2022-2023年江西省鹰潭市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2022-2023年江西省鹰潭市大学英语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.

Learntobemorecreativeisjustamatteroffocusingontheendlessflowofideasyouproduce,andlearningto______thenewthat'swithinyou.

2.

By2004,Indiahasbeenabletoharnessabout______megawatts.

3.

OneofthefactorsCLTinvolvesisstrategy,whichintroducesthematterof______versus______competence.

4.

Alternativesentencingisalsocalled______.

5.Thequestionaboutsatisfactionwithpayandbenefitsisnotincludedinthe12questionsbecauseifsimportanttoallemployees,whether______ornot.

6.

Withthedevelopmentofspread-spectrumtechnique,wemayuseBluetoothconnectionasasubstituteforcellphone.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

Dr.Dorishadspent15yearson______.

A.beingaweightcounselor

B.writingherbook

C.studyingpsychology

D.beingondiet

8.

Somenervoustensionisgoodforyouto______.

A.haveadeepersleepbeforethespeech

B.thinkquicklyandkeepactive

C.makemusclescompletelyrelaxed

D.makeadullorlistlessspeech

9.

Americanhighschoolstudentssinkalmosttothebottominasurveyofmathandscienceliteracybecausetoomanyofthehighschool______inAmericaarenotqualified.

10.

Canadahadtototallybanfishingineastcoastwatersintheyearof______.

A.1975B.1980C.1990D.1992

11.Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVRN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

UsingMnemonicsinVocabularyTests

AnIndianman,MahaveerJain,spent10monthsmemorizingeverywordoftheOxfordAdvancedLearnersDictionary's1,500pagesincludingthesequenceandpagenumberofeachentry.Theman'steacher,RoyChowdhury,claimsthatmostpeoplecanimprovetheirmemoriesthroughspecifictechniques.HighschoolstudentsonlyneedtolearnafractionoftheamountmemorizedbyJain,soasimilartechniqueshouldalsoimprovetheirtestscores.

ClassVocabularyRequirements

TheJapaneseMinistryofEducationLower&UpperSecondarySchoolCourseofStudyforForeignLanguagesgivesarecommendationforavocabularyofupto900wordsforJuniorHighSchoolstudents,andupto1,800wordsforSeniorHighSchoolstudents.

SeniorHighSchoolteachersarerecommendedtoteachvocabulary"suitablefortheachievementoftheobjectives"ofthegivencourseofstudy.Studentsparticipatinginreadingorwritingcoursesmaybeaskedtolearnwordsinexcessoftherecommendationinordertosatisfytheneedsofthecourse.Therefore,vocabularytaughtforspecificobjectivesmaynotbere-encounteredagainoncetheobjectivesofthecurrentstudyareachieved.Suchdemandsofnewlexicalinputleadstoverylittlerecyclingfromlessontolesson.

VocabularyTesting

IftheJapaneseMinistry'svocabularyquotasareaveragedoutover3years,studentswouldneedtolearn8and16newwordsforjuniorandseniorhighschoolsrespectivelyineveryweekoftuition.Thestandardwaytosatisfythisrequirementisviaregularclasstests.Vocabularylistsareexpectedtobelearntupto1weekafterbeingreceivedandareoftenderivedfromunstructuredlists.ThemajorityoftestsarebasedonlyonstudentknowledgeandrecallwhichisineffectiveforassessingactualEnglishabilityandfutureneeds.

Studentsareexplicitlytoldthetestwordsinadvanceandknowwhentheywillbetested.Consequently,evenweakerstudentsareabletocrammostofthewordsintoshorttermmemoryupuntiltheexamstarts.Studentsmaybeseencrammingasthelessonbeginsandformalgreetingsareconducted.Isthisreallyeffectiveforstudentsandteachers?Arethestudentsgoingtorememberenoughofthesewordswhentheygettouniversityentranceexams?

WorkbyEbbinghaushighlightedthatnonsensesyllableswerelostfrommemoryinhis"forgettingcurve"study.Themajorityofthe"words"werelostwithinashorttimeandafter1weekonly25%remained.Formanylow-levelstudents,Englishlearninginvolvesmanynonsensewordsandsyllables,sowouldtheirmemorydegradeinthesameway?Andifso,canstudytechniques,likemnemonics,aidinlearningandreducingthememorydegradation?

Mnemonics

Mnemonicsinforeignlanguageacquisitionappearstohavefallenoutoffavourwithcurrentinterestsinresearch.Theuseofmnemonics(memoryimprovementtechniques)inlanguagelearningreceivedsomeinterestinresearchover20yearsagobutitisnotamodemart.OnetechniquetakenfromitsoriginatorsisknownastheRomanRoomwhilsttheword"Mnemonic"itselfderivesfromtheancientGreekmnemonikosandisrelatedtotheGoddessof

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Despiteknowinglittleaboutwhatwashappening,theauthor'smotherishappierin______.

13.

AccordingtoFreud'stheory,dreamscomefrom______.

14.

ThepassageimpliesthatPatCauleygotochurchfor______.

15.

Therewillbe______borninaminuteintheworld.

16.

Whyisthedebateongeneticallymodifiedfoodsmoreheatedindevelopingcountries?

A.Becausetheyhavearichrangeoffoods.

B.Becausethesupplyoutstripstheneed.

C.Becausetheyhavetofeedfast-growingpopulations.

D.Becausetherisksoutweighthebenefits.

17.

Tofindoutifyouhaveafevercausedbyillness,waituntilyou______foranhourorsobeforeusingathermometer.

18.

Today'sstudentsgrewupunder______.

19.

WhooncehadtolearntheAuto-TunetechniquefromT-Pain?

A.DixieChicks.B.Metallica.C.Diddy.D.Prince.

20.

Oftenassociatedwithcrudeoil,naturalgasisprincipallymadeupof___________andotherhydrocarbongases.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：Thosewhousesolarenergyhelpussaveourpreciousfuel.Asyouknow,oursuppliesofoilandgasareverylimited.Thereisjustnotenoughonhandtomeetallourfutureenergyneeds.AndwhenMotherNaturesaysthat'sall,that'sall.Theonlywaywecandelayhearingthosewordsisbystartingtosaveenergynowandbyusingothersources,suchasthesun.

Wewon'thavetoworryaboutthesun'srunningoutofenergyforanotherseveralbillionyearsorso.Besidesbeinganendlesssourceofenergy,theuseofthesunhasotheradvantagesaswell.Forexample,thesundoesnotofferpollutionasotherenergysources.

Furthermore,ownersofsolarhomeswillhaveextraprotectionagainstrisingfuelcosts.Theywillalsohavesomeprotectionagainstfuelshortage.Whenutilitycostsgoup,ownersofsolarhomeswon'thavetofacetheburdensbroughtaboutbyincreasedcosts.

Withallthesegoodpoints,whydon'tweseemoreofsolarpower?Therearemanyreasonsforthis.Thebiggestreasonismoney.Untilnow,itwasjustnotpracticalforahomeownertoputinasolarunit.Therewerecheapersourcesofenergyaround.Solarcostsarestartingtoequalthecostsofoilandelectricity.Andexpertssaythatgaswilltripleincostinthenextfewyears.Infact,gasisinsuchshortsupplyrightnowthat,insomeplaces,itisnotsoldtonewcustomers.Somecustomersareevenhavingtheirsuppliescutback.

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A.Risingfuelcoststolimittheuseofit.

B.Savingenergyanduseothersources.

C.Havingprotectionagainstfuelshortage.

D.Puttinginasolarunitineveryhouse.

22.听力原文：M:Pleasecomein,MissEdwards,andclosethedoorbehindyou.

W:Allright.

M:Haveaseatoverhere.Howarethingsgoingoutintheoffice?

W:Justfine,Mr.Davis,especiallywiththerecentpersonnelshifts.

M:Yes,Ithoughtso.Well,Iandtheexecutiveboardfeelthatmuchofourimprovedperformanceinthemainofficeisduetoyourhardwork.

W:Oh,thankyou,Mr.Davis.Myjobhascertainlybecomeeasiersincewecomputerizedourrecordkeepingsystem.Theequipmentisapleasuretouse.

M:That'strue.Butweareespeciallyimpressedwithhowyourinfluencecontributestogoodofficerelationsandimprovedstaffattitudetowardthework.

W:Well,thankyou.Wedohavealotofgoodpeopleintheoffice,andthenewmachineryiswonderful.

M:Yes,butmachinesareonlyasgoodasthepeoplewhousethem.Theycannotassureharmonyandefficiencyinastaff.

W:That'sverytrue.

M:Tomakealongstoryshort,theboardwishestorewardyoureffortsbymakingyouofficemanagernextMonday.Thatmeansa$250raisenextmonth.

W:I'mdeeplyhonored,Mr.Davis.Thankyou.

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A.Thattherewasnochange.

B.Thatitimprovedoperations.

C.Thatoperationsbecamelessefficient

D.Thattheemployeescomplainedaboutit.

23.

【B5】

24.听力原文：W:Interestedinthisbook?Thisisourbestsellerthisweek.

M:Bestseller?Iamconsideringwhatnewideasitgivesabouthowtodealwiththeaggravatingpeople.

W:Itaskspeopletoquitcomplaininganddosomething.Whatsurprisesmanypeopleaboutthisbookisitsuggeststhatthebestthingtodoistochangeyourselfbecauseyouamnotgoingtochangetheotherperson.

M:Really?It's"me"thathastochangeasopposedtotheotherperson?

W:Well,haveyoueverchangedanybody?

M:I'vetriedmanytimes.It'snotreallypossiblethough.

W:That'sright.

M:ButhowcanIdothat?

W:Thebookishere.Bringitbackhomeandreaditandyoucanfindtheanswer.

M:BeforeIpaymymoneyIshouldbeclearthatthisbookisusefulforme.Idon'twanttopayforitandthenfindIhavepaidfornothing.

W:Thisbookisdefinitelyworththemoney.Thebookeventellsyouhowtodealwithdifferenttypesofworkers,coworkersandbosses,fromthemostcommonannoyingtypetotheworstkind.

M:Givemethemostcommonannoyingtypeofcoworker.

W:Themostcommonannoyingtypeofcoworkersiscalled"boundarybusters".So,it'ssomeonewhoinvadesyourspace,makestoomuchnoise,eatsupyourtimeorchewsyourearoff.Theyareboundarybusters.

M:AndhowdoIdealwiththem?

W:Again,sir,thebookishere.Bringitbackandreadfortheanswer.

M:Itseemsyouknowalotaboutthisbook.CanIdrawtheconclusionthatyoufancyit?

W:Well,frankly,Iamtheauthor.

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A.Manyofherbooksarebestsellers.

B.Sheisashrewdbookstoreowner.

C.Sheispromotingherbookinperson.

D.Sheisasalespersonatthebookstore.

25.(16)

A.Lilyhasfoundajobtoearnherliving.

B.Lily'sbrotherhassetagoodexampleforher.

C.Lily'sbrotherisdoingapart-timejobtosupporthimself.

D.Thefatherdidn'tknowhissongambledandwasinadebt.

26.(31)

A.Theworkersontheundergroundplatformswerereplacedbymachines.

B.Itbecamethefirstcompletelyautomaticrailwayintheworld.

C.Acompletelyautomaticlinewasaddedtoitsnetwork.

D.Computersbegancontrollingthetrainsontheline.

27.

【B9】

28.(21)

A.Stayandnegotiateormove.

B.MoveclosertotheUniversityornearthesubway.

C.Fightforasmallincreasesoracceptsanincreaseoffer.

D.Thereisnochoice.

29.SectionA

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

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A.Hethinksitisratherhot.

B.Hethinksitisreallywarm.

C.Hethinksitisnotwarm.

D.Hethinksitisverycomfortable.

30.(22)

A.Herboyfriend.

B.Hercolleague.

C.Herassistant.

D.Herformerschoolmate.

31.(36)

A.APrinceandHisDog

B.AProfit-makingLie

C.AMagnificentHotel

D.AFaithfulbutUnluckyDog

32.(29)

A.Acontrolledstudy.

B.Atrialstudy.

C.Anobservationalstudy.

D.Asuccessfulstudy.

33.(24)

A.Thelargenumberofpeoplewhowanttogetonlinedegrees.

B.Thecountrieswhichprovideonlineeducation.

C.Thecompanieswhichneedonlinelearners.

D.ThepopularityoftheInternetthroughouttheWorld.

34.(30)

A.Theirbusinesshoursarelimited.

B.Theirsafetymeasuresareinadequate.

C.Theirbankingproceduresarecomplicated.

D.Theydon'thaveenoughservicewindows.

35.听力原文：M:Mytelephonedoesn'tseemtobeworking.AndIhavelotsofcallsthatIhavetoreturnthisafternoon.

W:FeelfreetousemineifyouwantI'llbeinameetingtillfive.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

(16)

A.Callherafterfive.

B.Makecallsfromherphone.

C.Gotothemeetingwithher.

D.Fixhisphone.

36.(28)

A.Byturningtheintensityofsunshineintomaps.

B.Byanalyzingtherecentweatherreport.

C.Bycapturingthemicrowaveradiationfromthesoil.

D.Byanalyzinginformationprovidedbygroundobservationcenters.

37.(26)

A.Apen.B.Aschoolbag.C.Abook.D.Apencil.

38.(17)

A.Shedoesn'tlikepicnic.

B.Itwillbetoohot.

C.Shewillhaveanexamnextweek.

D.Thebiologyclasswillgotothebeachnextweek.

39.(45)

40.(25)

A.Pullhimupthehills.

B.Catchhimifhestartstofail.

C.Findsomeskatesforhim.

D.Teachhimhowtostoponskates.

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

Observationpostshavebeensetupalongsidethemostdangerouscratersto______.

42.

Bysaying"birdfluvirusesappeartoexistinducksinalow-pathogenicform"(Para.6)theauthorsuggeststhatinfection______

43.

Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A.42volunteersweretestedwithbothwrittenandverbaljokes.

B.Onlypeoplewithdamagetotherightanteriorfrontallobecouldnotappreciatejokes.

C.Humorlesspeopleprefersillyslapstickhumor.

D.Theauthorhadahumorlessbossandadourneighbor.

44.

Inareaswhereavalanchesareknowntohappen______.

A.localresidentsstayindoorswhentheweatherisbad

B.measuresaretakentopreventseriousavalanches

C.smallavalanchescaneasilybeprevented

D.skiersform.themselvesintoawalltokeepthesnowinposition

45.

WhenanArabwantstobealone,he______.

A.simplywithdrawstohisownhouse

B.maystillstaywithhiscompanion

C.retreatsphysicallyandmentally

D.doesn'ttalkasmuchasusual

46.

Despitetheirdifferentapproaches,thetwotalkshowsareboth______.

A.ironicalB.sensitiveC.instructiveD.cynical

47.

Scientiststhinkthatbytheyear2000,_______.

A.peoplewillgenerallyimprovetheirhearing

B.peoplewillhaveworsehearing

C.peoplewillwearcontactlensesandhearingaidsaswell

D.peoplewearinghearingaidswilloutnumberthosewearingcontactlenses

48.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutMr.Bushismentionedinthispassage'?

A.Mr.BushisthesecondPresidentwithanMBAinAmericanhistory.

B.Mr.Bushcontributesalottodecade-longeconomicboom.

C.Mr.Bush'sapprovalratingsarestillhigh.

D.Mr.Bushdidn'tgetsupportinhispresidentialcampaign,

49.

What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheEssenceofScienceandScientists

B.OnDistinguishingFactfromFiction

C.TheDefinitionofPureScientists

D.TheClassificationofScience

50.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Therearetwomethodsoffighting,theonebylaw,theotherbyforce;thefirstmethodisthatofmen,thesecondofbeasts;butasthefirstmethodisofteninsufficient;onemusthaverecoursetothesecond.Itis,therefore,necessaryforaprincetoknowhowtouseboththebeastandtheman.Thiswascovertlytaughttotherulersbyancientwriters,whorelatehowAchillesandmanyothersofthoseancientprincesweregivenChironthecentaurtobebroughtupandeducatedunderhisdiscipline.Theparable(寓言)ofthissemi-animal,semi-humanteacherismeanttoindicatethataprincemustknowhowtousebothnatures,andthattheonewithouttheotherisnotdurable.

Aprince,beingthusobligedtoknowwellhowtoactasabeast,mustimitatethefox,andthelion,forthelioncannotprotecthimselffromtraps,andthefoxcannotdefendhimselffromwolves.Thosethatwishtobeonlylionsdonotunderstandthis.Therefore,aprudentruleroughtnottokeepfaithwhenbydoingsoitwouldbeagainsthisinterest,andthereasonswhichmadehimbindhimselfnolongerexist.Ifmenwereallgood,thispreceptwouldnotbeagoodone,butastheyarebad,andwouldnotobservetheirfaithwithyou,soyouarenotboundtokeepfaithwiththem.Norhavelegitimategroundseverfailedaprincewhowishtoshowcolorableexcuseforthenonfulfilmentofhispromise.Ofthisonecouldfurnishaninfinitenumberofexamples,andhowmanytimespeacehasbeenbroken,andhowmanypromisesrenderedworthless,bythefaithlessnessofprinces,andthosethathavebestbeenabletoimitatethefoxhavesucceededbest.Butitisnecessarytobeabletodisguisethischaracterwell,andtobeagreatfeigneranddissembler,andmenaresosimpleandsoreadytoobeypresentnecessities,thattheonewhodeceiveswillalwaysfindthosewhoallowthemselvestobedeceived.

Thewriterdocsnotbelievethat______.

51.

Withanup-to-dateresumereadyasanoption,youmayfeelbetteratyourjobbecause______.

A.youaretodowondersinyourwork

B.itseemstobetheonlypositiveattitude

C.youhavemadeadecisiononyourown

D.itisuptoyoutochoosebetweentwoalternatives

52.

Recentresearchfindingsprovethat______.

A.rewardscanresultinlowproductivity

B.behaviorismisstillinfluentialinAmerica

C.positivereinforcementstillworkwonders

D.thereisacrisisofvaluesinAmericanschool

53.SectionB

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

Thepooroldconsumer!We'dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn'tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideaifwethinktheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.Agreatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodsderiveslargelyfromtheadvertisementsweread.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.Supposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachine,itismorethanlikelyyouwouldobtaindetailsregardingperformance,price,etc,fromanadvertisement.

Lotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisements,butthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubted.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenare,too!Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingrailwaybylawswhilewaitingforatrain?Wouldyouliketoreadonlyclosely-printedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaper?Acheerful,wittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadrabwalloranewspaperfullofthedailyrationofcalamities.

Wemustnotforget,either,thatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.Newspapers,commercialrationandtelevisioncompaniescouldnotsubsistwithoutthissourceofrevenue.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaper,orcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogramsisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!

Anotherthingwemustn'tforgetisthe"smallads",whichareinvirtuallyeverynewspaperandmagazine.Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperform.forthecommunity!Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns.Forinstance,youcanfindajob,buyorsellahouse,announceabirth,marriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthe"hatch,'matchanddispatch"columnbutbyfarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonalor"agony"column.Nootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannature.It'sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis!

Wearedifferentfromtheoldconsumersinthat______.

A.wehavecheapgoodsbecauseofheavyadvertising

B.weknowtoinform.isoneofthefunctionsofadvertising

C.wehavemuchknowledgeabouthouseholdgoods

D.webelievetheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods

54.OntheheelsofE1,itsopposite,Lamaysoonarrive.InaWeeklyUpdate,scientistsattheNOAAClimatePredictionCenterreportedthatasthe2006-2007E1faded,surfaceandsubsurfaceoceantemperatureshaverapidlydecreased.Recently,cooler-than-normalwatertemperatureshavedevelopedatthesurfaceintheeast-centralequatorialPacific,indicatingapossibletransitiontoLaconditions.

Typically,duringtheU.S.springandsummermonths,Laconditionsdonotsignificantlyimpactoverallinlandtemperatureandprecipitation(雨水的降落)patterns,however,LaepisodesoftendohaveaneffectonAtlanticandPacifichurricaneactivity.

"Althoughotherscientificfactorsaffectthehurricanes,theretendstobeagreater-than-nor-malnumberofAtlantichurricanesandfewer-than-normalnumberofeasternPacifichurricanesduringLaevents,"saidretiredNavyViceAdm.ConradC.Lautenbacher,Ph.D.,undersecretaryofcommerceforoceansandatmosphereandNOAAadministrator."Duringthewinter,usualLaimpactsincludedrierandwarmer-than-averageconditionsoverthesouthernUnitedStates."

"NOAA'sabilitytodetectandmonitortheformation,durationandstrengthofE1andLaeventsisenhancedbycontinuousimprovementsinsatelliteandbuoyobservationsintheequatorialPacific,"Lautenbacheradded."TheseobservingsystemsincludetheTAO/TRITONmooredandArgodriftbuoys,aswellasNOAA'spolarorbitingsatellites."

Laconditionsoccurwhenoceansurfacetemperaturesinthecentralandeast-centralequatorialPacificbecomecoolerthannormal.ThesechangesaffecttropicalrainfallpatternsandatmosphericwindsoverthePacificOcean,whichinfluencethepatternsofrainfallandtemperaturesinmanyareasworldwide.

"LaeventssometimesfollowontheheelsofE1conditions,"saidVernonKousky,researchmeteorologistattheNOAAClimatePredictionCenter."Itisanaturallyoccurringphenomenonthatcanlastuptothreeyears.LaepisodestendtodevelopduringMarch-June,reachpeakintensityduringDecember-February,andthenweakenduringthefollowingMarch-May."

"ThelastlengthyLaeventwas1998-2001,whichcontributedtoseriousdroughtconditionsinmanysectionsofthewesternUnitedStates,"saidDouglasLecomte,droughtspecialistattheNOAAClimatePredictionCenter.

NOAAwillissuetheU.S.SpringOutlookonMarch15,anditsAtlanticHurricaneSeasonOutlookinMay.BothoutlookswillreflectthemostcurrentLaforecast.

"WhilethestatusofE1/Laisofvitalimportancetoourseasonalforecasts,itisbutonemeasureweusewhenmakingactualtemperatureandprecipitationforecasts,"saidKousky.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutLaisTRUE?

A.ItbringsanendtoE1.

B.ItbalancestheeffectsofE1.

C.Itfollowsadecreaseofoceantemperature.

D.Itcausestheoceantemperaturetodroprapidly.

55.

Neilwasstuckinfinancialproblemsbecause______.

A.hespentallthemoneyonthenewhomeinHopkinton

B.hefailedanthebusinessinsettingupWebsites

C.heearnedalowincomeasanelectricalengineer

D.hewasunabletopaybackthelargesumofmoney

56.TheforestfromwhichMantakeshistimberisthetallestandmostimpressiveplantcommunityonEarth.IntermsofMan'sbrieflifeitappearspermanentandunchanging,savefortheseasonalgrowthandfalloftheleaves,buttoforesteritrepresentstheclimaxofalongsuccessionofevents.

Nowoodedlandscapeweseetodayhasbeenforestforalltime.Plantshaveminimumrequirementsoftemperatureandmoistureand,inagespast,virtuallyeverypartofEarth'ssurfacehasatsometimebeeneithertoodryortoocoldforplantstosurvive.However,assoonasclimaticconditionschangeinfavourofplantlife,afascinatingsequenceofchangesoccurs,calledaprimarysuccession.

Firsttocolonizethebarrenlandarethelowlylichens,survivingonbarerock.Slowly,theacidspreducedbytheseorganismscracktherocksurface,plantdebrisaccumulates,andmossesestablishashallowroot-hold.Fernsmayfollowand,withshortgrassesandshrubs,graduallyform.acoveringofplantlife.Rootsprobeevendeeperintothedevelopingsoilandeventuallylargeshrubsgivewaytothefirsttrees.Thesegrowrapidly,cuttingoffsunlightfromthesmallerplants,andsoonestablishcompletedomination-closingtheirranksandformingaclimaxcommunitywhichmayendureforthousandsofyears.

Yeteventhiscommunityisnoteverlasting.Firemaydestroyitoutrightandsettlersmaycutitdowntogainlandforpastureorcultivation.Ifthelandisthenabandoned,asecondarysuccessionwilltakeover,developingnmchfasteronthemorehospitablesoil.Shrubsandtreesareamongtheearlyinvaders,theirseedscarriedbythewind,bybirdsandlodgedinthecoatsofmammals.

Foraslongasitstandsandthrives,theforestisavastmachine,storingenergyandmanyelementsessentialforlife.

Whatdoestheforeststrikemankindaspermanent?

A.Thetreesareincommunity.

B.Theforestisrenewedeachseason.

C.Man'slifeisshortincomparison.

D.Itisanessentialpartourlives.

57.TheWorldDigitalLibrarymainlytargets______.

A.youngpeopleintheU.S.

B.childrenofpoorcountries

C.studentsallovertheworld

D.scholarsunderstandingEnglish

58.SectionB

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

Noverysatisfactoryaccountofthemechanismthatcausedtheformationoftheoceanbasinshasyetbeengiven.Thetraditionalviewsupposesthattheupperlayeroftheearthbehavesasaliquidwhenitissubjectedtosmallfocusforlongperiodsandthatdifferencesintemperatureunderoceansandcontinentsaresufficienttoproducemovementsintheupperlayeroftheearthwithrisingcurrentsunderthemid-o