2022-2023年湖北省孝感市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022-2023年湖北省孝感市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

WhenEarthbegantotakesolidform,therewasnowateroriceonitssurfacebecause______.

2.

DrPagelstudied122familytreesinthatthereweremoregeneticchangesinthem.

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3.

Somestudentsdon'tfeelcomfortablewhencallingateacheronthetelephoneiftheyneedhelp.

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4.

Upuntilnow,scientistsstillcouldnotexplainhowleaveswillchangecolorsduringthefall.

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5.

Fruits,suchaswatermelon,redgrapefruit,andguava,arenowexcitingtheinterestofresearchersbecause______.

6.

Preparationforacourseonthecommunicationofscientificideashaveinvolved______whoseaimsincludemakingsciencemoreaccessibletothegeneralpublic.

7.

HowhastheBBCbeenfinanced?

A.It'spubliclyfinanced.

B.It'scommerciallyfinanced.

C.It'sfinancedthroughprivatedonations.

D.It'sfinancedthroughviewersubscriptions.

8.

Comparedwithothermajorindustrializedcountries,theUnitedStatesdependsmoreheavilyonoilimport.

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9.

Thefaultofsubvocalizationisoftencontributedtoby______whoequateallreadinglessonswithreadingloud.

10.

Athleticshoecompaniesusedthetechnologyofmoonbootsto______.

A.reducetheimpactonfeetandlegs

B.makeathleticshoesmuchlighter

C.improvethedurabilityofshoes

D.preventthegrowthofbacteria

11.

Biodiversity,thecontrolofenvironmentallydamagingactivity,andreplenishmentofrenewableresourcesarethe______oftherightkindofeconomicgrowth.

12.

Meritwillhavetostartwithamorelucrativelegaljobinsteadofherfavoriteposition—apublic-interestattorneybecauseshehasto______.

13.

Australianschoolsandsocialinstitutionsmayhavecontributedtotheproblemofsuicideamongboysbyfocusingongivinggirlsmoreopportunitieswhileleavingboysontheirown.

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14.

Universitiesandcollegesoffercertificationprogramsorstudiesto______.

A.enablestudentstobecompetitiveinWebsitesearchoptimization

B.attractWeb-basedcompaniestosendemployeesbacktoschool

C.maximizerelationshipsbetweenthemandWeb-basedcompanies

D.boostreputation,extendinfluenceandmaximizerevenue

15.Youdon'thavetobe18:Goingtocollegeasanadult

Everysooften,especiallywhenI'mfeelingdown,Itakeoutmyoldcollegenotes,textbooksanddiplomas,andtakealittlestrolldownmemorylane.IrememberthefunIhadincollege,thepeopleImet,theprofessorswhotaughtmeandtheexperiencesthatchangedmylife.AndI'mgladImadethesacrifices.

Aftergraduatinghighschool,Ithoughtcollegewasn'tforme.Iservedafour-yearstintintheU.S.MarineCorps,andthentookajobwiththepostalservice.Inmynavet,Ithoughtthatmovingupwithintheagencywouldbefairlyeasy.Iwasbright,knowledgeable,eagertolearnnewthingsandwillingtoputinthetimeneededtodevelopmyself.ButIranintoabrickwall.Itseemedtherewasaninsidetrack,andIwasdefinitelynotonit.Afteraboutayearandahalf,Irealizedthatmychancesofadvancementwerenil,anditwastimetodosomethingaboutit.

Ifloatedtheideaofattendingcollegetomycoworkersandsuperiorsandtheresponsewasmostlynegative.Buttherewereafewpeoplewhothoughtitwasagoodidea,andIdidaLotofthinking.Isawtwochoices:1.StaywhereIwas,miserableinalow-leveljob.2.Takeachanceandgivecollegeatry.SincemyjobwasLeadingmenowhere,Idecidedtostartcollege.

Overcomingtheinitialobstacles

WhenIstarted;Iencounteredalotofresistancefrompeopleatwork.Thephrase"careerstudent"wasbandiedaboutatme,asifIwaslearningnothingpracticalandbasicallytryingtoavoidgrowingup.Actuallyitwastheotherwayaround,Isawstayinginmyjobasawaytoavoidfacingresponsibilities,andcollegeasamorerealworld—andanislandofsanityinmylife.

Whileitmadelittledifferencetomeifmycoworkersorbossessupportedmydecisiontoattendcollege,Ididwantmyfamilybehindme.Thesupportwasthere-Ididn'tneedanyfinancialhelp,butIgotalotofmoralsupportfrommyparents,aswellasfromfriendsandrelatives.

ProbablythebiggestobstacleIfaced,sinceIwasplaguedbydoubtsaboutmyownintelligenceandabilities,wasjustgettingstarted.IdecidedtostartclosetohomeanddomyfirsttwoyearsofcollegeatPalmBeachCommunityCollege,whichwasonthewaytowork,andthentransfertoFloridaAtlanticUniversity,whichwasmoreoutoftheway.

IhaddrivenpastthecampusofPalmBeachCommunityCollegeseveraltimes.Inthespringof1987,Ifinallyworkedupthenervetogointotheadmissionsoffice.Formanypeoplethatfirststepisabigone,andit'seasytobelievethatoneissteppingintoanabyss,butPBCCwasflexibleenoughforme.IhadtotaketheAmericanCollegeTestand,afterscoringwellonthat,wasabletoregisterforclasses.MyfirstclasswasintroductiontotheSocialSciences,andfromthemomenttheprofessorbegantolecture,IknewIhadfoundaplacewhereIcouldlearnandgrow.

CultureShock

Youmightexpecttoexperiencecultureshockincollegeafteryourday-to-dayexperiences.Ifound,instead,thatmostofthecultureshockhappenswhenyouleaveclassandgobacktowork.Forwhileyourcoworkersandbossesarenotchanging,youare.

Youmayfindyourselfcollidingwiththepeopleatwork.Theymayfindthatyournewhabits,likestudyingduringbreaksandlunch,andnotgoingtothelocalbartodrinkandgripeaboutwork,aredisturbingthestatusquo(当前的状况).

Youmayevenbetemptedtogiveup.Pleasedon't.Itmaybedifficult,youmaybeexhaustedandyoumayhavetotuneoutcriticism,butIcantellyoufromexperiencethatit'sallworthitonthedayyouputonthecapandgownandreceiveyourdiploma.

Collegelifeforadults

Soyou'vegoneanddoneit.Youhavebeenacceptedformatriculation(注册入学)atacommunitycollegeoru

A.hecouldseenohopeofmovinguptheladderinthepostalagency

B.hewaseagertolearnnewthingsallhislife

C.hisrelativesandfriendsurgedhimtoreceivefurthereducation

D.withoutadiplomahecouldnotget'promotioninhisorganization

16.ABriefHistoryofAmericanAnti-SmokingCampaigns

TheFirstAnti-SmokingTreatise

TobaccoisanativeAmericanplantthatwasfirstusedasasmokingsubstanceinthereligiousceremoniesofIndianmedicinemenincoastalregionsofNorthandSouthAmerica.ItsusehadbecomewidespreadinEuropebythelate1500s,butwasnotwellreceivedbyall.KingJamesIofEnglandpublishedwhatmaybeconsideredthefirstanti-smokingtreatisein1604,whichdescribedtobaccosmokingas"acustomloathsometotheeye,hatefultothenose,harmfultothebrain,dangeroustothelungs".

DespiteKingJames'effort,tobaccouse,intheform.ofsnuffdippingandpipesmokingspreadinEnglandandthenquicklythroughouttheworld.TheEnglishcolonialcompanies,workingagainstthewishesoftheroyalfamily,promotedtheuseoftobacco.TobaccobecameaprofitableexportforthenewlyformedAmericancolonies.

Itwasnotuntilthe20thcenturythatlargenumbersofpeoplebegantousetobaccoinamuchmoredeadlyform.cigarette.Cancersofthemouth,lips,throatandnosehadalreadybeenlinkedwiththeuseofsnuff,cigarsandpipesbyafewastute(敏锐的)physicians.Withthedevelopmentoftheblendedcigarette,smokershadthe"advantage"ofbeingabletoinhalesmokeintotheirlungs,moreefficientlyexposingtheentirebodytomanyoftobacco'sharmfulsubstances.Theepidemicofcigarette-relateddiseasessoonfollowed.

TheGreatCigaretteAdvertisingCampaign

Before1915,cigaretteswerenotparticularlypopular.However,beginninginWorldWarⅠcigarettesalesrosesharply,boostedbydistributiontosoldiersandsailors,theinventionofmatchpacksandanunprecedentedpostwarcigaretteadvertisingcampaign.

Duringthewar,GeneralJohnJ.Pershingstated"youaskmewhatweneedtowinthiswar...Ianswertobaccoasmuchasbullets."CigarettesweresentoverseastoAmericantroops.Theyweresomuchmoreconvenienttosmokeinthetrenchesthanpipesorcigars.Millionsofsoldiersthustookupcigarettesmokingduringthewarandcontinuedtheirhabitoncetheyreturnedhome.

Thegreat20thcenturycigaretteadvertisingcampaignbeganrightafterWorldWarI,capitalizingonthepatriotismthataccompaniedthewareffort.Theadsoftenfeaturedtestimonials(证明)bymoviestars,athletesandevendoctors,whowentsofarastosuggestthatgoodhealthandgoodlooksweretherewardsofsmoking.Somecigarettemanufacturersmadeparticularlyboldhealthclaimsfortheirproducts,advertisingthattheirbrandcouldsteadythenervesorevenpreventsmoker'scough.

Theadvertisingcampaignsweresoeffectivethatby1939,aFortunemagazinesurveyshowedthat53percentofalladultAmericanmensmokedcigarettes(asdid66percentofthoseunder40).

Thewidespreaduseofcigarettesamongwomenlaggedsome25to30yearsbehindthatofmen.AlthoughafewdatingwomenhadsmokedcigarettesevenbeforeWorldWarI,womendidnottakeupsmokinginlargenumbersuntilthe1940s.DuringWorldWarⅡ,cigaretteswereagainsenttreetoAmericanmilitary.Athome,cigaretteadvertisingwastargetedatfemales,whohadtakenovertraditionalmalejobs.

FirstClues

Unknowntothesmokingpublic,animpressiveamountofspeculation--andsomehardscientificevidence--whichlinkedsmokingwithdiseasehademergedbetween1920and1940.Tobaccocompanieschosetoignorethisevidenceandcontinuedtopromotecigarettesheavily.

Bytoday'sstandards,themedicalevidencegatheredagainstcigarettesby1940wouldhavebeenenoughtostimulateathoroughinvestigationofthematterandtheextensivecoverageinthepopularpress.Unfortunately,thiswasnotthecaseatthetime.

Fewpeoplewereawareoftheevidence,andthosew

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17.

Theyhadverydifferentpointsofviewabout______,whichwassoextremethatIgrewcuriousandintrigued.

18.(11)

19.

Duringthedisputeprocessbetweenthesellerandthebuyer,eBayplaystheroleof______.

20.

SinceNancyWoods'sparentsmovedintotheTorontonursinghometheybecamehealthierphysically,buthadnewproblemswith______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B2】

22.(31)

A.Bycarefulrepetition.

B.Bygivingalinkbetweentwoparts.

C.Byaskingtheaudiencequestions.

D.Byusefulinformation.

23.SectionC

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

听力原文：TheUniversityLibraryisoneofthelargest(36)academiclibrariesinthecountry,witha(37)bookstockofsometwomillionvolumes.Thereisanactivecollectionforallsubjectswhicharetaughtorresearchedat(38)postgraduatelevelintheUniversity.TheLibraryalso(39)functionsasanationalresourcecenterincertainsubjectareas.

For(40)advancedresearchinthehumanities,andinthehistoryofthesocial,naturaland(41)physicalsciences,theUniversityLibraryhas(42)particularlyimpressivespecialcollectionsof(43)uniqueandrareprimarymaterials,bothmanuscript.andprinted,whichattractscholarsfromallovertheworld.(44)Theyaresupplementedbythereadyavailabilityofmicroform.copiesofsimilarmaterials,theoriginalsofwhichareheldinotherlibrariesorrecordoffices.

TheUniversityLibraryishighlyautomated,andthebenefitsofthisforreadersareespeciallyevidentandamicrocomputerclusterforfreestudentuse.

(45)Inadditiontoprovidingaccesstoitsowncollectionsofprintedandotherinformationformats,theUniversityLibraryoffersextensivesupportservices.Theseincludereferenceandenquiryservices,individualandgrouptrainingintheeffectiveuseofinformationtechnologyandothersources,interlibraryloans,librarypublications,photocopyingandotherreprographicservices,andbindingandconservation.

(46)TheMainLibraryhousestheprincipalcollectionsandservicesforthehumanitiessocialsciences,sciencesandengineering.Thereareseparatelibraries,administeredbytheMainLibrary,forfinearts,music,literatureandearlymodemstudies,education,law,chemicalengineering,electronicandelectricalengineering,socialsciences,andmedicineandlifesciences.

TheUniversityLibraryisoneofthelargest【B1】______librariesinthecountry,witha【B2】______ofsometwomillionvolumes.Thereisanactivecollectionforallsubjectswhicharetaughtorresearchedat【B3】______levelintheUniversity.TheLibraryalso【B4】______asanationalresourcecenterincertainsubjectareas.

For【B5】______researchinthehumanities,andinthehistoryofthesocial,naturaland【B6】______sciences,theUniversityLibraryhas【B7】______impressivespecialcollectionsof【B8】______andrareprimarymaterials,bothmanuscript.andprinted,whichattractscholarsfromallovertheworld.【B9】________________________________

TheUniversityLibraryishighlyautomated,andthebenefitsofthisforreadersareespeciallyevidentandamicrocomputerclusterforfreestudentuse.

【B10】_____________________________________Theseincludereferenceandenquiryservices,individualandgrouptrainingintheeffectiveuseofinformationtechnologyandothersources,interlibraryloans,librarypublications,photocopyingandotherreprographicservices,andbindingandconservation.

【B11】___________________________Thereareseparatelibraries,administeredbytheMainLibrary,forfinearts,music,literatureandearlymodemstudies,education,law,chemicalengineering,electronicandelectricalengineering,socialsciences,andmedicineandlifesciences.

【B1】

24.(22)

A.Sheisveryvain.

B.Shetriesveryhardtohideherrealagefromothers.

C.Shehadagoodlifewhenshewasyoungerandstillfeelsyoungatheart.

D.Sheisnolongeryoungbutshemanagestolookyoungerbyusingexpensivefacecreams.

25.听力原文：Hiddenpassengerstravelinginships,trains,orevencarscanbeaterriblenuisance,especiallywhentheyareinsects,Inthisrespect,thereisagreatdifferencebetweenhumanbeingsandinsects.Theformermakeeverypossibleefforttoavoiddiscovery,whilethelatterquicklydrawattentiontothemselves.

WecanonlysympathizewiththeunfortunatemanwhohadtostophisearsoonaftersettingoutfromacountryvillagetodrivetoLondon.Heatingastrangenoisefromthebackofthecar,henaturallygotouttohavealook.Heexaminedthewheelscarefullybutashefoundnothingwrong,hecontinuedonhisway.Thenoisebeganalmostimmediatelyandnowitwaslouderthanever.Quicklyturninghishead,themansawwhatappearedtobeagreatblackcloudfollowingthecar.Whenhestoppedatavillagefurtheron,hewastoldthataqueenbeemustbehiddeninhiscarastherewerethousandsofbeesnearby.

Onlearningthis,themanrealizedthattheonlywaytoescapewouldbetodriveawayasquicklyaspossible.Afteranhour'sharddriving,hearrivedinLondonwhereheparkedhiscaroutsideahotelandwentintohaveadrink.Itwasnotlongbeforeacustomerwhohadseenhimarrivehurriedintoinform.himthathiscarwascoveredwithbees.Thepoormotoristtelephonedthepoliceandexplainedwhathadhappened.Thepolicedecidedthatthebestwaytodealwiththesituationwouldbetocallabee-keeper.Inashorttime,thebee-keeperarrived.Hefoundtheunwelcomepassengerhiddennearthewheelsatthebackofthecar.Verygratefultothemotoristforhisunexpectedgift,thekeepertookthequeenandherthousandsoffollowershomeinalargebox.Equallygrateful,themotoristdroveawayinpeace,atlastfreefromthe"blackcloud"whichhadhungoverhiscar.

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A.Abignoise.

B.Astrangenoise.

C.Astranger'snoise.

D.Achild'snoise.

26.(38)

27.(34)

A.Therocketshouldbeinexpensivetoconstruct.

B.Therocketiscapableofliftingheavyspacecraftintoorbit.

C.Therocketshouldbeeasilycontrolled.

D.Therocketshouldbeinexpensivetooperate.

28.

【B6】

29.听力原文：(32)Yourassignmentsthistermwillbetowritetwomajorresearchpapers．Oneofthemostimportantthingsaboutwritingaresearchpaperisgivingpropercreditofyourresourcesofinformation.Failuretodothisiscalledplagiarismwhichisaform.ofintellectualdishonesty.

(33)Plagiarismisakindofstealingoratleastanunauthorizedborrowingofsomeoneelse'sideas.Sometimesinexperiencedstudentswillplagiarizeunintentionally,andthenbesurprisedwhentheteacherwon'taccepttheirpapers,orgivesthemafailinggrade.

Thebestwaytoavoidanunintentionalplagiarizingistobeverycarefulingatheringyourinformation.Asyoutakenotesonbooksandmagazinearticlesaboutthetopicyou'veselected,firsttrytoassimilatetheinformationthoroughly.(34)Secondly,writeitdowninyourownwords.Thisiscalledparaphrasing.Ifyoudoagoodjobofparaphrasing,you'llcapturethemainideafromyoursourcewithoutactuallyusinganyphrasesfromit.(34)Mostofyournotesshouldprobablybeparaphrases.However,occasionallyyoumayfindsomethingyouwishtoquotedirectlyinyourresearchpaper.InthisCase,(35)besurethatyoucopythequotationpreciselyinyournotesandencloseitinquotationmarks.Thatwaywhenyou'refinalizingyourresearchpaper,you'llbeabletorememberwhichofyournotesaredirectquotesandwhichareyourownsummariesofthematerial.Youcanthenincorporatethemappropriatelyandgivetheoriginalauthorpropercredit.

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A.Readingmagazinearticles.

B.Reviewingbookreports.

C.Writingresearchpapers.

D.Selectinginformationsources.

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【B5】

31.

【B7】

32.

【B10】

33.

【B4】

34.听力原文：W:IreallywantsomepeaceandquietwhenIstudyathome．Myroommatesareprettyrowdy．Theyevenbroketheovenyesterday!Ijustdon'tknowhowtocookdinnernow．

M:Whydon'twegooutandgetsomefishandchips?

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

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A.Gooutfishing.

B.Cheerupherself.

C.Cooksomefishfordinner.

D.Dineoutwithhim.

35.听力原文：W:Doyouevergettiredofthesametopicsalwaysbeingdiscussedatcouncilmeetings?

M:DoI?YouknowsometimesIthinksomemembershavenothingbettertotalkabout.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmeanaboutthecouncilmembers?

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A.Theyhaveanarrowrangeoftopicstodiscuss.

B.Theybringupthemostimportantissue.

C.Theyhaveinterestingtopicstodiscuss.

D.Theyhavelittleknowledge.

36.【B3】

37.(26)

A.Athishome.

B.Atthephonebooth.

C.Athisoffice.

D.Athisfriend'shome.

38.听力原文：W:Soyoureallybelievethatclothescarryakindofmessageforotherpeopleandthatwhatweputonisinsomewayareflectionofwhatwefeel?

M:Ohyes,verymuchso.Peoplearebeginningnowtotakeseriouslytheideaofakindofpsychologyofclothing,tobelievethatthereisnotjustindividualtasteinourclothesbutalsoathinkingbehindwhatwewear,whichistryingtoexpresssomethingwemaynotevenbeawareofourselves.

W:Butsurelythishasalwaysbeenthecase.Wealldressupwhenwewanttoimpresssomeone,suchasforajobinterviewwithaprospectiveemployer.

M:True,butthat'saconsciousact.WhatI'mtalkingaboutismoreofasubconsciousthing.Takeforexamplethestudentwhoisawayfromhome:ifhetendstowraphimselfupmorethantheothers,thisisbecauseheisprobablyfeelinghomesick.Similarly,ageneralfeelingofinsecuritycansometimestaketheform.ofover-dressinginwarmerclothesthanarenecessary.

W:Canyougiveanyotherexamplesofthiskind?

M:Yes.Ithinkpeoplewhoaresociableandoutgoingtendtopreferbrighterormoredazzlingcolorsyellows,brightreds,andsoon.Andaggressiveclothesmightindicateanaggressivepersonalityorattitudetolife.

W:Doyouthinkthecare—orlackofit—overthewayweactuallywearourclotheshasanythingtotellus?

M:Yes,indeed.Thelength,forexample,ofaman'strousersspeaksvolumesabouthisawarenessofhisownimage.Or,ifhistrousersarehangingdown,thisprobablymeanshe'sabsorbedbyotherthings.

W:Oh,veryinteresting.Tellmemoreaboutit.

M:OK

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A.Thecolorsofclothing.

B.Theindividualtasteonclothing.

C.Theideaofpsychologyofclothing.

D.Theclothingfashion.

39.

【B8】

40.(25)

A.Toprovidesomeinstructionsfortheelderly.

B.Toremindtheelderlyofthepersonalservicesinthebank.

C.Toasktheclerkstoofferhelpfortheelderly.

D.Tosimplifytheoperationofcomputerizedbankingservices.

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

Whatdoestheword"laid-off'inthepassagemean?

A.Heavily-burdened.B.Old.C.Inexperienced.D.Jobless.

42.NewresearchfromVanderbiltUniversitysuggeststhatwecanremembermorefacesthanotherobjectsandthatfaces"stick"thebestinourshort-termmemory.Thereasonmaybethatourexpertiseinrememberingfacesallowsustopackagethembetterformemory.

"Ourresultsshowthatwecanstoremorefacesthanotherobjectsinourvisualshort-termmemory,"Gauthier,associateprofessorofpsychologyandthestudy'sco-author,said."Webelievethishappensbecauseofthespecialwayinwhichfacesareencoded."

KimCurby,thestudy'sprimaryauthorandapost-doctoralresearcheratYaleUniversity,likenssuchencodingtopackingasuitcase."Howmuchyoucanfitinabagdependsonhowwellyoupackit,"shesaid."Inthesameway,ourexpertisein'packaging'facesmeansthatwecanremembermoreofthem."

CurbyandGauthier'sresearchhaspracticalimplicationsforthewayweusevisualshort-termmemoryorVSTM."BeingabletostoremorefacesinVSTMmaybeveryusefulincomplexsocialsituations,"Gauthiersaid.

"ThisopensupthepossibilityoftrainingpeopletodevelopsimilarlysuperiorVSTMforothercategoriesofobjects,"Curbyadded.

Short-termmemoryiscrucialtoourimpressionofacontinuousworld,servingastemporarystorageforinformationthatwearecurrentlyusing.Forexample,inordertounderstandthissentence,yourshort-termmemorywillrememberthewordsinthebeginningwhileyoureadthroughtotheend.VSTMisacomponentofshort-termmemorythathelpsusprocessandbrieflyrememberimagesandobjects,ratherthanwordsandsounds.

VSTMallowsustorememberobjectsforafewseconds,butitscapacityislimited.CurbyandGauthier'snewresearchfocusesonwhetherwecanstoremorefacesthanotherobjectsinVSTM,andthepossiblemechanismsunderlyingthisadvantage.

Studyparticipantsstudieduptofivefacesonascreenforvaryinglengthsoftime(uptofourseconds).Asinglefacewaslaterpresentedandparticipantsdecidedifthiswasafacethatwaspartoftheoriginaldisplay.Foracomparison,theprocesswasrepeatedwithotherobjects,likewatchesorcars.

CurbyandGauthierfoundthatwhenparticipantsstudiedthedisplaysforonlyabriefamountoftime(halfasecond),theycouldstorefewerfacesthanobjectsinVSTM.Theybelievethisisbecausefacesaremorecomplexthanwatchesorcarsandrequiremoretimetobeencoded.Surprisingly,whenparticipantsweregivenmoretimetoencodetheimages(fourseconds),anadvantageforfacesoverobjectsemerged.

Theresearchersbelievethatourexperiencewithfacesexplainsthisadvantage.Thistheoryissupportedbythefactthattheadvantagewasonlyobtainedforfacesencodedintheuprightorientation,withwhichwearemostfamiliar.Facesthatwereencodedupside-downshowednoadvantageoverotherobjects.

WecanremembermorefacesthanotherobjectsinourVSTMbecause______.

A.wehavebetterknowledgeforstoringfaces

B.faceslastlongerinourmemory

C.wepackagefacesbetterformemory

D.facesareencodedinaspecialwayinourmind

43.

Nowadays,theathletes'expensesarepaid______.

A.outoftheprizemoneyofthewinners

B.outofthefundsraisedbythecompetingnations

C.bytheathletesthemselves

D.bycontributions

44.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Toseekfortruelove,onemustberealistic.

B.Aslongasweareemotionallymature,wecanalwaysenjoythehighoffallinginlove.

C.Lovedoesn'tdieevenifwemakewrongattemptstocontrolourpartners.

D.Themoreoneisloved,thelesssatisfiedheorshefeels.

45.SectionB

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

OnthelastshoppingdaybeforeChristmas,storesacrosstheUnitedStateswerebusybutnotjam-packedasshoppersscrambledforlast-minutegifts,eventhoughsomerefusedtoadmitit.AtBoston'sCopleyMall,asmallcrowdgatheredoutsidethemainentranceofluxurydepartmentstoreNeimanMarcus,butnoonewaitingforthestoretoopenwouldadmittobeingalast-minuteshopper."I'mreallyheretouseagiftcertificateandgetsomethingformyselfandmaybesomeoneelsewithwhat'sleftover,"saidMattDoran,wholivesinBostonandhadbeenwaitingsince8:30a.m.forthestore's10a.m.opening.IlyaPolykoff,whomovedtoBostonfromRussia,saidhewaswaiting"becauseIhadthedayoffandIwantedtogetsomeperfume."ButheinsistedthathewasreallyshoppingearlybecauseforhimChristmascomesinJanuary.TheOrthodoxChristmaswillbecelebratedonJan.7.

"Therearelotsofmenouttheretoday,"saidKarenMcDonald,aspokes-womanformalloperatorTaubmanCenters,afterreturningfromtheLakesideMallinSterlingHeights,Michigan."Thereispanicouttherebutpeopleseemtobeingoodspirits,"shesaid,addingthatmostshoppingtrafficpeakedaroundmidday.AccordingtotheInternationalCouncilofShoppingCenters,December24wasthesixthbusiestholidayshoppingdayin1997,while44percentofholidaysaleswererecordedintheDecember15toDecember24period.EdNally,manageroftheSwatchStoreknownmostlyforitsbrightlycoloredplasticwatches,d