2022-2023年广东省广州市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年广东省广州市大学英语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.

Stockinvestmentsarebettertoearlyretireesthanothercommonretirementinvestmentsinthatwhencashedin.theyrequireonly______.

2.Thesecondparagraphmainlyindicatesthat______.

A.notesandcoinsplayalessimportantrolethanbefore

B.cashstilldominatestheeconomiclifeinthesociety

C.wedon'tneedasmuchmoneyinflowasgoodsvalue

D.therearemanyinconveniencesincashtransactions

3.

Theauthorsaysthatforegoingacollegeeducationisoftennotawisechoicebecause______ofthe50highestpayingjobsrequireafour-yearcollegedegreeexceptforairtrafficcontrollersandnuclearpowerreactoroperators.

4.Toresolveremaininguncertainties,it'snecessarytoobservefactorssuchaswind,clouds,andhumidityinthetropospheretomakesuretheyareconsistentwith______.

5.

Theinventoroftherockerchairmaynotbeabletolaunchthechairintothemarketbecause______.

A.hehasn'tappliedforthepatent

B.hehimselfcan'tmakemanychairs

C.therockerinthechairisprotectedbythepatent

D.therockerchairhasnotbeenprovedtobesafe

6.AccordingtoLegato,prescriptiondrugshaveplayedanimportantroleintheextensionoflifeexpectancysince______.

7.

______willbeoneofthepoliticalinitiativestakentotacklethesuicideprobleminAustralia.

8.

Whatisthemaindifficultyinmakingfriendsacrosscountries?

A.Differencesinexpectationstofriendship.

B.Alackofappreciationoffriendship.

C.Differencesinlanguage.

D.Differencesinlivingstyles.

9.HowdidYouTuberespondtoViacom'sdemandtoremovesomeclipsfromitswebsite?

A.Itremovedthecopyright-infringingclipsfromitswebsite.

B.ItstartednegotiationswithViacomtousetheclipslegally.

C.ItlimiteditscontentsourcetoNBCandCBS'swebsites.

D.ItagreedtoshareitsadvertisingrevenueswithViacom.

10.

Infat-burningexercise,oneofthemostimportantgoalisto______.

11.Americans'shortcomingsinsciencearevast,andunfortunately______ismakingeffortstodefeatthem.

12.

Tobecomeamemberofeuro,thecountriesmustmeettheconvergencecriteria.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Toensuretheirsales,sometobaccocompaniesstatedthattherewasstill"______"overtheeffectsofcigarettesonhealth.

14.

Evenifthecompanyoverallcannotpassthe12-questiontest,______maypassit.

15.Visawillintroduceanew"waveandpay"cardinLondonforpurchases______.

A.under$25B.underE10C.abroadD.intraveling

16.

Throughreadingthisarticle,wecanconcludethattheauthorisa(n)______person.

17.

Majordepressionsseemtooccuronlytopeoplewhohaveafamilyhistoryofdepression.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.IsCollegeReallyWorththeMoney?

TheRealWorld

EsteGriffithhaditallfiguredout.WhenshegraduatedfromtheUniversityofPittsburghinApril2001,shehadhersightssetononething:workingforalaborunion.

Therealworldhadotherideas.Griffithleftschoolwithnotonlyadegree,butaboatloadofdebt.Sheowed＄15,000instudentloansandhadrackedup＄4,000increditcarddebtforbooks,groceriesandotherexpenses.Nolaborunionjobcouldpayenoughtobailherout.

SoGriffithwenttoworkinsteadforaWashington,D.C.firmthatspecializesineconomicdevelopment.Problemsolved?Nope.Atage24,shetakeshomeabout＄1,800amonth,＄1,200ofwhichdisappearstopayherrent.Addanother＄180amonthtoretireherstudentloansand＄300amonthtowhittledownhercreditcardbalance."Youdothemath,"shesays.

Griffithhaspracticallynomoneytoliveon.Shebrown-hags(自带午餐)herlunchandbikestowork.Aboveall,shefearsshe'llneverownahouseorbeabletoretire.It'snotthatsheregretsgettingherdegree."Battheydon'ttellyouthatthetrade-offisthenexttenyearsofyourincome,"shesays.

That'spreciselythedealbeingmadebymoreandmorecollegestudents.They'remortgagingtheirfuturestomeetsoaringtuitioncostsandothercollegeexpenses.LikeGriffith,they'refacingaone-twopunchatgraduation:hefty(沉重的)studentloansandsmotheringcreditcarddebt--nottomentionajobmarketthat,fornowanyway,isdismal.

"Weareforcingourchildrentomakeachoicebetweentwoevils,"saysElizabethWarren,aHarvardLawprofessorandexpertonbankruptcy."Skipcollegeandfacealifeofdiminishedopportunity,orgotocollegeandfacealifeshackled(束缚)bydebt."

TuitionHikes

Forsometime,collegeshaveinsistedtheirsteeptuitionhikesareneededtopayforcutting-edgetechnologies,facultyandadministrationsalaries,andrisinghealthcarecosts.Nowthere'sanewculprit(犯人):shrinkingstatesupport.Caughtinaseverebudgetcrunch,manystateshavesharplyscaledbacktheirfundingforhighereducation.

Someonehadtomakeupforthoselostdollars.Andyoucanguesswho--especiallyifyouliveinMassachusetts,whichlastyearhikeditstuitionandfeesby24percent,afterfundingdroppedby3percent,orinMissouri,whereappropriations(拨款)fellby10percent,buttuitionroseatdoublethatrate.Aboutone-thirdofthestates,infact,haveincreasedtuitionandfeesbymorethen10percent.

OneofthosestatesisCalifornia,andJanetBurrell'sfamilyisfeelingthepain.AbookkeeperinTorrance,BurrellhasadaughterattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis.Meanwhile,hersonsattendtwo-yearcollegesbecauseBurrellcan'taffordtohavealloftheminfour-yearschoolsatonce.

Meanwhile,evenwithtuitionhikes,California'scommunitycollegesaresostrappedforcashtheydroppedthousandsofclasseslastspring.Theresult:54,000fewerstudents.

CollapsingInvestments

Manyfamiliesthoughttheyhadasurefireplan:eveniftuitionkeptskyrocketing,theyhadinvestedenoughmoneyalongthewaytomeetthecosts.ThenafannythinghappenedonthewaytoWallStreet.Thoseinvestmentscollapsedwiththestockmarket.Amongtheloserslastyear:thewildlypopular"529"plans--federaltax-exemptcollegesavingsplansofferedbyindividualstates,whichhaveattractedbillionsfromfamiliesaroundthecountry."Wehearfrommanyparentsthatwhattheyhadsetasidedeclinedinvaluesomuchthattheynowdon'thaveenoughtoseetheirstudentsthrough,"saysPennStatefinancialaiddirectorAnnaGriswold,whowitnesseda10percentincreaseinloanapplicationslastyear.Even.withamarketthatmaybeslowlyrecovering,itwilltaketime,perhaps

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

ThetraditionalclassroomandtheIITVclassroomare______.

20.

IntheviewofFreed,sometraditionalIndianpatternscanbeseenasanadaptationtothehigh______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(34)

A.Onthefirstpageofthetelephonebook.

B.Attheendofthetelephonebook.

C.Inthefrontofthewhitepages.

D.Rightafterthewhitepages.

22.听力原文：M:Seathatmanovertherefacingthewindow?HecomesineveryFridaynightandhejustsitsthereforhours.

W:It'sodd,butthereisn'tmuchwecandoaslongasheorderssomething.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Theyshouldwaitpatiently.

B.Theyshouldaskthatmantoleave.

C.Theyshouldservethatmanimmediately.

D.Thatmanisoldenoughtoorderthingshelikes.

23.【B11】

24.(16)

A.Today'sseminarwasinformative.

B.Anotherseminarwilltakeplacethefollowingweek.

C.Nextweek'sseminarisonadifferenttopic.

D.Therewillbetwoseminarsnextweek.

25.SectionB

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

听力原文：TheforeignstudentsaregiveneveryopportunitytoenjoyandbenefitfromhisstayintheUnitedStates.Inthefirstplace,heiscarefullyselectedonthebasisofhisscholasticability,languageproficiency,characterandpersonality,aimsandfutureprospects.Thethoroughscreeningofapplicationsisdesignedtoeliminatethosestudentsleastlikelytobenefitfromlivingandstudyinginaforeigncounty,andhence,leastlikelytoreturntotheirnativelands.Beforeheleaves,thesuccessfulcandidateisusuallygivenamonth'sbriefingontheimportantaspectsofAmericanlife.UponarrivingintheUnitedStates,heismetbymembersofthecommitteefortheExchangeofForeignStudentsorbyrepresentativesoftheorganizationsponsoringhim.Duringhisfirstsixweeksonforeignsoilheisgivenanothercourseinorientation,whichoftenincludesstayinginanAmericanhome

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A.Scholarship.

B.Languagetalent.

C.Screeningsystem.

D.Scholasticability.

26.

【B11】

27.听力原文：W:HeyJohn,doyouknowthatmycousinwasjustselectedasamemberoftheUSOlympicGymnasticsteamtoAthens?

M:Noway!That'sawesome!

W:Yeah.Shefinallymadeit,andshecertainlydeservesit.Shehasbeentakinggymnasticsclassesseriouslysinceshewasalittlegirl,likesinceshewasonly5or6yearsold.

M:Congratulations!Shemustbeoneofthebestgymnastsinyourcountry.

W:Noquestionaboutit.

M:IhaveheardthatancientGreekgymnasticstrainingprogramsweredesignedforchildrentoo.Andtheprogramswereconsideredtobeanintegralpartofthechildren'seducation.

W:Iknow.TheancientGreekpeoplebelievedthatgymnasticsexercisesweregoodforchildren.Thetypeofexerciseswouldfacilitateunityofmindandbody,andalsoharmonizethebody'smovements.

M:Iamnotsurprised.Arethecurrentgymnasticsexercisesthesameastheancientforms?

W:No,Idon'tthinkso.Theancientgymnasticswasmodernizedinthe1800s.ThemodemformatwasdevelopedbyGermanandCzechoslovakeducators.Theyinventedgymnasticsapparatustodevelopself-disciplineandstrengthofthebody.

M:NowondertheGermanandCzechoslovakteams,haddominatedtheentireeventinearlierdaysattheOlympicGames.TheirgymnastsprettymuchhadswepteverysinglemedalattheOlympiccompetition.WhenwasthissportfirstintroducedtotheUnitedStates?

W:GymnasticswasnotintroducedtotheU.S.untiltheearly1830s.Andin1883,theAmateurAthleticUnion,alsoabbreviatedasAAU,wasestablished.SincethentheUnionbecameveryactiveandtookoverthecontrolofallgymnasticsactivitiesintheU.S.

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A.Hereallythoughtitwasimpossible.

B.Hethoughttherewasnomethodforthegirltogothere.

C.Hewassosurprisedthathecouldnotbelieveitwastrueatfirst.

D.Hethoughtthatwasfrightening.

28.(35)

A.Doubtful.B.Opposing.C.Supportive.D.Neutral.

29.(24)

A.Forsomesuperstitiousreasons.

B.Onlyfordecoration.

C.Theemperorlikedit.

D.Forthecoveringofthenails.

30.SectionB

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

听力原文：ErnestHemingwaywasoneofthegreatAmericanwritersofthetwentiethcentury.HewasbornonJuly21,1899,thesecondofsixchildren.Hisfamilywasstrictandveryreligious.Hisfathertaughthischildrenaloveofnatureandtheoutdoorlife.Hismothertaughthimaloveofmusicandart.(26)Hegraduatedin1917,buthedidn'tgotocollege.HewenttoKansasCityandworkedasajournalistfortheStarnewspaper.Helearnedalot,butleftafteronlysixmonthstogotowar.

Hemingwaywasfascinatedbywar.Hehadwantedtobecomeasoldier,butcouldn'tbecausehehadpooreyesight.(27)Instead,intheFirstWorldWar,hebecameanambulancedriver.

Afterthewar,hewenttoliveinParis,wherehewasencouragedinhisworkbytheAmericanwriterGertrudeSteinInthe1930s,hebecameawarcorrespondentintheSpanishCivilWarandWorldWarII.Manyofhisbookswereaboutwar.(28)Hismostsuccessfulbook,ForWhomtheBellTolls,waswrittenin1940andisabouttheSpanishCivilWar.

Anothernovel,AFarewelltoArms,isaboutthefutilityofwar.

Hemingway'ssuccessinwritingwasnotmirroredbysimilarsuccessinhispersonallifeHemarriedfourtimes.Hishealthwasnotgoodandhehadmanyaccidents.Hesufferedfromdepressionanddrunkheavily.InOctoberof1954hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeinliterature,buthewastoosicktoreceiveitinperson.

26．WhatcanwelearnaboutErnestHemingway?

27.WhatdidHemingwaydoduringtheFirstWorldWar?

28.WhatisHemingway'sfamousbookForWhomtheBellTollsabout?

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A.Hedidn'tgotocollege.

B.Hebenefitedalotfromsuccessfulpersonallife.

C.Hewasingoodhealth.

D.HewasawardedtheNobelPrizein1945.

31.听力原文：Ifanyoneaskedyouwhatwerethemainmeansofcommunicationbetweenpeople,whatwouldyousay?Thatisn'tacatchyquestion.Theanswerissimpleandobvious.Itwouldalmostcertainlyrefertomeansofcommunicationthatinvolvetheuseofwords:speakersandlistenersoralcommunication;writersandreaders-writtencommunication.Andyou'dbequitefight.Thereis,however,anotherform.ofcommunicationwhichweallusemostofthetime,usuallywithoutknowingit.Thisissometimescalledbodylanguage.Itdoesnotinvolvetheuseofwords.Itsmoretechnicalnameisnon-verbalcommunication,"NVC"forshort.

Whensomeoneissayingsomethingwithwhichheagrees,theaverageEuropeanwillsmileandnodapproval.Ontheotherhand,ifyoudisagreewithwhattheyaresaying,youmayfrownandshakeyourhead.Inthiswayyousignalyour-reactions,andcommunicatethemtothespeakerwithoutsayingaword.Incidentally,Ireferredamomentagoto"theaverageEuropean",becausebodylanguageisverymuchtiedtoculture,andinordernottomisunderstand,ornottobemisunderstood,youmustappreciatethis.AsmilingChinese,forinstance,maynotbeapprovingbutacutelyembarrassed.

QuitealotofworkisnowbeingdoneonthesubjectofNVC,whichisobviouslyimportant,forinstance,tomanagerswhohavetodealeverydaywiththeirstaff,andhavetounderstandwhatotherpeoplearefeelingiftheyaretocreategoodworkingconditions.Bodylanguage,orNVCsignals,issometimescategorizedintofivekinds:(1)bodyandfacialgestures;(2)eyecontact;(3)bodycontactorproximity;(4)clothingandphysicalappearance;and(5)thequalityofspeech.Iexpectyouunderstandallthose,exceptperhaps"proximity".Thissimplymeans"closeness".Insomecultures-andIamsurethisisaculturalfeatureandnotanindividualone--itisquitenormalforpeopletostandclosetogether,ortomoreorlessthrusttheirfacesintoyourswhentheyaretalkingtoyou.Inotherculturesthisisdisliked;Americans,forinstance,talkaboutinvasionoftheirspace.

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A.Wordsandphrases.

B.Culture.

C.Individuals.

D.Misunderstanding.

32.听力原文：W:Whenareyougoingtohaveyoureyeschecked?

M:Ihadtocancelmyappointment.Icouldn'tfititin.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Hedecidednottocancelhisappointment.

B.Hisnewglassesaren'tcomfortable.

C.He'stoobusytogetacheckup.

D.Hehastocheekwhentheappointmentis.

33.(21)

A.Justlikeanadvancedtypewriter.

B.Equippedwithamemory.

C.Usedasafilingcabinet.

D.Easiertocheckandcorrectmistakes.

34.(15)

A.160.B.20.C.80.D.40.

35.(22)

A.Heusedtosharehishouseopenlywiththestrangestcreatures.

B.Guestswhocametodinnerhadtobepreparedforamostunusualmenu.

C.Onceheeventriedtomakesoupfromelephant'strunk.

D.Aboveall.

36.

【B3】

37.听力原文：M:IhearaSPAHealthClubwasopenedyesterdaydownthestreet,areyouinterestedtogothereforatry?

W:OnlyifIhadacashcow!MyhusbandwoulddivorcemeifheknowsIspendhalfofhismonthpayonthatone-hourpleasure.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.TheSPAhealthclubchargeshighprices.

B.Thewomanisdivorcingwithherhusband.

C.Thewomanspenthalfofherhusband'ssalaryfortheSPAexperience.

D.ThewomanhasnoideaabouttheSPAclub.

38.(32)

A.Agricultureintheindustrializedworld

B.Cultivatedcrops.

C.Theassociationbetweenrosesandhumans.

D.Thediscoveriesofcertaingrasses.

39.(14)

A.PublicBusesarefastandcheaptransportationtools.

B.Parkingisbecomingabigproblem.

C.Subwaytrainsareevensaferthantaxies.

D.Taxiesaremoreconvenientthanbuses.

40.听力原文：M：Gotobedearlyandgetsomerest,Tom．Youhavetogetupearlytocatchtheschoolbustomorrowmorning.

W：ButIhavetostudy．We’regoingtohaveanEnglishtesttomorrowandIwanttodowellthistime．

Q：What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

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A.Fatheranddaughter.

B.Motherandson.

C.Teacherandpupil.

D.Doctorandpatient.

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

AccordingtoFriesandCrapo,whatshouldsoundhealthchoicebebasedon?

42.

Whatisthemeaningof"manhours”inLine2,Paragraph2?

A.Thetimeneededinfinishingtheworkbyoneman.

B.Theworkdonebyonemaninonehour.

C.Themanneededinfinishingtheworkinonehour.

D.Theworkdonebyoneman.

43.

______play(s)animportantroleinacceleratingthedraftingoftheLawofCharity.

A.Publicvoice

B.Non-profitwelfareorganizations

C.Corporations

D.Charityorganizations

44.

Agoodtitleforthisarticlewouldbe______.

A.WhyDoPeopleMarry?

B.MarriageCustomsinIndiaAreChanging

C.WhyIndiansReadtheSundayNewspaper?

D.LivingAbroad

45.

WhatisthepremisebehindaprojectoftheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology?

A.Electronicink.B.Electronicbook.C.Laptop.D.LCDscreen.

46.(55)

47.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.Whileitispossiblethatlanguageingeneralbeganasaseriesofgrantsandgroans,itisafactestablishedbythestudyif"backward"languagesthatnospokentongueanswersthatdescriptiontoday.Mostlanguagesofuncivilizedgroupsare,byourmostseverestandards,extremelycomplex,delicate,andingeniouspiecesofmachineryforthetransferofideas.TheyfallbehindourWesternlanguagesnotintheirsoundpatternsorgrammaticalstructures,whichusuallyarefiftyadequateforalllanguageneeds,butonlyintheirvocabularies,whichreflectstheobjectsandactivitiesknowntotheirspeakers.Eveninthisdepartment,however,twothingsaretobenoted:1.Alllanguagesseemtopossessthemachineryforvocabularyexpansion,eitherbyputtingtogetherwordsalreadyinexistenceorbyborrowingthemfromotherlanguagesandadaptingthemtotheirownsystem.2.Theobjectsandactivitiesrequitingnamesanddistinctionsin"backward"languages,whiledifferentfromours,areoftensurprisinglynumerousandcomplicated.AWesternlanguagedistinguishedmerelybetweentwodegreesofremoteness("this"and"that");somelanguagesoftheAmericanIndiansdistinguishbetweenwhatisclosetothespeaker,ortothepersonaddressedorremovedfromboth,oroutofsight,orinthepast,orinthefuture.

Thisstudyoflanguage,inturn,castsanewlightupontheclaimoftheanthropologiststhatallculturearetobeviewedindependently,andwithoutideasofrankorhierarchy.

ThelanguagesofuncivilizedgroupsascomparedtoWesternLanguagesarelimitedin______.

A.grammaticalstructures

B.soundpatterns

C.vocabularies

D.hierarchy

48.Whatwouldhathebestrifleofthispassage?

A.PermissiveParentsandResponsibleParents.

B.CensorshipandtheLaw.

C.CensorsValueArtisticMerits.

D.CensorshipPerformsGoodServicetoSociety.

49.

Accordingtothepassage,whohasthegreatestdegreeofcontrolinanadministeredsystem?

A.Individual

B.Smallbusinesses

C.Majorcorporations

D.Thegovernment

50.

【C5】

51.

Accordingtothepassage,BenjaminFranklinwasthefirsttoprovethat______.

A.lightningiscausedbyhailthroughsupercooledclouds

B.thundercloudsarenotchargedwithelectricity

C.thundercloudsarechargedwithelectricity

D.lightningwasnotaninventionofthedevil

52.Thestudyinvolving29couplesofdifferentsexesrevealedthathusbandswithgoodsleepprobably______abouttherelationship.

53.

Whatdoestheauthormeanby"dressuptheirvoyeurisminfree-speechclothing"?

A.Justifytheevilnatureoftheirbusinessbyclaimingtheyhavetherightofpressfreedom.

B.Covertheirdirtydealsbyofferingfreeproducts.

C.Blameothersfortheirownfault.

D.Distractpublicattentionbygivingfreespeechsothattheirstrangebehaviorscanbeforgotten.

54.

WhichcanbethemeaningofShadenfreudeinthelastparagraph?

A.Totakedelightatothers'misfortunes.

B.Tohurtotherspurposely.

C.Topresentfunnybehavior.toentertainothers.

D.Toshowcollaborativebehaviors.

55.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Studentswhoscorehighinachievementneedstendtomakehighergradesincollegethanthosewhoscorelow.Whendegreeaptitudeforcollegework,asindicatedbyCollegeEntranceExaminationBoardTests,isheldconstant,engineeringstudentswhoscorehighinachievementneedstendtomakehighergradesincollegethantheaptitudetestscoreswouldindicate.

Wecandefinethisneedasthehabitualdesiretodousefulworkwell.Itisasalientinfluencecharacteristicofthosewhoneedlittlesupervision.Theirdesireforaccomplishmentisastrongermotivationthananystimulationthesupervisorcanprovide.Individualswhofunctionintermsofthisdrivedonot"bluff"inregardtoajobthattheyfailtodowell.

Someemployeeshaveastrongdriveforsuccessintheirwork;othersaresatisfiedwhentheymakealiving.Thosewhowanttofeelthattheyaresuccessfulhavehighaspirationforthemselves.Thoughtsconcerningtheachievementdriveareoftenprominentintheevaluationsmadebythetypicalemploymentinterviewerwhointerviewscollegeseniorsforexecutivetraining.Hewantstofindoutwhethertheseniorhasastrongdrivetogetaheadormerelytoholdajob.Researchindicatesthatsomewhodogetaheadhaveanevenstrongerdrivetoavoidfailure.

Whatisthemainsubjectofthispassage?

56.(58)

57.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Withtheglobaleconomynowtakingmoreexecutivestofar-awayplaceslikeBeijingandMumbai,jetlagisbecomingabiggerproblem,leadingsleepresearcherstoworkharderthanevertofindsuitableremedies.

Tripstotheothersideoftheglobemakeadjustingatraveler'sbodyclockamorelastingprocess.Jetlagexpertssaytheybelieveittakesonedayforeachtimezoneawayfromhome,uptoamaximumofsixorsevendays,togetfullyinsync(同步)withlocaltime.

Thereisnoeasyremedy.Oneproblemindevelopingsolutionsisallthevariationintravelers'abilitytohandlejetlag.Sleepresearchershavefoundthatpeoplewhohavedealtwithsleeplossoverlongperiods—onnightshifts,forexamplecantoleratejetlagbetterthanmost.Andoldertravelersalsotendtogetharderhitthantheyoungbyjetlag.Abouteightmillioncorporatetravelersmadeoverseastripslastyear,mostofwhomwereflyingtoEuropeorthePacificarea,throwingtheirbodyclocksoffkilterandtheeffectsareconsideredgreatergoingEastthanWest.

Usingacombinationofnapandcaffeine(咖啡因)isbetterthanusingthemseparately,ifyoucanbelieveit.Ittakes15to30minutesforcaffeinetokickin.Soyoudothetwotogether.Allittakesisacupofcoffee--notevenapill.Bythetimethecaffeineisworking,yournapisover.

Sleepexpertsarealsoworkingwithprofessionalandamateurathleteswho,ofcourse,changetimezonestoplay"away"gamesorperform.atinternationalmeets.Aproperamountofsleepcanboostanathlete'sperformanceasmuchas30percent.Theyarebroadeningtheirresearchtoincludethedisconnectionbetweenflyingfatigueandworkpatternscalled"journeymanagement".Forexample,whencompaniesbringtogetherstafffromallovertheworldforaproject,theexpertswillhelpcoordinatethetripstohelpmakesureeveryoneisproductivewhentheyarrive.

Jetlagmaybelargelysleepinterruption,butit'sreallyacomplexmixtureofbeingoutofsyncwithyournormalpatternofbehavior,plusotherfactors,evenincludingairlinefood.Ifyou'regoingtobeabroadforonlyafewdays.whyfoolaroundwithsomanysolutions?Ifyoukeepresettingyourbodyclock,you'llendupconfusingyourfeelings.

HowlongwillittaketoadjusttothelocaltimeifyouleaveChinaforAmerica?

58.SectionB

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

Fastfood,amainstayofAmericaneatingfordecades,mayhavereachedaplateauintheUnitedStatesasthematuringbaby-boomgenerationlooksforamorevariedmenu.Fastfoxedstillrepresentsa$102billionayearindustry,butgrowthhasturnedsluggishrecentlyamidtoughcompetitionfromretailfoodstoresandamoreaffluentpopulationwillingtotrynewthingsandspendmore,analystssay.Signsoftroubleinfastfoodincludeprice-cuttingbyindustryleaders,includingeffortsbyMcDonald'stoattractcustomerswitha55centhamburger,andmajorplayerspullingoutorselling.O'Pepsico,forexample,issellingitsfast-foodrestaurantdivisionthatincludesTacoBell,PizzaH