2022-2023年辽宁省抚顺市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)

2022-2023年辽宁省抚顺市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

YoucangetevacuationdetailsthroughthewaysprovidedbythewebsiteofLasVegasthoughitdoesn'tdisclosethedetailsdueto______.

2.OnlyasmallpercentageofAmerica'shighschoolseniorsplantomajorinengineeringatcollege.

3.

AccordingtoMs.Lynch,oneofthemostcommonwaysthatboysturndowngirlsisby______.

A.runningaway

B.followingothergirls

C.ignorance

D.tellingthetruthtothegirls

4.

Americanhighschoolstudentssinkalmosttothebottominasurveyofmathandscienceliteracybecausetoomanyofthehighschool______inAmericaarenotqualified.

5.

Sinceinreality,mostofusprobablyareonlyinvolvedinthreephase-setofdirections,itismeaninglessforthestudentstonegotiateexhaustivedirections.

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6.

Theauthorsteppedoutoftheliftat______.

7.

In-negotiatingdivorce,mediatorisaskedtopromote______.

8.Untilthenineteensixties,blackpeopleinmanypartsoftheUnitedStatesdidnothavethesamecivilrightsaswhitepeople.LawsintheAmericanSouthkepttiletworacesseparate.Theselawsforcedblackpeopletoattendseparateschools,liveinseparateareasofacityandsitinseparateareasonabus.

OnDecemberfirst,nineteenfifty-five,inthesoutherncityofMontgomery,Alabama,aforty-twoyearoldblackwomangotonacitybus.Thelawatthattimerequiredblackpeopleseatedinoneareaofthebustogiveuptheirseatstowhitepeoplewhowantedthem.Thewomanrefusedtodothisandwasarrested.ThisactofpeacefuldisobediencestartedprotestsinMontgomerythatledtolegalchangesinminorityrightsintheUnitedStates.ThewomanwhostarteditwasRosaParks.Today,wetellherstory.

ShewasbornRosaLouiseMcCauleyinnineteen-thirteeninTuskegee,Alabama.Sheattendedlocalschoolsuntilshewaselevenyearsold.ThenshewassenttoschoolinMontgomery.Shelefthighschoolearlytocareforhersickgrandmother,thentocareforhermother.Shedidnotfinishhighschooluntilshewastwenty-one.RosamarriedRaymondParksinnineteenthirty-two.Hewasabarberwhocutmen'shair.Hewasalsoacivilrightsactivist.Together,theyworkedforthelocalgroupoftheNationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople.Innineteenforty-three,MissusParksbecameanofficerinthegroupandlateritsyouthleader.

RosaParkswasaseamstressinMontgomery.Sheworkedsewingclothesfromthenineteenthirtiesuntilnineteenfifty-five.ThenshebecamearepresentationoffreedomformillionsofAfrican-Americans.InmuchoftheAmericanSouthinthenineteenriffles,thefirstrowsofseatsoncitybuseswereforwhitepeopleonly.Blackpeoplesatinthebackofthebus.Bothgroupscouldsitinamiddlearea.However,blackpeoplesittinginthatpartofthebuswereexpectedtoleavetheirseatsifawhitepersonwantedtositthere.RosaParksandthreeotherblackpeoplewereseatedinthemiddleareaofthebuswhenawhitepersongotonthebusandwantedaseat.Thebusdriverdemandedthatallfourblackpeopleleavetheirseatssothewhitepersonwouldnothavetositnexttoanyofthem.Thethreeotherblacksgotup,butMissusParksrefused.Shewasarrested.SomepopularstoriesaboutthatincidentincludethestatementthatRosaParksrefusedtoleaveherseatbecauseherfeetweretired.Butsheherselfsaidinlateryearsthatthiswasfalse.Whatshewasreallytiredof,shesaid,wasacceptingunequaltreatment.Sheexplainedlaterthatthisseemedtobetheplaceforhertostopbeingpushedaroundandtofindoutwhathumanrightsshehad,ifany.

AgroupofblackactivistwomeninMontgomerywasknownastheWomen'sPoliticalCouncil.Thegroupwasworkingtoopposethemistreatmentofblackbuspassengers.Blackshadbeenarrestedandevenkilledforviolatingordersfrombusdrivers.RosaParkswasnotthefirstblackpersontorefusetogiveupaseatonthebusforawhiteperson.ButblackgroupsinMontgomeryconsideredhertobetherightcitizenaroundwhomtobuildaprotestbecauseshewasoneofthefinestcitizensofthecity.

Thewomen'sgroupimmediatelycalledforallblacksinthecitytorefusetorideoncitybusesonthedayofMissusParks'trial,Monday,Decemberfifth.Theresultwasthatfortythousandpeoplewalkedandusedothertransportationonthatday.Thatnight,atmeetingsthroughoutthecity,blacksinMontgomeryagreedtocontinuetoboycottthecitybusesuntiltheirmistreatmentstopped.Theyalsodemandedthatthecityhireblackbusdriversandthatanyonebepermittedtositinthemiddleofthebusandnothavetogetupforanyoneelse.TheMontgomerybusboycottcontinuedforthreehundredeighty-onedays.ItwasledbylocalblackleaderE.D.Nixo

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9.

CuttingbudgetforscienceresearchanddevelopmentfurthersmothersincentivesforAmericanstudentsto______.

10.

Ifmanypeoplehavedemandforthenetworkatthesametime,thedatacommunicationwillbedifficultevenwith4Gtechnology.

11.

Mistakesinglobalmarketingcanbeembarrassinglyhumorous,butwillinevitablyweakenacompany'spositioninthemarket.

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12.

______canposeabigproblemtotheenvironment.

13.

"5-a-day"(Line2,Para.6)meansconsumingdaily______offruitsorvegetables.

14.

Followingitsfounder'slead,Hondahasalwaysbeenaleaderintechnology,especiallyintheareaof______.

15.AccordingtoBoese,manypeoplebelievedthereportofSwissspaghettiharvestbecausetheBritishdidnotknow______.

16.

Warner,wantstousetheInternettoreachviewersinsteadofdependingoncablenetworksandlocalTVstations.

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17.AIDS

ThediseaseAIDShasbecometheleadingcauseofdeathamongyoungadultsinAmerica.Muchrecent

AmericanculturedealswithpeoplelivingwithordyingofAIDS.ThestoryofAIDSanditseffectonAmericanlifeisnotstorytodayontheVOASpecialEnglishprogramTHISISAMERICA.

AIDSisAcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome.ThehumanimmunodeficiencyviruscalledHIVisbelievedtocauseAIDS.Thereisnocure.Peoplewhogetthediseasewilldie.AIDSitselfdoesnotkill.However,itattacksanddestroysthebody'sdefensesystemthatfightsagainstinfection.Whenthishappens,apersonhaslittleabilitytofightoffmanyotherdiseasesincludingpneumonia,cancerandtuberculosis.

ArecentgovernmentreportsaysAIDSistheleadingcauseofdeathamongAmericansbetweentheagesof25and44.ThereportsaysdeathscausedbyAIDSinthisagegrouphaveincreasedeveryyearsincethediseasewasfirstrecognizedin1981.Lastyearmorethan80thousandnewAIDScaseswerereportedintheUnitedStates.

Studiesshowthatin1993mostofthenewcaseswereamongminoritypopulations,especiallyAfrican-AmericansandHispanics.

AnewstudysaysthenumberofwomenintheUnitedStateswithAIDShasincreasedsharply.ThestudysaysAIDSisincreasingfasteramongwomenthanamongmen.EighteenpercentofAIDSpatientsarewomen.Thisisalmost3tiestherate10yearsago.MostwomengettheAIDSvirusfromhavingsexualrelationswithmen.regnantwomenwiththediseasecanpassittotheirbabies.TheeffectofAIDSinAmericaisgreatestinlargecities.AIDSistheleadingcauseofdeathamongallpeoplein79cities.Itistheleadingcauseofdeathamongwomenin15cities.TheseincludeNewYorkCityandMiami,Florida.

DoctorsintheUnitedStatesfirstnotedAIDS14yearsagoinhomosexualmeninNewYorkandCalifornia.IntheUnitedStatesAIDSspreadfirstamonghomosexualmen.Thenitappearedinpeoplewhosharedneedlestoputillegaldrugsintotheftblood.Italsoappearedinpeoplewhohadreceivedinfectedbloodproductsathospitals.TheAIDSvirusisspreadthroughtheexchangeofinfectedbloodorbodyfluidsreleasedduringsexualactivity.Italsoisspreadbyhavingsexualrelationswithsomeonewhobasthevirus.Anditisspreadbysharingdrugneedlesthathaveinfectedbloodonthem.

HealthofficialsintheUnitedStatesbelievethatpubliceducationisthebestwaytolimitthespreadofAIDS.Inthepastfewyears,publicprogramshavetaughtchildrenandadultsthefactsaboutAIDS.TeenagersandadultshavebeentaughthowtoprotectagainstAIDS,Onemethodistouserubberdevicescalledcondomsduringsexualrelations.

Morethan440thousandpeopleintheUnitedStateshavegottenAIDSsincethediseasewasfirstrecognized.Morethan250thousandofthemhavedied.FactsaboutAIDSarecollectedbytheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventioninAtlanta,Georgia.HaroldJaffeisanofficialthere.Dr.JaffesaystheeffectofAIDSonAmericansocietyisgreaterthanthenumbersofdeath.ThisisbecauseAIDSmainlykillsyoungpeople—thefutureofthenation.

AIDShascreatedmanykindsofreactionsinAmerica.ManypeoplearefrightenedbythethreatofAIDS.Somehavechangedtheirsexualactivitytoreducetheirchancesofgettingthedisease.SomehateandfearpeoplewithAIDS.Othershavegreatsympathyforpeoplelivingwiththedisease.AIDSactivistshavetriedtoreducethepublic'sfearofpeoplewithAIDS.TheywanttoshowthatpeoplewithAIDSarejustlikeotherpeople.PrivategroupshavedonealottohelppeoplewithAIDS.TheyorganizesupportgroupswherepeoplewithAIDSandtheirfamiliescandiscusstheirproblems.ThesegroupsalsohaveestablishedmanyspecialcenterswherepeoplewithAIDScanreceivetreatment.

Many

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18.It'snecessaryforyoutobuildsincererelationshipswithpeopleinyourprofessionaswellasthose______.

19.

StudydoneinSwissandCornellUniversityindicatedthatBtcropscouldhaveunreasonableadverseeffectsoninsectsinthefield.

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20.InCanada'scase,thecoststothedeprivationofpeople's______ismuchgreaterthantherecoverybill.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(33)

A.Torestorethenormalproductionoftheoilwells.

B.Toestimatethelossescausedbythefires.

C.Toremovetheoilleftinthedesert.

D.Tousetheoilleftintheoillakes.

22.(43)

23.

【B7】

24.听力原文：Wecanagreewithprimitivemanthatfondisabasicneed.butwedifferfromhiminourfoodwantsbecauseofthewidevarietyoffoodwehaveavailablecomparedwithhim;wehaveawiderchoice.Takefruitforexample,notonlycanweenjoythefruitsgrowninhiscentury,butbecauseofmodernmethodsoftransportandfoodpreservation,wecanalsoenjoymorefruitsfromforeigncountries,whereasprimitivemanislimitedinhischoicetothekindsoffruitwhichactuallygrowwherehelives.

Howevertheydifferinsatisfyingtheirhunger,primitiveandcivilizedmenbothexperiencethebasicneedforfood.

Thesameistrueofthesecondofourhumanneeds.Clothingisnecessarymregulatetheheatofourbodies.Sinceweliveinatemperateclimateweneedmoreclothesthanpeoplelivingintropicalconditions.Likewise.ourclothingneedstochangewiththeseasons.

Shelter,thethirdofourneeds,dependsupontheclimate,theskillofthebuilder,one'ssocialposition,andthematerials,available.Thesimpleshelterofprimitivemanwouldnotdoforus,andyetitsatisfieshisneeds.Thethree-bedroomsuburbanhouseoftheaveragefamilywouldnotbegrandenoughforarichfamily,andyetthemodemhousecontainsmanyofthematerialcomfortswhichweredeniedtotheKingsandQueensofold.

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A.Foodisnolongerabasicneedforus,whileitwasforprimitivepeople.

B.Weeatawidevarietyoffood.

C.Wenolongereatfruitthatprimitivepeopleeverate.

D.Weeatmorefoodthanprimitivepeopledid.

25.(26)

A.He'salreadyhelpedheralot.

B.Sheknowshe'sverybusy.

C.Shedoesn'tneedanyhelp.

D.Hedoesn'tknowenoughchemistry.

26.

【B3】

27.(24)

A.Theepidemichasbeenbroughtundercontrol.

B.Therearesignsofprogressinthepeaceprocess.

C.Greatimprovementsarebeingmadeinitscapital.

D.There'slittlehopeofbringingtheconflicttoanend.

28.(32)

A.Byforcingthemfarming.

B.Byaffectingthequalityofsoils.

C.Byaddingchemicalsandpollutethewaterways.

D.Byaffectingtheenvironmentstheylivein.

29.

【B4】

30.

【B8】

31.(35)

A.JapanesestudentsstudymuchharderthanColumbianstudents.

B.ColumbianstudentsscorehigherthanJapanesestudentsinmath.

C.Columbianstudentsaremoreoptimisticabouttheirmathskills.

D.Japanesestudentshavebetterconditionsforstudy.

32.

【B2】

33.听力原文：W:Exercise,exercise,exercise.Wehearsomuchaboutitthesedays,yeteventheexpertscan'tagreeonwhichexercisesarebest.Nowsomedoctorsarestronglyencouragingarmexercises.

M:Armexercises?Isthatbecauseourarmsaretoofatorflabby?

W:Actually,that'snotthemainreason.Theysaythatarmexercisesareanidealwaytobecomephysicallyfit.

M:Butdon'tarmexercisesraiseyourbloodpressure?

W:Thattheydo.ButthearticleIreadmentionedwaystocompensateforthat.

M:How?

W:Byaddinglegexercises,sothearmsdon'tdoallthework.Annexercisesalonearen'tenoughtoincreasemetabolismbeforefatiguesetsin.Themoreofthebodythat'sinvolvedintheexercise,thebetter.

M:Andinturn,I'msurethatthere'sagreaterchanceoflosingweight.

W:Soundsrighttome.

M:Sowhatexercisesdotheexpertsrecommend?

W:Theymentionedquiteafewbutsomeofthemorepopularonesarecyclingwithspecialbicyclesthatmakeyouusebothyourarmsandlegs,andwalkingvigorouslywhileyouweararmweights.

M:Imusttrythat,Iliketowalkalot.

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A.Theydon'tgetridofflabbyarms.

B.Theycandamagearmmuscles.

C.Theyaren'tacceptabletomostpeople.

D.Theycanraiseone'sbloodpressure.

34.(21)

A.Togivetravelinformationtopassengers.

B.Toknowhiswayaroundthecityverywell.

C.Tospendalotoftimewaitingatstations.

D.Topredictwherehecanpickupapassenger.

35.SectionA

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

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A.Shehasn'tcalledthetravelagencyyet.

B.Themanmayhavetoreschedulehistrip.

C.Shedoesn'tknowwhenhersemesterends.

D.Themanshouldtakehisvacationsomewhereelse.

36.听力原文：Ifanyoneaskedyouwhatwerethemainmeansofcommunicationbetweenpeople,whatwouldyousay?Thatisn'tacatchyquestion.Theanswerissimpleandobvious.Itwouldalmostcertainlyrefertomeansofcommunicationthatinvolvetheuseofwords:speakersandlisteners—oralcommunication;writersandreaders—writtencommunication.AndYou'dbequiteright.Thereis,however,anotherform.ofcommunicationwhichweallusemostofthetime,usuallywithoutknowingit.Thisissometimescalledbodylanguage.Itdoesnotinvolvetheuseofwords.Itsmoretechnicalnameisnon-verbalcommunication,"NVC"forshort.

Whensomeoneissayingsomethingwithwhichheagrees,theaverageEuropeanwillsmileandnodapproval.Ontheotherhand,ifyoudisagreewithwhattheyaresaying,youmayfrownandshakeyourhead.Inthiswayyousignalyourreactions,andcommunicatethemtothespeakerwithoutsayingaword.Incidentally,Ireferredamomentagoto"theaverageEuropean",becausebodylanguageisverymuchtiedtoculture,andinordernottomisunderstand,ornottobemisunderstood,youmustappreciatethis.AsmilingChinese,forinstance,maynetbeapprovingbutacutelyembarrassed.

QuitealotofworkisnowbeingdoneonthesubjectofNVC,whichisobviouslyimportant,forinstance,tomanagerswhohavetodealeverydaywiththeirstaff,andhavetounderstandwhatotherpeoplearefeelingiftheyaretocreategoodworkingconditions.Bodylanguage,orNVCsignals,issometimescategorizedintofivekinds:(1)bodyandfacialgestures;(2)eyecontact;(3)bodycontactorproximity;(4)clothingandphysicalappearance:and(5)thequalityofspeech.Iexpectyouunderstandallthose,exceptperhaps"proximity".Thissimplymeans"closeness".Insomecultures—andIamsurethisisaculturalfeatureandnotanindividualone—itisquitenormalforpeopletostandclosetogether,ortomoreorlessthrusttheirfacesintoyourswhentheyaretalkingloyou.Inotherculturesthisisdisliked;Americans.forinstance,talkaboutinvasionoftheirspace.

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A.Wordsandphrases.

B.Culture.

C.Individuals.

D.Misunderstanding.

37.(25)

A.ItwasaboutAmericanwomeninsteadoftheAmericanrevolution.

B.Theprofessormadeagoodspeech.

C.Theprofessortalkedaboutatripandhewaschallenged.

D.Theprofessorwaschallengedbyastudentbyhislackofknowledgeoffemalehistoricalcharacter.

38.SectionB

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

听力原文：Stressisaverynormalpartoflife.Mostpeoplefeelstressatsometimeintheirlives.

Itdoesn'tcomefromaneventitself,thatis,fromthethingsthatarehappeninginourlife.Itcomesfromthemeaningwegivetowhathashappened.Wecanexperiencestressanytimewefeelwedon'thavecontrol.Itisthebody'swayofshowinganxietyorworry.Stressisnotjustcausedbyourmentaloremotionalcondition,itisalsoinfluencedbyhowtiredwearewhetherwehaveabalanceddietwithenoughvitaminsandminerals,whetherwegetenoughphysicalexercise,andwhetherwecanrelax.

Ifwefeelstressed,thereareseveralthingsthatwecando.First,weneedtolearnhowtorelaxandbreatheslowly,andsmoothly.

Wecanalsotakesometimeoutofourworried,busyscheduletonoticethesmallthingsinlife.Smelltheair,lookattheflowers,noticethesmalldesignsintheleavesonatree—theseactivitiescandomuchtoquietusandtogiveourselvesasmallbreakinabusyschedule.

Weneedtotakecareofourbodies.Beingtiredmakesiteasierforustogetsickandtodevelopphysicalproblemsrelatedtostress.Weneedtogetenoughrest,eatwell,anddosomeregularexercise.

Finally,weneedtofindwhatiscausingthestressinourlives.Oncewehave'foundit,weneedtobegintochangethatpartofourlives.Ifwebelievethatwecancontrolstress,wecanbegintocontrolourlives.

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A.Anunexpectedeventthathappens.

B.Yourunderstandingofanevent.

C.Thethingsthathappeninourlives.

D.Thementioningoftheworditself.

39.听力原文：Forthoseofyouwhowerebornintheyearofthepig,goodluckandmuchsuccess!Thisisyouryear.

WhentalkingtoaWesterner,however,you'vegottobealittlecarefulwhenyoutalkaboutpigs.Chinesepeopleviewthepigasasmartandluckyanimal.Westernideastendtobealittlemorenegative.

ApigintheWestisseenasadirty,lazy,andfatanimal.Ifanyoneevercalledyouapig,youwouldn'tbesmiling.Whenapersondoesn'tlikesomeone,sometimeshewillcallthatpersonapig.

IfyouevermeetaWesternerwhowasbornintheyearofthepig,don'tsay"Oh,you'reapig!"MostWesternerswillbeunderstanding.Theywillbesurethatyoumadesomekindofamistake.However,don'ttakeanychances.Youmightjustoffendsomeonewhodoesnotshareyourpositiveideasaboutpigs.

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A.Becausetheyworshippigsbestofall.

B.Becausetheyconsiderpigsasbadanimals.

C.Becausetheyaren'tusedtotalkingaboutpigs.

D.Becausetheydon'tlikethetopicaboutpigsatall.

40.(29)

A.Peopleweremoremoney-conscious.

B.Peopleweremorehealth-conscious.

C.Thepriceoffruitdroppeddramatically.

D.Peoplehadtospendmoreontransportationandfurniture.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.【S4】

42.

Theauthorusestheterm"alarmists"(Line1,Para.5)torefertothosewho______.

A.usestandardizedmeasurementsinthestudiesofmediaviolence

B.initiatedthedebateovertheinfluenceofviolentmediaonreality

C.assertadirectlinkbetweenviolentmediaanaggressivebehavior

D.useappropriatemethodologyinexaminingaggressivebehavior

43.Whotakesuptheresponsiblemanagerialworkoftheoldhouses?

A.ThedirectorsofthelocalbranchesoftheTrust.

B.Thedescendantsofex-ownersofthestructure.

C.Themembersoftheorganizationappointedforthepost.

D.Themenwhoenjoytheprestigeinthelocalplaces:

44.Whatdomostparentsexpectoftheirchildreninpreschools?

A.Goodacademicperformance.

B.Enjoyingtheirtimewiththeirfriends.

C.Thefreedomtolearnwhattheylike.

D.Theabilitytogetalongwiththeirclassmates.

45.

Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Indiansliketravelingabroad.

B.Women'sappearanceisessentialinmarriageadvertisement.

C.Thoselivingabroadcanaskforwhateverheexpectstoget.

D.Womenwithgoodeducationbackgroundareattractive.

46.

【C10】

47.

TheFrencheconomyneededalargershareoftheinternationalmarket______.

48.

Whydo"bothexplanations"(Line1,Paragraph3)worryAsianAmericans?

A.TheyareafraidthattheywouldagainbeisolatedfromAmericansocietyingeneral.

B.PeoplewouldthinkthatAsianstudentsrelyontheirparentsforsuccess.

C.AsianAmericanswouldbeathreattootherminorities.

D.AmericanacademicachievementshavetakenontoostronganAsiancharacter.

49.SectionB

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

InthefirstyearorsoofWebbusiness,mostoftheactionhasrevolvedaroundeffortstotaptheconsumermarket.Morerecently,astheWebprovedtobemorethanafashion,companieshavestartedtobuyandsellproductsandserviceswithoneanother.Suchbusiness-to-businesssalesmakesensebecausebusinesspeopletypicallyknowwhatproductthey'relookingfor.

However,manycompaniesstillhesitatetousetheWebbecauseofdoubtsaboutitsreliability."Businessesneedtofeeltheycantrustthepathwaybetweenthemandthesupplier,"sayssenioranalystBlaneErwinofForresterResearch.Somecompaniesarelimitingtheriskbyconductingonlinetransactionsonlywithestablishedbusinesspartners.

AnothermajorshiftinthemodelforInternetcommerceconcernsthetechnologyavailableformarketing.Untilrecently,Internetmarketingactivltie8havefocusedonstrategiesto"pull"customersintosites.Inthepastyear,however,softwarecompanieshavedevelopedtoolsthatallowcompaniesto"push"informationdirectlyouttocustomers,transmittingmarketingmessagesdirectlytotargetedcustomers.Mostnotably,thePointcastNetworkusesascreensavertodeliveracontinuallyupdatedstreamofnewsandadvertisementstosubscribers'computermonitors.Subscriberscancustomizetheinformationtheywanttoreceiveandproceeddirectlytoacompany'sWebsite.CompaniessuchasVirtualVineyardsarealreadystartingtousesimilartechnologiestopushmessagestocustomersaboutspecialsales,productoffering,orotherevents.ButpushtechnologyhasearnedthecontemptofmanyWebusers.Inlineculturethinkshighlyofthenotionthattheinformationflowingontothescreencomestherebyspecificrequest.Oncecommercialpromotionbeginstofillthescreenuninvited,thedistinctionbetweentheWebandtelevisionfades.

ButitishardlyinevitablethatcompaniesontheWebwillneedtoresorttopushstrategiestomakemoney.TheexamplesofVirtualVineyards,Amazon:comandotherpioneersshowthataWebsitesellingtherightkindofproductswiththerightmixofinteractivity,hospitality,andsecuritywillattractonlinecustomers.Andthecostofcomputingpowercontinuestofall,whichisagoodsignforanyenterprisesettingupshopinsilicon.Peoplelookingback5or10yearsfromnowmaywellwonderwhysofewcompaniestooktheonlineplunge.

WelearnfromthebeginningofthetextthatWebbusinesses______.

A.hasbeenstrivingtoexpanditsmarket

B.intendedtofollowafancifulfashion

C.triedbutinvaintocontrolthemarket

D.hasbeenboomingforoneyearorso

50.

Thepresidentconsidersareinforcedbordernecessaryto______.

A.stopthelargenumberofimmigrantsfromMexico

B.deportalltheillegalimmigrantslivingintheUS

C.leadtoabettermanagementofimmigrantsintheUS

D.protectAmericancitizensfromillegalimmigrants

51.

Thephrase"onceinabluemoon"inlastlinerefersto______.

A.allatonce

B.onceforalongtime

C.onceinawhile

D.onceandforall

52.

Theunderlinedwords"anactivity"inthecontextrefersto______.

A.readingB.grammar-learningC.watchingTVD.writing

53.

Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.

A.praisethepropagandamethodsofothernations

B.encouragethespreadofdemocracytounderdevelopedlands

C.urgegreaterdevotiontotheidealsofdemocracy

D.criticizethosewhoputself-interestaheadoftheinterestsoftheircountry

54.Thedestructionofournaturalresourcesandcontaminationofourfoodsupplycontinuetooccur,largelybecauseoftheextremedifficultyinaffixing(附加)legalresponsibilityonthosewhocontinuetotreatourenvironmentwithrecklessabandon.Attemptstopreventpollutionlegislation,economicincentivesandfriendlypersuasionhavebeenmetbylawsuits,personalandindustrialdenialandlongdelays—notonlyinacceptingresponsibility,butmoreimportantly,indoingsomethingaboutit.

Itseemsthatonlywhengovernmentdecidesitcanaffordtaxincentivesorproductionsacrificesisthereanyinitiativeforchange.Whereisindustry'sandourrecognitionthatprotectingmankind'sgreattreasureisthesinglemostimportantresponsibility?Ifevertherewillbetimeforenvironmentalhealthprofessionalstocometothefrontlinesandprovideleadershiptosolveenvironmentalproblems,thattimeisnow.

Wearebeingasked,and,infact,thepublicisdemandingthatwetakepositiveaction.Itisourresponsibilityasprofessionalsinenvironmentalhealthtomakethedifference.Yes,theecologists,theenvironmentalactivistsandtheconser