2022-2023年山东省潍坊市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年山东省潍坊市大学英语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.AccordingtoDr.Joseph,journalinghelpsunemployedpeople______.

A.haveanobjectivecommentonthemselves

B.healfromthehurtfeelingscausedbythelayoff

C.haveaninsightonthesituationofthejobmarket

D.becomeignorantofothers'opinionsonthem

2.

Creativejusticeiswelcomedbythepublic.

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3.

Inordertogathermuchmoredata,Wal-Martpreferred______tobarcodes.

4.Inthehappinesspiechart,errorfactorsaccountfor10percent.

5.

Whatisopenlyapprovedbyalmostallpeopleis______.

6.WhyPopMusicSoundsPerfect?

Ifyouhaven'tbeenlisteningtopopradiointhepastfewmonths,you'vemissedtheriseoftwoseeminglyopposingtrends.Inamediuminwhichmediocresinginghasneverbeenabartoentry,alotofpopvocalssuddenlysoundgreat.Betterthangreat:note-andpitch-perfect,asifthere'sbeenanunspokentighteningofstandardsatrecordlabelsoranevolutionaryleapinthedevelopmentofvocalcords.Attheotherextremeareafewhip-hopsingerswhoalsohittheirnotesbutwithaprecisionsoexaggeratedthatonfirstlisten,theirsongssoundcomicallyartificial,likeachorusof50srobotssingingMotown.

Theforcebehindbothtrendsisaningeniousplug-incalledAuto-Tune,adownloadablestudiotrickthatcantakeavocalandinstantlynudgeitontothepropernoteormoveittothecorrectpitch.It'slikePhotoshopforthehumanvoice.Auto-Tunedoesn'tmakeitpossibleforjustanyonetosinglikeapro,butusedasitscreatorintended,itcantransform.awaveringperformanceintosomethingtechnicallyflawless."Rightnow,ifyoulistentopop,everythingisinperfectpitch,perfecttimeandperfecttune,"saysproducerRickRubin."That'showubiquitousAuto-Tuneis."

Auto-Tune'sinventorisamannamedAndyHildebrand,whoworkedforyearsinterpretingseismicdatafortheoilindustry.Usingamathematicalformulacalledautocorrelation,Hildebrandwouldsendsoundwavesintothegroundandrecordtheirreflections,providinganaccuratemapofpotentialdrillsites.It'satechniquethatsavesoilcompanieslotsofmoneyandallowedHildebrandtoretireat40.Hewasdebatingthenextchapterofhislifeatadinnerpartywhenaguestchallengedhimtoinventaboxthatwouldallowhertosingintune.Afterhetinkeredwithautocorrelationforafewmonths,Auto-Tunewasborninlate1996.

Almostimmediately,studioengineersadopteditasatradesecrettofixflubbednotes,savingthemtheexpenseandhassleofhavingtoredosessions.ThefirsttimecommonearsheardAuto-Tunewasontheimmenselyirritating1998Cherhit"Believe."Inthefirstverse,whenChersings"Ican'tbreakthrough"asthoughshe'sstandingbehindanelectricfan,that'sAuto-Tune--butit'snotthewayHildebrandmeantittobeused.Theprogram'sretunespeed,whichadjuststhesinger'svoice,canbesetfromzeroto400."Ifyousetitto10,thatmeansthattheoutputpitchwillgethalfwaytothetargetpitchin10milliseconds,"saysHildebrand."Butifyouletthatparametergotozero,itfindsthenearestnoteandchangestheoutputpitchinstantaneously"--eliminatingthenaturaltransitionbetweennotesandmakingthesingersoundjumpyandautomat-ed."Ineverfiguredanyoneintheirrightmindwouldwanttodothat,"hesays.

LikeothertrendsspawnedbyCher,thecreativeabuseofAuto-Tunequicklywentoutoffashion,althoughitcontinuedtobeanindispensable,ifinaudible,partoftheengineer'stoolbox.Butin2003,T-Pain(FaheemNajm),alittle-knownrapperandsinger,accidentallystumbledontotheChereffectwhileAuto-Tuningsomeofhisvocals."Itjustworkedformyvoice,"saysT-PaininhisnaturalTallahasseedrawl."Andtherewasn'tanyoneelsedoingit."

Sincehis2005debutalbum,T-Painhassentadozenslightlyraunchy,mechanicallycheerysinglesintotheTop10.HecontributedtofournominatedsongsatGrammyAward2009,andhisinfluenceisstillspreading.WhenKanyeWestwaslookingforaneffecttomatchsomeheartbrokenlyrics,heflewT-PaintoHawaiitoseehowmanywaystheycouldtweakAuto-Tune.Diddygaveapercentageofhisupcomingalbum'sprofitstoT-Paininexchangeforsomelessons.EvenPrinceisrumoredtobeexperimentingwithAuto-Tuneonhisnewrecord."Iknow[Auto-Tune]betterthananyone,"saysT-Pain."AndevenI'mjustfiguring

A.Vocalcords.B.Hip-hopsingers.C.Motown.D.Auto-Tune.

7.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsomeexperts?

A.Theyareauthoritiesonlyintheirownfields.

B.Theyaren'teasilyfooledbythetrickytests.

C.Themistakesthey'vemadeareinevitable.

D.Theysometimesfailtodowellasclaimed.

8.

ThelargestnumberofrainforestsintheworldarelocatedontheAfricancontinent.

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9.

Withouttheprenuptialtalk,it'snotlikelythatcoupleshaveanactualplanfortheirlivestogether.

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10.

Accordingtothepassage,allthefactorsincludingourbloodrelationship,genesandpeersdecidewhatshapesUS.

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11.CholesterolandHeartDisease

Doyouknowyourcholesterollevel?Manypeopledon't.Ahighlevelofcholesterolinthebloodisanimportantriskfactorforheartdisease.

Somepeoplesaythatthedangerofheartdiseaseisexaggerated.However,heartdiseaseisamaincauseofdeathindevelopedcountries.EveryyearmorethanonemillionAmericanshaveheartattacks,andhalfofthemdie.Peoplewithheartdiseasesufferchestpainsthatmakesimpleactivities,suchaswalking,shaving,ortakingashower,difficult.

Researchhasproventhatcholesterollevelsareconnectedwithheartdisease.OneprojectinMassachusettshasstudiedthesamegroupofmenandwomensince1948.Theresearchershavefoundthatthepeoplewhohavehighlevelsofcholesterolhavemoreheartattacks.

Anaturalsubstanceintheblood,cholesterolcomesfromtheliver.Theamountofcholesterolisaffectedbydietandbyphysicalqualitiesweinheritfromourparents.Onekindofcholesterolsticksfattothewailsofarteries,makingthemsmallerandfinallyblockingthem.Itproducesaconditioncalled"hardeningOfthearteries,"whichcausesheartattacks.Withtinycameras,doctorscanseebloodcirculatingthroughtheheartvalves.Angiograms(血管造影照片)arex-raysoftheheartarteries.Theyshowfatdepositsandblockagescausedbyhighcholesterol.

Heartdiseasebeginsinchildrenasyoungas3yearsold.Itoccursearlierinboysthaningirls.Nearlyhalfofteenagershavesomefatdepositsontheirarterywalls.Heartdiseasedevelopsfasterifwehavehighcholesterollevelsandalsosmoke.Whatisasafelevelofcholesterol?Adultshaveahighriskofheartattackiftheircholesterollevelisabove240milligramsperdeciliter(1/10公升)ofblood.Below200isbetter.IntheMassachusettsstudy,noonewithacholesterollevelbelow-150haseverhadaheartattack.However,abouthalfofAmericanadults'havecholesterollevelsabove200.

Tolowerourcholesterollevel,wemustchangeoureatinghabits.Anythingthatcomesfromananimalishighinfatandhighincholesterol.TheAmericanHeartAssociationNationalCholesterolEducationProgramsaysthatfatshouldbenomorethan30percentofourdiet.Bloodcholesterollevelsstarttofallafter2to3weeksoffollowingalow-cholesterol,low-fatdiet.Dietarychangesalonecanresultina10percentreductionoftheaverageperson'scholesterollevel.Aerobicexercisehelps,too.Arteryblockagecanbereducedbyasmuchas40percentthroughchangesindietandamountofexercise.

Wemusteducateeveryone,,includingchildreninelementaryschools.Wemustteachthemresponsibilityfortheirhealththroughclassesinnutritionandaerobicexercise.Forexample,thesmartsnackisfruit.Childrenmustbeservedfruitintheschoolcafeteria,alongwithlow-fatmeals.Schoolsmustsendrecipeshomewiththechildren.Parentsmustincludechildreninplanningandpreparingmealsandshoppingforfood.

Adults,includingpersonsovertheageofsixtyfive,canlowertheircholesterolby30or40percent.Itisnevertoolatetochange.Onemanbeganhishealthprogramwhenhewasseventythree.Bythetimehewasseventy-seven,hehadloweredhisarterialblockagefrom50percentto13percentandhischolesterolfrom320to145withoutdrugs.Hewentonavegetariandietwithonly10percentfat,plusprogramstoreducestressandgetmoreexercise.

Alow-cholesteroldietthatcutsoutmostanimalproductsandhigh-fatvegetablesmaybeunfamiliartopeople.TheHeartAssociationsaystousenoaddedfatofanykind.Don'tfryfoodinoil.Cookitinwater,vinegar,orvegetablewater.Learnaboutgrainsandvegetables.Avoideggyolks(theyellow-partoftheegg).EatPotatoes,beans,low-fatvegetables,andfruit.Peopleoftencomplainaboutlow-fatd

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12.

Thereisnotmuchchangeintheweatherinthetropicalrainforestsalltheyearround.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

DuringthatcontentiouscrusadeEmerykeptapistolathandonhisdesk______.

14.

TheBibletellspeoplehowJesuswasbetrayed,accusedandcondemnedtodeath.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Accordingtotheauthor,theeasiestwaytorememberyourdreamsisto______.

A.putanotebookandpennexttoyourbed

B.trytorecallthedreams

C.re-enterthepreviousdreams

D.keepadreamjournal

16.

Dr.PeterDiotbelievesthatitmaybeeffectivetouseARVsto______.

17.

Bipolardisorderhasfourtypesbecause______showupdifferentlyindifferentpeople.

18.

CollegestudentsdonotadmittheyareInternetaddictsinthepresenceofpeople,butthey______.

19.

Asurveyshowsthatthesalerateofsmartphoneshasgrown______eachyear.

20.

Fromthestudents'pointofview,______isthefirstreasontotaketestsperiodicallyonaccumulatedknowledge.

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

A.Hisjobasapoliceofficer.

B.Hispersonallife.

C.Howstressfulpatrolworkis.

D.Howpoliceofficeraretaughttodealwithstress.

22.

【B10】

23.

【B6】

24.(34)

A.Shewantstoearnmoremoney.

B.Shehastopayforhercollegeeducation.

C.Shefeelslonelysometimes.

D.Sheneedsmoreexperience.

25.听力原文：M:I'vebeencallingDavidforthepasthalfhour,butIkeepgettingabusysignal.

W:Well,ifyoudon'tgethimsoon,we'lljusthavetogotothemovieswithouthim.

Q:WhyisthemantryingtocallDavid?

(19)

A.Totellhimtheyarebusy.

B.Tocancelanappointment.

C.Tosendhimabusysignal.

D.Toinvitehimtogotoafilm.

26.听力原文：W:Frank,what'syourimpressionofEnglishpeople?

M:Well,theyarethemostreserved,themostsuspicious,themostunreceptive,themostunfriendly,thecoldest-h,andthemostdomineeringofallwesternpeople.

W:Why?Itseemsyou'reyouarereallyprejudicedagainsttheEnglishpeople.

M:Notnecessarily.ThisisthejudgmentbyallotherEuropeanpeople.AskaFrenchman,anItalian,aGermenlikeme,orevenanAmerican,whathethinksaboutEnglishman;andeveryonewilltellyoutheverysamething.

W:Don'tyouhaveanycomplimentsfortheEnglishpeople?

M:Oh,yes.YouwouldfindontheotherhandthatnearlyallnationswouldspeakhighlyofcertainotherEnglishqualifiesenergy,courage,honor,andjustice.Althoughnomanissodifficulttomakefriendswith,thefriendshipofanEnglishmanoncegainedismorestrongandtruethananyother.Whatdoyouthinkofthemanyway?

W:Idon'tknowmuchaboutEnglishpeople.Butlastsemester,wehadateachernamedMr.McCourtteachinguswriting,heisfromLiverpool.Heisrathersilent,reserved,andnotamiable.Someofuswerereallyafraidofhim.Buthewasagreatteacher,andhastaughtusmanywritingtechniques.Ihavemademuchprogress.

M:ThenheisatypicalEnglishman,fortheEnglishmanofthebesttypeismuchmoreinclinedtobejustthanbeistohekind.

W:That'sfight.Mr.McCourtoftentoldusthatkindnessisanemotionalimpulse,andweshouldbeonourguardagainsteverykindofemotionalimpulse.

M:Butwithallthis,thecharacterisagoodone,anditssuccesshasbeentheveryproofofitsvalue.

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A.TheEnglishmen'shabits.

B.TheEnglishmen'saccent.

C.TheEnglishmen'scharacter.

D.TheEnglishmen'steachingstyles.

27.(25)

A.Afuelthatburnscleanly.

B.Anoiladditivethathelpscoolengines.

C.Amaterialfromwhichfiltersaremade.

D.Aninsulatingmaterialsprayedonengineparts.

28.(14)

A.Heisnotthatfarawayifshewantstovisit.

B.Hedoesn'tbelievethatshewillreallymisshim.

C.Hewelcomesherphonecallsanytime.

D.Hewilltelephoneherasoftenashecan.

29.听力原文：M:WhatkindoffatheramI?Myonlysonalmostdied,andIdidn'tevenknowhewasill.

W:Don'tblameyourself.Youweretoobusytopayattentiontohim.Ifhismotherwasstillalive,thingswouldhavebeenmuchbetter.

Q:Whydoesthemanblamehimself?.

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A.Attheairport.

B.Inatravelagency.

C.Inahotel.

D.Atthereceptiondesk.

30.听力原文：SomethingstrangehappenseveryyearfromAugust6to15ontheWestFaroniaIslandinGreece:thousandsofsnakescrawloutofthecliffsandcavestogatherunderthepictureoftheVirgininlocalchurch.Severaldayslater,thesesnakesleavethepictureonebyone.

Thishaslastedforseveralhundredsofyears.Strangerstill,thesesnakeshadcross-shapedpatternsontheirheads.TheycrawlhereandthereunderthepictureoftheVirgin,neverhurtinganyone.Theyevenletpeopletouchthem.

Thereisabeautifullegendtothesesnakes.Severalhundredyearsago,therelived24nunsintheVirginconventonFaroniaIsland.Oneday.agroupofpiratescameinvadingtheland.Theytiedthenunswithropesanddidinsulttothem.Unabletotoleratethehumiliation,thenunsallcommittedsuicide.Theyturnedinto24snakes,"Sacredsnakes".

TheyearlyvisitofthesesnakestotheVirginhappenstobeassociatedwiththelocalreligiousfestivalsheldduringthesedaysonthisisland.Thatiswhythesesnakesarerelatedtoreligion.Butwhythesesnakescomeoutonthesedaysinsteadofanyotherdays,andwhytheygatherunderthepictureoftheVirgin,hasremainedamystery.

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A.Onthecliffsofanisland.

B.Intheeavesofanisland.

C.UndertheholypictureoftheVirgin.

D.IntheVirginconventofanisland.

31.SectionC

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

听力原文：Americansliketolaughandmakejokes.Especiallypracticaljokes,whicharejokesintendedtotrickorpeopledeceiveinsomeharmlessway,arealwayspopular.IntheUnitedStatesandafewothercountriesthefirstdayofApril,AprilFoolsDay,isadaydevotedtosuchharmlesspracticaljokesandanexcuseforeveryAmericantofoolhisfriendsandneighbors.WhenIwasacollegestudent,ourdailycollegenewspaper,whichwasreadbymostofthepeoplewholivedinthecitynearthecollegeaswellasbystudents,alwayshadaspecialAprilFoolsEdition.Oneyearthepapersaidthatabeautifulparkinthecenterofthecampuswastobeturnedintoaparkinglot.AnotheryearthepaperfalselyreportedthataRussiansubmarinehadbeenseeninthelakewhichisonthecampus.Itwassurprisingthatmanypeoplebelievedthesestories.ButprobablythemostsuccessfulpracticaljokeofalltimewasanationalradiobroadcastbyDrsonWells.Mr.WellstoldhisaudiencethattheEarthwasbeinginvadedbyMars.Hisdescriptionofthisinvasionfromouterspacewassorealisticthathecausedapanicandwasactualresponsibleforthedeathsofseveralpeople.

Americansliketolaughandmakejokes.(36)______practicaljokes,whicharejokesintendedtotrickorpeople(37)______insome(38)______way,arealwayspopular.IntheUnitedStatesandafewothercountriesthefirstdayofApril,AprilFoolsDay,isaday(39)______tosuchharmlesspracticaljokesandanexcuseforeveryAmericantofoolhisfriendsand(40)______.WhenIwasacollegestudent,ourdailycollegenewspaper,whichwasreadbymostofthepeoplewholivedinthecitynearthecollegeaswellasbystudents,alwayshadaspecialAprilFools(41)______.Oneyearthepapersaidthatabeautifulparkinthecenterofthecampuswastobeturnedintoa(42)______lot.Anotheryearthepaper(43)______reportedthat(44)____________.Itwassurprisingthatmanypeoplebelievedthesestories.(45)____________byDrsonWells.Mr.WellstoldhisaudiencethattheEarthwasbeinginvadedbyMars.(46)____________.

32.(44)

33.

【B11】

34.听力原文：M:Themountainseemshigh.Itmakesmedizzytoclimbitthisyear,butit'sworthitfortheview.

W:Themountainma)'notbehigher,butwe'reolder.

Q:Whathaschangedsincelastyear?

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A.Themountain'sheight.

B.Thewoman'sheight.

C.Theview.

D.Theirages.

35.听力原文：M:Ithoughtyouweregoingtocallmelastnightabouttheplansfortheconferenceonlanguageteaching.

W:Sorry,IshouldhavebutTomandJanestoppedbyandstayeduntilmidnight.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Thewomanhadbeenplanningfortheconference.

B.Thewomancalledthemanbutthelinewasbusy.

C.Thewomandidn'tcomebackuntilmidnight.

D.Thewomanhadguestsallevening.

36.(28)

A.Somemajorproblemsthestudentswillfaceinthefuturemarriage.

B.Somecommonproblemsthattakeplaceeveryday.

C.Someproblemsaboutthedivorce.

D.Allabove-mentioned.

37.(22)

A.Breakdownofpublichealth.

B.Internationaltravelandcommerce.

C.Man'seatinghabits.

D.Processingmethodsoffood.

38.SectionC

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

Personalityistoalargeextentinherent—AtypeparentsusuallybringaboutAtype(36)______.Buttheenvironmentmustalsohavea(37)______effect,sinceifcompetitionisimportanttotheparents,itislikelytobecomeamajorfactorinthelivesoftheir,children.

Oneplacewherechildren(38)______upAcharacteristicsisschool,whichis,byitsverynature,ahighlycompetitiveinstitution.Toomanyschools(39)______the'winatallcosts'moralstandardand(40)______theirsuccessbysportingachievements.Thecurrent(41)______formakingchildrencompeteagainsttheirclassmatesoragainsttheclockproducesatwo-layersystem,inwhichcompetitiveAtypesseeminsomewaybetterthantheirBtypefellows.Beingtookeentowincanhavedangerousconsequences:rememberthatPheidippides,thefirstmarathonrunner,(42)______deadsecondsaftersaying:'Rejoice,weconquer!'

Byfartheworstform.ofcompetitioninschoolsisthe(43)______emphasisonexaminations.Itisarareschoolthatallowspupilstoconcentrateonthosethingstheydowell(44)____________.

Obviously,itisneitherpracticalnordesirablethatallAyoungsterschangeintoB's.(45)____________.Itistopmanagement.

Ifthepreoccupationofschoolswithacademicworkwaslessened,moretimemightbespentteachingchildrensurervalues.(46)____________.ItissurelyamistaketochooseourdoctorsexclusivelyfromAtypestock.B'sareimportantandshouldbeencouraged.

39.听力原文：M:AftertwoweeksoftennistrainingIthinkIfinallymanagedtoimprovemyplayskill.

W:Likemymomalwayssays:"Practicemakesperfect."

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Skillcomesfrompractice.

B.Tennistrainingneedspractice.

C.Mymomisalwaysright.

D.Theman'splayskillisperfect.

40.

【B5】

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

Thewritersaysthatprimatesshowlittlehostility______.

A.towardssoldiersandotherhumanbeings

B.excepttowardsanimalssuchaslions,leopards,tigersorwildcats

C.unlesstheirownparticularareaisinvaded

D.towardsothergroupsofthesamespeciesofmonkeyorape

42.

Thenewwaytopredictearthquakemightworkby______.

A.measuringbarometricpressure

B.measuringundergroundpressure

C.studyingpre-seismicsignals

D.detectingseismicwaves

43.

Interrogationfor"thoughtcrimes"hasn'tcomeintorealitypartlyduetothedependenceon

44.

Theauthordidn'tstatebutimpliedthat______.

A.thesunwasworshipedbyalltheChinese

B.thesunwasthoughtofasacock

C.Chinesereligionandastronomywerecloselyinterrelated

D.sundialswerefirstusedbytileChinese

45.

Inacomputerizedage,whichoneofthefollowingshouldbegivenpriorityto?

A.Data.B.Wisdom.C.Intelligence.D.Logic.

46.

Theshoppergetsridofthewrapperimmediatelybecause______.

47.

Thelastsentenceofthepassage______.

A.outlinestheschemeforthefutureandthepresent

B.presentsthedifficultiesinunderstandinghistory

C.focusesontheperspectivesfromwhichpasteventsareinterpreted

D.emphasizestheinfluenceofhistoryonthepresentandthefuture

48.

FromthepassagewecanconcludethattheUShascometorealize______.

A.theweakeningoftheUSdollarcanresultintradedeficits

B.thelowertheretailprices,thegreaterinprofits

C.tourismcanmakegreatcontributionstoitseconomy

D.visitorstotheUSarewealthierthanUStouristsabroad

49.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

ThehistoryofEnglishsince1700isfilledwithmanymovementsandcounter-movements,ofwhichwecannoticeonlyacouple.Oneoftheseisthevigorousattemptmadeintheeighteenthcentury,andtheratherhalfheartedattemptsmadesince,toregulateandcontroltheEnglishlanguage.Manypeopleoftheeighteenthcentury,notunderstandingverywelltheforceswhichgovernlanguage,proposedtopolishandpruneandrestrictEnglish,whichtheyfeltwasproliferatingtoowildly.Therewasmuchtalkofanacademywhichwouldruleonwhatpeoplecouldandcouldnotsayandwrite.Theacademynevercameintobeing,buttheeighteenthcenturydidsucceedinestablishingcertainattitudeswhich,thoughtheyhaven'thadmucheffectonthedevelopmentofthelanguageitself,havecertainlychangedthenativespeaker'sfeelingaboutthelanguage.

Inpartaproductofthewishtofixandestablishthelanguagewasthedevelopmentofthedictionary.ThefirstEnglishdictionarywaspublishedin1603;itwasalistof2,500wordsbrieflydefined.Anotherproductoftheeighteenthcenturywastheinventionof"Englishgrammar."AsEnglishcametoreplaceLatinasthelanguageofscholarshipitwasfeltthatoneshouldalsobeabletocontrolanddissectit,parseandanalyzeit,asonecouldLatin.WhathappenedinpracticewasthatthegrammaticaldescriptionthatappliedtoLatinwasremovedandsuperimposedonEnglish.Thiswassilly,becauseEnglishisanentirelydifferentkindoflanguage,withitsownformsandsignalsandwaysofproducingmeaning.Nevertheless,EnglishgrammarsontheLatinmodelwereworkedoutandtaughtintheschools.Inmanyschoolstheyarestillbeingtaught.Thisactivityisnotoftenpopularwithschoolchildren,butitissometimesaninterestingandinstructiveexerciseinlogic.TheprincipalharminitisthatithastendedtokeeppeoplefrombeinginterestedinEnglishandhasobscuredtherealfeaturesofEnglishstructure.

Whatisthetopicofthispassage?

50.

【C8】

51.

Whyisa"secondarysuccession"quicker?

A.Thegroundismoresuitable.

B.Thereismorespacefornewplants.

C.Birdsandanimalsbringnewseeds.

D.Itissupportedbytheforest.

52.

Thefactthatparentscheckthecontentsofthebookorthefilmfortheirchildrentoreadorseeshows______.

A.thenecessityofcensorship

B.manybooksandfilmsarebad

C.childrenneedtheirparentstohelpthemunderstandmore

D.theparentsarepermissive

53.

WhatwillbetheresultifBilldoesverywellinthefirsttrial?

A.HemayexploreJupiterimmediatelyafterthistrial.

B.Hemayattractspace-lovinginvestorstosponsorhim.

C.Hemaysavealotoftimeinhisjourneytoexploringouterspace.

D.Hemayobtainpatentontheadvancedunderwater

54.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Inoursystemofeducationtoday,examinationsareacommonfeature.Ourpresenteducationsystemhasoftenbeencriticizedastooexamination-oriented.However,onemustrememberthatinofficesandotherareasofwork,examinationsstillfeatureclearly.Thereisnodoubtthatthefearandinfluenceofexaminationscausemuchpreparationwork.Soitappearsthatexaminations,whetherconsideredgoodorbad,wouldstayforawhileasatestofhumanknowledge.

Examinationsaremeanttotesttheintellectofaperson,howmuchheknowsorhowhehaslearntfromaparticularcourse.Itisdesignedtomakestudentsstudy,whichshouldbetheirimmediatemissioninlife.Inourcompetitiveworldoftoday,examinationshaveahighlyselectingorfilteringrole.Intheuniversity,studentshavetopassannualexaminationsbeforetheyareallowedtocontinue,orstudyahardersyllabus.Theexaminationresultswouldshowwhetherthestudentisreadytostartthenextphaseofhiscourse.Moreover,forentranceintoauniversity,pre-universityexaminationresultswouldprovideaguideastowhetherastudenthastheminimumqualificationsnecessary.Thisisbecausethenumberofseatsintheuniversityislimitedandonlydeserving,hard-workingstudentsshouldbegivenaplace.

Inoffices,whethergovernmentorprivateones,examinationresultsshowclearlywhetherapersonisfitforpromotion.Th