2022-2023年山西省晋中市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022-2023年山西省晋中市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

EasteristhemostimportantfestivalintheChristiancalendar.ItisthecommemorationofJesus'deathandhisrisingfromthedead,alsoknownastheresurrection.ItcomesattheendofLent.TheweekleadinguptoitiscalledHolyWeek.PalmSundayisthefirstdayofHolyWeekandcelebratesJesus'arrivalinJerusalemridingonadonkey.Crowdsofpeoplecameoutofthecitytogreethim,throwingdownpalmbranchesontheroad.Manychurchesgiveoutsmallcrossesmadefrompalmleaves,asareminderofJesus'entranceintoJerusalemandhisdeathonthecross.OnThursdayChristiansrememberwhenJesusatethePassovermealwithhisdisciples,breakingbreadanddrinkingwine,whichisnowknownastheLastSupper.Sincethenthismealhasbeensymbolicallyre-enactedbymanyChristiansasawayofdrawingclosertoGod.ThisiscalledtheEucharist,whichmeans'thanksgiving'.ItisareminderthatJesussacrificedhislifeformankind.

TheBibletellsusthat,laterthatnight,JesuswasbetrayedbyJudasIscariot.Afterhisarrest,JesuswasbroughtbeforetheJewishhighpriestswhofoundhimguiltyofblasphemybecausehecalledhimselftheSonofGod.TheyhandedhimovertotheRomangovernor,PontiusPilate.AswasthecustomatthetimeoftheFeastofPassover,Pilategavethecrowdsthechoiceastowhichofthetwoprisonersshouldbefreed:Jesus,orBarrabas,anotoriouscriminal.Ironically,thesamecrowdwhohadwelcomedJesuswithpalmbranchesafewdaysearliernowchoseBarrabastobereleased,andPilatecondemnedJesustodeathbycrucifixion.OnGoodFriday,manychurcheshold3hourservicesmeditatingontheeventsleadinguptoChrist'sdeath:hisinterrogation,flogging,themockingbytheRomansoldiers,andhisjourneywiththecrosstoGolgotha,theplaceofhisdeath.Finallyhewasshippednakedandnailedtothecross,wherehehunginagonyforthreehours,jeeredatbythecrowds,beforehedied.Thisisthedaywhenpeopletraditionallyeathotcrossbuns,becausethecrossonthebunisareminderofthecrossJesusdiedon,andareminderoftheChristianbeliefthatJesusdiedtosaveusall.

EasterSundaymarksJesus'resurrection.TheBibletellsusthatMaryMagdalenewenttothetomb,followedlaterbysomeofJesus'disciples.TheydiscoveredJesus'bodyhadgoneandthatthetombwasempty.JesusthenappearedtoMaryandmanyofhisdisciples,speakingwiththemonseparateoccasionsduringthefollowingfortydays.Asheleftthemforthelasttime,JesuspromisedtosendtheHolySpiritsothediscipleswouldknowGodwouldneverleavethem.Hethenascendedintoheaven.TheChurchcelebratesthisonAscensionDay.

WhydoweeatEastereggsatEaster?

ForChristians,Eastereggssymbolizenewlife.Theybelievethat,throughhisresurrection,Jesusdefeateddeathandsinandofferspeoplethepromiseofeternallifeiftheyfollowhisteachings.ThisiswhythereisatraditionforChristianstobebaptizedatEaster,whichcelebratesnewlifeinGod.However,thefestivalofEasterstretchesbacktopre-Christiantimes,too.Itgetsitsnameandsomesymbols,includingtheEasterBunny,fromthePaganSpringEquinoxfestival,whichisacelebrationofspringandalsoofnewlife.

WherearetheaccountsofEasterintheBible?

TheaccountoftheEasterstorycanbereadinMark,Chapters14to16,orLuke,Chapters22to24,andelementsofitcanbefoundintheothergospelstoo.ManyoftheeventsintheEasterstoryareforetoldintheOldTestamentinIsaiahchapter53.

WhydoesthedateofEasterchangefromyeartoyear?

ThedateofEasterSundayvariesfromyeartoyearbecauseitisbasedonthelunarcalendar,ItiscelebratedonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoon,onorafterMarch21st.

Dorabbitslayegg

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2.

Poorlyequipped"recyclingcentres"shouldbelimitedandprohibitedbecausethistypeofrecyclinghascausedseriousproblemsofenvironmentalpollution.

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3.

Withallthesepossiblechangesintheworkplaceorworkpatterns,peoplemayfinditeasierto______betweenworkandfamilylife.

4.

PeopletellliesuntheInternetbecauseofthefollowingreasonsexceptthat______.

5.Increasingone'soutputturnsouttobethemostimportantstrategyinfulfillingtheself-improvement.

6.Thereleaseoflargequantitiesofthegreenhousegasmethaneaspermafrostmeltswillspeedup______.

7.

SellersmaycontacteBayandapplyforanUnpaidItemdisputeagainst______.

8.Itcanbeeasiertochangeourdietalotthantochangeitalittle.

9.

MoreandmorepeopleintheU.S.tendtoidentifyasAmericanIndianspartlybecausethey______.

10.

Tospacebiologists,thetropicsareeithercradlesofdiversityor______.

11.

ForlocalpeopleinNorthWales,manyofthemconsiderEnglishaforeignlanguageandtheirmotherlanguageis______.

12.

Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwithcustodyandaccess,youcansolveitby______.

13.

Accordingtotheauthor,wecanalwaysfindsatisfactionin______.

A.tryingtomaketheworldabetterplace

B.fulfillingourlong-cherisheddreams

C.acceptingthegoodandevilsidesoftheworld

D.standinguptothechallengesoftheworld

14.

Fourmonthsafterhecorrectedtheerror,Byrdwasarrestedbythepolicebecause______.

A.hewaswantedfordrugdealing

B.hedrovetoofast

C.hewasmistakenfordrugdealing

D.hewasfoundofdrugdealing

15.

Ifyoudisagreewiththewayyourex-spouse______,youcanaskthecourttodecidethebestinterestsofthechildregardingsuchissuesasreligiousinstructionormedicalcare.

16.

ThefuelofLAMVisnearlyequalto______consumedbythetilt-rotorV-22Ospreyorhighperformancehelicoptersperpassengermile.

17.

Theauthorischanginghimselftotakefulladvantageof______.

18.

Inproteinthereare22aminoacids,amongwhichnon-essentialaminoacidscanbe______inthebody.

19.

4Gwirelesscommunicationcantaketheplaceof______tosendimagesbacktocentralcommandcenter.

20.

AccordingtoStatisticsCanada,mostCanadianseniorsover65trytoliveindependentlyuntiltheydie.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：M:Therearejustoneortwomorethings,Catherine.

W:DocallmeCathy.

M:OK,Cathy.Areyoureallyinterestedinbeingavet?

W:Notreally.Anyway,I'mnotbrightenough.I'mreasonablyintelligent,butI'mnotbrilliant,I’mafraidmymotherisabitoveroptimistic.

M:Yes,Iguessedthat.She'sabitoverpowering,isn'tshe,yourmum?

W:Abit.Butshe'sverykind.

M:I'msuresheis.So,you'reinterestedinballetandmusic,areyou?

W:Notreally.MymothersentmetolessonswhenIwassix,soI'mquitegood,Isuppose.ButIdon'tthinkIwanttodothatfortherestofmylife,especiallymusic.It'ssolonely.

M:Whatdoyouenjoydoing?

W:Well,Ilikeplayingtennis,andswimming.Oh,IwenttoFrancewiththeschoolchoirlastyear.Irosilyenjoyedthat.AndIliketalkingtopeople.ButIsupposeyoumeanrealintereststhingsthatwealdhelpmetogetajab?

M:No.I'mmoreinterestedinwhatyoureallywanttodo.Youliketalkingtopeople,doyou?

W:Ohyes,Ireallyenjoymeetingnewpeople.

M:Doyouthinkyouwouldenjoyteaching?

W:No,no,Idon'treally.Iwasneververyinterestedinschoolwork,andI'dliketodosomethingdifferent.Anyway,there'sateachertrainingcollegeverynearus.Itwouldbejustlikegoingtoschoolagain.

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A.ballet.B.Swimming.C.Nursing.D.Teaching

22.

【B10】

23.【B2】

24.听力原文：W:Howdidyouliketheperformance？

M:Generallyspeaking,itwasverygood.Thepartofthemaidwasdonebeautifully,butIthoughtthemanwhoplayedthesalesmanwastoodramatictoberealistic.

Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthesalesmanintheplay?

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A.Hethinksthatthesalesmanwasrealistic.

B.Hethinksthatthesalesmanexaggeratedhispart.

C.Hethinksthatthesalesmanwasnotdramaticenough.

D.Hethinksthatthesalesmanplayedhispartwell.

25.

【B8】

26.(47)

27.听力原文：M:Well,wehavenothingintherefrigerator.Weneedsomeeggs,milk,andbread.

W:Letmesee.Wealsoneedtogetsomefreshvegetables.Oh,somebeef,too.Anythingelsedoweneed?

Q:Whataretheyprobablygoingtodo?

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A.Goshopping.B.Cookmeals.C.Eatout.D.Buyarefrigerator.

28.(24)

A.HewantstosellhertheticketforthemovieHarryPorter.

B.Hewantstoinvitehertoseeamovie.

C.Hewantstointroducehisfriendtoher.

D.HewantstoaskhertobuyhimtheticketforHarryPorter.

29.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:WhyisBobsotiredandupset?

M:He'sbeenstudyingdayandnightforhisfinalexam.Iwarnedhimmanytimestoprepareearlier,buthewouldn'tlisten.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.HetoldBobnottostudylateatnight.

B.HehadoftenadvisedBobtostudy.

C.Bobistootiredtostudyanymore.

D.Bobdidn'thearthealarm.

30.SectionB

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

听力原文：WhenThomasKhunwasaskedbytheNewYorkTimesafewyearsagowhetherheagreedthatscienceisdefinedbyitsscientificmethod,Khunreplied"Idon'tbelievethereissomethingspecifiableasascientificmethodthatisnotprettymuchwhatcommonsensecallsforinmostcases."Dr.JoshuaLederberg,theNobelLaureatewhoispresidentofRockefellerUniversity,continuedthistrainofthought:"Scientistsusemethodsweshouldrecognizeindailylife,butthatwemaynotpushtotheultimate."Khunconcluded:"You'reright.Scienceismoresystematic.Butitslogicalstructureisverymuchthelogicalstructureofcommonsense."

Butwhatisconsideredtobecommonsensemayvary.Itisnowcommonsensetothinkofacoldastheresultofavirus;itusedtobecommonsensetothinkacoldwastheresultofbadvapors.Whenpeopledisagreeoverwhatiscommonsense,theyusuallyargueoverthemeaningofwords.Forexample,somethinkitiscommonsenseforchildrentobepunishediftheydisobey.Butitisalsoconsideredcommonsensenottophysicallyabusechildren.Whatiscommonsenseinthiscontextdependsuponhowyoudefinepunishmentandhowyoudefineabuse.Thusthinkingaboutthingsinacommonsensefashionrequiresmakingmoreprecisetermstodescribethethingsyouarethinkingabout.

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A.Theyarebeyondordinarypeople.

B.Theyaresimilartowhatcanbeseeninordinarylife.

C.Theyareillogical.

D.Theyareverysystematicandverydifferentfromcommonsense.

31.(44)

32.【B6】

33.(32)

A.Allowchildrentolearnfromeachother.

B.Pointoutchildren'smistakeswheneverfound.

C.Correctthechildren'smistakesassoonaspossible.

D.Givechildrenmorebookknowledge.

34.听力原文：Massmediaaretoolsofcommunication.Massmediaallowustorecordandpassinformationrapidlytoalarge,scatteredaudience.Theyextendourabilitytotalktoeachotherbyhelpingusovercomebarrierscausedbytimeandspace.Therearevariouswaysinwhichmassmediamakedailylifeeasierforus.First,theyinform.andhelpuskeepawatchonourworld.Theygatherandpassoninformationwewouldbeunlikelyorunabletoobtainonourown.Second,massmediahelpustoarrangeourtimeandlife.Whatwetalkaboutandwhatwethinkaboutaregreatlyinfluencedbythemedia.Whenpeoplegettogether,theytendtotalkaboutcertainhappeningsinthenewspapersoronTV.Becauseweareexposedtodifferingpointsofviewthroughdifferentkindsofmediaeveryday,weareabletoevaluateallsidesofacertainissue.Third,themediaareusedtopersuadepeople.Agoodexampleisadvertisementsthroughthemedia.Newspapers,magazinesandTVarefilledwithallkindsofcolorful,persuasiveadvertisements.Thoughmanyadvertisementsmaynotsayopenlythattheywantyoutobuyacertainproduct,theydescribetheirproductsinsuchawaythatyoumaywanttobuythem.Fourth,themediaalsoentertain.Allofthemediamakesomeefforttotrytoentertaintheiraudience.Forinstance,eventhoughthenewspaperisprimarilyamediumofinformation,italsocontainsentertainmentfeatures.Television,motionpictures,fictionhooksandsomeradiostationsandmagazinesaredevotedmainlytoentertainment.Itisestimatedthatinthefuture,theentertainmentfunctionofmassmediawillbecomeevenmoreimportantthanitisnow.

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A.Tomakepeoplewellinformedabouttheworld.

B.Toamuseandentertainpeople.

C.Tohelppeoplearrangetheirtimeandlife.

D.Togivepeopleasenseofhonor.

35.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Letmecleanyourwindshieldandcheckyourwaterandyouwillbeallset.Theylooksodirtyandit'sdangerousforyoutodrivethecar.

W:Oh,thankyou.Howmuchofthem?

Q:Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

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A.Atahamburgershop.

B.Ataparkinglot.

C.Atalaundry.

D.Atagasstation.

36.(42)

37.SectionA

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

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A.Themandoesnotseemtohaveagoodsenseoftime.

B.Themanisapoorerdriverthanthewoman.

C.Themanhadtofixthecaragainforthewoman.

D.Thewomanoftenmisunderstoodtheman.

38.(21)

A.Oneofherteachersrecommendedhertodoit.

B.Oneofherfriendsintroducedittoher.

C.Shegotitthroughanoticenearthebusstop.

D.Shehappenedtomeetapersonwhoofferedthejob.

39.听力原文：M:Iagreewithyourproposalatthemeetingyesterday,Itwasagoodone.

W:YoushouldhavebackedmeupthenwhenIneededit.

Q:Whatdocsthewomanmean?

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A.Herbackhurtduringthemeeting.

B.Hissupportdoesnotmeananythingnow.

C.Sheagreedthatitwasaverygoodmeeting.

D.Theproposalshouldbesentbacktothemeeting.

40.(34)

A.Thechangeoflifestyle.

B.Thechangeofthenatureofoccupations.

C.Theincreaseofsocialwealth.

D.Theincreaseofjobopportunities.

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

【C3】

42.

Peoplebelievethatgoodluckwillcertainlybebroughtbysuchnumbersas______.

43.

Now,themosteffectiveform.ofadvertisingis______.

A.a30-secondprime-timeTVad

B.a30-secondprime-timeonlineadvertising

C.onlineadvertising

D.mostexpensiveTVad

44.

Accordingtothelastparagraph,whocanbenefitfromthemovie?

A.Thosewhowanttobeaseriousman.

B.Thosewhowanttobroadentheirenvisions.

C.Thosewhohasexperiencedfrustrationsoflife.

D.Thosewhocannotfeelcrisesintheirlife.

45.

Beforetheirsonwasborn,thespousecouldseeeachother______.

46.Nooneshouldbeforcedtowearauniform.underanycircumstance.Uniformsaredemandingtothehumanspiritandtotallyunnecessaryinademocraticsociety.Uniformstelltheworldthatthepersonwhowearsonehasnovalueasanindividualbutonlylivestofunctionasapartofawhole.Theindividualinauniform.losesallself-worth

Therearethosewhomythatwearingauniform.givesapersonasenseofidentificationwithalarger,moreimportantconcept.Butwhatcouldbemoreimportantthantheindividualhimself?Ifanorganizationmustrelyonthedressstyle.anditsbuttonstoinspireitsmembers,ittendstoshowitsweaknessinmarketcompetitionandisgoingtothedogs.

Somearguethatthepracticeofmakingpersonswearuniforms,sayinaschool,soastoeliminateallenvyandcompetitioninthematterofdress.Apoorstudentwhocannotaffordgood-qualityclothingisnottobebelittledbyawell-dressedstudent.Buttheseargumentsconvenientlyignoresuchcriticalconceptsasfreedomofchoice,motivation,andindividuality.Butwhyshouldonestrivetobebetterifallothersweretowearthesamestyle.ofclothing?Itactedasifeveryonein,societyweredemandedtobuythesamemodelcar,orhavethesametypeofdailyfood.Whenthishappened,allincentivetoimproveone'slifeisremoved.Whywouldparentsbothertoworkmuchhard,wishingthattheirchildrencouldenjoyabetterlifethantheydowhentheyarecertainthattheirchildrenaregoingtobeforcedtohaveexactlythesamelifeastheydonow?

Uniformsalsohurttheeconomy.Rightnow,billionsofdollarsarespentonthefashionindustryyearly.Thousandsofpersonsareemployedindesigning,creatingandmarketingdifferenttypesofclothing.Ifeveryonewereforcedtowearuniforms,artisticpersonnelwouldbeunnecessary.Salespersonswouldbesuperfluousaswell;whybothertoselltheonlyitemsthatareavailable?Thewearingofuniformswoulddestroythefashionindustry,whichinturnwouldhavearippleeffectonsuchindustriesasadvertisingandpromotion.Withoutadvertising,newspapers,magazines,andtelevisionwouldnotbeabletoremaininbusiness.Oneentireinformationandentertainmentindustrywouldcollapse.

Theauthor'sprimarypurposeinwritingthispassagewasto______.

A.pleadfortheabolishmentofuniforms

B.showthatuniformsarenotpossibleinademocraticsociety

C.advocatestrongergovernmentalcontrolonthewearingofuniforms

D.convincethereaderthatuniformshavemoredisadvantagesthanadvantages

47.

WhatisthefunctionofHabitrolinquittingsmoking?

48.

Aftersomeshipmentsarerefusedtobeimported,______.

A.tradeisgoingdownalltheway

B.peoplesigntradeontime

C.goodsaregettingmoreexpensive

D.merchantstryriskingtradingagain.

49.SectionB

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

Asawisemanoncesaid,weareallultimatelyalone.ButanincreasingnumberofEuropeansarechoosingtobesoataneverearlierage.Thisisn'tthestuffofgloomyphilosophicalcontemplations,butafactofEurope'sneweconomiclandscape,embracedbysociologists,real-estatedevelopersandadexecutivesalike.Theshiftawayfromfamilylifetosololifestyle,observesaFrenchsociologist,ispartofthe"irresistiblemomentumofindividualism"overthelastcentury.Thecommunicationsrevolution,theshiftfromabusinesscultureofstabilitytooneofmobilityandthemassentryofwomenintotheworkforcehavegreatlywreakedhavocon(扰乱)Europeans'privatelives.

Europe'sneweconomicclimatehaslargelyfosteredthetrendtowardindependence.Thecurrentgenerationofhome-alonerscameofageduringEurope'sshiftfromsocialdemocracytothesharper,moreindividualisticclimateofAmerican-style.capitalism.Raisedinanearofprivatizationandincreasedconsumerchoice,today'stechsavvy(精通技术的)workershaveembracedafreemarketinloveaswellaseconomics.ModernEuropeansarerichenoughtoaffordtolivealone,andtemperamentallyindependentenoughtowanttodoso.

Onceuponatime,peoplewholivedalonetendedtobethoseoneithersideofmarriage—twentysomethingprofessionalsorwidowedseniorcitizens.Whilepensioners,particularlyelderlywomen,makeupalargeproportionofthoselivingalone,thenewestcropofsinglesarehighearnersintheir30sand40swhoincreasinglyviewlivingaloneasalifestyle.choice.Livingalonewasconceivedtobenegative—darkandcold,whilebeingtogethersuggestedwarmthandlight.Butthencamealongtheideaofsingles.Theywereyoung,beautiful,strong!Now,youngpeoplewanttolivealone.

Theboomingeconomymeanspeopleareworkingharderthanever.Andthatdoesn'tleavemuchroomforrelationships.PimpiArroyo,a35-year-oldcomposerwholivesaloneinahouseinParis,sayshehasn'tgottimetogetlonelybecausehehastoomuchwork."Ihavedeadlineswhichwouldmakelifewithsomeoneelsefairlydifficult."Onlyanidealwomanwouldmakehimchangehislifestyle,hesays.Kaufmann,authorofarecentbookcalled"TheSingleWomanandPrinceCharming",thinksthisfiercenewindividualismmeansthatpeopleexpectmoreandmoreofmates,sorelationshipsdon'tlastlong—iftheystartatall.Eppendorf,ablondBerlinerwithadeeptan,teachesgradeschoolinthemornings.Intheafternoonshesunbathesorsleeps,restingupforgoingdancing.Justshyof50,shesaysshe'dneverhavewantedtodowhathermotherdid—giveupacareertoraiseafamily.Instead,"I'vealwaysdonewhatIwantedtodo:liveaself-determinedlife."

MoreandmoreyoungEuropeansremainsinglebecause______.

A.theyaredrivenbyanoverwhelmingsenseofindividualism

B.theyhaveenteredtheworkforceatamuchearlierage

C.theyhaveembracedabusinesscultureofstability

D.theyarepessimisticabouttheireconomicfuture

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51.

ThefiguresabouttheUS,EuropeandJapaninPara.3showthatfrom2001______.

A.workers'wagesinJapankeepdecreasing

B.workers'wagesintheUSincreasefasterthantheprofits

C.workers'shareofnationalincomeinWesternEuropehasbeendropping

D.workers'wagesinthesecountriestakeasmallerportionofthenationalincome

52.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Oneisconsideredtohavereachedadulthoodwhenhehasadriver'slicense.

B.Oneisnotfreefromtherestrictionsofchildlaborlawsuntilhecanjointhearmy.

C.Noonecanmarrywithoutthepermissionofhisparentsuntiltheageoftwenty-one.

D.Inthelate19thcenturyintheUnitedStatesthedividinglinebetweenadolescenceandadulthoodnolongerexisted.

53.

AccordingtoMaryMeeker,______.

A.traditionalretailerscan'tcompetewithonlineonesonprice,choiceorservice

B.thebattlebetweentraditionalretailersandonlineretailersisover

C.onlineretailershaveprevailedovertraditionalonesinthemarketofcertainproducts

D.onlineretailershavedestroyedthevalueoftraditionalretailers'properties

54.

Whathappenedwhentheionizedhydrogenbecamemoretransparent?

55.

ItmaybeimpliedfromthepassagethatCUNY'sstudentsaverages______.

A.wasinthetop7%inthecountry

B.arestillverylower

C.arebreakingintothetopthird

D.haverisendramatically

56.WhatCANNOTbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Scientificexperimentsinthepastthreehundredyearshaveproducedmanyvaluableitems.

B.Forthreehundredyearstherehavebeenpeopleholdingahostileattitudetowardscience.

C.Moderncivilizationdependsonsciencesomansupportsscientificprogressunanimously.

D.Somepeoplethinkthreehundredyearsisnotlongenoughtosethackforcriticalappraisalofscientificmethod.

57.

Fromthepassagewelearnthathumanbrains.

A.improvedtheartofspeechexclusively

B.developedonlywiththeuseoftools

C.andtheartofspeechhadamutualimprovement

D.accordedwithlanguagesthatstimulatethem

58.

【C5】

59.

Inthewriter'sview,theassertionthatmoneywouldbeuselessonadesertisland

A.illustratesonelimitationtotheimportanceofmoney

B.isonlyofimportancetopeoplestrandedinsuchplaces

C.provesthattherearemanysituationsinwhichmoneyisirrelevant

D.tellsusnothingofsignificanceaboutmoneyinacertainsituation

60.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Whendidhumansstartdecoratingthemselvesforself-expression?Threebead-likeshellsfromancientIsraelandAlgeriasuggestthatsuchsymbolicbehavior.occurredatleast100,000yearsago—25,000yearsearlierthanpreviouslythought.

Thefindings,reportedinOctober2006inSciencebyMarianVanhaerenoftheUniversityCollegeLondonandcolleagues,challengethenotionthatmodemhumansdevelopedculturalsymbols—apioneertolanguage—onlyaftertheyarrivedinEurope."OurpapersupportstheassumptionthatmodernhumansinAfricadevelopedbehaviorsthatareconsideredmodernquiteearlyintime,sothatinfactthesepeoplewereprobablynotjustbiologicallymodernbutalsoculturallyandcognitivelymodern,atleasttosomedegree,"saysteammemberFrancescod'ErricoofCNRSinTalence,France.

Jewelry,alongwithotherartifactsincludingcavepaintingsandmusicalinstruments,indicatethattheircreatorswerethinkingsymbolically,theessenceofmodemculture.Becausesymbolicartifactsbecomeplentifulinthearchaeologicalrecordabout40,000yearsagoinEurope,researchershavegenerallybelievedthatculturalmodernityemergedinEuropewithmodemhumans.Buttwoyearsago,Vanhaerenandd'Erricofound75,000-year-oldsnailshellbeadsfromasiteinSouthAfrica,raisingquestionsaboutwhenbling(大而亮的珠宝首饰)becamebig.

Thescientistsbeganrootingthroughmuseumcollectionstoseeiftheycouldfindmoreevidenceofearlybeadworking.Indeed,theyfoundthreeshellswithwhatappeartobepunctureholesverysimilartothoseintheshellsfoundinSouthAfrica.Twoofthesnailshells,discoveredattheNaturalHistoryMuseuminLondon,camefroma1930diggingofaburialsiteinIsraelknownasEs-Skhul.Thethirdshell,foundattheMuseedel'HommeinParis,camefromthe1940sdiggingofasitecalledOuedDjebbanainAlgeria.

Tobesureoftheantiquityofthebeads,thescientistsanalyzedsediments(沉淀物)stucktotheshells