2022年山西省忻州市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）

2022年山西省忻州市大学英语6级大学英语六级知识点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.AstotheNewfoundlandfisherycollapse,itislessatragedyofthegeneralpublicthanatragedyof______.

2.

Withtherapidadoptionofinformationandcommunicationtechnologycomestheproblemof______,whichisglobal.

3.

Theautomatedphonesystemisso______thatpeoplehavetotalktoarealpersontosolvesomeproblems.

4.

Whatifachildhaspoorchemistrywiththeteacher?

5.

MoreandmorepeoplearefondofNGVsbecausetheyhelpreducedeathsincaraccidentstoagreatdegree.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

Ifyouaredoingacademicreadinginyourlibrary,you'readvised______.

A.tohitoverstuffedcouchesandchairstoproduceideas

B.touseoverstuffedcouchesandchairsforarefreshment

C.nottouseoverstuffedcouchesandchairs

D.nottostuffcomfortablecoachesorchairs

7.

Acountrywillbecomericherifit,thoughpainful,fulfils______.

8.

Throughreadingthisarticle,wecanconcludethattheauthorisa(n)______person.

9.

Aworkcontainingnon-originalelementsisstillqualifiedforcopyrightprotectioniftheseelementsarerearrangedin______.

10.

Hossinterpretsthecolorsindreamsbyacomputerbasedapproachcalled______.

11.

Bionicsisnowdevelopedtoaremarkablelevel.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Governmentsindevelopingcountriesturntotheforeststosolveproblemsbroughtaboutbythecontinualpopulationgrowth.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

InordertoargueagainstDr.Suddendorf,somecomparativepsychologistshavebeenconductingexperimentstoproveanimalscan______.

14.

TheS&P500indexroseby2.3%onJuly29thasaresultof______.

A.interruptionoftheministerialtalks

B.thehealthypaceofglobeGDP

C.thegrowthoftheworld'sGDPby$70billion

D.otherfactors

15.

Astrobiology,abranchsciencecombiningmanyotherbranches,studiesthelifeonEarth.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Inthepassage,theauthortakesMichaelEisnerandStevenSpielbergasexamplestoshowthatthesepeoplehaveachievedsuccesswithout______.

17.

Localtelevisionchannelsusuallyuse______totransmittheirprogramming.

A.satellitesB.cableC.airwavesD.wires

18.

AlternativesofMicrosoft'sFlightSimulatorinclude______.

19.

A"SloppyJoe"combinescheeseandhamburgermeattogether.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.Themeaningofbuzzwords,iftheyhave,isbasedonconnotationsinsteadof______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.

【B5】

22.听力原文：W:Neilhadpromisedtodowellinhisstudiesthissemester.

M:Doyoureallycountonhimtogetgoodmarks?I'mtiredofhisirresponsiblewords.

Q:WhatdoesthemanthinkofNeil?

(13)

A.Heisn'ttrustworthy.

B.He'shardworking.

C.He'saresponsibleperson.

D.He'saconvincingliar.

23.听力原文：America'snationalsymbol--theBaldEagle--almostwentextinct20yearsago.Butithasmadeacomeback.Infact,theUSFishandWildlifeServiceisconsideringthepossibilityoftakingitofftheendangeredspecieslist.Once,morethan50000pairsofbaldeaglesnestedacrossthecountry.Butby1960,thatnumberhadfallenbelow400.ThechiefkillerwasthewidelyusedDDT.FishsoakedupDDTdiedandwerewasheduponshoreswherebaldeaglesfeastedonthem.(29)DDTpreventedeagleeggshellsfromthickening.Theshellsbecamesothinthattheyshatteredbeforethebabieshatched.Fortunately,in1972,alawwaspassedtobanDDT,whichsavedthebaldeaglefromtotalwipeout.(30)Andsincethen,wildlifebiologistshavereintroducedbaldeagleeggsfromCanadatoAmerica.TheresultwasthatlastyearUSbirdwatcherscounted11610baldeaglesinthecountry.Ifitweredroppedfromtheendangeredlist,thebaldeaglewouldstillbeathreatenedspecies.Thatmeansthebirdwouldcontinuetogetthesameprotection--nohuntingallowed,andnodisturbingofnests.(31)Butbaldeaglesstillfacetoughtimes.ThedestructionoftheirnaturalhomescouldbethenextDDTcausingeaglenumberstodropquickly.

(30)

A.Itlimitedtheirsupplyoffood.

B.Itmadetheireggshellstoofragile.

C.Itdestroyedmanyoftheirnests.

D.Itkilledmanybabybaldeagles.

24.(39)

25.(26)

A.Visitingyogacoach.

B.Joiningayogaclass.

C.Learningbreathing.

D.Keeponjoggingasusual.

26.(24)

A.Thewomanneverreadsnewspaper.

B.Themanisalwaysproudofhiscar.

C.Thewomanhadhernewcardamaged.

D.Themanhadhisoldcarinsured.

27.(34)

A.TenpercentoftheAmericansliveapoorlife.

B.Poorpeoplearethosewholivebelowthepovertyline.

C.Thepovertylinerisesasthegeneralstandardoflivingrises.

D.Thepovertylinetendstobeatthesamelevel.

28.(25)

A.Hehatestopack.

B.Hedoesn'tliketorestricthisdiet.

C.Hefeelsrushed.

D.He'sworriedabouthislecture.

29.听力原文：M:Doyouthinkit'llbeabletogetthisinkstainoutofmypants?

W:Itwon'tbeaproblem,butI'llneedtosendthemovertothemaincleaningfacility.That'sanextraday'stime.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

(14)

A.Itwon'tbeaproblem.

B.Ittakessometime.

C.Ittakesanotherday'stime.

D.Shecandoitherself.

30.SectionA

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

(12)

A.OutstandingteacherslikeProfessorJohnsonarerare.

B.ProfessorJohnsonhaswonamilliondollarsasanaward.

C.ProfessorJohnsonislikelytogetthebenefitsfromtheschool.

D.TherearemanyteachersasgoodasProfessorJohnson.

31.(35)

A.Gaseshavebeenheatedtoatemperatureofmultimillion-degree.

B.Gaseshavebeendrawntotheblackholeataveryhighspeed.

C.Gaseshavebeentearingapartbytheblackhole.

D.Gaseshavebeensuckedbytheblackhole.

32.

【B8】

33.(36)

A.BecausetheIranianswerenotgoodatmakingmoney.

B.Becauseshewasn'trichyetasacollegestudent.

C.BecauseshefeltthankfulforhavingthechancetovisitIran.

D.BecauseshehadacquiredthegoodIranianpersonality.

34.

【B11】

35.(14)

A.Themoviewasreallywonderful.

B.Themoviewassofullofviolentscenes.

C.Themoviewasn'tasgoodashehadexpected.

D.Themoviewasoverlyconcernedwithromanticrelationships.

36.SectionB

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

(27)

A.Bygreetingeachotherverypolitely.

B.Byexchangingtheirviewsonpublicaffairs.

C.Bydisplayingtheirfeelingsandemotions.

D.Byaskingeachothersomepersonalquestions.

37.

【B3】

38.(18)

A.Heisnotsatisfiedwiththepay.

B.Heisnotabletoenjoypaidholidays.

C.Thejobisnotverychallengingforhim.

D.Thereisnohopeofpromotion.

39.听力原文：W:Whatisthatyouarelisteningto?Thatbeat'ssostrongthatIcan'tconcentrateonmywork.

M:Noproblem.Icanswitchovertosomethinglighter.

Q:Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

(16)

A.Turndownthevolumeofthemusic.

B.Turnthemusicoff.

C.Playadifferentstyle.ofmusic.

D.Listentomusicinadifferentroom.

40.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Don'tyouthinkit'smarvelousthatMaryhaswonthefirstprizeoftheEnglishSpeechContest?

M:Shedeservesit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(12)

A.Maryisworthyoftheprize.

B.Maryhasgrantedtheprize.

C.Maryfailsinthespeechcontest.

D.Themandoesn'tthinkMarydeservestheprize.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.Foraboutthreecenturieswehavebeendoingscience,tryingscienceout,usingsciencefortheconstructionofwhatwecallmodemcivilization.Everydispensableitemofcontemporarytechnology,fromcanallockstodialtelephonestopenicillin,waspiecedtogetherfromtheanalysisofdataprovidedbyoneoranotherseriesofscientificexperiments.Threehundredyearsseemsalongtimefortestinganewapproachtohumaninterliving,longenoughtosettlebackforcriticalappraisalofthescientificmethod,maybeevenlongenoughtovoteonwhethertogoonwithitornot.Thereisanargument.

Voiceshavebeenraisedinprotestsincethebeginning,risinginpitchandviolenceinthenineteenthcenturyduringtheearlystagesoftheindustrialrevolution,summoningurgentcrowdsintothestreetsanydaythesedaysontheissueofnuclearenergy.Giveitback,saysomeofthevoices,itdoesn'treallywork,we'vetrieditanditdoesn'twork,gobackthreehundredyearsandstartagainonsomethingelselesschancyfortheraceofman.

Theprinciplediscoveriesinthiscentury,takingallinall,aretheglimpsesofthedepthofourignoranceaboutnature.Thingsthatusedtoseemclearandrational,mattersofabsolutecertainty-Newtonianmechanics,forexample-haveslippedthroughourfingers,andweareleftwithanewsetofgiganticpuzzles,cosmicuncertainties,ambiguities;someofthelawsofphysicsareamendedeveryfewyears,somearecanceledoutright,someundergorevisedversionsoflegislativeintentasiftheywereactsofCongress.

JustthirtyyearsagowecallitabiologicalrevolutionwhenthefantasticgeometryoftheDNAmoleculewasexposedtopublicviewandthelinearlanguageofgeneticswasdecoded.Forawhile,thingsseemedsimpleandclear,thecellwasaneatlittlemachine,amechanicaldevicereadyfortakingtopiecesandreassembling,likeatinywatch.Butjustinthelastfewyearsithasbecomealmostunbelievablycomplex,filledwithstrangepartswhosefunctionsarebeyondtoday'simagining.

Itisnotjustthatthereismoretodo,thereiseverythingtodo.Whatliesahead,orwhatcanlieaheadiftheeffortsinbasicresearcharecontinued,ismuchmorethantheconquestofhumandiseaseortheimprovementofagriculturaltechnologyorthecultivationofnutrientsinthesea.Aswelearnmoreaboutfundamentalprocessesoflivingthingsingeneralwewilllearnmoreaboutourselves.

Whatcan'tbeinferredfromthe1stparagraph?

A.Scientificexperimentsinthepastthreehundredyearshaveproducedmanyvaluableitems.

B.Forthreehundredyearstherehavebeenpeopleholdinghostileattitudetowardscience.

C.Moderncivilizationdependsonsciencesomansupportsscientificprogressunanimously.

D.Threehundredyearsisnotlongenoughtosettlebackcriticalappraisalofscientificmethod.

42.

WhichofthefollowingthingsisNOTincludedinthefamiliarrituals?

A.Momentsofsilence.

B.Thetimeswhentheplanesstruck.

C.Wreath-layings,prayers.

D.Poetryoflossandremembrance.

43.

Accordingtothepassage,whatisnottrue?

A.whenthecivilwarended,thepeopleoftheUSAbadmanyoverwhelmingtaskstodo.

B.DavisandotherSouthernleaderswerefinallyreleasedpartlybecauseVirginianswereloyaltotheirleaders.

C.TheauthormentionsthepopularsonginthelastparagraphtotellusDaviswasfamousthen.

D.Daviswaschainedinprisonfortwoyears.

44.

______bringthechangesinAmericafromwithin.

45.What'sthepublic'sopinionaboutnuclearindustry?

A.Peoplehavelittleconfidenceinnuclearpowerforthepotentialdisasterofnuclearaccidents.

B.Peoplethinkitimportanttoexercisestrictmonitoringandeffectivemanagementoftheexistingplants.

C.Peoplebelievethebestwaytoavoidnucleardisasteristoshutdownallthenuclearpowerstations.

D.Peopleagreetoprohibittheexistingnuclearplantsfromrunningtotheendoftheirusefullives.

46.

Whyistheco-operativespiritpresentinsuchpack-hunteraswolveslargelyabsenttheworldoftheprimates?

A.Becausewolvesaremoredefensiveandaggressivethanprimates.

B.Becauseprimatesaremorefriendlythanwolves.

C.Becauseitisnotsodifficultforprimatestoobtainfoodasforwolves.

D.Becauseprimatesarenotterritorialanimals.

47.

Whydidn'tthequacksprescribeanymedicinefortheirpatientsafterradionicdiagnosis?

48.

【C6】

49.Ifpeopleundergo______fromtheiremotions,thoughtsorbehavior,theymaybesufferingfrommentaldisease.

50.SectionB

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

Spendingtimeinabookshopcanbemostenjoyable,whetheryouareabook-loverormerelygotheretobuyabookasapresent.Youmayevenhaveenteredtheshopjusttofindshelterfromasuddenshower.Whateverthereason,youcansoonbecometotallyunawareofyoursurroundings.Thedesiretopickupabookwithanattractivedust-jacketisirresistible,althoughthismethodofselectionoughtnottobefollowed,asyoumightendupwitharatherdullbook.Yousoonbecomeengrossedinsomebookorother,andusuallyitisonlymuchlaterthatyourealizeyouhavespendtoomuchtimethereandmustdashofftokeepsomeforgottenappointment—withoutbuyingabook,ofcourse.

Thisopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeis,Ithink,themainattractionofabookshop.Themarenotmanyplaceswhereitispossibletodothis.Amusicshopisverymuchlikeabookshop.Youcanwanderroundsuchplacestoyourheart'scontent.Ifitisagoodshop,noassistantwillapproachyouwiththeinevitablegreeting:"CanIhelpyou,sir?"Youneedn'tbuyanythingyoudon'twant.Inabookshopanassistantshouldremaininthebackgrounduntilyouhavefinishedbrowsing.Then,andonlythen.arehisservicesnecessary.Ofcourse,youmaywanttofindoutwhereaparticularsectionis,butwhenhehasledyouthere,theassistantshouldretirediscreetlyandlookasifheisnotinterestedinsellingasinglebook.Youhavetobecarefulnottobeattractedbythevarietyofbooksinabookshop.Itisveryeasytoentertheshoplookingforabookon,say,ancientcoinsandtocomeoutcarryingacopyofthelatestbest-sellingnovelandperhapsabookaboutbrass-rubbing—somethingwhichhadonlyvaguelyinterestedyouuptillthen.Thisvolumeonthesubject,however,happenedtobesowellillustratedandthepartofthetextyoureadprovedsointeresting,thatyoujusthadtobuyit.Thissortofthingcanbeverydangerous.Apartfromrunningupahugeaccount,youcanwasteagreatdealoftimewanderingfromsectiontosection.

Book-sellermustbebothlong-sufferingandindulgent.Thereisastorywhichwellillustratesthis.Amedicalstudenthadtoreadatext-bookwhichwasfartooexpensiveforhimtobuy.Hecouldn'tobtainitfromthelibraryandtheonlycopyhecouldfindwasinhisbookshop.Everyafternoon,therefore,hewouldgoalongtotheshopandreadalittleofthebookatatime.Oneday,however,hewasdismayedtofindthebookmissingfromitsusualplaceandwasabouttoleavewhenhenoticedtheowneroftheshopbeckoningtohim.Expectingtobetoldoff,hewenttowardshim.Tohissurprise,theownerpointedtothebook,whichwasrockedawayinacomer,"Iputitthereincaseanyonewastemptedtobuyit,"hesaid,andleftthedelightedstudenttocontinuehisreading.

Spendingtimeinabookshop______.

A.canbeveryboring

B.canbeverypleasant

C.canbeverydull

D.canbeveryinteresting

51.

Whichofthefollowingconclusionsisbestsupportedbythesecondparagraph?

A.Robotdoesnotlastlong.

B.Theearlymenmadetoysthemselves.

C.Manhasalwayshadadesiretomakeacopyofhimself.

D.Thematerialsformakingacopyofmanarelimited.

52.Althoughtherearebodylanguagesthatcancrossculturalboundaries,cultureisstiltasignificantfactorinallbodylanguages.Thisisparticularlytrueofpersonalspaceneeds.Forexample,Dr.EdwardHallhasshownthatinJapancrowdingtogetherisasignofwarmandpleasantintimacy.Incertainsituations,HallbelievesthattheJapaneseprefercrowding.

DonaldKeene,whowroteLivingJapan,notesthefactthatintheJapaneselanguagethereisnowordforprivacy.Still,thisdoesnotmeanthatthereisnoconceptoftheneedtobeapartfromothers.TotheJapanese,privacyexistsintermsofhishouse.Heconsidersthisareatobehisown,andhedislikesinvasionofit.Thefactthathecrowdstogetherwithothersdoesnotcontradicthisneedforlivingspace.

Dr.HallseesthisasareflectionoftheJapaneseconceptofspace.Westerners,hebelieved,seespaceasthedistancebetweenobjects;tothemspaceisempty.TheJapanese,ontheotherhand,seespaceashavingasmuchmeaningastheirflowerarrangementsandart,andtheshapeoftheirgardensaswell,whereunitsofspacebalancetheareascontainingflowersorplants.

LiketheJapanese,theArabstooprefertobeclosetooneanother.Butwhileinpublictheyarecrowdedtogether,inprivacy,theypreferagreatdealofspace.ThetraditionalorwealthyArabhouseislargeandempty,withfamilyoftencrowdedtogetherinonesmallareaofit.TheArabsdonotliketobealone,andevenintheirspacious.housestheywillhuddletogether.

ThedifferencebetweentheArabhuddlingandtheJapanesecrowdingisadeepthing.TileArabsliketotouchhiscompanion.TheJapanese,intheircloseness,preserveaformalityandacooldignity.Theymanagetotouchandstillkeeprigidboundaries.TheArabspushtheseboundariesaside.

Alongwiththiscloseness,thereisapushingandshovingintheArabworldthatmanyWesternersfinduncomfortable,evenunpleasant.ToanAmerican,forexample,therearepersonalboundarieseveninapublicplace.Whenheiswaitinginline,hebelievesthathisplacethereishisalone,andmaynotbeinvadedbyanother.TheArabhasnoconceptofprivacyinthepublicplace,andifhecanrushhiswayintoaline,hefeelsperfectlywithinhisrightstodoso.ToanAmerican,thebodyissacred;hedislikesbeingtouchedbyastranger,andwillapologizeifhetouchesanotheraccidentally.ToanArab,bodilycontactisaccepted.

HallpointsoutthatanArabneedsattimestobealone,nomatterhowclosehewishestobe,physically,tohisfellowmen.Tobealone,hesimplycutsoffthelinesofcommunication.Heretreatsintohimself,mentallyandspiritually,andthiswithdrawalisrespectedbyhiscompanions.IfanAmericanwerewithanArabwhowithdrewinthisway,hewouldregarditasimpolite,aslackofrespect,evenasaninsult.

What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.ArabsandJapanesehavedifferentideasofprivacy.

B.Bodylanguagesreflectculturalconcepts.

C.CulturaldifferencesbetweentheWestandtheEast.

D.Peopleindifferentcultureshavedifferentconceptsofspace.

53.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

"I'vebeenshotintheleg.I'vebeenbeatup.Butthat'sprettyminor,"saysa41,year-oldAmericansecuritycontractorwhospentfouryearsinIraq."Butwhenyougetavehicleblownoutfromunderyou,itdoestendtoaffectonealittlebit."

Withabrokenback,twobrokenfeetandneurological(神经的)damage,theman,whoaskedthathisnamenotbeused,spentthenextthreemonthsinhospitalsinIraq,,GermanyandAmerica.Butthoughhewasphysicallyonthemendbythestartofthisyear,hefoundhimselfincapable."Iwashavingnightmares,"herecalls."Icouldn'tdoanything.Mostly,I'djuststayinaroomandnotleave."

PostTraumaticStressDisorder(外伤后压性疾病),orPTSD,isthelastingofdecliningpsychologicalsymptoms.Itcanincludeflashbacksandnightmares,increasedarousalintheform.ofinsomnia(失眠),angerandaninabilitytoconcentrate,andimpairedpersonalrelationships.Althoughlastingpsychologicaldamagefromhorrificexperienceshasbeenrecognizedsincetimeimmemorial,itisonlysince1980,whenveteranswerestillexperiencingstressfromtheVietnamWar,thatPTSDhasbeenaformalmentaldiagnosis.

By200572,000AmericanveteranswerereceivingdisabilitypaymentsforPTSD.Astudytwoyearslaterestimatedthat12%ofAmericanveteransfromthewarsinIraqandAfghanistansufferfromPTSD.Thusfar,1.8mAmericanshavebeendeployedinthosetwotheatres,implying216,000eventualcases.

YetmostPTSDsufferersarenotdrawnfromtheranksofthoseforwhomwoundisanoccupationalhazard:5%ofAmericanmensufferfromPTSDatsomeperiodintheirlives.ForAmericanwomen,therateisdoublethat,mostlyfromexposuretosuchcrimesasdomesticviolenceandsexualabuse.TwoinfiverapevictimsarediagnosablewithPTSDsixmonthsaftertheattack."Itcangoonforever",saysKathleenBrady,aprofessorattheMedicalUniversityofSouthCarolinawhostudiesthedisorder,"butevenafter30years,PTSDistreatable."

Thewoundedmanfoundhimselfstillincapabledespitethathewas______.

54.

Themovementofthestarswasexplainedbythe______.

A.thicknessofthecanopy

B.slopeofthecanopy

C.positionoftheearth

D.rotationoftheearth

55.

Fromthepassagewecaninferthatrealhappinessoflifebelongstothose______.

A.whoareatthebottomofthesociety

B.whoarehigherupintheirsocialstatus

C.whoprovebetterthantheirfellow-competitors

D.whocouldkeepfarawayfromthiscompetitiveworld

56.

【C3】

57.

【C5】

58.SectionB

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

"TheGooglebrandhastakenonalifeofitsown,"concedesJimLanzone,thebossofA,thefourth-largestbutfastest-growingsearchengine,andthissimultaneouslyfrustratesanddelightshim.Itfrustrateshimbemusepeoplesaythey"Google"thingsevenwhentheygotoAskorotherenginestosearchtheweb;bemuseGoogleisconsidered,fornogoodreason(inhisopinion),"thesafechoiceunderpressure";andbemusemanypeople"don'tseemtowantchoice"andsticktoGoogleoutofmereinertia.

Butitdelightshim,becauseGoogle,havingmademanyenemies,mustnowfightmanybattles;andbecauseGoogle,perhapsoutofhubris,appearstobegettingdistracted.Thismonth,forinstance,Googleunveiledafreeonlinespreadsheetprogram,which,likemanyGoogleproducts,haslittletodowithwebsearchandismeanttoneedleMicrosoft,theworld'slargestsoftwarecompany,whichhasanear-monopolyonspreadsheetsthroughExcel.Google,inotherwords,hasimpressivemomentum,saysMr.Lanzone,butagoodmartial-artistcanusehisopponent'smomentumtoovercomehim,so"we'reusingsearchaikido."

Yahoo!,thelargestinternetportalwithabout400musers(ofitse-mail,instant-messaging,musicandotherproducts),hascomeupwithastrategytodifferentiateitsownsearchengine.Yahoo!hasbeenatthisgameforonlytwoyears,butnowhashundredsofengineersworkingonit.Incontrasttothequasi-religiousfaiththatGoogleplacesinitsmathematicalalgorithms,saysEckartWalther,oneofYahoo!'ssearchbosses,Yahoo!is"aboutcombiningthebestofpeoplewiththebestoftechnology".

Askistakingadifferenttack.IthascomeupwithExpertRank,analgorithmthatalsorankswebpagesbyincominglinksandlinksbytheme.Soinsteadofusingawebpage'soverallpopularitytocalculateitsranking,itfindsthepagesthataremostpopularamongexpertsonaparticularsubject,amethodthatoftenreturnsbetterresultsthanGoogle's.Askalsousesthesethematicclusterstosuggestthebestwaystonarroworexpandasearch,afeaturecalled"zoom"thatisverypopular.ChrisShermanofSearchEngineWatchthinksthatAskisasgoodasGoogleforgeneralwebsearch—butbetterthanGenieforfindingonlinemapsandimages.

AsforMicrosoft,ithasidentifiedGoogleasamortalthreattoitsbusinessandhaslaunchedanall-outefforttocatchupinonlineservicesingeneral,andinsearchinparticular.Lastwinter,ittriedtobuyitselfmarketsharebynegotiatingwithAOLforamerger—oratleastanagreementunderwhichAOLwouldswitchfromGoogle'ssearchtechnologytoMSN's;butGooglepre-emptedMicrosoftanditselftookadefensivestakeinAOL.Microsofthasalsohiredformerrivalswhoarewellrespectedintheindustry.

Whatisthecentralideaofthispassage?

A.Googledominatestheon-linesearchmarket.

B.Googleisconfrontedwithstiffcompetition.

C.Googlemanagestoseizemoremarketshareinsoftwarebusiness.

D.Google'sgrowththreatenscompanieslikeMicrosofttoalargeextent.

59.Physicalfatigueisusuallycausedby______.

A.transmittablediseases

B.toomanystimulants

C.lackofphysicalexercise

D.excesswastesinthebloodstream

60.

Inthepastfewdecadestheincreasingnumbersofmarriedwomentakingjobsoutsidehomehaveattributedtohavingchildren______.

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5题)61.【S8】

62.

【S6】

63.

【S9】

64.

【S5】

65.

【S3】

五、6.Translation(5题)66.Theymadeeveryefforttogotothebusstationasquicklyaspossible,______(等他们到达的时候却发现车已经开走了).

67.______(这名运动员被剥夺掉金牌)becausehewasfoundtohavetakenforbiddendrugs.

68.Underthepresentsystem,______(国有企业必须将全部利润上缴国家).

69.Wethinkitimportantthat_______(医院将被感染的病人与其他居民隔离开来).

70.Thegrowthofpart-timeandflexibleworkingpatterns,andoftrainingandretrainingschemes,______(使得更多妇女能够充分地利用就业机会).

参考答案

1.governmentnegligencegovernmentnegligence解析：该句中提到...aresourcesuchastheNewfoundlandfisherycollapses，itismoreatragedyofgovernmentnegligencethanatragedyofthegeneralpublic.，即政府更应该负更多的责任，题干只是将两个比较的对象调换了位置，故答案为governmentnegligence。

2.e-waste/wastageofthe"old"products/obsoleteelectronicgoodse-waste/wastageofthe"old"products/obsoleteelectronicgoods解析：参看第二段第一和第二句话“However，withtheconstantdrivetohavethenewestandlate