2022-2023年湖南省长沙市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022-2023年湖南省长沙市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Itmaytakelargebodiesofwaterandicedecadestorespondtochangesintemperature.

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2.

Ofallpeoplearoundtheworld,competitivenessisprizedhighestby______.

3.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

4.

Investigators______thenotesprovidedbyMr.Kayefromdoctorsforhisabsence.

5.

BBChasstartedsellingepisodesofsomeprogramstodownloadtoAppleiPodsfor______.

6.

Generallyspeaking,thepersonwhocatchesflucancompletelyrecoverforatlast14days.

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7.BiculturalKids

WhenBrianandCheryBoydwerefirstlookingintoadoptingchildrenfromSouthKorea,acounselorattheChildren'sHomeSocietyofMinnesotawarnedthecouplethatiftheychosetoraiseachildfromKorea,"youwillnolongerbeAmericans.YouwillbeKoreanAmericans."TheBoydstooktheleapandbecametheproudparentsofdaughtersSarah,14,andAnna,11.TheirhomeisfilledwithKoreanartandartifacts,theyhavetraveledtoSouthKoreaseveraltimes,SarahtakespartinalocalKoreandancetroupewithotheradoptedkids,andbothgirlsattend"culturecamp"—aweeklongsummercampinWisconsinwhereyoungKoreanadopteeslearnabouttheirnativeculture,foodandmusic."Maybewe'vegonealittleoverboard,butwefeelwedidn'thavemuchofachoice,"saysBrian,"Wewantedourgirlstofeelconnectedtotheirbirthright."

Therewasatimewhenfamilieswhoadoptedchildrenfromadifferentethnicorracialgroupwereadvisedtocuttiestothepastandassimilatetheyoungstersascompletelyaspossible.Todayadoptionadvocatesagreethatembracingthebirthcultureofthesechildrenisvitalforparentsraisingkidsfromaraceorcultureotherthantheirown."Whenyouraiseachildofanotherrace,youneedtorealizethatyoubecomeaninterracialfamilyandtomakeuseofeverypossibleresourceyoucanfindtointegratewithyourchild'sbirthculture,"saysCheriRegister,authorofAreThoseKidsYours?RaisingChildrenAdoptedfromOtherCountries.

Expertsonbiculturaladoptionshavelearnedsuchlessonsfromyearsofexperience.SusanCox,50,whoworksforHoltInternational,theoldestoverseas-adoptionagencyintheUSandtheorganizationthatarrangedherownadoptionfromSouthKoreain1956,learnedthemfirsthand.ShewasadoptedbyOregondairyfarmersMarvinandJaneGourleyintheearliestwaveofbabiesbroughtintoAmericanhomesandheartsaftertheKoreanWar.TheGourleysdealtwiththeirdaughter'sAsianidentityinawaythatreflectedthethinkingofthetime:theylovedherunconditionallyandencouragedhertobeagoodAmerican.YetasCoxgrewupintinyBrownsville,questionsofidentityandracewerealwayssimmering(内心充满)justbeneaththesurfaceofherall-Americanchildhood.AlookinthemirrortoldCoxthatshewasdifferentfromherparentsandthreeofhersisters,andchildhoodexperiencesemphasizedtheracialisolationfromherlovingfamilyshesometimesfelt."Inanynewsituation,IfeltIalwayshadtoexplainwhoIwasandwhereIwasfrom,"sherecalls.

ItwasthesteadyflowoforphanedandabandonedKoreanchildrenlikeCox,adoptedintoAmericanhomesinthe1950s,thatstartedthetrendoftransracialadoptionshere.Thenumbershavejumpedsincethen:accordingtoitsrecords,in2001morethan19,000childrenfromothercountries—afigurethathastripledoverthepastfiveyears—wereadoptedintoAmericanfamilies.Andsincelegislationpassedin1995dictatingthatadoptionfromthefoster-caresystembecolor-blind,interestintransracialadoptionhasalsoboomed.

DavidGlotzer,53,aninvestmentadviser,andCharlotteMeyer,49,anemergency-roomnurse,didn'tsetouttocrossthecolorlinetobecomeparents,buttheydidn'thesitatetodosowhengiventheopportunitytoadoptAaron,now11.

DaughterHannah,7,followed,BothchildrenareAfricanAmerican,butGlotzer,whoisJewishandfromNewYorkCity,andMeyer,aCatholicwhogrewupinPhoenix,Ariz.,saytheirfamilydealswithracialboundariesdaily.Meyerhadtotakeaclasstolearnhowtobraidandcareforherdaughter'shairproperly,andGlotzersitsontheboardofPACT,thenonprofitagencybasedinSanFranciscothathelpedarrangetheirkids'adoptions.GlotzerandMeyeralsodecidedtoliveonlyinraciallyintegratedneighborhoodsinOaklandandBerkeley,Calif.Theyturneddownachan

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8.

Thevillagegrocer'sassistantsaretiredofgivingextraservicewhentheyfeelaboutit.

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9.

ThestoryofMirabelleillustratesacommonuseofgossip—itmakesthegossipingones______.

10.

MichaelRossresignedandspenthisunemploymenttimeplayingguitarandexploringhislifelonginterestinscriptwritingandthemoviebusinessforhelookedatthisasanopportunity,ratherthanapenalty.

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11.

Inordertocuremusclecontractionheadaches,firstlydoctorswillgetridofthe______ofthepatientwhichisthecauseofthesuffering.

12.

Accordingtoageneraldefinition,amaturetreewouldbeatleast______.

13.

ThecostsofaComputer-BasedRecordingSystemarelowerthanthatofacomponent-basedHardwareSystem.

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14.Nowadaysemployersoftenaskquestionsdesignedto______.

A.findtheinterviewees'shortcomings

B.findthesolutionsofthecompany'sproblems

C.maketheintervieweesrealizetheyneedtolearnmore

D.discovermoreaboutintervieweeandthewaytheintervieweereacttodifferentsituations

15.Whenyourequestcash,themoneymoveselectronicallyfromyouraccounttothehost'saccountto______.

16.

Fromthepassagewecaninferthistextbookiswrittenmainlyfor______toread.

17.

Jessicawentuptotownanddidshoppingthewholeday.

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18.

ThisarticleimpliesthatBrazilisacountrywithwideagriculturalareas.

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19.

Morethantwodecadesago,peopleshowedmuchconcernovertheethicalissuesinvolving"test-tubebabies".

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20.

Somepsychologistsinsistthatdreamscontainimageswithuniversalmeanings.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(35)

A.Helaughedatthepolice.

B.Helookedforwardtogoingtoprison.

C.Hetookhisbottleswithhim.

D.Hewentwiththepolicewithoutastruggle.

22.

【B8】

23.(18)

A.4hours.B.6hours.C.12hours.D.18hours.

24.(44)

25.听力原文：(29)Peoplefromdifferentculturessometimesdothingsthatmakeeachotheruncomfortable,sometimeswithoutrealizingit.MostAmericanshaveneverbeenoutofthecountryandhaveverylittleexperiencewithforeigners.Buttheyareusuallyspontaneous,friendlyandopen,andenjoymeetingnewpeople,havingguestsandbringingpeopletogetherformallyorinformally.Theytendtousefirstnamesinmostsituationsandspeakfreelyaboutthemselves.(30)SoifyourAmericanhostsdosomethingthatmakesyouuncomfortable,trytoletthemknowhowyoufeel.Mostpeoplewillappreciateyourhonestyandtrynottomakeyouuncomfortableagain.Andyou'lllearnsomethingaboutanotherculture!

(29)ManytravelersfinditeasiertomeetpeopleintheUSthaninothercountries.Theymayjustcomeupandintroducethemselvesoreveninviteyouoverbeforetheyreallyknowyou.

SometimesAmericansaresaidtobesuperficiallyfriendly.Perhapsitseemsso,buttheyareprobablyjusthavingagoodtime.Justlikeanywhereelse,ittakestimetobecomerealfriendswithpeopleintheUS.

(31)IfandwhenyoustaywithAmericanfriends,theywillprobablyenjoyintroducingyoutotheirfriendsandfamily,andiftheyseemproudtoknowyou,it'sprobablybecausetheyare.Relaxandenjoyit!

(30)

A.TheculturalheritageofAmericans.

B.HowtodealwithAmericans.

C.HowtodobusinesswithAmericans.

D.HowtotraveltoAmerica.

26.(29)

A.Slowexercises.

B.Restormeditation.

C.Restandmeditation.

D.Remainingcomfortable.

27.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Friday'sspeakerissupposedtobewonderful.Areyougoingtoattendtheseminaronthatday?

M:Yes.ButIhaven'tbeenabletogetheticketyet.Sincetheelctureisopentohepublic,Iimaginethattheticketsmayhavealreadybeensoldoat.

Q:Whyisthemanafraidhewon'tbeabletoattendtheseminar?

(12)

A.Hethinksthattherewon'tbeenoughseatsforeverybody.

B.Hethinksthatthespeakerwon'tshowup.

C.Hethinkstheseminarwon'tbeopentothepublic.

D.Hethinksthattheremightnotbeanymoreticketsavailable.

28.(22)

A.Thetime.

B.Theschedule.

C.Whotreats.

D.Bywhatthey'llgo.

29.听力原文：VirginiaBrownisintheninthgradeatAshleyHighSchoolSinceherfirstyearinschool,shehashadperfectattendanceandallhergradeshavebeenA's.However,shegotaCincookingclassandherheartwasbroken.Shedidn'tlikeitsomuchthatherdadfiledacomplaintinfederalcourtaboutit.Hethinksthattheteacher,whoiswhite,discriminatedagainsthisdaughter,whoisblack.(32)HeseekstohavehergradechangedfromaCtoanAandasksforunspecifiedfinancialdamages.

WhenVirginiagottheC,shecriedthewholeweekendandwouldn'tcomeoutofherroom.Thegirlhasn'tbeenthisupsetsincehercatgotrunoverbyacarwhenshewas6yearsold.

Virginiaisamodelstudent,andshe'stheclasspresident.(33)She'sontheswimteam.thevolleyballteam,andthetrackteam.Shebelongstothechessclub,andsheisamemberoftheGirlScoutsandsingsinherchurchchoir.

(34)Thehomeeconomicsteacheris28-year-oldJessicaSmith.Thisisherfirstyearteaching.MsSmiththoughtthatdiscriminationwasabsolutelynottheissue.SomeofherbestfriendsareAfrican-Americansandthatisn'tablackandwhiteproblem.Andsheisgoingtosuethemfordefamationofcharacterandwhateverelseherlawyercomesupwith.

(35)Theschoolprincipal,whogrewupinIndia,saidthathebackedMsSmith100percent.HethoughtthatVirginiawasanexcellentstudent,whowouldhavenoproblemgettingintothebestuniversitiesevenwithaCincooking.

(33)

A.Heonlywantstochangehisdaughter'sgrade.

B.Hewantstohavetheteacherapologizetohisdaughter.

C.Heonlyasksforcompensationforemotionaldamages.

D.Hewantstochangethegradeandcompensation.

30.(28)

A.Becauseitcansendemail.

B.Becauseitoffersonlinediscussion.

C.Becauseitisvisibleandaudible.

D.Becauseitprovideschattingservice.

31.听力原文：Ourcultureisconcernedwithmattersofself-esteem.Self-respect,ontheotherhand,mayholdthekeytoachievingthepeaceofmindweseek.Thetwoconceptsseemverysimilarbutthedifferencesbetweenthemarecrucial.

Toesteemanythingistoevaluateitpositivelyandholdithighregard,butevaluationgetsusintotroublebecausewhilewesometimeswin,wealsosometimeslose.Torespectsomething,ontheotherhand,istoacceptit.

Thewordacceptancesuggeststosomereadersthatourculturedoesindeeddealwiththisideaofself-respect;afterall,don'twehavetheconceptthatitisimportanttoacceptourlimitations?Aren'tmanyofusencouragedtochangethethingswecanchange,acceptthethingswecannotchangeandknowthedifferencebetweenthetwo?

Thepersonwithself-respectsimplylikesherselforhimself.Thisself-respectisnotdependentonsuccessbecausetherearealwaysfailurestocontendwith.Neitherisitaresultofcomparingourselveswithothersbecausethereisalwayssomeonebetter.Therearetechniquesusuallyemployedtoincreaseself-esteem.Self-respect,however,isagiven.Wesimplylikeourselvesbecauseofwhoweareandnotbecauseofwhatwecanorcannotdo.

Myrecentresearch,withJudithWhiteandJohnnyWalshatHarvardUniversity,pointstotheadvantageofself-respect.Comparedtothosewithhighself-esteemwhoarestillcaughtinanevaluativeframework,thosewithself-respectarelesspronetoblame,guilt,regret,lies,havesecretsandstress.

29．Whatdowelearnaboutself-esteem?

30.Whatdowelearnaboutpeoplewithself-respect?

31.Whatdoesthespeakermeanbysaying"Self-respectisagiven"?

32.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

(33)

A.Itisthesameasself-respect.

B.Itistotallydifferentfromself-respect.

C.Itistoevaluatepositivelyandholdhighregard.

D.Itistothinkonlythepositiveevenwhenwelose.

32.(15)

A.Somerocks.B.Herticket.C.Hersuitcase.D.Herhandbag.

33.

【B9】

34.(26)

A.Becausetheirchildrenwilltakeitforgranted.

B.Becausetheotherfamilymemberswillthinkitunfair.

C.Becausetheirchildrencannotmanagetheirbudgetswell.

D.Becausetheirchildrencantellthevalueoftheiraward.

35.(45)

36.(16)

A.Itisnottheirs.

B.Ithassomeproblems.

C.Itisoutofwarranty.

D.Itwasstolen.

37.听力原文：W:Joe,Ithoughtyourarticleintheschoolnewspaperwasrightontarget.Youcertainlyconvincedmeanyway.

M:ThankyouMary.Unfortunately,basedonthegeneralresponse,youandIaredefinitelyintheminority.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

(16)

A.Theman'sarticlewaswrittenterribly.

B.Theman'sarticlewascompletelyoffthepoint.

C.Theman'sarticlewasnotacceptedbythegeneralpublic.

D.Theman'sarticlewasbasedonthegeneralpublic.

38.听力原文：M:I'vebeenrunningamileeveryafternoonforthepastmonth.ButIstillhaven'tbeenabletolosemorethanapoundortwo.Iwonderifitisworthit.

W:Italwaysseemshardwhenyouarejuststartingout.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(16)

A.Themanshouldstartrunningdaily.

B.Shealsopreferstoexerciseintheafternoon.

C.It'simportanttowarmupbeforeexercising.

D.Themanshouldcontinuehisexerciseprogram.

39.(34)

A.Informationinshort-termmemoryisdifferentfromthatinlong-termmemoryonlyincontent.

B.Long-termmemorycanbeachievedonlybytraining.

C.Itiseasiertotestshort-termmemorythanlong-termmemory.

D.Henninggaveatestonvocabularytohissubjects.

40.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:IhopeyoulikethenovelIlentyou.Iwasn'tsurewhetheritwasthekindofbookyouwouldbeinterestedin.

M:Youknow,Ihadthesamedoubtatfirst.ButonceIstartedIsimplycouldn'tputitdown.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(12)

A.Hedoesn'tlikethenovel.

B.Heisinterestedinthenovel.

C.Hehasjuststartedreadingit.

D.Hecouldn'tputitdown.

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

Whydidthemothersof1820triedto"breakthewill"ofthechild?

42.

Fromthethirdparagraph,wecanknowthat______.

A.therehasnotbeenatruehumanlikerobotyet

B.computersintherobotsareexpensive

C.robotsmaydowhattheyaretold

D.robotshavebeendesignedtoworkindependently

43.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.Lynchsyndromeisakindofcoloncancer

B.comparedwithaspiringroup,morepeoplewhotookplacebohasdevelopedcoloncancerafterfouryearsaccordingtoJohnBurn'sstudy

C.theeffectsofaspirinagainstcoloncancerwilldisappearoncepeoplestoppedtakingit

D.peoplewithstomachachearesuitabletotakeadailydoseofaspirin

44.

Theword"inextinguishable"means"______".

45.(58)

46.Accordingtothispassage,aSoulCatcherwillbe______.

A.anewinventioninordertocaptureandpreservehumanthoughts

B.madebyBritishscientiststoofferasemblanceofimmortality

C.madeofsiliconcircuitswhichcanindexpeople'snervousactivity

D.anewmachineonwhichradicalresearchmeasureshavealreadymade

47.

Whatwasessentialtoascienceofrefrigerationaccordingtothepassage?

48.

Accordingtothetextthetrendofnewculinarymosaicismostacceleratedby______.

49.

Theauthorseemstothinkthatlessfrequentmeetingswould

A.eliminatetheneedforetiquetteandpoliteness

B.limitthevalueoffriendships

C.detractfromthevalueofsociety

D.makeusmoreawareofthevalueofmen

50.

Thewriterbelievesthattherhythmofourfootstepschangesas______.

51.Whatisnottheresultofglobalization?

A.Theremovalofstatecontrolsontradeandinvestment.

B.Thedisappearanceoftariffbarriers.

C.Thespreadofnewinformationandcommunicationstechnologies.

D.Ownersofcapitalareenabledtomovetheircapitalaroundtheglobemorequickly.

52.

【C6】

53.

Whatwillprobablyhappentoworkersindevelopedcountriesinthehappyending?

A.Theywillgethigherwages.

B.Theywillhavelesscompetition.

C.Theywillgetabiggershareofthenationalincome.

D.Theywillenjoyafasterincreaseinpayment.

54.SectionB

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

Itwasacold,rainyandwhollymiserableafternooninWashington,andahotmuggynightinMiami.ItwasSunday,andthreegameswereplayedinthetwocities.Thepeopleplayingthemandthepeoplewatchingthemtellusmuchabouttheever-changingethnicstructureoftheUnitedStates.

ProfessionalfootballintheUnitedStatesisalmostwhollyplayedbynative-bornAmericancitizens,mostlyverylargeandverystrong,manyofthemblack.Itisagameofphysicalstrength.Linemenroutinelyweighmorethan300pounds.Playersarevaluedfortheirweightandmuscles,forhowfasttheycanrun,andhowhardtheycanhiteachother.Footballdrawsthebiggestcrowds,buttheteamsplayonlyonceaweek,becausetheygetsobattered.

The67204fanswereinMiamiforthefinalgameofthebaseballWorldSeries.BaseballwasonceAmerica'sfavoritegame,buthaslostthatclaimtobasketball.

Baseballisagamethatrequiresstrength,butnothugeness.Agility,quickness,perfectvisionandquickreactionaremoreimportantthanpurestrength.BaseballwasonceapurelyAmericangame,buthasspreadaroundmuchoftheNewWorld.InthatSunday'sfinal,thefinalhitoftheextrainninggamewasdeliveredbyanativeofColumbia.TheMostValuablePlayerinthegamewasanativeofColumbia.TherostersofbothteamswereawashwithHispanicnames,asisMiami,whichnowclaimstheWorldChampionshipisagamethatmaybelosingpopularityinAmerica,buthasgaineditinmuchoftherestoftheworld.BaseballinAmericahastakenonastrongHispanicflavor,withadashofJapaneseaddedforseasoning.

Soccer,whichmanycountriesjustcallfootball,isthemostwidelyenjoyedsportintheworld.Insoccer,whichmanycountriesjustcallfootball,theethnictidehasbeenthereverseofbaseball.Untilrecently,professionalsoccerintheUnitedStateshaslargelybeenanimport,playedbySouthAmericansandEuropeans.Now,Americancitizensinlargenumbersarefinallytakingupthemostpopulargameintheworld.

Basketball,anAmericaninventionincreasinglyplayedaroundtheworld,thesedaysdrawslargecrowdsbackhome.Likewise,hockey,agamelargelyimportedtotheUnitedStatesfromneighboringCanada.Lacrosse,aversionofwhichwasplayedbyNativeAmericansbeforetheEuropeansarrived,isalsogainingakeennationalfollowing.

SportsofallkindsarewinningsupportfromAmericanarmchairenthusiastsfromavarietyofethnicbackgrounds.

Whichofthefollowingcanreflecttheever-changingethnicstructureofAmerica?

A.Sportsman.B.Audience.C.Bothofthem.D.Noneofthem.

55.

【C3】

56.Universities'effortstoattractstudentsindicatethat______.

A.thereisanexcesssupplyinsomeBritishuniversities

B.Britishstudentsshownointerestingoingtocolleges

C.theaveragetuitionfeeswillgodownunderpressure

D.topschoolslosetheedgeoverneweronesintheenrollment

57.

Theauthor'sattitudetowardthecommunicationsrevolutionis______.

A.positiveB.criticalC.indifferentD.tolerant

58.

Whenthemarketcrashed,thepricesoftulipsfellby______percentofthehighestprices.

59.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Today,somecriticsarguethatprogressonenvironmentalproblemshasbeenelusive(难以捉摸的，难以理解的).Thereissometruthinthat.Inthelastdecade,environmentalproblemshave【C1】______acrosstheglobe.

Yetoverthesame10years,societyhas【C2】______itsresourcestoaddressthesechallenges.Theoriginalresponsewasslow.Butitisgatheringspeed,withtechnologicalbreakthroughsandagrowingawarenessthatacleanenvironmentisessentialfordevelopment.

Ofcourse,weshouldgreatlyintensifyeffortstotacklepovertyandenvironmental【C3】______.

Theyendangerourhealth,securityandtheinnumerablebenefitsthatcometousfromnature.

Butweshouldalsorememberourrealaccomplishments.Wehaveslashedemissionsofchemicalsthat【C4】______theozonelayerandthreatenhumanhealth.Industrializednationslargelyeliminatedchlorofluoro-carbonsandhalons,themajorozone-threateninggases.Andmanydevelopingcountriesareaheadofthetimetablethatgivesthemuntil2010tophaseoutthosegases.

Wearerelyinglessondirtyfuels.Fivemillionenergy-efficientlightshavebeeninstalledinpoorcountriesandthosewith【C5】______economies.Windpowergenerationcapacityhasincreasedfromnearzeroto1700megawatts.Virtuallyunknownin1992,solarhomesystemsusingphoto-voltaictechnologynowprovidepowertomorethanamillionruralhouseholds.Atleast30majorcompanieshave【C6】______toinvesting＄10to＄15billioninrenewableenergyoverthenextfiveyears.

Theprivatesectorisplayinganincreasinglyconstructiverole.Thisisanacknowledgmentthatpreservingtheenvironmentisbothgo