencetothephotographicqualityofhismindshowedmuchinsight.Thephrase'photographicmemory'fallstooeasilyfromthetongueandisrarelyaccurate,butwhatcanbesaidwithcertaintyofRichardNixonisthathewasblessedwithaverygoodmemory.Forvariousreasonsithasoftensuitedhimduringhiscareertodownplaythisremarkablegift.Duringhislifehepreferredtobrushasidediscussionofthistalentwiththecomment,'Mymemoryisverygoodonlyforasimplereason—Iworkedatit.'Howeverheacquiredit,thereislittledoubtthatthiscapacityforrememberinginformationofeverydescription,fromnames,factsandfigurestospeechesanddocuments,wasfundamentaltohislaterpoliticalsuccess.

'Hewasaveryquietchildandrarelyeversmiledorlaughed',recalledhisschoolteacherMissGeorge.'Ihavenorecollectionofhimplayingwithothersintheplayground,whichundoubtedlyhedid...likeotheryoungstersinmildweatherRichardalwayscamebarefoot.Everydayheworeafreshlycleanedwhiteshirtwithabigblackbowtieandkneepants.Healwayslookedlikehismotherhadscrubbedhimfromheadtotoe.Thefunnythingis,Icanneverreme

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11.PassageOne

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ITEMFIVEFORSALE:derrickHutchinsondesignTOOKSOOKcarbonfiberpaddle,240cmshaft.Thisisasymmetricalpaddleandagreatallaroundpaddle.Thecarbonfiberbladeshavemetalembeddedontheendstopreventdamagefromrocks.TheonlyreasonIamsellingisthatitisalittletoolongandheavyformesincemy(relativelyunsuccessful)shouldersurgery.ContactMikeatembro@orcallmeat818-599-8169(adexpiresJuly)

PassageTwo

ListedbelowaresomeofthekeyeventsoftheAsianeconomiccrisisin1997

July2Thaiofficialsdevaluethebath,theThaicurrency,followingaseveral-weck4ongsell-offbyinternational

currencyspeculators,whobehavedthatitwasovervalued

July18Alterweeksofpressurefromspeculators,currenciesthroughoutAsiabegintoplummet.TheSingapore

dollar,theMalaysianringgitandtheIndonesianrupiahalldeclinesharply

Aug.11TheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)coordinatesa＄17billionbailoutpackageofloamstohelp

stabilizeThailand'seconomy

Oct.22TheSouthKoreangovernmentintervenestoaidtheKiaGroup,oneofthecountry'slargestconglomerates

(集团).KiaisthefifthSouthKoreanconglomeratein1997eithertodcfaultonloansorseekbankruptcy

protection

Oct.31TheIMFpledgesa＄33billionBailoutpackageforIndonesia;thefollowingdaythegovernmentshuts

down16insolventbanks

Nov.3AfterweeksofintensecriticismofhishandlingofThailand'seconomiccrisis,ThaiPremierChavalit

Yongchaiyudhannounceshisresignation

Nov.19MalaysianPrimeMinisterMahathirbinMohamadsurvivesaconfidencevoteonhisleadership.Thevote

washeldfollowinginternationalcondemnationofremarkshemadecriticizingcurrencyspeculatorsand

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12.

Theultimateadvantageofviewers'onlinecommunicationbyJoostistohelpadvertisers

A.findoutthenumberofdifferentkindsofviewers

B.collecttheviewers'IPaddressesandlocations

C.improvetheeffectofadvertisements

D.judgewhethertheviewersare"DesperateHousewives"fansornot

13.

SingaporeansbelievethatalackofChinese-speakingskillsisadisadvantageinthe21stcentury.

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14.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Ithispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HowtoCreateaHomeLibrary

"Icannotlivewithoutbooks,"declaredU.S.PresidentThomasJeffersontohisfriendJohnAdams.Indeed,Jeffersonwasanobsessivebookcollectorfromayoungage,amassing(收集)threeseparatehomelibrariesinhislifetime.Jefferson'slibrarywasconsideredthefinestinthecountry,andhiscollectiondoubledtheholdingsoftheLibraryofCongress.Still,Jeffersondidn'tlettheshelvesatMonticellositempty.Bythetimehedied11yearslater,hehadmorethan2000volumesinhislibrary.

Jefferson'slibrarymightfityourconceptionofanold-fashionedhomelibrarywithleather-boundbooks,woodpanelinganduncomfortablefurniture.Buthomelibrariescanbeadynamicexpressionoftheowner'spersonality.Creatingahomelibraryisafunwaytodisplayyourinterestswhileestablishingaspecialspaceforreading.

HomeLibraryOrganization

Whenyoustartedusingthepubliclibrary,youprobablylearnedaboutMelvilDeweyandhissystemfororderinglibraries.TheDeweyDecimalClassificationSystemhastenbroadcategoriesfororganizingbooks,includingphilosophy,religionandthearts.Eachcategoryisassignedanumber,soforexample,whenyouwantabookonmodernart,youheadtothe700block.Largerlibraries,suchasthoseatuniversities,tendtousetheLibraryofCongressClassificationSystembecauseitoffersamorespecificarrayofsubjectsforcategorization,addingsubjectssuchasmedicineandlawforatotalof21categories.

Yourhomelibrarymayormaynotbeaslargeasyourlocalpubliclibrary,butagoodsystemoforganizationwillstillhelpyoufindthebookyouwantquickly.YoucouldtakeapagefromDeweyandtheLibraryofCongressandsortbooksbysubjectmatter.Sectionsforsubjectssuchashistory,technologyorfictionmightmaketheirretrievaleasier.Thissystemalsowouldallowyoutohighlightaparticularpassion,suchasanextensivecollectionofWorldWarIIhistory.

Herearesomeotherwaystoorganizeacollection.

Alphabetizingbyauthorworkswellforfictionbutnotnecessarilyfornonfictionbooksofvarioussubjects.

Judgingabookbyitscoverisusuallyfrownedupon,butsortingbycolorcanbeaestheticallypleasingtosome.Thosegenerallyforgetfulaboutthecolorsoftheirbooksmightdisagree.

Afterapainfulbreakup,themaincharacterinNickHornby'sbook"HighFidelity"organizeshisrecordcollectionautobiographicallyintheorderheacquiredthem.Achronologicalorganizationmightincludeshelvesthattracktheprogressofyourlife,frombelovedchildhoodreadingandcollegetext-bookstoparentingbooks.

Tosomereaders,therearetwowaystolookatbooks:readandunread.Prioritizing(区分优先次序)whenyoumightneedthebookwillallowyoutokeepunreadbooksattheforefrontofyourcollection,aswellasbooksyoureachforfrequently,suchasreferencebooksorfavoritenovels.

LibraryFurniture

Whileitmightbedifficultforabooklovertospendmoneyonsomethingotherthanbooks,atsomepoint,youwillneedsomebookshelves.Built-in,bookshelvescanprovidefloor-to-ceilingstorageandspacesavings.Theycanbetuckedunderstaircasesorotherout-of-the-wayspaces;however,they'renotagoodchoiceforrenters,andtheycanrepresentabiginvestmentintermsofpriceandinstallation.Freest

A.builtthreelibrariesforCongress

B.builtthreelibrariesathishome

C.donatedbooksforthreelibraries

D.collectedbooksfromthreelibraries

15.

Theschoolsadvocatingconstructivistmatharguethetraditionalparentsareaccustomedtobeingdeeplyinvolved______theirchildren'slives.

16.

Besidesgenes,______factorsalsoplayaroleinourfate.

17.

IcecrystalsdoNOTimmediatelyfalltoEarthbecause______.

18.

Theflameofthe,torchislitattheTempleofHeraandthencarriedtotheancient______.

19.

Mostoftheinsurancecompaniesoperateinlargercitieswheretherearemorepotentialclients.

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20.

OneofthemostdisturbingtruthsaboutTVisthatitmakesreadingbooksceasetobe______inoursociety.

A.themostpopularrecreation

B.theonlymethodofacquiringliteracy

C.theprimarywayofgettinginformation

D.thefinancialresources

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(13)

A.Hewasstruckbyatennisballandgothurtinthehead.

B.Hiscarwashitbyanothercar.

C.Hehadanaccidentonhiswaytohospital.

D.Whilecrossingthestreet,hewasknockeddownbyaspeedingcar.

22.(44)

23.听力原文：M:What'sthematter?Youseemtohavelostsomething.

W:Yes,IrememberIdidputthekeystotheofficeinmyhandbag,buttheyaremissingnow.

Q:Whatissaidaboutthewoman.

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A.Shefindsherhandbagmissing.

B.Sheforgetswheresheputthekeys;

C.Shecan'tfindherkeys.

D.Sheleftherkeysintheoffice.

24.听力原文：M:Hi,Hellen.Howareyoudoing?

W:Prettygood.Thanks.Haveyouhelpedmelookatmygraduateschoolapplication,andthestatementofpurposeIwrote?

M:Well,yeah.Basicallyit'sgood.Whatyoumightactuallydoistotakesomeofthedifferentpointshereandactuallybreakthemoutintoseparateparagraphs,likeyourpurposeforapplyingforgraduatestudy,specialty,andwhydoyouwanttodotheareayouspecify,whatyouwanttodowithyourdegreewhenyougetit.

W:OK,right.

M:Soyoumayexpandoneachpoint.Expandsomemoreonwhat'shappenedinyourlifeandwhatshowsyourmotivationandinterestinthisareageology.

W:OK,somakeitalittlemorepersonal?That'sOK?

M:That'sfine.Theylookforthatstuff.It'scriticalthatsomebodyseewhatyourpassionisandyourpersonalmotivationfordoingthis.Youmightgivealittlemoreexplanationaboutyouruniqueundergraduatebackground,likethemusicprogram,whatyougotfromthatandwhyyoudecidedtochange.Imeanitiskindofunusualtogofrommusictogeology.Right?

W:Yeah.Iwas,Iwasafraidofthat,youknow,maybethepersonaltypestuffwouldn'tbewhattheywant.But...

M:Youknow,Ithinkprobablyyourmusicbackgroundisthemostuniquethingthatyougetyourrecords.

W:Right.

M:Soyousee,yougettomakeyourselfstandoutfromacoupleofahundredofapplications.Doesthathelpany?

W:Yeah,itdoes.Itgivesmesomegoodideas.

M:Also,thinkaboutpresentation,Imeanthepresentationformats,yourgrammar,andallthatstufftheyarelookingatinyourmaterialsatthesametime.

W:Right.OK.

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A.Thewomanaskedthemantohelpherapplyforajob.

B.TheWomanaskedthemantoreadhergraduateschoolapplication.

C.Thewomanaskedthemantohelpherwithherhomework.

D.Thewomanaskedthemantoprepareapresentationforher.

25.SectionB

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

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A.Theyaredelightedbecausetheycanenjoythescenerywhiledriving.

B.Theyarefrightenedbecausetrafficaccidentsarefrequent:

C.Theyareirritatedbecausethebridgeisjammedwithcars.

D.Theyarepleasedbecauseitsavesthemmuchtime.

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【B9】

27.(34)

A.Hetriesonsomeotherthingsthattheothersthinkbest.

B.Heusuallydoesn'tbuyanything.

C.Hespendshourshavingalookround.

D.Hebuysitsolongasitscolorisright.

28.SectionB

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

听力原文：Afewmonthsago,millionsofpeopleinLondonheardalarmsalloverthetown.Emergencyservices,thefiredepartment,thepolice,hospitalsandambulancesstoodby,readytogointoaction.Inrailwayandundergroundstations,peoplereadnoticesandmaps,whichtoldthemwheretogoandwhattodointheemergency.ThiswasExerciseFloodcalltopreparepeopleforafloodemergency.Londonwasn'tfloodedyet.Butitispossiblethatitcouldbe.

In1236and1663Londonwasbadlyflooded.In1928peoplelivinginWestminster,theheartofLondon,drownedinfloods.Andin1953,ahundredpeoplelivingontheeasternedgeoftheLondonsuburbswerekilled–again,inthefloods.Atlast,GreaterLondonCounciltookactiontopreventthisdisasterfromhappeningagain.Thoughafloodwallwasbuiltinthe1980s,Londonersstillmustbepreparedforthepossibledisaster.Ifithappens,fiftyundergroundstationswillbeunderwater.Electricity,gasandphoneserviceswillbeoutofaction.Roadswillbedrowned.ItwillbeimpossibletocrossanyofthebridgesbetweenNorthandSouthLondon.Imagine–LondonwilllooklikethefamousItaliancity,Venice.

ButthisExerciseFloodcalldidn'tcausepanicamongLondoners.Mostpeopleknewitwasjustawarning.Oneladysaid,"It'safloodwarning,isn'tit?Thewaterdoesn'tlookhightome.”

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A.OneofthebridgesbetweenNorthandSouthLondoncollapsed.

B.TheheartofLondonwasflooded.

C.Anemergencyexercisewasconducted.

D.Ahundredpeopleinthesuburbsweredrowned.

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A.BecauseheisusingtheCitibankcard.

B.Becausehelivesinthe5-zonearea.

C.BecausehecangetafreecupofcoffeeanddoughnutsattheDerbyshireBuilding.

D.Becauseitisaflatrateandhecommutesalongdistance.

30.(26)

A.Assistantship.B.Award.C.Grantmoney.D.Fellowship.

31.

【B11】

32.听力原文：W:Ihopethatthepostofficewillbeopennow.

M:Thesignsays:9amto5pmweekdays;9amto12noonSaturdays.

Whendoesthepostofficeopenonaweekend?

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A.Allday.

B.Onlyintheafternoon.

C.Onlyinthemorning.

D.Thesameasdatingtheweek.

33.

【B8】

34.(36)

A.In1928.B.In1982.C.In1980.D.In1920.

35.(28)

A.Thesmalleritis,theclevereritis.

B.Thesmalleritis,thelessitcosts.

C.It'ssmall,butstoresalotofinformation.

D.It'sanewtoolwhichisusedincomputersonly.

36.(39)

37.听力原文：M:Ihavebeenmeaningtogetmyearschecked.Ijusthaven'tgotaroundtoityet.

W:It'snotgoodtoputthisofffortoolong.Whydon'tyoucallforanappointmentrightaway?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Themanshouldscheduleanearexaminationwithoutdelay.

B.Themanshoulddosomelisteningpractice.

C.Thewomenshouldorderanappointmentbook.

D.Thewomanshouldmakealistofwhatheneedstodo.

38.(22)

A.Gradeallthehomework.

B.Cleantheprofessor'soffice.

C.Helptheprofessorintheclassroom.

D.Sortallthedocuments.

39.(45)

40.听力原文：(33)Ourenvironmentisbeingpollutedfasterthannatureandman'spresenteffortscanpreventit.Timeisbringingusmorepeople,andmorepeoplewillbringusmoreindustry,moremotorvehicles,largercities,andthegrowinguseofman-madematerials.Whatcanexplainandsolvethisproblem?Thefactisthatpollutioniscausedbyman--byhisdesireforamodernwayoflife.(34)Wemake"increasingindustrialization"ourchiefaim.Foritssake,wearewillingtosacrificeeverything:cleanair,purewater,goodfood,ourhealthandthefutureofourchildren.Thereisaconstantflowofpeoplefromthecountrysideintothecities,eagerforthebenefitsofmodernsociety.Butasourtechnologicalachievementshavegrowninthelasttwentyyears,pollutionhasbecomeaseriousproblem.Isn'tittimewestoppedtoaskourselveswherewearegoingandwhy?

Itislikethestoryabouttheairlinepilotwhotoldhispassengersovertheloudspeaker:"I'vesomegoodnewsandsomebadnews.Thegoodnewsisthatwe'remakingrapidprogressat530milesperhour.Thebadnewsisthatwe'relostanddon'tknowwherewe'regoing."(35)Thesadfactisthatthisbecomesatruestorywhenappliedtoourmodernsociety.

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A.Becausetherearemanydevelopingnations.

B.Becausepeopleusesomanymotorvehicles.

C.Becausewehavemoreandmoreindustry.

D.Becausewearebuildingmorevehicles.

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

Slowweightliftersarerequiredtomakeeachrep______.

A.withoutusinganydrivingforce

B.withoutmovementoftheirbody

C.withunbearableironweights

D.withthefeelingofmusclefailure

42.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

43.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A.Alanguageisameansofexpressingaparticularculture

B.Alllanguagescanwellexpresstheirrespectivecultures

C.AmericanIndianlanguagesareassophisticatedasEnglish

D.Somelanguagesarebetterthanotherlanguages

44.

Accordingtothethirdparagraph,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutcrows?

A.Theyseldomliveinanyoneplaceorverylong.

B.Theythriveinawidevarietyofenvironments.

C.Theyhavemarkedpreferencesforcertainkindsoffoods.

D.Theyuseuptheresourcesinoneareabeforemovingtoanother.

45.

Accordingtothepassage,aharmlessrevengeisto______.

A.reacttothosewhobotheryou

B.amusethevictim

C.preventonefromdisturbingothers

D.burtnobodyemotionally

46.

Whatisapossiblenegativeeffectofolestraaccordingtosomecritics?

A.Itmayimpairthedigestivesystem.

B.Itmayaffecttheoverallfatintake

C.Itmayincreasetheriskofcancer.

D.Itmayspoiltheconsumer'sappetite.

47.

Fromthepassagewecaninferthatrealhappinessoflifebelongstothose______.

A.whoareatthebottomofthesociety

B.whoarehigherupintheirsocialstatus

C.whoprovebetterthantheirfellow-competitors

D.whocouldkeepfarawayfromthiscompetitiveworld

48.

Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthelastparagraphaboutthecreationofjobsforall?

49.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexplainswhy"thesecondofthesewasthemoreseriousimpediment"(Underlined)?

A.Chemicalknowledgewaslimitedtoasmallnumberofpeople.

B.Thesymboliclanguageusedwasveryimprecise.

C.Veryfewnewdiscoveriesweremadebyalchemists.

D.Therecordsofthechemicalprocesseswerenotbasedinexperiments.

50.

Ifyouwanttocustomizeyourblogpage,youcanconsult______.

51.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Therearegoodreasonstobetroubledbytheviolencethatspreadsthroughthemedia.Movies,televisionandvideogamesarefullofgunplayandbloodshed,andonemightreasonablyask"what'swrongwithasocietythatpresentsvideosofdomesticviolenceasentertainment".

Mostresearchersagreethatthecausesofreal-worldviolenceare