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2022年河南省焦作市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

ThoseimagesproducedbyFDG-PETcanreveal______.

A.thenumberofglucosemetabolism

B.thesizeofglucosemetabolism

C.thepatternofglucosemetabolism

D.thedistributionofglucosemetabolism

2.

IntheUnitedStates,youraddressisanimportantcueto______.

3.

Becauseoftheeffectsofanelectromagneticfieldongrowingcells,______aretheoneswhoeasilyfallvictimtoitseffects.

4.

"Areyoustillbeatingyourwife?"isinrealitytwoquestionsthatareusually______.

5.

ThisarticletellsusthatfurtherstudiesareneededtoassessthepotentialrisksofGMfoodseventhoughthetechnologypromisesmanybenefits.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

Brandmanager'sresponsibilitiesareto______andanalysemarketresearchandcontactwithkeyopinionleaders.

7.

Educationhaschangedenough,soitwillnotchangedanymore.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

TheUnitedStateshasturneditselffromahegemonicpowertoaguardianofdemocracybytheintroductionof______totheMiddleEast.

9.

Consumermistrusthasledto______aboutdrugsafetyandrisks.

10.

Competenceperceptionisaboutyourunderstandingofyourownpotentialsandabilities.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

Ifyouaredoingacademicreadinginyourlibrary,you'readvised______.

A.tohitoverstuffedcouchesandchairstoproduceideas

B.touseoverstuffedcouchesandchairsforarefreshment

C.nottouseoverstuffedcouchesandchairs

D.nottostuffcomfortablecoachesorchairs

12.

Theproblemwithtaughenedglassisthatitisdifficulttoinstallinashortperiodoftime.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

WhatdidtheEastIndiaCompanygetfromBritishsovereignatitsexpansion?

A.Thequalificationofestablishingitsbranches.

B.ThepermissiontobuildYaleUniversity.

C.Financialaswellasmilitarysupport.

D.Theprivatearmytoprotectitsemployees.

14.

Throughreadingthisarticle,wecanconcludethattheauthorisa(n)______person.

15.

AnE-languagelearningsystemcalledChengoishopefultohelpchildrenlearnChineseforthissoftwarecaptures__________________________withstories，gamesandanimationsbasedonthe2008Olympics．

16.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTprobablyareasonforelectricvehicles'"goodtime"?

A.Risinggasolineprice.

B.Fueleconomy.

C.Affordableprice.

D.Variouschoices.

17.

TheauthordefinesanidealasPlatonicwhen

A.ittriestochangetheworld

B.itisnotperfect

C.itisnotcompatiblewiththereality

D.itmatchestherealworld

18.

Tospoilsomethingbybringingintheimpurewhichmakeitunfitoruncleartouse,wecallit______.

19.Twins

Thesamefactorsthatgiverisetouncannyphysicalsimilaritiesbetweentwins--similaritiesaremirroredingeneticsimilaritiesthatcanhavemorenegativeimpact.AustralianresearcherDavidHayhasfoundthatonetypeofidenticaltwinseemstobeplaguedwithdevelopmentaldifficulties,especiallyinlanguageacquisition,andthatbothparentsandteachersaddtothesedifficultiesbyrespondingmorepositivelytotheolderofthetwo.

Hayhasfoundthatjustasmanyidenticaltwinsare"mirrorimages"ofoneanother--withthefacialstructure,dominanthandandevenfingerprintsofoneexactlyreversedintheothertheirbrainsalsoseemtoreflectthesamephenomenon.

QuestionsaboutIdenticalTwins

"Itisalmostimpossibletofindidenticalpairs(oftwinswiththesamebrainstructure),"saysHay,whopresentedsomeofhisfindingsontwinsattheInternationalSocietyforTwinStudyConferenceinAmsterdaminSeptember."Thereisgenerallynorelationshipbetweenhowtheirbrainsfunction;thetwinsworkandthinkdifferently.""Thelefthalfofthebraincontrolslanguageskillsinonetwinwhileintheotheritistherighthalf,"hecontinues."Soonetwinmayhavedifficultyinthereceptionoflanguageandtheotherincommunication."

"Westillhavepilesofquestionsaboutidenticaltwins,"headds.

Hayheadsoneoftheworld'slargeststudiesontwinsatLaTrobeUniversityinMelbourne,andhasstudied587setsoftwinsandtheirsiblingsoverthelast10years.Hehasfoundthatbothgeneticandsocialfactorscombinetoputtwinsatadisadvantage,butthatstepscanbetakentosettheyoungstersonthepathtonormaldevelopment.Thetwinswhoexperiencethebulkoftheproblemsarethesecondoftwotypesofidenticaltwins,saysHay.Thefirsttype,comprisingone-thirdofallidenticaltwins,resultswhenthefertilizedeggsplitsthreetofourdaysafterconception.Theseembryoshaveseparateplacentas.Thesecondgroupformswhentheeggdividesfourtoeightdaysafterconception.Theysharethesameplacenta,andare"mirrorimage"twinsinabout70percentofthecases.Thisgroupisatthehighestriskforarangeofsocialandlearningproblems,aswellasforcongenitalabnormalitiessuchasspinalbifidaandcleftpalate.Haypointsoutthattwinstraditionallyhavebeenknowntohavedifficultiesacquiringlanguagesills."They'reolderwhentheysaytheirfirstword,theirsentencesareshorterandbabytalkpersistslongerthatitdoeswithotherchildren,'hesays."Theyarealsoknowntodevelopasecretlanguagetheyusetocommunicatewithoneanother."Hayhasfoundthatthisexclusivelanguageisusuallytheresultofonetwinomittinglettersandsyllablesasheorshehurriestogetamessageacrossbeforetheotheroneinterrupts."Inasensetheirlanguageisveryadaptivetotheirownenvironment,butunfortunately,maladaptivetoothersituations,"hesays."Untilrecentlyitwasbelievedlanguageproblemsgraduallydiminisheduntilaroundthetimeofstartingschoolforallchildren.Butnowitappearsthattwinsinparticulardevelopashakyfoundationinthisareathathastobecorrectedearly."

ProblemswithTwinBoys

Hayhasalsofoundthat"mirrorimage"identicaltwinboysareespeciallyatalossintryingtopickuplanguageskillsinschool.Theyareatadoubledisadvantage,henotes,becauseboysarenormallysloweratlanguageacquisitionthangirlsare.AccordingtoHay,asmanyas90percentofthe"mirrorimage"boysatprimarylevelhadsomereadingproblemswhile23percentwereseriouslylearning-disabled.Butenvironmentalfactorscontributeevenmoreheavilytotwins'troubles,Haybelieves.Identicaltwins,hisresearchshows,havecausetochallengetheirparents'fairness.Parentstendtolavishmoretimeandattentiononthefirst-borntwin,whoiso

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

Theculturallypatterned______aredifferentintheUnitedStates,JapanandIndia.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:Congratulationsonyourbabygirl!How'sthemotherdoing?

M:Thanks,Mary,Helenisdoingverywell.Itwasatoughdelivery,butshecamethroughitwell.

W:That'sgreat.Howbigisthebouncingbabygirl?

M:Prettybig.It'seightpounds,tenounces.Shehashermom'sblueeyes,butshecertainlyinheritedherpapa'stemper.Idon'tthinkshe'sstoppedscreamingyet.

W:We'reallfamiliarwiththeworld-renownedTaylortemper.Haveyoupickedanameyet?

M:Wehaven'tmadeafinaldecisionyet,butwe'vegotitnarroweddownmthreeorfourpicks.

W:Everybodyintheofficechippedintobuysomethingforthebirthdaygirl.

M:Thanksforthekindthoughts.Bytheway,inkeepingwithtradition,thenewfatherhastogivehisfriendssomebig,fatcigarettes.Hereyougo.

W:ACubancigar?Ithoughtthatcustomwentoutwiththedinosaurs.Smellsgreat.

M:Youknow,itreallyfeelsgreatbeingadad.Ireallywanttosharemyhappinesswithmyfriends.

W:Yeah,thisisthesamecasewithanewmother.IrememberhowgoodIfeltwhenStevenandIhadourfirst.Well,plansforanymore?

M:Wereallyhaven'tthoughtaboutit.I'msureI'llhavemybandsfullhandlingthisone.

W:You'reright.You'llfindyourdaysasbossofthehousearenumbered.

M:I'dbattergetovertothehospitaltoseethem.Again,Mary,thanksforthegiftsandyourgreetings.

W:Mypleasure.Ifthere'sanythingIcandotohelp,don'thesitate.

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A.Abusinesstransact.

B.Aget-together.

C.Theman'slife.

D.Thenewlybornbaby.

22.

【B11】

23.(22)

A.ByMay29th.

B.ByJune29th.

C.ByJuly29th.

D.ByApril29th.

24.(36)

A.Lookathis.

B.Susandoesn'tknow.

C.Idon'tknow.

D.NeitherdoI.

25.【B1】

26.(29)

A.Gettingrichquickly.

B.Distinguishingoneself.

C.Respectingindividualrights.

D.Doingcredittoone'scommunity.

27.

【B4】

28.听力原文：M:We'llcontinuewiththeworkofinvestigation.Laura,anidenticaltwin,hasagreedtocontributetoourinvestigations.ImustapologizeforthefactthatLaura'stwincannotbeheretonight.AndI'dliketotellyou,Laura,howsorryweare.Youandyoursisterareveryclose,aren'tyou?

W:Ofcourseweare.

M:Interesting!Yousaid'ofcourse'.Don'tyouthinktherearequiteafewsistersareinclose?

W:SarahandIaren'tjustsisters,we’reidenticaltwins.

M:Itakeyourpoint.Howidenticalareyouinfact?

W:Bothblond,withbrowneyes,sameheight,sameweight,samesize,evenshoes.

M:Asyou'rethesamesize,haveyoualwaysdressedalike?

W:Oh,yes.I'vetotallystartedwhenwewerebabies,man-madefeatureoftwins.Andthenwegotitinmanyhabitstoeverything.

M:Andyou'venevermindedhavingadoubleidentity?Imeananotherpersonexactlylikeyou?

W:Sarahisn'texactlylikeme.Wemaylookidentical,butIrememberourboyfriendscouldn'ttellusapart.

M:Didn'tthatcauseproblems?

W:Forthemperhaps,notforus.Wecouldn'tstoplaughing.

M:IthinkyousaidyouandSarahweren'texactlyalike.Justwhatdoyoumeanbythat?

W:Sarahhasawell-fedhappyhusbandandfourhealthychildren.Whenshewaswashingup,Iwaslearningtotype;whenshewasknitting,Iwaswritingarticlesfortheschoolnewspaper.Whenshewashavinghersecondchild,IwasinPanama,doingmyfirstjobforUnitedInformationServices.SeewhatImean?

M:Andhaven'tyougotahealthyhusbandandhappychildren?

W:Youmustbejoking.There'sneverbeenthetime...ortheinclination.

M:Laura,you'vemadesomeveryinterestingpoints.Igatherthatyoudon'tfeelthatbehavior.ispurelygenetic...thattheremightbesomeelementofenvironmentorchoiceorevenperhaps...

W:ShallIconclude?SarahandIareidenticaltwins,inappearance,thatis,butit'safactthatlifehaspresenteduswithdifferentopportunities,sowe'veledverydifferentlives.

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A.Sameheight.

B.Samefriends.

C.Samenumberofchildren.

D.Sameuniversity.

29.听力原文：W:AfterI'vefinishedreadingthisbook,Icanlendittoyouifyouareinterested.

M:IfI'minterested!I'vebeentryingtoborrowiteverywhere.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(18)

A.Heisinterestedinreading.

B.He'dliketoreadthebookverymuch.

C.Hehasalreadyreadthebook.

D.Hefeelssorrythatthewomandoesn'tknowhimverywell.

30.(24)

A.Adozenroses,twodozenballoonsandaromanticdinner.

B.Adozenroses,abeautifulcardandaromanticdinner.

C.Twodozenroses,adozenballoonsandaromanticdinner.

D.Twodozenroses,abeautifulcardandaromanticdinner.

31.(25)

A.Thechildrenaretooyoungtobenefitfromcitylife.

B.Evenadultsthemselvescannotgoeverywhereinthecity.

C.Thereisalottoseeanddoforchildrenandadults.

D.Thereisn'talottoseeanddoforchildren.

32.听力原文：W:OK,Mr.Taylor,let'sgoaheadandbegin.Firstofall,tellmeaboutyourlastjob.

M:Well,asstatedonmyresume,IworkedforfiveyearsatHiTechComputers.

W:OK,HiTech.AndwhatdoyouknowaboutcomputernetworksandoperatingsystemsincludingDOS,Windows,MacintoshOS,andUNIX?

M:Umm...well...Ididcomeincontactwithcomputerseverynightatmylastjob.

W:Hum...Andhowaboutwebsiteauthoringskills?Wearelookingforsomeonetocreateandmanageourcompany'swebsitewhichwouldincludethedevelopment,configuration,anduseofDOS,Windows,MacintoshOS,andCGIscripts.

M:Umm...uh,webpage,webpage.Huh...Idon'tthinkI'vereadthatbook,andFmafraidI'veneverusedthoseCGIthings.

W:Huh?!AndwhataboutexperiencewithJavaorJavaScript?

M:Well...IthinkI'vetriedJavaataforeigncoffeeshoponetime,ifthat'swhatyoumean.

W:OK,Mr.Taylor,IthinkIhavealltheinformationIneed!

M:Oh,andIreallylikecomputergames.Iplaythemeveryday.

W:Right,right.ThanksMr.Taylor.

M:Believeme.Ihaveconfidenceinmyself.

W:Isee.We'llbeintouch.

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A.Computersalesnegotiations.

B.Apreliminaryinterview.

C.AnInternetseminarmeeting.

D.Computergames.

33.(32)

A.Itmayhavealotoffun.

B.It'sagoodopportunityforpeopletoknowthesociety.

C.It'soneofthemostdifficultjobs.

D.It'sachallengeforpeople'sability.

34.

【B8】

35.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:OutofallthemoviesthatI'veseen,IthinkIfYouAretheOneisthefunniestone.Icouldn'tkeepfromlaughingthroughoutthewholemovie.

W:That'sexactlyhowIfelt.Iwaslaughingthewholetime,andmystomachmuscleshurtafterwards.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

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A.Theirfavoritemovie.

B.Theirhobbies.

C.Thelatestfilm.

D.TheirfavoriteDVD.

36.(42)

37.(28)

A.England'sproximitytothesea.

B.Volcanicashintheatmosphere.

C.Floodinginthearea.

D.PollutioncausedbytheInternationalRevolution.

38.(15)

A.Deliverthepackageinperson.

B.Pickupthepackageatthepostoffice.

C.Findoutthehoursthepostofficeisopen.

D.Asktohavethepackagedeliveredtohishome.

39.(21)

A.Someinterestingcommercials.

B.Someperfectlookingwomancomplainedaboutthetribulations.

C.Somestupidsitcom.

D.Somewomanwentcrazyandkilledherhusband.

40.SectionC

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

Itisnoaccidentthatmoreandmorepeopleareeducatingtheirchildrenathome.HomeschoolingintheUnitedStatesisnolongeran【B1】______orunorganizedmovement.Today'sschoolsanddaycarecentersareinserioustrouble,despitethemany【B2】______individualswhoteachinpublicschoolsorwhocareforchildren.Fewerandfewerchildrenarereceivingthe【B3】______attention,values,andskillstheyneedinorderto【B4】______.Tiedtogetherwiththisisthefactthatmanychildrentodayspendverylittle【B5】______timewiththeirparents.Familylifeisfastbecoming【B6】______.Homeschoolingisanattempttoreturnthefamilytochildren--thechildrenwho【B7】______longforthelovingauthoritythatonlyparentscangive,thechildrenwhowillnotresenttheirparents'【B8】______andcorrection.

Therearemanygoodreasonswhyparentshome-schooltheirchildren.【B9】______.Somecoupleshome-schoolforreligiousandmoralreasons.【B10】______.Somecoupleshome-schoolsimplytosolidifytheirownsenseoffamilytogetherness.【B11】______.Thesereasons--andtherearesurelymanyothers--arebothunderstandableandjustified.

【B1】

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

AccordingtoPara.3,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Itishardertotrackthepreciseeffectsofparentalupbringingthantheexactinfluenceofthepeergroupinchildren.

B.Immigrantchildrentendtodiscardthewartheirparentsspeakquicklywhentheygotoschool.

C.Ithasbeenprovedthatpeershavemoreimpactonchildren'squalifiessuchastobehonestorhard-workingorgenerous.

D.Itiseasierforchildrentoacquirealanguageatschoolthanathome.

42.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"...stoppingtryingtoachievesomethingisoftenkeytoachievingit"?

A.Peoplecouldavoidfailurebyescapingfromthereality.

B.Itismuchwiserforpeopletojustwaitforthechances.

C.Retreatingtohaveinsightwillcontributetoachievement.

D.Freedomisafundamentalbasistorealizeone'sdream.

43.TheFrenchgovernmentwasreluctanttolettheworkersleavethecountrybecauseitwouldhinder______.

44.

Dr.Manmatha'sprogramisaimedto______.

A.makeitpossibletosearchhandwrittendocumentsontheweb

B.makethegreatamountofhandwritteninformationavailable

C.findthedigitalcounterpartsofeverykindofhandwriting

D.classifythehandwrittendocumentsstoredintheCongress

45.

Itwillbeafewyearsbeforewecanseeelectronicbookforsalebecause______.

A.wehaven'tmasteredthemanufacturingtechnologyyet

B.theelectronicinkwhichmustbeconductivecouldn'tbeproducedinlargescale

C.theelectronicbookwillbetooexpensivetobuy

D.youcan'ttakeanelectronicbookwithyouanywhere

46.

AccordingtotheassumptiongiveninLastPara.,wedon'texactlyknow______.

47.SectionB

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

Thescientificestablishmentisplayingakeyroleinresearchanddevelopmentofgeneticengineeringbiotechnologyandinactivelydefendingtheindustryunderthebannerof"soundscience"and"scientificprogress".Scientificadvicetothegovernmentisheavilybiasedinfavoroftheindustry.LordSainsbury,currentMinisterforScience,wasformerchairmanoftheSainsburyfamily'ssupermarketchain,closelyinvolvedwiththedevelopmentofGEfoods.Anotherprominentscientist,DerekBurke,advisortotheParliamentaryCommitteeonScienceandTechnologyandformerchairoftheAdvisoryCommitteeonNovelFoodProducts,wasakeyparticipantintheUKGovernment'sTechnologyForesightexercises,andinafollow-upgroupthatdeterminedthepro-biotechfundingpolicyoftheBBSRC.DerekBurkeisanoutspokenandstaunchdefenderoftheindustry.ThepublicarebeinginformeduncriticallybyscientistslikeBurkeandothers,consciouslyorunconsciouslyservingcommercialinterests,andlegitimateconcernsaboutsafetyarecaricaturedasirrationalfeararisingoutofignorance.

Thecredibilityofscienceandscientistshasbeensteadilydiminishingovertheyearsassciencehasbecomemoreandmoreabsorbedintothecommercialsector.Scienceeducationateverylevelisbeingsubvertedtdcorporateaims:itschiefpurposeistoprovideskilledbutuncriticalworkersforindustry.TheUKGovernmenthasevenrun,acompetitionforsciencestudentsonhowtocommerciallyexploitscientificresearch.Therehasbeennomajoropendebateongeneticengineeringwithinacademicinstitutionsthathasbeenorganizedbytheacademicstaff.Withveryfewexceptions,studentsarenotencouragedtoaskquestionsabouttheethicsorthehazardsofgeneticengineeringoneithersideoftheAtlantic.

Scientificevidenceofactualandpotentialhazards,whichhasbeensteadilybuildingupoverthepasttenyears,isbeingignoredanddismissed.Moreseriously,independentscientistsreportingfindingsdamagingtotheindustryaregaggedandvictimized.WithintheUK,Dr.ArpadPusztai,seniorscientistofthepublicly-fundedRowlettInstitute,andhiscollaboratorswereawardeda1.6millionpoundgranttocarryoutsystematicsafetytestingofGEfood.TheyfoundthattheGEpotatolinestestedweretoxictoyoungrats,andPusztaiinformedthepublicinabriefinterviewwhichwaspartofaTVdocumentary.Afewdayslater,hewasremovedfromhisjob,deniedaccesstohisdata,andforbiddentospeakonthesubject.

Thesuppressionofscientificfindingsisnothingnew;ithasbeenhappeningmoreandmorewithinthepastdecade.Sincethe1970s,scientificfraudhasbeenincreasing,ashastheproportionofpeer-reviewedscientificpapersretracted.Wehavemovedfarawayfromthetraditionalidealsofscienceassciencelosesinnocenceandindependence.

Towardstherolethescientificestablishmentisplayingtheauthor'sattitudeisthatof______.A.criticismB.approvalC.toleranceD.apprehension

48.

WhohaswrittenthepaperthatprovidesacomprehensiveanalysisofChina'spro-growthpoliciesanddevelopmentalplans?

49.(54)

50.Inthispassagetheauthorreallyconcerns______.

A.theethicalbehavior.weneedintheworld

B.thenecessityofensuringthetrafficsafety

C.therelationbetweentrafficaccidentsandethics

D.whoshouldtaketheresponsibilityforunsafetraffic

51.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat______.

A.youarecertaintoearnmuchmoneyinthenetworkmeting

B.successinthenetworkmarketingisuptoyouandyourprogress

C.makingmoneyinthenetworkmarketingisaneasyjob

D.youdon'tbesofeeltoworkwithanetworkmarketingcompany

52.By2030,peopleover65inGermany,theworld'sthird-largesteconomy,willaccountforalmosthalftheadultpopulation,comparedwithone-fifthnow.Andunlessthecountry'sbirthraterecoversfromitspresentlowof1.3perwoman,overthesameperioditspopulationofunder35willshrinkabouttwiceasfastastheolderpopulationwillgrow.Thenetresultwillbethatthetotalpopulation,now82m,willdeclineto70m-73m.Thenumberofpeopleofworkingagewillfallbyafullquarter,from40mtodayto30m.

TheGermandemographics(人口统计)arefarfromexceptional.InJapan,theworld'ssecond-largesteconomy,thepopulationwillpeakin2005,ataround125m.By2050,accordingtothemorepessimisticgovernmentforecasts,thepopulationwillhaveshrunktoaround95m.Longbeforethat,around2030,theshareoftheover-65'sintheadultpopulationwillhavegrowntoabouthalf.AndthebirthrateinJapan,asinGermany,isdownto1.3perwoman.Thefiguresareprettymuchthesameformostotherdevelopedcountries,andforagoodmanyemergingones,especiallyChina.

Lifeexpectancy—andwithitthenumberofolderpeople—hasbeengoingupsteadilyfor300years.Butthedeclineinthenumberofyoungpeopleissomethingnew,TheonlydevelopedcountrythathassofaravoidedthisfateisAmerica.Buteventherethebirthrateiswellbelowreplacementlevel,andtheproportionofolderpeopleintheadultpopulationwillrisesteeplyinthenext30years.

Allthismeansthatwinningthesupportofolderpeoplewillbecomeapoliticalimperative(需要)ineverydevelopedcountry.Pensionshavealreadybecomearegularelectionissue.Thereisalsoagrowingdebateaboutthedesirabilityofimmigrationtomaintainthepopulationandworkforce.Togetherthesetwoissuesaretransformingthepoliticallandscapeineverydevelopedcountry.

By2030atthelatest,theageatwhichfullretirementbenefitsstartwillhaverisentothemid-70'sinalldevelopedcountries,andbenefitsforhealthypensionerswillbesubstantiallylowerthantheyaretoday.Indeed,fixedretirementagesforpeopleinreasonablephysicalandmentalconditionmayhavebeenabolishedtopreventthepensionsburdenontheworkingpopulationfrombecomingunbearable.Alreadyyoungandmiddle-agedpeopleatworksuspectthattherewillnotbeenoughpensionmoneytogoroundwhentheythemselvesreachtraditionalretirementage.Butpoliticianseverywherecontinuetopretendthattheycansavethecurrentpensionssystem.

InGermany，______.

A.birthratehasgoneupto1.3perwoman

B.peopleover65nowconstitutesabouthalftheadultpopulation

C.itspopulationofunder-35sistwiceaslargeasthatofover-65s

D.by2030itsworkingforcemayhaveshrunkby25%

53.

Mostofthepeopleoftheworldget______.

A.enoughfoodinthegoodyears

B.insufficientfoodforalltimes

C.foodfromthe"have"countriesinbadyears

D.richerthanbefore

54.

Intheauthor'sopinion______.

A.violenceinsportsisillegal

B.finesseismoreimportantthanaggression

C.violenceinsportsisinevitable

D.violenceinsportsisnotnecessary

55.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

In1999,JohnWood,then35andMicrosoft'sNo.2inChina,journeyedtoNepalwithsome3,000booksintow—nottoreadonvacationbuttogivetoaschoolthatcouldnotaffordany.TheprojectwasajointventurebetweenWoodandDineshPrasadShrestha,arural-aidworkerinKathmanduwhomtheITexecutivehadmetearlier.Itplantedanidea."Weshouldgetseriousaboutthis,"ShresthatoldWood."Weshouldbemoreorganizedanddothisproperly."

TherestofRoomtoRead'sstraymaynotyetbeacorporatelegend,but"thebusiness",asWoodcallsit,hascertainlybrokenplentyofnewgroundsincehequithisjobandlaunchedanewcareer."Microsoftdidn'tneedme,"heexplains,"thechildrenofNepaldid."Injustfiveyears,thecharityhasbuiltmorethan100schools,assembledsome1,000libraries,stockedthemwithalmosthalfamillionnewbooks,putmorethan500girlsonlong-termscholarships,andopened45computerandlanguagerooms.AndnotjustinNepal:RoomtoReadnowoperatesinCambodia,IndiaandVietnam."Woodhasbroughttothecharityworldthebestpracticesofthecorporateworld,"saysMarcAndreessen,Netscape'sfounderandoneofRoomtoRead'sbiggestdonors."HetracksresultslikeMicrosofttracksresults.It'sapragmatic(注重成效的)charity."

MuchofthatpragmatismRoomtoReadowestothe38-year-oldShrestha.ItwastheNepali,Woodsays,whodecidedhedidn'twanttoworkforacharitythat"droppedintotown,builtabridgeandleftittofalldown."Fromthestart,RoomtoReadaskedforcommunityparticipation—eithermuscleormoney,usually50%ofthetotalcost.DuringarecentvisittoCambodia,Woodreceivedaphonecallfromaschoolheadmastercomplainingthathisnewcomputercenterwasadding$100tohismonthlypowerbill.Woodwasdelighted."Whentheyfeelalittlebitofpain,theyfeelmorein