2022-2023年山东省德州市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022-2023年山东省德州市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Clinicaldepressionisaseriousillnessthatyou.______onyourown.

2.

Evenwhenyoulosethecustody,youcanstillapplyfor______toyourchildren.

3.

OneoftheweakpointsofLAMVis_______.

4.

Eatingfishandwalnutsmayhelpkeepourspiritsup,becausetheycontains______.

5.Whatdolocalresidentsclaimfor?

A.Theyaresickbecauseofyearsofpollution.

B.Theyaresickbecauseofindustriesontheirdoorsteps.

C.Theyaresickbecauseofpesticidesfromagriculture.

D.Theyaresickbecauseofairpollution.

6.

Peopleshouldbeawarethatatsunamimaybesignaledbyastrongearthquakeor______.

7.

itisimpracticaltowriteanoriginalessayjustWiththehelpof______.

8.

HowmanybooksdidCarsonwritebeforeSilentSpring,andwhatweretheirtitles?______.

9.Howdoyoucreateasenseofpeacetoreleasethestressaccordingtothepassage?

A.BywatchingTV.

B.Bygoingshopping.

C.Bytalkingwithfriends.

D.Bylisteningtobeautifulmusic.

10.

Anothercommonfaultthatiseasilyobserved'isheadmovement.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

ThispassagemainlydealswithhowEmeryTobinmadehismagazinefamousallovertheUnitedStates.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Ithasbeenprovedthatthegeodesicdomeis______humanshelter.

13.

Currentnewweight-lossdrugsarenot______forlong-termusebecausetheycangivegreaterweightlosswithmoresideeffects.

14.

BritishcompanieshaveproposeddesignsthataremoresuitablethantheX-33andX-34,butthegovernmentdoesnotsupportit.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

NancyWoods'fatherdidn'tdecidetorevealhiswife'sdiseaseuntil______.

A.hewashospitalizedforoverwork

B.hewastoooldtocareforthewife

C.hiswiferefusedtoeatanyfood

D.hiswifesetfiresintheirapartment

16.

Ifoneattemptstoremembereverythingratherthantorememberselectivelyduringreading,he/shemayhaveacomparativelyslowreadingrate.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Foodstyle.originatedfrom______isverypopularnowadaysinAmericanparties.

18.

Altogetherthereare______mechanismsessentialtothemaintenanceofhealth.

19.

Whatdolocalresidentsclaimfor?

A.Theyaresickbecauseofyearsofpollution.

B.Theyaresickbecauseofindustriesontheirdoorsteps.

C.Theyaresickbecauseofpesticidesfromagriculture.

D.Theyaresickbecauseofairpollution.

20.Agoodexerciseforpeoplewhoareregaininganormalconditionafteraninjurymaybe

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(28)

A.Itwasthewrongform.

B.Hehadnosocialsecuritynumber.

C.Thevocabularywasnettoospecific.

D.Hecouldn'tread.

22.听力原文：M:Mycomputerwon'tturnon.Canyougivemeahand?

W:Couldyouholdoffforafewseconds?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Thecomputertakesafewminutestowarmup.

B.Shedoesn'tknowwhattheproblemis.

C.Themanshouldturnoffthecomputer.

D.Shecan'thelpthemanrightnow.

23.听力原文：W:Weshouldprobablyhittheroad.It'sgoingtotakeustwohourstodrivehome.Otherwise,wecouln'tmakeitbeforemidnight.

M:You'reright.I'llsaygoodbyetoMichaelandthankhimforthetreat.

Q:Whatcanweinferaboutthetwospeakersfromtheconversation?

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A.TheyareatMichael's.

B.TheywilltreatMichael.

C.TheyaregoingtoMichael's.

D.Theywillgohomebysubway.

24.听力原文：W:Well,weheardsomepeoplejustnowwhoseemtofeelthatotherpeoplehaveawrongideaabouttheworktheydo.Doyouthinkthissortofthingisverywidespread?

M:Ohabsolutely.Mostjobsorprofessionsseemtohaveanimageorastereotypeattachedtothem,oftenmuchtotheirritationofthejobholders.Butthereisaseriouspointtoallthis,too,thatmaybeyoungpeopleactuallychoosetheircareersundertheinfluenceofthesefalseimages.Andcertainly,thereisevidencethattheymayevenavoidcertaincareersbecausetheyhaveanegativeimage.Well,onalargescale,asyoucanimagine,thiscouldcauseproblemsforwholesectorsoftheeconomy.

W:Er,yousaythere'sevidence?

M:Ohmostdefinitely.Therewasasurveyrecentlyintochildren'sattitudestodifferentprofessions.

W:Howwasthatdone,though?Because,afterall,childrendon'tknowmuchabouttheworldofworkbeforetheygetintoit.

M:Well,exactly.Whattheinvestigatorswantedtogetatwastheirimpressionsandtheirprejudices.Theyusedaverysimpletechnique.Theygavethechildrentwelvepairsofstatements.Ineachpaironestatementwaspositive,theotherwasitsopposite.

W:Isee.Whatprofessionsdidtheyaskabout?

M:Doyoureallywantthewholelist?It'shuge!

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A.Heisascientist.

B.Heisasociologist.

C.Heisanofficer.

D.Heisaboss.

25.听力原文：W:AfterI'vefinishedreadingthisbook,Icanlendittoyouifyouareinterested.

M:IfI'minterested!I'vebeentryingtoborrowiteverywhere:

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Heisnotinterestedinthebook.

B.He'dliketoreadthebookverymuch.

C.Hehasalreadyreadthebook.

D.Hehasborrowedthesamebook.

26.SectionA

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

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A.Hewantstodriveontheexpresswayinrushhours.

B.Hewantstosetoutearlysoastoavoidtheheavytraffic.

C.Healwayshasanightmareaboutdrivingontheexpressway.

D.Hehasanightmareaboutthetrafficduringtherushhours.

27.听力原文：W:ItwassaidinMarchthatthefamoussciencefictionwriterIsaacAsimov'snewbookwascomingoutinJuly.

M:Weprobablywon'tbeabletofindalibrarycopyuntilSeptember.

Q:WhenwillAsimov'sbookbepublished?

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A.InJuly.B.InMarch.C.InSeptember.D.Inthewinter.

28.听力原文：M:I'mreallysorry,ProfessorIrwin.Iwassickyesterday.

W:Look,I'mnotupsetthatyoucouldn'tkeeptheappointment,butitiscommoncourtesytocall.Youknowthat.

M:Yes,Ido.

W:DuringregistrationIhavetoseeallmystudents,andsometimestheyhavetowaitseveraldaystogetin.Whensomeonedoesn'tshowanddoesn'tcall,thatdeprivessomeoneelseofanappointmenttime.

M:You'refight.Iapologize.Ididn'tfeelwell,andIguessIjustwasn'tthinkingstraightatthetime.

W:Okay.Apologyaccepted.Now,Isupposeyouneedtosetupanotherappointment.

M:Yes,Ido.CanyouseemenowifIwait?

W:No.Icanseeyouatthreeo'clockthisafternoon,orduringmyofficehouronTuesdayorThursday.

M:Great,Yourofficehourisbest.That'stwoo'clock,right?

W:That'sright.Whichdaydoyouprefer?

M:Tuesday.

W:Okay.Betherethistime.

M:Iwillbe.Thanksalot.

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A.Theman'slastappointment.

B.ProfessorIrwin'sofficehours.

C.Studentadvisementduringregistration.

D.Theman'shealthproblems.

29.SectionB

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

听力原文：ExpertsfromsevennationsgatheredataBeijingconferenceMonday,contributingtheirideasonsecurityandcounter-terrorismfortheupcoming2008Olympics.

Internationalterrorism,highly-organizedtransnationalcrimeandsecurityissuesforlarge-scalesportseventsareontheagendafortheconference,whichiscosponsoredbytheBeijingOlympicssecurityheadquartersandtheUnitedNationsInterregionalCrimeandJusticeResearchInstitute,saidMaZhenchuan,directoroftheBeijingMunicipalPublicSecurityBureau.MasaidBeijinghasbeenupdatingpoliceworkandpolicemethods,improvingequipmentandboostingtheoverallqualityofpolice,inanticipationoftheOlympicGames.HesaidBeijingpolicewillactivelycooperateandcommunicatewithinternationalexpertsandestablishadvancedsecuritymechanisms.

UNDeputySecretaryGeneralDavidVenesssaidheappreciatedChina'sgoalofa"safeOlympics"."WehaveseentragediesoccuratsomesportseventsinrecentyearsanddonotwantthattohappeninBeijing,"saidVeness.HehopedthatBeijingcoulddrawsomevaluablelessonsfromtheconference."ChinahasalreadycooperatedextensivelywithourorganizationandwehavewitnessedthehugeeffortsmadebyChinaoverthepastfewyears,"saidtheofficial.

Beijingpolicehavebeentestingsecuritymechanismssince2005atmanyinternationalsportseventsinthecity,saidLiuShaowu,deputydirectoroftheBeijingMunicipalPublicSecurityBureau.LiusaidtheBeijingpolicewillcontinuetoworkonOlympicsecurity,andparticularlyrisksrepresentedbyterrorismandorganizedcrime.

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A.Security.

B.Anti-corruption.

C.Securityandcounter-terrorism.

D.Counter-crime.

30.

【B8】

31.

【B10】

32.

【B9】

33.SectionB

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

听力原文：Centuriesago,duringtheMiddleAges,mostofthelandinEuropewasownedbymanydifferentkingsandqueens,princesandprincesses,andlordsandladies.Theydidnotallgetalong.Theywerealwaysfighting.Theyallwantedtogetmoreland.Toprotectthemselves,theystartedbuildinghugehomesoutofstone.Theycalledtheirhomescastles.

Acastlewasbuiltbehindastrongstonewall.Thewallwasfiveorsixfeetthickandtentotwentyfeethigh.Adeepditchcalledamoatwasdugaroundtheoutsideofthewall.Itwasoftenfilledwithwater,andtheonlywayanyonecouldenterthecastlewastocrossadrawbridge.Thedrawbridgecouldberaisedorloweredoverthemoatfrominsidethecastlewalls.Therewasalsoatunnelthatbeganinthecastleandendedatthemoat.Thiswasimportantincasethecastlewascaptured.Itallowedthekingandqueentoescape.Theycouldswimacrossthemoatandhideintheforest.

Livinginacastlewasnotverycomfortable.Theroomswerecoldanddamp.Everyroomcouldhaveafireburninginagreatfireplace,butuntilthetwelfthcenturycastlesdidnothavechimneys.Thesmokefromtheirfireplaceshadtogooutthroughopendoorsandwindows.

Mealsoftenhadtenortwelvecourses.Themeatmightbewildboarorbirdsthatwereboiledorroastedoveranopenfire.Allthefoodwashighlyseasoned.Peopleevenputpepperintheirdrinks!

Thepeoplesatatalongtableandatewiththeirfingersandaknife,allpickingtheirfoodfromthesamebigdish.Theyhadnonapkins.Therefore,theyoftenwipedtheirhandsonpiecesofbread.Whentheirfingerswereclean,theythrewthebreadtotheirhuntingdogs.

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A.Kingsandqueens,princesandprincesses,andlordsandladiesbuiltcastlesinordertogetmoreland.

B.Aroundtheoutsideofacastle,amoatwasdug,whichwasoftenfilledwithwater.

C.Acastlewasbuiltbehindathickandhighstonewall,whichwasstrongenoughtostandthepossibleattackofenemies.

D.Ifadrawbridgewaspulledup,therewasnowayforpeopletoenterthecastle.

34.(36)

A.Shakespearewasnotinterestedinmakingaprofit.

B.Shakespearecouldgetone-tenthoftheprofitsoftheGlobeTheater.

C.Shakespeare,likehisfellowwriters,hadnobusinesssense.

D.Shakespeare'sfellowwriterssharedthesameprofitsashedid.

35.(33)

A.Wearingjacketsisnotacustomof,Thailand.

B.WearingshirtsleeveshasbecomeafashioninThailand.

C.PeopleusuallywearjacketstoworkinThailand.

D.Thegovernmenthasencounteredanenergycrisis.

36.SectionB

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

听力原文：Facialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.Forinstance,inAmericanculturethesmileistypicallyanexpressionofpleasure.Yetitalsohasotherfunctions.Asmilemayshowaffection,conveypoliteness,ordisguisetruefeelings.Itisalsoasourceofconfusionacrosscultures.Forexample,manypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersmpublictobeunusualandevensuspiciousbehavior.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplaces.SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplace;someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon'tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsiancultures,asmileisfrequentlyusedtocoveremotionalpainorembarrassment.

Ourfacesrevealemotionsandattitudes,butweshouldnotattemptto"read"peoplefromanothercultureaswewould"read"someonefromourownculture.Thedegreeoffacialexpressivenessoneexhibitsvariesamongindividualsandcultures.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasdomembersofanother.doesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions.Rather,thereareculturalrestraintsontheamountofnonverbalexpressivenesspermitted.

Ifwejudgepeoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionsaredifferentaccordingtoourownculturalnorms,wemaymakethemistakeof"reading"theotherpersonincorrectly.

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A.Themeaningoffacialexpressionsdependsonsituations.

B.Facialexpressionscancausemisunderstandingacrossculture.

C.Peoplefromoneculturemaytackfacialexpressionsbecausetheyexperiencelessemotions.

D.Facialexpressionsmaydisguisetruefeelings.

37.(29)

A.Theinterviewusuallylastabouthalfanhour.

B.Yourappearanceandyourcommunicationskillscountapproximatelythesameduringtheinterview.

C.Youarerequestedtosubmitallyourbackgroundinformationduringtheinterview.

D.Employerscompareyourinformationwiththatofotherapplicantsbeforetheinterview.

38.(32)

A.Itisawardedtothebestfilmofthefestival.

B.Itwasintroducedin1959.

C.Itwasintroducedbyacommercialorganization.

D.OnlyAmericandirectorshavereceivedthisaward.

39.(21)

A.Anexportsalesmanworkingoverseas.

B.Atraineeworkingthrougheverybranch.

C.Aproductionmanagerinabranch.

D.Apolicy-makerinthecompany.

40.

【B3】

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthat______.

A.withInternet,studentsmayfinditevenmoredifficulttodoresearchwork

B.Internetrarelyprovidesstudentswiththesourceofmaterialsforpapercompiling

C.Internethasbeatenthecompaniesdevotingtoacademecheatinggreatly

D.theinventionofInternethascreatedgreatopportunitiesforacademiccheating

42.Theeconomicdeclineforceswomentogiveupthedesirefor______athome.

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Halloweenusedtobesomethingquitedifferentfromthecelebrationofsugarygreedthatgoesontoday.

Earlierinthiscentury,Halloweenwasanightwhenboysplayedtricksontheirneighbors.Thesetrickswere【C1C】______,butmorecloselyresembledpracticaljokes.Forexample,theboysmightliftanouthouseoffitsfoundationsandmoveittosomeoneelse'syard,ortheymight【C2】______adoorfromitshingeandleaveitontheowner'sroof.Suchtricksrequiredskillandplanning,andthevictimswere【C3】______neighborsorrelatives.Usually,theboysdothistoknockbackwhattheadultsbaddonetothemwhichtheythoughtwrong.Thus,Halloweenbecameanightwhenyoungpeopletooktheir"【C4】______"onadultsinawaythatwas,forthemostpart,permittedbythecommunity.

Butastimepassedby,Halloweenlostmostofitsoriginaltraditions.Today,theonlyremnantisfoundinthe"trickortreat"greetingsof【C5】______candycollectors.Theactionassociatedwiththeholidayhas【C6】______intodestructivebehavior,suchastire-cuttingandwindowbreaking.Thesekindsofactionsrequirenoskillorintelligence.Thesmallofferings--anappleorapieceofcakewhichpeoplegaveinexchangeforprotectionfrompracticaljokes,trickortreatersneversatisfiedthem.Insteadtheydemandhandfulsofcommercialcandybarsfrompeople,manyofthemstrangers,onthecollectingroute.ButthemostalarmingandunpleasantaspectofthenewHalloweenisthatit【C7】______evil-doingandfoodintheworstway.Morecriminaldosome【C8】______things--putpinsintocandybarsandrazorsintoapple-pieswhichcausedpeopleto【C9】______thisholidaytosomeextent.Halloweenturnsintoanoccasionoffearandnervousness.ItseemsthatHalloweenhasbeentransformedintoaneventthatbringsoutinus,notharmlessfun,butacombinationofeatingtoomuch,greed,andoccasional【C10】______.

[A]assembles[F]vicious[K]costumed

[B]combines[G]terror[L]casually

[C]usually[H]trick[M]remove

[D]destructive[I]resent[N]exclude

[E]imaginative[J]revenge[O]degenerated

【C1】

44.

Accordingtothepassage,cuttingtreestogrowmorefood______.

A.willwidenthegapbetweenthedevelopedandthedevelopingcountries

B.isbutashort-termrelieftothefoodproblem

C.canhardlyalleviatetheshortageoffood

D.provestobeaneffectivewayoutforimpoverishednations

45.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Twogroupsofscientistsdemonstratedlastweekforthefirsttimethatthebodylaunchesamassive,effectivecounter-attackonthevirussoonafterinfectionofHIVbegins.Ifdoctorscanfigureouthowtoreproducethatearly,powerfulimmuneresponse,theymightbeabletodevelopbettertreatmentsto(47)______stagesofthedisease.Theresearchersshouldbe(48)______—andmorethanabitofluck.Afterall,tostudysomeoneatthebeginningofarelatively(49)______phaseoftheHIVinfection,theyhadtofindpeoplewhodidnotyetrealizetheyhadcontractedthevirus.It(50)______thatatleastathirdofHIV-infectedpeopledevelopafeveroraseveresorethroatwithinafewweekstomonthsafterfirst(51)______.Suchsigns,whichusuallyclearupintheirown,caneasilybe(52)______asabadflu.InordertoidentifysevenyoungmensufferingfromaprimaryHIVinfection,theresearcherstookthisprojectby(53)______inhospitalemergencyroomsandtalkingtocolleagues.

Usingadvancedlaboratoryteststhathadbeendevelopedonlyinthepastfewyears,bothsetsofscientistsdiscoveredan(54)______growthofvirusinthemen'sbloodstreams.Eachliterofthemen'sbloodcontainedasmanyas10millioninfectiousviruses.

Withindaysafterthevirusburst,theresearchersmeasuredarapidincreaseinthebloodstreamofthenumberofanti-HIVantibodies(抗体).TheseY-shapedbitsofproteinsoughtoutthevirusandtargeteditfor(55)______.Oncetheantibodyattackreachedfullscaleintheseventestsubjects,thelevelofHIVinthebloodstreamdropped(56)______.Inthemajorityofcases,theresearcherscoulddetectlittleornovirustwotothreeweekslater.Inotherwords,thenormalimmunesystemcanshutdowntheAIDSvirus.Nowresearchersmustfigureoutexactlyhowthebodyputstogetherthisearlyeffectivedefenseandhowthevirusmanages,yearslater,toavoidit.

WordBank:

A.destructionI.abruptly

B.interruptJ.segregation

C.impairK.testifies

D.residingL.lively

E.misdiagnosedM.explosive

F.exemplifiedN.silent

G.persistentO.exhausting

H.exposure

46.

Whyislaughtergenerallybelievedtobethebestmedicine?

A.Becauseitkeepspeopleawayfromfallingill.

B.Becauseitisaneffectivewaytocurepatients.

C.Becauseitincreasesthecontentofoxygeninblood.

D.Becauseithelpspatientsrecovermorequickly.

47.Whenitcomestofightingpoverty,theHarlemChildren'sZone______.

A.stressesmoreoncrimeprevention

B.emphasizesanall-aroundsystem

C.condemnsparentsasahindrance

D.seesexcellenteducationasthesoleway

48.

Accordingtotheauthor,Arizonashouldgivehighestpriorityto______.

A.controllingtheLatinopopulation

B.enhancingtheeducationalleveloftheLatinopopulation

C.improvingtheknowledge-basedeconomy

D.buildingtheLatinopopulationintohardworkingandskilledworkforce

49.

Bysaying"nobodyundersellsAmerica"(Line4,Para.3),theauthormeansthat______.

A.noothercountryunderestimatesthecompetitivenessofAmericanproducts

B.nobodyexpectstheAmericanstocutthepricesoftheircommodities.

C.nobodyrestrainsthesellingofAmericangoods

D.noothercountrysellsatalowerpricethanAmerica

50.Universities'effortstoattractstudentsindicatethat______.

A.thereisanexcesssupplyinsomeBritishuniversities

B.Britishstudentsshownointerestingoingtocolleges

C.theaveragetuitionfeeswillgodownunderpressure

D.topschoolslosetheedgeoverneweronesintheenrollment

51.

Whatdoaminorityofexpertsthinkofcriticalthinking?

A.Criticalthinkingdoesnotnecessarilyleadtounethicalthings.

B.Apersonwithcriticalthinkingshouldhavegoodpersonality.

C.Criticalthinkerwouldhardlybehaveunethically.

D.Criticalthinkingendowsapersonwithproperdispositions.

52.

Accordingtothecontext,thesentence"Butyoungactorswiththestageintheirbloodarehappy"attheendofthefirstparagraphmeans______.

A.theydon'tcareiftheirjobishard

B.theylikethestagenaturally

C.theyarebornhappy

D.theyareeasilysatisfied

53.

WhichofthefollowingwasNOTmentionedbytheauthorasanAmericanprinciple?

A.Equalityofman.

B.MoralTightnessasAmericanpolicydecisions.

C.Man'scapacitytobecomeperfect.

D.Theinviolabilityoftheindividual'sintegrity.

54.

【C2】

55.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

TheeconomicdownsizingoftheUnitedStatespresentsagoodopportunitytoaddressthedownsizingoftheaverageAmerican,saydoctorsinaneditorialpublishedtodayintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation.TheyarguethattheObamaadministration'seconomicstimulusplan,nowbeingdebatedintheSenate,shouldincludeinvestmentsininfrastructuretodecreaseobesity.

Theideaisthatimprovementsinpublichealthwoulddecreaseobesity-relatedhealthandeconomiccosts(estimatedat$100billionperyear)andwouldpositionAmericanstobecomemoreeconomicallycompetitive,saytheauthorsofthepaper,Dr.DavidLudwig,ofChildren'sHospitalBoston,andHaroldPollack,oftheUniversityofChicago'sCenterforHealthAdministrationStudies.Intheabsenceofsuchaction,theysay,obesityandpublichealtharelikelytoworsen.

"Theeconomicdownturncanbeexpectedtoreducenutritionqualityandphysicalactivity,worseningobesityprevalencewhensocietyisleastabletobeartheescalatingfinancialburden,"theywrote.

Intimesofeconomicstress,consumerstendtoeatlesscostly,high-calorieproducts,theysay.Membershipingyms,fitnessclassesandsportsleaguesdeclines.Someschoolsmayevencutphysicaleducationtime.Theeconomicstimulusplan,however,couldcreatejobsandinvestinthenation'shealththroughsuchprojectsasbuildingschoolkitchenstocooknutritiousfood;buildingsidewalks,bikepaths,parks,sportsfacilitiesandcommunityhealthcenters;andchanginggovernmentpoliciestorevitalizefarming.

Today'sLosAngelesTimesstoryonthestimulusplandebatenotesthatSenateRepublicansobjecttoa$75-millionmeasurethatwouldhelppeoplequitsmokinginthepackage.Thatdoesn'tpromisewellforotherpublic-healthenhancementstothebill.Butyoucan'tblamehealthexpertsfortrying.Here'showLudwigandPollackputit:

"DoesU.S.societywishtoproducevastamountsoflow-qualityfood,neglectthesocialin-frastructuretosupportphysicalactivity,andsustaintheinevitableeconomicandsocialharmsofobesity-relateddiseases?Orwillthisopportunitytoaligneconomicandsocialpolicieswiththeinterestsofpublichealthbeseizedbyimplementingacomprehensive,nationalobesitystrategy?Failuretoactnowcouldultimatelycostsocietymuchmorethaneventhesub-primemortgagecrisis."

Bysuggesting"thedownsizingoftheaverageAmerican",thedoctorsaimatsolvingtheAmericans'problemof______.

56.

Whatdoesthewordsynthesis(Para3,line5)mean?

A.summaryB.combinationC.analysisD.alternative

57.

Whatcontributestorandomfailuresinautomaticcontrolsystems?

A.Usingtoomanyinexperiencedengineersinthefield.

B.Relyingtooheavilyontheroleofmathematicsindesign.

C.AttachingtoomuchimportancetononverbalthinkinginEngineering.

D.Dependingverylittleonverbalmathematicalthought.

58.

Theword"custom"inthispassagemostprobablymeans______.

A.theconceptofthetrueandthefalseofasociety

B.theindependentlydevelopedsocialorders

C.theadjustmentoftheindividualtothenewsocialenvironment

D.thepatternsandstandardsofbehavior.ofacommunity

59.

Whatdoestheauthorsuggestbyreferringtothelessonofpersonalcomputers?

A.GMfoodwillultimatelyenterintothedietofcommons.

B.GMfoodissimilartopersonalcomputersinsomeaspects.

C.Likepersonalcomputers,GMfoodwillbecomeindispensabletopeople.

D.GMfoodisoneoftheachievementsofhightechnology.

60.

Stanleythoughtthat______wastoblameforthecities'collapseinthemiddleoftheeighthcentu