2022-2023年河南省驻马店市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2022-2023年河南省驻马店市大学英语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.Divorce

Forevery1,000marriedcouplesintheUK,13endupdivorcedaccordingtostatistics.Divorceisoftenacomplicatedandmessyprocess,andthrowsupmanypities.

DivorceIssues

Suchpainfulissuesaswhethertosellyourhome,whichparentwilllookafteryourchildren,andhowitwillaffectanyloansyoumayhave,willallhavetoberesolved.AndifyouaredivorcingyourpartnerinScotlandratherthaninEnglandandWalesthenanothersetoflawswillapply.

Formanycouples,obtainingadivorcehasneverbeeneasier.Theold-fashionedconceptofestablishingthatonepartyisatfaulthasbeencommittedtohistoryandtheimportantfacttoestablishnowisthattherelationshiphas"irreparablybrokendown".

InCourtorOnline?

Itisevenpossibletodivorceyourpartneronline,allowingyoutosaveonlegalcosts—andaccordingtoonlineexperts,thiscansaveyouabout￡700fromtheaverage￡800.

However,thismethodisonlysuitableforverystraightforwardanduncontesteddivorces.Alternatively,youcanapplyfordivorceatacountycourtinEnglandandWales,buttodothis,couplesmusthavebeenmarriedforatleastayear.

Thefirststageofdivorceisobtainingwhatisknownasa"Decreenisi(日后才生效的离婚判决书)".Thisisgrantedifthecourtissatisfiedthemarriagehas"irreparablybrokendown",andthisisprovenbyshowingoneoffivethings:adultery(通奸行为);unreasonablebehavior;desertiononthepartofonepartnerforatleasttwoyears;thatthecouplehavebeenseparatedfortwoyearsandbothspousesagreetodivorce;orthatthecouplehavebeenseparatedforfiveyears.Yourspouse's"unreasonablebehavior"mustbesointolerablethatnobodycouldreasonablyexpectyoutocarryonlivingwithhimorher.Itcouldinclude,forexample,financialcarelessness,drinking,gambling,orlackofemotionalsupport.Youcannotbaseyourdivorceonthisifyouthenlivetogetherforaperiodofmorethansixmonthsafterwards.Thisrulealsoappliestodesertion,andthediscoverythatadulteryhastakenplace.

Thesecondandfinalstageisobtaininga"Decreeabsolute(绝对判决)".Thedivorcecanbestoppedatanytimeuntilthisisgranted,soitisadvisabletosortoutallthefinancialandpracticaldetailsfirst.

UsingaDivorceLawyer

Ifasinthevastmajorityofcases,yourrelationshipiscomplicated,itisadvisabletoseeklegaladvicefromafamousfamilylawadvisor,whowillbeabletoproperlyadviseyouaboutyourrightsandresponsibilities.

IfyouareunsurehowtogoaboutchoosingalawyerthenitmightbeagoodideatoconsulttheLawSocietyortheFamilyLawSolicitorsAssociation,whokeepalistofqualifiedlawyers.AlternativelyvisittheCitizen'sAdviceBureauwhohasagreatdealofinformationregardingsuchmatters.

WhatAretheAlternatives?

Negotiationisavoluntaryservicethatallowsyouandyourpartnertomeetwithatrainedandimpartialnegotiatortoclarifytheissues,discusstheavailableoptions,andreachdecisionsacceptabletoyouboth.Whilethenegotiatorwillmanagetheprocessofnegotiation,heorsheisnottheretopromoteeitherperson'sinterests.Thedecisionsarefinallyyours.

Youwillstillrequiretheservicesofalawyertoputyourdecisionsonpropertyorfinancialmattersintolegalform.Thegovernmentiskeenforpeopletoattendnegotiation,andthenumberofpeopleofferingthisservicehasvastlyincreasedinthelastfewyears.Youmayberequiredtoattendnegotiationmeetingsifyourdivorceisfundedbylegalaid.FormoreinformationvisitourfeatureonNegotiation.

WhatAbouttheChildren?

Divorcecanbeespeciallyconfusingforchildren,whoarelikelytofeelconfusedbyeventsandmayevenblamethemselvesfortheirparentssplittingup.Soitisimp

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ThegeneralviewofEuropeislikelytochangefromcultivatedfarm-landtogrowingshrubsandforestswithspecies-poorwildlifesuchaswildcats,bears,deerandwolves.

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3.

A"DIY"divorcemaytakeeffectin______afterthesimpleprocedure.

4.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

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5.

DollyMadisononceinvitedthechildrenofWashingtontorollboiledeggsdownthehillylawnof______.

6.

WhatisthereasonthatTatabenefitinold-fashionedindustriesremarkably?

A.Thecentrallyplanned"licenceraj".

B.Governmentpolicies.

C.Nofirmswereallowedtoproduce.

D.Fewcompetitors.

7.Awedding-planningworkermaybethesourceofhiscolleague'sangerbecause______.

A.thelatterisjealousoftheformer'shappiness

B.thelatterhastodosomeoftheformer'swork

C.theformermayforcethelattertohelpwiththewedding

D.thelattertendstomakemistakesundertheformer'sinfluence

8.

Researchersclaimthataslittleasfiveminutesexposuretocommondomesticelectricalappliancewillimpair______.

9.

Whenreservingahotelroomwithyourcheckcard,youhavetodecidehowmuchmoneyinyouraccounthastobeonhold.

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10.BeforeAndyHildebrandretiredat40,heworkedfor______.

A.theseismologicalbureau

B.Auto-Tune'sparentcompany

C.oilcompanies

D.atape-recorderfactory

11.CommonFaultsandEyeMovement

Thereareanumberofbadhabitswhichpoorreadersadopt.Mostoftheseinvolveusingextrabodymovementinthereadingprocess.Inefficientreading,themusclesoftheeyeshouldmaketheonlyexternalmovement.Ofcoursetheremustbevigorousmentalactivity,butextrabodymovements,suchaspointingwiththefingerormovingthelips,donothelpreadingandoftenslowitdown.

POINTINGATWORDS

Afaultthatisoftenseenwhenstudentsaretryingtoconcentrateispointingtothewordswithafinger,pencilorruler.Youngchildrenandverypoorreadersoftenpointwithafingerateachwordinturn.Slightlymorematurereaderssometimesholdapencilorrulerunderneaththelinewhichtheyarereading.Whilemarkingthelinemightbehelpfulforbeginningreaders,itiscertainlyunnecessaryfornormalreaders.Besidesslowingdownthereaderthroughthemeremechanicalmovementofpencil,ruler,orfinger,pointingatlinesorwordstendstocausethestudenttofocushisattentiononthewrongthing.Theimportantthingtoconcentrateonwhilereadingistheideathattheauthoristryingtocommunicate,andnotthelocationofthewordsonthepage.Theeyesofanychildoldenoughtolearnhowtoreadarecertainlyskillfulenoughtobeabletofollowalineofprintwithoutextrahelpfromfingersorrulers.

Anothercommonfaultthatiseasilyobservedisheadmovement.Thismostoftenoccurswhenstudentsarenervousabouttheirreadingortryinghard,asduringareadingspeedtest.Withheadmovementthestudenttriestoaimhisnoseatthewordheisreadingsothatashereadsacrossthelinehisheadturnsslightly.Whenhemakesthereturnsweeptobeginanewlinehisheadquicklyturnsbacksothathisnoseispointedattheleft-handmargin,andhecannowbegintoreadthenewlinebyslowlyturninghishead.Thebeliefthatthisheadmovementaidsreadingispurenonsense.Eyemusclesarequitecapableofshiftingtheeyesfromwordtoword,andthe)'neednohelpfromneckmuscles.

Oftenstudentsarequiteunawarethattheyaremovingtheirheadswhilereadingandtheyneedtoberemindedbytheteachernottodo-it.

VOCALIZATION

Vocalizationisanotherfault.Somepoorreadersthinkitnecessarytopronouncealoudeachwordasitisread.Usuallythispronunciationisquitesoft,sothatthestudentismorewhisperingtohimselfthanactuallyreadingaloud,buteventhisisveryundesirable.Thechiefdisadvantageofpronouncingwordswhileyoureadthemisthatittendstotiereading'speedtospeakingspeed,andthesilentreadingofmostnormalreadersisnearlytwiceasfastastheirspeaking.Usuallythisfaultcanbeeliminatedinolderstudentsbytheirownconsciouseffort,possiblywiththeaidofafewremindersfromtheteacher.

Vocalizationbybeginningreadersisacommonfault;afterareaderreachessomematurityitbecomesveryundesirable.

Vocalizationtakesvariousmodifiedforms.Sometimesareaderwillmerelymovehislipssoundlessly.Atothertimeshemaymaketongueorthroatmovementswithoutlipmovement.Stillotherreaderswillhaveactivitygoingonintheirvocalcords,whichcanbedetectedbythestudentifheplaceshisfingersalongsidehisvocalcordsinthethroatwhileheisreading.Vocalcordvibrationcanbefeltwiththefingersquiteeasily.Liketruevocalization,theseminorpartsof"subvocalization"--lipmovement,tongueorthroatmovementandvocalcordmovement--canbestoppedbyconsciouseffortofthestudent.

SUBVOCALIZATION

Subvocalizationisthemostdifficultofalltypesofvocalization.Insuhvocalizationthereisnobodymovement.Thelips,tongueorvocalcordsdonotmove.Butaninnertypeofspeechpersists:withinthestudent'smindheissayingeachwordtohimself,clearlyp

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12.

AccordingtoRamjee,thecombinationof________________ispossiblythemosteffectiveinpreventingHIVvirusfromtransmittingduringintercourse.

13.Joost'sinnovativebusinessmodelisfreevideoswith______.

14.

Inthe18thcentury,ittookalotofphysicallabourtotrimanacreoflawn.

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15.

Unresolvedconflictcanbedestructivetotheperformanceofteams.

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16.

SomecarrierspushedtheirvoicetrafficovertheInternetbecause______.

17.

Withtoolsmadeof______,theMayanswereabletobuildhightemplesandmadevariousworksofart.

18.

IntheUnitedStates,mostoftheelectricityisgeneratedfrom

19.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1～7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8～10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

SoundEffects

Snorers(打鼾的人)havealwaysbeenmadejokes.Incartoons,theirnasal(鼻子的)roarliftstheroofoffhouses.Insituationcomedies,there'sthewifewhorollshereyesathersnoringbedmate.Butinreality,it'snotallthatfunny.Infact,snoringcanbeanightmareforsnorersandtheirtroubledpartners,whomaywakeupseveraltimesanighttopoke,andmaybehoistlovedonesontotheirsidesforalittlerelief.

RisksofSnoringProblems

Butthenightlyracketismorethanapotentialrelationshipstrain.Accordingtothelatestresearch,anincreasinglyolderandheavierpopulationmaymakethisconditionanevengreaterahealthriskthanwepreviouslythought.ForMaggieMoss-Tucker,successfultreatmentforalongtimesnoringproblemcamealmostbyaccident.Onefallmorningin2005,shesawasignatherlocalgymseekingsnorersasvolunteersforastudyatBoston'sBrigham&Women'sHospital.Moss-Tucker,now56,wasintrigued.Shehadstartedsnoringnearlyadecadeearlier."I'dtriedeverythingtostop,"shesays,fromsleepinguprighttousingnosestripsoramouthguard.Buttoherandherhusband'sdismay,nothingworked.WhenshesignedupforthestudyandspentanightatasuburbanBostonsleeplab,shefoundoutwhy.

Afterreviewinghersleeppatternsandoxygenlevels,researcherstoldherthathersnoringwasactuallyanindicationofsomethingworse.Shesufferedfromasleepapnea(呼吸暂停),aconditioninwhichpatientsstopbreathingrepeatedlyastheysleepandcanwakeupasmanyas100timesanightoftenwithoutrememberingit.Thatkindofrevelationhasledtodoctorsre-evaluatingaconditiononcetreatedaslittlemorethananuisance."Inthepast,snoringhasbeentreatedlikeajokingmatter;younevertalkedaboutitwithyourdoctor,"saysDr.DavidRapoport,medicaldirectoroftheSleepDisordersCenteratNewYorkUniversityMedicalCenter."Butwhenitbecomesveryprominentorsuchthatitwakesyouuporinterfereswithbreathing,itcanbeaproblem."

Sleepapnea,inwhichtheairwaybecomesblockedor,lessoften,thebrainfailstoproperlycontrolbreathingduringsleeping,canbeviewedasoneextremeofthesnoringspectrum.Softsnoring,whichisnotgenerallyconsideredahealthhazard,wouldbeattheotherend.Asthesoundandpersistenceofapatient'ssnoringgrows,sodothehealthconcerns.AstudypublishedintheMarch1issueofthejournalSleepfoundthatloudsnorershada40percentgreaterriskthannon-snorersofsufferingfromhighbloodpressure,34percentgreateroddsofhavingaheartattackanda67percentgreaterchanceofhavingastroke.

That'saproblemgiventhenumberofnoisysleepersoutthere.InarecentpollbytheNationalSleepFoundation,aboutonethirdofUSworkingadultsreportedsnoringatleastafewnightsinthepreviousmonth.Snoringgenerallyworsenswithagesotherateisevenhigheramongtheelderly.And,contrarytocommonperceptions,it'snearlyascommoninwomenasmen.Menopause(更年期)appearstobeafactor,asisweight.Beingoverweightcancausethicknessintheairwaytube,holdingbacktheflowofoxygen.

TreatmentofSnoringProblems

Yetmanywhoregularlysnoredon'trealizethatitcouldbebadfortheirhealth.Theresearchlinkinghypertension,cardiacproblemsandloudsnoringisrelativelynew.Andthoughawarenessofs

A.thecausesofsnoringproblems

B.thetreatmentsofsnoringproblems

C.therisksofsnoringproblems

D.thehazardsandthetreatmentsofsnoringproblems

20.

Thequalityofyourbackuptoolsdetermineswhetheryouarefrustratedor______whendisasterstrikes.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(28)

A.Becauseshehasalotofthingstodotohavetheceremony.

B.Becauseshewantstoexpresshergratitudetotherepresentatives.

C.Becauseshewantstogetsomeimmediatehelpfromthesepersons.

D.Becauseshewantstoknowwhatworkeachrepresentativecando.

22.(36)

A.Thetramphadstolennothingofvalue.

B.Thestorehadprofitedbytheincident.

C.ThetramphadahappyChristmas.

D.Thestorewasresponsibleforwhathappened.

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【B11】

24.听力原文：M:Whatwouldyoudoifyouheardastrangenoiseinthemiddleofthenight?

W:I'dlieawakealittlewhile,waitingtoseeifithappenedagain.Andifitdid,I'dgetup.

Q:Howwouldyoudescribethewoman?

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A.Cowardly.B.Curious.C.Lazy.D.Courageous.

25.(25)

A.Expandingandsecure.

B.Contracting,yetstable.

C.Growing,yetuncertain.

D.Promising,yetshrinking.

26.(29)

A.Itisdifficulttodetectonlinebullying.

B.Itisimpossibletomonitorbullyingoutsideschool.

C.Onlinebullyingisusuallybeyondteacher'scontrol.

D.Allaboveall.

27.SectionC

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

Therearemanykindsoflibrariesintheworld.Andwecouldborrowbooksorgettheinformationfromit.Theymaybe【B1】______,school,collegeandmostof【B2】______orsomeothers.Wemaycallthemas【B3】______librariessuchasthoseinhospital,businesses,【B4】______,orservicedepartmentand【B5】______.Someoftheselibrariesarefor【B6】______childrenandadult,andmostofthemareadults.Somearealmost【B7】______forchildrenandsomeareforadultsonly.Perhapsthefirstlibrarythatchildrenlearntouseisthehomelibrary.Insmallhousesor【B8】______,thehomelibrarymaybenomorethanafewbookskeptinabookcase.【B9】______.

Homelibrariesusuallyhavebooksforallmembersofthefamily.【B10】______.Thesereferencebooksmayincludecookbooks,birdorflowerbooks,dictionaries,andencyclopedias.

Manygradeschoolsandhighschoolshavelibrariesforpupilsandteacherstouse.Schoollibrarieshavebooksandotherprintedmaterialsforclassroomuseaswellasbooksthatstudentsreadjustforfun,orbecauseofaninterestinasubject.【B11】______.Thisiscalledacentralizedlibrary.Theremayalsobeclassroomlibraries,usuallysmallcollectionsofbookslaidonafewshelvesortablesinonecornerofeachoftheclassrooms.

【B1】

28.听力原文：W:Paul,wehaven'tgoneoutforoveramonth.Let'sgosomewherethisevening.

M:Fine.Wherewouldyouliketogo?Lookinthenewspapertogetinformationaboutthemoviesorthetheater.

Q:Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

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A.Togotothemovies.

B.Togooutforlunch.

C.Tolookinthenewspaper.

D.Toaskforinformation.

29.【B5】

30.听力原文：M:HaveyouandyourfamilylivedinChicagoforalongtime?

W:Oh,yes,butonlysince1982.MyoldestchildwasborninSeattleandmysecondoldestchildwasbornoverseaswhenmyhusbandwasteachingEnglish.

Q:WhatdidthewomansayaboutlifeinChicago?

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A.HerhusbandwasteachingEnglishthere.

B.Shewasbornthere.

C.Herchildrenwerebornthere.

D.Shehaslivedtheresince1982.

31.听力原文：M:Hi,I'vebeenlookingforyousincethemorning.Wherehaveyoubeen?

W:Yeah,Idon'tfeellikehangingoutwiththecrowdanymore,especiallysinceJanestoppedcomingtoschool.

M:It'ssuchapityaboutherparents;losingoneparentisbadenough,butlosingthembothonthesamedayandinsuchanaccident...It'sterrible!Haveyouseenhersince?

W:No.Itriedtalkingtoheronthephone.Butsherefusedtotalk.She'squitedown.

M:Theotherday,ItalkedtoMr.Smith—youknowthattallguywhoworksintheDean'sOffice.Apparently,Janeisthinkingofdroppingoutofschool.Shehasalmostnomoney.Herparentsdidn'thavemuchsavings.

W:Yeah,I'vebeenquiteworriedabouther.Butsimplyfeelingsorryforherisfarfromenough;wehavetothinkofsomewaytohelpher.Haveanysuggestion?

M:Well,Icouldpossiblygivehersomemoney.I'vesavedsomeupfrommypart-timejob.

W:You'resogenerous!Butthatwouldn'tbealong-termsolution.

M:That'strue.Perhapswecouldhelpherfindapart-timejob.

W:Goodidea!Theladywhorunstheshopnexttomydoorcouldbehelpful.IfJaneisinterested,Icanintroducehertothelady.

M:Great!Onceshegetsaregularincome,thingswillbebetter.Morethananythingelse,itwilltakehermindoffhertragedy.

W:Couldweorganizeafund-raiserforher?

M:Well,I'mnotsurehowthatwouldwork.Youknow,talkinghelpfromusisonething,butgettingthewholeschoolinvolvedmaynotbeagoodidea.

W:Yeah,you'reright.We'llthinkofsomethingelse.OK,let'sgoaheadwithwhatwe'veplanned.Bye.

M:Bye.

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A.Howtogetapart-timejob.

B.Aterribleaccidentoncampus.

C.Howtohelpaclassmate.

D.Independenceofcollegestudents.

32.(34)

A.Theadoptionofmodernideologiescanstopwar.

B.Theadoptionofanyideologycouldpreventwar.

C.Theadoptionofsomeideologiescouldpreventwar.

D.Theadoptionofanyideologycan'tstopwar.

33.SectionB

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

听力原文：AlotofpeopleintheUnitedStatesarecoffeedrinkers.Overthelastfewyears,atrendhasbeendevelopingtointroducepremium,speciallyblendedcoffees--knownas"gourmetcoffees"--intotheAmericanmarket.

Bostonseemstohavebeenthebirthplaceofthistrend.Infact,majorgourmetcoffeemerchantsfromothercitieslikeSeattleandSanFranciscocametoBoston,wheretodaythey'reengagedinakindof"coffeewar"withBoston'smerchants.Theyareallcompetingforasignificantshareofthegourmetcoffeemarket.

Surprisingly,thecompetitionamongtheseleadinggourmetcoffeebusinesseswillnothurtanyofthem.ExpertspredictthatthegourmetcoffeemarketintheUnitedStatesisgrowingandwillcontinuetogrow,tothepointthatgourmetcoffeewillsooncapturehalfofwhatisnowa1.5-million-dollarmarketandwillbean8-millinn-dollarmarket.Studieshaveshownthatcoffeedrinkerswhoconverttogourmetcoffeeseldomgobacktotheregularbrandsfoundinsupermarkets.Asaresult,thesebrandswillbethereallosersinthegourmetcoffeecompetition.

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A.ThecoffeemarketinBoston.

B.Theroleofsupermarketsinthecoffeebusiness.

C.AnewtrendintheUnitedStates.

D.Theadvertisingofanewproduct.

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【B6】

35.听力原文：M:Asateacher,canyougiveussomeideaonhowtheEnglishschoolsystemworks?

W:Firstofall,mostchildrenstartschoolattheageoffiveandtheycan'tleaveschooluntiltheageofsixteen.Butnowwehaveanewsystemwherechildrenaren'tdividedoffattheageofeleven,instead,theycouldtaketheexamsattheageofsixteen.

M:(23)Doyouthinkthat'sanimprovementtothesystem?

W:Well,it'ssupposedtobemuchbetterbecauseitstopsseparatingchildrenattheageofelevenandgivesthemabetterchance.(22)Infact,whatusuallyhappensisthatthosechildrenwhowouldhavegonetoagrammarschooltendtobeatthetopendofthecomprehensivesystemandthosethatwouldhavegonetosecondarymodernschoolfindthemselvesatlowerlevelsoftheschool.

M:Doyouthinkthatthepresentschoolsystemisanefficientwayofeducatingchildren?

W:(24)OfcourseoneofourgreatproblemsinEnglandisthatwehaveverylargeclassesanditwouldbeveryniceifwecouldreducethembyatleasthalf.

M:Doyouthinkthesubjectsthatchildrenstudyareadaptedtopresent-daysociety?

W:(25)Itwouldbeverygoodifmorechildrenatschoolhadtheopportunityoflearningaboutthesocietytheyliveineconomictermsandinsocialterms.Sothattheyaremuchmoreawareoftheproblemsthatwefacetoday.

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A.Thosewhowereattheageof16.

B.Thosewhofailedtheelevenplusexam.

C.Thosewhodidwellintheelevenplusexam.

D.Thosewhowerenotqualifiedforsecondaryschool.

36.(35)

A.Enhancethecontestsofforce.

B.Changepeople'soldmentalhabits.

C.Changepeople'sideologies.

D.Persuademankindtolivewithwar.

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【B5】

38.听力原文：W:Don'tmakeasoundorI'llkillyou.Nowhandoveryourpocketbook.Makeitfast!

M:Here.Takewhatyouwant,Justdon'thurtme.

Q:What'sgoingon?

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A.Thewomanismakingawithdrawalfromabank.

B.Thewomanisadmittingthemantoahospital.

C.Thewomanisrobbingtheman.

D.Thewomanisorderingthemantostop.

39.(38)

40.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,you