2022-2023年山东省青岛市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2022-2023年山东省青岛市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Mostpeopledon'tthinkBritishlovemusic.Thatisbecause______.

2.

Wedon'tknowtheexactnumberofMarkTwain'sworks.

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3.

Mothers'gettingolderand______couldalsoaccountfortheobesityepidemic.

4.

Todoexteriorpaintingbyyourself,youhavetobuypaintingtoolsandmaterials,whichareprobablyworth______dollarsatthemost.

5.

Theexistingsatellitesarenotgoodatdetectingthethicknessoftheicepartlybecausetheorbitsofsatelliteswith______donotcovereveryportionoftheocean.

6.

DrPagelstudied122familytreesinthatthereweremoregeneticchangesinthem.

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7.StayingSmart:AdviceonNavigatingYourCareer

Millionsofcareerchangesoccureachyear.Somearenatural,butmanymoreoccurinadversecircumstances.Otherforcesatworktodayfurtheraltertheworkenvironment.TheInternettidalwavedestroysexistingbusinessmethodsandcreatesnewones.Manyjobsgetshakenupintheprocess.In1998themomentumoftheAsianeconomieswentfromfast-forwardtoreverse.Withtheirappetitefornewproductsandservices,thesecountrieshadfueledeconomicgrowthallovertheworld.Thechangeintheirfortuneshasaffectedanduntoldnumberofcareersthroughouttheworld.

Clearly,environmentalchangeslikethesebegetstrategicinflectionpointsforcompanies.Evenmoreacutely,however,theybringcareerinflectionpointstotheemployeesofthosecompanies.

YourCareerisYourBusiness

Everyperson,whetherheisanemployeeorself-employed,islikeanindividualbusiness.Yourcareerisyourbusiness,andyouareitsCEO.JustliketheCEOofalargecorporation,youmustrespondtomarketforces,headoffcompetitors,andbealerttothepossibilitythatwhatyouaredoingcanbedoneinadifferentway.Youmustprotectyourcareerfromharmandpositionyourselftobenefitfromchangesintheoperatingenvironment.Thisbusinessofoneoftenencountersadefiningpointwhereanactionyoutakewilldeterminewhetheryourcareerbouncesupwardorslumpsintodecline.Let'scallitacareerinflectionpoint.

Acareerinflectionpointmostoftenresetsfromasubtlebutprofoundshiftintheoperatingenvironmentinwhichyouwork,ashiftthatdemandsthatyourespondwithaction.Thisactionwillnotnecessarilyintroduceanimmediatediscontinuityintoyourcareer,butitmayunleashforcesthatintimewillhavealastingandsignificanteffect.Astrategicinflectionpointreflectsawrenchingmomentinthelifeofacompany,hottheeffortofnavigatingthroughitisspreadamongmembersofacommunity.Careerinflectionpointsaremoreintense,becauseeverythingrestsontheshouldersofoneindividual—you.

Careerinflectionpointshappentoeveryone.ConsiderthecaseofabusinessjournalistIknow.Thismanusedtobeabanker.Hewashappilyandproductivelyemployeduntilthedayhewenttoworkandlearnedthathisemployerhadbeenacquiredbyalargerbank.Inshortorderhewasoutofajob.Hethenbecameastockbroker.Forawhile,thingswentwellandthefuturelookedpromising.However,ashorttimebeforewemet,onlinebrokeragefirmsstartedtoappear.Severalofthisman'sclientslefthim,preferringtodotheirbusinesswithlow-costonlinefirms.Thehandwritingwasonthewall.

Thistimeourmandecidedtomakehismoveearly.Hehadalwayshadaninterestinandaptitudeforwriting.Buildingonthefinancialknowledgehehadalreadyacquired,hefoundhimselfajobasabusinessjournalist,alesslucrativepositionbutonelesslikelytobedoneinbytechnology.Thistransitionwasnotastraumatic(痛苦而难忘的)asthemovefrombanktobrokerage;thistimehehadinitiateditratherthanwaitingforchangetobeforcedonhimbyoutsideforces.

Toknowwhetheryou'refacingacareerinflectionpoint,youmustbealerttochangesinyourenvironment.Workinginsideanorganization,you'reoftenshelteredfromtheworldatlarge.Insomewaysyoutacitlyrelinquish(放弃)responsibilityforyourwe[faretoyouremployer.Butifyoutakeyoureyesofftheenvironmentinwhichyourcompanyoperates,youmaybethelasttoknowofpotentialchangesthatcouldhaveanimpactonyourcareer.

TheMentalFireDrill

Youshouldtrainyourselftolookforstrategicinflectionpointsthatmayaffectyourcareer.Simplyput,youneedtobealittleparanoidaboutyourcareer.

Onewaytodothisistogothroughamental

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8.

WidelyusingPrEPsmaycausepotentialproblemslikeethicalissuesand________________.

9.

Accordingtothepassage,booksandseminarscanbeasvaluableastheOrganizedExecutive.

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10.

Americaalsoborrowsculturefromothercountriesthereforeitsinfluenceisnota______traffic.

11.

Whenyoutravelabroad,youcanjudgewhetherthecountryisrichorpoorbyseeingwealth--______insteadoflookingatpeople'saccount.

12.

TheideathatprofessorsshoulddoresearchaswellasteachwasimportedfromGermanyinthelate19thcentury.

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13.WhatisthedifferencebetweenJoostandKaZaAaccordingtoFredrikdeWahl?

A.KaZaAbenefitedtheindustrywhichitentered.

B.KaZaAdidn'timpacttheindustrywhichitentered.

C.Joostdoesn'tthreatentheindustrywhichit'sentering.

D.Joostnegativelyimpactstheindustrywhichit'sentering.

14.Theonlyproblemthestudentsarefacingatgraduationisthedismaljobmarket.

15.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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16.

Newtonbelievedthatthepathofaplanetgoingaroundthesunwas______calledanellipse

17.

Thedifficultywithelectronicwasteandmanyotherproductsisthat______theproductsand______thecomponentmaterialsisaverydifficultandexpensiveprocess.

18.

Schoolofficialsinthispassagethoughtthemaths,scoresoftheirstudents______.

19.

Theresearchesshowthatpeoplenowspendfarmoreonequipmentandchemicalsthanthey______.

20.Ifyonwanttoanswerthe12questionshonestly,youshouldknowwhatmakesyounotblindlyblameyourdepartmentfor______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：Theterm"cultureshock"hasappearedinthepopularvocabulary.Cultureshockistheeffectthatimmersioninastrangeculturehasontheunpreparedvisitor.PeaceCorpsvolunteerssufferfromitinBorneoorBrazil.MacroPoloprobablysufferedfromitinChina.Cultureshockiswhathappenswhenatravelersuddenlyfindshimselfinaplacewhere"yes"maymean"no",wherea"fixedprice"isnegotiable,wherelaughtermaysignifyanger.Itiswhathappenswhenthefamiliarpsychologicalcuesthathelpanindividualtofunctioninsocietyaresuddenlywithdrawnandreplacedbynewonesthatarestrangeorincomprehensible.

Thecultureshockphenomenonexplainsmuchofthebewilderment,frustration,anddisorientationthatplaguespeopleintheirdealingwithothersocieties.Itcausesabreakdownincommunication,amisunderstandingofreality,aninabilitytocope.Yetcultureshockisrelativelymildincomparisonwiththemuchmoreseriousdisease—futureshock.Futureshockisthefrighteningdisorientationbroughtonbytheprematurearrivalofthefuture.Itmaywellbethemostseriousdiseaseoftomorrow.

Futureshockisatimephenomenon,aproductofthegreatlyacceleratedrateofchangeinsociety.Itarisesfromtheimpositionofanewcultureonanoldone.Itiscultureshockinone'sownsociety.Butitsimpactisfarworse.Forthetravelercanatlastturnbacktohisownfamiliarculture,butthevictimoffutureshockcannot.

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A.Becausefutureshockiscausedbygreatlyacceleratedrateofchange.

B.Becausefutureshockcannotbepredicated.

C.Becausefutureshockpreventpeoplefromreturningtoamorefamiliarculture.

D.Becausefutureshockcan'tbeexplainedinwords.

22.听力原文：W:Supposethecompanyofferedyouaraiseinpay.Wouldyoubesodeterminedtoquitthejob?

M:Yes.I'vesetmymindonit.IwanttofindajobinwhichIcanfullyexertmyability.

Q:Whydoesthemanwanttoquitthejob?

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A.Heisnotsatisfiedwiththepay.

B.Heisnotabletoenjoypaidholidays.

C.Thejobisnotverychallengingforhim.

D.Thereisnohopeofpromotion.

23.(29)

A.Thenewspapermendidn'tbelievewhatpeopletoldthemabouttheflights.

B.TheGovernmentdidn'tgivetheRightsanymoney.

C.TheGovernmentdidn'tknowtheRightshadalreadybuiltupanairplane,

D.Atthetimeitseemednoonecouldunderstandthem.

24.(22)

A.Cathyisnotsobrilliant.

B.Cathythinkshermotherisverykind.

C.ShewenttoFrancewiththeschoolchoirlastyear.

D.Themanisherfather.

25.(25)

A.Theschoolsareovercrowded.

B.Theclassroomsarenotbigenough.

C.Therearetoomanyclasses.

D.Theencouragementisnotenough.

26.

【B4】

27.听力原文：Theinterviewhasbeengoingonforabout20minutesandeverythingseemstobegoingwell.Then,suddenly,theinterviewerasksanunexpectedquestion,"Whichismoreimportant,laworlove?"JobapplicantsintheWestincreasinglyfindthemselvesaskedstrangequestionslikethis.AndthesignsarethatthisisbeginningtohappeninChina.

Employerswantpeoplewhoareskilled,enthusiasticanddevoted.Sothesearethequalitiesthatanyreasonablyintelligentjobapplicantwilltrytoshownomatterwhathisorheractualfeelingsare.Inresponse,employersareincreasinglyusingthequestionswhichtryandshowtheapplicant'struepersonality.

ThequestioninthefirstparagraphcomesfromatestcalledtheKierseyTemperamentSorter.Itisanattempttodiscoverhowpeoplesolveproblems,ratherthanwhattheyknow.Thisisoftencalledanaptitudetest.

AccordingtoMarkBaldwinofAlliance,manyjobapplicantsinChinaarefindingthistypeofquestionsdifficult."WhenaChinesefillsoutanaptitudetest,heorshewillthinkthereisarightanswerbuttheymayfailbecausetheytrytoguesswhattheexaminerwantstosee."

Thisissometimescalledtheprisoner'sdilemma.Applicantsaretryingtoactcleverlyintheirowninterest,buttheyfailbecausetheydon'tunderstandwhattheinterviewerislookingfor.Rememberthatinanaptitudetest,thecorrectansweristhehonestanswer.

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

34.Whatkindofworkersdoemployerswanttohirenowadays?

35.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?

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A.Todescribeanaptitudetest.

B.Toadviseyouhowtofindagoodjob.

C.Totellyouhowtodealwithjobinterviews.

D.Togiveapieceofadviceforjobinterviewees.

28.(32)

A.ArchitectureandLiterature.

B.DevelopmentofArchitecture.

C.ClassificationofArchitecture.

D.MaterialsofArchitecture.

29.听力原文：W:Londonisagorgeouscity.Fromhereyoucanseethepalaceguards.

M:WaituntilwegettoParisandMadrid.Anddon'tforgetaboutRome!

Q:Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace?

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A.InRome.B.InParis.C.InLondon.D.InMadrid.

30.(36)

A.Becausetheconversationwassointeresting.

B.Becausetheytalkedloudlyenough.

C.Becausetheystoodsocloselytothewoman,

D.Becausethelanguagetheyusedwassodifferent.

31.听力原文：M:Now,then,Mrs.Darcy.Howlonghasthistoothbeengivingyoutrouble?

W:Well,IhaditfilledlastyearandwasallrightuntillastSunday.Thenitstartedhurtingagain.

Q:Howlonghasthewomanhadthetoothache?

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A.Forafewdays.

B.Forseveralweeks.

C.Sincelastyear.

D.Forafewhours.

32.(28)

A.Theymayfinditdifficulttoinflatetheirballoons.

B.Theirballoonsarepotentiallyexplosiveanddangerous.

C.Theirflightpatternscouldbeuncertainduetothewind.

D.They'llsufferfinanciallossifsomeballoonscan'ttakeoff.

33.(15)

A.Inabookstore.

B.Inalibrary.

C.Inaclassroom.

D.Inahotel.

34.听力原文：W:Hello.15thDistrictOfficerMaryspeaking.

M:Help.Yeah,uh,itwaswild,Imeanreallyweird.

W:Calmdown,sir!Now,whatdoyouwanttoreport?

M:Well,I'dliketoreportaUFOsighting.

W:Awhat?

M:Whatdoyoumean"what"?Anunidentifiedflyingobject!

W:Walt,tellmeexactlywhatyousaw.

M:Well,Iwasdrivinghomefromapartyaboutdimehoursago,soitwasabout2:00a.m.,whenIsawthisbrightlightoverhead.

W:Okay.Andthenwhathappened?

M:Oh,man.Well,itwasoutofthisworld.Istoppedtowatchthelightwhenitdisappearedbehindahillaboutakilometeraheadofme.

W:Alright.Thenwhat?

M:Well,IgotbackinmycarandIstarteddrivingtowardwheretheUFOlanded.

W:Now,howdoyouknowitwasaUFO?Perhapsyouonlysawthelightsofanairplaneortheheadlightsofanapproachingcar.Thingslikethathappen,youknow.

M:Well,ifitwasthat,howdoyouexplain"thebeast"?

W:Whatdoyoumean,"thebeast"?

M:Okay.Ikeptdrivingforaboutfiveminuteswhenallofasudden,thisgiant,hairycreaturejumpedoutinfrontofmycar.

W:Oh,yeah.Thenwhat?

M:Well,then,thebeastpickedupthefrontofmycarandsaid,"Getoutofthecar.I'mtakingyoutomymaster!"Somethinglikethat.

W:Wow?AhairycreaturewhocanspeakEnglish!Comeon!

M:I'mnotmakingthisup,if.that'swhatyou'resuggesting.Then,whenIdidn'tgetoutofthecar,thebeastopenedthecardoorandcarriedmeonhisshoulderstothisround-shapedflyingobject,andwell,that'swhenIwokeupalongsidetheroad.Thebeastmusthaveknockedmeoutandleftmethere.

W:Well,that'sthebeststoryI'veheardallnight,sir.Now,haveyonbeentakinganydrugsoralcoholinthelast24hours?Youmentionedyouwenttoaparty.

M:What?Well,Ididhaveafewbeers,butI'mtellingthetruth.

W:Okay,okay.Wehaveagreatpsychologistthatdealswiththesekindsofcases.

M:I'mnotcrazy.

W:Well,we'lllookintoyourstory.Thankyou.

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A.Hewasreturninghomefromaparty.

B.HejustgotoffworkwhenhesawtheUFO.

C.Hewasdrivinghomefromarestaurant.

D.Hewascominghomefromapolicestation.

35.

【B2】

36.

【B3】

37.

【B9】

38.听力原文：W:Don'tyouthinkProfessorMartin'stestwastoodifficult?

M:Well,ImustadmitIhadbeenexpectingmorethanapassinggradeinbiology.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Thetestwasharderthanhehadanticipated.

B.Hewasluckytopassthebiologytest.

C.ProfessorMartinisknownforgivinghardtests.

D.Hehasneverfailedinbiology.

39.

【B7】

40.(17)

A.Theybothenjoyedwatchingthegame.

B.Peopleweresurprisedattheirwinningthegame.

C.Theybothfeltgoodabouttheresultsofthegame.

D.Themanthoughttheresultswerebeyondtheirexpectations.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheword"semblance"ofPara.2?

A.Appearance.B.Ability.C.Pretend.D.Extrinsic.

42.

Fromthepassagewecaninferthatrealhappinessoflifebelongstothose______.

A.whoareatthebottomofthesociety

B.whoarehigherupintheirsocialstatus

C.whoprovebetterthantheirfellow-competitors

D.whocouldkeepfarawayfromthiscompetitiveworld

43.

WecanlearnfromthepassagethatthehealthspendinginanyotherOECDis______thanthatinAmerica.

44.

Netpuristsaremostworriedthat______.

A.onlytherequestedinformationcomestothescreen

B.theNetisfilledwithcommercialpromotion

C.thedifferencebetweentheWebandTVwillfade

D.pushtechnologywilldominatethescreen

45.SectionB

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

Oneoftheoddthingsaboutsomebusinessoranizationsisthattheyspendsomuchmoneytolure(吸引)newcustomersandspendsolittletokeepthemafterthey'vebeenlanded.Itjustdoesn'tmakesense.Takingcustomersforgrantedisroutineinsomelargerorganizations,wheremerebignessgeneratesanattitudeofindifference.

Loyalcustomersareanorganization'sonlyprotectionagainstbankruptcy,andlosingthembecauseofneglectorindifferenceisdownrightsinful(可耻的).Notonlydosatisfiedcustomerscontinuetofattenthetill(钱袋),theyoftenencourageotherstobuy.Thisisadvertisingthatdoesn'tcostapenny.Andalthoughtherearealwaysproblemsingivinggoodservicetocustomers,maintainingtheirpatronage(光顾)isn'tallthatdifficult.It'smatterofattitude,ofbelievingthateveryonewhobuysfromyouisentitledtothebesttreatmentyoucandeliver.Plusgivingjustalittlemorethanyouhaveto.

Wesaidtherearealwaysproblemsingivinggoodservicetocustomers.Thereason,ofcourse,isthatnoorganizationisperfect,andthere'smanyaslip:unreasonabledelaysinfillingorders,shippingthewrongmerchandise,failingtoanswerletterspromptly,andsoon.

Sometimestheseerrorsorfailurescan'tbehelped.Forexample,ifyoucan'tgetpartsbecauseofmaterialshortagesoratransportationstrike,customersmaybedeniedthegoodsthey'veordered.Andnotinfrequentlythecustomeristoblame—forexample.Failingtoclearlyidentifythearticleorservicerequired.

Yetnomatterwhoisatfaultcustomerswhomyouvaluehighlyshouldgenerallybegiventhebenefitofanydoubt.Notethatwesaid"customerswhomyouvaluehightly."Theoldsaw(格言)thatallcustomersshouldbetreatedalikeisamyth.Customerswhorepeatedlyplacelargeordersandpayforthemwillnaturallygetmoreattentionthanthosewhobuyinfrequentlyandhavetobebadgered(纠缠)topaywhattheyowe.However,youhavetomaketheassumptionthatallcustomersaregoodunlessprovedotherwise.

Themainideaofthepassageisbestexpressedbywhichofthefollowing?

A.Businessorganizationsshouldnotspendsomuchmoneytoattractnewcustomers.

B.Maintainingcustomers'patronageisthemostimportanttobusinessorganizations.

C.Customersarekings.

D.Organizationsshouldpaymoreattentiontothebenefitoftheircustomers.

46.

Comparedwiththoseinsmalltowns,peopleinlargecitieshave______.

A.lessself-discipline

B.bettersenseofdiscipline

C.moremutualrespect

D.lesseffectivegovernment

47.

【C7】

48.

Whatdoes"both"inthelastparagraphstandfor?

49.

Theauthorarguesthatthereismorediversityoflifeintheseathanintherainforestsbecause______.

A.morephylaandclassesoflifearerepresentedinthesea

B.therearetoomanyinsectstomakemeaningfuldistinctions

C.manyinsectsspeciesaretoosmalltodivideintocategories

D.marinelife-formsreproduceatafasterrate

50.(60)

51.

Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthavingachildofhisown?

52.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Googleisaworld-famouscompany,withitsheadquartersinMountainView,California.ItwassetupinaSiliconValleygaragein1998,andinflated(膨胀)withtheInternetbubble.Evenwheneverythingarounditcollapsedthecompanykeptoninflating.Google'ssearchengineissowidespreadacrosstheworldthatsearchbecameGoogle,andgooglebecameaverb.Theworldfellinlovewiththeeffective,fascinatinglyfasttechnology.

GoogleowesmuchofitssuccesstothebrillianceofS.BrinandL.Page,but'alsotoaseriesoffortunateevents.ItwasPagewho,atStanfordin1996,initiatedtheacademicprojectthateventuallybecameGoogle'ssearchengine.Brin,whohadmetPageatastudentorientationayearearlier,joinedtheprojectearlyon.TheywerebothPh.D.candidateswhentheydevisedthesearchenginewhichwasbetterthantherestand,withoutanymarketing,spreadbywordof'mouthfromearlyadoptersto,eventually,yourgrandmother.

Theirbreakthrough,simplyput,wasthatwhentheirsearchenginecrawledtheWeb,itdidmorethanjustlookforwordmatches;italsotallied(统计)andrankedahostofothercriticalfactorslikehowwebsiteslinktooneanother.Thatdeliveredfarbetterresultsthananythingelse.BrinandPagemeanttonametheircreationGoogol(themathematicaltermforthenumber1followedby100zeroes),butsomeonemisspelledthewordsoitstuckasGoogle.Theyraisedmoneyfromprescient(有先见之明的)professorsandventurecapitalists,andmovedoffcampustoturnGoogleintoabusiness.Perhapstheirbiggeststrokeofluckcameearlyonwhentheytriedtoselltheirtechnologytoothersearchengines,butnoonemettheirprice,andtheybuiltitupontheirown.

Thenextbreakthroughcamein2000,whenGooglefiguredouthowtomakemoneywithitsinvention.Ithadlotsofusers,butalmostnoonewaspaying.Thesolutionturnedouttobeadvertising,andit'snotanexaggerationtosaythatGoogleisnowessentiallyanadvertisingcompany,giventhatthat'sthesourceofnearlyallitsrevenue.Todayitisagiantadvertisingcompany,worth$100billion.

Apartfromaseriesoffortunateevents,whatisitthathasmadeGooglesosuccessful?

53.

Accordingtotheauthor,wisdomstillgrowsevenwhen______andmakesup______.

54.

Whichofthefollowingconclusionsdoesthepassagebestsupportabouttherelationshipbetweenpercapitaexpenditureformedicalcareandthehealthofapopulation?

A.Thepercapitaexpenditureformedicalcarehasrelativelylittleeffectonthetotalamountofmedicalcareavailabletoapopulation.

B.Thegeneticmakeupofapopulationisamorepowerfuldeterminantofthehealthofapopulationthanthepercapitaexpenditureformedicalcare.

C.Apopulationmayhaveveryhighpercapitaexpenditureformedicalcareandyethavealowerhealthstatusthanotherpopulationswithlowerpercapitaexpenditure.

D.Thehigherthepercapitaexpenditureonmedicalcare,themoreadvancedisthemedicaltechnologyofacountry;andthemoreadvancedthetechnology,thebetteristhehealthofthepopulation.

55.

Accordingtoanimal-behavior.experts,thepetscanbeconditionedthrough______.

56.SectionB

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

Cultureisthesumtotalofallthetradition,customs,beliefs,andwaysoflifeofagivengroupofhumanbeings.Inthissense,everygrouphasaculture,howeversavage,undeveloped,oruncivilized,itmayseemtous.

Totheprofessionalanthropologist,thereisnointrinsicsuperiorityofonecultureoveranother,justastotheprofessionallinguistthereisnointrinsichierarchy(等级,阶层)amonglanguages.

Peopleoncethoughtofthelanguagesofbackwardgroupsassavage,undevelopedformsofspeech,mistinglargelyofgruntsandgroans.Whileitispossiblethatlanguageingeneralbeganasaseriesofgrant