2022-2023年山东省淄博市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)

2022-2023年山东省淄博市大学英语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.

Americanshavehadagoodtrackrecordofbeingsensitivetoculturaldistinctions.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Accordingtopreparednessexperts,ifacityhasatleast500hospitalbedsforevery100.000residents,itcouldfind______inanemergency.

3.Olympicgamesinancienttimesbroughttemporarypeacetoopponentsandthosewhobrokethepeacewouldbefinedas______.

4.

CharleneLiconsideredthatthefuturesocialnetworkswillbe______.

5.

Pregnantwomenareaskedto"eatfortwo"asthebabywillconsumesomeofherenergy.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.TheHydrogenEconomy

Itseemsthateverydaythereisanewannouncementinthenewsaboutautomobilespoweredbyfuelcells.Thepromisesaregreat,sincefuelcellshavethepotentialtoveryquicklydoubletheefficiencyofcarswhilesignificantlyreducingairpollution.

Atthesametime,therehavebeennewsstoriesfordecadesabouttheproblemsassociatedwithpetroleum.Everythingfromoilspillstoozone(臭氧)alertstoglobalwarminggetsblamedonourdependenceonfossilfuels.

Thesetwoforcesareleadingthewormtowardwhatisbroadlyknownasthehydrogeneconomy.Ifthepredictionsaretrue,overthenextseveraldecadeswewillallbegintoseeanamazingshiftawayfromthefossilfueleconomywehavetodaytowardamuchcleanerhydrogenfuture.

ProblemswiththeFossilFuelEconomy

Whilefossilfuelshaveplayedanimportantroleingettingsocietytothepointitisattoday,therearefourbigproblemsthatfossilfuelscreate.

Airpollution—Whencarsburngasoline,theinternalcombustionenginealsoproducescarbonmonoxide,apoisonousgasNitrogenoxides(氮氧化物),themainsourceofurbansmogunburnedhydrocarbons,themainsourceofurbanozone.

Environmentalpollution—Theprocessoftransportingandstoringoilhasabigimpactontheenvironmentwheneversomethinggoeswrong.Anoilspill,pipelineexplosionorwellfirecancreateahugemess.

Globalwarming—Thecarbondioxidecomingoutofeverycar'stailpipeisagreenhousegasthatisslowlyraisingthetemperatureoftheplanet.Theultimateeffectsareunknown,butitisastrongpossibilitythat,eventually,therewillbedramaticclimatechangesthataffecteveryoneontheplanet.

Dependence—TheUnitedStates,andmostothercountries,cannotproduceenoughoiltomeet

demand,sotheyimportitfromoil-richcountries.Thatcreatesaneconomicdependence.WhenMiddleEastoilproducersdecidetoraisethepriceofoil,therestoftheworldhaslittlechoicebuttopaythehigherprice.

AdvantagesoftheHydrogenEconomy

Thehydrogeneconomypromisestoeliminatealloftheproblemsthatthefossilfueleconomycreates.Therefore,theadvantagesofthehydrogeneconomyinclude.

Theeliminationofpollutioncausedbyfossilfuels—Whenhydrogenisusedinafuelcelltocreatepower,itisacompletelycleantechnology.Theonlybyproductiswater.Therearealsonoenvironmentaldangerslikeoilspillstoworryaboutwithhydrogen.

TheeliminationofgreenhousegasesIfthehydrogencomesfromtheelectrolysisofwater,thenhydrogenaddsnogreenhousegasestotheenvironment.Thereisaperfectcycle-electrolysisproduceshydrogenfromwater,andthehydrogenrecombineswithoxygentocreatewaterandpowerinafuelcell.

Theeliminationofeconomicdependence—TheeliminationofoilmeansnodependenceontheMiddleEastanditsoilreserves.

Distributedproduction--Hydrogencanbeproducedanywherethatyouhaveelectricityandwater.Peoplecaneven,produceitintheirhomeswithrelativelysimpletechnology.

Theproblemswiththefossilfueleconomyaresogreat,andtheenvironmentaladvantagesofthehydrogeneconomyaresosignificant,thatthepushtowardthehydrogeneconomyisverystrong.

TechnologicalHurdles(障碍)

Thebigquestionwiththehydrogeneconomyis,"Wheredoesthehydrogencomefrom?"Afterthatcomesthequestionoftransporting,distributingandstoringhydrogen.Hydrogentendstobelargeandtrickyinitsnaturalgaseousform.

Oncebothofthesequestionsareansweredinaneconomicalway,thehydrogeneconomywillbeinplace.

Wheredoesthehydrogencomefrom?Therearetwopossiblesourcesforthehydrogen:electrolysis(电解)ofwater—Usinge

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7.WhatmaybethereasonwhysomeHispanicshavejobsbutuninsured?

A.Theyarenotinterestedinhealthinsurance.

B.Theydonotbelieveintheinsurancesystem.

C.Theiremployersrefusetoenrolltheminthewelfaresystem.

D.Theirincomeisnotenoughfortheirshareofthepremium.

8.

Somebirds,suchas______,mayholdideasintheirheads.

9.

Airpollutionisthemostseriousproblemcausedbytheexistoftoomanyprivateautomobiles.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Bothnaturalgasandgasolineare___________andthusneithercanbeconsideredrenewable.

11.

Knowledgeablepeoplereadfaster.

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12.

Thesupposedancestorturnedoutto______，theonethathelpsyeastmakealcohol.

13.

Cuttingdownoncaffeineisnoteasybecause______.

14.

Weusuallydonotplayinourhoursofleisurebutspendtheminvariousof______.

15.

Arobotbrainsurgeonanesthetizedyourbrainwhenheopensyourbraincaseandpeersinside.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Fishes'structuralandphysiologicaladaptationsforlifeatextremesarestillwaitingfor______.

17.

NGVsaren'tasroomyasgasolinecarsbecausetheyhavetogiveupcargoandtrunkspacetoaccommodate______.

18.

______areappliedinconventionalfarmingforweedcontrol.

19.

Peoplegenerallyregardparrots'speakinghumanlanguageas______.

A.meaningfulcommunication

B.conveyanceoffeelings

C.mindlessmimics

D.ridiculousnoises

20.

MostofAntarcticaappearstobeimmunetothebigmeltfornowbecauseit'slargelyinsulatedfromglobaltrendsandit'ssobigasmgenerate______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：M:Therearejustoneortwomorethings,Catherine.

W:DocallmeCathy.

M:OK,Cathy.Areyoureallyinterestedinbeingavet?

W:Notreally.Anyway,I'mnotbrightenough.I'mreasonablyintelligent,butI'mnotbrilliant.I'm'afraidmymotherisabitoveroptimistic.

M:Yes,Iguessedthat.She'sabitoverpowering,isn'tshe,yourmum?

W:Abit.Butshe'sverykind.

M.I'msuresheis.So,you'reinterestedinballetandmusic,areyou?

W:Notreally.MymothersentmetolessonswhenIwassix,soI'mquitegood,Isuppose.ButIdon'tthinkIwanttodothatfortherestofmylife,especiallymusic.It'ssolonely.

M:Whatdoyouenjoydoing7

W:Well,Ilikeplayingtennis,andswimming.Oh,IwenttoFrancewiththeschoolchoirlastyear.Ireallyenjoyedthat.AndIliketalkingtopeople.ButIsupposeyoumeanrealinterests-thingsthatwouldhelpmetogetajob?

M:No.I'mmoreinterestedinwhatyoureallywanttodo.Youliketalkingtopeople,doyou?

W:Ohyes,Ireallyenjoymeetingnewpeople.

M:Doyouthinkyouwouldenjoyteaching?

W:No,no,Idon'treally.Iwasneververyinterestedinschoolwork,andI'dliketodosomethingdifferent.Anyway,there'sateachertrainingcollegeverynearus.Itwouldbejustlikegoingtoschoolagain.

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A.ballet.B.Swimming.C.Nursing.D.Teaching

22.

【B11】

23.(25)

A.Coffeemayhelppreventheartdisease.

B.Coffeedoesnotnecessarilycauseheartdisease.

C.CoffeehaslesscaffeinethanCoca-cola.

D.Thetasteofregularanddecaffeinatedcoffeeisthesame.

24.(26)

A.Toapplyforastudentloanfromtheuniversity.

B.Tolearnmoreabouttheprogramsoftheuniversity.

C.Tolookupforapart-timejobtoearnthemoney.

D.Tosignupforawork-studyprogramatanyuniversity.

25.(40)

26.

【B9】

27.

【B8】

28.听力原文：W:Ican'tbelievemyroommatestillhasn'twashedthedishes.Thereisnotacleandishleftforustouse.

M:Don'tworryaboutit.Paperplatesarefine.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(17)

A.Paperplatesarecheaperthandishes.

B.Dishesbreakmoreeasilythanpaperplates.

C.Thereisnoneedtowashanydishesnow.

D.Thewoman'sroommatewillreturnsoon.

29.听力原文：M:Morning,Brenda.

W:Goodmorning,Mr.Browning.

M:Er,didyou,didyouputthatadinyesterday?

W:Yes,yesterdayafternoon.

M:(19)Theadforajuniorsalesmanager,Imean.

W:Yes,itwentintotheStandardandtheEveningNews.

M:That'sgood.Erm,well...

W:Whatkindofpersonhaveyougotinmindforthisjob?

M:(20)Oh,well,somebodyfairlyyoung,youknow,twentysomething,like21,or25.Aman,Ithink.

W:Aman?

M:Wereallyneedamanfortheposition.Yes,Imean,it'sreallytoodemanding.Thesortofsituationstheygetintoaremuchtoodifficultforayoungwomantodealwith,erm...

W:Erm,whatsortofayoungmanhaveyougotinmind?

M:(20)Oh,youknow,agoodeducation,polite,responsible,andeasytogetalongwith.WhatIdon'twantisoneofthoseyoungmenjustoutofuniversity,withexaggeratedideasofhisownimportance.

W:Yes,erm,whatsortofeducationareyouactuallylookingfor?

M:Well,youknow,acoupleofAlevels.MusthaveEnglish,ofcourse.

W:Yes,Ithinkyou'reaskingquitealot.Imeanyou'renotreallypreparedtopayall...

M:No,I'mnotpreparedtogivehimabigsalarytostartwith.Nevertheless,(20)Iwantsomeonewithplentyofambition,plentyofdrive.Youknow,notlookingattheclockallthetime.

W:Wellsir,Iwishyouarethebestofluckandhopeyouhavesomeverysuccessfulinterviews.

M:Well,yes?

W:(21)BecausepersonallyIthinkyou'reaskinganawfullot.

(20)

A.Tointerviewafewjobapplicants.

B.Tofillavacancyinthecompany.

C.Toadvertiseforajuniorsalesmanager.

D.Toapplyforajobinamajornewspaper.

30.听力原文：M:HiHelen.Whatdoyouthinkofourclassinchildren'sliterature?

W:Itlooksprettygood.Iwassurprisedtoseeyouinthere.Areyoualsomajoringinelementaryeducation?

M:No,I'mnot.Butasapsychologymajor,Icanusethistofulfilltherequirementsindevelopmentalpsychology.

W:Haveyoufinishedthefirstassignmentyet?

M:Notyet.Ijustgotthebooktoday.Howaboutyou?

W:Istartedthisafternoon.It'sgreatfunreadingthosewonderfulchildren'sstoriesbyDr.Hughes.

M:Dr.Hughes?Ididn'trememberseeinghisnameonthereadinglist.

W:HisfullnameisTheodoreHughesGazzel.That'showheislistedonthebibliography.Dr.Hughesishispenname.

M:Ilovereadingthosestoriesasachild.It'sbeeninterestingnowtoreadthemfromadifferentperspective.Iguesstheyallgivemeagoodideaonhowchildrenthink.

W:Thosestoriesarealsogreatforclassuse.

M:Howisthat?

W:Well,takeatypicalDr.Hughes'booklikeTheCatinaHat.Ithasacontrolledvocabularyofaboutonly200words.

M:So,thatmeansthechildrengetalotofpractice,usingasmallnumberofwordsoverandover.

W:Exactly.Infact,TheCatinaHatiswrittenprimarilytoshowhowacontrolledvocabularyreadingcouldalsobeinterestingandfun.

M:Well,itsoundslikeitisalsogoingtobeinterestingandfun.I'llgetstartedonthosereadingstonight.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.WhatisHelen'smajorfieldofstudy?

20.Whywillthespeakersbereadingchildren'sstories?

21.WhoareDr.HughesandTheodoreGazzel?

22.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

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A.Americanliterature.

B.Elementaryeducation.

C.Psychology.

D.Experimentalmedicine.

31.(35)

A.TheCityofBoston.

B.AtoZTowing.

C.NewHorizons.

D.TheCityofLosAngeles.

32.听力原文：M:DidyouwatchthatcomedyspecialonTVlastnight?Idon'tthinkIeverlaughedsohard.

W:Don'teventalktomeaboutit.TheonlynightIreallywantedtowatchsomethingandwehadapowerfailinmybuilding.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(13)

A.Sheenjoysthecomedy.

B.Shelaughsatthecomedy.

C.Shedidn'twatchthecomedy.

D.Shereallywantstowatchthecomedy.

33.听力原文：M:You'vebeenherethreeyears.Haveyouhadmuchofachancetotravel?

W:Notmuch.LastyearIplannedtogotoYellowStoneParkinDecember,butIhadtopostponethetrip.Thenafewmonthslater,Ifinallymadeitthere.

Q:WhendidthewomangotoYellowStonePark?

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A.Threeyearsago.B.Thisyear.C.Lastyear.D.InDecember.

34.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Excuseme;Idon'tunderstandwhyflight213hasbeendelayed.Theweatherseemsfinenow.

W:I'mafraidNewYorkgotthreetimesasmuchsnowaswedidhere.Itshouldbeclearbymorningthough.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Flight213ispreparingtodepart.

B.ThemanwillhavetostayinNewYork.

C.TheplanecannotlandinNewYorkbecauseofbadweather.

D.Threeflightswerecancelledbecauseofsnow.

35.听力原文：M:Ihopeyouhaveagoodflight.

W:Theweather'ssupposedtobeclearalldownthecoast,soitshouldbepretty.

Q:Wheredidtheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

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A.Aboatdock.B.Aweatherstation.C.Anairport.D.Abank.

36.听力原文：TheUnitedStatesisprimarilyanEnglishspeakingcountry.ThemajorityofthepopulationspeaksEnglishastheirnativelanguage.Business,educationandmostpublicaspectsoflifeareconductedinEnglish.Acrossthecountry,peoplepronounceEnglishsoundsinseveraldifferentways.Americansspeakonecommonlanguage.ThislanguageissometimescalledAmericanEnglish.

Forspeakersofotherlanguages,learningEnglishisimportant,buttraditionallyteachingpeopletospeakEnglishasasecondlanguagewasgivenlittleattention.Non-Englishspeakerswereexpectedto"pickup"thelanguagethroughcontactinpublic.Recently,thishaschanged.

Today,mostlargepublicschoolsandcommunitycollageshaveESL(EnglishasaSecondLanguage)programs.AmericanEnglishteachersfeelthatEnglishstudentsshouldlearnthelanguagethewaytheywillbeusingit.Therefore,ESLprogramsteachdifferentEnglishlessonstodifferentstudents.SomeprogramsteachstudentstocommunicateinEnglishinpublic.OtherprogramsteachthekindofEnglishpeopleneedontheirjobs.

AmericanESLinstructionalmethodsemphasizetheimportanceofthecommunicationtolanguagelearning.Thesemethodsdonotfeaturegrammaticalexplanationsandtranslation.TheinstructionalgoalistogettheEnglishlearnerstolearnbyusingtheirtargetlanguage.

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A.PeopleintheUnitedStates.

B.ThecharacteristicsofAmericanEnglish.

C.ForeignersintheUnitedStates.

D.TheteachingofESLinAmerica.

37.

【B10】

38.听力原文：W:Welcometotheshow,George.

M:Thankyou...it'snicetobehere.

W:Now,you'vebeenanactorforquiteafewyears.

M:Thirty-two.

W:Thirty-twoyears.Thatseemsincredible...well,whatsortofpartsdoyoulikeplayingbest?

M:Oh,thebadman,Ithink.

W:Youdon'tenjoybeingthehero?

M:Well,Idon'tmindbeingthehero...butIthinkIpreferbeingwicked...it'smoreinteresting.

W:You'vebeeninfilms,you'vebeenonthestage,you'vehadseveralpartsontelevision.There'sevenanadvertisement...

M:Yes,don'tlet'stalkaboutthat...I'vestoppeddoingadvertisements.Ihateseeingthat...

W:...thecrazymilkman...

M:Yes,IonlydiditbecauseIwasbetweenshows.I'dfinishedmakingafilm,andIwasinanewplay,whichunfortunatelyclosedafteronlytwoweeks.

W:Doyoulikeworkingonthestage?

M:Oh,yes.IfIhaveagoodpartinasuccessfulplay,Ireallylookforwardtogoingtowork.There'snothinglikealiveaudience.Theygiveyousomuch.

W:Andtelevision?

M:Yes,televisioncanbefun.But,asyouknow,there'snottoomuchlivetelevision.

W:We'relive...

M:Yes,we'relive,butmakingaplayfortelevisionisverylikemakingafilm.Ifyoumessupyourlines,they'llshootthesceneagain.Onthestage,ifyouforgetyourlines,you'reonyourown...

W:Andwhataboutlongruns?Haveyoueverhadareallylongruninthetheatre.

M:Yes,IspentthreeyearsattheCriterionTheatreinMurderatMidnight.

W:Ican'thelpthinkingitmustbeabitboringtogoon,nightafternight,playingthesamepart...

M:Yes,butIdidn'tmind...therewasamarvelousatmosphere...wehadawonderfulcast...sometimesyou'relucky.

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A.Two.B.Thirty.C.Thirty-two.D.Three.

39.听力原文：M:Iusedtogotothecinemaalot.Itdidmakeanicenightout,butnotnow.

W:No,Idon'teither.Therearen'tanygoodadventurousstorieslikethemoviestheymadewhenIwasyoung.

Q:Whatcanbeconcludedfromthisconversation?

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A.Theythinkcinemasaretoofarawayfromtheirhome.

B.Theyaredisappointedwiththefilmsproducedthesedays.

C.Theybothdislikefilmsaboutadventurestories.

D.Theybothliketheideaofgoingtothecinemaatnight.

40.(42)

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

Someresponsesandbehaviorsmayappearveryillogical,butarejustifiableif______.

A.linkedtoanabnormalamountofassertiveness

B.seenasone'shabitualpatternofbehavior

C.takenaspartofanorderingsequence

D.expressedtoaseriesofcharges

42.

Liberia'sfinancesweregiventhegreatestboostby______.

A.grantsmadebyHarveyFirestone

B.Firestone'sdecisiontogrowrubberthere

C.thepaymentofalldebtsbytheUnitedStates

D.purchasesofrubberbytheUnitedstates

43.

Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Womenaremoreassertivethanmenatwork.

B.Menarcmoreassertivethanwomenatwork.

C.Menhavetraditionallybeenraisedtoassumemoreresponsibilitythanwomenhave.

D.Menfeelmomcompelledthanwomentoadvance.

44.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothesecondexample?

A.Thegirlreceivedaphonymessage.

B.Thevictimwasinvitedbythegirl.

C.Thegirlmanagedtorevengethevictimharmlessly.

D.Thegirlwasn'texpectingthevictim.

45.

【C3】

46.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Centuriesago,mandiscoveredthatremovingmoisturefromfoodhelpstopreserveit,andthattheeasiestwaytodothisistoexposethefoodtosunandwind.InthiswaytheNorthAmericanIndiansproducepemmican,theScandinaviansmakestockfishandtheArabsdrydatesandapricotleather.

Allfoodscontainwater-cabbageandotherleafvegetablescontainasmuchas93%water,potatoesandotherrootvegetables80%,leanmeat75%andfishanythingfrom80%to60%dependingonhowfattyitis.Ifthiswaterisremoved,theactivityofthebacteriathatcausefoodtodeteriorateischecked.

Fruitissun-driedinAsiaMinor,Greece,SpainandotherMediterraneancountries,andalsoinCalifornia,SouthAfricaandAustralia.Themethodsusedvary,butingeneral,thefruitisspreadoutontraysindryingyardsinthehotsun.Inordertopreventdarkening,pears,peachesandapricotsareexposedtothefumesofburningsulfurbeforedrying.Plums,formakingprunes,andcertainvarietiesofgrapesformakingraisinsandcurrants,aredippedinanalkalinesolutioninordertocracktheskinsoffruitslightlyandremovetheirwaxcoating,soincreasingtherateofdrying.

Nowadaysmostfoodsaredriedmechanically.Theconventionalmethodofsuchdehydrationistoputfoodinchambersthroughwhichhothairisblownattemperaturesofabout110℃atentrytoabout43℃atexit.Thisistheusualmethodfordryingsuchthingsasvegetables,mincedmeat,andfish.

Liquidssuchasmilk,coffee,tea,soupsandeggsmaybedriedbypouringthemoveraheatedhorizontalsteelcylinderorbysprayingthemintoachamberthroughwhichacurrentofhotairpasses.Inthefirstcase.,thedriedmaterialisscrapedofftherollerasathinfilmwhichisthenbrokenupintosmall,thoughstillrelativelycoarseflakers;inthesecondprocessitfallstothebottomofthechamberasafinepowder.Whererecognizablepiecesofmeatandvegetablesarerequired,asinsoup,theingredientsaredriedseparatelyandthenmixed.

Driedfoodstakeuplessroomandweighlessthanthesamefoodpackedincansorfrozen,andtheydonotneedtobestoredinspecialconditions.Forthesereasonstheyareinvaluabletoclimbers,explorersandsoldiersinbattle,whohavelittlestoragespace.Theyarealsopopularwithhousewivesbecauseittakessolittletimetocookthem.Usuallyitisjustacaseofreplacingthedried-outmoisturewithboilingwater.

Howmuchwaterdotheshrimpscontain?

47.

【C7】

48.

Basedontheideaspresentedinthepassagewecanconclude"beingfat"______inAmericansociety.

A.willalwaysremainataboo

B.isnotconsideredasataboobymostpeople

C.haslungbeenataboo

D.maynolongerbeataboosomeday

49.Theauthorstates"politiciansassertbutdonotargue"attheendofParagraph3inordertosuggestthatpoliticians______.

A.makeclaimswithoutprovidingreasonsfortheclaims

B.takestrongerpositionsonissuesthaninthepast

C.enjoyexplainingtheissuestobroadcasters

D.dislikehavingtoexplaintheirownpositionsonissuestocitizens

50.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Theinstinctivefoundationoftheintellectuallifeiscuriosity,whichisfoundamonganimalsinitselementaryform.Intelligencedemandsanalertcuriosity,butitmustbeofacertainkind.Thesortthatleadsvillageneighborstotrytopeerthroughcurtainsafterdarkhasnotveryhighvalue.Thewidespreadinterestingossipisinspired,notbyloveofknowledge,butbymalice(恶意);noonegossipsaboutotherpeople'ssecretvirtues,butonlyabouttheirsecretvices.Curiosityproperlyso-called,ontheotherhand,isinspiredbyagenuineloveofknowledge:Youmayseethisimpulse,inamoderatelypureform,atworkin,acatthathasbeenbroughttoastrangeroomandproceedstosmelleverycornerandeverypieceoffurniture.Youwillseeitalsoinchildrenwhoarepassionatelyinterestedwhenadrawerorcupboard,usuallyclosed,isopenfortheirinspection.Animals,machines,thunderstorms,andallformsofmanualworkarousethecuriosityofchildren,whosethirstforknowledgeputsthemostintelligentadulttoshame,Thisimpulsegrowsweakerwithadvancingyearsuntilatlastwhatisunfamiliarinspiresonlydisgust,withnodesireforacloseracquaintance.Thisisthestageatwhichpeopleannouncethat"thingsarenotwhattheywereinmyyoungdays".Thethingthatisnotthesameasitwasinthatfar-offtimeisthespeaker'scuriosity.Andwiththedeathofcuriosity,wemayreckonthatactiveintelligence,also,hasdied.Butalthoughcuriositylessensinintensityandinextentafterchildhood,itmayforalongtimeimproveinquality.Curiosityaboutgeneralpropositionsshowsahigherlevelofintelligencethandoescuriosityaboutparticularfacts.Broadlyspeaking,thehighertheorderofgenerality,thegreateristheintelligenceinvolved.Curiositydissociatedfrompersonaladvantageshowsahigherdevelopmentthandoescuriosityconnected,say,withachanceoffood.Thecatthatsniffsinanewroomisnotawhollydisinterestedscientificinquirerbutprobablyalsowantstofindoutwhethertherearemiceabout.Perhapsitisnotquitecorrecttosaythatcuriosityisbestwhenitisdisinterestedbutratherthatitisbestwhentheconnectionwithotherinterestsisnotdirectandobvious,butdiscoverableonlybymeansofacertaindegreeofintelligence.

Accordingtothepassage,howmaymostintelligentadultfeelfacingchildren'sthirstforknowledge?

51.Replacinganelectroniccarkeycosts______ontheaverageaccordingtheDitlowsurvey.

52.

Accordingtotheauthor,themostactiveadvocatesofTelecitiesare______.

A.leadersandplanners

B.urbanarchitects

C.somecorporations

D.governmentadministrators

53.

Tobespecific,whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscussabout?

54.

Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe______.

A.China--theNativePlaceofPandasForever

B.China'sEffortstoClonePandas

C.China'sFirstClonedPanda

D.ExploringthePossibilitytoClonePandas

55.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.ThefailureofthereopenedtradebetweenAmericaandVietnamshouldbetakenasalesson.

B.TheVietnamesetakeitforgrantedthattheAmericanbusinesscommunitywillinvestmoneyinVietnamtomakeupforpastwrongs.

C.TherelationshipbetweenVietnamandtheUSisagoodexampleofforgettingthepast.

D.Misinterpretinghistoryandcultureleadstobusinessfailure.

56.

Themaintroublewithyoungdriversisthat______.

A.theyareproudoftheircars

B.theytendtoownsportscars

C.theysoonbecomeliketheolderones

D.theythinktheyareonthebattlefield

57.

Accordingtothepassage,thedecisivefactorinmaintainingafirm'scompetitiveadvantageis______.

58.

WhenTazaskedhisquestion,Roger______.

A.thoughtheknewtherightanswer

B.pretendednottoknowtherightanswer

C.admittedatoncethathedidnotknowtherightanswer

D.deliberatelygaveastupidanswer

59.

Bysayingthat"Theyheldtheirrankstogether"(Para.2),theauthormeansthattheRepublicans______.

A.keptindifferenttothedecliningsupport

B.wereunitedtofightagainstpubliccriticism

C.reorganizedthearmyinIraq

D.kepttheirpositionasthepartyinpower

60.

Whyistheco-operativespiritpresentinsuchpack-hunteraswolveslargelyabsenttheworldoftheprimates?

A.Becausewolvesaremoredefensiveandaggressivethanprimates.

B.Becauseprimatesaremorefriendlythanwolves.

C.Becauseitisnotsodifficultforprimatestoobtainfoodasforwolves.

D.Becauseprimatesarenotterritorialanimals.

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5题)61.

【S7】

62.

【S8】

63.

【S9】

64.【S10】

65.【S8】

五、6.Translation(5题)66.Themoondoesnotemitheat.______(它也不发光).

67.Wearenotreallypreparedtocommunicatewithstrangers,____________(除非知道在不熟悉的场合应该有什么样的举止).

68.Afterafewmonths,theimmigrants____________(就习惯了新环境).