2022-2023年福建省龙岩市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022-2023年福建省龙岩市大学英语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.

SomeexpertsbelievethatWal-Martdoesharmtotheeconomybecausemanufacturershadtocutdownonexpensesby______.

2.FlirtwithSuicide

ThelifeofDavidWoodswasthestuffofanAustralianboy'sdream.Heplayedprofessionalrugbyleaguefootballinacountrythattreatsathletesasidols.At29,hehadalovingfamily,agirlfriend,a3-month-oldbaby,plentyofmoney,everythingtolivefor.Andforinexplicablereasons,nothingtolivefor.OnNewYear'sEve,Woodscalledhismothertoannouncethathehadsignedanewcontractwithhisteam,GoldenCoast,recallshiselderbrother,Tony.Thenextmorning,,heranahosefromtheexhaustpipetothewindowofhisMitsubishisedan(轿车)andgasseshimself.Hisfamilystillhasnoideawhy.

ThedeathofDavidWoodscameasawake-upcalltoAustralia,whichisoftenvotedastheidealplacetobringupkids.Butthesun,thebeachesandthesportingculturearethecheerybackdroptoadisturbingtrend:YoungAustralianmenarenowkillingthemselvesattherateofoneaday—tripletherateof30yearsago.ThoughmostAustraliansaren'tparticularlysuicidal,theirboysare.In1990suicidesurpassedcaraccidentsastheleadingcauseofdeathamongmalesaged15to24.Fun-lovingAustraliaisnowfarworseoffthanAsiannationsknownforstrictdiscipline.TheyearlysuiciderateforyoungAustralianmalesis2.5timeshigherthaninJapan,HongKong,orSingapore.

PossibleCausesforSuicide

Whyboys?Anationofwide-openspacesandruggedindividualism,AustraliastillidolizesthefilmstarGaryCoopermodelofmasculinity:thestrong,silenttypewhonevercomplains,whoalwaysgetsthejobdone.Inrecentyearsschoolsandsocialinstitutionshaveconcentratedoncreatingnewopportunitiesforequalityforgirls—whileleavingtroubledboyswiththeclassiccommandoftheAustralianfather:pullyourselftogether.It'spasttimetotakeamuchcloserlookatthelivesofyoungmen,someresearchersargue."Peoplethink,'Mykidsaren'tdoingdrags,mykidsaresafeathome',"sayspsychiatristJohnTillerofMelbourneUniversity,whostudied148suicidesand206attemptsinthestateofVictoria."Theyarewrong."

TheHaywards,acomfortablywell-offfamilyinWyong,northofSydney,figuredtheyweredealingwiththenormalproblemsoftroubledteenhood.TheirsonMarkhadputupaposterofrockstarKurtCobain,a1994suicidevictim,alongwithaCobainquote:"IhatemyselfandIwanttodie.""Fromtheageof12,Markhadhisupsanddowns—moodswings,depressionandlowself-esteem,"sayshisfather.TheHaywardssentMarktovariouscounselors,noneofwhomwarnedthathehadsuicidaltendencies.BylastyearMarkwas19,fightingbouts(回合)ofunemploymentandadrugproblem.Hetriedchurch,strugglingtodotherightthing.LastSeptemberhedroppedoutadetoxification(戒毒)program,andapologizedtohisparents."I'veletyoudownagain."Afewdayslater,hismotherfoundMark'sbodyinbush-landneartheirhome.

Inretrospect,MarkHayward'sstruggleswerefarfromuncommon.Thenumberofsuicidestendstokeeppacewiththeunemploymentrate,whichforAustraliansbetween15and19hasrisenfrom19percentin1978,thefirstyeardatawerecollected,to28percentlastyear.Suicideisespeciallyhighamongthemostmarginal:youngAboriginal(土著的)men,isolatedbypoverty,alcoholismandracism.Asinotherdevelopedcountries,Australianfamilieshavegrownlesscohesiveinrecentyears,puttingyoungmenoutintotheworldatanearlierage.Thosewhokillthemselvesoftenthink"it'llmakeiteasierfortheparentsbynotbeingthere".

ThedeepermysteryiswhytheuniversalanguishofgrowingupshouldhavesuchparticularlydevastatingeffectsinAustralia.OneansweristhatthecountryallowseasieraccesstogunsthanmostotherdevelopedAsiancountries.(OneexceptionisneighboringNewZealand,wheregunsareaseasytofind,andthesuiciderateamo

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3.

Inordertogathermuchmoredata,Wal-Martpreferred______tobarcodes.

4.

Smokersandpeoplewhoneversmokewillnotbeoverweight.

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5.

Besideshisbasicsalaryofabout5500yuan,theforeignteacheralsogets______.

6.AccordingtoRubin,theeffectofAuto-Tuneonsingersmaybe______.

A.positiveB.negativeC.exaggeratedD.underestimated

7.

Manyscientistsbelievedthattheycouldproduceananti-AIDSvaccinethatcouldbegiventopeopleto______thedisease.

8.

AtHighTechHigh,______arehiredtoteachcomesonbiotechnologyorwebdesign.

9.Morepeoplewouldusenotesandcointoprotect______whenelectroniccashpaymentsareunderstrictmonitoring.

10.

Defendingthemselvesagainstattack,testpreparationcompaniessaytheircoursesarebasedon______.

11.WhatdoesMargaretHartEdwardssayaboutemployees'romanceintheoffice?

A.Itismorallywrongandmustbebanned.

B.Itposesapotentialriskforthecompany.

C.Itshouldnotbeinterferedasahumanright.

D.It'sbettertogopublicforthesakeofemployees.

12.

Itis______thatmakestheconnectionbetweensibsimportantandstrong.

13.

Itisrecommendedthattheexercisershouldpickupanactivityhe/shelikessothathe/shemay______.

14.HowtoLovetheWorldAsItIs?

Itstruckmerecentlythatalotofpeoplethinktheyknowwhat'swrongwiththisworld,anditalsostruckmethatthey'reallwrong.

Seriously-almosteverypoliticalandreligiousgroup,everyopinionatedperson,everypublicationwithanopinion,hassaidatonetimeoranotherwhattheythinkiswrongwiththisworld.

Sowhat'sreallywrongwiththeworld,inmyopinion?

Notathing.

ThePrevailingWorld-view

Itseemstobeaprevailingworld-viewthattheworldismessedup,thattherearejustafewthingswrongwithit,andifwecouldonlygetthosethingstochange,theworldwouldbegreat.Ifwecouldjusteducatepeopleandgetthemtorealizewhat'swrongwiththisworld,thingscouldchange.

Thistypeofviewoftheworld-andlikeIsaid,Ithinkit'stheprevailingview-stemsfromanidealthatmanypeoplehaveintheirheadsofwhattheworldshouldbelike.Theymightnotrealizetheyhavethatideal,butit'sthere.AndtheworldwillneverreachthisPlatonicideal,becauseit'sjustthisimageofperfectionthatdoesnotmatchreality.Realityandthisidealareincompatible.

SoWhat'sWrongwithThat?

Nothing'swrongwiththat,actually.That'showmostpeopleare,andIdon'tthinkIcanchangethat,norwouldIwantto.Ithoughtitwouldbeaninterestingdiscussion,though,becauseIthinkthisdiscrepancybetweenwhatpeoplethinktheworldshouldbeandwhattheworldreallyiscancauseunhappiness.

Ifyouwanttheworldtobecompletelyvegetarianandkindtoanimals,anditisn'tandwon'tbeintheforeseeablefuture,youwillmostlikelybeunhappy.Ifyouwanttheworldtogobacktohowitwasduringyourchildhood,orduringyourparents'generation,anditisn'tlikelytodoso,you'renotgoingtobehappy.

Thesameistrueofanyofourideals.It'sverypossiblethattherealityofthepeopleinyourlifedon'tmeettheseideals.Thatmightcauseyoutobeunhappywiththem.

Whenrealitydoesn'tmeetideals-anditrarelydoes-webecomeunhappy.

SoWhat'stheAlternative?

I'mnotproposingthatyou,oranyoneelse,changeyourworld-view.Ifyou,oranyoneelse,arehappywiththatworld-view,don'tchangeit.

Butthereisanalternative,andI'mnotsayingit'sbetter.It'stheworld-viewItrytohave:insteadofhavinganideal,stoplookingforperfection.Accepttheworldasitis,andloveitforwhatitis.Acceptpeopleastheyare,andlovethem.

Whatwouldbetheresultofthisalternativeworld-view?Well,Ithinkyou'dbehappier,ifonlybecauseyoudidn'tseetheworldasafundamentallyflawedorevilplace,andbegantoseethegoodintheworld.This,however,isopentoindividualinterpretation,andyourownexperienceislikelytobedifferentthanmine.

Doesthismeanthatweshouldgiveupontryingtomakepositivechangesintheworld?Shouldwestoptryingtomaketheworldabetterplace?No!Don'teverstoptryingtodogoodthings!Eveniftheworldisalreadyagoodplace,wecanalwaysfindhappinessandsatisfactionintryingtodogood,intryingtomakepeople'slivesbetter.

Butwhataboutalltheevilandsufferingintheworld?Shouldweacceptandlovethataswell?That'sthetoughestpart,Ithink.It'shardtoacceptthatpeoplearedyingofdiseasesandfamineandwarandmurderandabuse,andperhapsimpossibletolovethataspectoftheworld.Youdon'thavetoloveit,butithelpstotrytoreallyunderstandit.Whydoesthishappen?Whatarethedeeperreasons?Attheheartofthedeepestreasonsishumanity-weareallflawedcreaturesinsomeway,andthat'swhatmakesushumanandbeautiful.

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A.Theworldisinamess.

B.Humansdon'tknowwhat'swrongwiththeworld.

C.Theworldispromising.

D.Humanscan'tgetadjustedtothechangingworld.

15.

TherearediscrepanciesbetweentrendsinsurfacetemperaturesandthoseinthetroposphereintheAntarctic.

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16.

GrowingpainsareespeciallydestructiveinAustralia,wherepeoplehave______.

17.

InThailand,themostpopularsecondlanguagenowadaysisChinese.

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18.

InordertopreparefortheApollomissions,NASAandBlack&Deckerdevelopedanewkindof______.

A.fuelB.drillsC.oxygensystemD.landingvehicles

19.

Laterhehadtothrow50flashlightbatteriesawaybecause______hadbeendrainedfromthem.

20.

AmongalltheGMcrops,Btgeneshaveprovedmosteffectivein______whenthelargestreductioninpesticideusehasbeenreported.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(14)

A.Sheisexpectingherturn.

B.Shehasfoundvaluableinformation.

C.Sheneedsanotherweektoprepare.

D.Shehasnotpreparedyet.

22.(34)

A.Toreplacephysicaltherapy.

B.Tocontrolbrainseizures.

C.Topreventheartdisease.

D.Torelievetension.

23.(44)

24.(35)

A.Enhancethecontestsofforce.

B.Changepeople'soldmentalhabits.

C.Changepeople'sideologies.

D.Persuademankindtolivewithwar.

25.(25)

A.Arealisticgoalfurlearnersistoreachacertainleveloflanguageproficiency,notnativefluency.

B.Studentscanachievenative-likepronunciationthroughfocusedstudy.

C.Learnersshouldinteractwithnativespeakerstogaingreaterfluency.

D.Teachersneedtohelpstudentsfosteragoodself-esteemandconfidence.

26.【B9】

27.(28)

A.TheywereprotectedbyastrongUnitedStatesNavy.

B.Theyweresupportedbyawell-developedrailroad.

C.Mostcrewmembershadexperienceonforeignships.

D.Aspartownersoftheships,captainsgotsomeoftheprofits.

28.SectionB

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

听力原文：TheEnglishpermanentsettlementsinNorthAmericabeganinthe17thcenturywhenWesternEuropewasundergoinggreatchanges.DuringtheMiddle-ages,EuropewasunderthesinglespiritualauthorityoftheRomanCatholicChurch.Thepeasantsweretiedtothesoilandworkedintheriel&fortheirlords.Merchantsandcraftsmenwerehandicappedbythesocialdisorders.ArtandlearningwerecontrolledbytheChurch.Bythe16thcentury,somenewandpowerfulsocialforcesbegantoemergewhichledtotheawakeningofEuropeandthediscoveryofAmerica.

Thefirstnewforcewasthedevelopmentofcapitalism.Thegrowthofcapitalismproducedtwonewclasses—thebourgeoisclassandtheworkingclass.Withthefastdevelopmentofcommerceandtrade,thebourgeoisiebecameincreasinglypowerfulinpoliticsaswellasineconomy.TheywantedtosharepowerwithfeudallordsandinsomecountriessuchasEnglandtheywantedtohavemorepowerfromthekingsothattheycouldhavefreedevelopment.TheEnglishRevolutionwastheresultofthisgrowthofcapitalism.

ThesecondmajorforcethatbroughtaboutthemoderndevelopmentofEuropewastheRenaissance,whichwasmarkedbyachangingoutlookonlife.TheGod-centeredworldwaschallengedbythegreatprogressinnaturalandsocialscience.ManychallengedtheauthorityoftheBibleandwerewillingtoobserve,experimentandtesttruthsforthem-selves.Thisattitudepushedthedevelopmentoftechnology.

ThethirdinfluenceforcewastheReligiousReformation,areligiousreform.movementthatstartedfromGermany.

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A.Inthe16thcentury.

B.Inthe17thcentury.

C.Inthe18thcentury.

D.DuringtheMiddle-ages.

29.

【B6】

30.(26)

A.Healreadyknowshowtoplay.

B.Hedoesn'tliketoplaygames.

C.Hedoesn'thaveapartner.

D.Hedoesn'thaveenoughfreetime.

31.(32)

A.Theywilltakeoneofthesixmajortests.

B.Theywillbegivenapoptest.

C.Theywillberequiredtoreadashortstoryinclass.

D.Theywillhavetowriteacomposition.

32.听力原文：Naturaldisastersaffectpeopleatalllevels.Theexperiencecancausepeopletofeelangry,helpless,andafraid.

Mentalhealthexpertsareworriedaboutchildrenwhoexperienceatragiceventbeforetheyareelevenyearsofage.Theysaysuchchildrenarethreetimesmorelikelytodevelopmentalproblemsthanthosewhoexperiencetheirfirsttragedylaterinlife.

Expertssaychildrenarebetterabletodealwithatragedyifparents,friendsandotheradultshelpthemunderstandtheexperience.Theysayhelpshouldstartassoonaspossibleaftertheevent.Expertsofferanumberofsuggestionsabouthowtoexplainatragedytochildren.Theysaythathowadultsreacttoachild'sfeelingsandquestionsisimportanttohelpingachildfeelsafeagain.

First,expertssayparentsshouldtrytocontroltheirreactiontothetragedy.Parentsshouldremainascalmaspossible.Theysaychildrenwillreacttowhattheysee.

Next,adultsshouldhelpchildrenfeelsecure.Listentotheworrieschildrenexpress,withoutjudgingthem.Parentsshouldtalktotheirchildren.Tellchildrenrepeatedlythattheyandotherlovedonesaresafe.Also,familymembersneedtogatherinoneareaandspendmoretimetogether.

Someexpertsaskadultstolimittheirtimewithradioortelevisionwhenchildrenarepresent.Expertsalsosuggestthatparentsreturntotheirnormalactivitiesassoonaspossible.Theysaypeopleofallagesliketohaveanestablishedwayofdoingthings.

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A.Helplessness.B.Anger.C.Fear.D.Sorrow.

33.(41)

34.(22)

A.Payforthelostbooks.

B.Reconfirmwiththelibrarythatthebookswerereturned.

C.Checktoseeifthebooksarestillatherhome.

D.ChecktoseeifthebooksareatHenzer'splace.

35.听力原文：M:Jenny,rememberthis:ajobworthdoingatallisworthdoingwell.

W:Oh,yes!Icertainlywon'tforgetit.Butdon'texpectmetosticktothejobjustbecauseitpaysafewmorebucks.Alifeofcontinuousexplorationisalifeworthliving.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromwhatthewomanhassaid?

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A.Shewilldoherbestifthejobisworthdoing.

B.Sheprefersalifeofcontinuedexploration.

C.Shewillsticktothejobifthepayisgood.

D.Shedoesn'tthinkmuchofjob-hopping.

36.听力原文：W:Doyouhavechangeforthecoffeemachine?

M:Sure.Fourquartersallright?

Q:Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

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A.Buyhimselfacupofcoffee.

B.Buyfourquartersofmilk.

C.Refillthecoffeemachine.

D.Handthewomansomemoney.

37.

【B9】

38.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Youspendallofyourtimereadingbooks.Howdoyouexpecttobewell-informedifyouneverreadanewspaper?

M:It'smyopinionthatreadingthenewspaperisawasteoftime.Afamousmanoncesaidthatnewspaperseparatewhatisimportantfromwhatisnotimportantandthenprintthatwhichisnotimportant.

Q:Whyshouldthemanreadnewspapersaccordingtothewoman?

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A.Becausehereadstoomanybooks.

B.Tolearnhowtoseperatetheimportantfromtheunimportant.

C.Tobewell-informed.

D.Becausehealwayswasteshistime.

39.

【B11】

40.听力原文：W:WouldyouliketocometoourEnglishpartythisweekend?I'dlikeyoutomeetmynewfriendsfromAustralia.

M:Sorry,Ican't.IhavetomeetanAmericanfriendattheairportandmakearrangementsforhisspeech.

Q:What'sthemangoingtodo?

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A.He'llhaveaweekendpartyathome.

B.He'llcometoanEnglishpartyathisfriend'shouse.

C.He'llgotomeetsomeoneattheairport.

D.He'llmakearrangementstomeetforeignfriends.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.StaggeringtasksconfrontedthepeopleoftheUnitedStates,NorthandSouth,whentheCivilWarended.Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiersflorabothsideshastobedemobilized,readjustedtocivilianlife,andreabsorbedbythedevastatedeconomy.Civilgovernmentalsohadtobeputbackonapeacetimebasisandinterferencefromthemilitaryhadtobestopped.

ThedesperateplightoftheSouthhaseclipsedthefactthatreconstructionhadtobeundertakenalsointheNorth,thoughlessspectacularly.Industrieshadtoadjusttopeacetimeconditions:factorieshadtoberetooledforcivilianneeds.

FinancialproblemsloomedlargeinboththeNorthandtheSouth.Thenationaldebthadshotupfromamodest565millionin1861,theyearfilewarstarted,tonearly53billionin1865,theyearthewarended.Thiswasacolossalsumforthosedaysbutonethataprudentgovernmentcouldpay.Atthesametime,wartaxeshadtobereducedtolessburdensomelevels.

Physicaldevastationcausedbyinvadingarmies,chieflyintheSouthandBorderStates,hadtoberepaired.Thisherculeantaskwasultimatelycompleted,butwithdiscouragingslowness.

Otherimportantquestionsneededanswering.Whatwouldbethefutureofthefourmillionblackpeoplewhowerefreedfromslavery?.OnwhatbasisweretheSouthernStatestobebroughtbackintotheUnion?

Whatofthesouthernleaders,allofwhomwereliabletochargeoftreason?Oneoftheseleaders,JeffersonDavis,presidentoftheSouthernConfederacy,wasthesubjectofaninsultingpopularNorthernsong,"HangJeffDavisfromaSourAppleTree"andevenchildrensangit.Daviswastemporarilychainedinhisprisoncellduringtheearlydaysofhistwo-yearimprisonment.Butheandtheothersouthernleaderswerefinallyreleased,partlybecauseitwasunlikelythatajuryfromVirginia,asouthernconfederatestate,wouldconvictthem.AlltheleaderswerefinallypardonedbyPresidentJohnsonin1868inanefforttohelpreconstructioneffortsproceedwithaslittlebitternessaspossible.

Theword"demobilized"(Line2,Para1)isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.separatedB.dismissedC.gatheredD.summoned

42.(55)

43.

【C6】______

44.

Thepre-universityexaminationisnecessarybecause______.

45.

InWeldonSpring,peoplefound______.

A.chemicalsinwellWater

B.manysourcesofsurfacewater

C.moreaquifersthanotherplaces

D.chemicalsinthebombfactory

46.Accordingtothepassage,thepurposeofHCZ'sblackeducationisto______.

A.offerstudentsanintegratedsystem

B.reducethenumberofasthmaticchildren

C.getridofpovertyatthefirstplace

D.setupanetworktoprotectstudentsfromhazards

47.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutFrenchmen?

A.Manyofthempreferthemodemlifestyle.

B.Theyactuallyenjoyworkingattheassemblyline.

C.Theyaremoreconcernedwithmoneythanbefore.

D.Theyaremorecompetitivethantheoldgeneration.

48.

Accordingtotheauthor,itisbestforasthmaticstotaketheirmedicines______.

A.atsteadyrates

B.eachmorningandevening

C.whenthediseaseoccurs

D.atmid-afternoon

49.

【C6】

50.

【C4】

51.

Themajorcontributionofthisstudyisto______.

A.developanewresearchtechniqueeasilytransferredfromoneareatoanother

B.makeacomprehensiveanalysisofjuveniledelinquency

C.demonstratethesuccessfulapplicationofnewresearchtechniquesinanewarea

D.modifycreativelythepreviousresearchfindingofjuveniledelinquency

52.

Theauthorprobablyfeelsthat

A.theeducationalsystemissound,andstudentsmustfolloweveryrule

B.parentsalonemusttakeresponsibilityfortheriseinstudentcheating

C.theeducationalsysteminthiscountrywouldbenefitfromathoroughevaluation

D.studentswhocheatshouldbeexpelledfromschool

53.

Atthepresenttime,experimentsarebeingconductedin______.

A.manipulatingweather

B.determiningdensityofpressuregroups

C.30-day"outlooks"

D.controllingstorms

54.

Inthesocietydescribedinthepassage,thelegalstanding,ofthewifeinmarriagewas______.

A.higherthanthatofherhusband

B.lowerthanthatofherhusband

C.thesameasthatofherhusband

D.higherthanthatofasinglewoman

55.Theprocedureofearlyadmissiongrewpopularbecauseithelpedcollegestosecuretherecruitmentof_____.

56.Thecommoncoldistheworld'smostwidespreadillness,whichisprobablywhytherearemoremythsaboutitthananyoftheotherplaguesthatfleshisheirto.

Themostwidespreadfallacyofallisthatcoldsarecausedbycold.Theyarenot.Theyarecausedbyvirusespassedonfrompersontoperson.Youcatchacoldbycomingintocontact,directlyorindirectly,withsomeonewhoalreadyhasone.Ifcoldcausescolds,itwouldbereasonabletoexpecttheEskimostosufferfromthempermanently.Buttheydonot.Andinisolatedarcticregionsexplorershavereportedbeingfreefromcoldsuntilcomingintocontactagainwithinfectedpeoplefromtheoutsideworldbywayofpackagesandmaildroppedfromairplanes.

DuringtheFirstWorldWar,soldierswhospentlongperiodsinthetrenches,coldandwet,showednoincreasedtendencytocatchcolds.

IntheSecondWorldWar,prisonersatthenotoriousAuschwitzconcentrationcamp,nakedandstarving,wereastonishedtofindthattheyseldomhadcolds.

AttheCommonColdResearchUnitinEngland,volunteerstookpartinexperimentsinwhichtheysubmittedtothediscomfortsofbeingcoldandwetforlongstretchesoftime.Aftertakinghotbaths,theyputonbathingsuits,allowedthemselvestobedousedwithcoldwater,andthenstoodaboutdrippingwetindraftyrooms.Someworewetsocksalldaywhileothersexercisedintherainuntilclosetoexhaustion.Notoneofthevolunteerscamedownwithacoldunlessacoldviruswasactuallydroppedinhisnose.

If,then,coldandwethavenothingtodowithcatchingcolds,whyaretheymoreprevalentinthewinter?Despitethemostpainstakingresearch,noonehasyetfoundtheanswer.Oneexplanationofferedbyscientistsisthatpeopletendtostaytogetherindoorsmoreincoldweatherthanatothertimes,andthismakesiteasierforcoldvirusestobepassedon.

Noonehasyetfoundacureforcolds.Therearedrugsandpainsuppressorssuchasaspirin,butalltheydoistorelievethesymptoms.

Accordingtothepassage,therearemoremythsaboutthecommoncoldthananyotherhumandiseasebecause______.

A.itspreadsmorequickly

B.itisthemostwidespreadillness

C.theclimateoftheworldisgettingcolderandcolder

D.fewpeoplecancatchcolds

57.

ThestoryofMiltonGlascrshowsthat______.

A.colorsarenotimportantingeomancy

B.geomancyisusedbyartists

C.geomancyisusedintheWest

D.thefightagainstcrimeisbeingwon

58.Accordingtothepassage,creditcardsarebigbusinessbecausecreditcardcompaniesmakeabigprofitfromboth______.

59.

IntheearlydaysofancientOlympicGames,______.

A.onlymaleGreekathleteswereallowedtoparticipateinthegames

B.allGreeks,irrespectiveofsex,religionorsocialstatus,wereallowedtotakepart

C.allGreeks,withtheexceptionofwomen,wereallowedtocompeteinGames

D.allmaleGreekswarequalifiedtocompeteintheGames

60.WhatdowelearnaboutAndrewBenton'sworkexperience?

A.Hehasnowanunsteadyjobwithoutcorporatewelfarebenefits.

B.WithoutaPh.D.,hewasatadisadvantagewhenapplyingforjob.

C.Hegaveupthechancetotakeatraditionalcorporatejob.

D.Ittakesaboutfouryearsforhimtorealizewhathewantstobe.

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5题)61.

【S9】

62.【S2】

63.

【S7】

64.Nogovernmentisperfect.Oneofthechiefvirtusofademocracy,however,S1.______

isthatitsdefectsarealwaysvisibleandfordemocraticprocessescanbepointedS2.______

outandcorrected.TheGovernmentofGreeceisriotperfect.Neverthelessitsre-S3.______

presents85percentofthemembersoftheGreekParliamentwhowerechosenin

anelectionlastyear.Foreignobservers,including692Americans,considersS4.______

thiselectiontoheafairexpressionoftheviewsoftheGreekpeople.

TheGreekGovernmenthasbeenoperatinginanatmosphereofchaosand

extremism.Ithasmademistake.TheextensionofaidbythiscountrydoesnotS5.______

meanthattheUnitedStatescondemnseverythingthattheGreekGovernmenthas

doneorwilldo.wehavecondemnationinthepast,andwecondemnnow,ex-S6.______

tremistmeasuresoftherightortheleft.Wehaveinthepastadvisedtolerance,

andweadvisethetolerancenow.S7.______

Greece'sneighbor,Turkey,alsodeserveourattention.ThefutureofTur-

keyasanindependentandeconomicalsoundstateisclearlynolessimportanttoS8.______

thefreedom-lovingpeoplesoftheworldthanthefutureofGreece.The

circumstancesinwhichTurkeyfindsthemselvestodayareconsiderablydifferentfromS9.______

thoseofGreece.TurkeyhasbeensparedthedisastersthathavebesetGreece.

Andduringthewar,UnitedStatesandGreatBritainfurnishedTurkeywithma-S10.______

terialaid.

【S1】

65.

【S6】

五、6.Translation(5题)66.Ifyoudon'tliketoswim,______(你不妨呆在家里).

67.First,thejobofacentralbankisnotjusttopreventinflation,butalso______(确保金融的稳定).

68.______(很明显，退休是一个复杂的过渡时期),andtheearlieryoustartplanningforit,thebetter.

69.Thereis______(没有必要在这所学校舍注册),it'sjustadeception.