2022年浙江省杭州市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2022年浙江省杭州市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Inourworld,anystoryofthiskindmakespeople______.

2.

"WhatGianniAgnelliofFiatwastoItaly"referredinthepassageimplies______.

A.Mr.Tata'suncleisimportanttoIndia

B.TataAirlinesisimportanttoIndia

C.Mr.Tata'suncleisdispensabletoIndia

D.TataAirlinesisdispensabletoIndia

3.

Weneedtoeatmorefat,becauseagramoffatcontainsmorecaloriesthanagramofprotein.

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4.

Wheelsworkwellonflatsurfaces,butare______.

5.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

WhatWillWeDoforWork

Ibelievethat90%ofwhite-collarjobsintheU.S.willbeeitherdestroyedoralteredbeyondrecognitioninthenext10to15years.That'sacatastrophicprediction,giventhat90%ofusareengagedinwhite-collarworkofonesortoranother.Evenmostmanufacturingjobsthesedaysareconnectedtosuchwhite-collarservicesasfinance,humanresourcesandengineering.

ItalkedtoanoldLondonloadersometimeback.Heallowedthatin1970ittook108guysaboutfivedaystounloadatimbership.Thencamecontainerization.Thecomparabletasktodaytakeseightfolksoneday.Thatis,a98.5%reductioninman-days,from540totaltojusteight.

Thistimetheproductivityaimstoreconstruct—makethatdeconstruct—thewhite-collarworld.Infact,Iseeafive-sidedmovementthatwillbringtomyapparentlyfantastic"90%in10years"prediction.

FIRSTtheDestructiveNatureoftheCurrentFlavorofCompetition,DotcomCompany.

Sure,mostwillfail.Butthesurvivorswillexertenormouspressure—fast!—ontheBigGuys.WhenanAmazonoraCharlesSchwabmovesintoyourneighborhood,you'vegotmomentstoreact.OrtakekingentrepreneurJimClarkofNetscapefame.Hislatestventure,Healtheon/WebMD,intendstosqueezehundredsofbillionsofdollarsofwasteoutofthehealth-caresystem.Thesenewfirmsaimtocreatenothinglessthanhavocinthetheatersinwhichtheyoperate.

SECONDEnterpriseSoftware.

It'sanameforthetoolsthatwillhookupeveryaspectofabusiness'sinnards'internalorgans—personnel,production,sales,accounting—andthenhookupallthathooked-upstufftotherestofthe"family"ofsuppliersandthesuppliers'suppliersandwholesalersandretailersandendusers.

Theyareyournightmare,these"white-collarrobots."ThecomplexproductsfromGermansoftwaregiantSAPwilldotoyourcompany'sinternalorgansexactlywhatrobotsandcontainerizationdidtotheblue-collarworldin1960.Installingthesetoolsisnoteasy.Thetechnicalpartisdistressing;thepoliticsaredreadful.Whentheblue-collarrobotsarrived,theunionsrevoltedagainstit.Thistimeit'smanagementofficialwhoareopposingtechnologicalchange.Why?Thesetoolsthreatentheircomfortablestatus,carefullycraftedoverseveralgenerations.

Buttherobotsdidcome.Andtheytriumphed.

THIRDOutsourcing.

M.I.T.'sNo.1computerprofessor,MichaelDertouzos,saidIndiacouldeasilyboostitsGDPbyatrilliondollarsinthenextfewyearsperformingsecretwhite-collartasksforWesterncompanies.Heguessedthat50millionjobsfromthewhite-collarWestcouldgosouthtoIndia,whosepopulationhit1billionlastweek.Theaverageannualsalaryforeachofthose50millionnewIndianworkers:$20,000.

FOURTHtheWeb.

Ford,GMandDaimlerChryslerannounceararecombination.Theywilllinkalltheirtensofthousandsofsuppliersintoasingle,Internet-basednetwork.Thisentitywillinclude$250billionannuallyofsuppliers'products(andperhapsanadditional$500billionofthosesuppliers'products).Inshort,everypennyofwastewillbecompressedfromthehugeprocurementsystem.Theordercyclewillspeedupdramatically.Medibuyaimsforthesamehattrickinmedicalsupplies,DigitalThinkintraining,CarStationintheauto-body-

A.98.5%B.90%C.50%D.37%

6.

Youcanchangethesoundofyourmusictobecomemoreprofessionalbyadding______.

7.

Whileawake,peoplecanproduce______wavesintheirbrains.

8.IntelligentTransportSystem

Today,therearemanywaystotravelaroundalargemetropolitanarea,forworkorpleasure.Youcouldwalk,althoughtherangeisadmittedlylow.Youcouldbicycle,butyoustilldoalotofwork,andit'sdangerous.Youcoulddriveacar,whichtakesconcentrationandsobrietyandalicense.Youcouldrideabus,andletsomeoneelsedrive.Youcouldtakeatrain,andletacomputerdriveyou.Oryoucouldfly,andwaitalongtimefortheplanetotakeoffandland.

Allmodesoftransportationhaveadvantages,anddisadvantages.However,inrecentdecades,thesinglesystemthathaswonoverallothersistheprivateautomobile.Thisallowsyoutogofromyourstartingpointtoyourdestinationpoint,withyourcompletecontrol,atareasonablespeedinareasonabletime.Unfortunately,apartfromthepollutantscreatedbythevehicleitself,thefactthatsomanyotherpeopleseemtoenjoyitsperceivedfreedomcausesmajortrafficjams,andtherequirementfortrafficcontroldevices.

Toomanypeopleusingtoolittleroadspaceatthesametimecausestrafficjams.Itismostprofoundonlargegradeseparatedroads,thathavelimitedaccess.Therehavebeenvarioussolutionstriedout,includinghighoccupancyvehiclelanes,rampmetering,orroadwidening.Unfortunately,theysimplydon'tsolvetheproblemoflackofcapacity.

Trafficcontroldevicesimposecertaincontrolsontheflowoftraffic.Mostcommonaretrafficlights.Thesemetertheflowoftrafficbetweentwoormoreroadssothatatnotimeisanyvehicleinconflictwithanyother.However,theyalsoimposethattrafficcomestoacompletestop,requiringvehiclestostopandthenstartagain.Thisnotonlyslowsvehiclesdown,butalsoistheprimecauseofwastedenergyinurbansettings.

Unfortunately,citiesareveryreluctanttospendmoney.Thereforeanyfuturetransportsystemhastobecheapforcities.Thisimpliesthatcurrentinfrastructureiskeptasmuchaspossible,orimproved.Usingroads,theprimeinfrastructureavailabletodaywouldmeantheform.factorforvehicleswouldstaythesame,buteachindividualvehiclecouldbemademoreintelligent.

Sofortomorrow,weneedtodesignatransportsystemthatusesroadsoraveryslightimprovementonroadstoprovideahighcapacitysystemthatprovidesserviceforeveryone.Thiscouldbeachievedbyimplementingthefollowingeightsystems,eachofwhichprovidesmoreofaburdenonthecarmanufacturer,butwouldeventuallyprovideasystem,whichisautomatic,safeandefficient.

Firstly,allcarsshouldhaveintelligencebrakesandcruisecontrol.Thesewouldremovethedriverfromtheresponsibilityofhavingtofollowalongbehindsomebody.Bypressingabutton,thedriverwouldgivecontrolofthedistancebetweenhiscarandthecarinfront.Ifthecarinfrontsloweddown,youwouldnothavetowaitforthebrakelightstolightup,thedrivertoseethem,Wenpressthebrakepedaltherightamount,andcontinuouslymonitorthedistance.Insteadthecarwouldbeprogrammedtocontinuouslymonitorthedistancetothecarinfrontandinstantlyalteritsspeedtomatchandmaintainthedistance.

Byspeedingupthefeedbackcircuit,youcanclosethedistanceofcars,andthereforeincreasethecapacity.Youalsoremovedrivererrorsoreducingthenumberofaccidents.Also,carscouldcommunicatelocallywitheachotherandwareaheadoftimethatfollowingcarsneedtoslowdown.

Next,youneedtoremovethedriverfromtheresponsibilityofsteeringthevehicle.Havingcomplexvisionsystemsonacarseemsoverthetopastheynotonlydramaticallyincreasethecostofthecar,butalsothecomplexityofthecontrolsoftware.Insteadyoucouldbuilddetectorintothefrontofthecarthatdetectthemiddleofalaneoft

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9.O'Donnellthinksthatthecauseofher22-year-oldson'ssuicideis______.

10.

Therecentspateofmergersand______couldinfluencejobstabilityinthefieldofmedicalsalesrepresentatives.

11.

Theopeningofsocialnetworkmaynowaccelerateowingto______.

12.

TheUnitedStatesspendmuchmoremoneyonprogramstopreventdiseasesthanon______.

13.WhichofthefollowinggraphmostaccuratelydescribesCanadiancodcatchesfrom1950to1992______.

A.

B.

C.

D.

14.Undergraduatesatdozensofschoolshavegonesofarastovoteforincreasesintheiractivitiesfeestohavemoremoneyfor______.

15.

AccordingtoscientistsattheU.S.NationalSnowandIceDataCenter,withinabout60years,therewillbe______ontheArcticOcean.

16.

Expertsadvocatethatelderlypeopleshouldemphasizementalhealthaswellas______.

17.

Low-incomeshoppersmaygain______onfruitandvegetableproducts.

18.

Adswithcoloredphotospostedwillusuallygetmoreresponsesthanthosewithblackandwhitephotos.

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19.Cellphone:yournextcomputer

Onehundrednineteenhours,41minutesand16seconds.That'stheamountoftimeAdamRappoport,ahighschoolseniorinPhiladelphia,hasspenttalkingintohissilverVerizonLGphonesincehegotitasagiftlastChristmas.That'snoteventhefullextentofhishabit.Healsospendscountlessadditionalhoursusinghisphone'sInternetconnectiontochecksportsscores,downloadnewring-tonesandsendshortmessagestohisfriends'phones,eveninthemiddleofclass."Iknowthetouch-tonepadonthephonebetterthanIknowakeyboard,"hesays."I'maphoneguy."

InTokyo,halfwayaroundtheworld,SatoshiKoisoalsocloselyeyeshismobilephone.Koiso,acollegejunior,livesintheglobalcapitaloffancynewgadgets—20percentofallphonesinTokyolinktothefastestmobilenetworksintheworld.TokyoitesusetheirphonestowatchTV,readbooksandmagazinesandplaygames.ButKoisoalsodependsonhisphoneforsomethingsimplerandmoreprofound:ananti-smokingmessagethatpopsuponhissmallscreeneachmorningaspartofaprogramtohelpstudentskickcigarettes.

Technologyrevolutionscomeintwoflavors:greatlyfastandimperceptiblyslow.Thefastkind,likethesuddenubiquityofiPodsortheproliferation(增殖)ofmusic-sharingsitesontheNet,seemtoinstantlyreshapetheculturallahdscape.Theslowerupheavals(巨变)grindawayoverthecourseofdecades,subtlytransformingthewayweliveandwork.

Thereare1.5billioncellphonesintheworldtoday,morethanthreetimesthenumberofPCs.Mobilephonesaresointegraltoourlivesthatit'sdifficulttorememberhowthelifeweevergotonwithoutthem.

Canthecellphoneturnintothenextcomputer?

Asourphonesgetsmarter,smallerandfaster,andenableuserstoconnectathighspeedstotheInternet,anobviousquestionarises:isthemobilehandsetturningintothenextcomputer?Inonesense,italreadyhas.Today'smostsophisticatedphoneshavetheprocessingpowerofamid-1990sPCwhileconsuming100timeslesselectricity.Andmoreandmoreoftoday'sphoneshavecomputer-likefeatures,allowingtheirownerstosende-mail,browsetheWebandeventakephotos;84millionphoneswithdigitalcameraswereshippedlastyear.Changeitintoanothersamequestion,though,toasktowhethermobilephoneswillevereclipse,orreplace,thePC,andtheissuesuddenlybecomesControversial.PCproponentssayphonesaretoosmallandconnecttoosluggishlytotheInternettobecomeeffectiveattasksnowperformedontheluxuriouslylargescreensandkeyboardsoftoday'scomputers.Fansofthephonerespond:justwait.Cominginnovationswillsolvethelimitationsofthephone."Oneday,2or3billionpeoplewillhavecellphones,andtheyareallnotgoingtohavePCs,"saysJeffHawkins,inventorofthePalmPilotandthechieftechnologyofficerofPalmOne."Themobilephonewillbecometheirdigitallife."

Smartcellphones

PalmOneisamongthefirmsracingtotrotoutthefull-featuredcomputer-likephonesthattheindustrydubs"smart-phones".Hawkins'newestproduct,thesleek,pocket-sizeTreo600,hasatinykeyboard,abuilt-indigitalcameraandslotsforaddedmemory,etc.Otherdevicemakershaveintroducedtheirownuniqueversionsofthesmart-phone.Nokia'sN-Gage,launchedlastfall,withanewversiontohitstoresthismonth,playsvideogames.Motorola'supcomingMPxhasanifty"dual-hinge"design:thehandsetopensinonedirectionandlookslikearegularphone,butitalsoflipsopenalonganotheraxisandlookslikeane-maildevice,withtheexpandedphonekeypadservingasasmallQWERTYkeyboard.Thereaxealsosmart-phonesonthewaywithvideocameras,GPSantennasandaccesstolocalWi-Fihotspots,thesnperfastwirelessnetworksoftenfoundinoffices,airp

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20.

itisimpracticaltowriteanoriginalessayjustWiththehelpof______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(30)

A.Iftheydon'tinvolveanyrisks.

B.Iftheyproducepredictablesideeffects.

C.Whentheurgentneedforthemarises.

D.Whentestsshowthattheyarerelativelysafe.

22.(31)

A.Salmonandtunas.

B.Locustsandbutterflies.

C.Antsandbees.

D.Whalesandbats.

23.SectionC

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

Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweenthenations,otherssaythatthe【B1】______istrue:internationalcontestsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingand【B2】______.

Onecountryreceiveditssecond-placemedalswithvisible【B3】______afterthehockeyfinal.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheend,thelosers【B4】______tothefinaldecisions.Theywere【B5】______thatoneoftheirgoalsshouldnothavebeendisallowedandthattheir【B6】______victorywasunfair.Theirmanagerwasinaragewhenhesaid:"HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished."ThepresidentoftheFederationsaidlaterthatsuchbehavior.couldresultinthe【B7】______oftheteamforatleastthreeyears.

TheAmericanbasketballteamannouncedthattheywouldnotyieldfirstplacetoRussia,aftera【B8】______endtotheircontest.ItwasthoughtatfirstthattheUnitedStateshadwon,byasinglepoint,butitwasannouncedthattherewerethreesecondsstilltoplay.【B9】______.TheAmericanplayersthenvotednottoreceivethesilvermedals.

【B10】______.InthepresentorganizationoftheOlympicsthereisfartoomuchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism.【B11】______.

【B1】

24.听力原文：M:Whatwouldyoudoifyoubeardastrangenoiseinthemiddleofthenight?

W:I'dlieawakealittlewhile,waitingtoseeifithappenedagain.Andifitdid,I'dgetup.

Q:Howwouldyoudescribethewoman?

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A.Cowardly.B.Anxious.C.Lazy.D.Courageous.

25.(24)

A.Papertowels,napkins,bagsandboxes.

B.Artbooksandotherhigh-qualityprintedmatter.

C.Insulationforbasements.

D.Imitationwood.

26.听力原文：Formostpeople,readinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.I'msureinahundredyearswewillstillbereadingnewspapers.

Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstoriesthecoverageofthewars,earthquakesandotherdisasterswillcontinuemuchthesame.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearch,though.It'salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourlives,likegeneticengineering.Inthefuture,Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyare.

It'squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmittedelectronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhome.Infact,I'mprettysurethatishowitwillhappeninthefuture.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenu,makingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread.

Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutthecompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapers,butthathasn'thappened.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternet,it'sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutnewsinthefuture?

30.Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadebyyourself?

31.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofdifferentmedia?

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A.Itwillcovermorebigpoliticalaffairs.

B.Itwillcoverlessdisasters.

C.Itwillcovermorescientificresearch.

D.Itwon'tbeprintedinpublishinghouses.

27.(18)

A.Sheaskedfor$15.

B.Shedonated$50.

C.Sherequested$20.

D.Shegave$10.

28.

【B6】

29.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:IheardyouweretheonlyonewhohasgotanAonthemathtest?

M:No.Quiteafewofmyclassmateshave.Idon'tthinkthetestisdifficult.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

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A.Onestudentreceivedahighergradethanhedid.

B.Hewillhavetotakeanumberofexamslater.

C.Thetestismoredifficultthanheexpected.

D.Severalstudentsinhisclasshavereceivedtop*grade.

30.听力原文：W:Whereareyougoingtospendyourholidaythisyear?George?

M:Wemaygoabroad,butI'mnetsosure.

W:Whatdoyoumean?

M:Well,mywife'stalkingaboutChinarecently.Shemaywanttogothere.I'dliketogothere,too.

W:Yes,it'saninterestingcountrytosee.

M:Butwecan'tmakeupourmindsyet.Youknow,around-triptickettoChinacostsmealot.

W:Butyoucouldgobysea.

M:Youareright.It'scheap,isn'tit?

W:Youcansaveatleasthalfofthemoneyifyougobyship.

M:Butdon'tyouthinkitwouldtakealongtimeand...

W:Butyoucanenjoyviewingtheseaandtherisingsun.

M:Yes.I'lltalktomywife.

W:You'lldefinitelyenjoyyourselves.I'msure.

M:Don'tbesosure.Wemaynotgoanywhere.

W:Youalwayshesitateateverything.

M:It'snotmyfault,youknow.Mywifealwaysworriestoomuch.

W:Likewhat?

M:Well,who'sgoingtolookafterthehouse?Who'sgoingtolookafterthegarden?Andwho'sgoingtolookafterthepets?Wehavetheseproblemseveryyear.Andintheend,westayathomeandlookaftereverything.

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A.Georgeandhiswifetravelabroadfortheholidaythisyear.

B.Georgeaskedafriendforadviceaboutatripabroad.

C.Georgegetssomeadvicefromafriendabouthispossibletripabroad.

D.Georgeandhiswifewouldliketotravelabroadthisholidaybuttheyarestillhesitatingtodoso.

31.听力原文：W:Excuseme,Professor,sinceclass'scancelledonThursday,whenarewegoingtohavethequiz?

M:Itwillbepostponeduntilnextweek'sclass.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.He'llgivethequizatalatertime.

B.Thequizwillbeveryshort.

C.Thequizwon'tbereadyuntilThursday.

D.He'llscorethequizquickly.

32.听力原文：Atthetheater,shedisruptsthefirstactassheclimbsoveryourkneestowardherseat.WhenyourdoorbellringsonaSaturdaynight,longafteryourotherguestshavebeguneating,youknowhehasarrivedfordinner.Atwork,youdon'texpectheratyour9:00a.m.meeting.

Theyarethelatecomersanditdoesn'tmatteriftheywearawatchoruseanalarmdock.Latenessistheirwayoflife.

Chroniclatenesshasspoiledfriendships,andahabitthathascausedpeopletolosetheirjob.Why,then,aresomanypeoplelate?

"Notarrivingontimecanbeaform.ofavoidance,"saysDr.RichardKravitz,apsychiatristatYaleNewHavenMedicalCenterinConnecticut."Youarelateforaparty,orcominghomefromwork,becauseyoudon'twanttobewhereyou'resupposedtobe."Otherreasonsforchroniclatenessaremorecomplex.Dr.Kravitzsuggeststhatsomelatecomersknowthattheirlatenesswillcauseanger,andthisservestheirdeepneedtobepunished.Alternatively,somelatecomershaveatendencytoforcesomeonetowait,whichisawayofexpressingangerorresentment.

Asforthoseofuswhowait,ifwecansetlimitsastohowlongwewillstaybeforeleavingwhenappropriate,wecanmakeourangerknown.Andthoughitistruethatbeingpromptcanbeascompulsiveasbeinglate,Shakespeareadvisedthis:"Betterthreehourstoosoonthanaminutetoolate."

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A.Itindicatesthatlatecomersdon'tcareaboutothers'time.

B.Itindicatesthatlatecomersalwaysignoreotherpeople'sfeeling.

C.Itindicatesthatlatecomersenjoybeinglookedatbyothers.

D.Itindicatesthatlatenessistheirwayoflife.

33.听力原文：M:Ihavetofillouttheseforms.Theyaredueatthefinancialaidofficebytomorrowafternoon.

W:Youwerejustcomplainingabouthowbrokeyouare.IfIwereyou,I'dmakethatmyfirstpriority.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Themanislookingforanewjob.

B.Themanissufferingfromhisbrokenleg.

C.Themanisinshortofmoney.

D.Themanhasaninterviewtomorrowafternoon.

34.(35)

A.Zerodegree.

B.40-50degreesFahrenheit.

C.28-32degreesFahrenheit.

D.32-28degreesbelowZero.

35.(40)

36.听力原文：W:Idonotthinkyoucanfinishyourcomputerprojectinlessthanaweek.

M:Lindagotitmadeinjusttwodays.

Q:WhatdoesthemansayaboutLinda?

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A.Shewillhelphim.

B.Shefinishedherstwodaysago.

C.Shecompletedherworkveryquickly.

D.Sheisstilldoingtheproject.

37.【B7】

38.听力原文：M：Stacy，IthoughtyoureallybeatAmyinthedebates．Yourargumentaboutaflattaxwasrightonthetarget．

W：Thanks，butIhavetotellyou，itseemsyouwereintheminority．Thejudgesthoughtotherwise.

Q：Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Stacylostthedebate.

B.Stacywonthedebate.

C.Thejudgescouldn'tagreeonthedecision.

D.Thejudges'decisionwasoutoftheirexpectations.

39.

【B3】

40.

【B2】

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

AccordingtothepassageHolocene______.

A.endedabout11,000yearsago

B.isanexistinggeologictimeperiod

C.isthebeginningofthePleistoceneepoch

D.isanepochofcoolglacialandwarmerinterglacialperiods

42.

Thepeoplewhopaidthegreaterpartofthemoneyusedtorunthenewspaperswere______.

A.owners

B.theman-in-the-streetreader

C.advertisers

D.conservatives

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Whatistime?Isitathingtobesavedorspentorwasted,likemoney?Orisitsomethingwehavenocontrolover,liketheweather?Istimethesameallovertheworld?That'saneasyquestion,yousay.Whereveryougo,aminuteis60seconds,anhouris60minutes,adayis24hours,andsoforth.Well,maybe.ButinAmerica,timeismorethanthat.Americansseetimeasaveryvaluableresource.Maybethat'swhytheyarefondoftheexpression,"Timeismoney".

BecauseAmericansbelievetimeisalimitedresource,theytrytoconserveandmanageit.PeopleintheU.S.oftenattendseminarsorreadbooksontimemanagement.Itseemstheyallwanttoorganizetheirtimebetter.Professionalscarryaroundpocketplanners—someinelectronicform—tokeeptruckofappointmentsanddeadlines.Peopledoalltheycantosqueezemorelifeoutoftheirtime.TheearlyAmericanheroBenjaminFranklinexpressedthisviewbest:"Doyoulovelife?Thendonotwastetime,forthatisthestufflifeismadeof."

ToAmericans,punctualityisawayofshowingrespectforotherpeople'stime.Beingmorethan10minuteslatetoanappointmentusuallycallsforanapology,andmaybeanexplanation.Peoplewhoarerunninglateoftencallaheadtoletothersknowofthedelay.Ofcoarse,thelessformalthesituation,thelessimportantitistobeexactlyontime.Atinformalget-togethers,forexample,peopleoftenarriveasmuchas30minutespasttheappointedtime.Buttheyusuallydon'ttrythatatwork.

Tooutsiders,Americansseemtiedtotheclock.Peopleinotherculturesvaluerelationshipsmorethanschedules.Inthesesocieties,peopledon'ttrytocontroltime,buttoexperienceit.ManyEasterncultures,forexample,viewtimeasacycle.Therhythmofnature—fromthepassingoftheseasonstothemonthlycycleofthemoon—shapestheirviewofevents.Peoplelearntorespondtotheirenvironment.Asaresult,theyfinditeasierto"gowiththeflow"thanAmericans,wholikeplanstobefixedandunchangeable.

EvenAmericanswouldadmitthatnoonecanmastertime.Time—likemoneyslipsalltooeasilythroughourfingers.Andtime—liketheweather—isveryhardtopredict.Nevertheless,timeisoneoflife'smostpreciousgifts.Andunwrappingitishalfthefun.

Bysaying"ButinAmerica,timeismorethanthat"(Para.1),theauthorthinksthattheAmerican______.

44.

Thepassageismainlyabout______.

A.theemergenceofaneweconomicandpoliticalorder

B.thefeaturesofworkandcareereducationinthenewera

C.theinfluenceoftheevolvingglobaleconomyoneducation

D.theneedfornewrolesofcompetitionintheinternationalmarket

45.SectionB

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

America'seconomicrecoveryremainsuncomfortablyweak.Thelatestdatashowindustria